Month: April 2014

Did you know that every tiny thing that ever happens in the tech world speaks volumes? Well, it’s true. Take a look. “Samsung Sticks It to Apple With Swiss Railways Deal” (tip o’ the antlers to TUAW). Awww, boo-yah! In your face, Apple! Samsung … uh … sold some Galaxy Tabs. Tell us, […] Read…

Geek Squad, the best-known tech-support service, boasts deep resources and U.S.-based agents. Its $9.99-a-month plan is also the least expensive you’ll find among competing services. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It’s impossible to keep up with them all, but it’s not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! Today we’ve got a free unit and currency converter, a […] Read the original post…

1Password has just been updated to version 4.5 for iOS and 4.3 for Mac. The iPhone and iPad app now has a whole new design for iOS 7 along with some awesome new features including multiple vault support, unified autofill, AirDrop support, sharing, and more. A lot of the new […] Read the original post…

It was back in 2011 that the folks at Naughty Dog released Uncharted 3 but since then we’re sure many are wondering what has become of the franchise and if we might see an Uncharted 4 in the near future. Read the original post by Ubergizmo

The HTC One M8 has a pretty interesting accessory in the form of the Dot View cover. Read the original post by Ubergizmo

When a company sends you a tablet buried under a half foot of sopping-wet turf, you can be reasonably sure that the hardware’s going to be sturdier than your average kit. Read the original post by Engadget

Microsoft Store offers the OGIO Pagoda Medium 15″ Laptop Messenger Bag in Black, model no. 117035.03, for $39.97 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find in any color by $40, although we saw it for $10 less during Black Friday week. It holds laptops of up […] Read the original post…

In the past couple years, apps that store secure data on a Mac or iOS device have become a pretty common sight; the need for some kind of “secure vault” where you can stash everything from passwords to credit card numbers has become so prevalent, in fact, that Apple even […] Read the original post…

Following our report yesterday about Apple expanding its trademark protection to use the “Apple” name in association with jewelry and watches in a number of countries, MacRumors has discovered that Apple may be quietly continuing to pursue trademarks on the “iWatch” name itself. Evidence of Apple’s interest in […] Read the original post by Eric…

A malware campaign of yet-to-be-determined origin is infecting jailbroken iPhones and iPads to steal Apple account credentials from SSL encrypted traffic. The threat was discovered after some users reported on Reddit that they experienced crashes in some applications as a result of a mysterious MobileSubstrate add-on called Unflod. MobileSubstrate, now called Cydia […] Read the…

Dropbox has released the major update for Mailbox, its popular email management app, which it announced at a media event couple of weeks back. Mailbox 2.0 includes number of new features such as auto-swipe and syncing of preferences. Continue reading → Read the original post by Gautam

Imagine a boss at a company with a really great salesperson who lands all the best, highest valued customers for the company. Now imagine that boss hates having to pay that salesperson their really high commission, even though it’s the salesperson who’s closing all those deals and ensuring all that […] Read the original post…

The Samsung Shape M7 offers plenty of features in a multi-room speaker system, but it doesn’t deliver on sound quality or ease of use. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Apple is offering to recycle its products for free worldwide, and has included even third-party products like mobile phones and PCs in the program in some countries. The company said on its redesigned environmental responsibility page that Apple retail stores will take back Apple products for “free, responsible recycling.” A spokesman for […] Read the…