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Origin Stories: MacTech Conference

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Oct 26th, 2012)

About the only time you'll see Neil Ticktin sitting down during the MacTech Conference is to eat, very briefly. I managed to get him to sit down long enough to do a quick interview about how the conference began for this week's Origin Stories. ...

Join us on 10/23: TUAW metaliveblog of Apple's October Event

by Erica Sadun (Oct 22nd, 2012)

Join us here tomorrow at 10AM PT (1PM ET) as TUAW metaliveblogs Apple's October Event. As the invitation says, Apple has a little more to show us. Is it a new mini iPad? Updated Macs? We'll all find out together. Please accept TUAW's invitation for fun, live blogging and lots of product ...

Join TUAW for Apple's September 12 Event

by Erica Sadun (Sep 10th, 2012)

Back in July, Tim Cook promised all kinds of new and exciting developments for this quarter. "We are also really looking forward to the amazing new products we've got in the pipeline," he wrote at the time. Fast forward to September 2012. The new iPhone is ready to debut and we're hopping with ...

Come see Jay Freeman (saurik) at IndieDevLab today

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jun 12th, 2012)

If you jailbreak you likely are familiar with Cydia, so come hear the man behind the alternative to the App Store, Saurik (aka Jay Freeman) today at IndieDevLab in San Francisco at 11:45am. Also a reminder: we'll be shooting videos about why you created an app (and yes, it can be a jailbreak ...

Apple introduces Power Nap at WWDC 2012

by Dave Caolo (Jun 11th, 2012)

Apple introduced Power Nap, a new feature of OS X during today's WWDC 2012 keynote. Available on the MacBook Air (2nd gen) and MacBook Pro with Retina Display "Mac laptops with flash storage," this feature runs backups and "keeps data up to date" while the computer sleeps. Apple notes that Power ...

App Store has 650K apps, 30B app downloads and 400M accounts

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 11th, 2012)

Apple kicked off WWDC 2012 with a few jokes from Siri and whole lotta sales figures. Here are the higlights from Cook's keynote: 400 million accounts in the App Store with credit cards and one-click payments 650,000 apps in the App Store 225,000 apps made just for the iPad 30 ...

Dubdub Monday: Upcoming WWDC 2012 metaliveblog and TUAW community events

by Erica Sadun (Jun 8th, 2012)

TUAW isn't just a blog, it's a community. And we're getting all excited for Monday's upcoming WWDC keynote. We want you to be part of the fun. Please join us for all the events and coverage during the day. We'll be hosting a special edition of TUAW TV Live before the keynote. We'll kick off ...

TUAW at WWDC 2012: How to find and pitch us

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jun 7th, 2012)

Three members of the TUAW team -- Mike Schramm, Brett Terpstra and myself -- are going to be in San Francisco next week for WWDC 2012. Apple has never let us into the keynote and likely never will, but we'll all live vicariously through our sister site Engadget and our own soon-to-be-announced ...

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 ...

IndieDevLab goes free

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 24th, 2012)

While TUAW will be at IndieDevLab hoping to get a look at upcoming (awesome) apps, we just got some great news for developers who wish to attend. Thanks to sponsorships, the price of the event just went free (just like Appsterdam, which will also be hosting a weeklong coworking space where yours ...

IndieDevLab announces speakers

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 21st, 2012)

Couldn't get tickets to WWDC or can't afford it? Be sure to check out IndieDevLab, which we wrote about here. Here's a quick recap: indiedevlab will pay host to many developers as a place to come during before and after WWDC to work/play and meet like minded people. Throughout the 4 days there ...

Apple opens nominations for 2012 Apple Design Awards

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 25th, 2012)

Every year Apple recognizes those iOS and OS X developers whose work is a step above the competition with its Apple Design Awards. Nominations for these outstanding apps start in the spring and the winners are announced at WWDC. This year will be no different. Starting today, Apple has kicked ...

MacTech Boot Camp

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Feb 15th, 2012)

"MacTech Boot Camp is specifically designed for those techs and consultants supporting home users, small office/home office, and small-to-medium sized businesses. This one-day, hotel-based, seminar is designed specifically to help you be the most successful consultant you can be. Learn. Network. ...

Pokertini from Smappsoft on display at Macworld | iWorld 2012

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2012)

Smappsoft sought me out a few times at Macworld | iWorld this year, so I was glad to see what they've been up to. Last I saw the company, they were working on a puzzle game called Look Again, and since then they've released a few other titles, including Chinese 13 Card Poker and a version of Look ...

BearExtender turns its product mini at Macworld | iWorld 2012

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2012)

Just before I headed out of San Francisco at the end of Macworld | iWorld last week, I met up with a few of the guys from BearExtender, who make an impressive product that will boost the Wi-Fi signal coming into your Mac. The guys were in San Francisco to show off the BearExtender Mini, which will ...