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Doing the Math: WWDC capacity

Flickr: mediafury Apple says there are 248,000 registered iOS developers in the US alone on its job creation page. This number leaves out: Developers registered in other countries. Mac Developers who may not have iOS dev accounts. D...

App upgrades, downgrades and retrogrades

Pretend you're a developer. You've got a nice app out there. But now you want to take it to the next level. You want to add some terrific new features and expand the way the app works. How do you take your app forward while preserving your company...

Apple announces new Apple TV with 1080p support, still just $99

After weeks of seeing the Apple TV slowly disappear from retail shelves, Apple announced the third generation of its "hobby" device today during the live press event. The new Apple TV is externally identical to its predecessor, but the big new featur...

Mountain Lion developer preview changes file renaming options

One of my pet peeves with Mac OS X always appears when I'm in the process of opening a file from an app and want to either make a duplicate of an original or just want to rename the file. With Lion and previous versions of OS X, that meant that I'd h......

iTunes 10.5 beta 9 now available to developers

Apple has released a ninth beta build of iTunes 10.5 to developers. The build also includes iTunes Match, allowing Apple to solicit feedback about the new service from developers. iTunes Match currently is only available to developers in the United S...

iPad 2 launch day in Ireland

Another report from our special correspondent in Ireland, James Britton It's a beautiful day in Dublin to be standing in line for the international launch of iPad 2, but apparently Dubliners have better things to do. Either that, or I'm just the o...

iPad 2 Ireland launch guide

Guest post by James Britton Ireland: the land of Guinness, shamrocks, leprechauns and soon - Thinner. Lighter. Faster. FaceTime. Smart Covers. 10-hour battery. Well, the Yanks have had their two-week head start, now it's our turn. It's the ev...

Apple March 2nd iPad 2 event metaliveblog

Stay tuned right here on this post as we'll be live from our couches and armchairs rounding up the details of Apple's iPad 2 event. The fun begins at 10 AM PST, 1 PM EST, 6 PM GMT. Photo courtesy of Engadget. <a data-cke-saved-href="http:...

Ten tiny and amazing Mac apps you’ve never heard of

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The following is a guest post from Tod Maffin, one of Canada's most influential web and technology commentators. Thanks, Tod! -Ed.

Air Video Server (Mac app is free, iPhone/iPad app is $2.99 or free Lite version) This...

Found Footage: Apple pulls iSlam Muhammad app

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In what is sure to raise a ruckus, comedian / filmmaker / app developer Emery Emery recorded a phone call with an Apple App Store rep when his iSlam Muhammad app was pulled from the App Store after one day. The highly entertaining conversation...

Rising iSun: Thoughts on the iPad’s prospects in Japan

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Today's guest post is by Peter Payne, a longtime watcher of Apple's prospects in the Japanese markets. Peter is the proprietor of the Japanese pop-culture web shop jlist.com (some content NSFW).

Apple's new iPad has gotten...

App review roundup: VoiceBand, Soulver, Doc²

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