Thursday, 22 May 2014

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Sparkbeats iPhone 5/5s case shines a light on notifications: A TUAW Video Review


Posted: 22 May 2014 03:00 PM PDT


It's always fun to see former Kickstarter projects make it to market -- kind of like seeing a kid you mentored graduate from college. That's the situation with Sparkbeats (US$49.99), a unique iPhone 5/5s case that started with a successful...



Monitor Stand Showdown: Redmond vs Cupertino


Posted: 22 May 2014 02:30 PM PDT


I didn't even realize this was a thing, but accessory maker Allsop has computer monitor stands that cater to whichever side you favor in the PC wars. The company makes fancy stands in both Redmond and Cupertino flavors. There's no functional...



Daily Deals for May 22, 2014, featuring the NYOP Designer Bundle 3.0


Posted: 22 May 2014 01:45 PM 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. Don't forget to check out our "Today in the App Store" post that singles...



Apple's iPad trade-in program extends to France, Germany, Spain, and the UK


Posted: 22 May 2014 01:30 PM PDT


This past April, Apple expanded its recycling program in North America to include any product the company has released. In addition, owners of older generation iPads could trade in their devices for credit towards a newer model. Now the program has...



Play It On A Mac: Transistor


Posted: 22 May 2014 01:00 PM PDT


In this weekly series I'll show you how to get your favorite Windows-exclusive PC games running on OS X. For more information on the programs used, check out the Play It On A Mac explainer. For suggestions and/or questions about any game, feel free...



TechSmith Fuse eases iOS to Mac/PC media transfers


Posted: 22 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT


Users of TechSmith's screen capture and recording applications like Snagit, Camtasia, and TechSmith Relay have always had a dilemma when trying to capture media from iOS devices. For example, while creating some of our recent TUAW Video Reviews, it...



Charting Apple's growing stockpile of cash


Posted: 22 May 2014 10:00 AM PDT


With about US$151 billion in the bank, Apple has more money than it knows what to do with. All the more impressive is that two-thirds of Apple's cash hoard was generated during the past four years alone. The above chart maps out Apple's cash on hand...



Apple and the environment plus other news for May 22, 2014


Posted: 22 May 2014 09:00 AM PDT


Good afternoon, readers! Today Pixelmator has released a very nice update, Apple addresses the "iMessage Purgatory" issue and Lisa Jackson, Apple's VP of environmental initiatives, talks about her role at the company. Apple's environmental...



This is Apple's first "smart watch"


Posted: 22 May 2014 08:30 AM PDT


We're all waiting for Apple's seemingly inevitable foray into the world of smart wearables, but you might not know that the company dabbled in the idea of a wrist-worn computing device as far back as the 1980s. The peculiar contraption you see above...



Mac 101: How to scroll quickly through a web page or long document


Posted: 22 May 2014 08:00 AM PDT


In so many areas of OS X, Apple has added quick little tricks that make it easier for you to complete an action -- such as using the Option-Shift key when adjust volume to raise or lower it in smaller increments. When you are reading a long document...



Nest issues recall for 440,000 smoke detectors... sort of


Posted: 22 May 2014 07:15 AM PDT


The Nest Protect is hailed as the smoke detector of the future, with Wi-Fi connectivity, a connected app for your iPhone or iPad, and fancy features like being able to silence the device with a wave. Unfortunately, that last feature isn't so smart...



Rumor Roundup: Recycling


Posted: 22 May 2014 07:00 AM PDT


Two of the rumors in this roundup are repeats from 2013. And 2012. And 2011. I'm all for environmentally-responsible recycling, but this seems excessive. Apple in talks with Samsung to settle all future patent disputes out of court (9to5 Mac) Too...



Daily App: Turn yourself into a rocket scientist with SimpleRockets


Posted: 22 May 2014 06:30 AM PDT


If you want to be a rocket scientist, then you need to check out SimpleRockets from Jundroo. The space exploration game lets you build own rockets from scratch and take them on interplanetary test flights as you hone your rocket-building...



Djay 2 for iOS gets 20 million song update via Spotify


Posted: 22 May 2014 06:00 AM PDT


Just in time for summer pool parties, beach bashes and wild wedding receptions, one of the best full-featured DJ apps for iOS just got cranked up to eleven. Algoriddim's award wining djay 2 application for iOS has just been upgraded to version 2.5,...



RedShift is a nailbiter of a game for iOS


Posted: 21 May 2014 05:00 PM PDT


RedShift (US$1.99) is a tense game that simulates a situation of trying to stop a power facility from exploding. One gets the feel of some action movies where a clock is counting down to the inevitable, but hopefully preventable detonation. The game...



Facebook fires at Shazam, adds song recognition tool to app


Posted: 21 May 2014 04:00 PM PDT


Facebook is no stranger to replicating popular apps within its own walls -- Poke, for example, is a stab at Snapchat. Now, according to a post on the official Facebook new blog, the social network will get a Shazam-like feature for song and...



The TUAW Daily Update Podcast for May 21, 2014


Posted: 21 May 2014 03:40 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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