Review: Anker TC930 Ultra-Thin Keyboard Cover for iPad Air
Anker TC930 Ultra-Thin Keyboard Cover for iPad Air ($29.99) The Anker TC930 Ultra-Thin Keyboard Cover for iPad Air is very similar in style to the Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover. It's not exactly...
View ArticleBig Touch ID Improvements Coming this Fall?
Apple's Touch ID may be getting more than just software enhancements this fall. The fingerprint sensor system is slated to expand beyond unlocking the iPhone 5s and making purchases in the App Store...
View ArticleWhy Apple Needs to Get Out of the Minor Apps Business
Apple does so much right. iOS is not a perfect operating system but it is the best one out there. I can't speak for the Mac OS because, sadly, I don't own a non-iOS device (...yet). When I purchased my...
View ArticleGame Roundup: Sokoban-Inspired Puzzles
One of the earliest computer games was Sokoban, a well-crafted Japanese puzzle creation whose name literally meant "warehouse keeper." The 1982 PC-based game featured a pixelated person in a warehouse,...
View ArticleTip of the Day: How to Turn Off Your iPhone's Flashlight Without Opening...
The iPhone's built-in flashlight can come in handy in all sorts of situations, such as digging through camping equipment while you look for a real flashlight during a power outage, cleaning up after...
View ArticleUnleash Your Inner App Developer Part 12: Hardening Your Code
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...
View ArticleApple News: Professional Athletes Test Driving the iWatch?
Armchair athletes may be fine with products from FitBit, Jawbone, and the like, but Apple appears to be going for top shelf athletes. This fall's announcement of an Apple iWatch is an all-but-foregone...
View ArticleEnter the iPhone Life Photo Contest: Deadline July 4!
It's photo contest time again. We know you enjoy taking occasional artistic shots with your iPhone, so why not get rewarded for it! Enter our iPhone Photography Contest for a chance to win awesome...
View ArticleThe Official Yo App Dictionary
Yo. No really, just yo. Sometimes there are those apps that are so simple, so basic, so mind-blowingly elementary that they take off and rack up thousands of users, leaving you scratching your head and...
View ArticleIntroducing the New, 3D Surround Sound On-Ear Headphones from Monoprice
Monoprice has made quite a name for themselves lately, with their high-quality, low-price tech gear. Recently I had the opportunity to try out their newest pair of Bluetooth headphones, the Monoprice...
View ArticleCE Week in June is like Christmas in July
I'm on an Amtrak train heading from Rochester, NY, to New York City to attend CE Week. CE Week is like a mini CES, with hundreds of vendors instead of thousands; but it's a nice way to see the latest...
View ArticleLaunch of iPhone 6 to Bolster Earnings of Component Makers
The investment bank Pacific Crest Securities yesterday predicted in an opinion piece in Barron’s that the iPhone 6 will not only boost Apple Inc., it will also benefit component makers like InvenSense,...
View ArticleUnleash Your Inner App Developer Part 13: App Architecture
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,...
View ArticleTip of the Day: How to Turn on Character Count in Messages
Apple does not limit the character count for iMessages; but if you are sending a message to a non iUser it will be sent as an SMS and will therefore be limited to 160 characters. This means characters...
View ArticleSay Goodbye to Vertical iPhone Videos Forever With Horizon
One thing great thing about the iPhone and other iDevices is the ever-improving video recording feature. More and more, smaller design teams and other individual artists are shooting video with...
View ArticleTip of the Day: How to Take Pictures While Shooting Video on Your iPhone
What do you do when you're recording a video on your iPhone and a perfect picture-taking moment arises? Do you stop recording? Or do you let the moment go by? If you have an iPhone 5 or later model,...
View ArticleMacTech Promises to Be a Magical Developers Conference
Perhaps you didn't attend Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, either by choice or you didn't win Apple's lottery to earn the privilege of paying for WWDC. Or maybe you were one of the lucky ones...
View ArticleEarin - Small Wireless Earbuds to Maximize Your Listening Experience
A new Kickstarter campaign is garnering a lot of interest from consumers and tech media alike. The campaign is for a new set of small wireless earbuds simply called Earin. Earin is the brainchild of...
View ArticleKanex Offers Power on the Go with the GoPower Pack
Summer is here, and that means festival season. I've had to demonstrate my apps at various outdoor events this week. Making sure I have power where there are no outlets is always a concern. I also have...
View ArticleUnleash Your Inner App Developer Part 14: Core Data
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,...
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