Month: April 2014

Apple is reportedly in talks to buy a majority stake in Renesas SP Drivers imaging chips firm. The firm has been designing LCD display chips for Apple for some time, and Apple is prepared to pay ¥50 billion (US$483 million) to buy the 55% stake of the company currently held […] Read the original post…

A look back at Macworld|iWorld 2014: Mac IT, hot gear, hidden gems, social events and more Macworld|iWorld 2014 is fast receding into the rear view mirror. Before it gets too distant I thought I’d gather my thoughts and look back on this year’s event. Thirty years on, is Macworld|iWorld an event […] Read the original…

With the introduction of iOS 7 last year, Apple brought a much welcomed new feature that was available on Android phones for many years: dynamic wallpapers. These live and moving backgrounds can be found in Settings.app in a wide variety of designs and use the accelerometer within your device to […] Read the original post…

On principle, I generally pass up most of the plastic iOS accessories I run across at trade shows: They’re usually uninspiring, and the few exciting ideas tend to be shoddily-made. At last week’s Macworld/iWorld, though, I came across an exception: the the Pocket Tripod. It’s an impeccably-machined plastic contraption the […] Read the original post…

We called the Xbox One a work in progress in our initial review , and to its credit, Microsoft has been hard at work addressing various software shortcomings over the last few months. Read the original post by Engadget

Walmart offers the Sanyo 42″ 1080p LCD HD Television, model no. DP42862, for $349 with free shipping. At $151 off list, that’s a very low price for a name-brand 42″ 1080p LCD HDTV and the lowest total price we could find, although we saw it for $1 less in January. […] Read the original post…

Microsoft offers downloads of the newly-released FIFA 14 for Windows 8 for free. (It’s also free on iTunes and Google Play.) That’s list price, but free is free. FreeFa. Note that this is the mobile app, not the full video game, and offers in-app purchases. Read the original post by dealmac – Today’s Edition

Pure’s Jongo T2 is among the most affordable starting points for a multi-room wireless audio system out there, but there are more compelling options if you can spend a little more or need just one speaker. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Apple is making it easier for anyone to create an ad campaign using its iAd Workbench mobile advertising tool. As noted by Ad Age, the company is now allowing any person with an Apple ID to open an iAd Workbench account and create an ad campaign, a feature previously restricted […] Read the original post…

Apple is making it easier for anyone to create an ad campaign using its iAd Workbench mobile advertising tool. As noted by Ad Age, the company is now allowing any person with an Apple ID to open an iAd Workbench account and create an ad campaign, a feature previously restricted […] Read the original post…

Today is April Fools’ Day, which means that many tech companies have released their well-prepared April Fools pranks, which range from fake acquisition news to emoji translation to unlocking an iPhone with your beard. Continue reading → Read the original post by Jason

At GDC 2014, we got some time with an upcoming Godzilla game that’s launching in time for the impending movie. Godzilla Smash 3 is an interesting mix of casual match-3 mechanics and beautifully-rendered 3D graphics. Players match up tiles to execute devastating attacks against humanity’s puny defenders, while also keeping […] Read the original post…

RealPlayer Cloud is a new way to store, find, and share videos. Rather than simply holding videos like a service such as Dropbox might, video is the singular focus of RealPlayer Cloud, and it plays multiple formats on desktops and mobile devices. Once you upload a video to RealPlayer Cloud, you […] Read the original…

From gorgeous design to fantastic functionality, these are the best App.net apps for iPhone! Looking for the absolute best iPhone apps in the App Store? You’ve come to the right place! App.net provides a ton of different services, including the Alpha micro-blogging platform that works just like Twitter but […] Read the original post by…

Despite not being there, Microsoft made its presence known at Macworld|iWorld thanks to Office for iPad Apple hasn’t participated in CES for years, but its presence looms large over the show almost every year. Sometimes Apple’s influence is overt, like the vast numbers of iPhone case makers on display. Other times […] Read the original…