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
Apple Launches U.S. iPhone Promotion Offering Free Next Day Shipping On All Models
Apple today launched a new promotion for U.S. customers, providing free next day shipping on all of its iPhone models. While Apple typically provides free shipping for all orders over $50, the promotion also includes the iPhone 4, which is free with a two year contract.
The shipping promotion comes shortly after Apple released a new "Why You'll Love an iPhone" advertising campaign via email...
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Google+ for iOS Updated with Profile Redesign and Photo Filters
Google has updated its Google+ for iOS app, adding new photo editing features like filters, rotation, and crop, alongside a new profile design that makes +1, reshare, and comment buttons easier to access.
Back in September of 2012, Google purchased Snapseed, which was created by Nik Software. The new photo editing elements that are in the Google+ update come directly from the Snapseed app,...
Mailbox Fills One Million Reservations, Updates App with New Shake to Undo Feature
Six weeks after launching, Mailbox today announced that it had fulfilled one million reservations for its popular mail management app.
Before the app went live, Orchestra, the company behind Mailbox, implemented a reservation system in order to deal with demand. Though highly criticized, Mailbox experienced only a few significant outages during the weeks after the app launched.
Last Friday, ...
Apple Updates Podcasts iOS App With Custom Stations, Playlists, and iCloud Syncing
Apple has updated its Podcasts app, adding a much desired iCloud syncing feature along with the ability to create custom stations and On-The-Go playlists.
With custom stations, users can compile their favorite podcasts into lists that will be automatically updated when new episodes are released, and a new option allows listeners to decide whether custom stations begin playing the newest or...
Apple Increases Account Security With Optional Two-Step Verification System for Apple IDs
Apple has implemented a new two-step verification system for Apple IDs (via 9to5Mac), adding an additional layer of protection for Apple accounts with an extra security code and a "trusted" device.
Two-step verification will require you to verify your identity using one of your devices before you can make changes to your account or make an iTunes or App Store purchase from a new device. You...
Apple's iCloud and iTunes Match Are Top Cloud Media Services in U.S.
According to a report from Strategy Analytics (via Engadget) Apple's iCloud and iTunes Match are the most frequently used cloud media services, with a combined usage total of 27%.
To get its numbers, Strategy Analytics asked 2,300 Americans the following question: “Have you ever used any of the following online digital locker services which enabled you to store music, video (including TV...
MagSafe Adapter Key Ring Connects MagSafe Converter to Keys
Apple's Retina MacBook Pro and MacBook Airs from 2012 on incorporate the thinner MagSafe 2 power port, requiring the use of a small MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Converter in order to use the computers with older power adapters.
The MagSafe Adapter Key Ring is designed to prevent the loss of the MagSafe Converter by connecting it to a set of keys. Printed from stainless steel, the Key Ring attaches...
BioShock Infinite to be Released for Mac This Summer
BioShock Infinite, the third game in the first-person shooter series, will be released for the Mac this summer through a collaboration between Aspyr Media, developer Irrational Games, and publisher 2K Games.
Unlike the previous BioShock titles, BioShock Infinite does not take place in the underwater city of Rapture, as it is not part of the previous storyline. Instead, BioShock Infinite is set ...
New iPhone Passcode Security Flaw Discovered in iOS 6.1.3
Following yesterday's release of iOS 6.1.3, which fixed two bugs allowing the iPhone's passcode lock to be bypassed, another passcode security flaw has been discovered.
The vulnerability, which only affects the iPhone 4, involves the Voice Dial command, as demonstrated in the video below from YouTube user videosdebarraquito.
iPhoneinCanada tested the method in the video using an iPhone 4...
DRM Software Development Company Intertrust Files Lawsuit Against Apple for Patent Infringement
The Wall Street Journal reports that patent holding company Intertrust Technologies Corp. has filed suit against Apple, accusing the Cupertino-based company of infringing on 15 of Intertrust's patents related to "security and distributed trusted computing."
Intertrust invents and licenses technologies for digital rights management, currently holding more than 150 patents.
As posted on the co...
Withings' Smart Body Analyzer Launches, Measures Weight, Heart Rate and Air Quality
Withings debuted its Smart Body Analyzer scale at CES 2013, and as of today, the scale is available for purchase.
Like its previous Wi-Fi Body Scale, Withings' Smart Body Analyzer tracks weight and body fat, but this updated version also monitors heart rate and environmental air quality.
Air quality detection might seem like a strange addition to a scale, but Withings says that the...
Apple TV Software Updated to Version 5.2.1 with Bug Fixes, Hulu Redesign
Alongside today's update to iOS 6.1.3, Apple also updated the Apple TV to version 5.2.1. The 5.2.1 software contains a number of bug fixes and has also brought a redesigned Hulu app to the device.
The security fixes, which can all be credited to the evad3rs, prevent users from executing unsigned code, determining the address of structures in the kernel, and executing arbitrary code in the...
Evernote Food Updated to Include OpenTable Reservations and Foursquare Ratings
Evernote Food, Evernote's app dedicated to documenting cooking and dining experiences, was today updated to version 2.1. The release brings OpenTable reservations and Foursquare ratings to the universal app, allowing users to book seatings at restaurants within the app.
In addition, users are now able to share recipes via Facebook, Twitter, or email, and new tag-based syncing capabilities have ...
AT&T Announces Massive 30-50GB Mobile Shared Data Plans
AT&T today unveiled three new shared data plans aimed at businesses, offering 30GB, 40GB, and 50GB of data, along with unlimited calls and texts.
The plans, which begin at $300, also come alongside new Mobile Share - Data only and Business Pooled Nation for Data plans for business customers.The new plans make it even easier and more affordable to work or play on the go, whether that be taking...
Cupertino Hotel Adds Apple TVs to Guest Rooms
The trendy Aloft Hotel in Cupertino, which is located a mere two blocks from Apple's headquarters, has ">installed an Apple TV in each of its 123 rooms. Using the Apple TVs, hotel patrons can access television shows and movies via iTunes, and use Netflix and Hulu in addition to the Apple TV's other apps.
AirPlay is available for playing videos and music, and according to Square International, ...
Geocentric App Developers Compare Apple's MapKit and Google Maps SDK
FastCompany has released a detailed comparison of Apple's MapKit and Google Maps SDK after interviewing the developers behind two popular geocentric apps.
Lee Armstrong (Plane Finder) and Bryce McKinley (Tube Tamer), who are experienced with both mapping platforms, criticized Apple for focusing on flashy features over base functionality, but lauded the company for MapKit's performance, low...
Zite Announces Google Reader Alternative
Following Wednesday's news that Google would be shutting down its RSS aggregation platform Google Reader in July, personalized magazine company Zite today announced that it had built a functional replacement that does not utilize Google's infrastructure.
Zite has long included support for Google Reader, using the platform to allow readers to import customized feeds into the app. Zite’s...
Alfred Updated to Version 2.0 with Improved Customization and Workflows
After a beta period that began in December, productivity and search app Alfred was today updated to version 2.0. Alfred, which is a Mac replacement for Spotlight, is now equipped with a new feature called Workflows.
Workflows are designed to allow users to automate and execute multi-step tasks with a single keystroke, using a simple visual editor. The app offers support for launching...
Rovio Releases 'The Croods,' an iOS Game Based on Dreamworks' Upcoming Animated Film
Rovio and Dreamworks have teamed up to release a new caveman-centric iOS game The Croods, which is based on the upcoming animated Dreamworks movie of the same name.
The game, which focuses on taming wild creatures, creating inventions, and decorating a prehistoric village, stars a family of cavemen who are the last of a dying breed. Players are instructed to help The Croods survive by trapping ...
Steve Jobs to be Immortalized in Japanese Manga Series
An upcoming manga comic book series from Japanese artist Mari Yamazaki will feature the life story of Steve Jobs, as told by Walter Isaacson in his best selling biography of the former Apple CEO.
According to Pocket-lint, the officially licensed series will appear in a "female comic" magazine called Kiss, published by Kodansha, Japan's largest manga publisher.
Yamazaki has been chosen to...
