Patents, Trademarks, Google Maps & Xbox Surface – MacWorks Weekly Episode 8

Apple lost a patent lawsuit for $368.2M to VirnetX for violating VPN related patents with FaceTime.  After winning that lawsuit, VirnetX turned around and immediately sued Apple for other iPhone related technologies.  Apple loses iPhone trademark in Mexico due to its similarities with the telecommunications company iFone.  Apple awarded design patent for a rounded rectangle.  Google's not optimistic that Apple will approve their Maps app. Microsoft is supposedly working on a Xbox Surface.

2016-11-01T21:28:02-04:00November 13th, 2012|Lab548 Weekly|

Tweetbot, Microsoft Surface, Java & Mountain Lion – MacWorks Weekly Episode 7

Josh and Chris from MacWorks talk about the latest news in the realm of Apple and Technology. This week they discuss the cost of Tweetbot, Microsoft's claim that the Surface display is better than the iPad with retina display, Apple's removal of Java from Mountain Lion and how Java 7 breaks a lot of stuff on the Mac.

2016-11-01T21:28:02-04:00November 2nd, 2012|Lab548 Weekly|

MacWorks Weekly Episode 6 – iPad mini, Retina MacBook Pro, New iMacs & Mac minis

Josh and Chris from MacWorks talk about the latest news in the realm of Apple and Technology. This week they discuss the October 23rd Apple event.  Apple introduced the iPad 4th generation, iPad mini, 2012 iMac, 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro and the 2012 Mac mini.  We get into the specifications for each and discuss buy recommendations for each.

2016-11-01T21:28:03-04:00October 24th, 2012|Lab548 Weekly|

Apple is live-streaming today’s keynote

We're more excited now than we were five minutes ago.  Apple will be streaming the keynote live, anyone who can watch video today will choose that over the typical liveblog format we all love to hate.  This link will take you to the live stream and should be opened in Safari (Apple's web browser) for the best viewing experience.  You can also watch the event live from your Apple TV.  Just browse the icons for the [...]

2017-08-28T22:53:34-04:00October 23rd, 2012|Events|

Amazon’s DRM Causes Reader to Lose Entire Library

I just came across an article from a fellow Twitter user (you can follow us on Twitter via @MacWorksInc) that explained an extreme case of bad DRM practices directly from Amazon.com.  Click here to read the original article. Shocking, disgusting, rude, arrogant -- all of those words describe the situation a traveling reader encountered earlier this week.  Lynn (last name undisclosed) received an email explaining that Amazon closed her account and wiped her Kindle e-reader.  What's [...]

2017-08-28T22:52:47-04:00October 22nd, 2012|iPhone|

MacWorks Weekly Episode 5 – Patents, Siri, App Size & Bugs

Josh and Chris from MacWorks talk about the latest news in the realm of Apple and Technology. This week they discuss Apple's new iPad design patent. Amazon losing executives to Apple's Siri team.  How horrendously large App downloads have become with retina graphics... oh, and a few bugs with iPhone data.

2016-11-01T21:28:03-04:00October 22nd, 2012|Lab548 Weekly|

MacWorks Weekly Episode 4 – Steve Jobs, Time Capsules, Woz, Lawsuits and More!

Josh and Chris from MacWorks talk about the latest news in the realm of Apple and Technology. This week they discuss the Anniversary of Steve Job's passing through a yet undiscovered time capsule from a conference in Aspen.  Steve Wozniak thinks that Apple should move iTunes into a ubiquitous mobile experience (like they did with the PC).  We also talk about the sheer number of lawsuits in the tech world... how companies need to stop [...]

2016-11-01T21:28:03-04:00October 22nd, 2012|Lab548 Weekly|

MacWorks Weekly Episode 3 – Contact Syncing, iTunes Subscriptions, Mac Gaming

Josh and Chris from MacWorks talk about the latest news in the realm of Apple and Technology.  This week they discuss the best way to sync contacts across Apple devices.  Contacts Cleaner (available in the App Store) is a must-have for proper contact management.  iTunes Subscriptions would allow Apple to compete with the likes of Spotify and Pandora.  Gaming comes to the Mac with a new website called MacGameStore.com.

2016-11-01T21:28:03-04:00October 8th, 2012|Lab548 Weekly|

MacWorks Weekly Episode 2 – iOS 6 Features, Map Problems & Shipping Delays

Josh and Chris from MacWorks talk about the latest news in the realm of Apple and Technology. This week they discuss what's new in iOS 6 and some of the other issues that crept us on Apple users. Apple dropped Google's database for the new maps application and caused a lot of issues with local search. iPhone 5 buyers will have to wait nearly a month for the new device if they can't make it [...]

2017-08-28T23:39:48-04:00September 21st, 2012|Lab548 Weekly|