Java 7, Hackulous, Apple & Waze, Amazon Auto Rip, Android SDK — MacWorks Weekly Episode 12

Josh and Chris from MacWorks talk about the latest news in the realm of Apple and Technology. This week they discuss the Java 7 scare (now fixed), Hackulous/installous shutting down, the inaccurate rumors of Apple acquiring Waze, Amazon's new AutoRip service, and the closure of the Android SDK.

2016-11-01T21:28:02-04:00January 21st, 2013|Lab548 Weekly|

Amazon’s DRM Causes Reader to Lose Entire Library

I just came across an article from a fellow Twitter user (you can follow us on Twitter via @MacWorksInc) that explained an extreme case of bad DRM practices directly from Amazon.com.  Click here to read the original article. Shocking, disgusting, rude, arrogant -- all of those words describe the situation a traveling reader encountered earlier this week.  Lynn (last name undisclosed) received an email explaining that Amazon closed her account and wiped her Kindle e-reader.  What's [...]

2017-08-28T22:52:47-04:00October 22nd, 2012|iPhone|

MacWorks Weekly Episode 5 – Patents, Siri, App Size & Bugs

Josh and Chris from MacWorks talk about the latest news in the realm of Apple and Technology. This week they discuss Apple's new iPad design patent. Amazon losing executives to Apple's Siri team.  How horrendously large App downloads have become with retina graphics... oh, and a few bugs with iPhone data.

2016-11-01T21:28:03-04:00October 22nd, 2012|Lab548 Weekly|

iTunes Match Breakdown – One more… piracy?

Please note that we’ve written a new article with much more information about iTunes Match and a couple brief how-to’s.  Just click here to read it. Apple announced iTunes Match during the WWDC keynote causing quite a stir in the music world.  Some people say iTunes Match enables piracy; others think that Apple worked hard to satisfy the RIAA with the $25 subscription fee.  The more paranoid people in the audience think the new service [...]

2017-08-28T22:27:38-04:00June 12th, 2011|Mac|