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
Intel Delays Next-Generation Broadwell Chips Until 2014 Due to Manufacturing Issue
Intel yesterday confirmed that it is delaying the production of its next-generation Broadwell processors on account of a manufacturing issue. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced the news during Intel's earnings call, stating that production on the chips will begin during the first quarter of 2014 (via PCWorld).
Intel's Broadwell chips are designed to be the successor to its existing Haswell...
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Early Prototype of Apple's Touch ID Demoed by AuthenTec Co-Founder
Apple's Touch ID fingerprint sensor, one of the core features of the iPhone 5s, has received universally positive reviews due to its simplicity, its speed, and its position as a feature that is far from gimmicky, unlike some competing products.
The fingerprint sensor technology came from AuthenTec, a small semiconductor company based in Melbourne, Florida, acquired by Apple in July of 2012....
TweetDeck Updated With Docked Tweet Panel, Inline Reply Feature
Twitter today updated TweetDeck for Mac to version 3.3.3, with several additions that are designed to make it easier for users to preview images, Tweet and send direct messages.
The updated version of TweetDeck features a redesigned Tweet Panel, located in a column on the left hand side of the program. Though the panel is designed to close after a Tweet is sent, there is an option to keep it...
Square Debuts Square Cash Service, iPhone App
Square today opened its Square Cash service to the public, allowing users in the United States to send money using just an email and a debit card. The service is designed to be simple, and money can be sent by sending an email to the intended recipient with a dollar amount in the subject line and cash@square.com in the CC field.
To go along with the service, Square has released a new Square...
Apple to Hold Simultaneous Satellite Event in London for October iPad Unveilings
Earlier today Apple sent out invitations to its October 22 media event, which is expected to focus on the fifth-generation iPad and the iPad mini 2. The event will be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, but as it did with the iPhone launch, Apple plans to stream the proceedings to a separate London satellite event that international media members have been invited to...
Apple Releases New Java 6 Updates With Enhanced Security, Uninstalls Apple-Provided Java Applet Plug-in
Apple today released updated versions of Java 6 for OS X, bringing additional improvements to security, reliability, and compatibility. This is a standard update to Java 6, which is distributed by Apple. Java 7 is available through Oracle.
Java for OS X 2013-005 delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility for Java SE 6. Java for OS X 2013-005 supersedes all previous versions of...
T-Mobile to End Grandfathered Plans, Implement New Rates
T-Mobile will be putting an end to its grandfathered plans, reports TmoNews, in an attempt to simplify its offerings. According to a T-Mobile spokesperson, though its grandfathered plans are ending, customers will be offered "similar or better features at a comparable price."
Maintaining thousands of rate plans is the norm in the industry, but we think it creates unnecessary complexity. Simple ...
Ireland May End Apple Tax Residency Loophole
Ireland may shut down a tax loophole that allowed Apple to avoid declaring itself a tax resident in any country, reports The Street.
Apple, which currently has multiple subsidiary companies in the Irish city of Cork (Apple Operations International (AOI) Apple Operations Europe, Apple Operations, Apple Sales International and Apple Distribution International), is able to move money around the...
Steve Jobs' Former Girlfriend Chrisann Brennan Details His Early Life in Upcoming Book
Chrisann Brennan was Steve Jobs' girlfriend during the early formative years of Apple computer, living with both Jobs and early Apple employee Kottke as the company was founded. By her own account, she worked in the shipping department at Apple, soldering disconnected chips into boards and assembling Apple II cases.
Brennan, who is also the mother of Jobs' child Lisa, has written a new memoir...
Working Apple 1 Computer With Original Packaging to Be Auctioned
A working Apple 1 Computer that comes equipped with its original white cardboard box will be auctioned by German auction house Breker on November 16, and it is estimated to fetch between $300,000 and $500,000. The unit, which is one of only a handful in existence, is number “46” of 50 original hand-built computers sold by Apple’s first retailer, The Byte Shop.
"No. 46" is one of very few Apple ...
New App Bypasses Snapchat Screenshot Notifications; Snapchat Details Law Enforcement Requests
Released over the weekend, new app SnapHack is designed to allow users to save snapshots and videos sent via Snapchat without giving the sender a notification (via The Los Angeles Times). Snapchat photos are meant to be ephemeral, disappearing from servers and devices within seconds after viewing, with Snapchat providing notifications if a photo or video is saved.
SnapHack bypasses...
Samsung Dominates Mobile Market in Phablet-Heavy South Korea, Apple Devices Have Just 14% Share
As Samsung's home country of South Korea approaches connected device saturation, Apple's share of the market is dwarfed by Samsung's share, according to a new report from mobile analytics firm Flurry.
Of a total of 33,527,534 active smartphones and tablets in South Korea, Apple iPads and iPhones make up 14 percent. Samsung devices, including larger phone/tablet hybrids, make up 60 percent of...
HTC Launches One Max Smartphone, Fingerprint Sensor Garners Negative Reviews
HTC today unveiled its newest device, the HTC One max, a 5.9-inch smartphone that includes a dedicated fingerprint sensor. Unlike the convenient home button location of the fingerprint sensor in the iPhone 5s, the One max’s sensor is located on the back of the device, near the camera.
The sensor is activated via a swipe and can be programmed to recognize three different fingers. Each finger...
Unity Update Adds iOS 7 Game Controller Support
Unity, the engine behind a multitude of iOS apps, was today updated to version 4.2.2, adding iOS Game Controller support. According to the release notes, iOS game controller support plugs directly into the standard Unity Input API.
Like most mobile games developers, we’ve been closely following what important additions and changes the recently released iOS 7 update has made. One of the...
iPhone 5s Now Shipping Within 2 to 3 Weeks
Apple has clarified the shipping times for its iPhone 5s, with new shipping estimates ranging from two to three weeks for all carriers, colors, and capacities in the United States, Canada, and Asia Pacific. Apple Stores in Europe continue to list Apple's previous "October" shipping timeline.
Taking into account delivery times, iPhones ordered today will arrive to customers in late October or ...
New Model Offers Detailed Look at Apple's Upcoming 'Spaceship' Campus [Updated]
Apple’s proposed Apple Campus 2, now in the final planning stages, can be seen in detail in new model photos provided by San Jose Mercury News. The 4-story circular building, which Steve Jobs famously described as "like a spaceship," encompasses more than 2.8 million square feet and is designed to house upwards of 12,000 employees.
Image courtesy of San Jose Mercury News
As seen in the model, ...
AT&T to End Traditional Voice/Data Plans, Adopt Mobile Share for New Customers on October 25
AT&T is planning to discontinue its standard monthly voice and data plans for new customers, instead offering only its Mobile Share plans, reports Engadget.
AT&T is planning to axe its traditional monthly calling and data plans for new customers – both individual and family – in favor of the network’s latest shared data options, Engadget has learned after receiving an anonymous tip and...
Jony Ive and Marc Newson Discuss Design, Obsession With Perfection in New Interview
Apple's senior vice president of design Jonathan Ive and industrial designer Marc Newson have collaborated on more than 40 objects, such as the one-of-a-kind Leica Rangefinder camera and the solid gold Apple EarPods, that will be auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York later this year to benefit Product (RED), Bono's charity that has a long running partnership with Apple.
The duo interviewed with Va...
Apple Looking to Recruit BlackBerry Employees in Ontario
Following the announcement of BlackBerry's layoffs that will see a loss of 40 percent of its staff, Apple has begun poaching BlackBerry talent via a recruitment drive near the BlackBerry offices in Ontario, reports the Financial Post.In the Cambridge Hotel and Conference Centre on Sept. 26, located in Cambridge, Ont. on the outskirts of the Kitchener-Waterloo region where BlackBerry was born, the ...
'Temple Run: Oz' Available for Free From Apple Store App
Apple began offering free apps, books, and music via its Apple Store app back in August, and today the company has made hit endless running game Temple Run: Oz available at no cost.
Normally priced at $0.99, Temple Run: Oz was created through a partnership between developer Imangi and Disney to promote the "Oz the Great and Powerful" movie. Like other Temple Run games, Oz is an endless runner...
