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2Do Might Be The Best Task Manager Ever [Review]

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 22:21
It’s taken me 20 years to finally find a task manager I’m happy with. No variation in any PDA I’ve used has passed muster: either they’ve lacked features, or suffered from confusing interfaces, or both — and I’d inevitably end up abandoning them for a simpler system. Then I started playing around with 2Do from [...]


This Week’s Must-Have iOS Games: Spider-Man, Mirror’s Edge, Epic Citadel & More

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 16:58
This week’s must-have iOS games include the graphically stunning Epic Citadel that was recently introduced at Apple’s music event, adrenaline-fuelled sprinting across rooftops in Mirror’s Edge for iPhone, using your powers as Spider-Man to save the city of New York, and a whole lot more to keep you entertained this weekend. Check out a few [...]


This Week’s Must-Have iOS Apps: Twitter, Seline HD, & USB Disk

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 16:58
This week’s must-have iOS apps include the universal release of the official Twitter client, a fun and unique way to make music, and an app that turns your device in to a USB memory stick. Check out a few of our favorite apps from the past week after the break! Twitter -- (Free) Universal -- [...]


Grove’s Bamboo iPhone Case Is A Work Of Art [Review]

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 14:00
As an iPhone user I have always shied away from cases as I have never found one that enhances the design of the iPhone rather than devaluing it. But the latest version of Grove’s Bamboo case for iPhone 4 is a game changer. It is hands down the best case I have ever used or [...]


Hello I’m a Mac (but I use a PC)

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 02:27
Well it didn’t take long after his Apple gig ended for Justin Long to switch to the Dark Side. Known for his portrayal of “Mac” along with John Hodgman as “PC” in Apple’s very popular “Get a Mac” ad campaign, Long is seen using (of all things) a Dell laptop in a promo shot for his [...]


5 Fun Games: Getting Drawn, Solving the Crop Circles Mystery, Slinging Your Gun and More

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 02:16
Happy Friday! Here’s this week’s selection by Mac Games and More featuring fun casual games you can play into the weekend. The games include a highly anticipated adventure game sequel, cards mixed with guns, mysterious crop circles and more. Drawn – Dark Flight – Iris is back from Drawn The Painted Tower, which means she [...]


Steve Jobs Defends iTunes 10 Icon After Getting Critisizing Email

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:40
Following Wednesday’s release of iTunes 10, many users have mixed views and opinions on a lot of the changes that have come with it, particularly to its appearance. One notable change was the update of the application’s icon; after many years, the familiar music note over a CD has been updated to the simplistic, blue [...]


Daily Deals: 3.06GHz i3 iMac, Pizza Shop Mania, New 8GB iPod nano

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 19:17
We close out the week with a bit for everyone. The deal highlights include a 22-inch Core i3 iMac running at 3.06GHz for $1,397. The Expercom bundle also includes 8GB of memory and three-years of AppleCare. There is also Pizza Shop Mania, a puzzle game from the iTunes App Store for the iPhone and iPod [...]


iPhone 4 User Claims Proximity Sensor Fix May Not Work

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 19:03
On Tuesday this week an Apple spokesperson made claims that the upcoming release of iOS 4.1 will not fix the proximity sensor problems that are being blamed on software bugs, relocation of the proximity sensor due to the addition of the front facing camera, or greasy ear canals. This problem has been widely reported and there [...]


iPhone 4 Case Review: Incipio’s ‘Feather’ Case Offers Thin & Lightweight Protection

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 18:55
If you’ve recently purchased an iPhone 4, you’ll be wanting to protect your shiny new device from scratches, scuffs and bumps. Now that it’s been around for a few months, there are a lot of cases on the market that claim to do just that, but how do you know which one’s right for you? [...]


Fixing iTunes 10 Minimize, Maximize, Close Buttons [How To]

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 18:54
Ever feel like Steve Jobs is messing with you just for fun? That’s what I thought when I opened up iTunes 10 and saw the minimize, maximize, & close buttons on the left hand side of the window, instead of aligned at the top. Moving the buttons over there goes against everything OS X design [...]


How to Succeed Like Apple

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 17:47
Why does Apple dominate all aspects of the digital music market — hardware, software and content deals? For example, more than two-thirds of every media player sold in the world is an Apple product. That’s amazing when you consider the company’s reputation as one that doesn’t listen to customers. Come to think of it, Google [...]


No Nudity in Apple Apps? Try Apple II Strip Poker Game

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 17:44
Steve Jobs’ quest for porn-free Apple devices led to a ban of strip poker games for the iPhone. However, one retro-minded gamer found that those lacy underthings come off pretty easily in the Apple II Strip Poker game, it looks like the one Roger Harnish made featuring Melissa and Suzi (both girls are one and [...]


Report: iOS ‘Totally Dominates the Web’ and Android

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 17:42
Apple’s mobile platform, iOS, is the third most-popular on the Internet, behind only Windows and Mac OS, one Internet usage research firm announced. The news is just the latest indication of the growing trend toward mobile computing. While Windows had 91.3 percent of Internet usage, with Mac OS claiming five percent, iOS – which includes [...]


Kill for an iPod? Here’s What the Judge May Give You

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 17:15
In the latest in a long string of murders over iPods, a 16-year-old in Salt Lake City is now being charged as an adult after the alleged stabbing of a classmate over an Apple device. Jonatan Bustos is in jail charged with criminal homicide-murder after a tussle with classmate 15-year-old Taylor Pankow over a stolen [...]


Apple To Suppliers: Give Us 3M iPads Per Month

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:05
Talk of iPad shortages may be history if reports of Apple’s new marching orders for suppliers are true. Apple CEO Steve Jobs, after doubling iPads built to 2 million, recently ordered 3 million iPads for the fourth quarter of 2010, according to one analyst. The figure puts Apple on track to ship 36 million iPads [...]


Report: Google to Launch iTunes Rival for Christmas

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:41
First Google launched a rival smart phone, now the Mountain View, Calif. Internet giant reportedly plans to assault Apple’s other revenue pillar – iTunes. The Google Vice President behind Android plans to launch an online music service by Christmas, a vision being warmly received by music executives, according to Reuters. Music executives, while “grateful” to [...]


LaCie MosKeyTo Flash Drive Is Barely Bigger Than Your Mac’s USB Port

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:20
LaCie’s latest, the MosKeyTo thumb drive — get it? Har. — is a product that manages to pull off the nearly miraculous: it’s not only just 20mm long, or about the same size as the nanoreceiver of some wireless mice, but it’s actually garnered our interest enough to break our oath and yet again hit [...]


Copy Any DVD To Your Mac [How To]

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:10
With the announcement of Apple TV it’s never been more apparent that physical format is dying and your collection of DVDs is becoming more obsolete by the day. However, that doesn’t mean you have to purchase all your favorite movies again just so you can enjoy streaming them to your iOS devices. Here we’re going to show you how [...]


Valve Software’s Portal Re-Imagined As Classic Apple Text Adventure [Video]

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:05
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bBv1WkMUFs Valve Software’s transcendent physics and teleportation puzzler Portal already runs sublimely through Steam for Mac… as long as you have a modern MacBook Pro or iMac. But what if Portal wasn’t a modern game, but a classic Macintosh text adventure? This brilliant mock ad re-imagines Portal as a lost game rediscovered through a lost [...]


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