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Five apps to help you identify birds and their beautiful songs

TUAW — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Spring means migration and the return of birds to many parts of North America. It also means warmer weather and sunny days that are perfect for birding. Here is a list of apps to help you get outside and start learning about our feathered friends (al...

Agile Partners releases Lick of the Day 2.0

TUAW — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000

"Wait, who's Brett Terpstra? Does that guy still write here?" Yes, he does, on special occasions. The release of Lick of the Day 2.0 seemed like a decent reason to come out of hiding. Lick of the Day is an app from Agile Partners for iPhone and iPad...

Happy Owl Studio Cashbox: a beautiful hand-crafted iPad cash register

TUAW — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:30:00 +0000

The last time I talked to the guys from Happy Owl Studio, they were busy cranking out great-looking leather bags for Apple devices. Now the company is producing the Cashbox (starts at US$750 - $1,500, depending on the payment solution selected for th...

Turkish Prime Minister visits Apple HQ

TUAW — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was seen visiting Apple's headquarters in Cupertino over the weekend, reports The Hurriyet Daily News. The visit was part of a series of stops to major technology companies in Silicon Valley, including...

Apple removes "Bang With Friends" from the App Store

TUAW — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

After less than 10 days on the App Store, Apple this past week gave the boot to "Bang With Friends", an app that seemingly runs afoul of Apple's efforts to keep the App Store as reasonably wholesome and free of smut as possible. In case you're unfam...

Video Flashback: Steve Jobs explains why Macs don’t sport "Intel Inside" stickers

TUAW — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

In a recent interview, outgoing Intel CEO Paul Otellini explained how he passed up on an opportunity to get Intel chips inside the original iPhone. According to Otellini, Apple and Intel couldn't come to terms regarding cost. Further, Otellini expla...

Talkcast tonight, 7pm PST/10pm EST: Beard Edition!

TUAW — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Once more we come to that point in the week where we practice a time-honored tradition, the Sunday Talkcast. Tonight's show is a special one, as we are going to be joined by The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Jim Dalrymple, of Loop Insight. We'll be talk...

Share between devices painlessly with Instashare

TUAW — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000

There will come a time when you would like to simply transfer a file from one iOS device to another or to a Mac; it's inevitable. When the time arises, you will discover as most of us already have that the process is not as straightforward as one wou...

Caturday: Mac mini is Biru’s pillow

TUAW — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

What can be more comfortable to a cat than a pillow that blows warm air out of an optical media slot and vibrates ever so gently? That appears to be why Biru (Indonesian for Blue) loves to rest on a Mac mini owned by reader Peter Stagg and his wife. ...

DevJuice: Spark Inspector offers real time iOS interface inpection

TUAW — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

Spark Inspector (US$39.99 single-license) offers an exciting new development tool. Targeting devs looking to refine their user interfaces, it enables you to interactively tweak view properties like frames and layers. The app centers around an Interf...

Weekend Poll: What apps did you discover via the 50 billionth download contest?

TUAW — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:00 +0000

On Wednesday, Apple sold its 50 billionth iOS app. TUAW was there keeping track of the excitement and monitoring the iTunes store. Many of our colleagues and readers used this contest as an opportunity to stock up on numerous free apps, to test and e...

Kenu Airframe: An ingenious car mount for your iPhone

TUAW — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

One thing that seems to be a common attribute of hard-core Apple fans is that they are connoisseurs of great design. It doesn't matter if it's the sleek curves of a new iMac or the minimalist slab of the iPhone 5, we love how the devices are designed...

Stitcher Radio announces a Car Mode, but it’s not quite what I want

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:30:00 +0000

I use my iPhone a lot to listen to music and podcasts in my car -- I connect it right up to my car stereo, and it's my main listening source while driving around LA. As a result, I really wish there were more options to control my music while drivi...

Download N.O.V.A. 3 and Gangstar Rio for iOS free this weekend

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:00 +0000

Looking for some new games to play this weekend? You're in luck. Developer Gameloft is offering two of its premium titles, N.O.V.A. 3 and Gangstar Rio, for free this weekend in the App Store. Picking up both titles would normally set you back US$12 s...

Daily iPhone App — Zoombies: Animales de la Muerte is cute, arcade fun

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000

Zoombies is a fascinating little game. It's made by a company called High Voltage that is probably best known for the Conduit shooter series, though they've been making licensed games for years (I remember visiting the studio for a tour back when I...

Daily Update for May 17, 2013

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:45:00 +0000

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 happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Ap...

MacBook Air supply dwindling as WWDC approaches

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:00 +0000

It's clearly not the best time to be looking for a MacBook Air. 13-inch versions are in especially short supply. The reason for the shortage will be obvious to those who follow Apple closely -- it's almost time for the Apple World Wide Developer Conf...

US Pentagon grants security clearance to iPad, iPhone

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:00:00 +0000

Earlier this month TUAW reported that iOS 6 had obtained FIPS 140-2 certification, "opening the door to more government use." It didn't take long for that door to swing wide open, as the Pentagon has now officially approved iPhones and iPads running ...

Timed command-line screenshots

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

A TUAW staffer recently asked if there were a way to snapshot the exact same region of the screen over and over at timed intervals without buying third party software. There is, but it depends on your comfort with the command line. If you're experie...

Your Mac’s connection to Harry Potter

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

The next time you wish to hack into a Mac, it may help to grab your wand and book of spells. At the NoSuchCon security conference this week, security architect Alex Ionescu presented a talk where he revealed that special undocumented code on a Mac's ...

Apple’s 50 billionth app contest winner saved up five app purchases

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

21-year-old Brandon Ashmore of Mentor, Ohio has a lot to smile about as the winner of a $10,000 gift card from Apple for being the person who downloaded the 50 billionth app from the App Store. Ashmore told NewsChannel5 in Cleveland that he had saved...

US Air Force is saving huge money with iPads

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000

The U.S. Air Force has opened up about how the iPad will help it realize over US$50 million in savings over the next ten years, as 18,000 iPads replace flight manuals. In an interview with The Street, U.S. Air Force Major Brian Moritz described the hu...

Daily Deals for May 17, 2013

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:30:00 +0000

It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring a handy list from Dealnews and our own hand-picked selections that include some sweet deals on iOS and OS X software (all prices are USD). Deals from Dealnews StackSoci...

DevJuice: Apple’s ObjC-JavaScript Bridge

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:00 +0000

In a new post at his Steamclock Software blog, Nigel Brooke writes how Apple has added new Objective-C to Javascript bridging to WebKit: "This new API supports straightforward embedding of the JavaScriptCore interpreter into native Objective-C pro...

When your iOS device runs out of storage space

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Macworld Senior Contributor Kirk McElhearn has several excellent tips for iOS owners looking to sync their large iTunes library with their iPad, iPhone or iPod. Their libraries are so big that they exceed the capacity of their devices, which forces t...

Tim Cook talks about US-made Mac with Politico

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple was bringing production of an existing Mac line to the US. Cook shared some additional details on the project in an interview with Politco that was published yesterday. Besides being assembled in th...

Daily iPad App: NASA’s Earth As Art shows us our beautiful planet

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

NASA has a series of excellent educational iOS apps that appeal to adults and kids alike. Most have a strong scientific bent, but if you lean more towards art than science, NASA has an iPad app for you, too. Mixing a little bit of earth and planetary...

Outgoing Intel CEO regrets not getting Intel CPU in iPhone

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

In a culture where high profile employees at tech firms often jump ship for new, exciting, and different opportunities, Paul Otellini is something of an exception. Yesterday, Otellini officially stepped down from his role as Intel CEO, a company he e...

Dedicated CW app coming to Apple TV in coming weeks

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:00:00 +0000

Deadline is reporting that the CW network is bringing its content to Apple's favorite little hobby - the Apple TV. During CW's upfront presentation today, CW President Mark Pedowitz explained that the CW network is now reaching "more viewers on more...

Tim Cook talks Apple’s tax situation ahead of next week’s Senate hearing

TUAW — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Earlier this week we reported that Apple CEO Tim Cook is slated to testify at an upcoming Senate hearing focusing on the offshore tax practices of American corporations. As it stands now, Apple currently has over $100 billion holed up overseas that it'...