Steven Sande

Features Editor

Steve was born two weeks before the start of the Space Age, and has been a fan of technology since birth. A lifelong resident of Colorado, Steve graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering (1978) and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (1983). He's worked in industry and for himself, and prefers the latter.

He began writing for TUAW in 2008, and is now the Features Editor for the blog. Steve hosts the weekly TUAW TV Live show, and is a frequent voice on the TUAW Talkcast as well.

When he's not blogging for TUAW, he's writing books for Apress and Take Control Books. A three-time NaNoWriMo winner, Steve is also involved in a new e-publishing startup.

Steven Sande's Latest Posts

Newer Technology's NuGuard KX case: MIL-STD drop protection for iPhone 5

by Steven Sande (Feb 14th 2013 8:00PM)

While I was at Macworld/iWorld 2013 last month, I had the pleasure of meeting with the folks from Newer Technology at the OWC booth. One item that they were showing off at the booth was NewerTech's NuGuard KX for iPhone 5 (US$35.00), a case that manages to provide MIL-STD-810G drop protection ...

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Seidio's Vitreo tempered glass screen protectors: solid iPhone 5 protection

by Steven Sande (Feb 14th 2013 6:30PM)

Many iPhone owners wrap their devices in a case for protection, but don't stop to think about protecting the screen. If they do, the screen protector is usually some sort of thin plastic film that shows bubbles or "rainbows" due to the material being different from the hard glass used on the ...

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Apple blasts shareholder lawsuit in court response

by Steven Sande (Feb 14th 2013 3:30PM)

Just a few days after Apple CEO Tim Cook referred to a shareholder lawsuit spearheaded by Greenlight Capital fund manager David Einhorn as a "silly sideshow," the company filed its formal response to the lawsuit. As one would expect, the response is rather harsh. As noted in MacNN's analysis ...

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PowerSkin Pop'n a fresh look at an external iPhone battery pack

by Steven Sande (Feb 14th 2013 3:15PM)

PowerSkin, that company with the logo that looks like some sort of alien facehugger, today announced the Pop'n (US$79.99), a 2,000 mAh external battery pack that is touted as one of the first MFi (Made For iPhone)-certified iPhone 5 external charging solutions. The Pop'n doesn't require a ...

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Daily Update for February 14, 2013

by Steven Sande (Feb 14th 2013 2:45PM)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all 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 Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

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FireCore releases updated Apple TV jailbreak tool

by Steven Sande (Feb 14th 2013 2:15PM)

Jailbreak provider FireCore announced yesterday that it has released an update to the Seas0nPass jailbreak tool and aTV Flash (black) Apple TV software. The update supports the 5.2 Apple TV software released by Apple on January 28, 2013, which is essentially iOS 6.1 for the little black ...

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Kickstarter launches iPhone app

by Steven Sande (Feb 14th 2013 11:30AM)

Back in the old days (before today), people had to launch a web browser to check out the latest crowd-funded projects being touted on Kickstarter. All of that changed today, as the company has released its free Kickstarter iPhone app. The app pretty much lets users do what they can do from a ...

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TUAW TV Live: Apps, unboxing, and the usual cast of characters

by Steven Sande (Feb 13th 2013 4:55PM)

Welcome back to TUAW TV Live! Today's show is going to give you a look at some new products; we'll delve into some of my favorite new apps; and we'll also engage in the endless conversation in the chat room. No guests are visiting this week so I can see if Skype is causing some of the streaming ...

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TUAW Bookshelf: Hello iPad Tips & Tricks

by Steven Sande (Feb 13th 2013 4:00PM)

Longtime developer of training apps and books Saied Ghaffari's It's About Time LLC has a new title out in the iBookstore: Hello iPad Tips & Tricks (US$0.99). Following up on the company's popular Hello Mountain Lion Tips, Tricks & Secrets e-book, this enhanced electronic book collects ...

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Chitika: All versions of iOS 6 now account for 83.1% of iOS traffic

by Steven Sande (Feb 13th 2013 3:45PM)

The folks at Chitika have just released the results of a study looking at iOS version distribution post-iOS 6.1.1. The numbers are quite amazing; all versions of iOS 6 (6.0, 6.1.0, 6.1.1) now account for 83.1 percent of all iOS traffic. At this point, only about 12.2 percent of all iOS users ...

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