Author: J.R. Bookwalter

Oh my, is it that time again already? With word that retail giants like Walmart will be kicking off Black Friday by opening its doors on Thanksgiving evening this year, Apple gets the jump on its own holiday gift guide this week.Apple has posted its an…

We’ve heard of software bugs causing strange problems before, but never something like two million NULL characters causing a web browser to simply hang up and slam the CPU like this.Opera Core Quality Assurance part-timer Hallvord R.M. Steen took to hi…

Cloud storage has become a hot commodity in the tech world, with each service continually trying to leapfrog the others. This week, it’s SugarSync’s turn, with a slick new version 2.0 public beta now available for all to enjoy.SugarSync has announced a…

Oh, that whacky Samsung! Their contentious relationship with Apple is hitting Cupertino right in the pocketbook, with a report Monday that the Korean component manufacturer has raised prices by 20 percent for its application processors. Apple gobbled u…

We know it’s only been two months since you first cradled that iPhone 5 in your loving hands, but a new rumor claims that Apple is already ramping up trial production of the next model, which could arrive in the first quarter of next year.DigiTimes is …

Have your eye on one of those speedy new fourth-generation iPads but figured there was no hurry because Apple made plenty of them? Think again, buddy — Cupertino’s online store now shows all Wi-Fi models out of stock.Apple has effectively sold out of …

Apple’s press release detailing its executive shuffle sent shockwaves across the internet on Monday, and it continues to be the talk of tech as journalists attempt to pin down exactly what happened.GigaOm has published an extensive look at what’s going…

“Bond. James Bond.” It’s hard to believe moviegoers have been hearing those words spoken for five decades now, and to celebrate, a new app containing all of the movie posters for the films has landed in the App Store.Publisher Dorling Kindersley has ta…

It seems no matter how many new products its rivals introduce, Apple will always steal the show. Google and Microsoft both had big product announcements on Monday, but all it took was Apple sending out a brief press release about some executive shake-u…

With all of the gadgets released this year, you’d think the repair experts at iFixit would be ready to take a break when Microsoft’s new Surface tablet hit the streets last Friday. But you’d be wrong.iFixit has posted a teardown of the new Microsoft Su…

If you really want to get the most out of your Mac, third-party utilities such as Default Folder X can make that happen. And if you happen to be running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2, you definitely need their latest update.St. Clair Software has announced…

Apparently, it’s not just iOS 6 users who are unhappy with Apple’s new Maps app — a new report claims that the Taiwanese government is also up in arms over satellite imagery of a missile defense system there.The Next Web is reporting that the governme…

The folks at FreedomPop have a fairly unique offering: 500MB of free mobile internet access, assuming you’re willing to fork over a few bucks as a refundable security deposit for the hardware first.Software coder Lee Fyock has posted an interesting fir…

On the heels of Monday’s report about Lightning to 30-pin Adapters beginning to ship to early customers, it now appears that Apple is also starting to ship preorders for the fifth-generation iPod touch as well.AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has s…

Something of a mixed bag of news kicked off this second week in October on Monday, with rumors of a Mac mini refresh, news that Crazy Taxi will be driving onto iOS devices soon and hey, even a one-click Mac solution for hiding that annoying Newsstand i…