Facebook to hold Android event next week, likely to announce an iPhone...
Mockup by Spencer Caldwell based on leaked descriptions Facebook is having an event on April 4th where it will talk about the future of Android. We’ve learned a little more. Facebook and HTC are again...
View ArticleDeal: Dragon Naturally Speaking 3 for $100 (50% off)
The deal of the day at 9to5Toys.com today is Dragon Dictate 3 for Mac for $100. That’s half off and the lowest price we’ve seen (and $21 off Amazon’s price). Dragon uses the same Nuance recognition...
View ArticleApple’s Chinese woes increase as State-owned film studio sues
Photo: South China Morning Post Apple is being sued by a Chinese State-owned film studio, alleging that the company sold its animated movies on iTunes without permission, reports the South China...
View ArticleReview: Belkin Wemo Switch & Motion – home automation for the rest of us
Anyone who grew up reading Sci-Fi will know that by now we’re all supposed to be driving hover-cars and living in fully-automated homes, with Star Trek-style swishy doors and cookers we can talk to....
View ArticleMLB.com At Bat and At the Ball Park apps get redesign, classic games library...
Click to view slideshow. April is almost here and that means Opening Day is almost upon us. Getting its affairs in order, MLB issued two updates today. MLB.com At Bat 6.1.0 was released with the...
View ArticleRumor: Apple to announce a game controller at upcoming event?
Apple’s Nintendo-DS like remote concept from 2010 patent Pocketgamer today says it has heard word from mobile game developers that Apple has been operating secret meetings at GDC discussing a game...
View ArticleiPad keyboard case review smackdown: Logitech Keyboard Folio vs. Belkin...
iPad keyboards helped kickstart the move from content consumption on an iPad to creation. First there was the iPad dock which you could use in conjunction with a Bluetooth keyboard to get some serious...
View ArticleProgress: Apple is pushing for an iRadio summertime launch
As part of a wide-ranging music industry story by Greg Sandoval at The Verge, details on Apple’s upcoming streaming radio project seem to be clearing up. Much has been written about Apple’s plan to...
View ArticleApple CEO Tim Cook in high school: Most studious, plaid pants, War Eagle...
Some fine images from CEO Tim Cook’s high school days [1975-6] via Redditor whitbaker Tim Cook attended the same high school as my mother, and she spoke highly of him. These are pictures from the 1975...
View ArticleThe Week in Tweaks: Automatic App Store updates, a new screen recorder, and...
Here’s a look at some of the most fun or useful jailbreak tweaks that came out this week. If you like these tweaks, but don’t have a jailbroken iOS device, you can check out jailbrea.kr to learn more...
View ArticleReview: TwelveSouth’s BookBook case for the 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro
We’ve reviewed and enjoyed a number of TwelveSouth products over the years. We were intrigued by the hollowed out book idea with the company’s original BookBook case for the MacBook Air and since it...
View ArticleDid Apple shut down its Refurbished Outlet on eBay?
Apple’s eBay refurbished items store looks like it is closed for business (via Daily-Deals). All items were taken offline Saturday evening, and the store remains empty as of early Monday morning. We...
View ArticleNuance launches ‘Voice Ads’ platform to bring a Siri-like experience to...
If Nuance gets its way with the just announced ‘Voice Ads’ mobile advertising platform, soon every mobile ad could include Siri-like functionality that lets you communicate with and ask questions...
View ArticleApple denied iPad mini trademark in the US
BBC reported today that Apple was recently denied a trademark for “iPad mini” after authorities in the United States claimed the term was “merely descriptive.” Apple still has until July to convince...
View ArticleApple CEO Tim Cook announces changes to warranty policies, apologizes to...
Following controversy in China with state-controlled media outlets going after Apple over its warranty policies, Apple CEO Tim Cook today addressed the issue in a letter published to the company’s...
View ArticleAereo’s live broadcast TV doesn’t infringe broadcaster’s copyrights, says US...
Aereo—the service that streams over-the-air local television to any Mac, iOS device, or PC running Safari for a monthly subscription—just landed a huge victory against television networks, as the...
View Article2014 Macworld/iWorld conference moved from early February to late March
The 2014 Macworld/iWorld conference has been moved from early February to late March. The new dates are Thursday March 27th through Saturday March 29th. Macworld shares some of the reasoning behind...
View ArticleGoogle Reader aftermath: Feedly iOS gets big updates, while Reeder for...
Google announced on the Official Google Blog earlier this month that it will retire Google Reader on July 1, 2013, but the brains behind Reeder, a Google Reader client, clarified that development of...
View ArticleAmazon takes on Dropbox with new Cloud Drive file syncing feature
Amazon has updated its Cloud Drive platform with a file sync feature across computers. This new feature allows Amazon to take on Dropbox by allowing users to sync chosen content within a folder across...
View ArticleSan Francisco DA met with Apple over phone thefts, hints next two iPhones...
The San Francisco Examiner reports on meetings between San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón and mobile device makers regarding phone thefts. Because Apple’s iPhone was reportedly involved in...
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