Juli Clover
Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
Juli Clover's Articles
Bose Products Could Be Returning to Apple Store Shelves Next Week [Updated]
Back in October, Apple removed all Bose audio products, both demo and sellable, from its retail stores around the world, but it appears the company may be planning to reintroduce Bose products to store shelves in the near future.
According to a source that spoke to French Apple website iGen.fr [Google Translate], some Apple retail stores have begun receiving shipments of Bose products with...
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New Hearthstone Expansion 'Goblins vs Gnomes' Officially Launches
Blizzard today introduced the new "Goblins vs Gnomes" expansion pack for its popular online trading card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. First teased last week, Goblins vs Gnomes introduces more than 120 new mechanical-themed cards to Hearthstone, including an all new "Mech" minion type.
Goblin vs Gnomes cards first debuted last week as arena draft picks, giving users a way to check out...
Tim Cook Nominated for TIME's 2014 Person of the Year
TIME today posted its shortlist of people who are being considered for the publication's annual "Person of the Year" award, and Tim Cook is once again on the nomination list. TIME is recognizing Cook for the launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and his recent decision to come out as gay.
Back in late October, Tim Cook made the bold move of announcing his sexual orientation in a letter written for ...
Apple Forces Transmit to Remove Send to iCloud Drive Feature, Blocks All Share Sheet File Transfers in the Process
Panic's file management app Transmit made its way to iOS with the launch of iOS 8, bringing several useful capabilities that took advantage of iOS features, including "Extensibility" options that let any app upload files to a server using Transmit and a "Send" feature that let files be shared to multiple services like Dropbox and iCloud Drive.
As of last week, the function that let files be...
Steve Jobs Deposition Video Shown in Ongoing iPod Class-Action Lawsuit
Apple is in court this week dealing with an ongoing class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of purposefully crippling competing music services and inflating prices by locking iPods and iTunes music to its own ecosystem.
Evidence from Steve Jobs, in the form of a series of emails, has played a large role in the case so far, and today, the former Apple CEO was featured in the trial again,...
Early Apple Employee Bill Fernandez Shares Details on Steve Jobs, Creation of the Apple II, and More
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are widely recognized as the major driving forces behind the creation of Apple computer, but there were also several other key employees in the early years who helped establish what is now one of the most valuable companies in the world.
TechRepublic has published an in-depth profile and interview with Bill Fernandez, who was Apple's first employee when the company ...
Buyer's Guide: Deals on MacBook Air, Retina MacBook Pro, iPads, Apple Accessories, and More
Now that Black Friday has ended, a lot of the more impressive deals have ended, but retailers are continuing to offer lingering discounts on a few products, including the 11-inch MacBook Air, 13 and 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro, and remaining stock of now-discontinued high-capacity iPad Air and iPad mini 2 models.
In addition, we've also got some deals on software like CleanMyMac 2 and discounts ...
Apple Adds New Flyover Locations to Maps, Siri Movie Showtimes in More Countries
Apple has added several new locations to its Maps Flyover feature in iOS and OS X, including three new areas in France, two new landmarks in Arizona, and several other popular spots in New Zealand, Wyoming, Arkansas, and Sweden. The new additions to Flyover allow users to take a close 3D look at the areas, zooming in on buildings and recognizable landmarks.
Here's a full list of the new...
Apple Questions Plaintiff iPod Purchase Dates in Ongoing Class-Action Lawsuit
Apple is in court this week fighting a class-action lawsuit that alleges the company deliberately crippled competing music services by locking iPods and iTunes music to it own ecosystem, but as it turns out, there may be no legitimate plaintiff in the case.
The class-action suit pertains to iPods (classic, shuffle, touch, and nano) purchased between September 12, 2006 and March 31, 2009, and...
Apple Campus 2 Event Space Costing Apple $161 Million, Fitness Center Priced at $74 Million
Apple's currently in the process of building an iconic "spaceship" campus in Cupertino, and along with the main circular building, the campus will include both an auditorium for press events and a fitness center designed for employees.
According to building permits obtained by BuildZoom (via Re/code) the 120,000 square foot event space that Apple is constructing via BNBT Builders is costing...
Apple Seeds Second OS X 10.10.2 Yosemite Beta to Developers
Apple today seeded the second beta of OS X 10.10.2 Yosemite to developers, two weeks after seeing the first 10.10.2 beta and two and a half weeks after releasing OS X 10.10.1 to the public.
The new beta, build 14C78c, is available through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store and should be available in the Mac Dev Center soon.
Like OS X 10.10.1, as a minor update, OS X 10.10.2...
Puzzle Game 'God of Light' Named App of the Week, Available for Free
Physics puzzle game God of Light from Playmous has been named Apple's App of the Week, and as a result, it will be free to download from the App Store for the next seven days. First released in February of 2014, God of Light is normally priced at $1.99 and has not been priced below $0.99 since its initial launch.
Praised for its impressive graphics, soundtrack, and challenging gameplay in App...
Apple Hiring Maps Engineer to Work on Improved Community Crowdsourcing, Siri/Passbook Integration
Apple is continuing to work on improvements to its Maps app for iOS and OS X, and a new job listing suggests that better use of crowdsourcing and integration with Siri and Passbook are the next features the company will introduce to provide a better Maps experience.
The job posting, first shared by 9to5Mac, seeks a "Maps Community Client Software Engineer" to join Apple's Maps team. The...
Eddy Cue Speaks on Apple's DRM Policies in iPod Antitrust Lawsuit
In an ongoing class action lawsuit that alleges Apple deliberately crippled competing music services by locking iPods and iTunes music to its own ecosystem, Apple iTunes chief Eddy Cue today testified on Apple's Digital Rights Management (DRM) policies.
In the early days of iTunes and the iPod, all iTunes music purchases were encoded with Apple's FairPlay DRM, preventing music bought via...
Apple in Full Support of Naming Alabama Anti-Discrimination Bill After Tim Cook
Alabama Representative Patricia Todd is introducing a new anti-discrimination bill that will share a name with Apple CEO Tim Cook. Called the Tim Cook Economic Development Act, the forthcoming bill aims to put an end to work-place discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Todd was inspired to name the bill in honor of Tim Cook after he condemned discrimination against LGBT employees in...
Apple Announces 'Hour of Code' 2014 Campaign for Students, Offers Free Programming Workshops in December
Apple today announced that it will once again join Code.org's "Hour of Code" campaign, hosting a free one-hour introduction on the basics of computer programming at various Apple Stores on December 11. The company also plans to host other workshops and special events for Computer Science Education week, from December 8 to 14.
"Hour of Code" is an initiative that's sponsored by non-profit...
Type More Than 100 Words Per Minute With the New NinType Keyboard for iOS
Third-party keyboards like Swype and Fleksy promise to make typing on iPhones and iPads faster with features like predictive text and swiping, but new third-party keyboard NinType goes even further, combining taps, swipes, and shortcuts to allow users to type more than 100 words per minute.
Created by app developer Yose Widjaja, NinType's magic comes from its ability to support two-handed...
Apple Deleted iPod Owners' Songs Downloaded From Competing Music Services Between 2007 and 2009
Between 2007 and 2009, Apple stealthily deleted content that iPod owners had downloaded from rival music services, reports The Wall Street Journal. The information came to light during an ongoing class action iPod lawsuit that Apple is fighting in court this week, where the Cupertino company is accused of having violated antitrust law by locking its original iPods to the iTunes ecosystem....
Shipping Estimates for 27-Inch Retina iMac Improve to 1 to 2 Weeks
As the holidays approach, supplies of the Retina iMac appear to be improving somewhat, and as of this week, shipping estimates for both standard and custom Retina iMac configurations have improved to 1 to 2 weeks in the United States (via MacGeneration). Shipping estimates have also improved to 1 to 2 weeks in many other countries, but custom configurations may carry higher shipping times outside ...
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Shipping Times Improve to 3 to 5 Days for Many Models
Following the Thanksgiving holiday, Apple Store shipping estimates for both the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus have seen significant improvement, with many models in the online Apple Store now carrying a shipping estimate of 3 to 5 days in the United States.
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models in all colors and from all carriers in 16 and 64GB configurations now ship within 3 to 5 days, while...
