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Five years of iPhone
Five years ago today, Steve Jobs unveiled the new iPhone at Macworld Expo. The company has since delivered five generations of new hardware and iOS software as its mobile competitors have scrambled to defend their positions and take share back.


Smartphones eat up 5.9 percent of the electronic gadget market
Sales of general purpose smartphones are causing the market for standalone gadgets such as cameras, camcorders and GPS devices to shrink, falling 5.9 percent overall during the holiday season in the US.


Microsoft exec admits Windows Phone was response to Apple's iPhone
Microsoft's head of software design for Windows Phone has admitted that the company completely redesigned its mobile operating system platform as a response to Apple's iPhone and the "sea change" it created in the industry.


Weekend Apple tech news video recap: Week 1 Jan 2012
Here's a video recap of the top tech stories involving Apple for the first week of 2012, including a look at 2011, Apple's future directions, big product news, the week's business stories, and upcoming events.


Apple wins $920K tax refund from 1989, loses appeal for overseas tax reprieve
California's Supreme Court has affirmed a $920,000 tax refund for Apple dating back to 1989, but it refused to hear the company's request to lower its tax bill for income earned abroad.


Survey suggests 50% growth in enterprise spending on Apple products in 2012
Apple could see as much as 50 percent growth in global corporate IT spending on its devices this year, according to a recent survey from a market research firm.
Apple wins $920K tax refund from 1989, loses appeal for overseas tax reprieve
California's Supreme Court has affirmed a $920,000 tax refund for Apple dating back to 1989, but it refused to hear the company's request to lower its tax bill for income earned abroad.
Briefly: HTC profits drop 26%, Sprint reshuffles business, Motorola misses earnings
HTC posted its first quarterly profit decline in two years, as Sprint reorganizes its business structure in efforts to streamline operations and Motorola warns of dismal fourth quarter results amid a proposed Google buyout.


RBC exec said to be a "lock" to replace RIM co-chairmen
Royal Bank of Canada executive Barbara Stymiest is reportedly a "lock" to become the new chairwoman at Research in Motion as investors have become increasingly critical of co-chairmen Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie.


RBC exec said to be a "lock" to replace RIM co-chairmen
Royal Bank of Canada executive Barbara Stymiest is reportedly a "lock" to become the new chairwoman at Research in Motion as investors have become increasingly critical of co-chairmen Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie.


Rumored March launch of high-res 'iPad 3' portrayed as 'completely accurate'
Rumors of a March launch for Apple's third-generation iPad with a high-resolution Retina Display have been deemed "completely accurate," though a claim that Apple will launch an "iPad 4" this October was written off as "completely made-up nonsense."


Apple projected to reach 116M iPhone, 55M iPad sales in 2012
Combined iPhone and iPad sales in calendar 2012 are expected in one new forecast to reach more than 170 million in another record breaking 12-month span.


China Unicom customers can get Apple's iPhone 4S free with contract
Apple's carrier partner in China is offering an aggressive promotion in which customers can get a brand new iPhone 4S for free if they sign a multi-year service contract.


Rumor: Apple to ship high-res 'iPad 3' in March, 'iPad 4' with new apps in October
Rumors of two iPad model launches in the same calendar year were rekindled again on Friday, with a new, questionable report claiming Apple plans to debut a third-generation iPad in March, while an "iPad 4" will arrive in October of this year.


Samsung sold about 32 million smartphones in record holiday quarter
When they are announced later this month, Apple's holiday iPhone sales will be most closely compared to rival Samsung, which is estimated to have sold 32 million smartphones in its record setting quarter.


iPhone 4S users consume nearly twice as much data as iPhone 4 - study
A wireless industry study has found that iPhone 4S owners on average use roughly twice as much data as iPhone 4 owners and three times as much as iPhone 3G users.


Apple to open new store-within-a-store outlets inside Target this year
Apple will be opening new store-within-a-store locations in select Target locations later this year, enabling the company to expand its retail reach into smaller metro areas.


Surging smartphones drive record profits for Samsung
Samsung posted record preliminary quarterly profits on Friday, largely due to continued growth in smartphone sales, though it also saw a boost from several one-time gains.


LG releasing Google TV-based smart TV as Apple television rumors swirl
LG has taken the wraps off its first Google TV-powered television set, even as rumors of an Apple television loom over the industry.


Briefly: Sprint throttling top 1%, Barnes & Noble may separate Nook business, UK Premier League [u]
Sprint revealed that it throttles about 1% of smartphone users who excessively use data while roaming, while Barnes & Noble is reportedly mulling the separation of its Nook line to outside investors and Apple pulls out of running for TV rights to the U.K.'s Premier League.


Tim Cook has option to convert $100M in vested Apple shares
Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook will have the option to convert over 200,000 shares of company stock, worth nearly $100 million, which will become vested in the first quarter of 2012.


Samsung denied iPhone ban in Italy
An Italian court has denied Samsung's request for a preliminary injunction against the iPhone 4S, making it the third time the South Korean electronics maker has failed to obtain a ban on Apple's newest handset in Europe.


Apple trying to stop sale of Steve Jobs action figure
Apple's legal team has set its sights on preventing a new lifelike figurine, designed to look like late Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs, from being sold for $99.


AT&T expands 4G LTE to 11 new markets including NYC, San Francisco, L.A.
AT&T announced on Thursday that it has expanded its high-speed 4G long-term evolution network to 11 new cities, including the New York metropolitan area, San Francisco and Los Angeles.


The next ten years of Apple Retail
Apple celebrated three ten year anniversaries in 2011, making this year its first full year in its second decade of Mac OS X development, iPod devices and iTunes, and its retail operations, even as the company takes on new business categories ranging from iAd to iCloud to Siri. Here's a look at where the company is headed for its next decade of retail operations.







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Macintosh Products Guide - New Arrivals:

Toon Boom Animate
Toon Boom Animate is a leading stand-alone animation software solution that combines advanced animation tools with a user friendly interface to build creative animations fast. Animate works with QuickTime, Final Cut Pro and the iPod, and offers creative and professional users access to powerful vector-based drawing tools, superior timeline with symbols, a robust library, lip syncing, interactive camera tools, special effects and compositing conveniently set in one flexible application at a low cost.
SiteGrinder 2
Forget about the difficulties of building a professional quality website; Media Lab's SiteGrinder 2 plug-in converts Adobe Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) into a powerful, intuitive website development system that makes it easy. SiteGrinder 2 and Photoshop are everything you need to create gorgeous websites that look exactly like your Photoshop designs. With the click of a button, SiteGrinder 2 effortlessly transforms Photoshop files into professional quality, CSS-rich webpages. SiteGrinder 2 gives complete control over every aspect of your website's design and functionality ... all without leaving Photoshop. SiteGrinder 2 writes the HTML, CSS and other web programming code so you don't have to.
Bob the Builder: Can-Do Zoo
Animals are on the loose! The delivery train has come to town, dropping off all of the animals for the Bobland Bay Zoo.  Unfortunately, there is no Bobland Bay Zoo!  Monkeys have moved into the school playground, alligators are in the swimming pool, and the lion has taken over the Mayor's office! Work doubletime with Bob and his Can-Do Crew to get the zoo built and make homes for all the animals. Complete fun and educational activities. Earn stickers for your building achievements, and create your own scenes in the bonus sticker book mode. Can-Do Zoo teaches creative thinking and problem solving skills by encouraging children to think about screative solutions. Three different skill levels.
MoneyWorks
The MoneyWorks family of accounting software provides a range of feature rich but easy-to-use solutions for small-to-medium organisations. Whether you operate from home or have several hundred staff, there is a MoneyWorks solution for you. MoneyWorks is the accounting software that can do the things the others can't: from simple things like making your valuable transaction data easily accessible, through to the more powerful, such as being able to prepare complex three-dimensional weighted cross-tabulations on your sales data-it's all about getting information to improve management decision making. MoneyWorks is robust, fast, and scalable yet simple and user-friendly, with an excellent audit trail and superior reporting capabilities.
Intelligent Light's Fieldview
Powerful CFD and CAE post-processing from FIELDVIEW quickly identifies important flow features and characteristics and allows interactive exploration to develop a thorough understanding. Examine and compare cases, extract critical values, and make compelling presentations that make an impact. Use FieldView to gain full understanding...automate & optimize...prove your point. FieldView has been chosen by more engineering analysts than any other dedicated post-processor and has built its success on meeting the needs of mission-critical CFD. Getting started with FieldView is easy using the free demo version or a complimentary evaluation to explore your own data.
PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Mac OS X
PGP Whole Disk Encryption 9.9 for Mac OS X provides comprehensive, non-stop disk encryption for Mac OS X, enabling quick, cost-effective protection for data on desktops, notebooks, and removable media. The encrypted data is continuously safeguarded from unauthorized access, providing strong security for intellectual property, customer and partner data, and corporate brand equity.
Markler
Markler is a highly functional, easy to use full service Office Management System (OMS) that is flexible enough to fulfill the requirements of any Real Estate Office. Includes Closing Manager, Listing Manager, Contact Manager, Lead Management & Routing, Unlimited Document Storage, Transaction File Distribution, Customer Data Collection, Closing Reports, Listing Reports, Customer Access Portal, Lock-Box & Sign Tracking, Inter-Office Messaging, Fully Integrated Day Planner, Single System Licensing (Unlimited Users).
QuarkXPress 8
Inspired by the designer's passion for perfection, QuarkXPress 8 complements the way creatives work. Move freely through the application using the modern, intuitive interface of QuarkXPress 8, be adventurous by sharing your print content across media with built-in Web and Flash authoring tools, and maintain control to achieve stunning text with designer-driven typography. Work faster and smarter with native Illustrator file import and Photoshop support, improved picture, illustration, and text tools, fully customizable hanging characters, advanced baseline grids, and more. You constantly strive to do better and improve - employ software developed to help get you there. QuarkXPress 8 - Xperience Design.
iLinc 10
iLinc provides easy-to-use web and video conferening solutions that make meeting online better than being there. With a native Macintosh client, iLinc is the preferred provider of collaborative online meetings, engaging webinars and virtual classroom sessions as well as one-on-one support sessions. iLinc liberates people by enabling them to get more done, travel less, achieve work / life balance and preserve the environment.
BusySync
BusySync allows multiple users to share and edit iCal calendars on a local area network and/or sync with Google Calendar. With BusySync it's incredibly easy to share iCal calendars with family or coworkers without the need for a dedicated server. Shared calendars can be viewed and edited by multiple users and changes are instantly published and synchronized with all users on the network. You can even make changes to shared calendars while offline and your changes will sync when you reconnect to the network. In BusySync 2.0 is the ability to sync iCal with Google Calendar, allowing you to view and edit your calendar on the web from any computer, anywhere. BusySync is a Mac OS X System Preference Pane that runs in the background and adds calendar sharing capabilities to iCal.
The FIN
Designed and manufactured to exacting standards exclusively for Apple's MacBook family of laptop computers, the FIN is a durable stand/handle combo unit constructed from durable 100% aircraft-grade aluminum. The FIN boasts a beautiful powder coated finish that perfectly matches the MacBook Pro. The FIN is also available in black or white powder coated finishes to compliment Apple's black and white MacBooks. The FIN attaches simply and boasts equally easy removal. When installed, the FIN tilts the MacBook to a perfect ergonomic angle for typing and screen viewing. The FIN also serves as a convenient handle that not only makes carrying the computer easier, but much safer by providing the user with an area for a firm grip, thereby helping prevent drops that can either severally damage or altogether destroy the computer. When installed the FIN assists with the dissipation of processor-generated heat, increasing product longevity in the process.
Smilebox
Smilebox is a creative photo sharing service that extends what you can do with iPhoto, iTunes and Photo Booth. You can combine your photos, videos and music with animated designs you can email, post to a website, blog or print. Smilebox is a free service with premium upgrades for print, more music choices, and ad-free playbacks.
MacSpeech Dictate
The premier speech recognition solution for Mac OS X. With MacSpeech Dictate Wireless Solution you focus on what you have to say; just think it, speak it, and create it. It's that simple. MacSpeech Dictate provides amazing speech recognition accuracy and easily works with the applications you already have, including Mac OS X apps like Mail, iChat, iPhoto, and more. MacSpeech Dictate even controls your Mac; just speak a command and MacSpeech Dictate executes it for you. MacSpeech Dictate requires no more than five minutes of training and is as fun, productive, and intuitive to use as the Mac itself.
IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS)
IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) brings legendary online transaction performance (OLTP), reliability scalability, near hands free administration and new clustering capabilities for Mac OS X solutions. Developers and solution providers love IDS for the way it can be administered from within an application and appear invisible to the end customer. "Set it and forget it" is the favorite quote of IDS fans worldwide. The latest high availability features provide endless ways to configure clusters of servers to scale out for high throughput, high availability, and optimal use of hardware investments.
GhostReader
GhostReader is a powerful, yet easy to use multilingual text-to-speech solution for Mac OS X that reads aloud PDF, Word and other documents as well as selected text in any application. It can also convert any text to audio files, MP3s, or bookmarkable audiobooks for playback on iPhone and iPod. Use it to save time, to proof read your own writing or to learn the pronunciation of foreign languages or to improve your reading and listening comprehension. Sit back and relax while GhostReader reads for you!
Flip Boom
Flip Boom is the leading animation software solution for kids of all ages. Flip Boom's easy to use animation toolset for children and schools works with QuickTime and the iPod, and runs on Mac OS X. Winner of the 2008 Parents' Choice Gold Award, Flip Boom is a fun and creative solution for developing quality animations quickly.
Gracion Enclose
Gracion Enclose sends large files to any recipient with amazing ease, and without email-attachment limitations. When one or more files are dragged, uploads to a server (.Mac, FTP, AFP, SMB, WebDAV) and creates a template-based email containing a download link. Includes draggable URLs, iChat Presence, automatic server file management, message archiving, auto-zip packaging, auto-QuickTime flattening, Spotlight importer, Quick Look plugin. Pre-configured for .Mac and Gmail.
KeySkin Keyboard Protector
Gadget Wrap KeySkin Keyboard Protector series for Apple wired and wireless keyboards, as well as MacBook keyboards. Each Gadget Wrap KeySkin Keyboard Protector is made from super thin, high quality, durable silicone to ensure it provides keyboards with exceptional protection and a tailor-made fit. Available in a variety of colors, the Gadget Wrap KeySkin Keyboard Protectors help guard and protect against liquid spills, food crumbs, dirt and dust, and other contaminates that can easily damage or destroy a keyboard. What's more, Gadget Wrap KeySkin Keyboard Protectors even help extend keyboard life by reducing normal day-to-day wear and tear.
IDX Renditioner for Google SketchUp
IDX Renditioner is a plug-in for Google SketchUp that provides high-quality photorealistic rendering - fast and easily. Renditioner works directly within SketchUp and lets users control materials textures, lighting, and environments. It is simple enough for novices, yet powerful enough for professionals. It is "one button" easy with powerful features optimized in a jargon-free interface. Simplicity paired with speed means users achieve their design visualization objectives more quickly. Renditioner offers 16 megapixel renderings for large-scale printing and powerful presentation of designs. And performance? It supports multithreading with speed that can be seen on multi-core machines like the Mac Pro.
Checkout 2.0 Point of Sale for Mac
Checkout is the powerful, yet easy to use point of sale system for the rest of us. Together with a Mac and the right peripherals, Checkout offers a complete solution for your retail business at an affordable price. Get a Mac. Start a Store. Checkout 2.0 now features multi-user functionality, integration with AccountEdge and Quickboks and credit card processing.
Fashion Fits
Francie just got a new job at the Uber-Mart clothing store. The only problem is she's the only employee! Help Francie run a fast paced clothing store by stocking tables, cleaning fitting rooms, providing customer service, and more! It's up to you to set the fashion trends by purchasing new clothing. And don't worry about your mean boss! Complete the first year at Uber-Mart and then help Francie open up her own line of clothing stores from a sunny beach boutique to a posh department store!
Kudos Rock Legend
Do you want to be a Rock Star? Then this new game from the makers of Kudos and Democracy is just for you. The game is part RPG, part life-sim, part Tycoon game. You are a struggling rock singer who puts together their own band, and tries to achieve fame and fortune, from humble beginnings as a starving garage-band. Pick your band-members, choose the band name, write the songs, play the gigs, etc. Rock Legend is a turn-based game. Each turn of the game represents a single day, and it's up to you to decide how the band spends their time. Some of the activities you will need to spend time on include songwriting, rehearsals, auditions, publicity events, practicing individual instruments, and of course, recording your latest album. The game has sophisticated AI that controls your band members (you are the singer, they are your backing band) and decides how motivated, energetic and happy they are. If you work the band too hard, arrange poorly-attended gigs, and don't provide your band with the lifestyle they expect, you will have resignations on your hands. Running a successful band is part financial management, part people-management, and part creative struggle. Would you survive the music business?
Skype for Mac OS X
Make free voice and video calls to anyone who uses Skype, anywhere in the world, with this exciting software. Chat with friends, conference call with up to 10 people at the same time, transfer files without clogging up your email. You can even call phones and send SMS messages at really cheap rates. It's free to download and easy to use. New in Skype for Mac 2.7: Leopard-compatible; VGA (640x480) native resolution video calls; Apple address book integration; and updated file transfer to help you manage multiple files.
Safe Eyes Parental Controls
Safe Eyes Parental Control Software for Mac is the ideal online protection for your entire family! Safe Eyes makes it easy to block objectionable material, limit time spent online, block instant messenger chats and receive instant alerts if questionable activity occurs!  Its filtering servers are refreshed daily so your parental controls are always up-to-date.  Safe Eyes stores all of its settings on secure servers so your children can be protected regardless of which computer they use in your house. Start protecting your family with the award-wining Safe Eyes today!
Build-a-lot
Send the housing market through the roof as you build, buy, and sell houses in the new strategy game, Build-a-lot! You can flip houses for quick cash or sit back and watch the rental income pile up. Become a real estate mogul as you visit scenic towns, earn huge profits and perform special favors for the colorful local mayors. Can you build a new cinema for the local movie star? Build a new ice rink for the Olympics? Install a bowling alley in the Mayor's Mansion? No problem! There's plenty to do and lots of fun ahead in Build-a-lot!
UN-SCAN-IT
UN-SCAN-IT Version 5.2 software for Mac OS X makes digitizing graphs easy. UN-SCAN-IT automatically converts scanned graphs to (x,y) data using a drag and drop interface, colored data line follower, improved grid line filters, and a graphical (x,y) data eraser.  UN-SCAN-IT works with any scanner or image input device, and can be used to digitize journal graphs, strip chart output, old graphs, or any other hard-copy graph. The UN-SCAN-IT software can also integrate peak areas, smooth data, take derivatives, enhance data resolution, edit and append data, re-scale graphs, and store data in ASCII format for use in other software packages.
Bento
Meet Bento, the new personal database from FileMaker that's as easy to use as your Mac. Bento brings your important information together in one place to help you get organized. So you can manage your contacts, coordinate events, track projects, prioritize tasks, and more - faster and easier than ever before. Designed exclusively for Mac OS X Leopard.
OmniFocus 1.0
Task management shouldn't be your full time job. We've built OmniFocus to take a load off your mind by managing your tasks the way that you want, freeing you to focus your attention on the things that matter to you most. Finish that novel. Spend more time with your friends and family. Grow your business. Let us worry about keeping your goals and tasks, both personal and professional, in one ordered, easy to access system that you can depend on.
iClipboard 1.1
iClipboard is the ultimate clipboard manager. It keeps a history of everything you copy to the clipboard from any application. When you need to go back and paste a clipping from the history, iClipboard appears from the side of your screen so you can preview and paste any clipping--you're no longer limited to pasting just the last thing copied to the clipboard. Class-leading features include unlimited history, dynamic previews of clippings, paste clippings in a single click, Quick Look previews for file clippings, unlimited projects, and more.
The Missing Sync for iPhone
The Missing Sync for iPhone helps migrating smartphone users switch to the iPhone. Easily transfer your calendar, contacts, photos and more from your old BlackBerry, Palm OS or Window Mobile smartphone to your iPhone. Then, start syncing your SMS messages, call logs and notes to your Mac. Transfer notes from your iPhone into Bare Bones Yojimbo, Microsoft Entourage or the included Mark/Space Notebook to search or copy and paste content easily. Keep a copy of every SMS message you send and receive on your Mac. Archive your incoming, outgoing and missed calls to your Mac for your time tracking or billing purposes.
Flip Words 2
Click letters to make words and solve thousands of familiar phrases in this exciting sequel to Flip Words--one of most addictive words games around. Flip Words 2 builds on the fun and challenging gameplay of the original by adding exciting new game modes, visual themes, and a wider variety of phrase categories. Test your word making skills in "Classic" mode and, for an intriguing change of pace, try the new "Strategy" mode where you earn and spend tokens to help you solve the phrase. If you want to share in the fun, then try your luck on-line in the exciting new multiplayer "Party" mode where you can play cooperatively with up to three other players for medals and high scores. In addition to solving phrases, you can even create your own for other players to enjoy using the built-in phrase editor! Flip Words 2 features include: click on letters to make words and solve phrases; download new phrases every time you play for virtually endless gaming; three modes to play including "Classic", "Strategy" and the multiplayer "Party" mode; create your own phrases for others to enjoy using the built-in editor; enjoy numerous visual themes, music tracks and hi-res graphics; see how you match up against others with online high scores lists.
CrystalMaker 8.0 for Mac
CrystalMaker is a program for building, displaying and manipulating all kinds of crystal and molecular structures - with real-time photorealistic graphics and "out-of-the-screen" 3D display. CrystalMaker has powerful input/output capabilities, with support for major structural database formats, export of ultra-high resolution graphics, QuickTime movies and QTVR objects - plus menu commands for simulating diffraction patterns (working with our "SingleCrystal" and "CrystalDiffract" programs).
GraphPad Prism 5
GraphPad Prism is a powerful combination of basic biostatistics, curve fitting and scientific graphing. What makes Prism the program of choice for many of the world's leading universities, research institutes and pharmaceutical companies? Prism has all the capabilities you would expect from a top notch 2D scientific graphics program, but what makes Prism truly unique is not what it does, but how it does it. Designed for the practical scientist, Prism does not expect you to be a statistician. It guides you through each analysis - giving you as much help as you need - and tracks and organizes your work like no other program available. You can concentrate on your data, not fight with your software.
MYOB AccountEdge 2008
AccountEdge is small business accounting and management software for Mac which automates, organizes, and processes all your business tasks and financial information, so you can focus on your business. Create and track sales and purchases from quote to order to invoice or bill, manage your banking, process payroll, inventory and jobs, track and bill time, actively manage your customers, sync contacts, create budgets, and access over 200 financial reports to start and maintain a well-organized, successful small business. AccountEdge also has optional small business services: credit card processing, direct deposit, certified payroll forms, and full service payroll.
MacPractice MD V3 with Integrated EMR/Imaging
MacPractice MD V3 is comprehensive medical practice management software (Leopard AND Tiger compatible) with integrated EMR and Imaging options. MacPractice features patient and insurance billing, e-claims with ERA, powerful "to do" and "instant report" capabilities, advanced scheduling, fully integrated word processing, and lab interfaces. MacPractice offers iPhone and Web interfaces. MacPractice integrates with third-party EMR applications. MacPractice utilizes state-of-the-art, industrial strength MySQL and capitalizes on all current and future Apple technologies.
Pointwise
Pointwise, Inc. is solving the top problem facing engineering analysts today: mesh generation for computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The Pointwise software cuts the time to generate high-quality CFD meshes through its flat, intuitive graphical interface. In addition, it provides shortcuts through the meshing process like a new automated assembly procedure that builds three-dimensional volume grids from a jumble of grid components with a simple click of a button. Pointwise's usability is further enhanced by a multiple-level undo and redo capability with a user configurable number of levels.
Paragon NTFS for Mac OSX
Paragon NTFS for Mac OS breaks the border between Windows and Mac OS, solving an important communication problem in their file systems providing reliable, rapid and transparent read/write access to NTFS volumes under Mac OS X.



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Path iPhone app shown to be uploading iOS address books to its servers (Appolicious)
Appolicious - One of the most popular social networking apps available for iOS and Android devices is in a bit of hot water.
Google Android Mascot Merchandise -- Own Your Own Tiny Robot (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Say what you will about the relative merits of Android smartphones vs. the iPhone, but the Android mascot wins against the iPhone's hands-down. This is largely because the iPhone doesn't have a mascot, but that's not the point. The point is that the cute little green robot seen all over Android phone commercials (and depicted in Google branding) can be yours, and can sit on your desk or even do useful things for you. And yes, he comes in more colors than just green.
Don’t stress tax time with these helpful iPhone apps (Appolicious)
Appolicious - It’s tax time! What, it isn’t a happy time for you? Well maybe you should spend more time prepping throughout the year with your iPhone apps so you don’t get so stressed out come the beginning of next year. Tax time shouldn’t be stressful, it should be routine. Here are some helpful tax apps to get you started on a road to financial stability.
Kids learn how to draw from the bottom up with Butt Art iPad app (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Using the iPad to keep your little ones entertained is probably nothing new for you, but what is new is the probably giggle-inducing app Butt Art — Kids Learn to Draw Zoo Animals.
Apple in talks on iTV with Canada telecoms: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc. is in talks with Canada's two biggest telecom companies about becoming partners in the launch of iTV, a device combining features of the wildly popular iPad tablet with those of a television set, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
What to expect from Apple’s iPad 3 (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - When Apple pulled back the curtain on the iPad 2 to reveal a more powerful, slimmer, but not all-that-different successor to its original tablet, rumors immediately began to swirl around what the company might be planning for its next slate. Now, as we approach …
Fresh iPhone Apps for Feb. 7: Hotels by Orbitz, TripLingo Romance Edition, The Hacker, Dream Pethouse (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Get ready for your next trip with today’s leading fresh app, Hotels by Orbitz, which leverages the popular travel service to help you find hotel accommodations. If you happen to be planning a trip overseas, then our next app, TripLingo Romance Edition, which can teach you flirty phrases in 10 languages, might come in handy as well. In games, The Hacker will give you something of the experience of hacking into a 1980s-style computer, while Dream Pethouse brings you a casual game experience where you’ll raise pets and build them a giant tree house.
Peterson Birds of North America for iOS a must for bird watchers (Appolicious)
Appolicious - For some, bird watching is an obsession; for others, an excuse to get into the great outdoors and really look around. Whichever category you fall into, odds are you know the Peterson Field Guides that help identify the winged marvels you’ve spotted. Now information from eight of those guides has been compiled and adapted for iPhone and iPad. And even those of us who don’t know a wagtail from a warbler will be impressed by the interface and seamless transition from this most non-techie pastime to iOS. ...
Evi attempts to fill Siri void for non-4S users (Appolicious)
Appolicious - I opted to skip upgrading to iPhone 4S, but that decision cost me access to an app I quite liked: Siri Assistant. With Siri’s much-lauded integration into the 4S, users on aging devices might feel abandoned when it comes to artificial intelligence. Enter Evi; a 99-cent app for iPhone and iPod Touch that aims to fill the void Siri has left.
Fresh iPhone Apps for Feb. 6: Vanity Fair Hollywood, Game Your Video, Tank Battalion Blitz, Order Up!! To Go (Appolicious)
Appolicious - It’s almost time for this year’s Academy Awards, so get primed up for your Oscar ballot with Vanity Fair Hollywood, an app full of information about the nominees so you can make informed picks. After you’re done thinking about the best in Hollywood, you can make videos of your own with effects app Game your Video. In games, we’ve got Tank Battalion Blitz, a top-down tank battling game that includes offline and online multiplayer play. After that, there’s Order Up!! To Go, a time-management restaurant game that uses gesture controls for your cooking.
Remix some classics with Art Jam Paintings iPhone app (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Art Jam Paintings isn’t exactly a passive app, considering there is some level of user interaction that takes place with the paintings available, but those expecting a full-fledged art-based game ought to look elsewhere.
Android Alternatives to Apple's Siri Personal Assistant (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - When it was announced in October, one of the headline features of Apple's iPhone 4S was Siri, an "intelligent assistant" which answers spoken questions and takes orders given in natural English. It was less like Google's Voice Actions for Android, an app which understands a limited set of specific commands, and more like the computers on Star Trek.
Canalys: Smartphones outship PCs for first time in 2011. Or did they? (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Take a break from Android-iPhone wars for a moment and focus on another battle smartphones vs. PCs.
WillCall and other iPhone apps are changing the ticket game (Appolicious)
Appolicious - The other day, TechCrunch tipped us off to a hot new last-minute ticket-selling app called WillCall. The app currently lets users choose their purchases from a select list of concerts, but will soon expand to include tickets to plays and symphonies as well. WillCall is currently only available in San Francisco but will expand to Los Angeles and New York City in March.
NFL Kicker! iPhone game gets you ready for the Super Bowl (Appolicious)
Appolicious - NFL Kicker! is the sort of game you download innocently enough looking to kill a few spare minutes; then, by the time you finally look up, you’ve spent half an hour devoted to kicking digital field goals. That’s far from a bad thing; rather it feels exciting to have a sports game on a mobile platform feel so immediate and gratifying.
Micron CEO dies in plane crash, industry stunned (Reuters)

The wreckage of the small plane flown by Micron Technology Inc Chief Executive and Chairman Steve Appleton is seen after crashing at Boise airport, February 3, 2012. The 51-year old Appleton, a three-decade industry veteran who performed stunts at airshows, died after the small plane he was piloting crashed in Boise, Idaho, where the chipmaker is headquartered. REUTERS/Brian Losness (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS DISASTER SOCIETY)Reuters - Micron Technology Inc Chief Executive and Chairman Steve Appleton died in a small plane crash on Friday, a major loss for a U.S. memory chipmaker already struggling with sluggish computer sales and declining prices.


Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany (AP)
AP - Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies.
What If Tech Companies Were Countries? (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Tech companies across the United States have been releasing their Q1 2012 financial reports, or their summaries of how well they did in the last few months. Apple, with its mountains of cash and nearly-vertical iPad sales growth (as illustrated in this graph by Horace Dediu), continues to dominate most of the hardware markets that it participates in ... and to have outsized profits per smartphone sold, as illustrated in this graph by Benedict Evans.
Apple to resume full online sales in Germany (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc said it was cleared to resume selling older models of its iPhone and 3G-based iPads via its German online store on Friday, after the suspension of an injunction won by Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc in December.
Why No One Can Compete with Amazon (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Amazon.com is sort of like the Wal-Mart of the Internet. It doesn't just sell books anymore; nowadays, it sells everything from riding lawn mowers to bulk toilet paper. And its Kindle Fire tablet has become strong competition for Apple's iPad, selling (possibly) millions of units compared to hundreds of thousands for most of its Android competitors.



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Weekly Wrap: iOS tips, Apple event, 2012 predictions
Weekly Wrap: iOS tips, Apple event, 2012 predictions Saturday is for lovers. Specifically, lovers of one story at Macworld that can link them back to the best content we published over the past week. And that, dear friends, is the sole raison d'ĂŞtre (literally, "Etre's raisin") for the Weekly Wrap.

iOS Game Review: Strike Knight sticks to the basics
iOS Game Review: Strike Knight sticks to the basics Neither the iPhone or the iPad version of this arcade bowling game push the envelope for iOS gaming. But both versions offer up a decent degree of fun, if you're either willing to put up with a lot of ads or pay for the privilege of making those ads go away.

The Week in iPhone Cases: New beginnings
The Week in iPhone Cases: New beginnings The new year is here, and, with the Consumers Electronics Show only a few days away, case manufacturers are unveiling a plethora of new protective products for your iPhone.

The Macalope Weekly: Same as it ever was
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How to keep up with Macworld coverage
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Remains of the Day: Money in the bank
Remains of the Day: Money in the bank The iPhone 4S is available for no money down in China, Tim Cook is about to be in the money, and you may yet be able to purchase an uncanny Steve Jobs doll with your hard-earned money.

App provides turn-by-turn navigation for Disney World
App provides turn-by-turn navigation for Disney World ThemePark GPS Magic Kingdom-Orlando is an iOS app that provides maps, voice navigation, and more for visiting the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. It also has a GPS location tool to help find your friends and family members while visiting the park.

Bugs & Fixes: Solving a strange file sharing error
Bugs & Fixes: Solving a strange file sharing error Ted Landau runs into trouble trying to connect his Mac Pro to his MacBook Air via Lion's file sharing capabilities. Fortunately, it's an easy problem to fix.

Grooveshark's legal woes mount as EMI sues
Grooveshark's legal woes mount as EMI sues The only label that has cut a deal with the free music site files suit for royalties; other labels pursue copyright claims.

Review: The Wet Coast Backpack offers waterproof laptop protection
Review: The Wet Coast Backpack offers waterproof laptop protection Though it would be nice if the Wet Coast Backpack were offered in a color other than generic black, this is a truly functional bag that keeps your gear dry.

Pioneer introduces new AirPlay audio receivers
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2012 Predictions: Macworld's annual forecast of the year ahead
2012 Predictions: Macworld's annual forecast of the year ahead Every January, we survey a number of Macworld contributors and friends for their predictions for the upcoming 12 months. Specifically, we ask for forecasts for Mac OS X, iOS, and Apple hardware, as well as for a pie-in-the-sky wish for the world of Apple. Here are their prognostications (along with how they fared last year).

(Insider) The Macalope Daily: The waiting is the hardest part
The Macalope Daily: The waiting is the hardest part Why buy an Apple product now when you can get something similar from Google and Windows months from now?

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Study: iPhone 4S users consume the most data
Study: iPhone 4S users consume the most data Network management software vendor Arieso says that iPhone 4S users consume twice as much data as iPhone 4 users, signaling that operators will have to continue to battle with growing data volumes.

App Guide: iOS money managers
App Guide: iOS money managers Planning to take control of your finances in 2012? These iOS apps can help you stick to that resolution.

iOS Review: PicFrame makes custom collages simple, shareable
iOS Review: PicFrame makes custom collages simple, shareable This simple and easy-to-use app for creating and sharing customized photo collages may not be the only photo framing app around, but its usability and emphasis on sharing make it stand out.

Barnes & Noble may spin off Nook business
Barnes & Noble may spin off Nook business After strong holiday sales of the Nook ereader, bookseller Barnes & Noble is considering spinning off its Nook digital business to help it grow.

CES: Nikon's new D4 flagship DSLR designed for enhanced low-light shooting
CES: Nikon's new D4 flagship DSLR designed for enhanced low-light shooting The D4 is Nikon's new flagship, full-frame DSLR camera.

Remains of the Day: Live long and prosper
Remains of the Day: Live long and prosper The iPhone 4S lives to fight another day in Italy, iAd may gain new life thanks to a fresh face, and the lifelike Steve Jobs figure may never see the light of day.

With Thompson in CEO seat, Yahoo may go after Netflix
With Thompson in CEO seat, Yahoo may go after Netflix Just one day after Yahoo announced that it has found a new CEO, speculation began swirling that the Internet company may be looking to scoop up Netflix.

Lawmakers seem intent on approving SOPA, PIPA
Lawmakers seem intent on approving SOPA, PIPA The U.S. Congress appears likely to move forward with two controversial copyright enforcement bills, despite vocal and widespread opposition.

QuarkXPress 9.2 enhances ePub and iPad publishing
QuarkXPress 9.2 enhances ePub and iPad publishing Update includes ePub3 audio and video support and more options for App Studio.

Gartenberg: Five things I love and hate about Android
Gartenberg: Five things I love and hate about Android Michael Gartenberg details the things that make Android unique -- good and bad.

Join audiobook tracks for iTunes
Join audiobook tracks for iTunes Jason Snell shows you three ways to join audio tracks together for use in iTunes.

Facebook brings back the hack
Facebook brings back the hack In an effort to challenge programmers worldwide, Facebook has brought back its Hacker Cup contest for a third round.

Apple pays $5 million to settle Elan patent lawsuit
Apple pays $5 million to settle Elan patent lawsuit Apple has agreed to pay out $5 million as part of a settlement to Taiwan-based Elan Microelectronics, an agreement which will also give the two companies the ability to use each other's patents.

(Insider) The Macalope Daily: Share and share alike
The Macalope Daily: Share and share alike Market share, market share, who's got the market share?

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The Week in iOS Accessories: CES preview
The Week in iOS Accessories: CES preview Next week is the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and accessory makers are already releasing details of new products they'll unveil. Here are a few that have caught our eyes.

Partition your hard drive with data still on it
Partition your hard drive with data still on it There's no need to completely wipe the data from your drive when you want to partition that drive. Chris Breen shows you how.

Review: Intricate Nikon Coolpix P7100 yields superb images
Review: Intricate Nikon Coolpix P7100 yields superb images Nikon’s Coolpix P7100 is as complex as it is powerful, with excellent image quality and a feature set to please even the fussiest photographer. Just make sure you’re up to the challenge.

Has CES lost its mojo?
Has CES lost its mojo? This year's version of the world's largest gadget expo will likely lack marquee products from the major players, but the show will still set the stage for the year in electronics.

iOS App Review: Screens brings the right touch to VNC
iOS App Review: Screens brings the right touch to VNC If quick access to remote computers is a must, this touch-based VNC client will prove to be indispensable.

China wants Western Digital to address monopoly concerns
China wants Western Digital to address monopoly concerns Western Digital's planned acquisition of Hitachi's hard drive business may have hit a snag: China's anti-monopoly regulators want the company to address...

Review: OmniPlan 2.0.3 offers powerful project-management tools
Review: OmniPlan 2.0.3 offers powerful project-management tools OmniPlan is designed to help you take in the broad view of a project while still keeping you focused on the details necessary to make sure all your resources are in place and the project is completed on time.

Fujifilm X-S1 headlines 19 new camera announcements for CES
Fujifilm X-S1 headlines 19 new camera announcements for CES Fujifilm announced a complete overhaul of its fixed-lens lineup for CES 2012, including 20X-zoom pocket cameras, ruggedized models, and a premium X-series megazoom.

Remains of the Day: Setec astronomy
Remains of the Day: Setec astronomy It's all about secrets here on the remains of the day, whether it be Apple's trade secrets, the secrets of crossing the U.S. border with just an iPad, or the secret goodies hidden inside a new year's promotion at Japanese Apple Stores.

Verizon sells 4.2 million iPhones in fourth quarter
Verizon sells 4.2 million iPhones in fourth quarter Verizon chief financial officer Fran Shammo announced Wednesday that the company had sold 4.2 million iPhones in its fourth quarter, nearly doubling the previous quarter's sales.

Comcast cable customers to get access to WatchESPN app
Comcast cable customers to get access to WatchESPN app WatchESPN, which had previously been limited to Bright House, Time Warner, and Verizon FiOS TV customers, will soon be available for Comcast's Xfinity TV users, as part of a deal reached Wednesday between Comcast and Disney.

PopClip brings iOS-like text-editing options to Mac OS X
PopClip brings iOS-like text-editing options to Mac OS X PopClip will appeal to both iOS fans and Mac traditionalists by making text-editing and -processing commands more accessible.

Google downgrades Chrome search ranking
Google downgrades Chrome search ranking Google penalized its own browser's search rankings over a marketing campaign that went bad, the company confirmed.

Oracle-Google trial over Android to begin as soon as March
Oracle-Google trial over Android to begin as soon as March Oracle's lawsuit against Google over alleged Java patent and copyright violations in the Android mobile OS will go to trial as soon as mid-March.

iOS Game Review: Better controls would add a kick to Danny Boy
iOS Game Review: Better controls would add a kick to Danny Boy This adaptation of the old SoccerKid game on the Amiga platform should be fun for younger players, but it would benefit from some control improvements.

How iOS multitasking really works
How iOS multitasking really works Fraser Speirs clears up one of the most misunderstood parts about how iOS 5 works: Multitasking versus the App Switcher, and how they're not related to one another.

Roku announces Streaming Stick for MHL-enabled HDTVs
Roku announces Streaming Stick for MHL-enabled HDTVs Roku on Wednesday announced that it would be compressing its traditional set-top software into a thumb drive-sized Streaming Stick, to be available in the second half of 2012.

2012: What's in store for Apple?
2012: What's in store for Apple? Macworld's Chris Breen, Jason Snell, Dan Frakes, Dan Moren, and Lex Friedman discuss where Apple might go in 2012.

iPhone 4S to launch in China, 21 other countries
iPhone 4S to launch in China, 21 other countries Apple announced Wednesday that it will launch the iPhone 4S in China and 21 other countries starting Friday, Jan. 13.

(Insider) The Macalope Daily: The thing about free advice
The Macalope Daily: The thing about free advice Is that you get what you pay for.

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Yahoo taps PayPal president Thompson as CEO
Yahoo taps PayPal president Thompson as CEO Yahoo has appointed PayPal president Scott Thompson as its new CEO, filling the void left by the fired Carol Bartz.

Why I use Scrivener for business writing
Why I use Scrivener for business writing Scrivener was designed for writing fiction. But it turns out to be a great tool for business writing, too. David Sparks explains.

Apple schedules Q1 2012 earnings call for January 24
Apple schedules Q1 2012 earnings call for January 24 Apple will announce its first quarter results for 2012 on January 24.