How closely does this resemble your normal day: Your iPhone wakes you up in the morning, and you check it for texts, email, maybe read a few news stories. You get to work and sit down in front of a computer screen, which you’ll be looking at for several hours throughout the day. You get [...]
Apple recently launched an iSight Camera replacement program for the iPhone 6 Plus, which will see the company replacing the camera in a small percentage of iPhone 6 Plus devices that have a faulty rear-facing camera, which can cause photos to look blurry. iPhone 6 Plus units that are producing blurry photos and have an eligible serial [...]
Most people would assume that doing a “factory reset” on your phone is going to securely erase any information you had on the device. Turns out, if your phone is an Android, a lot of your personal information—including text messages, pictures, emails and even access to your Facebook account—can be recovered. Researchers at the University [...]
Even when it’s for vacation, traveling abroad can be a very stressful experience. Ever tried to navigate the roads of a different country without your smartphone’s GPS? Here’s a navigational tip you’re gonna need: the sun rises in the east, and sets in the west, and if you’re still lost once that latter part happens [...]
Are you concerned about a possible break-in? Want to make sure that package left at your doorstep stays put until you get home? Convinced your dog is jumping on the couch as soon as you step out the door? The all-new series of Appcams from Uniden is making it easier than ever to have your [...]
Imagine having access to all of your files (documents, music, photos, etc…) across all of your devices, all the time, and without any monthly fees or arbitrary limits on file sizes. What you’re imagining is the Transporter: a simple personal cloud device that can not only synchronize your data across devices, but stores the data [...]
Apple recently introduced the sixth-generation iPod touch with a 4-inch display, 64-bit A8 chip and M8 motion coprocessor, 8-megapixel rear-facing iSight camera, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 and new colors: blue, pink, silver, space gray and gold. They are available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities for $199, $249 and $299 respectively. Also updated were the iPod shuffle and iPod nano with new [...]
Mavericks introduced us to compressed memory, but in Yosemite Apple actually shows us how it's working. A new tab in Activity Monitor will show you exactly how much compressed memory is being utilized so you can kill any apps that are dragging your system down. Also useful is the new column within the Energy tab [...]
The new QuickType keyboard is awesome on our iPhones and iPads, but you might be surprised to know that Apple has built one into Yosemite, too. It’s not quite as intuitive, but it’s just as smart; while you’re typing in Text Editor, press the escape key after a word to get a list of predictive [...]
There are dozens of excellent photo-editing tools in the App Store, but in iOS 8 Apple has made it easier to fine-tune our pics right in Photos by bringing over many of the sliders and adjusters from iPhoto. After you take a shot you'll find new tools for exposure, brightness, contrast, and composition when you [...]
