Guide to Mac, iPod, iPad and iPhone news and reviews
If you weren’t paying attention to the calendar on Monday, you might have woke up and thought any number of these clever pranks were the real thing — so here’s a few of the tech-related gags we got a chuckle out of.Nokia microwaves? Popular “show with…
Happy April Fool’s Day, readers! Google has already been hard at work over the weekend with pranks such as Gmail Blue and news that YouTube will be shutting down, but if you’re sick of all the practical jokes, you’ve come to the right place. There are …
As the saying goes, the best camera is the one that’s with you. In our case it’s an iPhone, so we tend to pounce anytime a new and potentially better camera app pops up on the radar – although few can top the modest simplicity of Apple’s built-in…
Those who live and breathe presentation software like Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple’s Keynote have little trouble working up great-looking slide decks with minimal effort. Meanwhile, the rest of us struggle to find the right backgrounds, graphics, an…
Professional image editing jumped onto tablets in early 2012 with Adobe Photoshop Touch, but smartphones remained curiously absent from the company’s finger-friendly party. That’s all changed with this year’s debut of a phone-specific version, bu…
If you’re planning a trip to Walt Disney World in Florida this year, don’t be surprised if you see a costumed character scanning your admission ticket with an iPod touch held in their white-gloved hand.AppleInsider is reporting that Walt Disney World i…
Network-attached storage (NAS) may not be the sexiest hardware purchase, but for serving up media content or sharing files across a network, such investments can be a godsend. Asustor’s Apple-friendly NAS lineup combines attractive hardware power…
We’ve always wondered why no company aside from ShopRunner was crazy enough to attempt an Amazon Prime-style shipping service, but a new report claims Google may just be crazy enough to try.TechCrunch is reporting that Google may be quietly planning a …
The name “iPhone” seems to fit the device like a glove, but have you ever wondered what other names Apple bandied about for its iconic smartphone? We’re just glad they stuck with iPhone…9to5Mac is reporting that former Apple advertising executive Ken…
Oh, Twitter… why do you hate third-party apps so? While we’ve never been huge fans of TweetDeck, the popular app was absorbed by the microblogging service and is now being laid to rest (at least in any kind of app form) as Twitter continues their mig…
It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a decade since rock legend David Bowie released a new album, but it’s here, and Apple is streaming it absolutely free via iTunes for a limited time.Apple’s iTunes Music Twitter account is promoting its latest …
iOS paved the way for apps we couldn’t have dreamed of just a few short years ago, allowing users to work, play, and dream bigger than ever. But can an app actually motivate users to improve their lives? That’s the single-minded mission behind Tort…
The rumor mill has once again proven to be more accurate than many would believe as PC maker Dell goes private and sends its shareholders packing in a transaction worth $24.4 billion in common stock.Dell Inc. announced Tuesday that founder, Chairman an…
Not that you really need it, but should you have money to burn, Apple is now shipping the 128GB version of its iPad with Retina Display, which is already showing available to ship times of as much as three to five days.The Apple Online Store has starte…
Come on, folks — you know you saw this one coming! Logitech is following up on the success of its full-sized Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad with a version especially for the iPad mini.Logitech announced in a blog post Tuesday that its award-winning…
Aside from the iOS 6 jailbreak yesterday, Monday was generally what we in the biz refer to as a “slow news day” — a good time to soak in some smaller stories that might otherwise have fallen between the seat cushions of rumors and bigger stories makin…