Today we’ve got a full-length TechUniversity freebie for you! Embedded below is a 19 minute screencast on publishing a podcast with GarageBand and some other tools. We’ll walk you through how to export your podcast and get it published! Read more »
In a move that’s not a complete surprise, Apple is shutting down the Quattro Wireless mobile ad network it acquired earlier this year. Apple won’t accept new ad campaigns via Quattro will start phasing out existing campaigns. Instead, it will focus solely on its iAd service. Read more »
This evening we’re launching another redesign of all the network sites to bring them under one unified “GigaOM” experience. From a pure design perspective, it’s not a major visual change, but the navigation across all of the sites is a pretty significant change. Read more »
Whether you just got a new Mac or you’re installing (or updating) your version of OS X, this TechUniversity screencast will cover 10 things you should setup before you do anything else on your Mac. Read more »
In this screencast, we’ll cover the basics of recording in Apple’s Logic Pro audio workstation software. We’ll cover adding tracks, cycle mode, punching in and other recording tips. Read more »
Apple events tend to bring out the giddy-kid-on-Christmas-eve feeling in many of us, and the lines that start at these events reflect that. Here in San Francisco, the WWDC line started no earlier than 6:30PM last night…over 15 hours before the event starts. Read more »
TheAppleBlog will be at the WWDC 2010 keynote providing live coverage! We’ll be providing text and photo updates both before and during the event to see if any our predictions came true. Read more »
Conditional formatting in Numbers lets you format the contents of a cell based on certain rules. So say you want to show all negative numbers as red and bold…conditional formatting lets us do that! We’ll cover how to apply conditional formatting to numbers, text and dates. Read more »
Apple’s iMovie video editing software, part of the iLife software suite, allows users to quickly and easily create professional looking movies. In this TechUniversity iMovie 101 screencast we’ll walk you through, from start to finish, how to create an edit a movie in iMovie. Read more »
Take yourself back to a simpler time when video games had fewer colors and their soundtracks were made up of bleeps and bloops! We’ll show you how to create an 8-bit video game sound (called a “chiptune”) out of any midi track using GarageBand. Read more »
Ever wanted to listen to all your Rock music? Or wanted to hear only your recent music purchases? We’ll walk you through creating a Smart Playlist and how to set up different “rules” to control what songs automatically show up in your playlist. Read more »
After four months of development and production, I’m very proud to announce the launch of TechUniversity, a video tutorial and screencast site dedicated to teaching you how to use your Mac and Apple products. We have videos for both beginners and pros alike. Read more »
The iPad has been out here in the U.S. for 48 hours and many us here at TheAppleBlog have been using ours obsessively in that time. Here are our first impressions. Read more »
With the release of Apple’s iPad now less than 24 hours away, your only chance of getting one is to wait in line at your local Apple Store. So will you be waiting? Read more »
Apple’s iPad is less than 24 hours away from being released in the wild. By this time tomorrow, a huge number of people will have an iPad in hand and frantically looking for new iPad-specific apps to put their new tablet through its paces. Read more »
It’s been many months in the making, but this evening we launched an entire overhaul of TheAppleBlog’s design. This redesign is part of an overhaul of the entire GigaOM network that started back in November. Read more »
Apple’s much talked about iPad is now available for pre-order. The Wi-Fi version of the iPad will deliver on April 3 or be available for in-store pickup then (if you chose that option). The 3G version still has no official ship date, just an ominous “late […] Read more »
Interested in writing for TheAppleBlog? We’re looking for a few new folks to bring on board and would love to talk to you. A few notes about writing for TAB: You MUST have previous Apple-related writing experience. No exceptions. We’re looking for people who are great […] Read more »
GigaOM has put together and infographic with a timeline of the back and forth tech battle between Google and Apple. Check out the full graphic here. Read more »
TheAppleBlog is looking for a few iPhone and Mac developers who are also writers to help us out. So, if you are a solid iPhone and/or Mac developer and like to write how-to’s, tutorials, etc., I’d love to chat with you. Please note, this is not […] Read more »
Om caught up with Fake Steve Jobs (Steve Dan Lyons) and got his opinion on the launch of the Apple iPad today. A tad bit of not so safe for work language is used…you’ve been warned. Read more »
After today’s iPad announcement Om took the opportunity to interview John Doerr, Josh Quittner and David Carr as well as catch the iPad in action with a hands-on demo. Check out the video below for the full run through of interviews and the iPad out in […] Read more »
In addition to our own coverage of the recently launched iPad, our fellow GigaOM sites have also been writing up their fair share of great perspective on Apple’s latest product launch. Video on the iPad: HD, But No Flash Will the iPad Kill the Kindle? In […] Read more »
Here are a slew of photos (some significant, others pretty boring) from our coverage of today’s iPad event, starting with our wait in line and through the event itself. Enjoy. Read more »
Today at 10 a.m. PST Apple is holding its “Latest Creation” media event in San Francisco, where it is widely expected to announce a new tablet device. TheAppleBlog is offering live updates and photos, along with live tweets, on all the news. Read more »
Tomorrow morning at 10AM PST Apple will be holding its “Latest Creation” Media Event. TheAppleBlog will be there providing you a steady stream of updates on everything announced. You can get your live coverage fix via two methods tomorrow. TheAppleBlog Live — This is the fastest […] Read more »
UPDATE: Thanks so much to the hundreds of people who took our survey! We’ve closed the survey and will be sending gift certificates to two lucky winners shortly. Stay tuned to the summary of the report that we’ll be sending out shortly! Here at TheAppleBlog, we […] Read more »
Did you know the average cost of an app is $2.70 or that the average iPhone owner spends $10 a month on apps? GigaOm has put together a snazzy infographic breaking down the economy of the App Store with dozens of tasty morsels of data. Read more »
At GigaOM Pro, we offer a wide variety of in-depth market research that appeals to the technology enthusiast, innovator, investor and designer. While we know many of these words can be used to describe readers of TheAppleBlog, we also know most of you visit TheAppleBlog for […] Read more »
Today, on CNN.com I noticed a new online Get A Mac ad that I’ve lovingly named “Surveillance.” Apple has done these sort of multi-banner ads on large news sites like CNN and NY Times before where the two ads cleverly interact with one another. In this […] Read more »
Liz at NewTeeVee has the scoop and a preview of the future of live sports (or at least basketball) on your iPhone. The NBA is launching a new iPhone app that will let you watch live NBA games wherever you are (class, work, bathroom…you get the […] Read more »
Our very own Olly Farshi dropped by his local Apple Store in Helsinki and was kind enough to hook us up with a quick hands on video looking at Apple’s new Magic Mouse. So, enjoy! Read more »
Here are a few threads worth checking out today in TheAppleBlog Forums. Check them out and get involved with other Apple community members! naren.bharatwaj needs help finding a good DC++ client for OS X JeremyK is having issues with the hinge on his MacBook sticking and […] Read more »
Looking for sushi in New York via the Google Maps iPhone app? Hope you like sifting through sponsored links, as Google Maps for the iPhone is now serving up sponsored links. Obviously Google is in the business of ads, but what threw me off was that […] Read more »
Recently the iPhone has become a bit of a playground for augmented reality apps. These apps have been more of a cool thing to show off to your friends than anything all that useful, but Colin Gibbs believe they have a lot of promise (subscription required). […] Read more »
Hundreds of startups, giants like Nokia and Motorola and disruptors such as Apple and Google are all positioning themselves for what is going to be a bonanza as big as the wired Internet. GigaOM editors’ have put together a list of the top 15 most influential […] Read more »
Today Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance at the media event and announced iTunes 9. It’s packed full of new features including a major overhaul of the iTunes Store. Read on for details on all the updates. iTunes LP One of the downsides of digital music […] Read more »
TheAppleBlog will be at Apple’s invite-only press event this morning providing you with live updates and photos. The event starts at 10AM PDT, though we will start providing updates approximately 90 minutes before. As a reminder, you can get your live coverage fix form us via […] Read more »