Friday, 2 May 2014

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The TUAW Daily Update Podcast for May 2, 2014


Posted: 02 May 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...



iLuv Selfy iPhone 5/5s case sports a built-in camera remote


Posted: 02 May 2014 03:00 PM PDT


Accessory manufacturer iLuv has just done something impressive in the world of iPhone cases -- they've created a new line called Selfy that revolves around an iPhone 5/5s case (US$49.99 also available for iPad and iPad mini) with a slide-out wireless...



This Apple II Raspberry Pi enclosure is incredible


Posted: 02 May 2014 02:30 PM PDT


Why just put that Raspberry Pi into a boring little plastic box when you can give it a classy place to live? Charles Mangin is selling these Apple II Raspberry Pi cases at his RetroConnector Etsy shop for US$115. Mangin is the same clever fellow who...



3 simple ways to clear up "other" memory on your iOS device


Posted: 02 May 2014 02:00 PM PDT


The truth of the 16GB iPhone and iPad is that they really don't have 16GB of usable space, it's more like 12GB. With storage at a premium and a whole wonderful world of apps just waiting at your finger tips you've probably found yourself looking at...



Over the past two quarters, iPad sales actually increased


Posted: 02 May 2014 01:00 PM PDT


Not to beat a dead horse, but when analysts and pundits jump on a quarterly decrease in iPad sales and quickly proclaim that the iPad may have peaked, it's worth pointing out the logical flaws in such determinations. As we've previously explained,...



The curious case of Amazon.com's iOS apps


Posted: 02 May 2014 12:00 PM PDT


There has been a lot of conversation about changes that Amazon has made to the Comixology app. Specifically, the company removed the customer's ability to buy comics through the app. On this week's Back to Work, Dan and Merlin talked about how the...



Apple last quarter spent more money on stock buybacks than Google generated in revenue


Posted: 02 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT


Since March of 2012, Apple has nearly tripled its capital return program. What started out as a US$45 billion effort to return value to shareholders has now skyrocketed to a $130 billion program. In conjunction with Apple's increased capital return...



The adorable iPod family


Posted: 02 May 2014 10:00 AM PDT


That's a pretty handsome looking family unit right there, though these days it's a bit more extended. [Photo credit: Zengame]...



App Store's monthly "Best of" feature and more news for May 2, 2014


Posted: 02 May 2014 09:00 AM PDT


Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday. Here's your Apple news for the first Friday of May, 2014. Apple has curated a new section of the App Store, highlighting the best of what April had to offer. It's a nice idea, especially since the...



iPhone 101: How to find which iOS apps were recently updated and what they changed


Posted: 02 May 2014 08:00 AM PDT


iOS 7 now allows for the automatic downloading of app updates in the background, which is convenient for users who have a lot of apps installed on their iPad or iPhone. The downside to these automatic updates is that developers sometimes roll out a...



The Mobi EyeFi card turns almost any digital camera into a digital hub


Posted: 02 May 2014 07:00 AM PDT


One of the things that keeps me coming back to the iPhone for photography the ease of sharing photos. The Mobi EyeFi wireless memory card brings a similar experience to almost every digital camera. Basically it's an SD card with a WiFi chipset. Just...



Here is one way to stop yourself from obsessively checking your iPhone


Posted: 02 May 2014 06:00 AM PDT


Obsessively check your phone for new tweets, messages or Facebook posts and want to stop? Here is a humorous cartoon with a proposed solution that requires only a quick visit to the vet. Note: The Image above is It keeps me from looking at my phone...



How to tell how much space your trash is using in OS X


Posted: 01 May 2014 05:00 PM PDT


Are you a trashophobe? I am. I delay, delay, and delay some more when it comes to emptying my OS X trash because I always worry about throwing something away that I'm going to need to recover later. I've made enough mistakes in life that I'm really...



Google Drive app is dead. Long live Google Drive app.


Posted: 01 May 2014 04:00 PM PDT


Hot on the heels of Google's new Docs and Sheets apps, the technology giant has also released a brand new update for the Goole Drive app. The good news is that Drive for iOS now has an optional passcode lock feature that allows you to protect your...




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