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Explore Research On The Space Station With This Phone App

The International Space Station is inarguably a source of incredible photographs of our home planet, but does it actually get any science done? Yes, and if you have a smart phone, NASA has an app to guide you through all of it. The overall navigation is divided into Experiments, Facilities, Benefits, and Media so you…

That iPhone Case With Wall Prongs Finally Has a Built-in Battery

When we first discovered the original PocketPlug case, we loved the convenience of having a charger, complete with prongs, attached to our iPhones at all times. But without an extra battery onboard, we weren’t thrilled with the bulk it added to our svelte devices. Fortunately, that’s been fixed. The PWR Case finally includes the built-in…

1,400 Free Ebooks and Movies For Your Kindle or iPad

If you got a new ereader or tablet for Christmas—or if you have an old one that needs an infusion—Amazon and Apple would be happy to sell you ebooks and movies to fill it. Or you could just load up on these free goodies instead. The lists of free stuff, compiled by Open Culture, include…

How to Set Up Your New iPhone the Right Way

You got a new iPhone! Maybe it’s a slightly bigger iPhone 6 or a bigger-still 6 Plus. Either way, what now? Here’s what you need to get started with your new iPhone, whether you’re a first-timer or an iOS pro. Charging Tip As with any smartphone, the iPhone’s weakest link is its battery. Treating your…

Pick Up This Sneaky SNES Emulator for iOS Before It Disappears 

Update: Well, that didn’t last long! Apple pulled Floppy Cloud. Until next time, my friends. Every year, Apple freezes iTunes and the App Store at the end of December, so the best time to sneak an app running a forbidden feature is right before December 22. This year, a $2 file management app called Floppy…

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Hello all you lovers of smartphone apps and happy holidays. Many of us are ready to travel to relatives abroad or even wait out Christmas alone. Whatever the circumstance, if you have a smartphone—presents came early. We have great apps this week including ways to give your Lumia smartphone touchless superpowers and an even simpler…

Apple Halts Online Sales in Russia Due to Seesawing Rouble

The wildly fluctuating worth of the Russian rouble currency has lead iPhone makers Apple to halt online sales in the country, as the tech giant cannot set stable prices for its wares. The rouble has dropped in worth 20 per cent this week, despite the treasury’s dramatic decision to raise interest rates a whopping 6.5…

Don’t Spend $30,000 On This Stupid Diamond-Covered Apple Watch

Hey, rich people: you know that $5,000 Apple Watch you already had your eye on? Forget it. This one is better, in every quantifiable way. More diamonds. Bigger price tag. An extra side order of diamonds to go with your diamonds. Oh, and you can even pay for it right now. The diamond-encrusted digital timepiece…

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Sharing is caring—at least that’s what those creepy anthropomorphized Care Bears used to say—and in the app world this week, those sentiments are particularly true. App stalwarts from Windows Phone make their way to Android and other platforms, including the MSN suite of apps, a long-awaited addiction freemium game comes to WP, and iOS gets…

The Apple Store will now let you buy stuff online with PayPal in the US and the UK. Along with the new payment option, Apple is also promoting PayPal Credit, which lets you pay for that shiny new MacBook in interest-free monthly instalments, rather than having to sell a kidney upfront. [re/code]

Google’s iOS App Just Got a Material Design Makeover And Much More

Google Search now has a completely new look for iOS, though it’s one many Android users will be familiar with. The Search team is bringing Android Lollipop’s Material Design language to the Search app along with lots of other features and optimization for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The app gets three major upgrades:…

Apple Is Pulling a Bunch of the Neatest iOS 8 Apps

Remember when Apple went after that handy note-taking widget, a popular app that’s one the first truly useful widgets for iOS 8? Turns out, Apple’s been pulling all kinds of apps that take advantage of new features in iOS 8—even after they’ve been approved to be in the App Store. And developers are starting to…

Report: Bose Is Going To Return To The Apple Store

Less than two months after Bose saw its products ignominiously booted from Apple’s physical and online stores, rumors are suggesting a triumphant return for Bose’s high-end audio equipment, now the two firms have finished squabbling. Bose products were initially pulled following a few disputes with Apple. In addition to a patent dispute (settled out of…

Report: Apple’s Hiring Fashionistas To Help Flog Its Watch

With the impending launch of the Apple Watch, many people have been wondering how a company geared towards selling gadgets to techies will flog $5,000 fashion accessories to Vogue editors. According to documents seen by 9to5Mac, the solution lies in hiring fashion-concious staff. The site claims to have seen “internal hiring documents” that say Apple…

Trust Us, Change Your Yosemite Font From Helvetica to San Francisco

Brittle, anemic Helvetica is simplynot a good choice as a default display font for Apple’s operating system. That’s why I’m pretty excited about this little trick to replace Helvetica Neue (the standard font that comes with Yosemite) with San Francisco, Apple’s new typeface designed in-house for the Apple Watch. As you’ll remember, we first laid…

Apple’s first computer wasn’t designed in a garage at all 

Though the legend of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs developing the first Apple computer in a garage at 2066 Crist Drive in Los Altos is certainly romantic, it didn’t exactly happen that way. “The garage is a bit of a myth,” says Wozniak in a new interview with Bloomberg. “It represents us better than anything…

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

The best thing about smartphones is that they’re always improving thanks to developers looking for ways to make our pocket computers even better. This week we have lots of great downloadables for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. Take a look and see if any strike your fancy. Android AirDroid 3 AirDroid is already a much…

This Tweak Puts CarPlay On Your iPhone Without An External Screen

The CarPlay interface is undoubtedly better for using while driving than the regular ‘ole screen. But unless you’ve got a shiny new car (or one of the expensive aftermarket dashes), chances are you don’t have anything to pair your iPhone with. But this tweak gives you an idea of what CarPlay would look like running…

The Discontinued iPod Classic Is Currently The Most Expensive iPod

When Apple quietly killed off the iPod Classic earlier this year, there was a small outcry from Apple loyalists with sizeable music collections. And if current prices are anything to go by, it looks like some people haven’t given up on the dream of owning one. The Guardian points out that in the UK, iPod…

Apple Deleted Competitors’ Songs From Your iPod

During a court hearing in Oakland, California, it’s come to light that, between 2007 and 2009, Apple deleted tracks downloaded from rival music services off of iPods. According to attorney Patrick Coughlin, users who downloaded music from other services and then tried to sync them to their iPod using iTunes would receive an error message.…