Alligator tears Haute couture makes an appearance in this week's roundup of new iPad cases, and with it the kind of sticker shock that comes with the finest of fashions. If you're on a budget, though, don't worry—we've got protective accessories with a range of price tags. Burberry The Signature Grain Leather (iPad mini; $475) isn't priced for the faint of heart, but it sports an all-leather construction...
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Dash and splash This week's iPhone-case roundup brings you a dash of color, a splash of protection, and a reminder that summer days, spent lazily at the beach, are not far off. Body Glove The Toughsuit (iPhone 5 and 5s; $45) features an enhanced grip and combines hardshell protection with a built-in screen protector to keep your entire handset safe from everyday accidents. To read this article in...
Well, now, the party’s gonna bump a little harder: Algoriddim on Thursday announced that it’s updating its popular djay 2 apps for iPhone and iPad to include integration with the Spotify Premium music-streaming service, giving pro DJs a deeper well of music to use in the club and adding features that will make amateur DJs seem a bit more polished. For hands-off use, the app features Automix Radio....
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The world is your Oyster This week’s roundup includes updates to the app that bills itself as “the Netflix of books.” Plus new ways to track expenses, save screenshots, and stay organized. The Elements Flashcards We are suckers for science and for beautifully designed apps. The Elements Flashcards , a free app for iPhone and iPad, hits both our sweet spots. You can try to identify chemical elements...
Ready, aim, campfire! This week's roundup of new accessories for your iOS gear includes a device that uses your campfire to power up your iPhone, plus the usual assortment of speakers, keyboards, stands, and more. The Art of Power The $99 Tower is both an iPad stand and charging station. Just plug it in wherever’s convenient, and it’ll juice your tablet up while displaying it at eye level. The desk-height...
It’s the time of year when folks’ minds turn to thoughts of Apple announcements. The company’s Worldwide Developers Conference is just around the corner, and its latest herald, the annual update to the WWDC iOS app , trumpeted its arrival on Wednesday. As in previous years, the WWDC app provides a schedule of sessions taking place during the five-day conference, starting with the keynote on Monday,...
If you prefer your productivity suites on the cloudy side, you’ll be glad to hear that Apple’s released a few updates to the beta version of its iWork for iCloud productivity suite on Tuesday. The list of updates appear as a subtly-animated splash screen that appears whenever you launch one of the apps. Some of the many new font options. Several of the most prominent updates apply to all three of...
Konnichiwa! In this week’s Mac app roundup, you’ll find software with an international flair, a calculator like no other, and a view of the beautiful planet we live on. Bike Tour Diary 1.0 Developer Jay Versluis’s Bike Tour Diary keeps track of your bike rides and displays them on an interactive map. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here ...
Velvet Underground This week’s roundup of new iPad protection brings you all the softness of velvet, the rigidity of the most advanced plastic known to humankind, the luxury of leather, and the warmth of wood. Cargo Works The MacBook Air iPad Sleeve (iPad Air; $30) is designed to help you carry your notebook and tablet around in a convenient package made from tough and durable ripstop polyester....
Thursday's iTunes 11.2 release contained a bug that was both inconvenient and risky: If you have Find My Mac enabled, your Users folder (/Users) will be hidden at startup. Worse, that folder, along with /Users/Shared, will have their permissions set so that anyone can modify them, creating a security risk. Our Christopher Breen explained a couple ways to make /Users visible , but that was just a workaround—and...
Afterglow There’s a light at the end of the tunnel—and it could be coming from your handset, thanks to one of the cases we cover in this week’s roundup of new iPhone cases. Amzer The Soft Gel TPU Gloss Skin (iPhone 5 and 5s; $10) is made, says the company, from 100-percent premium materials that sport special dust- and scratch-repellent properties. To read this article in full or to leave a comment,...
The sound of music This week’s roundup features improvements to several apps that let you listen to music and podcasts when and where you want to. ESPN FC Soccer and World Cup It’s about a month before futbol’s World Cup opens in Brazil, but it’s never too early to download the ESPN FC Soccer and World Cup app . Since ESPN is the broadcaster for the games, you’ll be able to view video highlights once...
The new 10.9.3 update to Mavericks offers improved support for 4K displays. Before the update, Retina MacBook Pros and the new Mac Pro were able to drive 4K displays, but using any resolutions below the monitor’s native resolution would result in soft, slightly blurry-looking screen elements and jaggy text. The new resolution options and system optimizations in 10.9.3 make scaled resolutions look...
Time to take a visit to the Mac App Store’s Updates tab, because OS X 10.9.3 has arrived, along with iTunes 11.2. The latest update to Apple’s desktop operating system brings a number of bug fixes and improvements, while the new version of iTunes adds some enhancements for podcast listeners. The Mavericks update improves support for 4K displays on the new Mac Pro as well as the 15-inch Retina MacBook...
Summer breeze This week's roundup of new iOS gear includes accessories designed and built with summer in mind; others can be used all year round. Adesso The $60 Xtream S2 line of portable Bluetooth speakers each features "double bass" subwoofer sound and offers 10 hours of music playback time. If you’re instead using the built-in microphone to make speakerphone calls, you get 11 hours of talk time....
In the highly litigious world of mobile technology, it’s becoming hard to keep track of who’s suing who, but more and more often it seems that Apple’s name is appearing as one of the parties in the slew of legal actions that’s sweeping the industry. Given the sheer number of lawsuits in play between the folks from Cupertino and other major industry players, you probably won’t be surprised to hear...
House of glass This week’s Mac app roundup brings you software that can take you from device to device without batting an eye, a product that can save you money on your music, and another one that will play just about music you can buy. Calculator 2.0 Betaunltd LLC’s $2 Calculator• ( Mac App Store Link ) allows you to perform simple calculations right from the menu bar. To read this article in full...
Last week’s unoffical report that Apple is looking to buy Beats Music for $3.2 billion was significant far beyond its industry-shaking business ramifications—it also offered a rare peek into Cupertino’s usually secretive acquisitions process. While critics have long charged that Apple is too slow to acquire outside companies and new technologies, there has been recent evidence that is changing. CEO...