Category: Reviews-HowTos

Originality and weirdness often blend well in the indie sphere, spawning games that spark the imagination and sometimes spur you to scratch your head in equal measure. Incredipede is one such offering. Ferrying your ever-morphing creature through chall…

Riding the success of Disney Infinity’s huge console launch last month, the Toy Box app for iPad allows players to build and test their creations from inside Infinity’s creation mode, and then transfer it all back to your console. It benefits from the …

Hunting never felt so base and inhumane as in Deer Hunter 2014, the latest in a long line of titles that has evolved progressively far from its moniker and expanded now to include endangered animals. The core shooting and weapon upgrading experience is…

Apple’s new monolith-inspired AirPort Extreme follows what the company is calling a “top-down” design. We’re still not sure exactly what that means, but in this case, it’s about 6.6 inches from the top down to the bottom of the redesigned, vertically o…

Remember on Mad Men when Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce opened up shop, and Roger Sterling’s office got the mod makeover? If AirPlay and iPhones were around in the 1960s, Wren’s V5AP would have no doubt scored a spot right next to the vodka. But this spe…

Considering that it was a mash-up of two corporate mega-brands, last year’s Angry Birds Star Wars felt surprisingly inspired, with the characters, locales, and iconic imagery of the classic sci-fi franchise really jump-starting the creative engines of …

Any early gripes about the App Store being a destination solely for casual gaming were pretty well silenced with the release of the original Infinity Blade, which delivered a rich, rewarding, and utterly gorgeous combat experience without trying to sho…

We like the keyboard, but there’s no denying that the Rubata is bulky.Hailing from the land down under, PADACS specializes exclusively in iOS accessories. The latest is Rubata Mini, a Bluetooth-enabled keyboard case for the iPad mini, which couples a 5…

Each week brings an absolute barrage of new games for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, but it can be difficult to pick out of the cream of the crop by looking at a mass of icons and titles. Luckily, we’re tuned in to the most notable releases, and we’ll b…

The Apple TV makes it easy to show off pictures taken with the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPhone via AirPlay, but the built-in Photos app leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to managing how those images actually appear on screen. Enter PhotoPresenter,…

A desktop Pandora client, without the Pandora One subscription fees.Over the last week, my work experience has been a much happier place. I’ve listened to my favorite artists and discovered new favorites. The secret to this happiness is Muse, a fanta…

iOS 7 is more than just a fresh coat of paint. Along with the new icons, lock screen and animations, Apple’s revamped mobile operating system includes dozens of changes to the way we interact with our iPhones and iPads, from major new features to subtl…

When your Mac starts to go south, it helps to have software tools to fix the problems or to recover your data. Micromat’s TechTool has long been used for Mac troubleshooting, and the new TechTool Pro 7.0.1 has support for 64-bit architectures, A…

Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s GemFest 2013. Every day (except Sunday) from mid-July until late September, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a standout free or low-cost program. Learn mo…

Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s GemFest 2013. Every day (except Sunday) from mid-July until late September, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a standout free or low-cost program. Learn mo…

Few franchises stir the imagination and the awe of gamers quite like Maxis’ SimCity. Both educational and fun, it was the first world builder video game that allowed the player unrivaled abilities to play god—even back in 1989 in your school’…