iPad Smart Cover issue apparently due to magnet polarity
Many customers bought a new iPad last weekend, and some found that Apple's Smart Cover doesn't work with certain previously Smart Cover-compatible cases. Mark of Mark's Hangout has discovered why, and he's posted a detailed explanation.
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Apple says Proview is misleading courts, its customers
Apple and China-based Proview have been battling over the use of the term "iPad." Apple claims it bought the rights years ago, Proview disagrees.
This week, Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu claims the Cupertion company was "tricked" into signing an ...
Fantastical 1.2.2 available, prepares for Mountain Lion’s Gatekeeper
Fantastical by Flexibits has been updated to version 1.2.2 to address, among other things, Gatekeeper support in Apple's forthcoming Mountain Lion.
Fantastical is a fantastic tool for the Mac that I've been using for quite a while (here's our compa...
Apple airs "iCloud harmony" ad
Apple has aired a new iCloud commercial, Harmony. It demonstrates how photos, iTunes and iBooks purchases and contact information is automatically shared across compatible devices. You even get a glimpse at my favorite feature: fiddle with an iCal eve...
Apple responds to ABC News’ Foxconn report
Earlier this week, ABC News aired a Nightline report that explored the Shenzhen Foxconn factory where Apple products are assembled. Now, Apple, Foxconn, and the Fair Labor Association (FLA) have all issued statements in response to the report. At one...
Buzz Contacts for iPhone offers fast access to contacts
Buzz Contacts from Savvy Apps (US$0.99) is a fast way to reach contacts from your iPhone. Organize them into groups for one-tap access to phone calls, text messages, email or FaceTime sessions. The UI is about as clean and tidy as one can get and conv...
Video from ABC’s Nightline report inside Foxconn
ABC New's Nightline will air what they're calling an "unprecedented" look inside Foxconn's Chinese factories that manufacture several Apple products. The report will air next Next Tuesday, February 21, but a brief glimpse is available now. A promotio...
Britain’s ITV warns Apple again not to use "iTV"
Back in August of 2010, UK commercial television network ITV balked at rumors that Apple would rebrand the Apple TV as iTV, threatening legal action. Years later, the network is at it again, this time addressing rumors that Apple's "hobby" is due for ...
Bill Gates’s original PC game now on iPhone
Donkey, or more properly DONKEY.BAS, was computer game co-written by Bill Gates in 1981. It was included in early versions of the PC-DOS operating system and had players drive a car down a street while avoiding donkeys. Why there were so many donkeys ...
AllThingsD: Apple to announce iPad 3 in March
John Paczkowski of AllThingsD is claiming that Apple will hold a press event in the beginning of March to announce the new iPad, which he calls "iPad 3" (noting that might not be its official name). Paczkowski expects the announcement to take place in...
Glooko raises $3.5M for glucose meter iPhone app project
Glooko makes it easy for customers with diabetes to monitor their blood sugar on the go. The company's MeterSync Cable lets users share data between self-monitoring blood glucose meters and an iOS app, Glooko Logbook (free). Glooko recently raised US$...
