Instagram today released a major update to its iOS app, bumping the version number to 6.0 and adding advanced photo editing features to take on apps like Camera+. Continue reading → Read the original post by Jason
Month: June 2014
Beats Acquisition Boosting Apple’s ‘Coolness’ Factor Among Young Consumers
Last week, Apple confirmed its plans to acquire Beats Electronics and Beats Music in a $3 billion deal that would bring a successful headphone business and a fledgling streaming music service under Apple’s umbrella. While many have pointed to Jimmy Iovine as the acquisition target, Apple may also be using […] Read the original post…
Instagram adds bunch of new editing tools
Instagram 6.0 has hit the App Store today, bringing with it some new photo editing features. The features include the ability to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation and warmth. In addition, you can now selectively add filters to your photos, controlling the intensity of the change. The new features can be […] Read the original post…
Take a closer look at OS X Yosemite’s hot new font
OS X Yosemite is a pretty big visual departure from OS X Mavericks, including all new system wide fonts. Might not sound too exciting at first, but Apple has had basically the same font in OS X pretty much forever and changing it up has a much bigger visual effect […] Read the original post…
Apple iPad mini 16GB WiFi Tablet for $240 + free shipping
Altatac via eBay offers the 1st-generation Apple iPad mini 16GB WiFi Tablet in Space Gray, model no. MF432LL/A, or Silver, model no. MD531LL/A, for $239.99 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $41, although we saw it for $10 less two weeks ago. This 0.3″-thick […] Read the original post…
iOS 8, OS X Yosemite and iCloud Drive: Making Apple devices more than just the sum of their parts
Apple’s new operating systems and cloud services will do more together than they can apart If there is a single message to walk away with from WWDC 2014, it’s that Apple plans to make Macs, iPhones and iPads work together even better. Apple has articulated a clear vision of its devices […] Read the original…
Microsoft’s Bing is the search engine of choice in Yosemite’s new Spotlight
Apple’s keynote for the 2014 WWDC event is history but there are still some interesting news bits that are slowly being discovered from the massive two hour briefing. One of them was officially confirmed by Microsoft as it stated the updated Spotlight feature in OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS […] Read the original post…
Samsung 32″ 1080p WiFi LED LCD HDTV, $125 Dell GC for $398 + free shipping
Dell Home offers the Samsung 31.5″ 1080p WiFi LED-Backlit Smart LCD HD Television, model no. UN32H5500AFXZA, bundled with a $125 Dell eGift Card for $397.99 with free shipping. (The gift card will be emailed to you within 10 to 20 days.) Assuming you use the credit, that’s the best deal […] Read the original post…
Samsung’s Tizen-Based Z Handset Poses Future Challenge to Android
The Samsung Z is the company’s first smartphone model running the Tizen OS that was developed in-house. Here’s a look at the device’s key features. Read the original post by Jason
Six iOS 8 features inspired by Jailbreak Apps and Tweaks
After several months of rumors and speculations, Apple unveiled iOS 8, the next generation mobile operating system for iPhone and iPad at the WWDC 2014 Keynote on Monday. Every year Apple adds new features that have been inspired by jailbreak apps and tweaks, and this year hasn’t been any different. We take […] Read the original…
Why I’m Excited for Apple’s Messaging Upgrades
NEW YORK – I don’t use Snapchat , the popular messaging system used by teens and college-aged kids, but sending texts using my iPhone 5s is about to get more like it. Read the original post by TheStreet.com
X-Mirage for PC downloads for free
Mirage offers downloads of X-Mirage for Windows for free. That’s $16 off and the first time we’ve seen this app for free. (We saw the Mac version for $10 in January, for further comparison.) It allows you to mirror multiple iOS devices to your PC, including full screen mirroring. It […] Read the original post…
iPhone 5s is $79 this week at RadioShack, free with 4s trade-in
As we get into the time of the year where there are very few new mobile hardware launches, RadioShack is offering customers a chance to get the latest version of Apple’s smartphone, the iPhone 5s for a two-year contract price of just $79. The promotion will let customers purchase an […] Read the original post…
iOS developers can get their hands on the OS X 10.10 preview for free
It appears that iOS developers can now download OS X 10.10 Yosemite without needing a separate OS X developer account. In the past, a Mac developer account has been required to get developer preview software from Apple, and will set you back $99, for a total of about $200 for […] Read the original post…
How to disable notifications for shared Photo Streams
Photo Stream is a great way to share photos with friends and family who also use iPhones and iPads. However, the more shared Photo Streams you are a part of, the more notifications you will receive. That means each and every time someone adds photos, you’ll be notified. If at […] Read the original post…