Month: October 2013

Classic gaming fans rejoice, Amiga Games has today announced distribution of its catalog of titles through the App Store in time for the 2013 holiday season. Better yet, with iOS 7 each and every one will be compatible with game controllers, as confirmed by Patrick Roberts, President of Amiga Games: With […] Read the original…

I’m a huge fan of the $20 Capo app on the iPhone, which lets you easily learn songs from your iTunes library by slowing them down, changing the pitch, and more. But Capo didn’t originate on iOS—it’s been a Mac app since 2009. And with SuperMegaUltraGroovy’s Monday release of Capo […] Read the original post…

Back in late 2009, CrackBerry’s Kevin Michaluk composed what he termed “the smartphone hierarchy of needs”. Based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, which stretched from the physiological (food, water, shelter, air, etc) to self-actualization (creativity, morality, purpose, meaning, etc), Kevin’s hierarchy sought to classify what he looked for in a […] Read the original post…

With activation of a new 2-year contract, sign up for the Verizon FiOS Triple Play Bundle at Verizon.com for $89.99 per month and your choice of either a $300 Visa Prepaid Card or $300 Amazon.com Gift Card for free. Assuming you’ll use the $300 gift card, it’s one of the […] Read the original post…

Facebook has announced new changes to the way Graph Search discovers information, including the fact that status updates, photos, check-ins, and comments are now included in search results. This new stream of information offers criminals developing phishing campaigns all-new attack surfaces to exploit. Read the original post by Steve Ragan, CSO

How accurate is the digital compass and level on your iPhone 5s? For a while now we’ve been seeing ourselves, and hearing from a lot of you about the magnometer (digital compass) in the iPhone 5s and how it’s consistently presenting abnormal results, even by digital compass standards. Now I lack […] Read the original…

As if the world wasn’t blessed with enough streaming music services, a new report suggests the folks at Beats will be joining the party in the not too distant future. In speaking with The Next Web, Beats COO Luke Wood has outlined some details for the forthcoming service: Beats will launch […] Read the original…

Groupon offers the factory-refurbished FreedomPop Freedom Hub Burst 802.11n Wireless 4G Router, model no. WIXFBR-131, for $49.99 with free shipping. That’s $50 under the lowest total price we could find for a new one. It features WEP, WPA, and WPA2 encryption and one month of internet service for free, including […] Read the original post…

Box is one of the more established file-syncing services on the market. The Box iPhone app gives you access to all those files you host in your Box account from practically anywhere, but a slightly outdated looking interface and lack of an instant upload feature for photos and videos leave […] Read the original post…

The LG G2 smartphone has a beautiful 5.2-inch display, is fast, surprisingly slim and has a great battery. But can it attract U.S. consumers away from Samsung? Read the original post by StackSocial

No one stays healthy forever. At some point, your loved ones will need access to all of your accounts. You can make that job easier for them. Read the original post by Lincoln Spector

Skype has been promising some big updates over the next little while, including chat sync, but today they’re starting off with a fresh, new, iOS 7-themed makeover for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPhone that’s definitely cleaner, flatter, and more-content centric. They’ve also improved accessibility, which is fantastic to hear. According […] Read the original post…

The Apple Store offers its factory-refurbished current-generation 2.4-lb. Apple MacBook Air Intel Haswell Core i5 1.3GHz 11.6″ LED-Backlit Laptop, model no. MD711LL/A, for $849 with free shipping. That’s tied with last week’s mention as the lowest total price we’ve seen for this model. (It’s currently $100 under the best we […] Read the original post…