TUAW Year in Review: February 2012
Welcome to TUAW's Year in Review. Month by month, we're running down the top stories of 2012, all day long on New Year's Day.
iPhone bug opens up stranger's life to the world
Gizmodo has raised awareness a serious problem regarding an iMessage bug that, under the wrong circumstances, might result in your messages being seen by others, or you seeing someone else's...
Tim Cook focuses on charity during Town Hall meeting
Apple held an all-employee Town Hall meeting a little while ago after the earnings call, and The Verge is reporting that Apple CEO Tim Cook took quite a bit of time during the meeting to point out...
Apple rollin' in the dough: 75% of cell phone profits
The news just keeps getting better for Apple in the mobile phone business. Just yesterday, IDC reported that the company is in third place in terms of worldwide mobile phone sales. Today, Asymco...
Five apps for Super Bowl Sunday
The Super Bowl is just around the corner which means it's time to get ready for the big game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. Rather than our usual five apps, I couldn't...
Does Gatekeeper point the way to an App Store-only OS X?
Apple's announcement of Mountain Lion included many promised new features, including a stronger focus on the Mac App Store than ever before. Two significant new features, iCloud document syncing...
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Google reportedly hires Apple executive to work on secret project
Mike Daisey's "The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" is funny, forceful agitprop (Update)
iPad assists South African President Zuma with State of the Nation address
Rumor: MacBook Pro line getting revamped with MacBook Air style designs
Siri's upcoming Japanese language abilities leaked - by Siri
Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper adds additional security options to OS X
iPhone stops a bullet, saves the life of a Rotterdam contractor
App-ocalypse soon: Apple extends sandboxing deadlines, but restrictions loom
Protect yourself from being tracked by Google, Facebook, and others
Reflection app goes live, brings iOS screen mirroring to your Mac