Wednesday, 13 August 2014

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WhoDoYou is a referral app with a lot of potential


Posted: 13 Aug 2014 03:30 PM PDT


WhoDoYou is a free app that uses public Facebook conversations to help you find local businesses. You can also see recommendations from your friends and groups on Facebook after logging in. The app aims to help eliminate the feeling of taking advice...



Moshi's IonBank 5K with Lightning Connector: No need to carry cables


Posted: 13 Aug 2014 03:00 PM PDT


With literally hundreds of iPhone/iPad battery packs available, it takes something special to get this reviewer excited. Moshi's IonBank 5K with Lightning Connector (US$88.95) has enough power stored up to give your iPhone 5 a few full charges, and...



Kids Making Healthy Choices: An app with lifelong positive consequences


Posted: 13 Aug 2014 02:00 PM PDT


Kids Making Healthy Choices is a US$2.99 app based on an award-winning set of children books designed to promote healthy eating, teach tolerance of overweight friends (so bullying can be avoided), and instill a respect for health and well-being...



Warhammer 40,000: Carnage is 70% off for a limited time, orcs are worried


Posted: 13 Aug 2014 01:00 PM PDT


If you've got a hankering for killing orcs but you're living on a budget, there's good news from Roadhouse Interactive. For a limited time, their side-scrolling action RPG Warhammer 40,000: Carnage is available for 70% off in the iOS store. The title...



Oceanhorn is a console sized adventure on mobile


Posted: 13 Aug 2014 12:30 PM PDT


Oceanhorn is an exciting adventure game focused on exploration and battle interlaced with a fantasy story. You play as a boy who is searching for his father and tasked with discovering more about the monster called "Oceanhorn." The narrative draws...



Which iPhone 6 rumor do you believe the most? [Poll]


Posted: 13 Aug 2014 12:00 PM PDT


With less than a month left before Apple will allegedly release the next-generation iPhone, rumors are running rampant. TUAW is doing a good job of keeping rumors out of the headlines; we'll see the actual devices soon enough. Of the rumored features...



Daily Deals for August 13, 2014, featuring the Award-Winning MacLovin Bundle


Posted: 13 Aug 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. All prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly....



The minimalist's Mac setup


Posted: 13 Aug 2014 11:00 AM PDT


Clean Mac desktop setups are a thing to behold, and this one is quite striking. With hardly a wire in sight, it's clean and tuned for productivity. Lovely. Have a particularly sexy Mac desk you want to show off? Hit me up on Twitter with your best...



I'd like to apologize to Kim Kardashian


Posted: 13 Aug 2014 10:00 AM PDT


I've been hard on Kim Kardashian. Well, not necessarily hard on her as a person, but I've always written about her iOS game, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, in a negative way. I apologize for that. I still think the app itself is the kind that appeals to...



Free legal advice: don't ask Siri where to hide a body


Posted: 13 Aug 2014 09:00 AM PDT


"Siri, read him his rights..." If you happen to murder someone, it's just common sense: do not ask Siri for help on where you can hide a body. Early on, Apple's intelligent assistant used to come back with locations like quarries, swamps, and dumps....



How to see the names, passwords, and credit cards Safari saves


Posted: 13 Aug 2014 08:00 AM PDT


Safari makes it very easy for you to store usernames, passwords, and credit cards that you've entered into websites on your Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks or iOS 7 device. If you use iCloud Keychain syncing, you can even share that information between your...



Manchester United football team bans the iPad from its home stadium


Posted: 13 Aug 2014 07:30 AM PDT


Manchester United Football Club has banned the iPad and other tablet devices from Old Trafford Stadium. As reported by Manchester Evening News, the team sent an email to fans announcing this policy change ahead of its pre-season closer with Valencia...



YouTube Find: Home repair of an iPhone 5s display


Posted: 13 Aug 2014 07:00 AM PDT


Walking around with a cracked iPhone 5s because you don't have AppleCare+ ? There's good news as CNET TV has published an excellent video walking you through the replacement of a cracked iPhone 5s display. If you watch the video tutorial and read...



Apple posts tribute to Robin Williams


Posted: 13 Aug 2014 06:30 AM PDT


On August 11, 2014 the world lost Robin Williams, a legend in comedy in and cinema. Recently, Apple released an advertisement that featured the actor's dialog from "Dead Poets Society." Tim Cook has already paid his respects via Twitter, but now his...



Time Lapse! beats iOS 8 Camera app to the punch


Posted: 12 Aug 2014 05:00 PM PDT


I've always been fascinated by time lapse photography, where you capture a still image a few times a minute, then create a movie with a very speeded-up effect. The 1982 documentary film Koyaanisqatsi is really striking with its creative use of time...



Goat Simulator, Valiant Hearts both headed to iOS


Posted: 12 Aug 2014 04:00 PM PDT


We've seen so many games make their way from iOS to home consoles and PC, it's about time our iPads and iPhones started to suck in titles from elsewhere, and that's just what they're doing. Both the hilariously offbeat Goat Simulator and the...




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