How can consumer electronics makers avoid merely matching new Apple features and try to think ahead of the company’s designers? Apple design guru Jonathan Ive did a rare Q&A about Apple’s design process, how inspirations become actual products and why copycat designs often fail. Read More »
Apple may have already gone through its initial supply of new iPads available to ship by Friday, but you can still place an order and get one of the new tablets in two to three weeks, according to current Apple website estimates. Read More »
Second screen startup Peel is seeing its universal remote control hardware becoming a commodity — but doesn’t actually mind this all that much. The company is preparing for a post-hardware future with a new iOS app feature that allows real-time second screen engagement during American Idol. Read More »
Death Worm is PlayCreek’s iOS rendition of the original independent gaming classic by JTR. Not to be confused with the 8bit Super Mega Worm, Death Worm is a graphically sharp game of eternal carnage that fully supports the iPhone’s Retina display. Read More »
DisplaySearch explains what exactly Apple did to pack four times the amount of pixels onto the new iPad screen compared to its predecessor’s none-too-shabby display. According to DisplaySearch, Apple did it using a pixel-design technique called Super High Aperture, or SHA. Read More »
There are lots of events that enjoy near-universal attention from the media and the general public, such as the Super Bowl or the World Cup. But there’s only one kind of event that brings the most sophisticated live web-publishing tools to their knees: an Apple event. Read More »
In Apple’s new LTE order, the roles of Sprint and T-Mobile may be reversed. Sprint’s oddly configured networks mean it may not be be able to cash in on a future LTE iPhone. Meanwhile, T-Mobile finds itself a prime candidate for the iconic device. Read More »
The latest iOS photo-sharing software has a unique twist. SpinCam not only takes 360-degree panoramic photos, but it can also take a 360-degree image of a single object. The software reminds me of the “bullet time” photo approach made famous in The Matrix movie. Read More »
Whether you are looking to justify the purchase of the new iPad, or just want to repurpose an earlier version of the tablet, you should consider abandoning any personal attachments you may have had, and turn your iPad into the ultimate home theater component. Here’s how … Read More »
When Apple announced the new iPad, it touted that the new iPad will be able to offer “mobile hot spot” like features, allowing you to share your wireless connection with five devices. This prompted folks at Fool.com to ask: did Novatel and Sierra Wireless … Read More »
Apple plans to buy solar panels from SunPower for the huge solar farm it’s planning to build at its data center in Maiden, North Carolina, according to a report. Read More »
Amid the various upgrades announced for Apple’s new iPad was a hot new wireless technology. You might think I’m referring to the tablet’s 4G LTE mobile broadband support, but I’m not. I’m talking about the far less sexy, but no less important, inclusion of Bluetooth 4.0. Read More »
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