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
Android Dominates Nearly 80% of Smartphone Market, iOS Drops to 13% Share
Apple's iOS is losing ground to Android when it comes to smartphone operating system market share, according to a new report from research firm IDC. Apple's share of worldwide smartphone shipments dropped to 13.2% during the second quarter of 2013, while Android climbed to 79.3%.
During the same quarter last year, Apple held 16.6% of the market, while Android held 69.1%. Despite its slight...
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Twitter Updated with Login Verification Improvements, New Photo Viewing Options
Twitter today updated its iOS app to version 5.9, adding an improved login verification feature that works with Twitter’s two-factor authentication procedure (which debuted earlier this year), replacing the phone number portion with in-app alerts.
With login verification enabled in the Settings menu, Twitter users will get a push notification on their phones alerting them of any login...
iOS 7 Beta 5 Tidbits: Icon Settings Redesign, New Control Center Options
Apple today released the fifth beta of iOS 7, which brings a number of improvements, changes, and bug fixes to the operating system, including newly redesigned Settings icons and a Control Center option that allows the feature to be disabled within apps.
iOS 7 beta 5 also offers a slew of minor interface tweaks and improvements that continue to make iOS 7 feel both faster and more polished....
Apple Seeds iOS 7 Beta 5 to Developers
Apple has just released the fifth beta version of iOS 7 to developers for testing purposes. The update is available as an over-the-air update to existing beta testers and it can also be downloaded via Apple's Developer Center.
The new beta arrives as build 11A4449a, and comes just over a week after the previous beta 4. Apple has also released a new version of its Apple TV beta, version 4,...
Twelve South Releases Adjustable HiRise Stand for iPhone 5 and iPad Mini
Twelve South today unveiled a new adjustable pedestal stand designed to work with both Apple’s iPhone 5 and the iPad mini. Made from brushed metal to match other Apple/Mac accessories, the HiRise is designed to work with a Lightning cable and nearly any iPhone or iPad mini case.
Place HiRise in your workspace to charge while your hands are free during calls and FaceTime chats.
Unlike most...
Vox Music Player Launches on the Mac App Store, Free Upgrade for MacRumors Readers
After launching in a beta capacity earlier this year, Copportino’s Vox 1.0 music player is now officially available for download from the Mac App Store. The Vox player was first released in 2007, but has since seen a major redesign and functionality overhaul.
The app, which offers a minimalistic design, is designed to be a replacement for playing music within iTunes. It supports a wide variety ...
Apple Releases New 'FaceTime Every Day' Ad
Apple has released a new iPhone ad called "FaceTime Every Day," the third in the popular people-oriented ad series the company launched earlier this year. The previous ads, "Music Every Day" and "Photos Every Day" highlighted the iPhone's Music and Camera apps.
As with the other ads in the series that focused on music and photos, FaceTime Every Day highlights Apple's FaceTime app. The spot...
Feedly Introduces Pro Service with Article Search, Evernote Integration
Earlier this year, Feedly launched a new RSS cloud platform to replace Google Reader, garnering the service more than eight million new users.
Today the company has introduced Feedly Pro, a new feature that it is beta testing. Feedly Pro, which will be priced at $5/month, comes with a number of premium features for users:- Article search: Search within your Feedly feeds
- Https: Add a layer...
Nokia Launches Lumia 925 Advertisement Bashing iPhone Camera
Nokia has taken a page from Microsoft's advertising book, today launching (via UKMR) a new advertisement comparing the company's Lumia 925 to the iPhone 5.
The ad focuses on the phone's photographic capabilities and is based on Apple's well known "Photos Every Day" commercial, which began running back in April. It uses a similar voice over and style, focusing on Lumia users taking photographs...
Apple Revises iTunes Terms and Conditions to Allow Educational iTunes Accounts for Children Under 13
Apple on Thursday altered its iTunes Terms and Conditions to permit children under the age of 13 to operate individual iTunes accounts created at the request of an "approved educational institution," reports Macworld.
Previously, Apple restricted iTunes accounts to children aged 13 or older, but the company announced it would be changing its policy with the release of iOS 7.These App and Book...
Infinity Blade 3 Rumored to Be in the Works
Following the cancellation of Infinity Blade Dungeons, it appears that a third game in the popular Infinity Blade series will be released in the future. Gaming site Kotaku has discovered that the LinkedIn profile of a QA Tester at Chair, the studio behind the series, has Infinity Blade III listed as one of his projects.
Infinity Blade and Infinity Blade 2 have proven to be some of the most...
Apple Files Brief Calling Department of Justice Remedy 'Draconian' and 'Punitive'
Following the Department of Justice's release of a proposed remedy to address Apple's e-book price fixing, Apple has filed its own brief (via The Next Web) that calls the plan a "draconian and punitive intrusion into Apple's business, wildly out of proportion to any adjudicated wrongdoing or potential harm."Plaintiffs propose a sweeping and unprecedented injunction as a tool to empower the...
BioShock Infinite Coming to Mac on August 29th
BioShock Infinite, the third game in the first-person shooter series, is set to be released for the Mac on August 29 through a collaboration between Aspyr Media, developer Irrational Games, and publisher 2K Games.
Originally released for consoles and PCs in March of this year, BioShock Infinite is set in 1912 in the floating city of Columbia. In the game, players take on the role of former...
Motorola Unveils 4.7-Inch Moto X Smartphone with 24-Hour Battery and Touchless Controls
Motorola today announced its new 4.7-inch Moto X smartphone, which comes equipped with a number of impressive features like a 720p AMOLED Display, Touchless Control via Google Now integration, multiple customization options, and unique camera controls. The phone has been described as Google and Motorola's flagship iPhone competitor.
The Moto X is the first phone where Google is in control of...
Best Buy Offering Free Apple TV with 15-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Purchase
Best Buy has launched a new promotion that includes a free third generation Apple TV with the purchase of a 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro. The company is also currently offering a $200 discount off of the retail price all of its Retina MacBook Pros, including both the 13-inch and 15-inch versions.
- 15-inch with 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage - $1,999.99
- 15-inch with 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage -...
Apple Acquires Low-Power Wireless Chip Developer Passif Semiconductor
Apple has purchased Silicon Valley-based wireless chip developer Passif Semiconductor, reports technology writer Jessica Lessin. The company, which Apple has reportedly been after for several years, specializes in low-power communication chips that could be used to improve battery life in wearable devices such as Apple’s rumored iWatch.
Passif develops communication chips that use very little...
Low-Cost iPhone '5C' May Include 8-Megapixel Camera
Apple's upcoming low-cost iPhone, perhaps called the iPhone "5C", may come equipped with the same 8-megapixel sapphire crystal-covered camera found in the iPhone 5, reports Chinese site IT168 [Google Translation]. The site has shared an image of what is claimed to be the iPhone 5C camera module, which appears similar to the existing iPhone 5 camera module.
While the low-cost iPhone will...
Usain Bolt Added as Playable Character in 'Temple Run 2'
Imangi Studios' hit game Temple Run 2 has been updated to include Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt as a playable character.
As expected, the character comes equipped with Bolt's signature yellow and green outfit along with unique talents like a coin-magnet speed-boost hybrid power up. Bolt spoke to USA Today about his appearance in the game, which he says that he plays while traveling.
To see...
Night Sky 2 Launches with High Quality Imagery, Original Artwork, and Community Feature
The follow-up to the popular stargazing app The Night Sky has launched today, introducing a number of new features. As with the original app, Night Sky 2 allows users to view the sky above them on an iPad or an iPhone to identify nearby celestial bodies.
The revamped app offers a redesigned sky view that includes both higher quality imagery and original artwork constellations, along with a...
iOS 7 Beta 4 Contains Fix For Malicious Charger Hack
Earlier this year, a trio of computer scientists discovered a flaw in iOS 6 that would theoretically allow an iPhone or an iPad to be hacked using a "malicious USB charger."
The researchers demonstrated the hack at the Black Hat Convention in Las Vegas today, showing off a custom built charger that was plugged into an iPhone. The charger, which took a week to design and cost just $45 in...
