Filed under: Apple , iPhone The folks at Minty Boost have unveiled a rather interesting Apple secret : just how the company charges its devices. In the video on the next page, you can see the whole process reverse-engineered. It’s rather technical, but as long as you make sure all the wires go where they need to go (you need to lay out a certain series of resistors on the USB data lines, so that the device thinks it’s hooked up to... 

Filed under: Features , Troubleshooting , Ask TUAW Welcome back to Ask TUAW , our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we have questions about replacing a MacBook hard drive, refreshing a NFS mount, getting a simple clock on screen, improving iCal’s note handling, and more. As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of …  Read More →

Filed under: Accessories In the never ending saga of finding the best battery backup for your iPhone or iPod touch, Zagg has taken a different approach in releasing the ZAGGsparq [US $99.95]. Instead of a dongle or a snap in case , The ZAGGsparq is a big honking block, around the size of an Airport Express that contains the largest lithium polymer backup battery I’ve seen weighing in at 6000 mAh. For reference, the two Monoprice pieces... 

I’m all about gadgets that are made to look old but still have that new technology we all know and love.  Yet the USB gadgets made to look like older ones just seem a bit like cheap impostors.  However, if you don’t want to pay the price for an expensive antique that runs just like the old ones always have, these would work out great.  Especially since they’re plenty affordable. These hurricane lamps are made out of plastic... 

From the Toys section : Apple’s USB Power Adapter for iPod/iPhone  Read More →

Filed under: Hardware , iTunes , Apple Didn’t you hate it when you were a kid, and you would complain to an adult about something one of your siblings was doing, just to end up getting yourself in more trouble than they ended up in? Well, you might say that’s exactly what is happening to Palm and the ongoing dispute with Apple over the Pre ’s ability to sync with iTunes. The company has landed itself in some hot water after...