Analysts predict Apple will return to growth when the company announces its quarterly earnings later today, reports Philip Elmer-Dewitt of Fortune. Growth will be in the single digits and will be an improvement over the negative earnings growth the company reported for the previous three quarters. Apple is not, however, […] Read the original post…
Month: January 2014
Why a 5-inch iPhone 6 is far more important than a 13-inch iPad Pro
2014 has only just begun and it seems like 5-inch iPhone 6 and 13-inch iPad Pro rumors are already getting a lot of attention and generating a lot of discussion. That both sets of rumors tend to focus around larger screen sizes is interesting, but what’s really interesting is why […] Read the original post…
250 Fake Samsung Galaxy S4 Units Found And Destroyed By German Authorities
There are a lot of fake phones out there. By fake we don’t mean that they don’t work, but rather that some manufacturers deliberately set out to copy a popular smartphone right down to the company’s logo in hopes that they can pass it off as the real thing and […] Read the original post…
First look: Humin contacts app forefronts context and privacy
A new app, soft-launched last week at the DLD Conference in Munich, aims to take a contextual and personalized approach to managing a user’s contacts. Read the original post by Gizmag
St. Jude Medical Announces Implant of World’s First Leadless Pacemaker in the UK
St. Jude Medical, Inc. , a global medical device company, today announced the first post-approval implant of the Nanostima leadless pacemaker in the U.K. The world’s first retrievable leadless pacemaker was implanted at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London by Professor Richard Schilling. Read the original post by Sys-Con Media
Scheduling recurring events on iOS
Reader Diane Williams has a recurring question: I’m trying to schedule a recurring meeting that occurs each month on the first Thursday of the month. Could not manage to do this in Calendar. The repeat function for monthly meetings operates by date, not by day of the month. Am I missing […] Read the original…
Replace clickbait headlines using this one weird trick
Are you sick and tired of clickbait headlines? That is to say, the sort of viral headlines you see especially on social media telling you about “one weird trick” or “will blow your mind?” So is Alison “Snipeyhead” Gianotto, and she’s done something about it. Gianotto created Downworthy, a plug-in for […] Read the original…
Lightning Charge & Sync Dock for iPhone 5 for $2 + $1 s&h
168nicedream via eBay offers this Lightning Charge & Sync Dock for iPhone 5 in eight colors (Red pictured) for $1.99 plus $1.10 for shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find for such a dock by $2. It’s compatible with a lightning USB cable or wall charger. Note: Allow up […] Read the original…
How much storage space does your 16GB smartphone really have?
Last year, customers who bought Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablets found out that their 64GB tablet had only 23GB free storage space, just 36% percent of the advertised storage space. Not surprisingly, this didn’t go down too well with customers. Continue reading → Read the original post by iPhoneHacks
Canon Rebel T3 12MP DSLR w/ 18-55mm Lens, more for $389 + free shipping
B&H Photo-Video offers the Canon EOS Rebel T3 12-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera bundled with the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens, model no. 5157B002, and the SanDisk Ultra HD 16GB Class 10 Secure Digital Card, model no. SDSDU-016G-U46, for $449. In-cart, it falls to $389. With free shipping, that’s $13 […] Read the original post…
Red Dead Redemption 2 Could Launch As Soon As 2014, According To Analyst
Red Dead Redemption was released back in 2010 and found itself surrounded by positive reviews. Read the original post by Ubergizmo
Epic Games Partners With Staffordshire University To Help Provide Game Design Education
We’re sure there are many gamers out there who wish that they could learn how to create games just as good, if not better, than the ones that they love to play. Read the original post by Ubergizmo
Cover story: Steve Jobs and the first issue of Macworld
A few weeks after Steve Jobs posed for the cover of the first issue of Macworld, he changed his mind. He didn’t want to be on the cover anymore. So David Bunnell, the founder of Macworld, used one of the oldest tricks in publishing: He lied. David Bunnell, the founding publisher of […] Read the…
Pixelmator 3.1 Marble review: New tools, expanded capabilities nudge photo-editing app into pro arena
Pixelmator 3.1 Marble (Mac App Store link) is the latest iteration of an image-editing app that’s often viewed as the hobbyist photographer’s alternative to Adobe Photoshop. Much attention has been focused on Pixelmator as enthusiasts seek to escape the confines of Photoshop CC subscriptions. Recently, Apple featured Pixelmator as part of […] Read the original post…
Pixelmator 3.1 Marble review: New tools, expanded capabilities nudge photo editing app into pro arena
Pixelmator 3.1 Marble (Mac App Store link) is the latest iteration of an image editing app that’s often viewed as the hobbyist photographer’s alternative to Adobe Photoshop. Much attention has been focused on Pixelmator as enthusiasts seek to escape the confines of Photoshop CC subscriptions. Recently, Apple featured Pixelmator as part […] Read the original post…