Benchmarking LaCie's speedy Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt SSD drive
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 03:00 PM PDT
 LaCie's been supplying Mac users with drives since 1987, but the company's still able to surprise and delight the Mac community with new and innovative products. One that I had been looking forward to testing just showed up at the office -- the new...
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Adobe releases a statement about the end of Aperture development
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 02:30 PM PDT
 Earlier today Apple announced it has ceased development of the photography editing program Aperture. As photographers around the web deal with the news Adobe has released the following statement regarding the closing of its rival...
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Today in the App Store -- the best free apps, new apps and app updates
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 02:00 PM PDT
 Here are some of the best free apps, app updates and new apps that have landed in the App Store recently. All app prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly, so grab them while you can. Apps Now Free Stitch It! - Capture...
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Audi announces CarPlay for 2015
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 01:30 PM PDT
 2015 looks like it may be a great year for smartphone integration in cars. On the heels of yesterday's announcements from Hyundai, Honda, and Volvo, German automaker Audi announced plans to support both Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android Auto. In...
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Elevation Mars will let you tour the red planet on iOS
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 01:00 PM PDT
 Elevation Mars (U.S. $2.99) is a beautiful science-based app that will let you tour high resolution imagery of the 4th planet from our Sun and explore it in ways that simply can't be done from a book. The app starts with a topographic map of Mars,...
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iFixit opens up the new 16 GB iPod touch
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 12:00 PM PDT
 Apple quietly released a new $199 16 GB iPod touch this week with no fanfare. Naturally, the folks over at iFixIt have already acquired one and ripped it apart. So what's new inside the iPod touch's "latest" model? There are only two new...
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Daily Deals for June 27, 2014, featuring the Doxie One scanner
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 11:30 AM PDT
 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 Doxie One: Scan Documents Anywhere, Anytime (US)...
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There's a Forrest Gump game on the way, and it's not pretty
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 11:00 AM PDT
 That's it, everyone. The "endless runner" genre has officially become a parody of itself, and there's no reason to care about it any longer. Need some proof? Check out the upcoming officially licensed Forrest Gump game based on the 20-year-old...
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The iPhone turns 7 on Sunday, here's a look back at a classic
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:30 AM PDT
 The iPhone was released on June 29, 2007, and changed cell phones forever. Dropping the keypad we'd all come to love for a full touch screen and putting a powerful 2.0 MP camera in every user's pocket, the iPhone kickstarted a mobile revolution. To...
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Apple ceases development of Aperture
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:10 AM PDT
During this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple briefly mentioned a brand new Photos app that will introduce editing tools and iCloud sharing. Today there's a bit of follow-up news, as Apple has confirmed it will cease development of...
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Real Boxing is one of the most unintentionally hilarious games on the App Store
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:00 AM PDT
 There are countless games on the App Store that do their best to be funny. There are games that succeed at this, some that fail, and then there are games like Real Boxing, which has accidentally become a hilarious experience without even...
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Apple adds "Best new Game Updates" section to the App Store
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 09:30 AM PDT
 As part of Apple's ongoing quest to make apps more discoverable, the App Store has been updated with a new section called "Best New Game Updates." As the name implies, the section -- which currently houses just 19 titles -- lays out games which have...
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Apple hires Alex Hsieh from Atlas Wearables
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 09:00 AM PDT
 Apple has hired Alex Hsieh, formerly of Atlas Wearables. According to Hsieh's Linked profile, he began working for Apple in June, 2014 as a firmware developer. No other details about his current role or assignment are available. Here's a video of the...
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Walmart slashes iPhone 5c down to $29 and iPhone 5s down to $99
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 08:30 AM PDT
 It's that time of the year, folks. With iPhone 6 rumors steadily mounting, deals on current iPhone models are getting all the more attractive. Our sister site Engadget is reporting that Walmart on Friday will begin selling the iPhone 5c and 5s and...
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Mac 101: Use built-in OS X tools to spell and grammar check your documents
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 08:07 AM PDT
 Though it is not touted as a flagship feature, OS X ships with several useful tools that spell and grammar check your documents as you write. These options are hidden in the system preferences and app menus, but they can be particularly useful once...
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Why Apple's early Macs would not be good at music
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 07:00 AM PDT
 Why wouldn't an early Mac be good a music? Because at under 1023MB, it didn't have any gigs. This intelligent humor is from Mashable, which was inspired by this Reddit thread on intelligent jokes....
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Daily App: Paperama brings origami to the masses in a clever puzzler game
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 06:00 AM PDT
 Paperama takes the craft of origami and makes a game out of it. In each round, the clever puzzler provides you with a square piece of paper and challenges you to fold it to create the outlined shape. Paperama starts off easy with outlines such as a...
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Kensington KeyFolio Thin X3 keyboard: TUAW Video Review
Posted: 26 Jun 2014 06:00 PM PDT
 It's great to see some multitasking accessories starting to come out for iPad Air. Today's TUAW Video Review takes a look at Kensington's new KeyFolio Thin X3 keyboard folio for the iPad Air, which not only acts as a protective folio case and stand...
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Apps We Actually Use: Collective as a clipboard manager for everything but the kitchen sink
Posted: 26 Jun 2014 05:00 PM PDT
 In my daily routine, I spend a lot of time copying URLs for websites, text for articles and links for apps. As a result, one of the most important apps in my workflowl is my clipboard manager. After months of searching for the perfect solution and...
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SoundCloud for iPhone gets a beautiful complete overhaul
Posted: 26 Jun 2014 04:00 PM PDT
 If you've never explored SoundCloud today would be a great time to start. The groundbreaking music sharing service has been exploding in popularity with independent artists over the last few years thanks to its powerful discovery and sharing tools....
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The TUAW Daily Update Podcast for June 26, 2014
Posted: 26 Jun 2014 03:30 PM PDT
 It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get some 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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