Author: Lory

Research In Motion used to be the biggest smartphone provider in the industry. That is, before Apple and Samsung got involved. Now, the company struggles to keep its celebrity spokespeople from using iPhones instead of BlackBerry devices to sent tweets. RIM is reinventing itself. The company is now called BlackBerry, a new operating system for […]

By now, almost every one in the world has heard of Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield. On Mother’s Day, May 12, Hadfield’s Earthbound social networking team published a video on Youtube of the celebrity astronaut singing his own rendition of David Bowie’s Space Oddity. It is pretty phenomenal. Today, Cult of Mac discovered that Hadfield […]

Many times, users leave negative comments in the App Store for issues that can be explained or resolved if the person would contact the app’s developer directly instead. Some developers have even added wording to their app’s summary in regards to it. There should be a way for developers to respond to comments, if only […]

Groupon was about as big as it could get six months ago. Almost everyone knows what it is and many consumers admit to having at least a mild addiction to the daily discount service. In October of 2012, the company expanded its service by getting into the point-of-sale industry with the purchase of Breadcrumb. Today, […]

It seems like almost every day there is a news report that someone’s iPhone or iPad has been stolen. Most stories speak of opportunists who make off with someone’s unattended device. However, there are times when mobile devices are violently removed from their owners. In New York, mobile device-related crime is up so high that […]

Welcome back to another edition of PadGadget’s iPad Tips. Each week, we offer tips, tricks, and tutorials to help you get the most out of your Apple tablet. Last week, we explained the basics of app organization. Did you clean out your app folders and get rid of unused games? This week, we are going […]

Credit payment service Square just launched an update to their point-of-sale app, Square Register. Now, users can operate a full service quick-serve restaurant with just an iPad and a few minimum wage employees. Version 3.0 includes a feature that allows users to modify custom orders, create customizable kitchen tickets, and use a Bluetooth barcode scanner […]

Google’s answer to Siri for Android devices has been a big hit for non-iOS users. The virtual personal assistant has been rumored to be making its way to the iPhone and iPad. Today, Google launched an update to their branded search app that includes Google Now for iOS devices. Who will be better at booking […]

There have been a lot of rumors floating around over the past few months that Apple is planning on launching a low-cost iPhone this fall. At the company’s second-quarter earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook seemed adamant that the company is focused on quality over quantity. However, nothing would be a surprise at this stage. […]

There are so many things that the iPad can do and so little time to tell you about them. Actually, that’s not true. There is plenty of time. That’s why we started this weekly column. Last week, we told you about a fantastic app that offers more than 150 tips on how to get the […]

In Apple’s second quarter earnings call today, the company announced its fiscal results for the quarter ending March 30, 2013. Revenue, again hit a record high, even in the midst of the company’s biggest stock drop since 2011. The company sold 37.4 million iPhone, 19.5 million iPads, and the iPod line of MP3 players has […]

Last December, Apple pulled the popular app aggregate service AppShopper from iOS, claiming the company violated clause 2.25, which states that apps displaying other apps for purchase or promotion “in a manner similar to or confusing with” the App Store will be rejected. Today, AppShopper found a way back into the App Store with some […]

Logitech, the company that brought you the Ultrathin Keyboard Cover, the Solar Keyboard Folio, and the Logitech Keyboard Folio, has just announced the upcoming launch of a new iPad cover made from “FabricSkin” to turn your Apple tablet into a fashion statement. Similar to Logitech’s other iPad folio cases, the FabricSkin Keyboard Folio is made […]

Over the weekend, MacPhun reduced the price of its popular FX Photo Studio appp for iPhone to free. Four days later it had reached one million downloads. In an effort to become the number one photo-editing app around the world, the company has reduced the price of the iPad version to free as well. Both […]

In case you didn’t already know, today is Earth Day. The environmentally conscience holiday has been a national holiday since the 1970s. Another, lesser-known holiday takes place around the same time every year. National Parks Week takes place every spring and this year, it takes place April 20 – 28. In celebration of the holiday, […]

Choose-your-own adventure books, or “Gamebooks” were a huge hit in the early 1980s. If you were over the age of seven at that time, you’ll remember how fun it was to “skip to page 25” or, “go back to page 13.” Recently, gamebooks have made a comeback on the iPad with new technologies to help […]