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MobileMe Mail, Me.com, Find My iPhone experiencing issues

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Sep 30, 2011 a 1:15 am

Apple's MobileMe Status board is showing multiple problems at the moment, including MobileMe Mail, Me.com web apps, and the Find my iPhone utility.

MobileMe Mail: 25% of MobileMe members may be unable to access MobileMe Mail. Normal service will be restored ASAP. We apologize for any inconvenience.

www.me.com web apps: Some MobileMe members are unable to access MobileMe applications at me.com. Normal service will be restored ASAP. We apologize for any inconvenience. Read more

MobileMe to iCloud phishing email hitting inboxes

By chrisoldroyd, Saturday, Aug 27, 2011 a 4:06 am

A new phishing email is arriving in email inboxes targeted at Apple MobileMe users. The email is supposed to be from Apple and is asking users to upgrade their MobileMe accounts to iCloud. The email has been based on an earlier email that Apple sent to MobileMe users after the WWDC iCloud introduction.

Daily Tip: How to subscribe to Apple iCal calendars [Mac only]

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Jul 21, 2011 a 12:53 am

Trying to figure out how to easily add holidays and sports schedules into the iPhone or iPad Calendar app? Lucky for us Apple actually solved this problem quite a while ago for Mac iCal users. Simply subscribe to Apple's already built calendars and you'll be all set. Read on to find out how!

Apple posts MobileMe to iCloud transition guide

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Jun 24, 2011 a 3:33 pm

Apple has posted a guide to help users transition from MobileMe to iCloud. The good news? Just like TiPb's been telling you from the start, there will be web apps for Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Find my iPhone. Also, if you need more storage, you'll be able to buy it. The bad news? iWeb, MobileMe Gallery, and iDisk are toast.

iWeb, Gallery, and iDisk users are encouraged to move their data off MobileMe before the June 30, 2012 cut off date, and knowledge base articles have been posted to give additional information.

Will iCloud keep the MobileMe web apps?

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jun 13, 2011 a 4:20 pm

There's some debate as to whether or not Apple will keep the MobileMe web apps, like Mail, Contacts, and Calendars around after the transition to iCloud. Some have heard no, that Apple will trash them and go 100% apps. Others have heard yes, that Apple will keep them around.

iTunes Match: all your music synced to all your devices via iCloud

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Jun 6, 2011 a 3:06 pm

iTunes Match, another iCloud app, will basically function as a locker for your iTunes library. If you have music that isn't purchased from iTunes, it will match the media in your library with content available in iTunes and allow you to stream it to your devices wirelessly. (What happens if something you have isn't available in iTunes? Do you still need to sync it?)

Apple is saying this process will only take minutes, not hours. All the content will be DRM free and have the same benefits of purchased music. Any songs will be matched and upgraded to 256kbps AAC DRM-free files.

iCloud replacing MobileMe, and it's Free

By Cody Allison, Monday, Jun 6, 2011 a 3:04 pm

MobileMe will no longer cost you $99. Actually, as of today, MobileMe will cease to exist at all. MobileMe It's being replaced by iCloud, which will consist of a collection of apps.

iCloud will let you wirelessly sync all data to the cloud, as well as perform automatic daily backups from your device. This is going to come in very handy when getting a new iOS device.

Are you excited about wireless backups and MobileMe being put to death, and iCould going free? Let us know.

iOS 5 feature: over the air (OTA) automatic daily backups

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Jun 6, 2011 a 2:42 pm

If you're tired of consistently having to sync your device to iTunes in order to back it up (I know I am), get ready for a big change. iOS 5 is bringing automatic OTA backups! The backups will be available over Wifi and will back up each day.

Backups will include -

Your purchased music (what about stuff in our iTunes that isn't iTunes purchased?)
Media (books, photos, videos)
Device settings and app data.

What does this mean for end users? It means gone are the days of having to worry about losing your data if your device gets stolen or damaged.

Get a new one, sign in with your Apple ID and there's all your data. Just the way you left it.

Excited yet?

Moscone banner shows off iCloud icon in advance of WWDC 2011

By Georgia, Thursday, Jun 2, 2011 a 3:31 pm

Look through the glass and what do we see, the iCloud logo on a banner at WWDC! Yes, it does seem like someone traced the MobileMe icon to make the iCloud icon but that's also a nice little bit of continuity.

Fortune goes Inside Apple

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, May 7, 2011 a 2:02 pm

Fortune's Adam Lashinsky goes Inside Apple to detail how the world's most secretive and successful ~~computer~~ consumer electronics company is run, from Steve Jobs... down to the janitor. And it's a doozy of an article. Over the course of some 22 pages, we learn: