Category: Reviews-HowTos

Batman: Arkham Asylum, released on Mac last year, pushed superhero games in directions that nobody really expected but everyone wanted (and almost immediately began to copy). Its rhythmic fights were immediately satisfying and endlessly fun. Its wonder…

Regardless of what you celebrate, where you live, or which traditions you hold during the holiday season, spending time with your loved ones, eating tasty grub, and celebrating the good things in life should be a should be top priority as the year wind…

Nobody likes to watch home movies. Whether it’s your niece’s dance recital beamed to an Apple TV or your grandmother’s old reel-to-reels, we can all agree on one thing: the shorter the better. Videokits does its part to keep things moving. Where other …

The freedom of being let loose to explore, build, and carve out your own little niche in an open sandbox world made games like Minecraft and Terraria tremendously addictive. Deepworld attempts to capture that same magic by injecting the formula with a …

Between iOS and the Mac, Apple has some of the most easy-to-use products on the market. However, some users may need more guidance than others, requiring additional resources to learn the ins and outs of their favorite products and operating systems…

After getting a chance to briefly handle HTC’s flagship Windows Phone 8-powered smartphone, the 8X, earlier this year, we now got one in for a more thorough test. The test subject was a 16GB model (an 8GB version is also available) in California Blue a…

Every Monday, we’ll show you how to do something new and simple with Apple’s built-in command line application. You don’t need any fancy software, or a knowledge of coding to do any of these. All you need is a keyboard to type ’em out!Last time, we sho…

As notebook computers become more powerful, and most all-in-ones now prioritize aesthetics over customizability, it is not uncommon to encounter difficulty when attempting to accomodate additional professional-level or out-of-the-ordinary hardware. Mac…

Here’s the deal: Christmas is now right around the corner and chances are, someone on your guest list has an Apple product they love. Luckily, there are some fantastic gift options out there, and here are five of our favourites: Bluelounge Milo The Bluelounge Milo has recently been upgraded, and it’s definitely for the better […]

Everyone’s a nerd about something, and maps are one of my favorite things to be nerdy about. As a kid I drew maps of my neighborhood on graph paper, and on road trips I used to pore over the AAA atlas long past the point of carsickness. So when I hea…

It’s easy to lose perspective on a game like Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, particularly for those of us who enjoy lavish first-person shooters on consoles or computers. Gameloft’s military shooter series seems content to mimic the immensely popular Call …

The world has been forever changed by a zombie outbreak, and your only means of escape has crashed in the middle of a field crawling with the undead. As the zombies close in, there’s just one course of action available: sprint toward a radio antenna …

As dusty as the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition rulebooks it’s based on, Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition is a relic from gaming’s past. For long-time tabletop RPG nerds like myself who get misty-eyed over the nostalgic glory days of rolling…

Calendar never really grabbed me on the iPhone, and for whatever reason, neither have the non-Apple scheduling and day-planning options that I’ve tried. But when I heard Flexibits’ Fantastical was making the jump to iPhone and iPod touch, even I was in…

Grand Theft Auto III was arguably the most influential game of the early ‘00s, ushering in a new age of huge open worlds and criminal anti-heroes, and its release on iOS earlier this year was a pretty significant achievement for mobile gaming. Where …

Remember those Apple ads that said “There’s an app for that?” ZipCloud is an online backup service whose motto may as well be a variation on that theme. The basic service does exactly what you expect, backing your files up to their secure Amazon S…