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Rumor: Apple Watch Going on Sale in Spring 2015

While many are eager for Apple to start selling its new watch as soon as possible, a leaked internal message suggests that we might have to wait until spring of next year before we can put one on our wrists. According to Apple employees, reports 9to5mac, Apple Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

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

In contrast to last week’s gush of new apps from the Microsoft Garage project, things have slowed back to normal. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t some awesome apps to mention. Let’s also not forget that we achieved a major smartphone milestone this week: You can now order Taco Bell with just an app.…

Tech News Darren Orf

Watch Apple’s Old Newton PDA Try To Keep Up With an iPhone

It’s been almost two decades since Apple shuttered its Newton platform, which included handwriting recognition support for personal digital assistants. But it’s surprising to see how well the long-forgotten product line has stood the test of time, if not the test of consumer demand. In this fun little video, we see a contemporary iPhone type…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

A Poster-Sized Family Tree of Every Apple Product Ever Made

Step right up, fanboys and girls: the relentless data designers at Pop Chart Lab have updated their Insanely Great History of Apple print, and it is a doozy featuring over 500 items from the Cupertino fruit slinger. But wait! Didn’t they just announce a ton of new products, like, last month? And this month?? Yeah!…

Tech News Jordan Kushins

Creepy App Uses Healthkit To Say How Long You Have To Live

Most Healthkit apps are single-mindedly practical, created with the sole aim of making you healthier or tracking your sleep. This app is the opposite. This app wants to creep you out big time. Deadline is an iOS app that uses a short quiz and the new Healthkit functionality in iOS 8 to create a timer…

Tech News Chris Mills

iPad Air 2 Review: When Thin Actually Means Something

Gadgets get thinner every year. That’s a given. But the iPad Air 2 crosses a threshold where thin makes a difference. I bought my first iPad in the summer of 2012, under the pretense that it would be a really killer digital photo frame at my wedding. (Ahem.) In the two-plus years since, I’ve never…

Reviews Sean Hollister

iMac With Retina 5K Display Review: Do Those Extra Pixels Really Matter?

Resolution is often misunderstood. You instinctively know that you want more of it, even when its real utility doesn’t live up to the marketing hype. And Apple’s new $2500 iMac has a lot of hype to live up to. The new iMac’s Retina 5K Display seduces your glassy orbs with 14.7 million pixels of pure…

Reviews Michael Hession

Tim Cook: I’m Proud To Be Gay

Tim Cook has written an editorial for Bloomberg Businessweek today which speaks frankly about his sexual orientation. “Let me be clear,” he explains. “I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.” In the editorial, Cook explains that he has “been open with many people” at…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Apple: Don’t Expect To See Our SIM In iPhones Any Time Soon

If you buy a new iPad from your friendly local Apple store, you might notice that you get an Apple SIM inside, rather than a regular ‘ole one from Verizon or T-Mobile or whatever. Sadly, for those of you thinking that heralded the demise of SIM cards as we know them, Apple’s VP for iPhone…

Tech News Chris Mills

Apple Watch Accessories Are Already Out of Control

Whenever Apple announces something new, companies will use the most basic specs revealed onstage to take a stab at making What You Need to go with it. But the Apple Watch is even crazier; despite not even existing yet, more than a few companies are already accessorizing for it. The Apple Watch represents a challenge…

Tech News Alissa Walker

How the iPhone’s UI Would Look If It Acted Like the Apple Watch

One of the most intriguing things about Apple Watch is its non-orthogonal user interface, where app icons are organized in a circular, zoomable jumble. And it turns out the good old iPhone might be able to learn something about legible UI from its smaller, younger cousin. How do we know? Because a developer named Lucas…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

The Worst iOS 8.1 Bugs and How to Fix Them

How’s that new iOS 8.1 update working out for you? We’ve scoured the forums and social media channels of the wider Web to identify some of the key issues that people are having, ready to provide you with some solutions. If your iOS 8.1 experience is less than stellar so far, try the fixes we’ve…

Gadgets David Nield

How to Get Handoff to Actually Work in OS X Yosemite

If you’re anything like me, you were really excited to try out the new Handoff feature in OS X Yosemite and iOS 8. And you were equally disappointed when you updated all of your software, and the damn thing didn’t work. Fear not, fellow computer user! With Apple’s help, I managed to get Handoff working,…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Microsoft Is Bringing OS X-Style Trackpad Gestures to Windows 10

One big issue in switching from OS X to Windows is the lack of coherent and consistent trackpad gestures in Windows. But Microsoft seems to be putting an end to that, by borrowing the best multi-finger swiping tricks from Apple. Speaking at TechEd Europe, reports Verge, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore explained: “In the past touch pads…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Tim Cook Talks Privacy, Watch Batteries and the Future of TV

In a rare public interview, Tim Cooks spoke to the Wall Street Journal’s Gerard Baker at the newspaper’s 2014 global technology conference last night. Here are a few choice cuts. Cook took to the stage to discuss Apple’s future, and along the way spoke about Apple Watch, NFC payments, TVs and the security of your…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Tim Cook: Apple Pay Is Already The Leader In Contactless Payments

Apple Pay has only been live for one week, but Apple’s already got some welcome news — according to Mr Cook himself, Apple’s fledgling payment system has hit the ground running, and already overshadows other NFC payment systems. Score one for Cupertino. Speaking at the WSJ.D Live event, Apple’s CEO said that Apple Pay has…

Tech News Chris Mills

Apple Pay May Only Be the Start of Apple’s NFC Ambitions

It may have taken Apple a few years to finally adopt NFC on its smartphones, but now that it’s here, the company is running with it. Apple’s NFC-powered payment system, Apple Pay, officially launched a week ago today, and a new report from The Information says more NFC abilities may be coming. The Information says…

Tech News Darren Orf

The New iPad and iPad Mini Displays: One Step Forward, One Full Stop

A key element for a great tablet has always been a truly innovative and top performing display, and the best leading edge tablets have always flaunted their beautiful high tech displays. Apple iPads (and iPhones) were up until recently at the leading edge of mobile displays: they were early adopters of high performance IPS LCDs,…

Tech News Dr. Raymond Soneira - DisplayMate Technologies

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

This week we saw an insane amount of new apps. Facebook Creative Labs revealed mobile-friendly message boards for iOS. Google wants completely reimagine your inbox. Even Skype had a doodle-centric tweak for Windows Phone. But there’s much, much more to explore in the world of our three favorite operating systems, so let’s take a look,…

Tech News Darren Orf

9 of the Biggest Mess Ups in Tech History

Technology is tough to create and even tougher to predict. What can seem like a breakthrough product one minute, can quickly turn into a nightmarish mistake. Last week, I asked what were the biggest tech gaffes in history. This question was prompted, in part, by the dismal sales of Amazon’s Fire Phone, which the company’s…

Tech News Darren Orf

Rumor: Apple Watch Going on Sale in Spring 2015

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

Watch Apple’s Old Newton PDA Try To Keep Up With an iPhone

A Poster-Sized Family Tree of Every Apple Product Ever Made

Creepy App Uses Healthkit To Say How Long You Have To Live

iPad Air 2 Review: When Thin Actually Means Something

iMac With Retina 5K Display Review: Do Those Extra Pixels Really Matter?

Tim Cook: I’m Proud To Be Gay

Apple: Don’t Expect To See Our SIM In iPhones Any Time Soon

Apple Watch Accessories Are Already Out of Control

How the iPhone’s UI Would Look If It Acted Like the Apple Watch

The Worst iOS 8.1 Bugs and How to Fix Them

How to Get Handoff to Actually Work in OS X Yosemite

Microsoft Is Bringing OS X-Style Trackpad Gestures to Windows 10

Tim Cook Talks Privacy, Watch Batteries and the Future of TV

Tim Cook: Apple Pay Is Already The Leader In Contactless Payments

Apple Pay May Only Be the Start of Apple’s NFC Ambitions

The New iPad and iPad Mini Displays: One Step Forward, One Full Stop

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

9 of the Biggest Mess Ups in Tech History

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The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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