Gmail for iOS has been updated to version 3.0, adding background refresh to make viewing your email faster. While Gmail already utilizes push notifications, users have previously needed to wait for the app to refresh and load new messages when opening it. Now, the app will fetch new messages in […] Read the original post…
Month: March 2014
HP ProOne 600 G1
The HP ProOne 600 G1 business all-in-one desktop is a competent system for companies large and small. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Refurbished Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones & Speakers: Up to 50% off
Beats Certified Outlet via eBay cuts up to 50% off a selection of factory-refurbished Beats by Dr. Dre headphones and speakers. (The banner states up to 45% off, but we found larger discounts. Prices are as marked.) Plus all items qualify for free shipping. With prices starting from $109.95, that’s […] Read the original post…
PC Sales Retreat Shows No Sign of Ending: 10 Reasons Why
The PC market has been in decline unlike anything hardware makers have seen since the dawn of the microcomputer industry. How did this happen? Read the original post by Jason
Twitch wants iPhone gamers to broadcast their skills to the world
Game broadcasting service Twitch has announced an SDK that will allow developers of mobile games build in support for Twitch broadcasting. Twitch wants to bring as many of its broadcasting features to mobile as it can, including live streaming game video and audio, video capture with the front-facing camera, and […] Read the original post…
Gmail 3.0 for iOS brings support for Background app refresh
Google today updated the Gmail for iOS app to version 3.0 with a couple of new features, support for iOS 7’s Background App Refresh, and a single sign-in system. Continue reading → Read the original post by Jason
Communications Disrupting Your Network? Get a Grip at Enterprise Connect
The advent of real-time communications, especially combined with mobile devices and the cloud, can take a toll on your network performance. Learn how to manage it all at the Enterprise Connect conference. Read the original post by Marty Parker
Advice from an Apple Tech: How to get old Mac OS X install discs
If you troubleshoot Macs on a regular basis, sooner or later, you’re going to need an old Mac OS X install CD or DVD. Only the truly organized will be able to locate that Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard DVD they last used two moves ago. For those of you […] Read the original post…
Apple’s A8 Chip Production for iPhone 6 Underway at TSMC
Apple’s new chip partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has begun production on the next-generation A8 chip destined for the iPhone 6 later this year, according to a report [Google Translate] from Taiwan’s Commercial Times picked up by AFP. The world’s leading contract microchip maker last month started producing the A8 […] Read the original…
Name Your Own Price 8-Course Learn To Code Bundle for $12
StackSocial offers The Name Your Own Price Learn To Code 8-Course Bundle for whatever you want to pay. As of this writing, the average is $11.94. Assuming you pay the average, that’s $881 off and the best price we could find for this assortment of apps, although it was $2 […] Read the original post…
MacBreak Weekly 392: Mountain Dew and Protein Bars
Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and I talk the secret behind the Apple store, support for Snow Leopard not ending, iOS 7.1 news, inside gossip about Tim Cook, and more. Subscribe and download: TWiT.TV Read the original post by Rene Ritchie
Corning exec slams sapphire, claims it is more expensive, heavier and dimmer than Gorilla Glass
There have been several rumors that suggest that Apple will use sapphire glass display instead of Gorilla Glass either in the next generation iPhone or its rumored iWatch that are expected to launched later this year. Continue reading → Read the original post by iPhoneHacks
Volvo’s CarPlay integration looks the best yet
Apple’s CarPlay is the hot topic this week and it’s taking the Geneva Motor Show by storm. We’ve seen closer looks at what Ferrari and Mercedes Benz are doing with it, but Volvo looks like it might have both of them beat. Apple’s Greg Joswiak has been on the ground […] Read the original post…
The Week in iOS Accessories: Stands that deliver
Stands that deliver This week’s roundup of accessories includes two stands (one for the iPhone, one for the iPad) that will make your iOS-using life easier. We’ve also got the usual assortment of Bluetooth speakers, as well as the world’s first made-for-iPhone hearing aid. Harman Kardon The $500 Onyx streams music wirelessly via […] Read…
Flipboard buying, killing Zite – will you make the switch?
Flipboard will soon purchase and shut down competing news app Zite from CNN. The Zite team will join Flipboard, except for Zite CEO Mark Johnson, and the deal includes an advertising partnership between Flipboard and CNN. While Zite itself will shut down, the recommendation technology behind it will be integrated […] Read the original post…