Author: Lory

Last September, Google launched its own music player app on iOS. The app allows users to store up to 20,000 songs from their personal collection in a cloud-based storage service to access anywhere. A recent discovery by a user show that Google Play Music is already coded with iPad optimization, which likely means that the […]

With all of the back and forth we hear about Apple and Samsung in the news, you’d think that the two tech companies would not be willing to share the same air space, let alone work together. However, based on new information coming from ZDNet’s Korea affiliate, not only are they still business partners, but […]

Once a genre starts to get a little worn out, the best way to rejuvenate things is to mash it up. That is, why not mix a bit of rhythm tapping with a platformer? Or, how about throwing some battle card action into a fighting game? The world is all wonky with all these mixed […]

I love wall mounts for the iPad. It is my favorite place to keep my tablet stored when I’m not using it, and sometimes when I am using it. It looks great on the wall and is a convenient way to keep your expensive gadget off the countertop while you make a mess with food […]

Last week, a very shaky rumor began to swirl in the tech world. An anonymous poster to a website called “Secret” made an announcement that Apple’s next generation of EarPods would come equipped with heart rate and blood pressure sensors, as well as iBeacon transmitters. Yesterday, the original author of the rumor came clean with […]

The battle goes on. After years of spending millions (if not billions) of dollars and thousands of hours in court, Apple and Samsung are still waging the patent war. This time, the conflict is over software instead of hardware. Apple took Samsung to court in the U.S., again, with the trial ending last Friday. The […]

Last week, ZDNet discovered that there is a bug in iOS 7.1.1 that does not encrypt email attachments, making it possible for anyone to read what you send and receive though your iPad or iPhone. Apple has known about the issue for at least a month now and, although the problem has not yet been […]

Although Apple may be trying to keep it under wraps, it is no secret that the iPad maker is working on something relating to fitness. Rumors abound that Apple is focusing on a fitness-based wearable computing device. Today, Reuters is reporting that Apple is “building a team of senior medical technology executives,” which hints at […]

Apple’s rumored upcoming wearable computing device, the iWatch, is purportedly already in early production in preparation for launch during the second half of 2014. Although the date is still unknown, China Times is reporting that Apple is already gearing up for a big release later this year. According to China Times, unnamed suppliers claim that […]

Finnish security firm F-Secure recently released a report based on cyber attacks on mobile devices and found that 99 percent of all new mobile malware threats detected in the past three months were targeted at Android. Apparently, malware makers have just thrown in the towel when it comes to attempting to infect Apple’s iPad and […]

A few weeks ago, Microsoft finally launched its productivity suite on the iPad. Users can now have complete access to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint right on their tablets. With all the glamor and fanfare that Microsoft put into creating the perfect iPad version, they forgot one important feature; printing from the app. Today, Microsoft updated […]

Technology is for the young and young at heart. Or, at least mobile device use appears to be embraced by the younger generations more than the older ones. According to Ofcom, Adults are turning to smart phones and tablets more for their online activities. In 2013, the number of adults using tablets has doubled from […]

Around this time of the year, families are going on vacation, couples are getting married, and the spring season is producing all manner of wildlife. Once you’ve captured your most treasured events on your iPad, you can create beautiful video presentations using Animoto’s video editing tool. Today, the company announced that its popular iOS app, […]

comiXology has been called the “iTunes of comic books.” It was the highest grossing non-game app in 2013. Recently Amazon acquired the popular digital comic app. This weekend, users received an email requesting a new app download that would change the way comics are purchased. Without actually coming out and saying it, Amazon has avoided […]

I’ve heard of the  “Santa Crawl,” the “Craft Beer Crawl,” and even the “Last Mile,” but until today, I had never heard of the BeaconCrawl. That’s because, until recently, it had never existed. App development company Aurnhammer recently collaborated with the Lower Manhattan business advocacy group, Downtown Alliance, to incorporate iBeacon technology into the pub-crawl […]

This week’s iPad tip is actually a follow up from our post last week about how to add contact information to your lock screen. One of our readers pointed out that, since iOS 7, the Lock screen is blurred whenever you receive an alert from Notification Center. While you can clear your list of notifications […]