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The TUAW Daily Update Podcast for March 19, 2014 Posted: 19 Mar 2014 03:00 PM PDT It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get some the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's...

TUAW TV Live Pre-Macworld/iWorld Episode Posted: 19 Mar 2014 01:55 PM PDT The TUAW-logoed Aloha shirts are packed, we're getting the giveaways boxed up, and we're making plans for the annual Apple lovefest known as Macworld/iWorld. TUAW will be wandering about the show floor, hitting the parties, and bringing you all the...

letZi for iOS is a unique group photo viewer Posted: 19 Mar 2014 01:30 PM PDT I remember the old days when a group of us would pass around paper photo prints to oooh and aaah over. The digital age has replaced that quaint ritual for many of us, because we zip photos around by email, MMS or a variety of social services. Now...

Apple touted as most valuable billion dollar brand in the United States Posted: 19 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PDT Apple is currently the most valuable billion dollar brand in the United States, this according to a recent report published by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. According to the chart above, which was compiled by Brand Finance, Apple's brand...

Eddy Cue calls accuracy of "Haunted Empire" into question Posted: 19 Mar 2014 12:30 PM PDT One of the few pieces of interesting information found in Yukari Kane's new book about Apple -- Haunted Empire -- details how Eddy Cue became one of Steve Jobs' trusted lieutenants. The passage in question reads: In one version of a story that he...

Crazy Taxi is fast, fun and, for a limited time, free Posted: 19 Mar 2014 12:00 PM PDT Crazy Taxi is one of those games that almost every gamer has taken for a spin at one point in their lives, be it on the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, or even the arcade original. The game sped onto iOS in 2012 and although I've always been meaning to...

Daily Deals for March 19, 2014, featuring the BiONN SoundPad Posted: 19 Mar 2014 11:30 AM PDT It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring exclusive TUAW Deals, a handy list from Dealnews and our own handpicked iOS and OS X selections. TUAW's Daily Deals The BiONN SoundPad [On sale for $45.99, down from...

Macworld/iWorld 2014 using Passbook, iBeacons to ease registration process Posted: 19 Mar 2014 11:30 AM PDT Those of you who are headed -- like us -- to Macworld/iWorld 2014 in San Francisco next week probably got an interesting email today. If you happen to read that email on your iPhone, you'll find a big button that lets you add a pass to Passbook. The...

Crowdfunded Project News: A few hot picks and some real stinkers Posted: 19 Mar 2014 11:00 AM PDT Every week, TUAW provides readers with an update on what new or significant crowdfunded Apple-related projects are in the news. While our policy is to not go into detail on items that haven't reached at least 80 percent of their funding goal, this...

Steve Jobs sobbed in the wake of Antennagate Posted: 19 Mar 2014 10:00 AM PDT In a recently discovered video on 99u, former Apple VP of Marketing Communications Allison Johnson details what it was like working in Apple's marketing department under the always watchful eye of Steve Jobs. Recalling her time at Apple, Johnson...

Here's the most popular colors in the App Store, and other news for March 19, 2014 Posted: 19 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT The App Store offers more than a million apps, and the first thing a shopper sees while browsing is their icons. That first impression is important, and developers often spend a good chunk of time and money on designing a good one. Icons aren't only...

Steve Jobs reference in forthcoming Captain America movie Posted: 19 Mar 2014 08:30 AM PDT Marvel has released the first 11 minutes of Captain America 2: Winter Soldier to get fans excited about the feature. There's lots of exciting action, as you'd expect, but also an amusing reference to Steve Jobs. In the beginning of the clip, Steve...

How to autoimport your iPhone photos using OS X's Image Capture Posted: 19 Mar 2014 08:00 AM PDT Image Capture for OS X has been around for a long time, but many new Mac users are not aware of the photo importing tool. The handy utility sits in the "Other" folder in Launch Pad or in the Applications folder and can be used to import your iPhone...

Flickr Find: Three-Card Brag with iPhones Posted: 19 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PDT This handful of old iPhones reminds me of a British card game, Three Card Brag. Will you fold or place a bet? What combination of iPhones will give you the highest hand? The photo titled "iPhone 4 joins his older brothers" is from Flickr member hezi...

Daily App: Image Resize easily scales down your iPhone photos Posted: 19 Mar 2014 06:00 AM PDT Image Resize from Jason Pan is a useful iOS utility that allows you to quickly and easily resize an image captured with your iPhone's camera. I use the app to prepare images for blog posts on my family blog. Instead of relying on Wordpress to resize...

Backblaze now storing 100 petabytes of data, announces Storage Pod 4.0 Posted: 19 Mar 2014 05:00 AM PDT When it comes to storing large amounts of data inexpensively, Backblaze is a leader. The online backup company just announced that they're now storing 100 petabytes -- that's one hundred million gigabytes -- of data from both Mac and Windows users...

Thermodo's miniscule thermometer dongle is fun and useful Posted: 18 Mar 2014 06:00 PM PDT Over the past week I've had the opportunity to play with some fun little devices that let you quantify your surroundings. First, there was the Blue Maestro Tempo, a Bluetooth-enabled temperature-sensing device provides your favorite iOS device with...

Defend yourself in the wild skies of Luftrausers Posted: 18 Mar 2014 05:00 PM PDT You're a fighter pilot with a plane that can be customized to fire devastating lasers, equip heavy armor, and spin elegantly in all directions. Oh, and it can repair itself while in mid-flight and survive a dive straight into the ocean, too. Your...

Apple's iOS 7.1 update a mixed bag for users: Solutions to the most common problems Posted: 18 Mar 2014 04:00 PM PDT Apple's recent iOS 7.1 update resolved a number of issues for many users of the company's smartphone and tablet products. However, results of a survey conducted by TUAW show that over a quarter of a sampling of Apple customers who have installed the...

The TUAW Daily Update Podcast for March 18, 2014 Posted: 18 Mar 2014 03:30 PM PDT It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get some the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's...