Guide to Mac, iPod, iPad and iPhone news and reviews
A new iPhone 5 dock being sold through China-based iPhone5mod.com could be the first third-party product to ship with Apple’s new Lightning connector. Earlier reports indicated that accessory manufacturers would have trouble producing Lightning-compatible products due to a unique authentication chip Apple is using in the new standard. According to reports from M.I.C Gadget and […]
Tomorrow may, or may not, be a big day in the tech world. Rumor has it that Apple will be sending out invitations to an event that may, or may not, reveal that the iPad mini is real. In the mean time, analysts are making predictions, suppliers are talking about parts orders, and the Internet […]
If you like audiobooks, chances are good that you love audiobooks. As a group audiobook listeners are likely to be well-educated, exercise frequently, and spend a lot of time in the car. They are, in other words, a group that merits publisher’s marketing efforts because they are not afraid to spend a little cash on […]
A few apps updated, went on sale, or made announcements recently, and 9to5Mac gathered the most noteworthy ones in our regular round up below. Today’s selection includes app accessory news from Tim Cook’s second favorite company, Nike, a few tweaks to an official Walking Dead game in celebration of the show’s upcoming season three premiere, […]
Worried about scratching the back of your beautiful iPhone 5? Don’t want to wait for an official InvisibleShield to be released from ZAGG or the other film protector companies? Maybe you’re just cheap and don’t feel like shelling out the $30 to protect your $200+ iPhone investment? Well, if you don’t mind having an incredibly […]
Last week, Twitter released an update to its official app that made a lot of cosmetic changes, as well as added some interesting new features for the iPad. As of last Wednesday, users could see photos, videos and Web page summaries by expanding Tweets in their timeline. Plus, you can now keep track of interactions […]
I still remember watching “E.T. The Extra Terrestrial” for the first time. I’ll never forget the moment the little alien tossed that iconic ball out of the greenhouse. I was the perfect age for the adventurous movie. I wanted to fly across the sky on my bicycle too. This year marks the 30th anniversary of […]
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As with the previous iPod models, the iconic white Apple earphones also known as ‘Earpods’ will ship without the volume control buttons and mic. The news comes from Japanese site Macotakara that has posted hands on videos for the newly released Apple devices. The new Earpods for iPods not only lack some of the […]
Apparently, it’s not just iOS 6 users who are unhappy with Apple’s new Maps app — a new report claims that the Taiwanese government is also up in arms over satellite imagery of a missile defense system there.The Next Web is reporting that the governme…
The folks at FreedomPop have a fairly unique offering: 500MB of free mobile internet access, assuming you’re willing to fork over a few bucks as a refundable security deposit for the hardware first.Software coder Lee Fyock has posted an interesting fir…
Editor’s note: This review has been updated substantially—and the rating increased by a full level—after hearing Fitbit got in touch with us to offer technical support. The updates focus on issues related to background syncing, and are addre…
On the heels of Monday’s report about Lightning to 30-pin Adapters beginning to ship to early customers, it now appears that Apple is also starting to ship preorders for the fifth-generation iPod touch as well.AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has s…
Something of a mixed bag of news kicked off this second week in October on Monday, with rumors of a Mac mini refresh, news that Crazy Taxi will be driving onto iOS devices soon and hey, even a one-click Mac solution for hiding that annoying Newsstand i…
Way back in 1992, Broderbund Software launched Living Books, one of the first instances of PC-based, interactive storytelling. Two decades later, Wanderful is reassembling members of the original Living Books team, bringing the stories to iOS devices f…
A giant sea of corpses; what a fitting image for the Halloween season. But for a large number of World of Warcraft players, the sudden demise of throngs of characters was less than amusing. According to Blizzard, someone discovered an exploit which all…