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Latest MobileMe Takes Out Glitches and Eases Syncing
Apple Inc. last summer brought out a promising new service called MobileMe designed to synchronize email, contacts and calendars among any combination of its own Macintosh computers and rival Windows...
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OS X 10.5.8 Kills Bugs Dead
Apple (AAPL) on Wednesday released OS X 10.5.8, the latest point release to Mac OS X Leopard, even as Amazon (AMZN) takes pre-orders for its next iteration, Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6). 10.5.8 is largely...
View ArticleRunning Windows Programs on Macs
If I purchased an Apple Mac that runs both Apple’s OS and Microsoft Windows, is there a way to move my Windows files and applications over to the Mac side? If that was done, would those applications...
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Apple Finally Gets Around to Updating Apple TV
It has been about two years since Apple last released a major firmware update for its Apple TV platform, so the release of Apple TV 3.0 today will come as welcome news to those who own the device....
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Apple iPad Event Liveblog
After months of feverish speculation and as many years of wishful thinking, Apple uncrated its tablet computer–the iPad–at an invitation-only event in San Francisco this morning. Liveblog 9:13 am PT:...
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Pint-Size Peripherals Scan or Print at a Price
It’s often said that less is more. If only this were true for computer devices like printers and scanners, which take up a lot of desktop real estate. The reality is that small, stylish, portable...
View ArticleGetting Some Answers From Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs is well known for occasionally responding to emails from consumers. But the Apple (AAPL) CEO has been unusually prolific with his emails lately, answering at least six queries, according to...
View ArticleApple Still Selling Laptops, Refreshes MacBook Pro Line
Perhaps the iPad and tablet computers will replace laptops one day. But for now, most people are still going to use conventional computers for day-to-day work. Apple (AAPL) has just upgraded its line...
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Microsoft Reaches for the Sky With Its Kin Phone
Finally, after years of churning out corporate-centric smartphones, Microsoft has designed a homegrown, cool and truly consumer-focused mobile device. It’s called the Kin (kin.com), and it comes in two...
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Tackling 54,000 Photos With Two Programs
Taking photos is fun. Sorting and editing them is not. I’ve got 54,220 photos on my computer, including a few would-be National Geographic covers but far more out-of-focus portraits and poorly exposed...
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iNority Report: Apple Buys Face-Recognition Co.?
Apple is reportedly close to acquiring Polar Rose, a Swedish company that specializes in face-recognition technology–if it hasn’t already. A pair of reports in the Norwegian and Swedish media claim...
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Apple's "Back to the Mac" Event by the Numbers
As Apple events go, Wednesday’s was a bit lighter on metrics than some others we’ve seen this year. Still, there were quite a few worth noting, beginning with 13.7 million–the number of Macs sold in...
View ArticleGrand Opening: Mac App Store Debuts With 1,000 Apps
Apple’s Mac App Store went live this morning with the release of Mac OS X 10.6.6. And it’s off to a good start already. At launch there are some 1,000 apps, paid and free, spread out over the standard...
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PC Downloads as Easy as an App
Installing software on a personal computer can be a time-consuming and tedious process that’s nowhere near as fast and effortless as downloading an app for a smartphone. Now there’s a better way: Get...
View ArticleWhat To Do After MobileMe Goes Away?
Q: When Apple’s MobileMe service goes away in June 2012, what happens to the stuff I have stored on iDisk? Will Apple still store my material someplace else remotely on one of its servers that I can...
View ArticleAn iPhoto Slide Show on CD
Q: How can I burn a slideshow that I made in iPhoto on my MacBook Pro onto a CD? A: You can export the slideshow as a video (a QuickTime movie in Apple parlance) and then burn that video to your CD....
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Apple Shows Off Sharper 4G iPad, Updates Apple TV
The satellite trucks are parked, the signs have gone up and the pundits have placed their bets. Everyone seems to think they know what Apple has in store at its event on Wednesday: Namely, a...
View ArticleA Brief Hands-On With Apple's New iPad (Video)
The new iPad doesn’t go on sale until next week, but Apple did allow reporters a brief chance to play around with the tablet after the unveiling event on Wednesday. Visually, the new iPad looks...
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Letting Your Fingers Do the Photo Editing
Editing digital photos is a thankless job that involves hours in front of the computer. Mouse click after mouse click, one lucky person fixes red eyes, crops layouts and brightens hundreds of images...
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New iPad: A Million More Pixels Than HDTV
Apple’s iPad could be described as a personal display through which you see and manipulate text, graphics, photos and videos often delivered via the Internet. So, how has the company chosen to improve...
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