Apple

Just last month, Microsoft launched a SkyDrive client for Mac OS X that behaves similarly to DropBox and offers more free space than DropBox will give you (without working hard to invite people, that is). Now that the software has been implemented for Mac users, it seems Microsoft wants their Microsoft Office for Mac users to join in on the bandwagon. Microsoft states that Apple’s iCloud is, “not enough” for the file sharing ...

NETGEAR’s Genie App upgrade just made the mess that is AirPrint compatibility and Networked printing a lot less ugly.

The new Genie App upgrade allows users to print from any computer, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to any networked or USB printer on their home network. The AirPrint compatible printer restrictions iOS users have been forced to suffer through are no more.

NETGEAR Genie, ...

With all the new technologies available in this day and age, it’s becoming more difficult to find quality, hand made goods these days. Piel Frama is a manufacturer of high quality leather cases. They are based in Spain and have been making hand made cases for mobile phones since 1984 – before Europe even had mobile phones! They were kind enough to send us a couple of different cases to review. One for the iPhone 4/4S and one for the iPad 2/new iPad.

Today we’re taking a look at their Pull series of cases for the iPhone 4/4S. The case they sent us is their cowskin-ostrich case. There are a couple different ...

T-Mobile has finally revealed plans for the wireless carrier’s network to offer iPhone compatible HSPA+ 4G service by the end of the year. Neville Ray, T-Mobile’s CTO, recently made comments during a dinner event that T-Mobile will use a 1900 MHz spectrum for its upgraded network that should allow iPhone users to access to 4G speeds.

The company also announced its plans in a press release ...

After the release of Apple’s iOS 5.1.1 update for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, the Cupertino California company finally decided to update its support webpage regarding the new software’s security tweaks which include one Safari browser and two WebKit fixes.

The iOS 5.1.1 update released various bug fixes including HDR reliability, network switching, as well as AirPlay video playback bugs but ...

Apple recently placed 17th place in Fortune’s annual ratings of the top 500 largest corporations in America – a position 18 spots higher than last year’s 35th place finish. The company was able to offer a dividend for the first time since 1995 after strong year-over-year revenue growth which saw earnings per share nearly doubling in 2011 compared to 2010.

The iPhone maker’s performance ...

If you don’t suffer from a deadly case of “oneupsmanship” Apple’s latest retooling of their refurbished iPad and iPad 2 pricing might suit your fancy.

A refurbished 16GB WiFiiPad can now be had for as little as $279. The 16GB Wi-Fi iPad 2 costs $319. The 3G equivalents still hold a $130 premium over their WiFi counterparts however.



The lower prices are likely in response ...

Attached above is the letter Apple greets recent corporate hires with on their first day of work.

The letter can be interpreted a few ways:

1. This is the inspirational beginning of something special and the culmination of years of schooling and professional experience. The work will be challenging, but game changing and the compensation makes iit worth it.

2. This is your indoctrination into the Jobsian way of life. You will be over worked ...

Last year, the corporate powers that be at Amtrak decided to begin equipping their conductors with company-issued iPhones. Passengers, however, didn't initially reap the benefits of Amtrak's adoption of technology. But that will change this summer.

According to an announcement this week by Amtrak, passengers will soon be able to print tickets or "load a special bar code" on their smartphone screens. ...

Of all the Notification Center widgets being released into Cydia since iOS 5’s launch, this new one, dubbed SimpleWiFi for Notification Center by iOS developer Pascal, allows you to see some critical Wi-Fi information right from Notification Center including the name of your Internet access point (SSID) and your local IP address. The widget is also very small, taking up just a small amount of space and keeping your Notification Center looking as spiffy ...

A lot of themes and tweaks change the appearance many different features of iOS, but a new jailbreak tweak dubbed VolumeColor by iOS developers PrimeCode and CoolStar allows you to go a step further and change the color of your Volume HUD (heads up display) from a list of pre-defined colors. The appearance of the Volume HUD when the color is changed is illustrated by the screenshot examples above.

The preferences pane, pictured below, ...