Mac Rumors
- Macworld 2012: Autodesk Inventor Fusion for Mac Coming
- Autodesk was at Macworld showing off a new product for the Mac called Autodesk Inventor Fusion. Autodesk Inventor is an existing 3D mechanical design software on Windows, but will soon
- Civil Suit Against Google, Apple and Others Over Employee-Poaching Ban Can Continue
- A U.S. District Judge has ruled that an anti-trust case filed against a number of tech companies can continue, saying they still have an antitrust claim according to Bloomberg. Koh
- Tim Cook Responds to Report on Working Conditions at Suppliers' Factories
- In the wake of yesterdays report regarding treatment of workers at the facilities of Apples suppliers, Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent an email to company employees addressing the situation.
- Apple Estimated to Retake Title of World's Largest Smartphone Vendor
- Research firm Strategy Analytics today announced its estimates of the global smartphone market for the fourth quarter of 2011, finding that Apple narrowly squeezed by Samsung to retake the title
- iWorld 2012: Bottle Opener Cases, Wave Cradle, Nomad Brush, Wallet Case
- Macworld | iWorld carries the usual collection of iPhone cases and accessories, not all of which are insanely great. But here are a few interesting ones that were on the show floor as I made my way through the masses.
- Macworld 2012: WDC Shows Off MyBook Thunderbolt Duo
- We briefly mentioned WDCs press release that they would be showing their new MyBook Thunderbolt Duo at Macworld. Here are photos from the show floor of the unit. As expected,
- iPhone Average Selling Price Remains Steady Even With Free 3GS Offer
- Earlier this week, Apple reported its best quarterly earnings ever, taking in more than $46 billion over three months. 53% of that revenue was from the sale of 37 million iPhones, at an average selling price of nearly $660. This

AppleInsider
- T-Mobile to offer official support for unlocked iPhones
- Despite not being able to sell of the iPhone, a reportedly leaked employee memo reveals that T-Mobile will begin to offer official support for subscribers using unlocked versions of Apples popular handset on its network.
- FileMaker highlights successful deployment of iPads by Austin, Texas
- At Macworld Expos MacIT conference, City of Austin staff members profiled how FileMaker Go has enabled them to rapidly eliminate paper work orders and streamline management of exhibitors in the vast Austin Convention Center using a fleet of iPads.
- Before he died, Steve Jobs kept a letter from Bill Gates by his bed
- In a new interview, Microsoft founder Bill Gates reveals he wrote a letter to Steve Jobs before he passed away, and the letter apparently meant so much to Jobs that he kept it at his bedside.
- Former Apple exec and Palm chief Jon Rubinstein leaves HP
- Hewlett-Packard on Friday confirmed that Jon Rubinstein, who came to the company through its $1.2 billion purchase of Palm, has left the company.
- EFF working to keep iPhone, iPad 'jailbreaking' legal in US
- An exemption from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that has made iPhone jailbreaking legal is set to expire, and a digital rights advocacy group hopes the U.S. government will renew and expand that exemption.
- Apple features 'communication to protect consumers' in Italy after court ruling
- Apple has complied with a court order in Italy and begun informing customers at its online store about a legally mandated two-year warranty.
- German court dismisses second Samsung patent suit against Apple
- In an early morning ruling on Friday, the Mannheim Regional Court dismissed the second of five 3G/UMTS standards patent suits Samsung leveled against Apple.

Macworld
- Snapseed brings its iOS photo-editing tools to the Mac
- Snapseed on the Mac is an impressive photo-editing program that stays true to its successful iOS predecessor.
- iOS App Review: GymPact uses money as a workout motivator
- This iPhone app is based on an interesting concept -- if you dont meet your agreed-upon workout goals, youre charged for missed workouts. And that money
- iOS App Review: Infinity Blade II is a slashing success
- The sequel to the convention-defying swordplay game is every bit as entertaining as the original Infinity Blade.
- Review: Cygnett UrbanShield for iPhone 4/4S
- The stylish, industrial-looking UrbanShield is a solid choice with minimal bulk.
- App Guide: Apps for the Academy Awards
- Now that this years Academy Award nominees have been unveiled, use these apps to get familiar with the films, actors, and actresses up for an Oscar.
- iOS App Review: DataVault secures passwords without frills
- This mobile password manager does its job well enough, though the app doesnt stand out when compared to similar utilities.
- App Guide: Top iOS tower defense games
- The App Store abounds with tower defense games, but here are a few iOS offerings that stand out from the crowd.

MacDailyNews
- Court filing: Steve Jobs told Google’s Schmidt to stop poaching workers
- Apples Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt...
- Is Apple CEO Tim Cook insane (or just one heck of a guy)?
- Tim Cook reportedly sent an urgent memo yesterday addressing alleged violations...
- Bill Gates: ‘I wrote Steve Jobs a letter as he was dying. He kept it by his bed’
- One of the few people to understand Bill Gates compulsions was Steve Jobs...
- ABI: Apple iPhone tops smartphone market as Android suffers its first decline in share
- Apple’s iPhone 4S cut Samsung off at the knees and outpaced Samsung...
- Former Palm CEO Rubinstein out at HP
- Former Palm CEO and principal architect of the WebOS platform Jon Rubinstein...
- Best use of Apple’s cash? How about an Apple credit card?
- Apples iPhone users could have two big advantages...
- It’s about time for Apple to dramatically improve graphics card driver performance
- For years, Apple never really spent time and resources for improving performance...

MacNN
- USPTO invalidates key Rambus patent, may lower tech costs
- Rambus litigation campaign suffered a possibly fatal setback Friday after the USPTO pushed word that it had invalidated the final patent out of three the company has been using to sue a large
- French regulator to look into Free's cheap phone service
- ARCEP, the French telecom regulator, has said it is going to inspect low-cost wireless provider Iliads backbone network to make sure it is compliant with its bandwidth licensing requirements. The action takes place
- Amazon Kindle Fire cuts Galaxy Tab Android use share in half
- Amazons Kindle Fire is squeezing out other Android tablets for actual use online. New Flurry data shows that the Kindle Fire virtually cut the Samsung Galaxy Tab lines usage share in half, from
- RIM CEO: we're looking into BBM on other platforms
- RIMs new CEO Thorsten Heins has continued his interviewing with hints the company might not be as closed to the possibility of BlackBerry Messenger on other mobile platforms as once thought. He told
- T-Mobile to give extra help to unlocked iPhones
- A leaked memo shared online by TmoNews reveals T-Mobile will change its attitude toward its subscribers who use unlocked iPhones on their network. When the iPhone owners call in, T-Mobile staffers are being
- Briefly: Instant PDF 10 launched, reVOLT c2 now shipping
- Enfocus has released Instant PDF 10, an update to its PDF creation tool. Version 10 includes one of the most frequently requested features, annotated error reporting, as well as support for OS X
- OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express ups MacBook Air to 480GB drive
- Other World Computing has answered one of the more common calls among MacBook Owners and has put out a 480GB version of its Mercury Aura Pro Express. The new solid-state drive doubles the

Macworld
- Slideshow: On the floor at Macworld | iWorld
- Cant be at Macworld | iWorld? Weve got some photos from the three-day expo that can give you a taste of the products on display as well as
- Expo Notes: Abvio plans interface update for iOS fitness apps
- Version 7.0 updates Runmeter, Walkmeter, and Cyclemeter will arrive in March. The new versions of the GPS fitness apps from Abvio will feature a more refined
- Expo Notes: Schneider Optics announces new iPhone telephoto lens
- The folks at Schneider Optics announced their new iPro Tele Lens at Macworld | iWorld 2012 this week, an additional iPhone lens for the iPro Lens System.
- Former Apple exec Rubinstein leaves HP
- Jon Rubinstein, known for his role developing the original iPod for Apple and for running Palm, has left Hewlett-Packard.
- Expo Notes: Insanely Great offers suction-cup laden iPhone accessories
- Insanely Great Products displayed a range of iPhone accessories on the show floor, and trumpeted the fact that the company makes its products by hand, right in
- Apple customers reaction mixed to reports of poor working conditions
- Amid renewed reports of poor working conditions at factories making Apple products in China, its unclear whether customers will demand change.
- Cook 'outraged' at reports of worker mistreatment
- In an email to Apple employees, Apple CEO Tim Cook says he is outraged by a series of New York Times reports alleging worker mistreatment and neglect at Chinese

TUAW
- Macworld | iWorld Best of Show liveblog
- Stay tuned as we liveblog the Best of Show awards here at Macworld|iWorld 2012.Macworld | iWorld Best of Show liveblog originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:58:00 EST. Please see our terms
- Doxie's new DoxieGo + Wi-Fi: Demo video at Macworld iWorld 2012
- Yesterday while I was on the show floor at Macworld | iWorld 2012, I came upon a 7-foot-tall scanner walking around. After I figured out that my cold
- Seen at Macworld | iWorld 2012: $68,000 diamond speakers
- Standing in the middle of the Macworld | iWorld 2012 exhibit floor looking a bit out of place, Alljacks $68,000 diamond-studded speakers -- fresh from CES -- are drawing a bit of
- Other World Computing at Macworld iWorld 2012
- If theres one company at Macworld | iWorld 2012 that epitomizes the leading edge of Apple accessories, its Other World Computing (OWC). At this years event, the company is showcasing a number
- NYPD meets FMI: Cop nabs iPhone thief in NYC
- Dont walk past police with a stolen iPhone in your boot. According to the New York Times, a quick-thinking police officer and Apples Find My iPhone
- Ex-Apple, ex-Palm exec Jon Rubinstein now leaving HP
- Sometimes the revolving door spins quickly at the top. AllThingsD
- 2011 Best App Ever winners announced
- Jeff Scott of 148 Apps has announced the winners for the Best App Ever for 2011, and you can review at the official site right now. Jetpack Joyride from Halfbrick was the

Cult of Mac
- Steve Jobs Died With A Letter From Bill Gates At His Bedside
- Microsoft founder and renowned, mega-rich philanthropist Bill Gates recently sat down with The Telegraph to talk about current affairs and his relationship with the late Steve Jobs. Despite their
- How Virtual Reality Can Make Your Building Smarter
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAvPrZePEd4 SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD / iWORLD 2012 — Next time you’re nodding off at school or in the office because there’s too
- How Steve Jobs Steamrolled Cisco On The Name “iPhone”
- Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone at Macworld on January 9, 2007 to thunderous applause. The revolutionary phone — a product that has now made Apple the top smartphone manufacturer in
- Daily Show Comedian Talks About His Love Of GTD Software
- SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD / IWORLD 2012 — One of the highlights on the agenda on the second day of this year’s expo is the appearance of Rob Corddry
- Ten One Design’s Magnus Is An iPad 2 Stand As Clever As Your Smart Cover
- Apple’s excellent innovation of lining the sides of the iPad 2 with magnets is one that is distressingly uncapitalized upon by accessory makers. Oh, sure, a few case
- How To Forget A Wi-Fi Network On Your iOS Device
- Once you’ve connected to a Wi-Fi network on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, your device remembers its credentials and, for your convenience, connects automatically next time. However,
- Quick Look at Silo Ink’s Refillable Ink Cartridges
- SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD/IWORLD 21012 — Silo Ink’s refillable ink cartridges are the last inkjet cartridges you’ll ever buy, according to the company. It offers a lifetime replacement guarantee

Apple - Hot News
- Apple Reports Highest Quarterly Revenue and Earnings Ever
- Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter, which spanned 14 weeks and ended December 31, 2011. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per
- Apple Reinvents Textbooks with iBooks 2 for iPad
- Apple today announced iBooks 2 for iPad, featuring iBooks textbooks, an entirely new kind of textbook that’s dynamic, engaging, and truly interactive. iBooks textbooks offer iPad users gorgeous, full-screen textbooks with interactive animations, diagrams, photos, videos, and unrivaled navigation. Leading
- New iTunes U App for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
- Apple today announced an all-new iTunes U app, giving educators and students everything they need on their iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch to teach and take entire courses. The all-new iTunes U app lets teachers create and manage courses —
- Apple Store Grand Central Opens Friday, December 9
- Just in time for the holidays, Apple’s fifth Manhattan store opens for business at New York’s world-famous Grand Central Terminal at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 9. The store overlooks the historic Main Concourse and features two Genius Bars, entire
- iPhone 4S Adventure Video
- In an interview at National Geographic’s Adventure blog, director Tim Kemple of Camp 4 Collective — an outdoor video and film production company — describes using iPhone 4S to shoot a hi-def music video at the Great Salt Lake as
- New Ways to Learn with Mac at Punahou School
- Students at Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii, are using Mac notebooks to research class assignments and show results in ways they never could before. These include songs and podcasts recorded and edited in GarageBand, digital presentations and portfolios created in
- Five Stars for GarageBand for iOS
- In a CNET Editors’ review, Jason Parker gives the new GarageBand for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch 5 out of 5 stars, citing the app’s “uniquely designed and authentic-sounding instruments, smart touch interface, and tools that make song creation easy.”
