Month: December 2013

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Sometimes capturing stills from a video can be a hassle. Now thanks to the stock iOS Camera app, iPhone photographers can snap still images while video recording is in progress. Once video recording starts, a white circular button appears to the left of the red start / stop […] Read the original post by Fred…

Planet Earth 3D (for iPad) is a basic Earth science educational app with a useful but sparse set of information. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

EarthViewer (for iPad) covers 4.5 billion years of Earth’s geological and atmospheric history, and has cool animations depicting continental drift. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

WolframAlpha (for iPad) brings the WolframAlpha “answer engine” to the iPad, with satisfying results. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The product that started the celebrity-endorsed headphone craze gets an update, but the Beats Studio is still intended for bass lovers and not for audiophiles. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Tapped Out overcomes many of the inherent problems with highly monetized licensed property games with the sarcastic attitude that made The Simpson’s famous; it’s also dangerously addictive. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

A triumph over the problems of highly monetized mobile games and lame licensed property tie-ins, Tapped Out is a fun and addictive, if shallow, time waster. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

While the specs are impressive on paper, and the unit does turn in a speedy Write performance, we can’t recommend this NAS. It looks cheap and with performance that generally matches its appearance, despite a price point that rivals that of more robust and better-developed NASes. It gets a half […] Read the original post…

Santoku Linux puts the tools security professionals and hackers need to examine mobile malware, detect malicious apps, and forensically analyze data at their fingertips. If you’re into mobile security and mobile forensics, Santoku Linux is worth a closer look. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Best Buy retail stores take 10% off all open-box and clearance items via this printable coupon. That’s beats our May mention, which worked only on open-box items, as the best such discount we’ve seen from Best Buy. Deal ends January 4. Read the original post by dealmac – Today’s Edition

A number of IT security experts expect that attackers will increasingly focus on compromising embedded devices and consumer devices that make up the Internet of Things. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

NEWS ANALYSIS: A little noticed provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 could have a profound impact on how you navigate by making it less precise. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks