MacUpdate Winter Bundle: 10 Apps for $39.99, Including 6-Month BackBlaze and Anonymizer Subscriptions [Mac Blog]
A few times a year, MacRumors partners with MacUpdate to promote their Mac application bundle deal.
Their latest bundle delivers 10 Mac applications for $39.99 (a $360 value if all purchased separately). Notably, it includes 6-month memberships to Anonymizer, a VPN service, and BackBlaze, an…
Google Wallet for iOS Updated With Single Sign-On, Card Adding via Camera [iOS Blog]
Google Wallet for iOS today received its first update following its initial September release. Version 2.0 of the app adds a new feature that allows people to use the iPhone’s camera to snap pictures of credit cards and debit cards, entering information like card number and expiration date…
Search and Social: How Apple Might Utilize Its $200 Million Topsy Purchase
Following Apple’s $200 million purchase of social analytics firm Topsy earlier this week, a wide variety of analysts and pundits have been considering what Apple might do with the company.
More than anything, Topsy is a search and analytics company, holding a number of search-related…
Carl Icahn Presses for Apple Shareholder Vote on Increased Stock Buyback
Activist investor Carl Icahn has filed paperwork to ask Apple shareholders to recommend a $50 billion share repurchase to Apple’s board of directors.
The request is what’s called a precatory proposal, meaning even if a majority of shares vote in favor, it would not be binding on…
German Retailer Begins Taking Mac Pro Pre-Orders, Claims December 16 Availability
At its October media event, Apple narrowed down the launch window for its redesigned Mac Pro to “December”, but with the month having already begun the company has yet to announce a more specific launch date. “Jetzt vorbestellen” = “Pre-order now” …
Apple Store iOS App Updated With Free Holiday Playlist [iOS Blog]
Apple started offering free apps, books, and music via its Apple Store app back in August and today the company has updated the app in the U.S. with a list of holiday songs that can be downloaded for free within the app. The playlist includes the foll…
OS X Mavericks 10.9.1 Beta Seeded to AppleCare Employees
Following the seeding of the latest OS X Mavericks 10.9.1 beta to developers yesterday, Apple has now distributed the latest build of the OS to AppleCare employees, reports 9to5Mac. This sort of internal release typically signals an imminent public re…
iPad Air Receives 50% Boost in Activations Over Black Friday Weekend
A number of retailers have noted that the iPad Air was a top seller over the Black Friday shopping weekend, and new data from Localytics indeed shows that to have been the case. Localytics, which tracks the number of new devices showing up through its analytics network of over 20,000 apps and…
iBeacon Technology Tapped to Unlock Location-Specific Newsstand Content on iOS Devices
Exact Editions, a London based digital publishing startup, has begun implementing Apple’s iBeacon microlocation receivers to deliver location-based access to iOS Newsstand publications, reports TechCrunch. The iBeacon receivers are used as a part of the company’s…
Olloclip Releases New 3-in-1 Macro Photo Lens for iPhone 5s and iPhone 5 [iOS Blog]
Olloclip has released a new 3-in-1 quick-connect macro photo lens for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5, giving users the ability to shoot subjects up close with 7x, 14x, and 21x macro modes. The lens itself is designed from an anodized aluminum material that houses the coated, multi-element optics,…
