Lots of people itch to try new iOS beta versions when they become available and iOS 7 has definitely attracted lots of people that were curious to try out the new features ahead of time. If you were one of those and didn’t heed our warning about betas, you may find yourself frustrated with lots [...]
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Microsoft launches Office 365 for iPhone, subscription Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Posted by ryan on June 14th, 2013
Microsoft has brought Office 365 — excuse me, Office Mobile for Office 365 subscribers — to the iPhone, allowing anyone up-to-date with their fees to view and lightly edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint docs on the go. Support is offered for charts, animations, SmartArt graphics, and shapes, and Microsoft claims that you don’t lose any [...]
Square Enix announces Deus Ex: The Fall, coming soon to iPhone and iPad
Posted by ryan on June 5th, 2013
Square Enix has announced Deus Ex: The Fall for iPhone and iPad. Set in the same time period as their console and PC game Deus Ex: Human Revolution, The Fall combines a first-person shooter with third-person, cover-based mechanics. Players take on the role of Ben Saxon, a man who was betrayed by his employers, trying [...]
How can mobile get its multiplayer game on?
Posted by ryan on June 5th, 2013
The first mobile games in their time were great. Just like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong at the arcades, or Pitfall or Super Mario on the early consoles, BrickBreaker on BlackBerry, Bejeweled on Palm OS, or Tap Tap Revenge on iOS. But, like any early game, we played the first mobile games alone, or perhaps with [...]
Rock out even harder with your guitar and iOS using Amplitube 3.0 and iRig HD
Posted by ryan on May 31st, 2013
IK Multimedia has introduced a new version of their Amplitube app, which enables iPad and iPhone users to model amps and effects pedals virtually. The new release, 3.0, adds timeline audio editing and new gear models. Amplitube 3.0 has been reset as a mobile recording studio, not just an amp and stompbox simulator. You can [...]
Apple vs. Android: The marketshare mentality, and why it's a mistake
Posted by ryan on May 31st, 2013
Last week Techpinions.com posted a really good editorial by John Kirk discussing how much of a joke it is to consider Android the winner in the smartphone space simply because they have the most market share. The very next day, Business Insider tech editor Jay Yarow pubished a post with a headline that read, “Apple [...]
How to find and delete duplicate songs in your iTunes library
Posted by ryan on May 30th, 2013
If you’ve got a hefty iTunes library that’s been transferred over from Mac to Mac or PC to PC, odds are you’ve run into issues with duplicate songs. It happens from time to time and as your library grows, so do the problems that come with it. For the most part, ridding your library of [...]
Tim Cook on Android: We make the best phones, not the most
Posted by ryan on May 29th, 2013
Tim Cook is jacketed and on stage at the D11 conference, and when asked about Android and its dominant market share, Apple’s CEO responded in typical fashion: Apple isn’t concerned about the most, only the best. Cook gave some historical context for his comments. Apple believes they make the best PCs, but they never made [...]
How to breathe new life into a dying Mac Pro
Posted by ryan on May 21st, 2013
I’m targeting this at a very select group of readers: those of you, like me, who have Apple’s most neglected Mac model. The red-headed stepchild of the Mac family. The Mac Pro. If you’re limping along with an ever-aging Mac Pro, what’s the best way to get some more life out of the old beast? [...]
Time for touchscreen Macs? Hell no!
Posted by ryan on May 14th, 2013
With the advent of Windows 8, several PC manufacturers have introduced notebook computers that also operate as tablets – the screens separate or fold over so you can touch, swipe and gesture on your laptop the same way you would a full blown tablet. That’s led to a predictable question: When will we see a [...]
