Month: June 2013

As one of its daily deals, StackSocial offers downloads of Nuance Dragon Dictate 3.0 for Mac, model no. S601A-G00-3.0, for $99.99. That’s tied with our April mention and the lowest total price we could find by $25, although we saw it for $15 less in March. This software allows you […] Read the original post…

That’s a good thing for this country and a good thing for companies in the cyber defense space. Read the original post by Insider Monkey

The Falcon Northwest Fragbox combines dual GeForce GTX 780 graphics cards with a new Haswell processor to give us a killer semi-portable gaming rig. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

One reporter tracks down her stolen phone, an influential judge passes on, and what Steve Jobs and Winnie the Pooh have in common. The remainders for Monday, June 17, 2013 are just the bear necessities. Hot on the trail of a kidnapped iPhone (Los Angeles Times) An L.A. Times reporter recounts the […] Read the…

Spicy Horse Games – the Shanghai-based game developer started by American McGee – has announced the release of Akaneiro: Demon Hunters for Mac, Windows and Linux on Steam. The game is available as part of Steam’s Early Access program, and costs $9.99. Like many of American McGee’s other projects, Akaneiro: Demon […] Read the original…

The Maingear Vybe gives us the best gaming performance among entry-level gaming desktops. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

London could be the venue for a “garden bridge” in the mode of New York’s High Line, if designer Thomas Heatherwick has his way. Read the original post by Gizmag

At Apple’s recent Worldwide Developers Conference, the company announced iTunes Radio, a Pandora-like streaming radio service that will start broadcasting to the general public in the fall. While some view this as Apple finally embracing a model other than traditional music ownership, others wonder if the company is simply dipping a […] Read the original…

The Canon PowerShot N packs a neat Creative Shot mode, but it doesn’t let you select your favorite filters and its design makes it a frustrating camera with which to shoot. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The MyCharge Freedom 2000 is a capable battery case for the iPhone 5 that leaves all the phone’s ports open and easily accessible, but it doesn’t offer the best performance for the price. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Not long after Google announced that they were shutting down Reader, social web veteran Digg announced that they would be building a replacement. Details have been scant since then, but their latest status update shows us a glimpse of the Digg Reader client for iOS and web. Priorities have been […] Read the original post…

Spotify continues to try and edge ahead in the streaming stakes, and their latest addition is a big one; they now have the full back catalog from Pink Floyd available to stream. Music from Pink Floyd is available on competing services, to buy and to stream, but Spotify takes the […] Read the original post…

Armor Games’ Kingdom Rush for iOS was a challenging, charming, and moderately deep real-time strategy experience. Enemies and the soldiers you hired to kill them were adorably caricatured, and you could easily whittle away hours at a time coming up with the best strategy for stopping your foes. Kingdom Rush […] Read the original post…

Introducing iOS 7 at WWDC last week, Apple’s Craig Federighi mentioned MFi game controller support in passing. Apple’s announcement has long-term ramifications for iOS 7 as viable gaming platform. Made for iPhone/iPad/iPod MFi is a licensing program Apple offers to developers. It enables hardware makers to certify that their products are up […] Read the…