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Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got lots of questions about syncing, as well as customized keyboards, sharing iPhone apps, managing iTunes, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Syncing, custom keyboards, sharing iPhone apps, and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Syncing, custom keyboards, sharing iPhone apps, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The shipping window for Apple's low-end Mac mini in the company's U.S. and Canadian online stores has slipped today to "1-3 business days" from the usual "Within 24hrs" timeframe, adding further hints of supply constraints and a possible refr...

Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App Review

CNN released CNN Mobile [iTunes link], an impressive news app but there are some caveats.

The app is loaded with features, including the latest international and US News, local weather and traffic, and the ability to share stories with email, SMS, Facebook and Twitter.

You can follow topics that are of interest to you, and they get placed in a special spot you can access with a tap of your finger.

You can also shoot video if you have an iPhone 3GS, and send it along to CNN. All in all, it's as full featured a news app as anyone could hope for, and includes live streaming of breaking events.

If you turn your phone to landscape mode, you get a kind of cover flow of stories, where you can drag your finger across the screen and explore stories in an interesting way.

Continue reading CNN jumps on the news app bandwagon

TUAWCNN jumps on the news app bandwagon originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Implementing a Long-Term Evolution data network, as is in the plans for both AT&T and Verizon, will be a costly $1.78 billion investment for each in the first year alone, a new study has found.

Gizmodo reports on a number of different tips and tidbits it has received in recent months that together paint a picture of Apple's goals for its much-rumored tablet computer. Building on a report yesterday claiming that the new device will have a f...

Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer went on the offensive against Apple in a recent interview, stating that Windows has gained market share on OS X, and that the browser Safari is a "rounding error."

The focus of Apple's long-rumored tablet device could be the transformation of newspapers, magazines and other print media, a new rumor suggests.