Google Executive Chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt recently sat down for a wide-ranging interview (subscription required) with The Wall Street Journal and in addressing his company’s relationship with Apple noted that the two companies would resolve their issues like adults. He said that while explaining Apple and Google’s relationship […] Read the original post…
Month: December 2012
McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2013
McAfee’s developers are serious about the “Plus” in McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2013. In addition to basic antivirus functionality, it offers firewall protection, vulnerability scanning, system cleanup, and more. Its SiteAdvisor toolbar beat out all others in phishing protection. However, the core antivirus technology doesn’t score as well as many in […] Read the original post…
ZAGGkeys SOLO Bluetooth Keyboard for iPhone / iPad for $40 + free shipping
As one of its daily deals, All4Cellular offers the ZAGGkeys SOLO Bluetooth Keyboard in Silver, model no. FOLZKSLV97, for $39.99 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $17. This keyboard is compatible with a wide range of tablets and smartphones, in addition to the iPhone […] Read the original post…
Playing podcasts in iOS 6’s Music app
Reader Arthur Cantu prefers to access all his iPhone’s audio files from a single app. He writes: I know some people thought the previous version of iOS’s Music app was a little bloated, but I liked being able to listen to podcasts within it. Now it seems that I have to […] Read the original…
Security Issues Pose Hurdles for BYOD Migration: Gartner
Privacy and access controls should be implemented to ensure the security of corporate data as well as protect personal information stored on user-owned devices. Read the original post by Tris Hussey
MacBreak Weekly 328: The Thinnest iTunes Ever
Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and yours truly talk iTunes 11 and all the week’s Apple news. Subscribe or download: TWiT.tv Read the original post by Rene Ritchie
iTunes 11 To Get Duplicate Song Detection, Cover Flow Unlikely
Apple’s newest iTunes release sports a whole new design, which gets rid of the excessive bloat accumulated through the years, adds new features as well as axes a few of them. Two of the most notable of these axed features are duplicate song detection and Cover flow. AllThingsD’s Walt Mossberg, in […] Read the original…
Wednesday Morning Jolt: Huge Price Drop on ASUS Wireless Router, D&B Bags
How fitting that we’re half way through the week, because Dooney & Bourke is taking half off select handbags and travel bags, there’s an ASUS 802.11ac wireless router that’s nearly half the price of other merchants, and more in today’s list of five great deals that we found overnight and […] Read the original post…
Introducing Macworld’s iPad Mini Starter Guide
The iPad mini, Apple’s newest device, is very much an iPad. It looks like one, it has the same long-lasting battery, and it runs iPad apps. But it’s also a device all its own. It’s lighter, smaller, and more portable. It’s better for reading. It’s less expensive. In short, it […] Read the original post…
Android, iOS Platforms to Lead Smartphone Growth: IDC
Smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 45.1 percent year over year to 717.5 million units for 2012, according to IDC. Read the original post by Tris Hussey
Limitless Creations Desktop Speakers from $15 + free shipping
Sonic Electronix discounts a selection of Limitless Creations desktop speakers, with prices starting from $14.99. Plus, all orders qualify for free shipping. That’s tied with our Cyber Monday mention as the best sale we’ve seen on these speakers from Sonic Electronix and the lowest total price we could find for […] Read the original post…
The PhoneJoy Play adds physical gaming controls to mobile devices of any size
While touchscreen controls are great for playing some games, there are games out there in which gamers are probably wishing for a physical controller, such as fighting games and first-person-shooters just to name a few. Read the original post by Ubergizmo
Google’s Eric Schmidt is curious why Apple has gone after their partners and not them
Ever wondered why Apple seems to have gone against all of Google’s Android partners, but not Google themselves? After all heading straight to the source makes the most sense, right? Perhaps Google might be too big for Apple to take on, or perhaps there are aspects of the stock Android […] Read the original post…
These are the 106 passwords you can’t use with Blackberry 10
Blackberry used to be the choice of companies and governments due to its secure nature, and come Blackberry 10 RIM is hoping that security will remain a feature that the company is known for. Read the original post by Ubergizmo
Boy, 11, ‘hurt as phone explodes’
The manufacturer of BlackBerry is investigating after an 11-year-old boy suffered burns to his legs when a mobile phone “exploded” in his bedroom. Read the original post by Blackpool Citizen