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Update – June 3rd, 2013: I wrote this article, originally, in 2010, so it's just a tad out of date. The keynote this year is on June 10, so ignore the date below.  Steve Jobs is gone. Some of the minor details may have changed. But for anyone who's attending WWDC for the first time,…

The POWER A Universal Remote Case for the iPhone 3G and 3GS is just what it sounds like — an iPhone case that incorporates a transmitter that turns your iPhone into a remote control for audio and video components. It requires the free POWER A Universal Remote app; the combination of hardware and software can…

To see how much data you send and receive through AT&T’s wireless network, do this: Point your Web browser to the AT&T Web site, and log into your account. Choose Bill & Payments. Now Click Create a Billing Report. It’s under the Billing Reports heading. Choose Data Usage Trend from the Report pop-up menu. You…

MTV also said the app woud deliver “behind the scenes” access to its award shows starting with the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. Coverage will include streaming red carpet video interviews. Other features: Customizable: News content can be tailored to users’ interests based on the news category that interests them most (music, celebrity, shows, movies, gaming).…

“There are always lots of noises at the beginning of new category,” Mr. Guggenheimer told the newspaper. According to him, netbooks represented a similar situation, as early netbooks shipped with Linux installed on them. “It was 95% not on Windows,” he said, “and three years later it is 95% on Windows.” He added, “There are…

Apple plans to issue iTunes Store credits to Lala subscribers with outstanding balances. Subscribers with less that US$10 left in their accounts will receive iTunes Store credits rounded up to the nearest dollar, and subscribers with over $10 left on their accounts will get credits rounded up to the nearest $5.Refund checks are also available…

At first, it appeared that the books you buy are maintained in the B&N cloud, but after you purchase the book in Safari, it is actually downloaded to your iPad in the app. No 3G or Wi-Fi connection is required once the book is downloaded.App home pageWith the Barnes & Noble eReader for iPad, just…

The overnight line at Apple’s flagship store in Tokyo grew to about 1,200, and shoppers began lining up at the Regent Street flagship store in London about 24 hours ahead of the launch. 19 year old Takechiyo Yamanaka set up camp outside the Tokyo Apple Store Wednesday day night to be first in line. “I…

The strength of Moneydance is its power and features combined with a simple user interface. Add to that a complete cross-platform capability and features that Quick Essentials lacks, and the result is a plain and simple, but complete money manager. The reason programs like this exist is because developers have felt that Quicken Essentials (QE)…

Along with Apple, HP is conducting its own investigation because the facility builds some of its products, too. A company spokesperson said HP is looking into “the Foxconn practices that may be associated with these tragic events.”The facility has seen what appears to be nine suicides and two attempted suicides this year, and is being…

The Streak made an appearance in March in the guise of leaked photos to Engadget and Wired. Images released today by Dell differ slightly (see below), and the company’s announcement makes Streak official. The device is being built around a 1GHz Snapdragon ARM processor, and will include a 5 megapixel camera. Dell is touting Flash…

“I work in an electronics store that has a mobile phone store within it. I can confirm that Sprint will be carrying the iPhone beginning in June,” the unnamed source said. “They’ve begun to grease the wheels for advertising. There is no news in regards to a Verizon version however.”The person went on to claim…

Remote Buddy gives you the ability to control nearly any application using your Apple Remote. To get you started, it comes with Behaviors for over 100 applications, so you can start launching and controlling them immediately. If an application you’d like to control isn’t one of these, you can use the Behavior Construction Kit to…

 Copyright 2010 John Martellaro 2. Keynote. We still don’t know if Steve Jobs will conduct the keynote — nothing has been announced. That means press passes are in limbo until keynote plans are official. An e-mail from Developer Programs shows Sunday, June 6, registration from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, but Monday registration starting at 7:00…

 If you’ve been looking for a full featured personal finance tracking and reporting program, iBank 3 is an excellent choice. Rather than just doing the expected, iBank goes the extra mile in just about every element of its design. The first observation I had of iBank 3 is that it is everything that Quicken Essentials…

The survey was conducted among 3,174 consumers with the purpose of measuring future demand for the iPad. The company then conducted a second survey of 153 people who already owned an iPad to find out what they thought of the device and how they were using it. Looking ahead to consumer interest in buying iPads…

Users can check out the Rotten Tomatoes ratings at the iTunes Store via the iTunes application on their Mac or PC, and the iTunes app on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.[Thanks to TUAW for the heads up.]

Of course, if you can couch the Apple argument on your own terms by a subtle shift in context, you’ve already won the argument. That’s why the two sides of this argument seem irreconcilable: each side has its philosophical basis from which the ensuing logic flows. It’s hard to beat the logic if you accept…

Even Apple made a rare public comment about the report, telling The Wall Street Journal: “This is a very limited report on 150,000 U.S. consumers responding to an online survey and does not account for the more than 85 million iPhone and iPod touch customers world-wide. We had a record quarter with iPhone sales growing…

Foxconn does manufacturing for many, many companies, including iPhones, iPods, iPads, and the Mac mini for Apple (from the most recent information – Apple does not specifically disclose outsourcing information). The firm also makes Kindles for Amazon, PCs for HP, mobile phones for Motorola, devices for Cisco, Xbox 360s for Microsoft, PCs for Dell, and…

The exchange took place Friday night and early Saturday morning, with all of Mr. Jobs’s replies coming after midnight. It began with Mr. Tate firing off a note asking Mr. Jobs, “If [Bob] Dylan was 20 today, how would he feel about your company? Would he think the iPad had the faintest thing to do…

Today, NUM itself is long gone. The primary remaining third-party survivors are TechTool Pro, DiskWarrior and Drive Genius. I am not privy to the sales figures for these utilities, but my gut feeling is that they are in a decline. A decline that I expect will continue. In fact, I would not be surprised if…

We Rule, one of the latest games from ngmoco, allows you to rule your own kingdom on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. You farm the land, plant trees, and build cottages and businesses in an easy-to-use interface. As part of the Plus+ gaming network, the developers have encouraged network play by allowing your friends to…

In particular, Mr. Rentzsch took issue to Section 3.3.1 of Apple’s iPhone OS developer agreement, which limit developers to using developer tools that meet strict requirements set by Apple. In an open letter posted to his site, Mr. Rentzsch said that he was drawn to developing for the Mac, and by extension, in part because…