Guide to Mac, iPod, iPad and iPhone news and reviews
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Old-school role-playing games are making a bit of a comeback. Recently we saw an enhanced—b…
I have always been a great admirer of Northern European mythology, with its vivid (and sometimes disturbing) imagery that draws on the wintry beauty of the landscapes that the inhabitants of Scandinavian countries know so well.
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The SmartStyle (iPad 2, 3, and 4; $60) is made from leather and features a wraparound construction that protects your iPad from all sides.
The case’s front, which is compatible with the iPad’s magnetic sleep/wake functionality, flips around …
Intel’s high speed Thunderbolt interconnect technology, found primarily on Apple’s side of the computing fence, enjoyed a big week at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas. As the push for higher-resolution video continues…
When Google Maps disappeared from our iPhones a few months back, HopStop Transit Directions for iPhone became one of our favorite replacements (until Google Maps returned, of course). This week’s update includes HopStop Live, which features live…
Gamers always have room for a great real-time strategy title, and it’s time to make room for League of Legends. Initially released for Windows, Riot Games ported its free-to-play multiplayer online game to the Mac. Identical to its Windows counte…
Protection and fashion are the name of the game in this week’s edition of our iPhone-case roundup. We’ve got plenty of cases designed for tough environment and active use, and a few others that put fashion sense first—but never, of course, a…
If it’s an alternative Netflix or iTunes app you’re looking for, the free Amazon Instant Video for iOS provides you with lots of great streaming content over Wi-Fi—provided you have an Amazon Prime membership or you have already purchased co…
Are tutorials essential for new games? Though some might think it blasphemy to go without, Frogmind’s $4 Badland prefers the learn-by-doing method. The self-styled “atmospheric side-scrolling action adventure game” doesn’t so much take its p…
I love my iPad, but I made the mistake of buying a 16GB model—that’s not enough storage for all my apps, home videos, movies, TV shows, photos, and documents. I can rely on cloud storage, but since my iPad is Wi-Fi only, I like having extra lo…
Verizon is the true innovator behind the iPhone 5’s incorporation of LTE. Elsewhere, Motorola and Apple take up valuable judicial time, and a tree grows in Emeryville. The remainders for Thursday, April 11, are all about the TLAs.
Verizon CEO:…
Ambrosia Sofware—the maker of Snapz Pro X, Soundboard, and other popular utilities and games on Apple platforms—on Thursday fended off suggestions it was going out of business, even as employees of the company reported being laid off.
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X-Doria’s $50 Dash Folio Felt for the iPad 2 and third- or fourth-generation iPad is a folio-style case with a felt fabric cover.
I tested the Dash Folio on my third-generation iPad. It fits—technically—but the fit is tight. This case does n…
StockTouch is a colorful, creative alternative to Apple’s stock Stocks app. The free StockTouch app works on iPhones and iPads alike.
The app works only in landscape mode, which is annoying—at least on the iPhone—but not a deal-breaker. It…
Yahoo and Apple may be the latest superhero team-up to hit Silicon Valley, while Apple could be considering plans to space-ify its retail stores. And Steve Jobs’s life is translated into yet another genre. If it be a sin to covet honor, the rema…
Panic on Wednesday unveiled Status Board, a new iPad app for displaying and tracking data. The $10 app’s inspiration was Panic’s own status board, which the company blogged about—and received countless accolades for—back in 2010.
When you …