Author: Lory

Comedy website Funny or Die made an entire movie in only a few weeks. The biopic based on former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ life, iSteve, was originally scheduled to launch yesterday. Although there was no official airtime announcement, it was eventually delayed due to the tragic events that took place at the Boston Marathon yesterday […]

Less than a week ago, Apple pulled AppGratis from the App Store. The banning was based on a new rule on Apple’s part, guideline 2.25, that states “Apps that display Apps other than your own for purchase or promotion in a manner similar to or confusing with the App Store will be rejected.” Today, the […]

Businessweek just published a report that shows that Apple employs four out of five of the top paid executives in the S&P 500. Even more interesting is the fact that none of them are CEOs. They are senior lieutenants that received cushy compensation packages to entice them to stay with the company. According to Businessweek, […]

According to a new report today from Bloomberg, Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest electronics manufacturing plant, began hiring again after a two-month freeze in preparation of Apple’s new line of products. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), in a separate report, claims that Foxconn will continue expanding its workforce in Zhengzhou to meet seasonal demands […]

Research firm Asymco recently released a report on Revenue generated by Apple’s iTunes store and it turns out that the company is doing remarkably well in the software department. So well, in fact, that iTunes alone is Apple’s fourth largest revenue generator, above the iPod and combined with Apple-built accessories, is a bigger business than […]

In a press event in New York yesterday, digital publisher Inkling announced a new publishing tool for professionals that will directly compete with Apple’s iBooks Author. The software company has made a lucrative business of selling ebooks for education, art, and more. From yesterday’s event, it seems like Inkling wants to take things to the […]

Apple has been applying for a lot of authentication system patents lately. Patently Apple points out that, within the past year, the US Patent & Trade Office published three different patents; a facial recognition invention, a two-step slide-to-unlock invention and a basic fingerprint scanning process. On February 7, the USPTA published a patent from Apple […]

Back in October, we told you about a successful Kickstarter Project for the simple, yet useful, triangular iPad stand Facet. The stand has been funded, manufactured and shipped to shelves across the US. We were able to get our hands on one of these magnetic stands and have a hands-on accessory review for you. The […]

Are you taking math this semester? Do you need a good calculator app? Well, I suppose you could try one of those expensive, fancy Scientific calculators, but there is an even better option. MyScript, makers of the fascinating handwriting apps MyScript Memo and MyScript Notes Mobile recently released a calculator app that turns your scribbles, […]

Who doesn’t love making their own movies? Maybe it is difficult to find a star for your feature-length film. Maybe you don’t have enough dialogue to make a two-hour epic adventure. Maybe your special effects budget is five dollars. If you are better at animated shorts than feature films and you’ve got more action figures […]

With all of Apple’s recent activities – a refreshed iPad with faster processor, a 128 GB model with no warning, an iPad mini after claiming it will never happen – it is hard to decipher what is rumor and what is reality these days. Apple blog 9to5Mac recently produced images of what may be the […]

For the past couple of days, rumors have been swirling that Apple was set to launch a new model of iPad with 128GB storage capacity. When the fifth beta for iOS 6.1 was released, developers noticed reference to a larger capacity device, dubbed an “Ultimate” ipad because of a reference to it from an unnamed […]

A couple of weeks ago, Facebook held a super special press conference where many tablet owners speculated that this is where the company would announce it had finally added iPad optimization to the Messenger app. Nope. All we got was some information about a creepy search engine that is going to read our timeline and […]

Most of the time, you’re not going to hear me say that a new game is better than an old one. There is just something about the simplicity of side-scrolling arcade classics that hold a place in my heart that will never be filled with all the fancy graphics and 3D gameplay. Alpha Zero fits […]

The feud between Samsung and Apple has gone on long enough. At least, that is what the Korean-based electronics manufacturer is saying. Even though the two have been embroiled in nearly two years of patent infringement lawsuits that have ended in victories and defeats for both parties, the fight continues across the globe. That is, […]

Google just launched its own version of iTunes Match. The software company’s music service, Google Play, allows users to add songs from their music library and stream it to any Android device or computer. Now, users will be able to upload songs much faster because Google Play will scan their computer’s files and rebuild the […]