In a blind camera taste test pictures from the iPhone 5s beat out ones from its five main competitors
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 03:00 PM PST
 Seemingly every month new phones are released, each boasting new features that set it apart from the competition. And yet even the most cutting-edge iPhone, the 5s, still comes with a measly 8MP camera. To put things in perspective its rival from ...
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iPad: The ultimate textbook
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 02:00 PM PST
 The school district probably won't be too keen on slicing up a pricey textbook, but there's no doubt it's now much more useful. [Photo Credit: Anthony DiLaura] ...
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Rumor Roundup: Still doomed after all these years
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 01:00 PM PST
 The days following Apple's earnings announcements are always chockablock with the very worst "analysis" that money can buy. I chose to steer clear of most of it, because there's only so many times I can bang my head against the desk before I start to ...
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Equip your virtual soldier with TUAW gear in The Collectables
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 12:00 PM PST
 The upcoming team-based shooter from Crytek and DeNA called The Collectables promises lots of guns, big explosions and plenty of mayhem. The game will be free-to-play when it launches a little later this year, but you can already begin your account ...
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Evernote adds a wealth of customization features with new iOS app update
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST
 Evernote is a powerful tool for keeping track of ideas and to-do-lists, but for years it's lacked any substantial customization options. That weakness has been fixed today with a new update for its iOS app, bringing both aesthetic and functional ...
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Forget the standard print dialog: ClarusX2014 is changing orientation one print dialog at a time
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST
 Recently, Apple marked a major Mac anniversary. Celebrate the next 30 years of Macintosh by ditching this guy and replace him with a classic Clarus in your print dialog. Roby Sherman's ClarusX2014 offers a full rewrite of ClarusX2005, escorting ...
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Daily Deals for January 30, 2013, Unleash Your Inner MacGyver With The Sensordrone
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 10:30 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 Sensordrone: The World's First Wearable, ...
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Awesome Safari tip in iOS 7 you probably weren't aware of
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 09:30 AM PST
 Mobile Safari in iOS 7 introduced a number of new and interesting changes to the way users browse the web and access information. One such feature you may not be familiar with is dubbed "Shared Links." "Shared Links" allows you to quickly and ...
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New and Notable apps for iOS and OS X
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 09:00 AM PST
 It's always busy in the App Store with a never-ending flood of new apps landing on iOS and OS X. Take a few minutes and check out our list of stand-out titles from the past few weeks! If that's not enough, you can also follow our ongoing coverage of ...
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How to upgrade the memory of the Mac mini (Late 2012)
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 08:30 AM PST
 When I bought my Mac mini a few months ago, I picked it up at my local Apple Store rather than ordering it directly from the company. Because of this, it came with the default 4GB of RAM onboard rather than one of the larger amounts the computer ...
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PDF Scanner will get you clear scans of pages and create PDFs
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST
 iPads and iPhones do so many things. Scanning documents is another task iOS has taken on, and an app called PDF Scanner (US$2.99, universal) does the job quite well. To get started, just point your iPhone's or iPad's camera at a document or book, ...
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Nintendo: no games coming to iOS, and more news for January 30th
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 07:00 AM PST
 Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has confirmed during a strategy briefing that, despite recent rumors, the struggling company has no plans to bring any of its games to iOS or other smartphone platforms. The news will come as a disappointment to fans ...
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Can you believe these ads once ran on Apple's website?
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 06:00 AM PST
 On April 28, 2003, Apple forever changed the face of the music industry when it launched the iTunes Music Store. And to help usher in a new age of digital music commerce, Apple ran a series of ads on its website that you could never imagine running ...
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Daily App: Gross motivates you to move by breaking down your motion data
Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:30 AM PST
 Gross from Forest Giant is one of a growing number of apps that take advantage of the M7 motion co-processor in the iPhone 5s. The app sets itself apart by breaking down your movement into categories and displaying it in a simple and clear way that ...
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Lenovo acquires Motorola and some of its patents and other news from Jan. 29, 2013
Posted: 29 Jan 2014 10:30 PM PST
 The big news this evening comes not from the Apple world, but from rival Google as it sells off Motorola to Lenovo for US$2.91 billion. Lenovo will get the chance to gain a foothold in the US market, and Google will hold onto most of Motorola's ...
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Almighty Photo is a slick photo album and editor for iOS
Posted: 29 Jan 2014 06:00 PM PST
 I originally thought Almighty Photo (US$2.99) was another me-too photo editor, but quickly saw that the app was much more than that. It's an innovative and powerful approach to photo management and editing. The app is designed to browse and organize ...
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Talking to Siri: 'Dammit, Jim -- I'm an intelligent assistant, not a doctor!'
Posted: 29 Jan 2014 05:00 PM PST
 Dammit, I'm an iPhone not a Star Trek compendium 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 assistant. ...
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Tim Cook: iPhone launch on China Mobile resulted in 'best week for activations we've ever had in China.'
Posted: 29 Jan 2014 04:30 PM PST
 The New York Times about a week ago published an article portraying the recent launch of the iPhone on China Mobile as something of a disappointment. What made the Times article so utterly bizarre is that it wholly ignored encouraging facts and ...
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To date, Apple has spent $28 billion on stock buybacks and $15.8 billion on dividend payments
Posted: 29 Jan 2014 04:00 PM PST
 Apple last April announced plans to substantially increase its dividend and share-repurchasing program to US$100 billion. Apple's press release at the time explained that the company "expects to utilize a total of $100 billion of cash under the ...
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Welcome to The Dark Side
Posted: 29 Jan 2014 03:30 PM PST
 Is there anyone who didn't love the black MacBook? [Photo Credit: Felixtriller] ...
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