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Archives for March 2013

Why You Need an iCloud Alternative

March 29, 2013 by Robin Parrish 10 Comments

There’s been a lot of talk around the Web this week about the deficiencies of iCloud. As anyone who uses it likely knows, it never “just works” the way it’s supposed to. It’s buggy and confusing and unreliable, and several app developers have been griping about its woes lately.

Filed Under: iCloud Tagged With: Best Backups, Dropbox, iCloud, Time Capsule

Try Our New Flipboard Magazines

March 28, 2013 by Robin Parrish Leave a Comment

Flipboard has announced a major upgrade to its popular magazine-style news reader app. Now anyone can create their own magazines using content from the Web. Check out these Flipboard magazines we’ve put together, collecting our best and most popular features.

Filed Under: Apps, Feature, News Tagged With: All About Apple, Apple Gazette, Flipboard, Flipboard Magazines, Lists, Our Favorite Apps, Remembering Steve Jobs, The Culture of Apple

Let This LEGO Classic Apple II Computer Wow You

March 27, 2013 by Noemi Leave a Comment

And make you envious at the same time! Apple and LEGO are no strangers to each other, thanks to the seemingly coincidental thing that AFOLs love their Apple products as well. We’ve seen proof of this with Apple stores that have been remade in LEGO, Chris McVeigh and his LEGO Apple creations, and other amazing […]

Filed Under: Apple II Tagged With: Apple II, LEGO

Jony Ive developing new version of iOS

March 27, 2013 by Mel 2 Comments

When Scott Forstall left Apple last October, Jony Ive took over most of his responsibilities at the Human Interface department. This means that Apple’s hardware design genius is now dipping his hands into software design. Ive is said to have a large influence in the development of a future version of iOS, and if the […]

Filed Under: iOS, News Tagged With: apple, Design, iBooks, iOS, Jonathan Ive, Scott Forstall, User Interface, wall street journal

$131 Mac App Bundle Offered for Free

March 25, 2013 by Robin Parrish Leave a Comment

You have two days to get yourself over to MacUpdate and download nine highly useful apps being offered in this terrific freebie bundle.

Filed Under: Apps, News Tagged With: App Sales, Backblaze, bundles, Color Strokes, Data Guardian, Grappler, LightFrame, MacCleanse, MacUpdate.com, Photo Batch, sales, SnapNDrag, Video Rotate

Apple’s Spinoff Companies

March 22, 2013 by Robin Parrish 2 Comments

You may have heard of one or two of Apple’s spinoff companies. But can you name all six? That’s right, there are six companies Apple has spun-off from Apple Inc. And in chronological order, here they are.

Filed Under: Apple Culture, Apple Inc, Feature Tagged With: Apperian, ARM, Claris, Filemaker, General Magic, Newton, Rae Technology Inc., Spinoff Companies

Funny Steve Jobs Biopic to be Released April 15

March 20, 2013 by Mel Leave a Comment

Humor website Funny or Die is one of the funniest sites on the internet. The site has been responsible for so many comedy clips that have actually gone viral.  Now the site is releasing a new ambitious project – a biopic. The subject of the Funny or Die biopic is one that fans will surely […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: apple, Ashton Kutcher, Funny or Die, James Urbaniak, Jorge Garcia, Michaela Watkins, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak

How to Build Your Own LEGO iPad Lightning Connector Dock

March 20, 2013 by Noemi 1 Comment

How are you enjoying your iPad Mini? Your iPhone 5? When the news about the “new” Lightning connector was announced, there were some unhappy responses, understandably. After all, if you have several iDevices, you are comfortable with the convenience of having to use a single charger for everything. Upgrading to the iPhone 5 (or iPad […]

Filed Under: Mac Tagged With: iPad 4, iPad Mini

Does (Screen) Size Matter?

March 19, 2013 by Robin Parrish 11 Comments

Seems like everyone’s got an opinion on the rate of innovation of smartphones these days. Samsung’s just announced its next Galaxy S phone, which comes with several new features. But for many users, the feature that trumps them all is the Galaxy S’ huge screen. It begs the question: Is screen size really that important?

Filed Under: Feature, iPhone, Opinion Tagged With: 5-inch iPhone, Display, Galaxy S 4, iPhone, iphone 5, Samsung, screen, screen size

15 Fun Apps for Earning Real-World Rewards

March 15, 2013 by Robin Parrish 33 Comments

[Updated: December 16, 2014 – Now even more apps!] Need some extra cash? Or how about gift cards to your favorite stores? Here’s a comparison of 15 free apps that reward you for checking in, performing simple tasks, or taking surveys.

Filed Under: Apps, Feature Tagged With: Apps, features, iPhone Apps, Lists, Live to Win, Panel, rewards apps, Ride, Shopkick, Viggle

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