Guide to Mac, iPod, iPad and iPhone news and reviews
News organizations have been at odds with Apple for the latter’s strict adhesion to privacy guidelines that allows users to keep certain information private. One of the ways news organizations make money is by selling your information to third parties for advertizing purposes. Apple doesn’t approve apps that glean this information without getting permission first. […]
A new report from research firm Localytics today suggested sales of Samsung’s Galaxy S III have been growing on a weekly basis with huge spikes following the Samsung/Apple trial and the iPhone 5 introduction. The full story is at 9to5Google.com. Related articles …and Samsung files suit against Apple over iPhone 5 (9to5mac.com) Samsung mocks iPhone 5 […]
A new survey by research organization Pew Internet & American Life Project depicts how Apple’s iPad slid from 81 percent in 2011 to 52 percent in 2012, in terms of U.S. adult tablet ownership, due to lower-priced Android slates steadily gaining traction. Pew’s Journalism website elaborated: Over the last year, tablet ownership has steadily increased […]
iOS 6 was the first full iOS update offered over-the-air (OTA) using Apple’s bit-differential, update-in-place iCloud system. That should make for faster, more convenient updates for current devices, and easier migrations to new devices. But the thing…
Forbes just published a piece on the “Untold Stories About Steve Jobs,” as the late Apple cofounder’s one-year anniversary since his death looms around the corner; and while many of the anecdotes are never-heard-before memories from acquaintances, most provide only shallow insights into the innovator’s working mind. A few of the notable memories: Hide The […]
Tired of political debates with friends, family, and co-workers? Need to let off some steam? If you’re a democrat, you’ll want to take a look at these silly games that are aimed at the Democratic party. With these apps you can drive along with Barack Obama, campaigning and winning votes, or beat the snot out […]
Apple announced on Monday evening that it would host its next earnings call on October 25. The call will cover the company’s earnings for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012—as those who haven’t previously paid attention to Apple’s fiscal calend…
Adobe recently announced the latest Mac versions of Photoshop Elements 11 and Premiere Elements 11, and I had a brief opportunity to glance at some of their shiny, new add-ons. Version 11 of both programs notably boast new looks, new experiences, new features, and new functions; but more importantly, they effectively tout prosumer video- and […]
The second Tuesday of November is just weeks away, so put down Fieldrunners 2 HD for a minute and catch up on the 2012 Presidential Election with these newsy apps. Extra points if you figure out the name of the mysterious third party candidate pictured above with President Obama and Governor Romney. Chances are most voters […]
Sharp is displaying publicly for the first time tablet displays based on its IGZO technology at the CEATEC electronics show outside of Tokyo, amid persistent rumors Apple will use the displays in its upcoming tablets.
The Japanese manufacturer…
Apple has received rare praise from a leading rights advocacy group for incorporating important new privacy enhancing features in its recently released iOS 6 operating system.
In a blog post on Monday, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CD…
Now that Twitter is deeply integrated into OS X from Mountain Lion onward, you can easily add Twitter usernames and their accompanying profile pictures to your existing Contacts information automatically. This is done by crossmatching data in your Contacts list with Twitter email addresses and phone numbers, which basically guarantees accuracy. Open System Preferences and […]
If you’re looking for something to help protect your Mac from harmful security sites, look no further than the best anti phishing software for Mac OS X: BlumAlerts. We all get them, you know, those emails that send us random URLs and expect us to click and visit them, and suddenly, our Mac is under threat. […]
Did you know you can navigate around the iPad using only a keyboard, without touching the screen at all? It’s part of iOS Accessibility options, and using keyboard navigation makes the iPad feel a lot more like a traditional computer, even sharing some of the keyboard shortcuts that Macs have to do things like the […]
Right after we complained about iPad mini rumors getting thin these days, a new rumor has surfaced to keep our iPad mini appetite fulfilled. Fortune reports quoting a major Apple investor that the company might hold a media event on October 17th to announce it’s long rumored iPad mini tablet. Fortune’s source who unsurprisingly wish […]
After all the hoopla surrounding the flaws found in Apple’s Maps application you might have thought for a second that the sales of the newly announced iPhone 5 will be badly affected by this negative press iOS 6 has been getting. Well if you thought so you need to think again, as Piper Jaffray analyst […]