Top 3 App Deals of the Week
As new iOS apps flood the App Store every day—recently topping 900,000—we know it’s tough to tell which ones are worth their salt. But thanks to our Weekly Scoop, you can have the best for free! Here...
View ArticleAdventure-Proof Your iPhone with the Affordable and Rugged Dualtek XT.
There are an abundance of iPhone case on the market that claim to be heavy duty; and while many may meet the rigorous Military Standard criteria, some are better than others. Recently one of my...
View ArticleWhat to Expect from Apple's Keynote Monday at WWDC
Apple's stock continues to jump up, and there's a tremendous amount of enthusiasm as everyone looks ahead to Apple's keynote on Monday at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Stock analysts and...
View ArticleUnleash Your Inner App Developer Part 2: Your First Taste of Xcode
Do you have an idea for an app but lack the programming knowledge to begin building it? In this weekly blog series, How To Unleash Your Inner App Developer, I will take you, the non-programmer, step...
View ArticleUnleash Your Inner App Developer Gets Updated to iOS 7.1
Blogger Kevin McNeish has been writing his Unleash Your Inner App developer series for over a year now, sharing his app development expertise with nonprogrammers who have a great idea for an app but...
View ArticleTip of the Day: How to Zoom While You're Shooting a Video on Your iPhone
If you've ever tried to capture your kids being adorable or hilarious on video, you know that super stealth is often required. If a child notices that he is being filmed, the cuteness usually ends...
View ArticleAre you Ready for some Action? Film Your Summer Escapades with Your iPhone.
Are you the daring type? Are you ready for action this summer? Have you had it with not being able to record your summer adventures during those times when you need both hands free? A new Kickstarter...
View ArticleBoomerang Produces High-Quality Sound
The FAVI Boomerang ($79.99 on Amazon) is a dual wireless Bluetooth speaker with NFC connect. It's a portable home theater for your iPad. Honestly, I was shocked at how fabulous the sound quality was...
View ArticleLive Coverage of Apple's WWDC Keynote
Today is the big day! At 10 a.m. Pacific Time, Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the stage at the Moscone Center in San Francisco for Apple's WWDC Keynote address.Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to get...
View ArticleFor or Against iWatch? These Vids Will Help You Decide
As reported now on several tech sites, the attached parody video (which is a scream, by the way) will make you indeed wonder why you need another premium Apple gadget on your person. But then I had to...
View ArticleApple News: WWDC Alternative
Couldn't make it to Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference? You're in good company. With only about 5,000 tickets, and hundreds of thousands of iOS and Mac OS developers, even if you wanted to attend,...
View ArticleWWDC14: Mac OS Yosemite
While iPhone Lifers are interested in iPhones, iPads, and iPods, the "halo effect" means Macs are important too. As customers become Apple users for the first time, they appreciate the quality,...
View ArticleWWDC14: Apple Announces iCloud Drive, Greater Integration Between iPhone and...
Apple's vision is stunning. A new feature being demoed right now is Continuity. You can make a call on your phone and then as you sit at your Mac, you can continue the phone via your Mac. Or you can...
View ArticleWWDC14: iOS 8: Reply to Messages from Lock Screen or from Within apps; Group...
Big changes to Messages in iOS 8. You can now reply to SMS messages within the lock screen or within an app. You no longer need to go to the Messages app. It also now offers group messaging, as well as...
View ArticleWWDC14: iOS 8 Includes Health App Based on HealthKit Platform
Apple announced their new HealthKit platform and Health app. The main idea is that HealthKit is a single comprehensive repository for all your health and fitness information. The announced platform...
View ArticleWWDC14: New Features for Siri
Siri will have a couple great new features in iOS 8. One is hands-free operation, such that you can simply say "Hey Siri" and Siri will respond. This, of course, will be especially useful if you're in...
View ArticleWWDC14: New Keyboard Features Include Third-Party Keyboards
Apple made two significant announcements related to the iOS keyboard today. One is predictive capability, called QuickType. Depending on context, iOS is now smart enough to predict words as you type....
View ArticleWWDC14: Touch ID Now Available for Third-Party Apps
Touch ID has been very successful on the iPhone 5s, increasing both security and convenience. It's rumored that Touch ID will now be on all new iOS devices, including the forthcoming iPads. Today's...
View ArticleWWDC14: Smarter Homes Thanks to HomeKit
As expected, Apple introduced HomeKit, a platform to standardize new and existing home automation systems. They didn't announce any new hardware, but that's probably for the best. Rather than stifle...
View ArticleApple Introduces Dr. Dre to the World at Today's WWDC Keynote.
As soon as I heard about the potential deal between Apple and Dr. Dre's Beats I knew it was a brilliant idea and a prudent business move. I've covered the story many times since it first broke, always...
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