How-to: Have your iOS device read text for you
iOS devices are built with all users in mind: they come with several accessibility features for low-vision or legally blind users, settings for hard-of-hearing or deaf users, settings for individuals...
View ArticleReview: ‘Jobs’ movie is an intriguing, though exaggerated, peek into Apple’s...
I’ll admit, when I first heard that Ashton Kutcher would be the star of a movie about Steve Jobs, I was less than thrilled. How could someone from That 70′s Show ever accurately portray one of the...
View ArticleKey Nike FuelBand developer and fitness expert Jay Blahnik confirms new job...
Jay Blahnik, a globally recognized fitness expert and instrumental consultant in the development of several Nike fitness products, has confirmed his new role at Apple. In July, we reported on...
View ArticleApple Stores to push Macs to businesses with new Parallels/Windows 8 demos
Apple is pushing its business-focused Apple Retail salespeople to sell Macs to businesses currently running in Windows environments, according to Apple retail employees briefed on the new initiative....
View ArticleParallels Desktop 9 for Mac hits Amazon Germany and MacMall US with purported...
Cat’s out of the bag? It appears that Parallels is preparing an update to their award-winning virtualization software for Mac. Amazon Germany has a pre-order page up with Parallels Desktop 9 artwork...
View ArticleHow to enable the Google+ Photos Chrome app on Mac
Last month we reported that Google’s slick new “Google+ Photos” app that launched exclusively on the Chromebook Pixel could possibly be making its way to Mac. The proof came from a newly posted...
View ArticleNew next-gen iOS device rumors: Photos of silver iPad 5 back, more claims of...
More rumors of Apple’s next-generation iPad and iPhones have hit the web today. TechCrunch added further credence to rumors of a gold iPhone 5S shipping along with the usual black and white models...
View ArticleAnalyst: US$400-500 iPhone 5C will hit China Mobile in Q3 and replace the...
iPhone 5S/5C physical mockups KGI’s often reliable Mingchi Kuo is out with his latest Apple Watch forecast with some interesting new info. His latest findings: Components and EMS of the new iPhones...
View Article‘A lot of things wrong’ as Jobs movie opens with disappointing revenues
The long-awaited Jobs movie opened this weekend, with Box Office Mojo reporting that it took seventh place in the weekend openings, grossing $6.7M against top-grossing movie The Butler at $25M....
View ArticleApple wins three times more customers from Samsung than Samsung does from Apple
New figures from CIRP reported in Fortune show that Apple wins three times as many smartphone customers from Samsung as Samsung does from Apple: 20 percent switched from a Samsung handset to an...
View ArticleiOS 7 beta 7 (final beta) to be released today? (update: doesn’t look like it)
According to BGR, Apple will release the seventh and final beta version of iOS 7 to developers today. The release, like most of the past seeds, is said to arrive around 1 PM EST/10 AM PST. This new...
View ArticleBarnes & Nobles releases ‘Nook Video’ app for iOS
Barnes & Noble announced today that it’s launching new apps on iOS (and Android and Roku) for its Nook Video service. The service offers a catalogue of HD movies and TV shows available to purchase...
View ArticleiPhone 5S will come in gold & likely sport fingerprint sensor, iPad iOS 7...
Gold iPhone image created by Shop Le Monde As Apple’s September 10th event iPhone event approaches, we’ve learned some additional details and have independently heard some of the already-floating...
View Article9to5Toys Last Call: Gamer bundle $6, Powerbags $35&up, 40% off Logitech gear,...
From 9to5Toys.com: A large majority of the deals we cover each day come from a variety of ‘Daily Deal’ websites or are so popular that they don’t even last 24 hours. We know you can’t be at your...
View ArticleWacom announces affordable pressure-sensitive Creative Stylus for drawing &...
Wacom, the company that makes professional-grade drawing tablets with four-figure price-tags, has just announced something a little more affordable: the Intuos Creative Stylus for iPad at $99. Wacom...
View ArticleTiVo announces new ‘Roamio’ DVRs w/ out-of-home streaming to iPhone and iPad
TiVo is officially taking the wraps of its latest family of Wi-Fi enabled DVRs today dubbed “Roamio”, which appear to be replacing the company’s high-end Premiere offerings. In addition to inking some...
View ArticleGoogle Maps for iOS adds real-time incident reporting from Waze
Google announced today on its Google Maps blog that it’s finally tapping into the talent and technology it picked up with its acquisition of Waze back in June by integrating real time incident reports...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble changes its mind, will stay in the tablet business
Just two short months ago, Nook manufacturer Barnes & Noble was telling the world that it was moving out of the tablet business and focusing on content. Now it appears the company is scrapping...
View ArticleSecurity researcher Ibrahim Balic credited by Apple for reporting Developer...
This morning, Apple updated its Apple Web Server notifications page to credit security researcher Ibrahim Balic and several others for pointing out security flaws in their web servers. Balic claimed...
View ArticleYouTube for iOS gains video playback while searching, improved ChromeCast...
Google has announced that is launching an update for its YouTube for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch application that brings multiple new features. Notably, the app will now allow users to watch a video...
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