Month: June 2014

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 Amazon Music, Launch Center Pro, Infinity Blade […] Read the original post…

Newegg offers the TRENDnet AC600 Dual Band 802.11ac Wireless USB Adapter, model no. TEW-804UB, for $25.99. Coupon code “EMCPDWH69″ cuts the price to $14.99. With free shipping, that’s $5 under our April mention and the lowest total price we could find by $7. It features speeds up to 433MB/s and […] Read the original post…

For half the price of mainstream unlocked phones, the Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G delivers a polished, supersized-phablet experience with unrivaled battery life. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Microsoft constantly reminds us that Google scans email in order to sell ads . Now it’s adapting its policies to specifically state that it won’t engage in the same practices as its rival. Read the original post by Engadget

Iterate brings together the best designers and app producers in the business to talk user interface, human interaction, icon design, and user experience from concept to implementation. On this episode Ged Maheux of the Iconfactory, Jared Sinclair of Unread, and Dave Wiskus of Vesper join Marc, Seth, and Rene to […] Read the original post…

Angry Birds is one of the most popular mobile game franchises for iPhone and iPad, redefining the App Store since the original title was released over four years ago. Looking to continue upon that success, Rovio has rolled out Angry Birds Epic worldwide as the latest game in the expansive […] Read the original post…

Starbucks is taking incremental steps, yet again, as it plans a national rollout of Duracell Powermat wireless charging stations. Read the original post by Ian Paul

I honestly can’t remember the last time I used Skype on my iPhone. It’s one of those apps I installed a few years back and rarely ended up using, but I kept it installed because of the frequency that I use its desktop app on my Mac. There was nothing […] Read the original post…

Innovation often arises from limitations, and Apple has certainly inspired plenty of innovation from iOS developers and accessory makers. Case in point: dealing with limited storage. On the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, you won’t find an SD card slot or USB port to connect more storage, as are found […] Read the original post…

Amazon on Thursday launched its rumored Prime Music streaming music service, providing Amazon Prime members with unlimited, ad-free streaming of over one million songs for free. Amazon Prime members can add Prime Music to their existing libraries, with personalized recommendations, hundreds of expert-programmed playlists, offline playback and more at no […] Read the original post…

Using technology to try and improve your fitness is becoming more and more common these days. There are a variety of devices available, however one of the lower cost and simpler to use options is a fitness tracker. These trackers are coming from a variety of well known companies such […] Read the original post…

Rovio’s latest instalment in the Angry Birds franchise is an RPG, which is quite different from the physics-based gameplay that has made the series an international hit. Called Angry Birds Epic, the game was soft-launched in Canada, Australia and New Zealand earlier this year, but is available globally now. Angry […] Read the original post…

While the AR.Drone quadrocopter is still Parrot’s most recognizable product, the company actually has other toy robots to offer. Read the original post by Engadget

Today only, until 10 am ET, Tanga offers the Apple iPad Polyurethane Smart Cover in five colors for $10.25 plus $2.99. (Today’s Bite via Amazon offers it to Prime members in black for pennies more.) That’s $2 under our February mention and the lowest total price we could find by […] Read the original post…

Transcript [Editor’s note: The MPAA and most media companies argue that you can’t legally copy or convert commercial DVDs or Blu-ray discs for any reason. We (and others) think that, if you own one of these discs, you should be able to override its copy protection to make a […] Read the original post by…