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Intuit and Apple Announcements Include Money and a Lesson

Written on June 09, 2009 by Dave Greenbaum and 7 people have commented

Intuit, the company that helps manage your money, may owe you some. Heck, even Apple might.
In the winter of 2007, Intuit’s Quickbooks for Mac 2006 contained a fatal bug — an automatic update erased the desktop folders of users’ accounts (yikes). Intuit’s silence on the issue was deafening. Finally, after days of complaining and people [...]

Weekly App Store Pick: April 25, 2009

Written on April 25, 2009 by Olly Farshi and 6 people have commented

What’s that on the horizon? Why it’s none other than the latest picks fresh from the App Store, coming to brighten up your weekend!
Though before I run you through my latest selection of newly released apps, it’s time to indulge in a quick refresher of some of this week’s Apple news.
We started the week not [...]

Apple Q2 Financial Results Conference Call Set for April 22

Written on April 02, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 2 people have commented

It seems like it was only yesterday that Apple hosted their first-quarter 2009 financials conference call, but it was actually almost three months ago (hence why they’re called “quarterly”). Apple revealed the date for their upcoming second-quarter call today, which is set to take place April 22 at 2PM EST. Conference calls don’t usually contain [...]

Weekly App Store Roundup: Jan. 3, 2009

Written on January 03, 2009 by Olly Farshi and 3 people have commented

Grab a party hat, don your celebratory garb and prepare to get your freak on because, praise be, it’s the first ever Weekly App Store Roundup of 2009.
Indeed, with Macworld drawing near, attendees should immediately check out our very own Conference Schedule – it’ll make sure you’re consistently in the right place at the right time.
In [...]

Earn Money With Your iPhone 3G

Written on December 08, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 2 people have commented

My iPhone bleeds money. I buy apps, the bulk of which I never look at again. My monthly bill, in order to guarantee enough data available, is pretty expensive, especially when compared to what I was paying for earlier phones. And, to top it all of, I buy tons of accessories for my iPhone, spoiling [...]