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Apple hit with class action lawsuit because iPad does not work ‘just like a book’ as claimed

A new class action suit filed in California takes issue with how the iPad shuts off automatically if it overheats... Read more...

Boy Genius talks to Fortune

Fortune caught up with the Boy Genius (Jonathan Geller) and got some interesting details out of the Mobile phone leak king.  Here's a breakdown: On checkbook journalism: Like any mainstream publication, BGR pays for photographs. Unlike most publishers, however, Geller has occasionally paid for news stories -- most recently an e-mail exchange with Steve Jobs whose authenticity Apple disputed. See here. Read more...

A look inside the Magic Trackpad

Filed under: HardwareIt's so thin and barely there. What could be inside Apple's Magic Trackpad? The folks at iFixit took theirs apart, photographing and describing each component in great detail. Here's what they found. Inside there is, well, not a whole heck of a lot. A large spacer prevents the user from pressing down hard enough to damage the small logic board. That board is connected to the trackpad itself via two "ridiculously thin" ribbon cables, which are glued into place. Read more...

BBEdit 9.5.1 out now

Filed under: Software You lousy kids, with your iPhones and iPads and iGadgets! Back in my day, we worked on real computers, with real keyboards, and mice with one button, and we liked it! BBEdit is a relative relic of that age -- when text ruled the Earth, BBEdit ruled text. And the old Mac app is still being updated. The latest version 9.5.1, adds in a couple of dozen fixes, and reverts some of the capitalization rules to the way it worked in a previous version. Read more...

Magic Trackpad teardown shows Apple really sweated the details

Have you ever wondered what makes a trackpad magical? Read more...

Millions of Android phone users slammed by malicious data theft app

An app distributed by Google's Android Market has collected private data from millions of users... Read more...

iOS 4 On iPhone 3G: A Little Performance Relief

I decided to upgrade one of my iPhone 3G’s to iOS 4 and leave the other one on iPhone SDK 3.1.3 after purchasing two new iPhone 4′s. Realizing that the upgrade did not have much to offer, the fate of the iOS 4 iPhone 3G was to be utilized as more of an iPod touch for my six-year-old daughter. Read more...

The worst app name. Ever.

Filed under: HumorSometimes app developers will send me PR releases hoping I review their apps (thus increasing their sales). If I think it's a good app, or that my readers would like it, I do. Many times I don't, however. But I couldn't resist sharing this app with the rest of the world. Why? Not because it's a good app (I haven't even tried it), but because it is the worst-named app in the history of apps: Touch Teen Patti. Read more...

Japanese Government Pressing Apple Over First-Generation iPod Nano Fire Risk

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Japanese government is continuing to pursue its long-standing concern over reports of first-generation iPod nanos overheating, following up on a warning to consume... Read more...

Mossberg: iPhone 4 the best of the super-smartphones, except for U.S. voice calls on AT&T

When I reviewed Apple’s new iPhone 4 last month, I said that, overall, it was still the best of the super-smartphones... Read more...

A Look Inside Apple's Magic Trackpad

With its ultra-thin design and single-use functionality, users might think that a teardown of Apple's new Magic Trackpad would be straightforward and uninteresting. But the experts at iFixit show us in one of their famous teardowns how Apple... Read more...

Prizmo provides optical character recognition on the iPhone

Filed under: iPhone Prizmo is a popular OCR (optical character recognition) app for the Mac that allows you to scan documents and things like business cards easily and quickly, avoiding the step of typing them in by hand. Now, Creaceed has announced that it's bringing the app to the iPhone, so you'll be able to make use of the really powerful OCR software, all on the go using the iPhone's HD camera as a scanner. As you can see above, it's pretty impressive. Read more...

Apple as religion?

Foxnews this morning has a doozy:  In a research paper published this month by two professors at Texas A&M University, the authors argue that the only way to understand the slavish adoration and over-the top financial success of Apple and its "Jesus Phone" (the iPhone) is to understand its minimalist, white-walled stores as the new churches of the tech generation. um. Read more...

TUAW's Daily App: Gravity Hook HD

Filed under: iPhone, iPad Semi Secret Software (the same folks behind the amazing Canabalt game for the iPhone) has released its second game for the iOS platform, Gravity Hook HD. I actually heard about this one way back in March, and it was made even before Canabalt was. But this iPhone and iPad release has been updated for HD, and it's kind of fun. Read more...

Study: iPad owners are selfish elitists, non-owners are independent geeks

Filed under: iPadHey we didn't say it, we only repeated it. Consumer firm MyType has done a study of the opinions of 20,000 people, and have determined that iPad owners are wealthy, sophisticated, educated, and score very low in tests designed to chart altruism and kindness. In short, they're rich and smart, but also spoiled and cruel. If you happen to be anti-iPad (and probably vocal about it), don't worry, we're not leaving you out. Read more...

Obama demonstrates healthcare.gov on his Mac

If we can somehow avoid politics and just observe that the President of the US is using a MacBook Pro with a presidential seal over the Apple Logo, we'll be in pretty good shape. Read more...

Amazon Announces New Kindles: $139 Wi-Fi, $189 3G

Last night, Amazon announced an all new Wi-Fi only Kindle that starts at only $139 with a 3G-capable one for $189. Amazon.com is excited to introduce a new generation of Kindle. The all-new Kindle has a new electronic-ink sc... Read more...

Mossberg reviews iPhone 4 voice calls, still better than iPhone 3GS

The Wall Street Journal's, Walt Mossberg, has put the iPhone 4 through six-weeks of testing and has determined that its voice call capabilities are not the best, but still better than its predecessor's. His final note puts it all in perspective: "So that’s my six-week, real-world report. Despite the hot-spot issue and the exposed antenna, the iPhone 4 does better than the 3GS for me in decent coverage. Read more...

Apple may finally be past white iPhone 4 obstacles

Apple may have finally solved the problems preventing white iPhone 4s from being mass-produced... Read more...

Android Wallpaper app sends personal data to China

Before we go throwing stones out of our glass houses, remember that flashlight app that turned the iPhone into a wireless router? Well that wasn't so bad. Android's feeling the pain from a wallpaper app that sends your personal data from your phone to some sketchy servers in China. It was downloaded by millions of innocent people. That is all. Read more...

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