Month: April 2014

Mobile devices, wearable devices and the Internet of things are growth areas for Intel and were major topics at the Intel Developer Forum in China. Read the original post by Jason

While Apple continues to maintain that the iPhone is a better product than Android phones, an internal document reveals that the company is well-aware of the threat to the iPhone from cheaper and/or larger Android phones. Continue reading → Read the original post by Jason

Steve Jobs is best known as the co-founder of Apple and the man who spurred the company to greatness, but he also co-founded Pixar Animation Studios, another company that’s both highly successful and widely admired for the quality animated movies that it produces. In a new book that’s […] Read the original post by Juli…

Lost Light is a surprisingly challenging arithmetic puzzler. It’s compelling as both a game and a work of (Disney) art. Read the original post by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal

Amazon’s Fire TV is here but how does it compare to the Apple TV? Fire TV is Amazon’s answer to the Apple TV, and to other options like the Roku 3 and the Google Chromecast. Fire TV brings Amazon Instant Video, Showtime Anytime, and tons of games to your […] Read the original post by…

Humble Bundle offers downloads of the Humble 3-Game Destructoid Bundle for Windows, Mac, and Linux for whatever you want to pay. If you opt to pay the bare minimum of $1, you’ll get Little Inferno (pictured), Super Hexagon, and Natural Selection 2. That’s $37 under the lowest price we could […] Read the original post…

On Wednesday, April 9, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKnews will host an eWEEKChat: “Building or Rebuilding a Company on Cloud Services.” Read the original post by Jason

Sprint, the third-largest carrier in the US, has started a limited time offer under which it’ll pay up to $650 in early-termination fees for subscribers who switch from their existing network to Sprint. Continue reading → Read the original post by Jason

Today only, A4C offers the refurbished 4th-generation Apple iPad with Retina Display 16GB WiFi Tablet in Black, model no. MD510LL/A, for $309.95 with free shipping. That’s $65 below our mention of a new model from a week ago and the lowest total price we’ve seen for a refurb model. (It’s […] Read the original post…

Apple’s (Product) RED contributions towards the fight against AIDS have reached $70 million, according to a Friday tweet from the (RED) Twitter account. That’s up $5 million from $65 million in July of 2013, with 100 percent of that total going towards HIV/AIDS programs in Africa. Great news […] Read the original post by Juli…

The new U.S. smartphone market share numbers for February 2014 from comScore show Android made a slight gain since last November. Android grew from 51.9 percent to 52.1, while Apple gained 0.1 percentage points to hit 41.3 percent. BlackBerry saw a dip, while Microsoft climbed ever so slightly to hit […] Read the original post…

Apple doesn’t offer their Safari web browser on the Apple TV. However, if you have an iPhone or iPad with AirPlay ad the AirWeb app from the App Store you can easily and conveniently beam an optimized web browser right to your Apple TV. What’s more, it’s by far one […] Read the original post…

Faking the location of an iOS device is not a new idea. Getting around the location-checking features of various iPhone apps was previously made possible by jailbreak tweaks such as Location Spoofer. Now LocationFaker brings this functionality to jailbroken devices running iOS 7. Anything from spoofing your friends on […] Read the original post by…

Maybe there is no such thing, but walking safely while texting on an iPhone can be a challenge. Now thanks to the jailbreak tweak CamText the task is slightly easier. With CamText, the background to the Messages app becomes a transparent window that makes it possible to see […] Read the original post by Bob…

Comedy Central fans can now access episodes of all their favorite CC shows in one place. The Comedy Central app for iOS devices gives users access to over 10 programs plus original digital shorts. The best part about the app is that users can watch full episodes of The Daily […] Read the original post…