∞ Verizon expected sell 9 million iPhones in 2011

With the Verizon iPhone announcement coming on Tuesday, analysts are trying to figure out how many iPhones the company will sell. One analyst pegs that number at 9 million. (more…)

∞ Reports: Verizon to offer unlimited data on iPhone

There are several reports out today that claim when Verizon introduces the iPhone on its network users will be able to get an unlimited data plan. (more…)

∞ CES: Audio interviews from CES

I mentioned earlier this week that Your Mac Life host Shawn King would be traveling to Las Vegas and covering the Consumer Electronics Show for The Loop. Shawn’s audio interviews have been posted online. (more…)

∞ Mac App Store transition not easy for all devs

Many developers jumped into the Mac App Store with both feet and are loving it. However, it hasn’t been an easy ride for all developers. Sophia Teutschler of Sophiestication Software makes several apps, including the popular CoverSutra. I must say this has turned kind of ugly and I hope that it gets rectified soon. Federico Viticci did a great job of detailing the drama of the story.

Customers are angry at Sophia because she didn’t respect her promise to offer CoverSutra 3.0 as a free upgrade for everyone who purchased a 2.0 license. She says she simply forgot about the promise, she’s not aiming at making “quick money” out of Mac App Store purchases — she could have branded CoverSutra 2.5 as 3.0, offer it for free to previous customers and sell it in the Mac App Store. But in her words, she didn’t because that would have been a lie.

CoverSutra: A Fistful of Dollars [MacStories]

∞ Report: Verizon iPhone to be in stores at end of January

The Verizon iPhone is expected to be announced at a special event next Tuesday in New York, but the phone won’t be available right away. (more…)

∞ VLC media player pulled from App Store over licensing issues

Apple pulled the popular VLC media player from its App Store because of a dispute over licensing issues. (more…)

∞ Report: Steve Jobs may attend Verizon event

Earlier today Verizon Wireless sent invitations for an event being held next week in New York. Now, it appears Apple CEO Steve Jobs may attend as well. (more…)

∞ Verizon to hold special event January 11 — possibly iPhone

Verizon Wireless on Friday sent an invitation to select press to attend a special event on January 11, 2011. (more…)

∞ Pixelmator goes exclusive to Mac App Store

If you want to download Pixelmator, the popular image editing software for the Mac, the Web site will push you to the Mac App Store. The developers have taken the bold move of announcing that the Mac App Store is becoming their exclusive sales channel. (more…)

∞ Apple sued for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch patent infringement

Apple is being sued by Ancora Technologies for violating one of its patents. The patent in question would cover all of Apple’s iOS devices. (more…)

∞ Opinion: Hey, pundits: the Mac App Store isn't for you

Within the first 24 hours of the Mac App Store’s public existence, there have already been thousands of words posted on the blogosphere about it – tech pundits dissecting and examining it, finding it lacking, hating it, loving it, whatever. There’s never a shortage of commentary when Apple introduces a new product, and the Mac App Store is no different. (more…)

∞ Steve Jobs collects $1 salary in 2010

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is one of the most successful CEOs in history, but you wouldn’t know it from his paycheck. (more…)

∞ Mac App Store counts more than a million apps downloaded on first day

Apple announced Friday that its newly minted Mac App Store moved more than one million application downloads during its first day of operations. (more…)

∞ Apple's Games page a Mac App Store casualty

On Thursday Apple launched its Mac App Store. The company simultaneously took down a page from its Web site that’s been a destination to Mac gamers for more than a decade: its Games page. (more…)

∞ 2011 the year of the tablet? No, that was 2010 with Apple's iPad

Many people are hailing 2011 as the year of tablet. Actually, that’s not quite true — 2011 is the year that everyone tries to catch Apple. (more…)

∞ Mac apps peak in the $20-$50 range on Mac App Store

You may have thought that free apps or even those that are under $5 would be the most popular category among developers, but not in the Mac App Store. (more…)

∞ iLife '11 from the App Store excludes iWeb, iDVD

As many could have predicted, Apple’s iLife ’11 is available through the new Mac App Store, which launched on Thursday. But iWeb and iDVD are nowhere to be found. (more…)

∞ AT&T drops price of iPhone 3GS to $49

AT&T on Thursday said it will drop the price of Apple’s iPhone 3GS to $49 beginning tomorrow, January 7. (more…)

∞ Fixing the 'error 100' message in the Mac App Store

Apple released the Mac App Store on Thursday as part of Mac OS X 10.6.6. If you’ve been getting “error 100,” here’s how to fix it. (more…)

∞ Mac App Store, Mac OS X 10.6.6 arrive

Apple on Thursday released Mac OS X 10.6.6, which includes the Mac App Store. (more…)

∞ Your Mac Life and The Loop at CES

CES kicks off tomorrow in Las Vegas and even though I won’t be there personally, Shawn King of Your Mac Life will. (more…)

∞ Do CES vendors fear Apple?

The Consumer Electronics Show doesn’t officially start until tomorrow, but there’s been a slew of announcements from the show already. Could it be that many vendors at CES are afraid Apple will steal all of the press tomorrow when it launches its Mac App Store? Joe Wilcox thinks so.

It’s as if vendor attendees are rushing and stumbling over one another to get out their news before January 6. Now why is that? There’s more than CES going on tomorrow. Apple will launch the Mac App Store. In mid December, when the launch date was announced, I asserted: “Apple crashes CES party with Mac App Store.” Perhaps many vendors fear the same. I don’t recall there ever being so much news before the show’s start. Amazon, ASUS, AT&T, Intel, Lenovo, LG, Netflix, Samsung and Vizio are just a sampling of major vendors holding big press events and/or making major announcements since Monday.

Are this year’s CES attendees afraid of Apple? [Betanews]

∞ Apple releases iWork Update 5

Apple on Wednesday released an update for its iWork productivity suite of applications. (more…)

∞ Mac App Store will launch at 12:00 pm ET on Thursday

The Mac App Store will officially launch on January 6, but nobody has been able to nail down a time when the service will be publicly available. (more…)

∞ Minotaur Rescue released for iOS; Jeff Minter's debut iOS game

Retro gamers, rejoice: Legendary game designer Jeff Minter’s debut game for iOS, Minotaur Rescue, is ready for download. It’ll set you back a buck. (more…)

∞ Navigon, Audi offer free iPhone nav app for CES attendees

If you’re planning on driving around Nevada during this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, you might benefit from turn-by-turn directions to points of interest using your iPhone. That’s why Navigon and Audio have teamed up to provide Audi Las Vegas Navigator software. (more…)

∞ iPhone alarm glitch cost woman her job? No, poor planning did

As soon as I heard about the iPhone alarm issue, I knew someone would say they lost their job due to the iPhone. Well, it happened. (more…)

∞ Apple updates GarageBand, iMovie

Apple on Tuesday released updates for two of its iLife ’11 apps, GarageBand and iMovie. (more…)

∞ Bodega App Store expects to thrive with launch of Mac App Store

Bodega, an application that allows developers to sell their products through its storefront, launched in 2009 and sees great things in the future, even with the launch of the Mac App Store coming this week. (more…)

∞ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 coming for Mac

Feral Interactive announced Tuesday plans to release LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 for the Mac later this week. The game will ship on Thursday, January 6 and will cost $39.95. (more…)