Guide to Mac, iPod, iPad and iPhone news and reviews
According to a survey conducted by the Dentsu Innovation Institute, iPad and iPhone owners in Japan and America use and think about their iDevices in different and surprising ways. Japan and the United States are both multi-device nations, meaning many of us own smartphones, tablets, and PCs, which we use both separately and in tandem […]
iOS jailbreaker pod2g let everyone know today on Twitter that he is still working on an iOS 5.1 jailbreak for A5+ devices, but has no clue when it will be released. He’s “working some hours per week” on finding vulnerabilities. We w…
The new iPad’s battery life matches what Apple claims in some of Macworld Lab’s tests. But in all instances, the iPad 2’s battery last longer, even though Apple has said the tablets should display similar battery performance.
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During the week of the new iPad’s release, Apple sold more than 3 million of the high resolution tablets, which quickly depleted stock and left new iPad seekers with a week or two wait for a shiny new toy. That two week wait may drop significantly during the second quarter of 2012, as iPad assembler […]
You’ve got to hand it to criminals — sometimes, the tricks they come up with to dupe folks out of money is just amazingly clever. For example, the case of a gang of 11 in England who used stolen credit cards to buy their own unknown music from iTune…
As we reported Thursday evening, the Fair Labor Association (FLA) has released the findings of their Foxconn audit, resulting in a reduction of working hours at the Apple supplier and cutbacks in overtime. While the news has advocates for workers’ ri…
We love us some Plex here at MacLife.com, where we’ve converted an aging Mac mini into a fine home theatre server with a minimum of effort. Now that recent versions of the Plex application have separated the server software from the client software, …
Last week Overhaul Games announced that Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition would be making its way to the iPad later this summer. Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition is a recently announced remake of the original 1998 game and Tales of the Sword Coast expa…
Tim Cook takes a stroll down the Foxconn production line, smartphones and feature phones meet halfway, and Spotify keeps pumping those tunes for free.
March is rapidly winding to a close, but it continues to be an eventful month full of software updates (Retina Display and otherwise) and Apple-centric news galore, which today includes the release of audit results from Apple’s controversial manufact…
MacRumors reader Mike Jobson sent us this screenshot from the UK App Store that appears to hint at a forthcoming update for Facebook for iPad that would presumably add support for the tablet’s Retina display.
The Facebook app was last updated in Dec…
Welcome to our app-focused edition of iOS Gems! Today, we’re looking at three recent app releases, two for kids, and one for adults. Both of the kids’ apps were worthy of recommending broadly to our readers, while the app for adults is somewhat gi…
The Fair Labor Association (FLA) has concluded its independent investigation into working conditions at Apple’s suppliers in China. FLA launched its investigation on February 13, 2012 following labor rights allegations at Foxconn and negative report…
The deals are bumping this week with some serious accessory action and a really darn good deal that’s all about getting you up out of your chair and outside away from your computer, nerds, so get reading.Mac15.4″ MacBook Pro quad-core Intel Core i7 2.0…
Knucklecase is a solid aluminum case that acts like a bumper for iPhone 4/4S. But Knucklecase isn’t like any iPhone bumper you’ve seen before, this one could be used to beat down anyone who tried to steal your iPhone from you. Of course, they do have a terms of sale that says it’s only a […]
The Official Masters Tournament – the iPad app for The Masters 2012 – hit the iPad App Store yesterday. The Masters is a one-of-a-kind sports event, and their official app for the iPad and iOS has always been stellar as well. This year’s version looks better than ever – and should be a must-have for […]