Author: Lory

Analyst T. Michael Walkley wrote a note to investors today that included information on estimated sales of Apple’s iOS devices over the past holiday season. Walkley’s company, Canaccord Genuity, uses proprietary survey information to collect data regarding sales. The report suggests that sales of the iPhone 5s and iPad Air showed high growth during the […]

If you thought Quantum Physics was boring and complicated, think again. With the recent launch of a new science-friendly arcade game, not only can you learn about the Periodic Table, but you can also smash together atoms to make new elements. That doesn’t sound too geeky. Does it? Atomic Fusion: Particle Collider is an arcade […]

The comic book industry is thriving in the digital world. That’s great news for distributors, but not so great news for comic book storeowners. While die-hard collectors will still show up at 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday morning for their weekly saver stash, it is getting harder to bring new readers into the fold. That is, […]

WinZip, the default compression and decompression file software for Mac computers just updated its mobile app with a complete redesign for iOS 7. Plus, the program now supports Dropbox and AirDrop integration so sharing massive files across iPad devices is easier than ever. Thanks to the new update, WinZip for iOS makes it possible for […]

ClamCase was one of the first companies to offer a keyboard case for the iPad. When it first launched, the case was fairly heavy and added too much bulk to an otherwise mobile device. I still loved my Star Wars-inspired ClamCase and toted it around, proudly showing it off to everyone. Even after lighter, thinner […]

I forget to bring my bike key with me at least one out of every 10 times I ride. I can leave my house through the garage door and don’t need to bring my set of keys with me, so I sometimes forget that my bike lock key is attached to the same key ring […]

Flurry Analytics has just launched a new report on mobile device activity for 2013. Overall app usage grew by more than 100 percent last year with all categories showing an increase. However, what really pushed the numbers into the red in 2013 was messaging and social apps, like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and SnapChat. It looks […]

About a year ago, Beats Electronics CEO Jimmy Iovine announced that the company was working on a subscription music service. A few months later Iovine sat down with Apple CEO Tim Cook to discuss the service, dubbed “Project Daisy.” According to Iovine, while Apple was interested in Iovine’s idea, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs was […]

Apple is back in the media again. The last time the tech giant released a commercial it was the “Life on iPad” campaign. The advertisement showed the iPad in various situations, being used to help in surgery, wind turbine adjustments, sports, and more. The campaign asks the viewer, “Where do you take your iPad?” This […]

This year has been a startup acquisition year for Apple. From the horses mouth, CEO Tim Cook told investors in the fourth-quarter earnings call that 15 companies had been folded into the Apple corporation. Ten of those companies have already been officially confirmed, but there are still five more that we don’t know about yet. […]

It is hard to believe that Christmas is right around the corner and the New Year is only a week away. This year has been a great year for the iPad, not just with the amazing new iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina, but the App Store has seen some fantastic submissions. Each week, […]

This year, it seems like “last minute deals” have dragged on longer than ever. Not only have retail stores been dropping the price of Apple products like they are old stock, but now some are offering discounted iTunes Gift Cards to make you holiday savings even better. The Gift Card Mall is offering $10 off […]

Last week, Australia’s International Business Times reported that Apple was working on a 12.9-inch tablet that would combine the capabilities of the Macbook Air and the MacBook Pro. Today, DigiTimes is reporting that the so called, “iPad Pro”  is being considered a “substitute of the 11-inch MacBook Air. According to DigiTimes, Apple’s 12.9-inch tablet will […]

Apple has been wooing China for some time now. CEO Tim Cook has been spotted making the rounds throughout the year in the world’s most populated country. The reason Apple wants to buddy up with the birthplace of most of its mobile devices is that the world’s largest mobile carrier, China Mobile, has 760 million […]

Christmas is only a couple of days away and there is a very good chance that many consumers will be introduced to the iOS ecosystem for the first time through the iPad. Last Christmas, my sister-in-law got her first Apple tablet and I was happy to help her figure out how to setup her account, […]

Twitter just announced an update to its official app that adds a few new features that fans are sure to enjoy. Now, users can swipe between timelines and include photos in direct messages. Twitter for iOS is becoming more personalized than ever before. According to a recent blog post, Twitter’s new features, are available today. The official […]