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  • Reminders: how to quickly schedule tasks on your Mac

    Posted January 19, 2013 - 8:05 am

    I've written about--and even made videos about--the Reminders app before. While the app, built-in to both iOS and Mountain Lion, isn't as feature-rich as many third-party to-do list apps, I appreciate its simple iCloud syncing, Siri integration, and cross-device ubiquity.

  • Meet Flower Power, the gizmo that prevents a house-plant apocalypse

    Posted January 12, 2013 - 8:38 am

    I buy house plants. I kill house plants. It's the circle of life, but these vicious cycles need not be predestined fate. At CES 2013, Parrot--the company best known for its iPhone-controlled quadricopters--gave us the first glimpse at Flower Power, a fork-like gadget that you stick in your plant's soil to monitor its most important vital signs.

  • Office for iOS may be coming, but does it really matter?

    Posted January 9, 2013 - 3:33 pm

    Rumor has it that Microsoft is pushing Apple to lower its 30% App Store cut in order to make Office for iOS a reality. If that's true, I can't imagine that Apple's exactly rushing to satisfy Microsoft's demands.

  • Ubuntu, Firefox line up to take on iOS, Android in 2013

    Posted January 5, 2013 - 8:45 am

    Android and iOS may be at the top of the heap in the smartphone world, but that hasn't stopped competitors, new and old, from trying to grab a piece of the pie. Ubuntu-maker Canonical announced Wednesday that it would enter the smartphone fray with its own Ubuntu phone OS based loosely on its popular Linux distribution for PCs. Research in Motion at the end of January will announce availability for BlackBerry 10, widely acknowledged as the company's last chance to retain any competitive advantage in the smartphone wars. Meanwhile, Microsoft is pushing Windows Phone 8, hoping that it unseats BlackBerry to become the third most popular smartphone OS behind Android and iOS. And the Mozilla Foundation also hopes to crack the smartphone world with a Web-based smartphone.

  • Apple's fix for Do Not Disturb 2013 woes: Wait until Jan 7

    Posted January 3, 2013 - 12:19 pm

    Many iOS device owners rang in the new year quietly--since Do Not Disturb didn't seem to work properly on the first day of 2013. Or the second, for that matter. Apple now has posted the "fix"--which is, essentially, wait until January 7, 2013.

  • Mark Zuckerberg is coding again

    Posted January 3, 2013 - 12:07 pm

    The Facebook CEO gets back in the programming game by helping to write Facebook’s new Poke app; but is that really a good idea?

  • 2012: The year Android truly challenged iOS

    Posted December 27, 2012 - 9:44 pm

    Android 'Jelly Bean,' Samsung's Notes, and Google's Nexuses finally delivered compelling capabilities as Apple stalled

  • Wirelessly browse your Mac's files from your iOS device

    Posted December 22, 2012 - 8:35 am

    It's a common enough scenario. Your chock-full-of-files Mac is in the downstairs office. You're flat-backed on the couch upstairs with your iPad. There's a file on that Mac that you'd dearly love on your iPad but the idea of trudging downstairs to retrieve it makes you tired. What to do?

  • EyeTV Mobile offers live TV on your iOS device

    Posted December 22, 2012 - 8:25 am

    Elgato Systems, the maker of a number of well-received "digital media" hardware products, has introduced EyeTV Mobile, an antenna-based system that lets iPad and iPhone users watch live TV over the air, even if they don't have Internet access.

  • The Weekly Hash - December 21, 2012

    Posted December 21, 2012 - 12:13 pm

    A silly review of tech stories from this past week, today featuring the Dead Sea Scrolls going online, SpongeBob violating kids privacy and a Linday Lohan-inspired NASA mission

  • Apple releases iOS 6.0.2 with Wi-Fi fix

    Posted December 19, 2012 - 8:53 am

    Apple on Tuesday released iOS 6.0.2, an update aimed at fixing a Wi-Fi bug afflicting some devices.

  • Manage all your social-network contacts in Cobook for iOS

    Posted December 15, 2012 - 8:05 am

    Gone are the days when you kept all your contacts in one place. Nowadays they're probably spread out across not only your address book, but also your social networks.

  • Review

    WordPress for iOS stands out for bloggers on the go

    Posted December 1, 2012 - 8:25 am

    If you run a WordPress blog--as millions of people do--the platform's Web-based management is thorough and easy to use. However, if you want to post to your blog from an iPad or iPhone, using a browser to do so can be a bit cramped. Instead, turn to the WordPress app from Automattic. A recent update has given this free app a clean and functional interface for accessing your blog.

  • Soaring iPhone 5 sales put iOS on top in U.S.

    Posted November 27, 2012 - 5:09 pm

    Soaring iPhone 5 sales in the U.S. have helped make iOS the top smartphone operating system in the country, edging out Android, according to market research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.

  • App spotlight: Glyder for iOS mobilizes small-business marketing

    Posted November 23, 2012 - 11:46 pm

    Effective marketing is insanely important for any business, but it can also be a huge hassle. Even something as simple as blasting out a coupon or daily deal can require considerable time in front of your computer. So what if you're on the go and can't spare that kind of time.

  • iOS apps for music fans

    Posted November 23, 2012 - 12:18 am

    Thanks to the digital music revolution, we can now enjoy virtually unlimited music almost anywhere. But we also lost something when we gained the ability to push the play button and listen for hours on end: In many ways, we pay less attention to what we're listening to. Now there are apps for that, too.

  • The Weekly Hash - November 9, 2012

    Posted November 9, 2012 - 11:09 am

    Examining, deconstructing and laughing at this week’s top tech stories, today featuring Priceline, Siri and Oprah

  • 5 technologies for Democrats and Republicans to fight over

    Posted November 6, 2012 - 12:52 pm

    The election may (almost) be over, but that’s no reason for Democrats and Republicans to stop fighting!

  • Apple releases iOS 6.0.1 with bug fixes, improvements

    Posted November 2, 2012 - 9:46 pm

    Much as we might like iOS 6 around these parts, it's not without its flaws and foibles. Hence Apple's Thursday release of iOS 6.0.1 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

  • The good and bad of Android and iOS

    Posted October 31, 2012 - 1:04 pm

    Both Google's and Apple's mobile platforms have security drawbacks and advantages. Is there a clear winner?

  • Live tweeting the Apple iPad mini announcement

    Posted October 23, 2012 - 10:56 am

    Apple announced a whole bunch of new (some of it smaller) stuff for you to spend your hard earned money on today. I tweeted about it as it happened. Here's how it went.

  • NEWS FLASH: Software engineers make good money

    Posted October 22, 2012 - 11:51 am

    New salary survey finds that, among tech companies, Google engineers make the most

  • 5 ways Windows 8 beats iOS

    Posted October 20, 2012 - 7:03 am

    Consider first that I’ve been a daily iPad user since the day the tablet launched. I’ve never had much affinity for MacOS and Apple desktops, but I have literally used either the iPad, iPad 2 or new iPad every day since April 3, 2010. Tablets work for me. Touch navigation works for me. And the iPad has worked for me—despite the fact that it’s never helped me do any real work.

  • From Julia Child to mobile devices: How one group cooks up accessible media technology

    Posted October 17, 2012 - 1:31 pm

    The National Center for Accessible Media helps develop tools, standards and policies so people with disabilities can access new technology and content

  • 5 apps to help you survive an earthquake

    Posted October 17, 2012 - 12:16 pm

    If you live in an earthquake zone like California or, now, Boston, these apps can help keep you safe if and when the big one hits

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