iTunes Match gets a launch, now live
iTunes 10.5.1, and with it iTunes Match, has been launched to the masses. By the masses we mean Americans. The rest of us are left...
Mac sales are up huge in the Western Europe, competitors are down, down, down
While the rest of the PC market seems to be drying up in Europe (down 11.4 percent this year over last), Apple seems to be...
Instacast HD screenshots for your viewing pleasure
Vemedio has published some screenshots of their podcatching application, Instacast, for the iPad. We should say upfront that we’ve been testing it throughout the beta...
OS X Lion sees relatively little adoption so far
Apple’s “most advanced” operating system, OS X 10.7, which is better known as Lion, saw great numbers on release day but has since settled into...
iTunes Match libraries getting deleted again, probably still not on the horizon
Apple has let developers know that they’re planning on resetting their iTunes Match data again today, but don’t read too much into this. The service...
First-generation nano gets a global replacement program
If you have a first generations iPod nano, and you still find yourself using it (WHY?), Apple’s agreed to begin replacing the devices, so long...
Suh-weet million-seller game Limbo coming to Mac in 2011
I get to write up a lot of announcements here at Macgasm, but this one is a real treat: Limbo, the hot game from Playdead,...
Jim Cramer gives useless Apple advice, continues to be grating
Jim Cramer, a financial analyst and television personality known for being neither competent nor affable, has cast a negative spin on Apple’s current state of...
Quick Tip: Locking your desktop with your screen saver
Okay, what gives? I just spent the last five minutes trying to remember how to get my screen saver to lock my desktop in Lion...
Apple tells Jon Briggs to Shhh-up and keep Siri on the down-low
Appearing in any Apple commercial or technology can clearly be a double-edged sword. On the one hand it could mean instant fame (Hello Mr. Long...
Pretty soon you’ll be able to appcessorize at the Apple Store
Like buying a new pair of jeans, or a new suit, buying an iOS device should also come with the ability to buy ‘appcessories’ before...
Condè Nast finally gives print subscribers free iPad access
Condè Nast, publisher of popular magazines like Wired, Vanity Fair, GQ, and The New Yorker, amongst others, has finally given their print subscribers access to...
Amazon buys Yap, a Siri-like speech thingie
Amazon picked up a little piece of voice-recognition software called Yap that some pundits are saying could eventually be their answer to Apple’s Siri. Whatever...
Apple’s score with Greenpeace “Green Guide” improving
If you’re like me, you have mostly been oblivious to Greenpeace’s “Guide to Greener Electronics”, but apparently Apple has scored a healthy 4th place —...
Apple Store iOS app updated to support EasyPay and Personal Pickup
Though we’ve known about this for quite a while now, Apple has finally released a new version of its Apple Store iOS app which includes...
Support cancer research with Steve’s favs
Steve is gone, but the tributes keep coming. If you’ve been reading Steve Jobs’ biography by Walter Isaacson, you’ll know that he talks with Steve...
Apple launches adapter replacement program for frayed “T” adapters
Apple’s T-MagSafe adapter has been known to have some problems, most notably fraying where the cord meets the adapter. Today, Apple has update their support...
Realmac Software adds Tumblr support to Courier
We love Courier at Macgasm. Currently, I use it to upload all of our podcasts to various locations at once. For the uninitiated, Courier lets...