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Microsoft served up its latest Surface Pro on Tuesday, sidestepping the tablet wars by going straight for the throat of MacBook Air owners. But the move couldn’t come at a worse time, as The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that China has now banned Windows 8 from new government computers, effectively slamming the door on…
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Apple’s new expensive line of Mac Pro computers seem to be causing a headache for a tiny fraction of the Mac userbase. According to several professional video editors who have contacted us or posted information to various online forums, the recent OS X 10.9.3 update is breaking compatibility between some Mac Pro graphics cards and video editing…
CNN describes how iPad devices are helping autistic children learn communication and social skills. The article features an app called Flummox & Friends, created by Christa Dahlstrom, who was inspired by her autistic son to create a fully scripted TV show for iPad that “aims to educate children by being entertaining, not condescending.” Dahlstrom notes,…
Hi all~ I?ve recently started working with Capedy, LLC – a really cool mobile game developer. As a casual gamer, I?m always on the lookout for new, fun games (was TOTALLY addicted to Flappy Birds, kind of needed an intervention to get me to stop playing) with which to occupy my free time. Anyhow –…
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Nest today issued an official recall of its Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector. Nest halted sales of the smoke detector in April after the discovery of a serious flaw in the smoke detection system. Nest has sold more than 440,000 units in the United States since the product’s debut in 2013. Continue reading…
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Apple has extended its rights to the metal alloy material that it originally licensed from Liquidmetal Technologies in 2010 for exclusive use in consumer electronics products. The proof comes from a recent filing with the SEC: On May 19, 2014, Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) and Apple Inc. (“Apple”) entered into an second amendment (the…
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Released earlier this month, somewhat controversial iOS game Weed Firm quickly shot to the top of the App Store charts for free apps. The game centers around a marijuana business, with the player controlling a character responsible for all aspects of growing and selling the product. Just as quickly as it arrived, Weed Firm has…
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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…
Apple has a new patent that could pave the way for future solar-powered mobile devices, according to AppleInsider. The new intellectual property describes a method for embedding a solar array within a layer that includes touch sensors, and which can all be fit within a flexible display module, in order to save space in its…
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MojoKid (1002251) writes “Valve has today pushed out a new update to its Steam client on all three of the major OSes that finally takes In-home Game-Streaming out of beta. Similar to NVIDIA’s GameStream, which streams native gameplay from a GeForce-equipped PC to the NVIDIA SHIELD, Valve’s solution lets you stream from one PC to…
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Apple has focused heavily on iOS camera features since the iPhone 3GS brought tap-to-focus and video modes to the masses. But in some respects, iOS 7 still leaves us wanting when it comes to the Camera and Photos apps, as well as Photo Stream. With WWDC and a likely iOS 8 announcement on the way,…
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Despite recent rumors to the contrary, it appears consumer electronics titans Apple and Samsung may actually be no closer to settling their differences over patents — especially when attorneys for the Korean manufacturer have resorted to name-calling.AppleInsider reported Tuesday that Samsung’s lawyers appear to be pointing the finger in Apple’s direction, painting a picture of…
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Re/code writes about the benefits of Made for iPhone hearing aids for people such as 29-year-old Dusty Dorey, who enjoys visiting his local pub where his hearing aid automatically compensates for the noise levels inside. The article describes the built-in accessibility features in iOS that allow people with hearing loss to enjoy listening to music…
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[This is an advertorial. Maclife gets a portion of each unit sold.] Sometimes listening to your music through your headphones just isn’t quite good enough. You need to hear it out loud, cranked to a level that you can’t help but want to dance to. You can take the ability to create a party on…
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A study from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster unsurprisingly shows that interest in the iPhone is waning as the current lineup ages and users are increasingly looking toward an expected fall launch for the iPhone 6. The survey asked 1,016 U.S. consumers about their plans to buy a new smartphone in the next three months….
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