Security of iOS devices is becoming more of a hot topic these days, what with security notables like Eugene Kaspersky warning of future malware attacks that could take down the immense monoculture operating system. Apple’s not ignoring the threat; in fact, the company has published a 19-page iOS security document outlining the company’s commitment to [...]
Apple pushed for an injunction that would ban the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US, but Judge Lucy Koh of the United States District for the Northern District of California denied this motion. According to a report by FOSS Patents, Koh told Apple it had to wait until the United States [...]
Todd Harrison got his hands on an old Apple II and meticulously restored the computer to working condition. He details the process in a lengthy blog post that covers everything from cleaning the external case to inspecting the layout of the logic board. It’s more than just a simple tear-down, Harrison’s description is filled with [...]
I saw several of Chillingo’s upcoming titles at the Game Developers Conference in May. The most impressive one was Air Mail, an exploration-based flying game for the iPhone and the iPad. Not only are the graphics beautiful, but the controls must be experienced to be believed. They’re precise and complex, providing a real sense of [...]
The Apple Store is down in the U.S., and most likely around the world as well. With it being a week away from WWDC, we wouldn’t be surprised if Apple did a few quiet bumps to existing product lines to get that excitement out of the way and the focus shifted to even bigger announcements [...]
The latest Instapaper update contains a pretty nifty new feature: the ability to update automatically in the background; the app uses geofencing to turn updates on and off. The Instapaper blog describes how the app will download articles whenever you enter a pre-set location, such as your home or work. You can add up to [...]
It’s the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You’ll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what’s happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today’s Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires Flash) [...]
Last November I had the pleasure of reviewing an iPad case featuring a whimsical design created by Taiwanese-born graphic artist Keng-Fu Chu, AKA “Fu”. Now Fu has teamed up again with Echo Creative to bring Super Robot to the front of a cool envelope-like MacBook Air sleeve. The Super Robot MacBook Air Sleeve (US.99 for [...]
Are you a fan of WIRED Magazine- The first issue of the Condé Nast tech magazine appeared back in January of 1993 with futurist Bruce Sterling talking about war and MIT Media Lab’s Nicholas Negroponte pontificating about “What’s wrong with HDTV.” WIRED fans who want to relive the past of the future (think about it…) [...]
I’m always on the prowl for great photo apps, so let me tell you about Fotor CameraBag. It’s free for a limited time, usually selling in the App Store for US0:600.99. There are a lot of iPhoneography apps that try to do everything, but many of them perform their functions poorly. Fotor CameraBag, on the [...]
Disney Mobile has made a number of really smart moves over the past few years (starting with acquiring Tapulous, all the way up to allowing a game tester to make them a great game). Now here’s another brilliant move: they’ve signed a deal with developers Keith Shepherd and Natalia Luckynova (also known as the very [...]
Singapore-based airline Scoot Pte saved itself a lot of money by ripping out the TV-based entertainment systems from its planes and replacing them with iPads. The airliner removed more than two tons of equipment and managed to shave 7 percent off the weight of its planes, says a report in Bloomberg. The biggest savings, though, [...]
Ah, the smell of books. That musty crinkly-nose sensation that transports you to old libraries, bookstores, and cluttered offices. It produces a visceral sensation of being surrounded by knowledge and adventure, where a page turn can introduce wonders and possibilities. A whiff of the antiquarian stirs the heart of book lovers, exciting their passion for [...]
Reuters reported on Friday that a judge has rejected Apple’s request to have several incendiary quotes about Google’s Android platform from former CEO Steve Jobs blocked from being used in the upcoming patent trial between Apple and Google’s Motorola Mobility unit. In the Walter Isaacson biography of Steve Jobs, the late CEO expressed his fiery [...]
We don’t know if an updated Apple TV or the hypothetical Apple-branded HDTV will be announced at WWDC (or ever), but just the thought of such a possibility has the big names in the cable and satellite TV business pondering a future with Apple as a competitor. DirecTV Chairman Michael White doesn’t think that traditional [...]
Talk about off-label use: I own neither an Xbox 360 or a PlayStation 3. These are the normal devices associated with Elgato’s Game Capture HD box. Retailing for US0, the box lets you hook up an HDMI video source to record your interactions with your favorite gaming system. For me, I wanted to see how [...]
夜間night* is a bed stand dock for your iPhone with a twist. The iPhone sits inside the dock and lulls you sleep with its soothing music and relaxing mood light. Just when you are sleeping peacefully, this dreamy environment is harshly disrupted when the dock begins to flash and vibrate in response to an incoming [...]
Time is running out for OmniFocus customers who are still using MobileMe to sync their data. Apple is going to shut down the MobileMe service on June 30, 2012 and users need to switch their syncing services before this date. To help you transition away from MobileMe, OmniGroup lists several alternative syncing solutions, including its [...]
Though it was far from being a slow week for real news in the Apple sphere, the fact that WWDC is just over the horizon means the rumor scene has kicked into high gear. So many rumors came out this week that I’ve broken them down by product category this time. The biggest star this [...]
Just the other day, I was wondering about turn-based RPGs for iOS, and right after that, I wandered across Dungeon Crawlers for 99 cents on the App Store. The app actually came out a little while ago, but I’m just now getting into it, and it’s very impressive. The turn-based strategy action is simple, but [...]
We meet again, Sunday. This week it’s a nice entree of WWDC confirmed items, with a nice desert of theories from my House. We will certainly be discussing iOS 6 wishes and a little bit of whatever strikes the fancy of the live studio audience. Kelly hosting can only mean one thing: Aftershow! The never [...]
It’s that time of the year when graduating students proudly receive their diploma and move onto the next phase of their life. Many high school graduates have college on their mind, while college grads are preparing to enter the workforce. Here are five apps that’ll help these grads as they move onward and upward. I’ve [...]
iOS ships with a few core apps such as a calculator and a weather app, which are there for your convenience. Yes, you might have found third-party replacements for them, but they’re still nice to have when you are in a pinch. And if you spend some time with these apps like Lex Friedman of [...]
On Tuesday, Venus will pass in front of the sun for the last time until 2117. Southern Stars Software, makers of SkySafari for iOS wants people to use their iPhone or iPad cameras to capture the transit and have a chance to win an iPad, iPod touch, or a Samsung Galaxy tablet (which most of [...]
Sphero is a little rolling ball robot that’s controlled via iOS or other mobile devices. We last covered it when it was being previewed at CES, but it’s been available for a while, either online or at a Brookstone store near you. But now the little ball has added a new trick to its repertoire: [...]
Remotely accessing files on one Mac from another has been possible for years, but now a Mac version of the iTwin (US) device is intended to make it easier to securely send files back and forth over the Internet. After giving the device a try, I found it to be much more confusing than just [...]
It’s the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You’ll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what’s happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today’s Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires Flash) [...]
If you’re an iPad stylus user who gets frustrated when the bottom of your hand touches the screen and throws off the sensor detection, you may be interested in the Hand Glider. Available in one- (.99) and two-fingered (.99) models, this accessory lets your hand sit on the iPad screen without triggering extra touches. Developer [...]
Engadget has posted a must-read writeup on one of our favorite companies here at TUAW, Twelve South, the makers of the popular BookBook cases and the PlugBug power accessory for Apple devices. It’s long, but it shows how Twelve South is a lesson in focused vision: Making really great high quality products for the Apple [...]
Here’s a fun little bit of news before your weekend starts. Let’s say you want to work for Apple, but your knowledge of integrated processors is a little lacking, and you don’t happen to have Jony Ive-level design skills- Ask yourself: Do you make a mean sausage and olives- If so, you might be in [...]
Got a high tolerance for advertising- Want to give a little something back to the world without a lot of effort- If you live in New Zealand, check out Donate Your Desktop. Each day, the app will download a new image from a sponsor to your desktop. A portion of your ad impressions (75% of [...]
Consumer electronics firm Pure has just released the Contour 200i Air wireless digital music system. Not only does the Contour 200i Air act as a dock for your favorite iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, but it also provides AirPlay compatibility so that you can beam your favorite sounds from any iOS (and soon OS X) [...]
Carmageddon is an old PC game that recently got the Kickstarter treatment, as developer Stainless Games is planning to build a sequel. Not only did the project get completely funded, but the company hit its “stretch goal,” so as a result, the game will also come out for iOS when it arrives later on this [...]
Technology research firm Gartner is always coming up with innovative ways to compare companies and publish their relative ranks in terms of one criteria or another. Last week, Gartner published the results of its 2012 Supply Chain Top 25, and Apple was at the top of the list. On a scale of 1 to 10, [...]
Harry McCracken over at TIME Techland has written a beautiful piece about a 20-year-old piece of technology that was ahead of its time — Apple’s Newton MessagePad. As he notes, it was twenty years ago this week that Apple CEO John Sculley introduced the Newton to the public at a CES show in Chicago. The [...]
Speaking at the recent D10 conference, Tim Cook said Apple is still in the business of buying companies, but he doesn’t want to announce these accusations unless necessary. According to a recent Tech Crunch report, Italian startup Redmatica may be the target of one of these quiet buyouts. The source of this acquisition information is [...]
The dust has settled on the SIM (subscriber identity module) battlefield, where companies the like of Apple, Motorola, Nokia and RIM have been vying to have their designs for a next-generation SIM turned into an industry standard. The winning design appears to be a compromise that should make all mobile device manufacturers happy, and the [...]
Over the years, Steve Jobs was a big part of the annual D:All Things Digital conference and his presence at the recent D10 was sorely missed. In one long sit-down session, both Pixar President Dr. Ed Catmull and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison talk candidly about their interactions with Jobs and his influence on technology. In [...]
One of the best places to show off sumptuous design and photography is the iPad, and Hipstamatic is taking advantage of that with its new Snap magazine, a digital publication that combines Hipstamatic user pictures with print and other art that’s completely free. AllThingsD billed Snap as a photography magazine, but I agree with TechCrunch’s [...]
Duckers is a game we’ve been waiting for quite a while. I first saw it last year at 360iDev, where Retro Dreamer (the same guys behind iOS’ Velocispider) showed it to me as a work in progress. But now it’s all finished and available on the App Store as a free download. It’s certainly a [...]
For our friends in the UK, ITV Player has received a 2.0 update that gives you live access to ITV 1 and ITV 2 over Wi-Fi or 3G. ITV also will provide an extra stream for live events that do not show on either of those channels. For those wanting to catch up on a [...]
For the quote lover in all of us, Quotebook 2 is now out with iCloud and Instapaper’s Launch Center support. You can utilize iCloud to sync quotes between your iPhone and iPad, or you can share a quote via email, iMessage, Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr. You can add quotes to Quotebook using Instapaper’s Launch Center. [...]
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