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Apple released iTunes U 1.3.1 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on Tuesday. The update for the iTunes U online course management app added a pull-to-refresh gesture for checking for course updates, and also fixed an issue related to updating course information. iTunes U makes course updates easier with pull-to-refresh gesture The version 1.3.1…

Each year at WWDC, TMO interviews a few Apple developers who want to tell their story. The result is usually a number of serious insights into the state of mind of the developer community. In our ninth interview, Dave Hamilton chats with Dave Teare of AgileBits, famous for 1Password on the Mac and iOS. _________________________________…

Each year at WWDC, TMO interviews a few Apple developers who want to tell their story. The result is usually a number of serious insights into the state of mind of the developer community. In our sixth interview, Dave Hamilton chats with Kevin Hoctor, creator of MoneyWell for Mac and iOS. _________________________________ Dave Hamilton: I’m…

U.S. cell service providers are rolling out support for Wireless Emergency Alerts. The service launched in spring 2012, and carriers have been slowly adding support since then. AT&T iPhone owners started receiving notifications over the weekend that they now have the feature, so what exactly is WEA? WEA is a system that local, state, and…

“Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.” — C.S. Lewis Many Apple customers throughout the years profitably utilized the rack mounted Xserve product in their businesses. It was a quality product that cost less than the competition's by a significant amount. Yet, it was doomed to failure. Here's how it happend. _________________________ Buried…

Everything is About the Balance of Forces Humans beings are stretched to the limit when it comes to analysis that has substance when also burdened by the need to be timely and appealing. Headlines are designed to attract attention and make bold claims. As a result, much of the time, nothing is as it seems.…

A petition hosted at Change.org is asking Verizon to follow in T-Mobile's footsteps and drop contract requirements for customers. The petition has already gathered more than 79,000 signatures out of a goal of 150,000. [Update: We added Verizon's statement.] Change.org Image for Petition Earlier in April, T-Mobile announced its “Uncarrier” plans that let customers buy…

In a sign of both Apple's increasing clout in China and growing consumerism in that country, representations of Apple products have become a top offering to the dead. NBC reported that cardboard representations of iPhones, iPads, and iMacs have joined more traditional offerings of fake money, food, and bags of clothes as offerings to the…

Apple has been hit with yet another lawsuit, although this time it's over the EarPods trademark and comes from hearing aid maker Randolph Divisions. The lawsuit alleged that Apple's EarPods headphones that ship with the iPhone 5 infringe on the HearPod trademark and product. Hearing aid maker sues Apple over EarPods name Randolph Divisions claimed…

This week I have the pleasure of not only welcoming Smile back as our sponsor here at TMO, but also talking about a new version of their fantastic product, PDFpen. For those of you who don't know, PDFpen allows you to edit and modify your PDFs in many different ways. Need to add a signature…

The purpose of advertising is to create demand and then sales. If a company that's behind in market and mind share spends enough, it not only influences the customers, it influences the tech community. Is this what's behind the Apple malaise? We are all creatures born of the advertising era, and we grudgingly admit that…

There is definitely an art to naming products — as any Microsoft or Apple executive knows. Today, we learned about some candidate names Apple had for what we now call the iPhone, thanks to an article at 9to5 Mac. Some seemed oh-so rational at the time and now seem, well, just crazy. Candidate names for…

Samsung showed off its latest innovation for its Android OS-based smartphone lineup on Wednesday: An app that manages movie tickets, boarding passes and more, and bears more than a striking resemblance to Apple's Passbook. The app, dubbed Wallet, even relies on barcodes instead of NFC technology, just like Apple's Passbook. Wallet was unveiled during the…

 Arthur Levinson Art Levinson, chairman and former CEO of Genentech, and long-time board member and current chairman of Apple Inc., spoke on Tuesday about life at Apple in the 16 months since cofounder Steve Jobs died. This marks the first time that Mr. Levinson—who counted Steve Jobs as a friend, as well as a colleague—has…

It's been selling cider for 20 years, and Apple Inc. hasn't exerted an iota of pressure, but The Apple Shop in Hoveton England )as noted in the comments below) is changing its name. Why, you ask? Turns out an all-day flood of Apple customers looking for help with their iMacs and their iPads and their…

Longtime Apple fans will want to make sure they’re in Georgia this April for the first ever Southeast Vintage Computer Festival, announced Monday. As part of a larger event covering vintage computers from many different manufacturers, Apple products will receive a dedicated 6,000 square-feet of display space in a special “Apple Pop-Up Museum.” The display…