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Mac 101: Editing Images
The Mac|Life 101 series is where you can come to learn new and simple ways to do things with Apple’s desktop and mobile operating systems. Whether you’re new to the platform, or just want to learn a new technique, then Mac 101 is for you.If you are…
Review: Great Pumpkin delights but doesn’t soar
I’ve loved It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown—the 1966 TV special—since I was a kid, and I always look forward to my yearly viewing. But even as a child, I didn’t yearn for repeats: once a year was enough. The program, and its Decembe…
Review: WeatherSnitch 2 is a sleek, feature-packed weather app for the iPhone
The iPhone comes with a pretty decent weather app, but many people find it to be lacking. Aside from the fact that it only predicts up to seven days of weather, many find its forecasts—which are powered by Yahoo!—to be somewhat inaccurate. That’s a void that WeatherSnitch 2 is eager to fill. WeatherSnitch’s interface is […]
Pentagon opening its doors to iOS devices
The Pentagon is planning to open its network for the first time to iOS devices and devices running Google’s Android operating system, reports “The Washington Post” (http://macte.ch/W3hVu).
The…
4th Generation iPad Launch Day Pre-Orders Sold Out, First iPad and iPad Mini Pre-Orders En Route
Apple has now sold out of its launch day pre-order stock of all six Wi-Fi models in its online store, with new pre-orders currently being quoted shipping estimates of one week. The company’s retail stores should still have stock available beginning at…
EE launches the first 4G network in the UK today, plans starting at 500MB for £36 a month
Everything Everywhere, a 50/50 joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and France Télécom, has launched the UK’s first 4G network today, citing speeds “typically ten times faster” than broadband. The 4G service is now available in 11 cities: Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Sheffield, and Southampton. The rollout across the UK will continue 2,000 square miles […]
4th Generation iPad Ship Times Slip to 1 Week on Apple Online Store
Have your eye on one of those speedy new fourth-generation iPads but figured there was no hurry because Apple made plenty of them? Think again, buddy — Cupertino’s online store now shows all Wi-Fi models out of stock.Apple has effectively sold out of …
Report: Scott Forstall’s Departure Receives "Quiet Jubilation" Within Apple
Apple’s press release detailing its executive shuffle sent shockwaves across the internet on Monday, and it continues to be the talk of tech as journalists attempt to pin down exactly what happened.GigaOm has published an extensive look at what’s going…
Apple announces lots of executive changes
Apple has announced executive management changes that the company is pitching as an effort to “encourage even more collaboration between the company’s world-class hardware, software and servic…
50 Years of James Bond Posters Now Available as Universal App
“Bond. James Bond.” It’s hard to believe moviegoers have been hearing those words spoken for five decades now, and to celebrate, a new app containing all of the movie posters for the films has landed in the App Store.Publisher Dorling Kindersley has ta…
Overnight Recap: Apple Cans Executives, Windows Phone 8, iPod touch Hotspot
It seems no matter how many new products its rivals introduce, Apple will always steal the show. Google and Microsoft both had big product announcements on Monday, but all it took was Apple sending out a brief press release about some executive shake-u…
Apple places fourth in ‘Q3 Computer Reliability Report’
The results are in for Rescue.com’s 2012 “Q3 Computer Reliability Report.” Lenovo regains the top position, while Apple sits in fourth place.
The computer reliability report scores for 2012 Q3…
Review: Barnes & Noble Nook HD wows with stellar display
Barnes & Noble isn’t trying to do everything with the Nook HD. Instead, the company’s 7-inch tablet focuses on doing what its Nooks have always done best: delivering the best reading experience you can get on any tablet today. By combining a h…
Oakley introduces Airwave goggle with head-up display
Oakley has announced a new snow goggle called Airwave that will be available on Oct. 31. It combines the company’s goggle technologies with a heads-up display developed by Recon Instruments, i…
Hue LED Light Bulb available at Apple retail stores
Philips has introduced the hue, which it says is the world’s first Web-enabled LED home lighting system available direct to the consumer. Offered exclusively through Apple stores beginning Oct…