Apple wish list: Show battery percentage on the iPod touch
Posted: 13 Feb 2014 03:00 PM PST
 Sometimes it seems like Apple moves in mysterious ways. Most of the time I can chalk up decisions made in Cupertino to one of two things: Making life easier/simpler or "engineering difficulties." The iPod touch is Apple's gateway to iOS for those...
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Fix and Set Wallpaper goes beyond Apple's basic settings
Posted: 13 Feb 2014 02:00 PM PST
 Apple's wallpaper adjustments for iOS leave something to be desired. You can't rotate the image, and if you try to scale it, the image often snaps back, making a mess of your intentions. Fix and Set Wallpaper (U.S. $0.99) is a simple app that fixes...
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Firearms, futuristic spaceships and lots of explosions in Naughty Kitties
Posted: 13 Feb 2014 01:00 PM PST
 Naughty Kitties is an action-strategy game that combines two of everyone's favorite things: kittens and high-powered weapons. As the player, you and your cats must keep your spaceship -- yes, spaceship -- alive as it cruises along the skies and takes...
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An iPad cake that looks as good as it probably tastes
Posted: 13 Feb 2014 12:00 PM PST
 I've seen a lot of Apple-themed food items over the years, but this iPad takes the cake. [Photo credit: Michael Surran]...
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Daily Deals for February 13, 2014, featuring the Ouya Gaming Bundle
Posted: 13 Feb 2014 11:00 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 Ouya Gaming Bundle [On sale for $85, down from...
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iTranslate Voice delivers version 2.0 with new features and faster performance
Posted: 13 Feb 2014 10:30 AM PST
 When I looked at iTranslate Voice in 2012, I though it was like science fiction. It lets you speak to your iOS device in one language, and hear any of 36 other languages come back. It's a powerful application for world travelers and anyone who must...
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Rumor Roundup: Contradictions are contraindicated
Posted: 13 Feb 2014 10:00 AM PST
 Multiple instances of publications contradicting one another, and sometimes even themselves? That would get writers fired relatively quickly in any other field, but it's pretty much par for the course when it comes to Apple rumors. New Apple TV...
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New and notable apps for iOS and OS X
Posted: 13 Feb 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 photograph a leaked Apple product
Posted: 13 Feb 2014 08:00 AM PST
 So you got your hands on an unreleased Apple product -- maybe even a prototype (oooooooh, yummy) -- and you want to let the whole damn world know about it? Good news! There's a tool that people like you often use to share their good fortune with the...
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Apple releases its 2014 Supplier Responsibility Report, and other news for Feb. 13, 2014
Posted: 13 Feb 2014 07:00 AM PST
 Apple released its 2014 Supplier Responsibility Report, which details how the company's suppliers are meeting Apple's guidelines for eradicating child labor, requiring reasonable working hours, offering adequate pay and meeting environmental...
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Apple employee badges from 1984
Posted: 13 Feb 2014 06:00 AM PST
 In addition to helping digitize Steve Jobs' now famous Mac introduction, former Apple employee Scott Knaster recently posted this photo depicting old Apple employee badges, providing us with an interesting trip down memory lane in the process. For...
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Daily App: Unfolder makes you think about unfolding paper
Posted: 13 Feb 2014 05:30 AM PST
 Unfolder is a unique puzzle game that tests your ability to judge angles while you unfold a piece of virtual paper. It's challenging and well-suited for people who think spatially. The game starts with a triangle of paper on the screen and a target...
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Could Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger put the kibash on new Apple TV? News from Feb. 12, 2014
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:45 PM PST
 Early Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that Apple was in talks with Time Warner Cable about a partnership that could produce an updated Apple TV in time for the holiday season. However, late in the day, it was announced that Comcast would be buying Time...
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You won't want to walk away from Any Landing
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:00 PM PST
 The saying goes: "Any landing you walk away from is a good one," and that mindset is the backbone of Any Landing, a new action game from Strange Flavour. Your only goals are to get as far as possible without crashing your plane, and when you do...
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Talking to Siri: If my head weren't attached, I'd forget that too
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 05:00 PM PST
 A drunk man is intently searching the ground beneath a brightly glowing lamp post when an officer approaches him and asks, "Sir, what are you trying to find?" "I lost my keys," he replies. "Did you lose them near here?" the officer asks. "I lost them...
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How to craft the perfect parallax wallpaper for your iPhone and iPad
Posted: 12 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST
 Sick of stretched, blurry or otherwise lame wallpapers on your iPhone or iPad? Apple's decision to make your background come alive with the parallax effect in iOS 7 means that using your standard wallpapers ends up giving you some not-so-sharp...
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