Snow Leopard update wreaks havoc on Rosetta, luddite users contemplate running with Lion (update)

Feb 04, 2012 No Comments

Normally updates are meant to better your OS, delivering necessary tweaks and performance improvements. But this latest batch out of Cupertino’s managed to do just the opposite for users running the Lion 10… Tweet This Post

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3 Free iPhone Apps for Creating Your Own Stop-Motion Videos

Feb 04, 2012 No Comments

1. Created with the Stop-Motion Camera App This simple short was made with the Stop-Motion Camera app. It’s incredibly easy to use.Click here to view this gallery.Stop-motion animation used to be a complicated, time-consuming process, but the emergence of easy, automated apps make it something creative that anyone can try — for free! We have [...]

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Mobile Miscellany: week of January 30th, 2012

Feb 04, 2012 No Comments

Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This week, we’ve spotted a leaked Android 4.0.4 ROM for the Nexus S 4G, and we’ve also come across a price and release date for [...]

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Apple TV gets into video discovery, adds movie and TV show Genius Recommendations

Feb 04, 2012 No Comments

Apple added a new wrinkle to its hobby overnight, as AppleInsider reports the Genius recommendation feature added in iTunes 8 now offers up suggestions for movies and TV shows. The new Apple TV feature appears to have been switched on from the back end servers with no firmware update, displaying the new Genius option under [...]

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Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy

Feb 04, 2012 No Comments

Recent weeks have seen a swell of interest in corporate responsibility, particularly with regard to technology manufacturing and supply chains. Last month, Apple CEO Tim Cook affirmed his company’s commitment to ethically and environmentally sound practices, evoking sentiments that were echoed today in a similar announcement from Nokia… Tweet This Post

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ComScore: Android and iOS gallop ahead, US smartphone usage approaches 100 million

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

The latest report is in from ComScore, and as you might expect, the news is sunshine and roses for the crews at Google and Apple. Both companies platforms charted some worthwhile month-over-month gains, as Android is estimated to account for 47… Tweet This Post

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Canalys: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Overtake PC/Tablet Market

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

Even if you throw the exploding tablet market in with the staid PC market, shipments of smartphones surpassed those of “client PCs” in 2011, a milestone for the computer industry. New data released by Canalys shows that smartphone vendors shipped 488 million smartphones during 2011, a 62… Tweet This Post

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iTunes Match Bug Censors the Bad Words From Songs

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

iTunes Match, the cloud music-matching service that Apple launched last year, is a great way to sync one’s music library across numerous devices. If your collection happens to contain songs with profane lyrics, however, you may be in for a surprise… Tweet This Post

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Airport Utility 6.0 flies right into the iCloud, leaves old AirPorts behind

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

The latest version of Apple’s Airport Utility software has arrived, alongside those iCloud-supporting firmware updates for the company’s network hardware, including the AirPort Extreme, the AirPort Express and Time Capsule… Tweet This Post

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Apple Clarifies: We Don’t Own The Content You Put Into iBooks Author

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

When Apple first released its free iBooks Author software, some were upset about its end-user licensing agreement, which states that works created in the program must be sold exclusively through Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)… Tweet This Post

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Get Ready for the Apple … Treadmill?

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

Forget the Apple iTV — there might be an Apple-branded treadmill in the works. At least that’s the thrust of a patent the company applied for, which involves a “sports equipment apparatus” with smart components to let it interface with an iPod or iPhone… Tweet This Post

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Motorola Injunction Kicks 3 iPhones And An iPad Off Of Apple’s German Site

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a website called Apple.de. And on this website, in historical Deutschland, there lived three iPhones and an iPad. They were a happy bunch: some wise but slow with old age, others quick and lean, but they all had one tragic flaw in common… [...]

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