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Considering selling your iPhone on eBay? Here is the ultimate guide to selling an iPhone on eBay and getting the best price for it.

Whether you are using eBay to sell your iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G or original iPhone, this free guide offers tips on crafting your listing, setting your opening bid and Buy it Now prices, and properly photographing your iPhone to increase the chance of making decent money when selling your used iPhone on eBay.

Why Sell iPhone on eBay?

As the premier online auction site, eBay gives you access to a global audience of people that are searching for used iPhones. I have sold four iPhones on eBay, and I have always been surprised at how well my auctions perform. I have sold year-old iPhones on eBay for close to the cost of a new iPhone. In fact, I once got a new $499 iPhone essentially for free after I sold my used iPhone on eBay for $415 and combined it with a $100 Apple Store credit that Apple once gave to all iPhone customers.

If you are planning to buy a new iPhone, it would be wise to sell your used iPhone on eBay and put the funds toward buying the next generation iPhone.

Cost of Listing iPhone on eBay

You are exempt from paying the basic insertion fee if you list less than 50 items per month on eBay. If you add a Buy It Now option of $50 or more, you will pay a $0.25 base price. Adding special features to the auction (like a bold title, a subtitle, additional photos, etc.) will drive up the auction listing fees, but not by too much.

Where eBay really gets you is with the 9% fee on the final sale price. So if you sell your iPhone for $400, you will pay eBay the listing fee (usually around $1-$2) plus $36 (based on the 9 percent final value fee). Even with the fees, however, I have found that my iPhone sales on eBay have generated a high enough price to be worth my while.

How Much to Sell iPhone For on eBay?

Remember that you are obligated to sell your iPhone at whatever the closing bid price is. The market value of an iPhone will vary, depending on what model you are selling and when you are selling it. The newest generation iPhones could sell for thousands on eBay. Or they could sell for cheaper if supply is high. A year-old iPhone will sell for less than a new generation iPhone (though still high in many cases).

Here’s how to price your iPhone appropriately in your eBay listing, including setting the right opening bid and a Buy It Now price:

Opening Bid

This may sound risky, but I recommend setting your starting bid at $0.01 (i.e. one penny). Although the thought of having to sell your iPhone for one mere cent is downright frightening, this will never happen. Your iPhone will always sell for close to the market price — i.e. whatever it’s worth.

Consider surrendering to the market and letting buyers compete to determine how much your used iPhone is actually worth. Yes, in some cases, you may earn less than you hoped, but in other cases you may make more money than you expected by selling your iPhone on eBay (even when setting a very low opening bid).

Advertising in your listing title that the bidding starts at one penny could also draw more bidders — I will explain more on crafting a good listing later.

Buy It Now Price

Before setting your Buy It Now price, consider this tip for figuring out how to set a price that is high enough to make you a happy eBay seller, but low enough to actually attract a Buy It Now bid:

By checking the completed listings, you can see how much iPhones sold for on eBay in the recent past. To see completed listings, click “Advanced” next to the eBay search button. Then, in the Advanced Search page, type your search term — e.g. “used iPhone 4″ — and be sure to check the box beneath “Search Including” that says “Completed Listings.”

Hitting search will return a list of results that includes recent listings of “used iPhone 4″ with prices highlighted in green if they sold, or in red if they did not sell. Searching Completed Listings is a great way to determine what your Buy It Now price should be.

If you were sampling from the completed listings pictured above, you might set a Buy It Now price around $425 for a 16GB iPhone 4 or $485 for a 32GB iPhone 4. Setting Buy It Now prices is not an exact science, but basing your price on past Completed Listings is better than taking a guess as to what Buy It Now price to set.

Should You Set a Reserve Price?

Some people will set a reserve price on eBay to ensure that their item does not sell for below a certain price. For example, if you refuse to sell your iPhone for less than $400, you could set the reserve at $400 and if no one bids that high, you get to keep your iPhone.

However, I would advise against setting a reserve for your iPhone listing. In my opinion, setting a reserve price is cowardly and ineffective. If you are trying to sell your iPhone at a fixed price, then put it on Craigslist or sell it somewhere else. eBay is an auction site, and people expect to be able to bid on things. For this reason, listings with reserve prices often get fewer bids and make fewer sales.

Do Jailbroken & Unlocked iPhones Sell for More on eBay?

Here is a little-known secret to selling iPhones on eBay for a good price: iPhones that are jailbroken and/or unlocked sell for more. Why? Because if you jailbreak your iPhone and unlock it, you are providing a product on eBay that people can’t get in an Apple Store.

Think about it: Apple will not sell an iPhone to a T-Mobile or Sprint user. They make you activate the phone with AT&T or Verizon in the Apple Store. So if you are a T-Mobile or Sprint user and you want an iPhone, what do you do? You buy an unlocked iPhone on eBay, and often you pay top dollar for it.

For attracting higher bids, consider jailbreaking your iPhone and unlocking it before selling it on eBay.

Selling iPhone on eBay: Photographing Your iPhone

If you want to make any respectable amount of money selling your iPhone on eBay, don’t even think about listing your iPhone on eBay without a photo. In fact, you should include a handful of photos, between four and six.

eBay advises that “adding pictures to your listing helps you increase sales, gives your buyers a more accurate picture of what to expect, and distinguishes your listing from others of its kind.”

eBay photography tips:

1. Use good lighting.
2. Photograph your iPhone against a solid color backdrop.
3. Use a tripod to avoid snapping blurry shots.
4. Photograph accessories that are included in the sale, such as the iPhone box, charging cable, instruction manual, and any bonus gifts.

Consider taking a photo of your iPhone from every angle, including the front glass, the back, and the sides. Also take close-up photos of any damage. Despite the presence of scratches or scuffs, potential bidders will appreciate your honesty and are more likely to trust you as a seller if you are honest about any scratches or damage to your iPhone.

Selling iPhone on eBay: Crafting Your Listing

When it comes to selling your iPhone on eBay, what you say in your listing matters. People will not just spend several hundred dollars at the drop of a hat. There are tons of sellers selling iPhones on eBay, so you need to reassure your potential bidder that a) your iPhone is in reasonable condition, and b) you are a trustworthy seller who will deliver the advertised product as promised. While it helps (a lot) to have a good feedback score on eBay, what you say in your listing is also a factor that will determine how much you can sell your iPhone for.

Here are some tips on how to optimize your listing to attract lots of bidders:

Write an Eye-Grabbing Auction Title

Your auction title is the headline that people will see on the eBay search results when they search for an iPhone. Since your listing will be among hundreds of others, you want to write a title that describes the item features and catches the attention.

Write a title that uses descriptive words, and use ALL CAPS (sparingly) for some words. Consider words like “JAILBROKEN,” “UNLOCKED,” “Mint Condition,” “32GB,” “NO RESERVE,” “BIDDING STARTS AT 1 PENNY,” etc., assuming that these terms accurately describe your item.

In addition, you can make your title bold for $2. And you can add a subtitle for $0.50.

Write Descriptive Copy

Note the model, version number, and condition of your iPhone. Describe why you are selling your iPhone and how long you’ve had it. Explain what, if any, damage it has.

Feel free to describe how much you have enjoyed your iPhone (if that is the case). Also, consider noting the features of the iPhone. You might take for granted that you know the features of your iPhone, but don’t expect potential buyers to know. Tell visitors to your listing about the App Store and all the apps they can download. Tell them they can check their mail, send picture messages, record video, etc.

The more information you can provide to answer all of the visitor’s questions, the better.

Accurately Describe Damage

The last thing you want is for someone to expect a mint condition iPhone based on your listing description, and instead receive an iPhone with a big dent in the corner. This could result in an upset buyer and negative feedback, which will hurt your reputation as an eBay seller.

Just because you point out damage does not mean you have to exaggerate the flaws. In the past, I have sold iPhones with minor scratches. I reassured potential buyers that the scuffs were from “everyday use,” that they were “merely cosmetic,” and that despite the “minimal wear,” the iPhone was in total working order. Despite some small scratches, I was always happy with the price my iPhone sold for. And no buyer has ever complained to me about scratches on iPhones I have sold.

Offer a Bonus Gift Along With the iPhone

Consider advertising a free gift to go along with the iPhone. A bonus gift sets you apart from other iPhone sellers and increases the chance of getting high bids. A bonus gift could be anything from an iPhone case, to a portable battery, or a vehicle mount.

I like to advertise bonus gifts in a subtitle, which can be added to your listing for $0.50. For example: BONUS GIFT: Free Otterbox Defender With Winning Bid!

Consider Shipping Worldwide

Because buyers who are looking for used iPhones often reside in other countries — especially those looking for unlocked iPhones — advertising that you “ship worldwide” could drive up your bid prices. Just make sure you don’t get gypped on the shipping costs. Set a dynamic shipping price that is based on the weight of your package so that a buyer in France pays a higher shipping price than someone in the US (assuming you are shipping from the US).

Selling a Broken iPhone on eBay

Even if your iPhone is broken, you can still sell it on eBay. Some buyers will still pay a fair amount for seriously damaged iPhones, because they can use the spare parts either for their own iPhones or for repair services that they offer. Just be sure to accurately describe all damage, whether it’s a cracked screen or your iPhone doesn’t turn on at all.

Warning: Beware of eBay iPhone Scammers!

I was once the victim of an attempted eBay iPhone scam, so I urge you to be aware of potential scammers. The person who attempted to scam me placed a Buy It Now bid just hours after I listed the iPhone. They then sent me a fake email impersonating PayPal and telling me the payment had been sent and to please ship the iPhone to Nigeria. I checked my PayPal account and found no money there.

Be alert for eBay iPhone scams. If someone bids Buy It Now immediately, be weary. If you receive an email that is said to be from PayPal, log in to your PayPal account and verify that you have actually received a payment. If a scam happens to you, report it in the eBay Resolution Center. Never ship an iPhone to anyone until the payment has cleared in your PayPal account.

Are These eBay iPhone Selling Tips Helpful?

Did these eBay iPhone selling tips help you? If so, please share your experience in the comments so that other potential eBay sellers can benefit from your advice on selling an iPhone on eBay.

Selling iPhone on eBay: The Ultimate Guide is a post from Apple iPhone Review.

In previous reviews I’ve said Zite is my favorite way to get the latest news on the variety of subjects I follow, and unlike more traditional RSS feed readers, Zite lets me discover stories from websites I would never have seen.

Zite pushed out an update yesterday with an in-app browser, performance improvements and clipboard support for long URLs.

I think what I like most about Zite is the presentation of the articles. They look very clean, ad free, and are just simply easy on the eyes. Of course some publishers complained about ads being stripped out, and Zite received some threats in the form of a cease and desist letter from some of the biggest publishers on the web. The response was to accommodate any publisher with a direct web link, and that’s happened with every request Zite has received.

Continue reading Zite for iPad gets a new version and a new CEO

Zite for iPad gets a new version and a new CEO originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In March Apple filed a lawsuit against Amazon ,alleging the Internet giant had violated Apple’s trademark by using the term “App Store” in its Android-based Amazon Appstore. “Amazon has unlawfully used the App Store mark to solicit software developers throughout the United States,” Apple said in a statement, and noted that they tried contacting Amazon several times about the infringement but Amazon repeatedly failed to “provide a substantive response.”

Now GeekWire reports that Amazon has filed an official response to the matter. Following in Microsoft’s footsteps, Amazon is asserting that the term “app store” is generic and is therefore not a valid trademark. Amazon even cites Steve Jobs in their defense, quoting him from an earlier financial conference call where he used “app stores” in a generic sense. For those of you who like these kinds of lawsuits, you can read Amazon’s filling here [PDF].

If the courts agree with these statements right away, the case could be dismissed quickly. But Apple likely has defenses already lined up for this opening salvo, so this is likely only the beginning of the arguments over the term.

Amazon responds to Apple’s ‘App Store’ lawsuit originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to Nielsen numbers released today, Android phones now represent over half of the US smartphone market. That’s certainly worth noting. Then again, at least as far as Apple goes, Android’s market share doesn’t matter as much as pundits today seem to be emphasizing.

To understand Android is to acknowledge convenience. I know many, many people with Android phones — and they are, practically to a one, completely content with their purchase, with their service, and so forth. These are not people looking for a magical and revolutionary device. They wanted web access, e-mail, and a camera on their phone — at an affordable price — and they got it.

To talk about market share is to ask the wrong question because market share, in some sense, isn’t the end-all and be-all of the mobile space. The better question is this: is iOS growing? And the answer, as you already know, is “yes.”

Developer engagement also matters, and there’s no simple formula there: factor in the raw number of devices, sure (not forgetting iPod touch and iPad), but also consider the willingness of owners to open their wallets and the relative strengths of the app ecosystems.

Apple is already winning hearts and wallets and developers with its lickably delicious product line. My dad is in love with his iPad, my friends’ kids wouldn’t ever give up their iPods. So long as iOS continues to grow, does it really matter quite so much what the rest of the market is doing — especially if it isn’t innovative and pushing boundaries?

There will always be budget alternatives that perfectly satisfy their users, just as there will be cheap rip-offs of quality goods. Neither group diminishes the market for quality and both act as gateway drugs to bring users to the real deal.

Should Apple worry about decreased market share in the phone arena? Not while the company has gone from zero to nearly a third of the smartphone market in only four years, and not while the iPhone continues to grow (a $12 Billion/quarter business is a problem a lot of Android phone makers would gladly trade for). This last quarter alone, sales of iPhones in the U.S. were up 155 percent year-over-year — in China, sales were up 5 times over last year’s figures. As for those happy Android users out there? More power to them. Not everyone needs to go Apple to get the phone they need.

Deep thoughts: Why Android’s market share doesn’t matter originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With Locationgate hitting a frenzy, All Things D has gone back and cut a new video of Steve Jobs and Google mobile boss Andy Rubin talking about privacy and location tracking on mobile phones. The footage comes from the D8 Conference last June and at D: Dive Into Mobile in December.

At All Things Digital, Jobs told Mossberg that Apple takes location data very seriously and that he believe privacy means that “people know what they’re signing up for.” Check out the collection of clips on the next page (word of warning, AllThingsD only provides the clip in Flash — sorry, iOS readers). The insights are quite interesting given the current climate over location tracking.

Continue reading Blast from the past: Steve Jobs talks location privacy issues

Blast from the past: Steve Jobs talks location privacy issues originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here’s an interesting note that’s not exactly new, but might be news to a lot of movie fans anyway: Apple apparently has been passing out movie screeners for Oscar voters via iTunes. That fact came to light in an FBI raid earlier this week chasing down a man who allegedly uploaded illegal copies of movies like The King’s Speech and Black Swan to pirate filesharing services. Among the documents in the case were a few comments on bittorrent site The Pirate Bay, where the suspect allegedly identified himself as an Academy member, and said that “SAG now sends out iTunes download codes for screens.” A movie studio contract firm did the footwork, connecting a digital signature on the pirated screener back to the FBI’s suspect, as well as lining up the IP on The Pirate Bay’s uploads.

Piracy case aside, the interesting part here is that Apple is apparently coordinating distribution of Academy screeners with special iTunes codes. This likely isn’t true for all screeners — I have friends here in LA who still get their screeners the old fashioned DVD way — but it makes sense that SAG would want to simply email out codes to share movies early, as well as use any digital signature information to track down anyone illicitly sharing these copies. Especially for these two movies, already available on the service, it’s probably easier to just give out codes than actually print DVDs.

You wonder what Apple’s role in this deal is, if they have one at all (SAG might just buy the movies and pass out codes themselves). It could be like the movie trailers on the Quicktime site, just one of those roles Apple happened to take over, or maybe it’s in conjunction with some other agreement Apple has already made.

Academy members get screeners through iTunes originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Many out there think Apple should go on an acquisition spree with its $65.8 billion in cash. Others think that Apple should issue a dividend to its shareholders. I tend to agree with the first line of thought (especially when it comes to buying patent portfolios), but at this moment in time it’s good that Apple has been sitting on all that cash on hand.

As All Things D points out, Apple has upped its purchase commitments an astounding 39% to $11 billion. The increase in purchase commitments will allow Apple to secure supply chain investments such as critical components for the iPad 2 and future iPhones. Demand for hot components like flash memory and touch screens have soared in recent years thanks to the glut of smartphones hitting the market. If any company wants to stay ahead, they need to make sure they can actually build any killer products that they can come up with.

This is where Apple’s massive amount of cash comes in handy. When shortages do occur, such as what happened after the Japan tsunami, Apple doesn’t have to mess around with securing loans to lock down components. As Tim Cook said at Apple’s financial conference call last week, “The iPad has the mother of all backlogs, but we’re working very hard to get [it] out to customers as quickly as we can.” Having all that available cash on hand will enable Apple to keep up with demand where other, “poorer” tech companies may not be able to.

Apple lays out $11 billion in purchase commitments originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nielsen may be reporting that Android is growing in desire among consumers, but for developers, iOS is still the platform of choice. A survey by Appcelerator with help from IDC says that developers still favor iOS for making their mobile apps. 91% of devs surveyed said that they were “very interested” in making apps for iPhone, and 86% of those surveyed would like to make apps for iPad. In fact, the iPad has just recently risen up over the Android platform, which sits after a short fall at just 85% of developers saying they’re “very interested” to code apps for it.

Obviously, these numbers can’t be used to proclaim that any one of these platforms are more or less healthy than the others — mobile in general is big right now, because it’s such a growing market (and can be very lucrative for talented developers). But Android is still working out some kinks in terms of supporting development, while Apple has more of a tried-and-true solution. Developers in the survey said that Android fragmentation among devices as well as multiple app stores are keeping them away from projects on that platform.

Microsoft and RIM, on the other hand, are still waiting on customer adoption — the new BlackBerry Playbook is at 20% interest among developers, and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform is only a little higher than that. At this point in time, Apple has everything developers want: a developer toolkit that’s powerful and relatively easy to use, lots of customers ready to spend money on apps, and a big install base with a solid future. It’s no wonder devs like iOS so much.

Survey: Developer interest in iOS highest and growing originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The voice of cartoon character Homer Simpson, as performed by actor Dan Castellaneta, is now available as an in-app purchase in Tom Tom’s US-based GPS apps for the iPhone right now. For $5.99, you too can have Homer say “[Annoyed Grunt]” when you make a wrong turn, or “Woo hoo!” when you reach your destination. Pricey? Maybe so, but considering the apps already cost about $50 (not to mention a subscription charge for other services), you’re all-in anyway, right?

This isn’t that big a deal — celebrities (and impersonators) have been doing GPS voices for a while now. But Tom Tom says that this is the first time a celebrity’s voice has been released for a GPS system via an in-app purchase. And considering that even Tom Tom admits that smartphones are a huge part of the navigation market, this could make for a big change in the way people download and use add-ons like this. Previously, you had to update the GPS unit’s firmware, maybe take it out of your car and sync it up with a computer to get a voice like this working.

But now, you only have to click a button on an iPhone app, and use your Apple account to pick up the voice for a few bucks. That’s much easier, and depending on how Homer here does, navigation companies may have a whole new market for these add-ons.

Homer Simpson comes to the Tom Tom app originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Down but not out, TapJoy confirmed to AllThingsD that it is modifying its incentivized purchases to work within Apple’s new ranking system and to ensure its apps will make their way into the App Store.

Last week, Apple made changes in its app store ranking system that downplayed the ranking of apps, and reviewers even rejected some apps that include cross-application marketing programs. The largest company affected by these changes was TapJoy, a social and mobile game distribution network that offers these “incentivized purchases.”

In this system, an app developer pays money to be promoted by another application within TapJoy’s network. When a user wants to purchase an in-app item like a new level, the user can download one of these sponsored apps in lieu of paying for the upgrade using virtual currency. This system increases the potential audience for these smaller developers and helps them increase their download numbers. TapJoy’s system was so successful it artificially propelled some apps to the top of the App Store because they were downloaded so often.

TapJoy modified its cross-marketing system and these changes appear to be working. CEO Mihir Shah confirmed “[Apple has] rejected certain apps for a certain mechanism. When we have tweaked that mechanism we have seen apps approved.” These changes supposedly include a self-imposed cap that limits the usage of these pay-per-install promotions.

Shah also re-iterated that TapJoy is just going through some growing pains and Apple has not “shut them down.” While TapJoy struggles, this circumstance may pave the way for other app networks like Appia and GetJar to make inroads into this lucrative mobile marketing approach.

TapJoy alters marketing strategy to comply with App Store changes originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The iPhone 5 hasn’t even made it into the hands of the Apple faithful, and already we’re hearing hints of what the display of the iPhone 6 could be like.

Apple has chosen Sharp to supply low-temperature poly-silicon (p-Si) LCDs for the displays, and the Japanese manufacturer will reportedly begin production of the screens in the Spring of 2012. The displays are to be built in the Sharp Kameyama Plant No. 1, which is currently used to build LCD TVs.

The technology that will be used on the iPhone 6 provides thinner and lighter displays that consume less power — a key component of good smartphone design. The poly-silicon LCD allows the display drivers to be mounted directly onto a glass substrate, creating a “system on glass” on which signal processing circuits, optical sensors, and additional components are located. Since those components can be removed from other circuitry, the next-next-generation iPhone can be much thinner and have improved battery life through better efficiency.

The p-Si displays also create more vivid images and feature fewer connecting pins, which leads to better durability. The fact that Apple is selecting this technology for a phone that won’t see the light of day for another year seems to indicate that they’re not sold on organic LED (OLED) displays, which are used in competing devices such as Samsung’s Galaxy S.

[via Apple Insider. Images from Toshiba Mobile Display]

Apple reportedly selects Sharp for next-gen LCDs originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CNET has heard from “music industry insiders” that Apple’s long-rumored cloud service is indeed coming, but with a subscription fee. When it first launches, the service, which supposedly will act as a “music locker,” allowing you to store and access a music collection in the cloud, may be available free of charge. But the plan is to eventually charge for it, and most estimations (also known as guesses) are falling in the $20 a year range.

We’ll have to see how this all plays out — Google also reportedly is working on a service like this, but of course the details are still up in the air. And it remains to be seen what deal Apple is working out with the record companies as well. Will only your iTunes-purchased music be able to stay in the cloud, or will we be able to upload any music that we have installed in iTunes? Or will, as Billboard suggests, Apple try running a Netflix-style music service, where a standard fee gets you access to a certain library of music?

Either way, it’ll be good to see whatever Apple’s been working on finally revealed, hopefully later on this year.

Rumor: Apple’s cloud service comes with subscription fee originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Along with the Snow Leopard Font Upgrade, iPhoto 9.1.2 has just shown up in Software Update. Outside of the usual bug squashing, it brings a few new features and tweaks including new card themes and some enhancements to making photo books. Here’s what you’ll find in this sizable update:

o. Addresses an issue that prevented the Zoom slider from being accessible in Magnify (1-Up) view
o. Fixes an issue where Toolbars were not auto-hiding in Full Screen view
o. Search field now correctly performs an “includes” search when searching by text string
o. Fixes minor formatting issues with book, card and calendar themes
o. Message Size of emails now correctly updates when changes are made using the Photo Size menu
o. Addresses an issue that prevented some iPhoto 5 libraries from upgrading correctly
o. Multiple book pages can now be drag-selected when in All Pages view
o. Design tools in print project panels are now accessible via separate Layout and Options buttons
o. Photo backgrounds applied to a book are now preserved when book type is changed
o. Tab key can now be used to navigate through all text fields in a book project

The update is recommended for all all users of iPhoto ’11, whether you bought it with iLife ’11, or got it with a new Mac. It can be downloaded either here or through Software Update.

iPhoto 9.1.2 released originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple just released the Snow Leopard Font Update. This fix addresses bugs encountered with OpenType fonts when displaying and printing documents. According to Apple, the bug fix will

• Address an issue in which some OpenType fonts don’t display correctly in certain applications
• Resolve issues printing from Preview
• Address an issue with PDF files not opening in third-party PDF viewing applications
• Resolve invalid font errors when printing to PostScript printers

The update is being distributed through the standard OS X Software Update mechanism, so check Apple > Software Update… on your Mac.

We reported on the font troubles and on a temporary/unsupported fix.

Apple releases Snow Leopard font update for OpenType/PDF issues originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dear Aunt TUAW,

I saw that you posted (in your secret other identity) that you’ve ordered a Region 4 DVD of “The Almighty Johnsons” from Mighty Ape in New Zealand and will be watching it on your Mac.

Last time I checked, I read that Macintoshes locked themselves to whatever DVD region you first inserted. How are you planning to watch Region 4? Do you use a region-free DVD player? Or is another way to override Apple’s region restrictions?

Oh, and how is the show in general? Do you recommend it? I’m always looking for something good to watch.

Love and hugs,

François X. L.

Continue reading Dear Aunt TUAW: What is this “Region 4” you speak of?

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