Wednesday 24 September 2014

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Macs account for more than 1/4 of all back-to-school PC sales


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 03:00 PM PDT


Numbers from the NPD Group's Weekly Tracking Service show that Macs reached an all-time high percentage of back-to-school PC sales this year, with 26.8 percent of all personal computers sold in the U.S. between Independence Day and Labor Day coming...



RoboRun Space: Run robot run!


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 02:30 PM PDT


Players tap on a little robot to make him jump and hover to avoid the obstacles in RoboRun Space. Frantically try to avoid running into vertical pipes and electric wires called plasma in a space station. You are probably thinking this sounds a lot...



Daily Deals for September 24, 2014, featuring the Complete iOS 8 + Swift Developers Course


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 02:00 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. All prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly....



Jonathan Mann has already written a wonderful song about the iOS 8.0.1 bug


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:30 PM PDT


Today's problems with the release of iOS 8.0.1 may have put a damper on your afternoon, leaving you with Touch ID not working or the inability to call people. You could probably use a pick me up. Thankfully YouTube video songster Jonathan Mann is...



Adobe updates Photoshop Elements and Premier Elements with great results


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:00 PM PDT


Another year passes, and we get new versions of Adobe's consumer photo and video apps, Photoshop Elements and Premier Elements. We're at version 13 for both in this new release. Significant changes include Retina display support on Macs and very cool...



DxOMark: "Apple sets gold standard for smartphone image quality"


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 12:00 PM PDT


Another voice has been heard from in the chorus of those praising the cameras built into Apple's newest smartphones. DxO Labs, a French-based software company that maintains a website of technical measurements of lenses and cameras, has given the...



Apple tops ACSI personal computer list for 11th straight year


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 11:00 AM PDT


This shouldn't come as surprising news to anyone who has watched Apple's sales figures over the past decade or so, but the company has just ended up at the top of the American Customer Satisfaction Index list for personal computers, laptops and...



Warning: iOS 8.0.1 seems to be breaking iPhones


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 10:32 AM PDT


iOS 8's first update appears to be breaking both cellular service and Touch ID on iPhones, and restarting the devices doesn't fix it. Multiple users on social media are reporting the bugs and our own Steve Sande has fallen victim to the unfortunately...



iOS 8.0.1 update now available (Updated -- Don't update!)


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 10:15 AM PDT


Update: There's a bug in iOS 8.0.1. After updating, many users are reporting loss of all cellular service and Touch ID. I can verify this personally. We'll be posting instructions on how to revert to iOS 8.0 soon. In the meantime, do not...



LAPD warning iPhone owners not to microwave their handsets


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 10:00 AM PDT


A hoax viral marketing scam advising iPhone owners to microwave their phones is ubiquitous enough that the communications department of the Los Angeles Police Department has decided to publicly debunk the advertisement. As reported by the LA Times,...



iPhone 6 vs. the world trying to destroy it


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 09:30 AM PDT


Some people can't stand gadget destruction experiments, especially when the device being obliterated is brand new and hard to find. The iPhone 6 has spent the week or so since its debut getting destroyed by everything from water to power tools, all...



Apple cleverly advertises actual iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sizes in Rolling Stone Magazine


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 09:00 AM PDT


Apple's current marketing campaign for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus is focusing on the sizes of the new handsets, which are larger than earlier iPhone models. To help consumers get a feel for the size of the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, Apple is cleverly...



The oversized iPhone 6 Plus needs an oversized thumb to match


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 08:30 AM PDT


Did you order an iPhone 6 Plus only to find that the phone was far too big when it finally arrived at your door? I mean seriously, the thing is practically a coffee table. But that's ok, thanks to Japan's Thanko Inc., which has come up with an...



YouTube Find: Andy Ihnatko humorously unboxes the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 08:00 AM PDT


Chicago Sun-Times technology journalist Andy Ihnatko unboxes both the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus as part of his YouTube series The Very Least I Could Do. Ihnatko spends 20 minutes covering the features of the two phones and how they compare to their Android...



Fuel Burner hovers and lands


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 07:30 AM PDT


Fuel Burner is a free game for currently available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and is optimized for iPhone 5. The goal of the game is to land all the helicopters in each level on landing pads marked with an "H" and landing on roofs in between to...



iPhone 6 camera quality compared to all other iPhone models


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 07:01 AM PDT


Size aside, the bevy of camera enhancements Apple has baked into the two iPhone 6 models really make both devices extraordinarily compelling. While there's nothing wrong with admiring the stunning photos made possible by the new iPhone cameras, one...



Apple reportedly acquiring digital magazine startup Prss


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 06:30 AM PDT


According to TechCrunch, Apple may be acquiring Dutch startup Prss. Prss was founded in 2013 by Jochem Wijnands and Michel Elings of Trvl magazine, which was one of the first iPad newsstand magazines and received accolades in 2010 for its...



Tocomail for Gmail puts parents in control of teens' email


Posted: 24 Sep 2014 05:30 AM PDT


Tocomail for Gmail is a kid-friendly Gmail client designed specifically to make emailing a simpler and safer experience so that parents don't have to worry. The vibrant, colorful UI and fun tools is sure to grab the attention of young ones while the...



iPhone 6 Plus + cheap folding Bluetooth keyboard = little laptop


Posted: 23 Sep 2014 05:00 PM PDT


I love the combination of small computers and Bluetooth keyboards. Back in the day when I was using a Palm IIIc, I remember using a Stowaway keyboard (non-Bluetooth) to make my device into a really small "laptop". It was great for taking meeting...



Amazing Brick is amusing, but not amazing


Posted: 23 Sep 2014 04:30 PM PDT


Amazing Brick is a puzzle game that involves repeated tapping to maneuver a diamond shape (assumably, the brick) past obstacles.The app is available for the iPhone and iPad. I played the version optimized for iPhone 5. To play, you tap multiple times...



Perfectly Clear migrates from iOS to Mac


Posted: 23 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT


I first got a look at Perfectly Clear when it came out for iOS. It was a nice, quick and easy, one-touch solution for improving photos without a lot of editing pain. Perfectly Clear now works on the Mac as a plug-in for Photoshop or Lightroom and...




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