Guide to Mac, iPod, iPad and iPhone news and reviews
A new app, currently on sale for $1, promises to fix one of the plagues of modern life — “portrait” videos. Horizon, an alternative video camera app, forces the video camera to capture in landscape mode regardless of which way the iPhone is positioned…
Epson America today announced the WorkForce DS-760 and WorkForce DS-860, Epson’s fastest professional sheetfed document scanners. The new WorkForce scanners deliver scan speeds up to 65 ppm, improved paper-feed technology over predecessors, scan-to-clo…
VirnetX is seeking to add Apple’s most recent slate of products to a lawsuit against FaceTime devices, according to an announcement. The patent holding firm says it has submitted a petition to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, on…
Orbicule has released its latest version of theft recovery application, Undercover. Able to track a stolen Mac in real time, Undercover’s web interface allows users to instantly snap and view mugshots of the theft whenever the stolen Mac is online. Scr…
Apple may have sold 78 million or more iOS devices during the December quarter, according to estimates from Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley. He argues that sales of the iPhone 5s and iPad Air — Apple’s flagship products — were “strong” duri…
TSMC will start producing fingerprint sensors for the next-generation iPhone in the second quarter, industry sources claim. The supplier will reportedly use a 65nm process at its 12-inch fab, and also bring backend wafer-level chip scale packaging in-h…
A number of rules set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for “net neutrality” have been ruled invalid by an appeals court in Washington. The ruling, a 2-1 decision in a suit between the FCC and Verizon, effectively prevents the FCC from req…
There is something fitting whenever the name of a device perfectly matches what it actually does. Take, for example, the iLoud from IK Multimedia. It is a Bluetooth speaker that can double as a guitar amplifier. You would think that, because it can cra…
With the rise of the premium headphone market over the past few years, Sony has been quietly ramping up its headphone range to meet the increased demand for a high quality audio experience. The latest addition to its high-end audio range is its new MDR…
The Pulse by Felt Audio sets out to be a speaker that you can wear everywhere and feel unburdened doing so. This tiny little speaker might fit in the palm of someone’s hand, but on paper it has a lot going for it. Want to make a statement with your mus…
An important thing to look for in the pre-purchase considerations for a Bluetooth speaker is if it will fill the customer’s specific needs. Is it easy to use? Does it have any additional features? Would its maximum Bluetooth range be sufficient? How is the audio quality? One that may not be thought of when it comes to Bluetooth speakers is, "does it require constant power?" Now there is a devic ……
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Every company that can design an enclosure and cram some speakers into it is vying for the eye of music aficionados. There is no end in sight for the numerous configurations of Bluetooth-enabled speakers for those that need something greater than the s…
Once a comparatively rare kind of accessory, keyboard cases have become legion in the past year — or at least it feels that way, from a reviewer’s perspective. There seems to be a pent-up demand for iPads that can also get some serious work done. iHom…
We here at the MacNN testing labs have thought that the iOS ecosystem is ideal for resurrecting old franchises with one notable exception — controls. Old-school gaming had either a control pad or keyboard and mouse in mind, and neither translate well …
We here at the MacNN testing labs have thought that the iOS ecosystem is ideal for resurrecting old franchises with one notable exception — controls. Old-school gaming had either a control pad or keyboard and mouse in mind, and neither translate well …
Apple may be planning to celebrate the Japanese New Year with offerings of fukubukoro, or “lucky bags” beginning at 8AM local time on Thursday, January 2, two hours earlier than the usual opening time, according to an item on Japanese Mac fan site Otak…