TUAW Year in Review: April 2012   Welcome to TUAW's Year in Review. Month by month, we're running down the top stories of 2012, all day long on New Year's Day.                
         Five apps to help you file your taxes (updated)      
         With only a few weeks before taxes are due -- the federal deadline is on April 17, and many states have followed suit -- plenty of Americans are scrambling to file before the clock ticks away....                  
         Developing my first iPhone game: the inside story      
         Editor's Note: From time to time, TUAW does cover commercial apps developed by our staffers, although it is relatively rare for individuals to write about their own projects (with some notable...                  
         Happy 35th birthday, Apple II      
         Harry McCracken has a nice write up on the debut, evolution and legacy of the Apple II (or, ][ as I like to call it). The Apple II was unveiled 35 years ago, and it ushered in the home computing...                  
         Can ThinkGeek's April product introductions get any geekier?      
         Where do they get those wonderful toys? Yes, the mad geniuses at ThinkGeek once again are offering a slate of new products scheduled to go on sale today. If you're an iPad owner, there are some...                  
         Macworld's Jason Snell says what we're all thinking about iTunes      
         Those of you who remember iTunes when it was new, when it was merely a revamped version of SoundJam MP, will sympathize the most here. iTunes used to be a great tool for playing music and ripping...            
         Also:               
            How America benefits from Apple         
            Use the MacBook Air SuperDrive with (almost) any Mac         
            Apple poised to become world's first trillion dollar company by 2014         
            Walter Isaacson on the leadership of Steve Jobs         
            Apple reportedly receives certification to sell Brazilian-assembled iPad         
            On "mystery meat" gestures and iPhoto's learning curve         
            AT&T to begin unlocking off-contract iPhones April 8         
            AT&T appears to be unlocking iPhones for deployed active duty military personnel         
            Apple responds to Flashback trojan, promises removal tool         
            Flashback malware removal tools released by security firms         
            Apple introduces VIP discounts for iBooks publishers         
            An in-depth look at the iPad as a gaming device         
            Apple hires United Continental CFO as VP of Sales (after airline replaces paper manuals with iPads)         
            Tim Cook among Time's most influential people         
            Andy Ihnatko on the iPad as his main mobile computer         
            No Comment: MacBook perfume project smells like new unboxing         
            The iPad as an IT professional's tool         
            What we want to WWD-see for WWDC         
            Apple announces record quarter sales, 94% year over year net profit increases         
            WWDC 2012 is sold out         
            Sprint confirms unlimited data for next-generation iPhone         
            Replacing iDisk with online storage of your own         
            Broadway star Josh Gad to play Woz in Jobs biopic         
            Tony Fadell: First iPhone almost had a clickwheel         
            The road to OS Xi: Where iOS and OS X suffer a teleporter accident and merge         
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