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Atlas by Collins is a very attractive app. It doesn’t hope to compete with the amount of data you can unearth by searching Google, but you’ll find much more than just the essentials, presented in an easy-to-use, self-contained app.Offering access t…
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Last year’s Mac mini brought a number of drastic changes to the compact desktop computer: Core i5 processors that replaced the aging Core 2 Duo CPUs, Thunderbolt ports, and the discontinuation of a built-in SuperDrive. The new Mac mini may …
When the Galaxy Note debuted last year, it did so largely to confused reviews from the tech press. Was this a phone? A tablet? Some misbegotten amalgamation of the two? Soon enough, a portmanteau emerged to describe Samsung’s creation: phablet. The pha…
When the Galaxy Note debuted last year, it did so largely to confused reviews from the tech press. Was this a phone? A tablet? Some misbegotten amalgamation of the two? Soon enough, a portmanteau emerged to describe Samsung’s creation: phablet. The pha…
In their bids to get into an elected office, politicians are known to not spare much of anything. Money, time, and effort are all exhausted over the course of a campaign. Unfortunately there are other casualties along that path, and honesty is often on…
It’s almost certainly not pulling in as many users as Words With Friends, but the App Store’s buzziest word game right now is Letterpress, an elegantly designed asynchronous experience that even loops in territorial control elements. And it’s a slick f…
The future of appliances—refrigerators, toasters, washers, dryers, you name it—can be summed up as “smarter.” But this smart revolution has already come to the trusty alarm clock, of which Stem Innovation’s $100 Time Command is a good ex…
Trey Ratcliff is a long-time pioneer of HDR photography–high dynamic range photos combine multiple exposures into one image that has more detail in both light and dark areas than you achieve with a single exposure. I love his work, but I also apprecia…
The Matrox DualHead2Go Digital ME is an external multidisplay adapter that allows you to add up to two DVI monitors to a Mac.
The $179 DualHead2Go Digital ME measures just 3.8 by 2.5 by 1.1 inches and comes in a silver aluminum housing with two …
Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted from Macworld UK. Visit Macworld UK’s blog page for the latest Mac news from across the Atlantic.
It’s bit tricky doing a plot synopsis for Tiny & Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers (Mac App St…
The market for video game recording is somewhat limited, and demanding at the same time. Machinima directors and actors could use a recording tool, as well as professional gamers, or even just a journeyman gamer wanting to display his against-the-odds …
In the months since its March release, FiftyThree’s Paper has become my go-to sketching app for doodling, planning, or quick drawings. I’ve used it to design my new apartment, create a few Twitter avatars, and sketch away a few Saturday aftern…
Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted from Macworld UK. Visit Macworld UK’s blog page for the latest Mac news from across the Atlantic.
The good news: Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Mac App Store link) is an exciting shoot ‘em up game …
Beware playing O. with anyone who’s aggressively competitive. This minimalistic orb-grabbing game has the potential to bring out the beast in even the most docile opponents. Games may start off friendly enough, but when it gets down to the wire, smacki…
A couple of months ago we reviewed Striiv’s pioneer product, the Striiv smart pedometer. This nifty little device is both a pedometer and a motivator—it includes various motivational tools, including a FarmVille-inspired game, to encourage peo…
Last week, we reviewed QuickRes, a menu-bar utility for changing the resolution of—and accessing higher resolutions on—Retina-display MacBook Pros. But even if you aren’t using a Retina display, you may have wanted something similar, because M…