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Equil Smartpen 2 captures notes, sketches with a real pen Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:00 PM PDT For a lot of people, there's no substitute for taking notes with a pen and piece of paper. You can draw, annotate, write, and organize your information in a real notebook. The problem comes when you want to get some of that information into a...

Slidely Show lets you combine media to make nice video slideshows Posted: 01 Oct 2014 02:00 PM PDT Among slideshow creation apps for iOS, Slidely Show is a good one, allowing you to make a slideshow movie presentation without making almost any adjustments. It's completely automatic, allowing you only to choose the music, and then you can watch the...

Shoutout takes on Snapchat with a much better design Posted: 01 Oct 2014 01:30 PM PDT Shoutout is a free app for iPhone entering the App Store this past September that strives to make photo sharing as simple as possible without all the bells and whistles some apps seem to tack on. In fact, it's so quick that Shoutout lacks a shutter...

Your old iPhone would make an amazing, musical lamp Posted: 01 Oct 2014 01:00 PM PDT It's October, which means there's a good chance you have a spare last-gen iPhone laying around and aren't quite sure what to do with it. You could sell it, of course, but if you feel like hanging on to it for sentimental purposes, you could always...

Find out what channel the game is on with Bleacher Buddy Posted: 01 Oct 2014 12:30 PM PDT We are entering one of the busiest times of the year for sporting events. Baseball playoffs are starting while both college football and the NFL are in full swing as is soccer world-wide. Plus the NBA and NHL start their seasons in the next couple of...

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel hitting Mac Oct 14, same day at consoles and PC Posted: 01 Oct 2014 12:00 PM PDT Developer Aspyr has announced that it will release the highly anticipated Mac version of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on Oct 14th, the same day the title hits PCs and consoles. More importantly, the Mac version will launch with all of the same...

Daily Deals for October 1, 2014, featuring the The Extreme Micro Drone 2.0 With Aerial Camera Posted: 01 Oct 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....

A look at the TextExpander keyboard for iOS 8 Posted: 01 Oct 2014 11:00 AM PDT I've used TextExpander on my Mac for years and it has saved me hours of typing time. If you frequently use TextExpander on your Mac or if you used it on your iOS device before iOS 8 allowed third-party keyboards, you are in luck. TextExpander touch...

Former Apple managers discuss hectic work culture: "These people are nuts. They're just there all the time." Posted: 01 Oct 2014 10:30 AM PDT On the most recent episode of the Debug podcast (iTunes link here), former Apple managers Don Melton and Nitin Ganatra got together and discussed, amongst a slew of other fascinating topics, the hectic and always-on work schedule that comes with...

Jony Ive talks Apple Watch and more in new Vogue feature Posted: 01 Oct 2014 10:00 AM PDT In line with Apple's efforts to position the Apple Watch as a bonafide fashion accessory, the latest issue of Vogue features an in-depth profile on Jony Ive, Apple's famed mastermind of design. The feature treads across familiar territory: Growing...

Assassin's Creed: Identity launches in NZ, coming soon to an iOS device near you Posted: 01 Oct 2014 09:00 AM PDT Assassin's Creed is a massive console franchise that has never really fully embraced smartphones and tablets. Sure, there are several Assassin's Creed games (and some comics as well) on the App Store, but nothing that matches the look and feel of the...

Dutch store's bent iPhone 6 display is an unfortunate, hilarious coincidence Posted: 01 Oct 2014 08:00 AM PDT Regardless of which side of the "bendgate" controversy you land on, we can all get a laugh out of the iPhone 6 display at this Dutch electronics store. The image, which was first to Reddit yesterday, shows the store's angled displays holding -- and...

How Apple implemented time-lapse video in iOS 8 Posted: 01 Oct 2014 07:00 AM PDT One of the great new software-based camera features Apple tossed into its bag of iOS 8 tricks is the ability to take time-lapse video footage. Curious as to how Apple implemented the feature, designer Dan Provost of StudioNeat -- purveyor of the...

Apple supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month with City of Hope iTunes donations Posted: 01 Oct 2014 06:00 AM PDT Apple updated iTunes with a new page that allows users to make a donation to City of Hope, a non-profit charity dedicated to combating cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. This initiative starts today and continues through October as...

PayPal reportedly axed from Apple Pay due to its partnership with Samsung Posted: 30 Sep 2014 05:00 PM PDT When Apple announced Apple Pay earlier this month, PayPal was conspicuously absent from Apple's list of secured partnerships. Now comes word via Ian Kar of BankInnovation that PayPal was initially part of Apple's vision of Apple Pay, but that...

Apple Watch will rely on a dedicated iPhone app; incorporates a number of design cues from traditional timepieces Posted: 30 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT Over the weekend, Ariel Adams of aBlogtoWatch posted an incredibly detailed and informative hands-on review of the Apple Watch. While there's still a lot of mystery surrounding the Apple Watch in terms of pricing, availability, and even...