Google brings Chrome apps to iOS
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 02:45 PM PST
 This past December, Google brought its Chrome apps launcher to Macs everywhere. Today it continues the march into Apple territory with the launch for Chrome apps for iOS. Based on the Apache Cordova open-source mobile development framework, the ...
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Flappy Bird is the cheapest digital drug on the App Store
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 02:00 PM PST
 Flappy Bird is currently the most popular free app on the App Store, besting the likes of Snapchat, Beats Music and Clash of Clans. That's a pretty big accomplishment for a game that can be played with a single finger. So why is it so popular? Well, ...
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Dutch theme park taking advantage of iBeacons
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 01:00 PM PST
 During yesterday's Apple earnings call, CFO Peter Oppenheimer brought up the fact that Apple has installed iBeacon technology throughout a number of Apple Stores to provide customers with information on products and their location in the stores. Now ...
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Find deals with TV Bobber, The Tracktor and TUAW's RSS feeds
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 12:00 PM PST
 The holiday season may be over, but there are lots of places around the web to find deals throughout the year. Of course we offer deals through https://deals.tuaw.com and our 'deals' posts, but today I also want to tell you about two other services I ...
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Tim Cook: Mobile payments was 'one of the thoughts behind Touch ID'
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST
 During Apple's earnings conference call yesterday, Tim Cook tipped his hand just a little bit when detailing the decision process underlying Apple's implementation of Touch ID on the iPhone 5s. "The mobile payments area in general is one that we've ...
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Ask TUAW Live is on the air at 5 PM ET today!
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST
 Did you set a New Year's resolution to become more proficient in your digital life? Is there a pressing question about any of your Apple devices you've been dying to ask? Are you just Apple curious in general? If any of these scenarios fit you, we ...
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Sorcery! 2 is a fantastic adventure game for iPhone and iPad
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 10:30 AM PST
 Inkle's Sorcery! 2 for iPhone and iPad (US$4.99, universal) is a fantastic take on Steve Jackson's (not that Steve Jackson) adventure gamebook series of the same name. Despite a cumbersome, yet necessary spell-casting mechanic, Sorcery! 2 retains the ...
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Daily Deals for January 28, 2014, featuring FaceFilter3 Pro for Mac
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 10:00 AM PST
 It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring exclusive TUAW Deals, a handy list from Dealnews and our own handpicked iOS and OS X selections. TUAW's Daily Deals FaceFilter3 Pro for Mac [On sale for $49, down ...
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Password security at Apple.com is a level above the rest
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 09:30 AM PST
 Given the recent data breach at Target -- where more than 100 million customers' credit card information was stolen -- consumers who like to frequent and shop at Apple.com might be glad to know that when it comes to e-retail security, Apple is ...
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Tabby is not impressed with the Mac mini
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 09:00 AM PST
 Ok, so it's not the most powerful Mac of all time -- and this 2009 model is definitely a bit out of date -- but there's no reason to look at it with such disdain. [Photo Credit: Michael Gorzka] ...
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Ember for Mac and iOS updated with new annotations, auto-import and more
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST
 Realmac has updated its Ember image-collection and syncing tools, adding the much-requested annotations feature to the iOS app and a handful of smaller tweaks and features to its Mac app. Ember is an image-syncing tool that collates photos from your ...
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Why Dark Sky 'sold out' with a full-featured weather app, and why it's not charging for the upgrade
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 07:30 AM PST
 Yesterday, a weather app landed on the App Store and entered a crowded pool with the likes of Yahoo and The Weather Channel. What makes the app particularly unique -- and why you won't find it on any "New Release" list -- is that it's being released ...
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Could Apple-made interchangable iPhone camera lenses be on the way? And other news for Jan. 28, 2014
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 07:00 AM PST
 In what's sure to make casual photography buffs salivate, it appears Apple is working on interchangeable camera lenses for the iPhone. As AppleInsider notes, Apple has been granted two separate patents for iPhone lens attachments. Both patents ...
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OnOne Perfect Photo Suite 8 Review
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 06:30 AM PST
 Perfect Photo Suite 8 from OnOne Software is a robust photo editing suite that allows you to customize your photos in ways only limited by your imagination. This update to version 7 hit the stores in November, 2013 and now is up to version 8.1. It is ...
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Daily App: Obaby is a photo-illustration tool for busy parents
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 05:30 AM PST
 Taking a photo of your newborn and dressing it up so it is pretty can be a daunting challenge for busy parents, who barely have time to think, never mind find the right tools to edit their images. This is where Obaby from Potluck steps in to make ...
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Parallels Access 1.1 update adds new features, pricing options
Posted: 27 Jan 2014 09:01 PM PST
 Parallels has announced an update to Parallels Access, its desktop screen-sharing app for the iPad. Along with an iOS 7 redesign, Parallels Access 1.1 has added a number of new features and capabilities, as well as new pricing options. First, the ...
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Despite investor reaction, good news was to be had at Apple's earnings call and other news from Jan. 27, 2014
Posted: 27 Jan 2014 08:30 PM PST
 Most of the news this afternoon centers around the announcements made during Apple's Q1 2014 earnings call. Even though investors raced for the smelling salts, not all was doom and gloom. In fact, there was a lot of good news: Apple had record ...
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How to remove fingers and other errant objects from iPhone videos using Crop Video
Posted: 27 Jan 2014 06:00 PM PST
 How many times have you captured the "perfect" video clip with your iPhone and then discovered upon review that the clip is marred by a slip of your finger? You know those clips -- the action is perfect until that pinky peeks its way into the most ...
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Talking to Siri: Which came first?
Posted: 27 Jan 2014 05:00 PM PST
 Siri won't tell you the answer. But it does know. And the answer would blow your mind. Steven Sande and Erica Sadun have been working on the third edition of Talking to Siri, the book that covers all the ins and outs of everyone's favorite digital ...
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Carmageddon's once-banned violent antics are a surprisingly perfect fit for iPhone
Posted: 27 Jan 2014 04:00 PM PST
 You'd never know it from looking at it today -- what with the ultra-graphic deaths in games like Call of Duty and its contemporaries -- but Carmageddon was once a hugely controversial game. Its automotive violence got the game banned in several ...
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Daily Update for January 27, 2014
Posted: 27 Jan 2014 03:30 PM PST
 It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get some of the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's ...
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The Slipstopper will help your iPhone get a grip
Posted: 27 Jan 2014 03:00 PM PST
 There aren't many unique iPhone accessories these days, with most cases and skins being improvements over existing designs, but the Slipstopper manages to carve its own small niche. It's probably the most literally named accessory of all time, with ...
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