Consumer Electronics Wins

No, that’s not the new Mac Pro you’re looking at. Rather, it’s D-Link’s Wireless AC1750 Dual Band Gigabit Cloud Router ($179, a.k.a. DIR-868L), which is ready to serve as a companion to Apple’s upcoming workstation—or any of its 802.11ac-equipped Macs. Much like the recently-introduced AirPort Extremes, this router is taller […] Read the original post…

Electronic Arts, one of the world’s largest game companies, disclosed that it made more money through Apple’s App Store than any through other retail outlet in the most recent quarter. Freemium games such as The Simpsons: Tapped Out, Real Racing 3, and The Sims FreePlay pushed mobile revenues for EA, […] Read the original post…

Although the shape is different, the dimensions and many of SoundBox Splash’s features are quite similar to those of Scosche’s boomBottle. They’re both billed as somewhat waterproof and shockproof, although Pyle Audio notably doesn’t specifically identify the IP rating or certification; boomBottle is IPX4-certified against splashes. Given SoundBox Splash’s lower […] Read the original post…

Aggressively priced, attractively designed, and substantial in the hand, Outdoor Technology’s new Buckshot ($60) is a tube-shaped Bluetooth speaker with a cool ruggedized rubber body. Buckshot sells for less than half the price of the company’s Turtle Shell, packing a single audio driver that’s nonetheless designed to play at a […] Read the original post…

Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer started the company’s third-quarter 2013 financial results conference call by discussing Apple’s June quarter record for 31.2 million iPhones sold. Total revenue for Apple is up one percent from Q3 2012. The iPhone has experienced 66 percent growth in Japan. Oppenheimer called the drop in iPad […] Read the original post…

Rovio’s Bad Piggies ($1) — both the standard and iPad HD versions — have been updated to version 1.4. Bad Piggies now features 30 new Rise & Swine levels for players. Also included in the update are new power-ups including super glue, magnets, and turbo charges, plus the new grappling […] Read the original post…

Q: I have an iPhone and an iPad mini. My youngest daughter uses the iPad mini when she’s away to be able to text me through iMessage. Which means she also receives iMessages between myself and others. Is there a way, without turning off iMessage, to keep the iMessages from […] Read the original post…

Previously, PowerDocks were Apple device-specific. The series began with June 2008’s twin iPhone/iPod-charging station PowerDock 2, then continued with December 2008’s four-dock PowerDock 4, and late 2010’s one-iPad, one iPhone/iPod PowerDock Dual. Griffin’s first two PowerDocks were handsome $50-$70 brushed metal and plastic trays designed to manage your pocket devices […] Read the original post…

Previously, PowerDocks were Apple device-specific. The series began with June 2008’s twin iPhone/iPod-charging station PowerDock 2, then continued with December 2008’s four-dock PowerDock 4, and late 2010’s one-iPad, one iPhone/iPod PowerDock Dual. Griffin’s first two PowerDocks were handsome $50-$70 brushed metal and plastic trays designed to manage your pocket devices […] Read the original post…

Realmac Software has taken its app LittleSnapper and reengineered it to become a whole new title, Ember ($50), which is now available in the Mac App Store. Described as a “digital scrapbook,” it allows you to store images from anywhere and everywhere across your Mac, organize them, annotate them, and […] Read the original post…

Two new patents recently granted to Apple reveal possible features for future iPhones. A patent for an on-hold visual menu provides “personal content” to an iPhone caller that’s been placed on hold. The caller on hold is then able to select from the menu and interact with data shared by […] Read the original post…