Author: Lory

Apple’s Senior Vice President of Design Johnathan Ive recently spoke with Time in a very rare in-depth interview. Last year, the name Jony Ive became synonymous with iOS 7 as the design chief headed the department that stripped iOS of its skeuomorphic theme and replaced it with the flatter, brighter design we see today. The […]

John Gruber of Daring Fireball legitimately has the inside scoop on a whole lot of Apple-related information. So, when he says something is coming, you can bet that it probably is. Thus is the case with Apple’s next big update to iOS 7. According to Gruber, “a little birdie” told him that Apple’s iTunes Festival […]

Google has glasses, Apple (supposedly) has a watch. It appears that Intel may be in the market for wearable computing, as well. According to a recent report from TechCrunch, the software company has just purchased health tracker developer Basis for between $100 and $150 million. Interestingly, Apple and Google were both supposedly bidding for the […]

Yesterday, Apple officially announced the launch of iOS in the Car under its new name, “CarPlay.” Initially, the feature is scheduled to be ready to drive off the lot in Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo vehicles by the end of this year. All three manufacturers have already been showing off CarPlay in Geneva at the biggest […]

Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer may be best known for his role in the quarterly earnings calls. He is always on hand to explain money to investors and let the world know just how good the company is doing, financially. Today, Apple announced that Oppenheimer is retiring at the end of September to be replaced by […]

Dr. Seuss was born on March 2, 1904. On the celebration of his birth, 110 years later, Oceanhouse Media, creator of more than 50 Dr. Seuss iOS apps, is offering a huge discount on all titles by the children’s book author. The sale lasts until Thursday, March 6. In addition to reducing the price of […]

In December of 2013, Apple collaborated with Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records for exclusive rights to be the first to launch Beyonce’s fifth studio album “Beyoncé” on iTunes. The digital download became the fastest selling album ever on iTunes with more than 825,000 albums sold in the first three days. Apple wants more. According to Billboard, Apple […]

Almost a year ago, Hipstamatic launched its own social networking site to compete with Instagram. What makes Oggl different is that it allows users to curate themed photo shoots and asks that contributors use their creative minds to make inspirational images instead of just snapshots of drunk friends at parties. Until last week, Oggl was […]

For a while now, Apple CEO Tim Cook has been speaking out, openly and loudly, about discriminatory practices in the public and private sector. Last November, He asked Congress to “strike a blow” against discrimination in a heartfelt opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal. Today, CNBC confirmed that Apple has sent Arizona governor Jan […]

The official Major League Baseball app, “MLB.com At Bat” launched on the same day as the App Store on July 10, 2008. It was downloaded 10 million times in 2013. The app has been the mainstay of professional baseball fans for nearly as long as iOS has existed. Today, in celebration of Spring Training, MLB.com […]

I think one could call me a Disney fan. I grew up less than sixty miles from the theme park and visited Disneyland for the firs time when I was only 6 months old. I grew up watching VHS tapes of the earliest animated films and the Disney Channel was my babysitter for much of […]

Ars Technica discovered a blog post published last night by security research firm FireEye showing proof of concept monitoring on a non-jailbroken iOS 7.0.x device. Based on information gathered from FireEye, the researchers were able to identify a flaw in Apple’s mobile operating system that would allow attackers to log every touch a user makes […]

As iOS 7 game controllers are slowly creeping into the market, it is still rare to see one fit for the iPad. So far, the only one we’ve come across has been the SteelSeries Stratus. Today, console accessory maker Mad Catz unveiled their new iOS 7 MFi controller at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Although […]

Hidden Objects games have come a long way in the past few years. They have gone from a stationary screen with hidden items to a deeply involving story with complex puzzle challenges. Free-to-play game distributor is capitalizing on the frenzy of interest in the genre with a new hidden objects game from the same company […]

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has just updated their app so that users can now watch live streaming content from the WWE Network. In addition to catching scheduled programs, users can also select from the massive on-demand library. Users can watch all 12 live pay-per view events, including WrestleMania, original series, reality shows, and documentaries. Plus, […]

Apple is currently in the process of finalizing a big update to its mobile operating system. According to the release notes for the fifth beta version of iOS 7.1, Siri will get a more natural voice in a handful of countries. Plus, the software update will include bug fixes, a minimal user interface property for […]