Twelve South Introduces 'Rutledge' BookBook With New Leather Coloring Technique

Thursday March 13, 2014 4:31 PM PDT by
South Carolina-based accessory maker Twelve South has introduced a new version of its popular BookBook MacBook case called the Rutledge. Though it has the same basic design as previous BookBook for MacBook cases, the company is proud of a new leather coloring technique that it developed that involves adding and removing color multiple times to enhance the natural look of the leather.It's so...

Titanfall Creators in Talks With Aspyr, Mac Version May Be in the Works

Thursday March 13, 2014 12:01 PM PDT by
Titanfall, the multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Respawn Entertainment exclusively for Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One, may be coming to the Mac in the future. In a post on Twitter last night (via Polygon), Respawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampella said the company is in talks with Mac game publisher Aspyr over possibly bringing Titanfall to Mac. "We are talking to Aspyr," he ...

1Password for Mac Gets Updated with 30 New Features, 1Password Mini Item Editing

Wednesday March 12, 2014 9:12 PM PDT by
AgileBits today has updated its popular password manager app, 1Password for Mac, to version 4.2, bringing 30 new features, including significant improvements for 1Password Mini, the app's menu bar extension (via Cult of Mac). 1Password mini - You can now edit items directly within 1Password mini! - Edit generated passwords in 1Password mini, too - Greatly improved URL matching makes logging ...

Apple TV Update 6.1 Allows AirPlay Discoverability Over Bluetooth

Wednesday March 12, 2014 7:16 PM PDT by
When the Apple TV was updated to version 6.1 earlier this week, it was initially thought that there were minimal changes outside of the ability to hide icons in the main menu. However, a new report from AFP548 (via Daring Fireball) indicates that Apple also enabled AirPlay device discovery over Bluetooth as well. Here’s one that will make educators and education network administrators...

Apple's iTunes, App Store, and iCloud Experiencing Issues [Update: Google DNS Problem, Now Fixed]

Wednesday March 12, 2014 4:49 PM PDT by
iCloud, iTunes, and other Apple websites are currently experiencing issues, with many users indicating an inability to access Apple services. Some users are having having trouble loading Apple's System Status page, which is not displaying any information on the outage. iTunes is displaying connectivity error messages, as is the App Store on iOS devices, with users unable to load either service. ...

Steve Jobs Opera Based on Shakespeare's 'Henry V' to Open in France

Wednesday March 12, 2014 12:39 PM PDT by
France's Opéra de Lyon is set to begin performing a multimedia opera that combines the history of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs with the story of Shakespeare’s 1599 play Henry V. Written by German composer Roland Auzet, "Steve Five (King Different)" pulls its content from Walter Isaacson’s best-selling Steve Jobs biography and explores the parallels between two kings – one from Silicon Valley...

Blizzard's Free-to-Play 'Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft' Launches on Mac

Tuesday March 11, 2014 3:59 PM PDT by
Blizzard Entertainment's digital card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft has publicly launched on the Mac after a brief public beta period. The free-to-play collectible card game is set in the Warcraft universe, allowing players to compete with Magic-style decks in one-on-one fights via Battle.Net -- Blizzard's online gaming platform -- or against the computer.Though it's only launching on...

LaCie's 'Little Big Disk Thunderbolt 2' Now Available for $1299

Tuesday March 11, 2014 1:36 PM PDT by
First introduced at CES in January, LaCie's 1TB Little Big Disk Thunderbolt 2 drive is now available for purchase for $1,299. The Little Big Disk is one of the first external hard drives to support Intel's Thunderbolt 2 specification, delivering transfer speeds of up to 1375 MB/s. Little Big Disk offers two 500 GB PCIe solid state drives from Samsung in a Raid-0 configuration and is able to...

Former Apple Engineer Recalls Steve Jobs' Great Displeasure with Multi-Button Mouse Concepts

Tuesday March 11, 2014 4:09 AM PDT by
Steve Jobs' great displeasure about the the idea of a multi-button mouse was apparently the driving force behind Apple's push to greatly innovate in the area of input devices, according to a new interview with Apple's former Senior Mechanical Engineer of Product Design Abraham Farag (via Cult of Mac). Farag, who is the current owner of product development firm Sparkfactor Design, says that he ...

Apple Improves Loyalty Discounts for Business and Education Customers

Monday March 10, 2014 7:20 PM PDT by
Apple recently implemented changes to its loyalty program designed for organizations like schools and businesses, improving the discounts given to those customers, reports TechCrunch. Customers are eligible to receive discounts through Apple Retail's Business Team after spending more than $5,000. Apple's particular program is three-tiered, offering increasingly greater discounts at $5,000,...

Video of Tim Cook's Lunch Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Gives Inside Look at Apple HQ

Thursday March 6, 2014 6:32 PM PST by
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Apple CEO Tim Cook for lunch yesterday at Apple HQ in Cupertino, California. Netanyahu is traveling through the United States for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and also met the founders of popular messaging app WhatsApp as well as the president of Stanford University. While it's not clear what Cook and Netanyahu could have ...

Display Technology Company Pixelworks Discloses Strategic Relationship with Apple

Thursday March 6, 2014 7:35 AM PST by
Shares of video and pixel processing company Pixelworks have climbed over 40 percent after the company revealed a strategic relationship with Apple that contributed significantly to the company's revenue in 2013 (Via SeekingAlpha). Pixelworks confirmed in a recent Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that Apple, along with Hitachi and NEC, each accounted for more ...

Apple Executives Receive Restricted Stock Bonuses Worth More Than $12 Million Each

Wednesday March 5, 2014 8:54 PM PST by
Six Apple executives received more than 30,000 shares of stock in the form of restricted stock units or RSUs according to a series of filings with the SEC. RSUs are typically issued to employees to encourage them to stay with the company. They are awarded in a similar way to stock options, but convert directly into shares of stock upon vesting. At current prices, the awards are worth as much...

Apple's Istanbul Store Will Open April 4, Tim Cook and Turkish President to Attend

Wednesday March 5, 2014 12:16 PM PST by
Apple is planning to open its first retail store in Turkey on Friday, April 4, reports Turkish Apple blog ElmaDergisi [Google Translation]. Located in the heart of Istanbul's multi-use Zorlu Center between luxury retailers Burberry and Louis Vuitton, the new store will span more than 20,000 square feet. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the Istanbul store will feature a unique concept that...

'CloudyTabs' Brings iCloud Tabs to Third-Party Mac Browsers via the OS X Menu Bar

Wednesday March 5, 2014 9:43 AM PST by
CloudyTabs is a new utility for Mac owners who prefer to use Chrome or Firefox for their browser, but don't want to give up one of iCloud's useful features -- iCloud Tabs. Created by developer Josh Parnham, the open source app resides in your menu bar and lets you open your iCloud tabs in any web browser you choose. (Via MacStories) iCloud Tabs was rolled out in OS X Mountain Lion and works ...

'Oscar' Adapter Connects Retina iPad Display Panel to Macs via Thunderbolt

Tuesday March 4, 2014 12:41 PM PST by
Oscar, a new Kickstarter project currently seeking funding, is an Arduino-compatible adapter that's able to connect a high-resolution screen to a computer. The adapter comes attached to the same 9.7-inch display used in Apple's Retina iPads, and uses DisplayPort or Thunderbolt to connect to a computer. When connected to a Mac, the Oscar adapter allows the high-resolution 2048 x 1536 panel to...

Nuance Debuts Dragon Dictate 4 for Mac With Transcription Capabilities

Tuesday March 4, 2014 10:39 AM PST by
Nuance, known for its speech recognition software, today unveiled version 4 of its Dragon Dictate software. The speech recognition software is designed to allow users to dictate text and control desktop and web applications via speech. Version 4 of the software brings better accuracy with improved speech recognition technology and reduced latency due to better memory management capabilities....

Belgian Judge May Block Apple Websites Over 'Misleading' Warranty Information

Tuesday March 4, 2014 7:04 AM PST by
A Brussels judge may block access to all Apple websites in response to a complaint filed by Federal Public Service (FPS) Economy, reports Belgian newspapers (Via Tech.eu). Apple is accused of misleading consumers about warranty protections available for products purchased from Apple's retail and online stores. The complaint, filed last year, claims Apple advertises its one-year warranty...