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Microsoft: Apple reluctant to build a "Metro" iTunes for Windows 8

by Dave Caolo (May 10th, 2013)

While Microsoft has invited Apple to produce a Windows 8 iTunes app, Cupertino's response has essentially been "don't hold your breath." Speaking to CNNMoney, Microsoft's chief financial officer Tami Reller said, "The welcome mat has been laid out [for Apple]. It's not for a lack of trying." Note ...

Reality Absorption Field: Backups Capsule

by Ross Rubin (May 8th, 2013)

Despite the great success and momentum of the iPad, the iPhone is still probably Apple's product that continues to receive the most attention by the broadest number of consumers as well as by investors. The smartphone slips easily into a pocket, accesses cloud from virtually anywhere, has a slick ...

MacBook Pro tops on best-performing Windows laptop list

by Mike Schramm (Apr 24th, 2013)

Soluto has ranked a few different brands of Windows laptops based on their performance against trouble and crashes, and here's a fun twist: Apple topped the heap. That's right, on a list of laptops that included Acer and Dell, an Apple MacBook Pro running Windows via Boot Camp got Soluto's ...

Alleged Office roadmap says Office for iOS possibly not until 2014

by Mike Schramm (Apr 10th, 2013)

The rumor mill had previously stated that Office for iOS might be coming as soon as last month, but obviously that never happened. Now, an alleged roadmap for the Office family of products from Microsoft says we may not see Office for iOS this year at all. ZDNet reports that it has obtained a ...

Beta test reveals Logitech planning to support OS X

by Mike Schramm (Jan 22nd, 2013)

OnlineBeta.com lists callouts for beta testers. A recent listing has revealed that accessory maker Logitech is planning to expand its support for OS X. In the listing, Logitech asks for help testing out its various gaming keyboards and mice on OS X, offering up public software for more ...

Minecraft's mobile version outsold others by volume in 2012

by Mike Schramm (Jan 16th, 2013)

Minecraft creators Mojang have released stats on how the game's various platform clients (Windows/Mac, Xbox 360 and of course iOS and Android) have been selling, and the numbers have a surprise. The mobile version is outselling everything else by volume. As you can see above, Christmas sales ...

CES: Roccat's Power-Grid is almost ready to be switched on

by Mike Schramm (Jan 11th, 2013)

Roccat first showed us the Power-Grid system (that uses an iPhone app to control various functions on a PC and the company's PC accessories) at CES in 2012 before officially announcing it last March. And now, a year later, the service is almost ready for launch. It's not quite good to go, but ...

Serial upgraders: OS X customers consistently upgrade

by Steven Sande (Dec 4th, 2012)

California-based Net Applications measures operating system and browser adoption rates by checking stats from visitors to about 40,000 Web sites. A Computerworld post today highlighted the fact that Apple's OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), 10.7 (Lion) and 10.8 (Mountain Lion) have been adopted by Mac ...

Features of the new iTunes 11 MiniPlayer

by Erica Sadun (Nov 29th, 2012)

As you start playing around with iTunes 11, don't forget that it ships with a completely updated MiniPlayer. Here's a quick guide to this great little tool. Moving to and from the MiniPlayer Look at the top-right corner of your iTunes browsing window. There you'll find the familiar ...

Woz discusses what he'd change about Apple

by Mike Schramm (Oct 3rd, 2012)

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently did a Q&A over on Slashdot, and Gizmodo has boiled down his answers into five things he'd change about Apple today. There's a little bit of putting thoughts in Wozniak's head here, as he wasn't specifically talking about what he would change. Still, ...

Apple updates iCloud for Windows to version 2.0

by Dave Caolo (Sep 20th, 2012)

Apple has released iCloud for Windows 2.0, with compatibility for iOS 6 and not a whole lot else. The most notable update is improved support for Photo Stream. Users can now access streams that have been shared by other iCloud users. Windows users will also find a Photo Stream link in Windows ...

Windows malware found in iOS App Store app

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 26th, 2012)

An Apple forum user with the username deesto said in a post that he downloaded the free "Instaquotes Quotes Cards for Instagram" app and his ClamXav tool flagged the file as malware. Further inspection by CNET revealed that the alert was not a false positive and the file did contain a piece of ...

Safari 6 for Windows not yet available

by Mike Schramm (Jul 25th, 2012)

Safari 6, as you might have noticed in Software Update this morning, is now out for OS X. But Windows users have noticed something a little strange: There are no download links for a Windows version, and the latest version is still Safari 5.1.7 on Apple's official website. I don't think this ...

Reflector app brings AirPlay mirroring to Windows

by Erica Sadun (Jun 6th, 2012)

Launching today, Reflection app (now called Reflector) for Windows delivers the same live AirPlay mirroring that OS X users have had access to for several months. Developer David Stanfill tells TUAW, "We received a ton of great feedback from Mac users who were using Reflection in their offices ...

MacTech Boot Camps offer fine Apple consultant training at a great price

by Mike Schramm (May 31st, 2012)

MacTech has posted its Boot Camp schedule for the rest of the year, including some excellent day-long training sessions for Apple IT professionals and consultants. The company will be in Washington, DC on June 27, then San Diego on August 7, Minneapolis on September 5, and finally Miami, Florida ...