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
AT&T Announces Massive 30-50GB Mobile Shared Data Plans
AT&T today unveiled three new shared data plans aimed at businesses, offering 30GB, 40GB, and 50GB of data, along with unlimited calls and texts.
The plans, which begin at $300, also come alongside new Mobile Share - Data only and Business Pooled Nation for Data plans for business customers.The new plans make it even easier and more affordable to work or play on the go, whether that be taking...
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Cupertino Hotel Adds Apple TVs to Guest Rooms
The trendy Aloft Hotel in Cupertino, which is located a mere two blocks from Apple's headquarters, has ">installed an Apple TV in each of its 123 rooms. Using the Apple TVs, hotel patrons can access television shows and movies via iTunes, and use Netflix and Hulu in addition to the Apple TV's other apps.
AirPlay is available for playing videos and music, and according to Square International, ...
Geocentric App Developers Compare Apple's MapKit and Google Maps SDK
FastCompany has released a detailed comparison of Apple's MapKit and Google Maps SDK after interviewing the developers behind two popular geocentric apps.
Lee Armstrong (Plane Finder) and Bryce McKinley (Tube Tamer), who are experienced with both mapping platforms, criticized Apple for focusing on flashy features over base functionality, but lauded the company for MapKit's performance, low...
Zite Announces Google Reader Alternative
Following Wednesday's news that Google would be shutting down its RSS aggregation platform Google Reader in July, personalized magazine company Zite today announced that it had built a functional replacement that does not utilize Google's infrastructure.
Zite has long included support for Google Reader, using the platform to allow readers to import customized feeds into the app. Zite’s...
Alfred Updated to Version 2.0 with Improved Customization and Workflows
After a beta period that began in December, productivity and search app Alfred was today updated to version 2.0. Alfred, which is a Mac replacement for Spotlight, is now equipped with a new feature called Workflows.
Workflows are designed to allow users to automate and execute multi-step tasks with a single keystroke, using a simple visual editor. The app offers support for launching...
Rovio Releases 'The Croods,' an iOS Game Based on Dreamworks' Upcoming Animated Film
Rovio and Dreamworks have teamed up to release a new caveman-centric iOS game The Croods, which is based on the upcoming animated Dreamworks movie of the same name.
The game, which focuses on taming wild creatures, creating inventions, and decorating a prehistoric village, stars a family of cavemen who are the last of a dying breed. Players are instructed to help The Croods survive by trapping ...
Steve Jobs to be Immortalized in Japanese Manga Series
An upcoming manga comic book series from Japanese artist Mari Yamazaki will feature the life story of Steve Jobs, as told by Walter Isaacson in his best selling biography of the former Apple CEO.
According to Pocket-lint, the officially licensed series will appear in a "female comic" magazine called Kiss, published by Kodansha, Japan's largest manga publisher.
Yamazaki has been chosen to...
Dropbox Desktop Client Updated With Improved Notifications and File Sharing
Dropbox today released an update for its Mac client, offering a redesigned drop down interface and improved file sharing capabilities.
With version 2.0 of Dropbox, users can share files with one another using a link from the Desktop menu. File sharing notifications are sent out in real time, to the desktop application and the iOS app.
Introducing a shiny new feature: a new tray popup that...
IDC Predicts Android Tablet Shipments Will Overtake iPad Shipments in 2013
According to a new report from research firm IDC, tablets running Google's Android operating system are poised to overtake the iPad during the course of 2013.
A surge of low cost Android-based tablets has prompted IDC to forecast worldwide tablet shipments of 190.9 million, an increase from its previous estimate of 172.4 million.
48.8% of those are expected to run Google's operating system, ...
Tumblr Update Adds New Camera Interface and Photosets
Tumblr today updated its iOS app to version 3.3, adding a redesigned camera interface that simplifies in-app photo taking and integrated Photoset capabilities.
Previously released as part of a standalone app, the new Photoset feature allows users to create photo collages with customized layouts.
Tumblr has also been updated with the ability to double tap posts to like them, easy one-tap...
Fleksy Demos Leap Motion Integration at SXSW, Releases New iOS SDK
Syntellia, the company behind popular alternative keyboard app Fleksy, is developing software that will allow the app to work with the upcoming Leap Motion Controller. Syntellia is demoing the Fleksy and Leap Motion combo at SXSW this week.
Fleksy is a text-input system that implements advanced predictive text algorithms to allow users to type without looking at the screen of the iPhone or the ...
Marvel Releases 700 First Issue Comics for Free via Marvel Comics iOS App
As part of a South by Southwest promotion, Marvel has announced (via The New York Times) that it is giving away more than 700 of its No.1 issues through its Marvel Comics iOS app and web store.
"This is the perfect way to show everyone how much we believe in our material by letting them try the first issues for free, because we're sure once they start, they won't stop," says Marvel SVP –...
Upcoming Cartoon 'Angry Birds Toons' to be Available in Rovio's Line of Games
Angry Birds Toons, Rovio's upcoming animated series, will be distributed through its existing line of iOS and Android apps to reach more than 1.7 billion users that have downloaded the games.
Angry Birds titles that are in the App Store will be updated with a ">new video channel that will allow access to the show. The cartoon will also be available on select TV networks, Samsung Smart TVs,...
Philips Releases Open APIs and SDK for iOS Controlled Hue Lighting System
TechCrunch reports that Philips has created an official developer program for its Wi-Fi connected Hue home lighting system, which includes an SDK for iOS and APIs to allow hardware and software developers to integrate Hue into their products.
Hue, which is exclusive to iOS, allows users to control LED lightbulbs via the iPhone and an accompanying bridge that uses the ZigBee communication...
Mozilla Will Not Release an iOS Version of Firefox Due to Apple's Limitations on Third-Party Browsers
CNET reports that during a talk at SXSW, Jay Sullivan, Mozilla's vice president of product, said that the company has no plans to release an iOS version of Firefox because of technological limitations imposed by Apple.
The nonprofit Mozilla, which pulled Mozilla Firefox Home from Apple's App Store in September 2012, is not currently building a version of its Firefox browser for iOS, nor does the ...
Launch Center Pro Updated with New Actions and Redesigned Action Composer
Launch Center Pro today received its first major update. The app, which was released last summer, creates shortcuts to functions within apps. As an example, it can be used to create a shortcut to send a message to a specific person or search Yelp with a predetermined search term.
Update 1.1 adds new in-app actions, allowing users to use preset text and group messaging, along with improved Text ...
Alleged Apple eBay Store Offers Better Deals than Apple Refurb Store
In late 2012, a new Apple seller appeared on eBay, offering Apple-certified refurbished products. The storefront, known simply as Refurbished-Outlet, is believed to be run by Apple itself.
As 9to5Mac pointed out in November, the Refurbished-Outlet seller makes the same promises that Apple does when selling refurbished products on its online Apple Store, with a full one-year warranty and a...
Apple Updates Keynote, Numbers and Pages for iOS with Bug Fixes
Apple today released minor updates for its suite of iWork apps for the iPhone and the iPad. The iOS versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote have all been updated with minor stability improvements and bug fixes.
This update contains stability improvements and bug fixes.The last major update to the iOS apps came in early December, adding several significant improvements.
Pages, Numbers, and Ke...
Google Releases Location Discovery App 'Field Trip' on iOS
Google today released its location discovery app Field Trip for the iPhone. Previously an Android app released in the fall, Field Trip is designed to direct users to local points of interest.
The app runs in the background and uses Bluetooth or a popup notification to alert users when there are "cool, hidden, and unique things" nearby. Field Trip offers information on landmarks and historical...
Thermodo from Robocat Measures Ambient Air Temperature Using the iPhone's Headphone Jack
Robocat, the Danish software studio behind apps like Haze and Thermo, has launched a new Kickstarter project for a small thermometer that can be plugged into the headphone jack of a smartphone or tablet to measure indoor and outdoor temperatures.You can measure the temperature indoors as well as outdoors. Track the temperature and see how it rises after you turned on the radiator or check how the ...
