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WWDC14 Wrap Up: A Stunning Display of Innovation
If there was a common theme for WWDC 2014, Tim Cook articulated it at the end. He said what's great about Apple products is that their operating system, devices, and services work together in harmony,...
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HomeKit: Why Apple Buried its Biggest Announcement at WWDC
Imagine you’re arriving home after work, and before you can fumble around for your keys, the door simply senses your presence and unlocks, the lights turn on, music from your favorite album begins to...
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WWDC 2014 - 7 HUGE iOS 8 Advancements for App Developers
When Tim Cook opened up by saying that iOS 8 accompanies the biggest release of the Apple SDK since the launch of the App Store, I thought it might just be hyperbole. It wasn't. There are tremendous...
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A Few of Our Favorite Things from Apple’s WWDC Keynote
Today during the keynote at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Apple announced some exciting new products and upgrades. Much of what we predicted was...
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What Wasn't Discussed by Cook at WWDC
WWDC's keynote with Tim Cook and company has come and gone, and what is striking is not what was announced, but what was not announced. A new version of Mac OS and iOS is always to be expected at WWDC....
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The iOS 8 Sky is Falling - What Should Developers Do?
So the word is out. iOS 8, Xcode 6 and the new Swift programming language are headed your way. What should you do? Should you continue to learn iOS 7 and Objective-C or should you make the switch to...
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WINNERS of the iPhone Life June 2nd Biweekly Giveaway
Thanks to everyone who entered the May 19th iPhone Life Biweekly Giveaway! Every other week we give away three amazing prizes, so if you didn't win this time, make sure you enter the June 2nd giveaway...
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Epic Games Shows Off iOS 8's Metal with Zen Garden at WWDC
Epic Games'Tim Sweeney took the stage at WWDC as once again his company's technology was prominently featured at the Apple media event. This time however, instead of swinging swords as Infinity Blade's...
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Review - Popular News Reader and Curation Apps Bring a Mix of Interesting...
So I have a news reader app on my iPad called Pulse (free), which has lived there for years. It is among the best news apps I have found (though the recent LinkedIn version is garnering complaints),...
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Tip of the Day: Share All the Photos in a Moment at Once
If you want to share all the photos of the school play, the graduation party, your adorable puppy, or your anniversary celebration, but don't want to go through to the trouble of selecting individual...
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Apple News: Best WWDC Feature?
Everyone asks me right after (and often during) an Apple keynote "what was the best thing they announced?" Since this event was all about software, and there were so many new features announced, I had...
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Review - Get Ready for Your ACT & SAT Tests and Have Fun Doing It!
Holy moly, I forgot how hard math can be! I really feel for our youth who every year have to gear up for entrance, mid-terms, and final exams. If I had not known a math wiz who helped me extensively...
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Acme Made's Ergo Book Is the Last iPad Case You'll Ever Need (Review)
These days, iPad cases are a dime a dozen. You've got folios that double as stands, shells that provide drop protection, and everything in between. It's tough to stand out in a sea of similar faces,...
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First-Look Demo of New Health App in iOS 8; Plus Other Unannounced Features
Now that iOS 8 is in the hands of developers, we'll likely be getting a lot more detail. Apple was able to give only a very cursory overview during the keynote. Macworld has posted an article on 20...
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Apple Posts Video of WWDC Keynote on Apple Website, YouTube
Even if you had the opportunity to watch the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote in Monday, you may be interested in watching selected segments again. You can now do that, as Apple has posted the...
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Apple News: Bundle those Apps
As an app developer, I was pleasantly surprised by the WWDC announcement of App Bundles. A developer will be able to group together a set of apps and offer them at a special combined price. Think back...
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Unleash Your Inner App Developer Part 3: Diving Deeper
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 by...
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We Have a Winner! Announcing the Results of Our Pay Your iPhone Bill Giveaway
A big thank you to everyone who entered our Pay Your iPhone Bill Giveaway! We are super excited because the grand prize winner is one of our print subscribers. We appreciate our readers so much and it...
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Voice Dream Reader Review
I have used a number of text-to-speech (TTS) readers. Each year brought incremental improvements but there was always some limitation that kept me from being enthusiastic about them. Does Voice Dream...
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Apple Loosens up its NDA for iOS 8, OS X, and Xcode
Apple, notorious for its secrecy, has loosened up its restrictive NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) for the beta versions of iOS 8, OS X, and Xcode 6. In the latest version of the iOS Developer Program...
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