08 May

The Mac Gist Podcast – Episode 15

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On this weeks episode of The Mac Gist Podcast we discuss if Apple is really doomed, what if Apple purchased Intel?, and new MacBooks? Please rate our podcast on iTunes! Thank you! #YouPostTheyHost Don’t forget to submit the Apple stories you’d like us to talk about to our subreddit /r/themacgist. Oh Yeah! Follow us on Twitter! Hosts: Nick [...]

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01 May

The Mac Gist Podcast – Episode 14

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On this weeks episode we talk about the Apple earnings report, WWDC tickets selling like hotcakes, iTunes turning 10, and how you could have coffee with Tim Cook! #YouPostTheyHost Don't forget to submit the Apple stories you'd like us to talk about to our subreddit /r/themacgist. Oh Yeah! Follow us on Twitter! Hosts: Nick Rodriguez, Scott Hills, and [...]

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29 Apr

biteSMS updated to 7.5, brings slew of bug fixes

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  Earlier Monday, biteSMS was updated to version 7.5. The update brings a large amount of bug fixes, the biggest of which being the app not always showing the latest text messages in a thread. biteSMS 7.5 also launches much faster than previous versions. Here is the full changelog: Version 7.5 29 April 2013 Big [...]

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22 Apr

iBeetle is Finally Here!

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Volkswagen has finally announced the iBeetle, one of the first vehicles to have a ‘genuine integrative interface’ for the iPhone that was coordinated with Apple. This is clearly what the world has been waiting for. The iPhone will interface with the Beetle via a specially developed app and a docking station. Other than some different [...]

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17 Apr

The Mac Gist Podcast – Episode 13

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On this weeks episoide we talk about Ron Johnson, iMessage outages, AppGratis being pulled, and poor PC shipments. Follow us on Twitter! Hosts: Nick Rodriguez, Scott Hills, and Mike Fisher Technical Producer: Michael Armstrong remember tosubscribe to the subreddit /r/themacgist and submit stories for us to talk about on next weeks show. Music on this episode is brought [...]

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16 Apr

Facebook App Updated

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Chat Heads! Facebook version 6.0 brings the amazing Chat Heads feature to iOS although you will only be able to access the feature when you are directly inside of the App. There are also giant stickers that can be sent via message to other users as well. Looks really similar to what Path was doing [...]

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16 Apr

The Underground App Store

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Notions of a “underground” app market became a big topic of discussion this week with popular “app-discovery” app AppGratis being removed from the iOS App store.  The banning being a contentious issue itself, it has also shed some light on the larger problem for Apple of underground and external app markets. AppGratis was pulled from Apple’s [...]

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16 Apr

Apple TV Replacement Program

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Apple has released internal documents that a small number of third-generation Apple TV units may have WiFi issues. If you’re Apple TV has been unable to locate a WiFi network, or dropped from time to time you may be able to get a replacement from Apple. Apple has determined that a very small number of [...]

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15 Apr

Verizon Follows T-Mobile with new 12 Month Smartphone Payment Plans

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Verizon had said they would not be afraid to follow what T-Mobile did with contact free smartphones. Today they have released plans to make that first step. However, they have not lost sight of screwing their customers for every penny they have. They announced that starting April 21st, select smartphones and tables will be available on a 12-month payment plan [...]

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12 Apr

T-Mobile Launches the iPhone.

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It may not be an actual Apple release, but it is close. There are reports on the internet of small lines outside of T-Mobile stores this morning waiting for the latest version of the iPhone 5. As we have reported, T-Mobile is selling the iPhone upfront for $99 then 20 monthly payments of $20 until [...]

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