TUAW Year in Review: May 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.
"Nanny Computing" and the future of OS X
Note to readers: I failed to add a "do not pub yet" note onto this post the night before last. It was inadvertently published during our overnight before it finished research and editorial review....
Apple VP of iOS Scott Forstall cashes in $38.7 million of Apple shares
Tim Cook's salary came up in the news last month when he was awarded a million shares of Apple stock, and cashed out a few, in addition to his many other forms of compensation. And here's another...
Steve Jobs plays FDR in this old Mac sales video
It's not often you see Steve Jobs impersonating a former president, but leave it to the creatives who made Apple sales videos to make it happen. Yes, in this never-before-seen footage (well, never...
New Maps for iOS? It's not exactly a surprise
The latest rumor to get everyone talking is that Apple will drop Google Maps for their own proprietary software. Sources told 9to5 Mac that a new Maps app will debut with iOS 6 with an...
Apple and Samsung earn 99 percent of mobile phone vendor profits
While the two big smartphone vendors, Apple and Samsung, are battling it out in the courtrooms, they're still in total control of operating profits. Horace Dediu of Asymco has just published his...
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Smoking iPhone emphasizes importance of authorized repair work
iCloud to debut notifications? TUAW confirms mystery iCloud feature
Financial Times to discontinue iPad, iPhone apps, move to HTML5
Beepocalypse: How Apple could improve multi-device reminders
iPhone could have a four-inch screen, says Wall Street Journal
Logitech's Ultrathin Keyboard Cover: The best iPad keyboard case yet (Updated)
Pitch Perfect is the perfect marketing primer for the indie developer
Apple pulls Airfoil Speakers Touch from the App Store (Updated)