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
Apple's iPad-Centric Event to Take Place on October 22
Apple will hold its much-rumored iPad event on October 22, reports AllThingsD. While the event will focus on Apple's upcoming fifth-generation iPad and iPad mini, the new Mac Pro and OS X Mavericks will also be featured at the event. Though Apple has not officially announced the event, AllThingsD has a solid track record when it comes to event predictions.
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iPad and iPhone Usage Remains Strong Among U.S. Teenagers
Both Apple's iPhone and iPad continue to remain popular with U.S. teenagers, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster's latest semiannual teen survey. 55 percent of teens now own an iPhone, compared to just 48 percent from a survey conducted in April and 40 percent in the fall of 2012.Our most recent semi-annual Teen survey demonstrates that Apple remains the most popular tech brand...
iPad Mini and Fourth-Generation iPad Have Most Responsive Tablet Touch Screens
The iPad mini and the fourth-generation iPad have the most responsive touch screens, according to a new set of TouchMark benchmarks from cloud streaming company Agawi.
In its latest TouchMark test, Agawi tested the screen latencies of several different tablets, including the iPads, the Microsoft Surface RT, the Kindle Fire HD, the Nexus 7, the Galaxy Tab 3, and the Nvidia SHIELD.
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Jony Ive Partners With Leica for One-of-a-Kind Charity Camera
Apple hasn't produced a dedicated camera since it released the QuickTake in 1994, but a new collaboration between Apple's senior vice president of design Jony Ive and Leica gives a glimpse of what an Apple camera could look like today (via Pop Photo).
Ive has designed a one-of-a-kind Leica M Rangefinder to be auctioned off at Sotheby's to benefit Product (RED). The camera, which utilizes a...
Apple to Expand iTunes Radio to U.K, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and More by Early 2014
Following last week's news that iTunes Radio would be expanding to Canada within the next few months, Bloomberg is reporting that Apple plans expand the service to the U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand by early 2014, ahead of competitor Pandora’s own expansion. The expansion could also include Nordic countries.
Apple Inc. plans to expand iTunes Radio to English-speaking countries...
Relocated New York Apple Store in Nanuet to Open Thursday
Apple is moving its current Palisades Apple Store located in West Nyack, New York to Nanuet, New York, approximately three miles away.
The Apple Store will be in an open-air center known as "The Shops at Nanuet," which has recently undergone an extensive redevelopment. The mall’s grand opening will take place on Thursday, October 10, which is the same day the Apple Store will open. In...
Mavericks to Include Support for 'Power Nap' on iMacs
While Apple's Power Nap feature is currently limited to a small selection of MacBook Airs and Retina MacBook Pros, it appears that some iMacs utilizing flash storage or Fusion Drives may be able to take advantage of the technology when Mavericks is released.
First introduced with OS X Mountain Lion, Power Nap is a feature that performs various background functions while a Mac is charging and...
Curved Handheld Displays Almost Ready for Market
Both LG and Samsung plan to release phones that feature curved displays in the near future, reports Reuters. Flexible curved displays, which have been utilized in television sets, are a developing technology for smartphones and other consumer electronic devices.Curved displays are in the early stages of development and allow bendable or foldable designs that could eventually allow mobile and...
Amiga Games Coming to iOS 7 Later This Year, Will Include Controller Support
Amiga Games today announced that it is planning to re-release some of its classic games for iOS later this year, "in time for the 2013 holiday season."
Originally introduced in the late 1980s, the Commodore Amiga PC offered a variety of 16-bit games. ranging from Captain Planet and Lemmings to Shadow of the Beast.
Amiga Games will customize its classic Amiga titles for Apple’s iOS,...
Beats to Launch Beats Music iOS App Within the Next Few Months
Beats will launch its Beats Music service in the United States within the next couple of months, reports The Next Web. The service will be available via the web and an iOS app, directly competing with other available music services like Spotify, Pandora, Rdio, and Apple's newly released iTunes Radio.
According to Beats COO and president Luke Wood, Beats Music will focus on both content...
Skype for iPhone and iPad Updated With iOS 7 Redesign
Skype today updated its iPhone and iPad apps to version 4.13, introducing a slight redesign that better fits the aesthetic of iOS 7. Though the Skype apps already used a "flat" iOS 7-style design, additional white space has been introduced for an overall cleaner look.
The app also includes improvements to accessibility with better Voice Over integration and enhancements to both audio and video ...
iTunes Radio May Be Coming Soon to Canada
iTunes Radio, Apple's streaming music service that debuted alongside iOS 7, is currently limited to users in the United States. That may change in the near future, however, as Apple appears to be preparing to launch the service in Canada.
Apple recently added a new job listing (via 9to5Mac) seeking an iTunes Canada Music Programmer, who will be responsible for overseeing the programming of...
Phil Schiller, Scott Forstall May Testify in Apple v. Samsung Damages Retrial
Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller and former senior vice president of iOS software Scott Forstall may testify in the upcoming partial damages retrial between Apple and Samsung, reports PCWorld. Forstall has been largely out of the public eye since being ousted from Apple in late 2012.
Set for November 12, the trial follows judge Lucy Koh's March ruling that...
'Iconic' Coffee Table Book Offers 650 Photographs of Apple Products
Jonathan Zufi, who runs the Shrine of Apple website, has spent the last several years collecting and photographing Apple’s huge array of products, from rare releases to everyday items. He’s amassed 150,000 photos, 650 of which will appear in his new 326-page book, "Iconic: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation."
Zufi interviewed with The Wall Street Journal, where he described how he...
Former Apple Engineer Gives Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Original iPhone Introduction
Just ahead of the second anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death, Fred Vogelstein has published a piece in The New York Times that gives a detailed behind-the-scenes look at the work that went into both the first iPhone and its January 9, 2007 announcement, featuring information from key iPhone developers like Andy Grignon, Tony Fadell, and Scott Forstall.
According to Andy Grignon, the senior...
NimbleBit and Disney to Team Up for 'Star Wars: Tiny Death Star'
Disney is teaming up with NimbleBit, the developer behind free-to-play hits like Tiny Tower, Pocket Planes, and Pocket Trains to release a new title called Star Wars: Tiny Death Star.
As noted by our sister site TouchArcade, the game appears to combine Tiny Tower-style gameplay with the Star Wars universe. In Tiny Tower, the goal was to build up a tower filled with various businesses,...
Apple Notifies Developers About App Store Volume Purchase Program for Mac Apps
Back in 2010, Apple debuted a volume purchase program for its iOS App Store, designed to allow educational institutions and businesses to purchase iOS apps in bulk. With Mavericks, the company is planning to expand its purchase program to the Mac App Store.
The App Store Volume Purchase Program now offers institutions the ability to assign apps to users while keeping full ownership and control ...
Adobe Hacked, 2.9 Million Customer Accounts Compromised
Adobe today announced that hackers have managed to obtain information on approximately 2.9 million of its customers that have downloaded its software, including customer IDs, encrypted passwords, customer names, encrypted credit/debit card numbers, expiration dates, and other information on customer orders.
Adobe does not believe that the attackers were able to obtain decrypted credit or...
Apple Releases OS X 10.8.5 Supplemental Update With Several Bug Fixes
Following an employee test period earlier this week, Apple today released a Supplemental Update to OS X 10.8.5, fixing an issue with the FaceTime HD camera on 2013 MacBook Airs, a bug that caused external drives to be ejected after a computer goes to sleep, an HDMI audio issue, and a problem that prevented certain USB Bluetooth adapters from working.The OS X v10.8.5 Supplemental Update is...
Apple Acquires Personal Assistant App Cue
Apple has acquired Cue, a personal assistant app that was designed to aggregate information from email, contacts, and calendars into a daily snapshot, reports AppleInsider. MacRumors heard similar rumors about the potential acquisition several weeks ago, but we were unable to verify the claim. The deal has reportedly netted Cue (formerly known as Greplin) $40 to $60 million dollars.
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