Apple has confirmed the acquisition of Swell

On Monday, unconfirmed reports that Apple had acquired Swell, a popular radio and podcast compiler app available for both iPhone and iPad, began circulating from various sources. At the time, Re/Code had noted the deal was worth around $30M and while …

iPad mini vs. BlackBerry Playbook hands-on

Rene already expressed the opinion that if Amazon, Google, et. al really want to come at the iPad mini based on price, what they’re really doing is telling people to buy a $150 BlackBerry PlayBook. So, in the interest of science, I picked one up to pu…