Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
Bubble, a new app launching this week, is about to make it super easy for anyone to link real world items to websites using Apple’s new iBeacon Bluetooth LE technology. Up until now retailers, event planners, and more have been using iBeacons in order to send relevant notifications to users in proximity, but that required users…
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For a long time, Don and I had an agreement when it comes to new Apple products: He gets all the new mobile products, and I get any new desktop workstations to try out and use. This agreement went well for both of us for the first 15 years of Small Dog’s life, but in…
For special education teachers around the world, iPad opens up a world of possibilities. Meet teachers at three schools — Special School Pod?brady in the Czech Republic, the Awase Special Needs School in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and New York’s District 75, the world’s largest special education district — and discover how they use iPad and…
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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…
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Every new version of OS X adds some enhancements to file management, and Mavericks is no exception. It introduces important new features, some of which are immediately obvious even if you’ve used previous versions of OS X, but there are others that aren’t so “in your face.” That’s why we’ve compiled this guide to the…
It’s almost time for the bulk of the latest batch of Apple rumors to end (and if the past few years have proved anything, it’s almost time for a whole new set to begin). Apple today released its schedule for the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference and announced that it plans to hold its keynote on…
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While Apple’s iMovie and—to a far greater extent—Final Cut Pro X allow you to edit video in wondrous ways, oftentimes all you really want to do is lop off the beginning and end of a clip, and possibly cut a few seconds from the middle. For such simple operations iMovie and Final Cut are overkill….
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Microsoft today hosted a media event in New York City to introduce the Surface Pro 3, the company’s next-generation tablet device. Billing the Surface Pro 3 as the culmination of a three-year effort to create a “tablet that can replace your laptop”, Microsoft’s Panos Panay highlighted a number of improvements over the previous generation, including…
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Apple has been given the green light by the Saudi Arabian government to fully operate in the region, according to tips from readers and local news reports. SAGIA (Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority) provided the license to Apple under the subsidiary name of “Apple, Saudi Arabia.” This license gives Apple the ability to market, maintain, and develop products…
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Word processing isn’t the most amazing thing a Mac can do. But back in 1991, it was a word processor called Nisus that convinced me to buy my first Mac, because there was nothing like it for PCs. Nisus was my primary application for years, and now—after more than a decade in which it was…
To coincide with Earth Day, Apple has launched an entirely new version of its Environmental Responsibility website. The site outlines how the company is reducing its impact on climate change, using greener materials, and conserving resources. A video narrated by Apple CEO Tim Cook explains that the philosophy behind the company’s green efforts is the…
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Hi, everyone. I hope you’re well and having a good day. I’ve finally decided to write a post about this weird issue with my iPhone. Just in case it’s pertinent, the iPhone in question is an iPhone 4 running the 6.1.3 jailbreak. I’m not sure when this started happening, but my iPhone has lost some…
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Apple has renewed exclusive rights to use Liquidmetal Technologies’ metal alloys in consumer electronics items, according to a filing with the SEC. The rights were originally purchased back in 2010, to run through February 2014. The new renewal extends the agreement through February of 2015. On May 19, 2014, Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) and…
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If you’re a baseball fan and in particular, a follower of the Major League, then you’ve come to the right place since one of the most popular titles has just dropped from $9.99 to absolutely free of charge. It’s often the case that developers throw out some decent savings on great games and apps, but…
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The CyanogenMod aftermarket firmware for Android is easily among the most popular and celebrated, but unless you’re a dab hand at flashing custom ROMs, then you may well be put-off trying it out for yourself. If you’ve long since been a fan of the interface, or simply just wanted to try CM out without digging…
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