December 2011
iPhone Siri software tells boy, 12, to 'shut up' →
The lesson here: Don’t change the iPhone’s owner’s identification to a four-letter word, or Siri will think it’s his/her name. Oops.
Dropbox-for-Google Insync leaves beta and opens... →
Advertising itself as a cheaper Dropbox alternative with a better feature set, Insync has been in closed beta for the last 15 months. Now, they’re finally ready to launch with a service…
Dropbox vs. iCloud — 512 Pixels →
via DF
iOS cupcakes →
(sorry no embedded pic, the geniuses at Imageshack are more “shack” than “image” — and never, ever click on their “tumble this” icon, you’ll get pop-up ads galore)
UK Prime Minister to receive personalized iPad app... →
UK Prime Minister and long time iPad fan David Cameron will receive a custom iPad app for keeping on top of government news, according to The Telegraph. Cabinet Office programmers have been…
New iPhone? Try these must-have free apps →
If you have that new iPhone you received for the holidays, you’re probably looking to load it up with some apps that will enhance your mobile experience. Let me suggest some of the best of…
TUAW Help Line: holiday gift questions &... →
The goose is cooked, the cookies crumbled, the wrapping paper thrown away and the relatives released to their neutral corners. Finally, you can get down to the post-holiday fun of setting up…
Holiday Gift Guide: Procrastinator's Edition →
You know who you are. It’s Christmas Eve, your stockings are yet to be hung with care, and there’s a dismayingly large gap in the “gift gotten” column of your personal Nice list — or…
Arcade emulator iMAME punted out of App Store →
Fans of vintage arcade games know that the popular and free emulation tool MAME (stands for “Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator”) can be used to recreate the experience of classic coin-op…
Video: I'm Dreaming of a New iPad →
To get you in the holiday mood, consumer electronics shopping site Retrevo.com has come up with a few tech-related “Nerd Carols” for your listening pleasure. The lyrics were written by Retrevo…
Covert Chirp offers camouflaged Twitter for the... →
You’re in an important meeting. The voices are droning on about procedural nonsense and forward looking outlooks. No one is paying attention. You’re dying for any kind of mental stimulation….
Thoughts on an LTE iPhone →
A lot of Apple fans are sure that the next iPhone will support the true 4G LTE networks now being deployed by major cellular carriers. Apple has repeatedly said that the iPhone will get LTE…
Steve Jobs besöker Lunds universitet - Allt om Mac →
Steve Jobs in 1985 speaking about computers in education.
Machinarium wins best Mac game title in TUAW Best... →
Although relatively few people voted in this category, we have a winner in the TUAW Best of 2011 voting for the best Mac game.
Machinarium (US$9.99) from Amanita Design, a small…
Lots of free and discounted apps this pre-holiday... →
Yes, Christmas isn’t until next week, but around here, a free app is always welcome. Here’s some apps that have gone free for this holiday season.
The excellent match-3 Call of…
Daily Mac app: Photo Police →
Ever seen a photo and wondered if it is real or ‘photoshopped’? Been to a dating site and wonder if the photo truly represents the person shown?
Photo Police, a US$1.99 Mac app can often…
With Siri TV, Apple Will Dismantle the TV Networks... →
Tapbots Paul Haddad Interview →
Old 5th Ave Apple Store vs. new 5th Ave Apple... →
Apple took the photo of the 5th Ave. glass cube store at the same spot, so here’s an animation showing the refined product… Kind of sums up how they operate: relentlessly pursuing perfection.
“There are lots of apps available for the Fire because it uses the DROID...”
– From a review of the Kindle Fire on Amazon.com.
Font swap in iBooks - Boing Boing →
Daily Update for December 13, 2011 →
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…
iOS: A visual history | The Verge →
Neat.
How to Properly use Apple’s Guidance to Accurately... →
Holy moly.
“Steal Good Stuff” – iOS Design Pattern... →
Just click through. Not surprising: there’s a reason car dashboards don’t deviate wildly from each other. People like familiar patterns — humans are wired this way.
Man Busted For Stealing iPhone From Undercover Cop →
Oops.
Talkcast tonight, 7pm PT/10pm ET: Shopping... →
It’s Sunday once again and this can mean only one thing: Talkcast Time! If the holiday crazies haven’t completely overcome you yet, join me at 5PM Hawaii/7PM Pacific/10PM Eastern for some…
Google Currents is latest Newspad reader-feeder... →
We had an explosion of news apps this week. Zite added an iPhone version of its app, so did Flipboard. Now Google has joined the party with Google Currents, a free app that creates a…