Looking for an alternative to Safari for iPhone or iPad? (Aren’t we all?) Google may have answered your prayers, because they’ve just brought Chrome to iOS.
Archives for June 2012
Apple Launches New Podcasts App
Upon the release of the iOS 6 developer beta, one of the most obvious changes that was noticed was a revamp in the iTunes app. Specifically, the iTunes U, Podcast and Audiobooks categories were removed. The removal of these sections has prompted the speculation that Apple plans to make separate apps for these sections. And […]
Who Designs Apple’s Incredible Stores?
The 5th Avenue “cube.” The cylindrical glass tower in Shanghai. The subterranean store at the Louvre. Apple’s iconic stores are like no other retail spaces in the world, and they were all designed by the same architect.
Reviews: Brave Storybook Deluxe & Brave Interactive Comic
To support Pixar’s latest box office hit, Disney Publishing has released a pair of book apps that allow younger viewers to relive the story of Brave. Here’s my take on them both.
Every New Feature in iOS 6
Apple says there are 200 new features in iOS 6. Here’s an exhaustive list, grouped by category, of every one we know about so far.
Mozilla Making Browser for iPad
When it comes to web browsers, the public has three primary choices: Internet Explorer (blech), Mozilla’s Firefox, and Google Chrome. With the exploding popularity of the iPad, why have none of them come to the world’s greatest tablet? Finally, that’s about to change.
Apple Gets Patent for New Anti-Data Collection Technology
Apple recently got approval for a patent for a new technology that will help protect users from data collection efforts being done by businesses, the government and, most especially, cybercriminals. The new patent, which was discovered by Patently Apple, was released last Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The patent describes a system […]
Microsoft Announces Surface Tablet
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Apple should be feeling mighty proud tonight. Because Microsoft just unveiled its own touchscreen “Surface” tablet computer, and everything about the device and the media event where it was announced took its cues straight from Apple and the iPad.
www.mac.apple
ICANN has received umpteen zillion applications for new top-level domains, so that the web can have more than just .com, .net, and .org (and about 20 others) to work with. The applications filed by Apple and its chief competitors may surprise you.
World’s First Concerto for iPad & Orchestra
What if the iPad was a real musical instrument? Composer Ned McGowan believes that it is, and he wrote a classical concerto to prove it. It was performed a few weeks ago by the Sinfonia Rotterdam, and after you watch this video of it, you’ll be a believer, too.
A Rundown of iOS 6’s Most Useful Features
As expected, Apple fans are excited about the new iOS 6 and the new features and improvements it will bring to compatible iOS devices. The new mobile OS promises to bring improvements to two key areas – accessibility and convenience. If iOS 6 does deliver what it promises, which no doubt it will, then it […]
15 Killer Features in OS X Mountain Lion
OS X Mountain Lion drops in July for just $19.99. That’s the word out of WWDC in San Francisco. We scoured Mountain Lion’s more than 200 new features to find the 15 best and most useful new features worth getting excited about.
7 Astonishing Features of the New MacBook Pro
Apple sure knows how to make a sexy computer. On the WWDC stage today in San Francisco, Apple unveiled the long-rumored next-generation MacBook Pro, and it’s a stunner.
Review: Hand Stylus
We’ve talked a lot lately about the Hand Stylus, which aims to be the world’s first fine-tip stylus. Does it live up to the hype? It’s time to put the Hand through its paces and find out.
iPad Is Getting Its First Real MMORPG
This week is the big video game expo in Los Angeles, E3. And one game generating huge buzz isn’t playable on consoles or even computers. It’s an MMO game of Warcraft proportions, and it’s only playable on iOS devices.
