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
Enable iOS in the Car in iOS Simulator With iOS 7.1 Beta
While developer Steven Troughton-Smith has shared several screenshots and a video of iOS in the Car running on iOS 7.0.3, the iOS 7.1 beta currently available to developers offers even more iOS in the Car functionality, including a redesign.
According to Troughton-Smith, it is difficult to access iOS in the Car in iOS 7.0.3, but another developer, Denis Stas, has discovered that it's much...
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iOS in the Car Development Plagued by Organizational Issues
Organizational issues have been plaguing Apple's development of iOS in the Car, according to The Information's Jessica E. Lessin (via AppleInsider). Because iOS in the Car did not fit neatly into an existing hardware or software team at Apple, executives reportedly "didn't quite know what to do" with the program.
iOS in the Car from iOS 7.1 (Source: Denis Stas) The disconnect is attributed...
AT&T Adds 1.2M Smartphones, 566,000 New Subscribers in Q4 2013
AT&T today announced its 4Q 2013 earnings, revealing the company added 1.2 million postpaid smartphones to its network (both upgrades and new subscribers) and gained 809,000 new subscribers, with 566,000 being postpaid customers with a contract. It is unclear how many of AT&T's new customers were choosing iPhones, however, as AT&T, like Verizon, no longer reports quarterly iPhone activations or...
Rap Genius Launches 'Genius' iOS App for Song Lyric Discovery
Rap Genius, the site that recently had a run-in with Google for its dubious SEO strategies, today launched an official Genius iOS app that allows users to access the site's archive of song lyrics.
The app includes access to annotated lyrics for millions of songs, and it also includes lyrical breakdowns and explanations that delve into the meaning behind phrases and words in music. Annotations...
Google Bringing Chrome Apps to iOS and Android
Google today launched Chrome apps for iOS and Android, which will see Chrome-based apps encased in a native application shell that allows them to be distributed through the Apple App Store and Google Play. Currently, Chrome-packaged apps are written in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, but are able to launch outside the browser, access APIs and work offline.
Developers can access an early developer...
Tim Cook: Innovation 'Deeply Embedded' In Apple, Company Has 'No Issue' Coming Up With New Ideas
Apple plans to launch new products in categories where it doesn't currently operate, according to comments from CEO Tim Cook. During today's earnings call, Cook said that innovation is "deeply embedded" in everyone at Apple and that the company has "no issue" coming up with new projects to work on.There's so much of the world that is full of very complex products. We have zero issue coming up...
iPhone 5s Demand Higher Than Expected, Took Time to 'Build the Mix' Customers Wanted
Today’s earnings call revealed that Apple saw lower than expected iPhone 5c sales in the United States, primarily because iPhone 5s sales exceeded Apple’s projections.
While Apple did not break down sales between individual iPhone models, the company did indicate that the iPhone 5c ended up representing a smaller mix of iPhone sales than anticipated.
According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the...
Tim Cook: Mobile Payments 'One of the Thoughts' Behind Touch ID
During Apple's earnings call today, CEO Tim Cook indicated that mobile payments were one of the driving forces behind the company’s decision to introduce Touch ID with the iPhone 5s.The mobile payments area in general is one that we’ve been intrigued with. It was one of the thoughts behind Touch ID.Cook went on to say that people love being able to buy digital content from their iPhones using...
Government to Allow Apple to Disclose More Data on Surveillance Requests
The United States Department of Justice today reached a tentative deal with Apple and other technology companies on data requests to allow the companies to provide more detailed disclosures on information requests from the NSA Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.As indicated in the Justice Department’s filing with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the administration is acting to...
Nintendo's Mobile Push to Focus on Marketing Demos, Not Full Games
Earlier this month, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata indicated Nintendo was looking into a new business structure involving "smart devices" after the company experienced its third consecutive annual loss in light of increasing competition from mobile platforms.
While that statement was interpreted by some as an indication of Nintendo's plan to develop game titles for iOS and Android, it appears ...
Apple's App Store Usage Numbers Put iOS 7 Adoption at 80%
Following approximately four-and-a-half months of availability, iOS 7 is now installed on 80 percent of devices connected to the App Store, according to the newest numbers posted on Apple's App Store support page for developers.
As iOS 7 adoption numbers grow, iOS 6 usage continues to drop, and the older operating system is now installed on just 17 percent of devices. Three percent of...
iPhone Replaces Hotel Room Keys in New Pilot Program
Starwood Hotels & Resorts is implementing a new pilot program that will see two key hotel locations in Manhattan and Silicon Valley allowing guests to enter their rooms with their smartphones, reports The Wall Street Journal.
After installing the Starwood Preferred Guest (SGP) App, guests will receive a virtual key on their iPhone, which can then be used to unlock a door with a tap using...
Apple Campus Celebrates 30th Mac Anniversary With One Republic Performance
In celebration of the Mac's 30th anniversary, Apple employees are being treated to a musical performance by popular band act OneRepublic at Apple's Cupertino campus.
(Photo courtesy of @soulo1200s)
Celebrating Mac's 30th with some of my closest friends in Cupertino with OneRepublic. Awesome.— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) January 25, 2014 Apple holds a bi-weekly "Beer Bash" for employees at its campus...
Reports of iTunes Radio Working in the U.K. After iPhone Restore
Over the past several months, iTunes users in the U.K. and several other countries have noticed the availability of the welcome screen of iTunes Radio on their devices, hinting at an upcoming release.
As of today, MacRumors has had a few reports from U.K. and Australian users that have been able to access and listen to iTunes Radio on their iPhones. While some MacRumors forum members in the...
NimbleBit and Milkbag Games to Team Up for New 'Disco Zoo' Game
NimbleBit, the developer behind freemium hits like Pocket Trains, Tiny Tower, and Pocket Planes, has teamed up with Milkbag Games' Matt Rix, creator of Trainyard and Owen Goss, who did Landformer and Finger Tied, for an all new animal-based game called Disco Zoo.
Through casual puzzle gameplay, rescue animals from around the world to live in your very special Disco Zoo. Earn coins from your...
Apple Password Management Ranked Most Secure Out of 100 E-Commerce Websites
In a comprehensive study of the password security policies of 100 e-commerce websites, Apple was the only site to receive a perfect score of 100.
Conducted by password-management company Dashlane (via Ars Technica), the Personal Data Security in E-Commerce Security Roundup [PDF] examined the password policies at various sites using 24 different criteria like acceptance of weak passwords and...
Incipio and AT&T Debut 'Cashwrap' iPhone Payment Case With NFC
Incipio and AT&T have t3a">partnered to produce the Cashwrap Mobile Wallet Case, which is an iPhone case that supports NFC and the Isis Mobile Wallet, allowing its users to pay with their smartphones at participating stores.The Isis Mobile Wallet is an app designed to let users make payments with their phones. The mobile app works with Android apps without the need for a case, but because the...
Apple Adds 'Happy Birthday, Mac' Section to Mac App Store
In celebration of the Mac's 30th anniversary, Apple today added a new "Happy Birthday, Mac" section to the App Store. The section, which features apps and games from both Apple and third-party developers, is intended to "capture the spirit" of what makes the Mac extraordinary.When the Macintosh debuted on January 24, 1984, it fundamentally changed what a computer was – and what it could do....
'Celebrate the Mac' Site Offers Photos of Vintage Macs in Celebration of 30th Anniversary
Jonathan Zufi, author of the coffee table book "Iconic: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation" and the man behind the Shrine of Apple site, has created a new website that includes photos of Macintosh computers and portables from Apple's early years.
To celebrate Mac's 30th birthday, I've created this micro site for all the world to enjoy. In 2009, I started taking photos of every Apple...
Apple Seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 Build 13C44 to Developers
Apple today seeded build 13C44 of OS X 10.9.2 to developers, marking the third developer beta iteration of 10.9.2. The release comes a week after the second OS X 10.9.2 beta, build 13C39, and a month after the first OS X 10.9.2 beta.
The update is available to registered developers through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store as well as through the Mac Dev Center.
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