TUAW Year in Review: November 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.
Apple shows "father of iOS 6 Maps" the door
A tweet from Bloomberg News a few minutes ago says Apple has fired its "Maps manager" in the aftermath of the iOS 6 Maps controversy. Gizmodo points to executive Richard Williamson as the unlucky...
IBM: iPad owned 88% of Black Friday online shopping from tablets
At the iPhone 5 launch event in September 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook pointed out an interesting statistic about the tablet market: the iPad owns a disproportionate share of web browsing traffic from...
iTunes 11 now available in Software Update
It's finally happened! iTunes 11 just dropped into Software Update, so if you want to grab it open up the Mac App Store and click that Updates tab. The 198 MB file brings a totally redesigned...
NY Times: App gold rush leaves many struggling developers
The New York Times appears to have finally caught on to the big secret that many independent developers have known for a while -- the days of grabbing a pot of gold by writing an iOS app are over....
President Obama meets with Tim Cook, others
President Barack Obama spoke with prominent business leaders over the weekend to discuss his plan to avert the financial crisis that is looming early next year. According to Reuters, the list of...
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Charge your iPhone while you cook with the BioLite CampStove
Apple sells three million iPad minis, 4th generation iPads in three days
Apple's Bob Mansfield: influenced to stay by Scott Forstall's departure?
Time Magazine cover image shot with iPhone: interview with Ben Lowy
TechCrunch looks at Apple's fight against the grey market in China
Apple and HTC settle patent disputes, sign 10-year cross-licensing deal
Algoriddim's vjay for iPhone puts video mixing in the palm of your hand
WSJ: Google nearly ready to submit Maps app to the App Store
Apple Maps finally gets turn-by-turn navigation in Australia
Dropbox hits 100 million users, looking for great Dropbox stories
Text messaging declines for first time thanks in part to iMessage
Apple to allow employees time off to work on special projects
Apple now asking potential Genius Bar customers to reboot iPhone before making an appointment
TUAW Smackdown: Google Chromebook vs. Apple iPad, MacBook Air
Want a 14-megapixel iPhone? Will.i.am claims he can make it happen
Appsterdam's Mike Lee returns with Lemurs Chemistry: Water game for iOS
Nielsen reports that iPad is most wanted this holiday season
Blast from the past: Jony Ive stars in 1997 Apple video sans white backdrop
Securing Your Mac: A Guide for Reasonable People, Version 1.0
iPhone 5 in stock for the holidays, Nexus 4 is nowhere to be found
Reality Absorption Field: Navigating the return of Google Maps
The Simpsons skewer iPad obsession with A Tree Grows In Springfield
Apple needs to learn how the Internet works before iCloud evaporates