Incipio's offGRID 4,000 mAh Capacity backup battery is a life-saving travel companion
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:00 PM PST
 In the last decade, cellphones and tablets have gone from important, but simple communication devices to replacing computers, cameras, radios and more. As this winter's unpredictable weather has shown us, we never know when the ability to charge our...
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Apple fandom starts at a young age
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 02:00 PM PST
 You may have seen this endearing photo circulating across the web before; just your run-of-the-mill shot of an enterprising young kid with MacGyver-like skills immersed in the world of vintage Macintosh. Thanks to the wonders of the internet, and...
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inStatus is a photo editor that concentrates on text
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:00 PM PST
 inStatus (free for a limited time) has all the usual photo-editing bells and whistles like saturation, sharpness, cropping and almost everything you need to fix up or modify a photo. That includes an array of filters and frames. But inStatus...
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Daily Deals for February 12, 2013, featuring the SuperStacked Mac Bundle 2.0
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 12:30 PM 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 The SuperStacked Mac Bundle 2.0 [On sale for $29,...
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TUAW TV Live: Open-mic edition
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 12:24 PM PST
 This week on TUAW TV Live, I am still covering for Steve Sande who is now doing the mambo with penguins in Antarctica. Today I'll be doing an open-mic edition otherwise known as "what a slow week for tech news, so let's wing it." To join in to watch...
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This is how in-app purchases should be handled
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 12:00 PM PST
 Ever since the ability to include in-app purchases was added to the App Store, the idea has divided gamers. On one side you have customers who prefer the traditional manner of purchasing a game -- pay upfront, and you have access to whatever the game...
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Protect your child's email experience with Tocomail for iOS
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 11:00 AM PST
 There's always a degree of tension present when it comes to technology and children; what's appropriate and safe for a savvy 10-year-old may be nothing but trouble for a less-responsible teenager, and only an involved and vigilant parent or caregiver...
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Impossible Road wants you to break the game
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:30 AM PST
 Impossible Road is something of a mix between physics puzzler and racing game, as you control a bouncy white orb known as "the Vessel" down a randomly generated track full of twists, sharp banks, jumps and drops. It's also a game where cheating is...
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Musx is a handy music sharing app for iPhone
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 09:30 AM PST
 Musx (free) is an interesting music sharing/discovery app for iPhone with a heavy emphasis on social. In a way, it feels like Instagram for music. You find a track you like, add a blurb and share it with other users (or Facebook and Twitter). Others...
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Crowdfunded Project News: The best of Kickstarter, Indiegogo and the rest
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 09:00 AM PST
 Every week, TUAW provides readers with an update on what new or significant crowdfunded Apple-related projects are in the news. While our policy is to not go into detail on items that haven't reached at least 80 percent of their funding goal, this...
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Radiohead release free experimental iOS app called PolyFauna
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:00 AM PST
 Radiohead has released a free, universal app for iOS, and no it's not called Ok Cell Phone. The app is an interactive experimental art project called PolyFauna, born out of the sessions from the band's latest record, King of Limbs. Using imagery and...
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Americans use smartphones more than computers, and other news for Feb. 12, 2014
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 07:00 AM PST
 Steve Jobs' famous prediction that we are moving into a Post-PC era has come to pass according to a report from Nielsen [via Engadget]. In its most recent Digital Consumer Report, the research group found that a whopping 65 percent of Americans owned...
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A look at Apple's R&D expenditures from 1995-2013
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:00 AM PST
 For a company that makes as much money as Apple, you might be surprised to learn that it spends far less on Research and Development (R&D) than many of its competitors, including bigwigs like Google, Microsoft and Samsung. That's not to say Apple...
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Daily App: Rookie is a camera app and photo editor rolled into one
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 05:30 AM PST
 Rookie is a new photo app from JellyBus, the makers of PicsPlay and Moldiv. The developers have experience with creating photography apps and it shows in Rookie. Rookie launches as a camera app, allowing you to capture photos using the iPhone...
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Apple's opening could be geared for new products, and other news from Feb. 11, 2014
Posted: 11 Feb 2014 10:30 PM PST
 Adding fuel to the new products speculation, AppleInsider noticed that Apple has posted an opening for an "Instrumentation Design/NPI Engineer." This position, AI states, is geared toward the creation of new products. Tim Cook, during the most recent...
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Daily Update for February 11, 2014
Posted: 11 Feb 2014 07:45 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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Olloclip 4-in-1 iPhone lens gives you a new perspective on the world
Posted: 11 Feb 2014 06:30 PM PST
 If you're an iPhone owner, there's a good chance you take a lot of photos with your phone. That's totally understandable, given that Apple's recent smartphone offerings are widely considered to be fantastic for photography. Still, the built-in lens...
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Talking to Siri: Drill bits and bobs
Posted: 11 Feb 2014 05:30 PM PST
 How can you tell if your love is true? A plumb line, of course! Speaking of which, two antennae got married. The wedding was boring, but the reception was outstanding. And did you hear about the atom who lost an electron? When asked, "Are you sure?"...
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If Apple's iTunes division was a standalone company
Posted: 11 Feb 2014 04:30 PM PST
Delving deep inside Apple's quarterly earnings report, Horace Dediu of Asymco writes that revenue from Apple's iTunes/Software/Services group increased by 34 percent year over year. Indeed, as we pointed out earlier, revenue Apple derived from its...
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Steve Wozniak thinks modern dependence on cloud services comes with a loss of security
Posted: 11 Feb 2014 03:30 PM PST
 In just a few short years cloud technology has revolutionized how society interacts with computers in ways not seen since the introduction of the hard drive. It allows us to share knowledge, quickly access troves of information without sacrificing...
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