Flexibits Reinvents Fantastical For Mac, Makes It A Full-Fledged Calendar App
Flexibits’s Fantastical has long since been an essential add-on for me—its menu bar calendar quickly becomes indispensable. The menu bar add-on is still there in...
Worth Reading: The Evolution Of Alfred App
Alfred is one of the many power user launcher utilities out there for OS X, and in recent years, it’s stolen a lot of the thunder from...
OS X and iOS Top The NVD’s List Of Vulnerabilities For 2014
Apple leads on a lot of lists these days, but the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) is not one they were looking to top. Both OS...
First Look: Flickr’s Camera Roll Gives You A New Way To Browse Your Photostream
Last Friday, PetaPixel reported that Flickr has added a new way to browse and manage your photos, which it calls the Camera Roll. You might...
BlackBerry Sues Typo Again, Because Of Course It Would
I swear, Ryan Seacrest can’t catch a break. First, he has to host American Idol, which may be reason enough to pity him. And then...
Get to Work: Switch To A Mechanical Keyboard And Make Your Fingers Happy
Much to annoyance of my spouse and coworkers, I have an obsession with mechanical keyboards. It started with a keyboard I found in the supply...
All The Fun Of Disposable Cameras Comes To Your iPhone With WhiteAlbum
The idea speaks to me: As my major in college, I fell in love with the experience of film photography. The palpable pleasures of a...
Watch Random People React To Smartphone App Permissions Requests
Do you read the privacy policies or permissions requests for the apps and services you use every day? If you’re like most people, your answer...
It’s Official: TUAW Closes Shop February 3rd
It’s been a rough few months for the Apple media scene. First, in September, Macworld ended its print run after over 30 years, although it continues online...
Worth Reading: ‘Meeting A Craigslist Stranger To Trade iPhones’
Having lived the same moment dozens of times, Nellie Bowles’s recounting of an iPhone Craigslist exchange made me smile: “First came the barrage of scammers, texting that they...
Hit Sundance Film Shot Entirely on iPhone 5s
Here’s an astonishing profile by The Verge’s Casey Newton on Sundance hit film Tangerine, a full-length feature film shot entirely on an iPhone 5s: “So how...
Apple Hasn’t Grown More ‘Boring;’ Only Your Perception Has Changed
In light of Microsoft’s big event early this week, Engadget’s Aaron Souppouris published an op-ed that asked, “when did Apple become the boring one?” He writes: “In less...
Worth Reading: The Shape Of The App Store
Charles Perry, on the Metakite blog: “Every developer knows how tough it can be to make a living on the App Store. There’s a lot...
CES 2015 In Pictures: Gadget Makers Want To Make Your Life Smarter
Another CES has come and gone, and you’ve likely had your fill of news on 4K TVs, 3D printing, and self-driving cars. But the exhibit halls...
CES 2015: Connected Cycle Keeps Your Bike In Check
Although bicycles are a great way to get around, commuters in large cities are always faced with one common problem: bicycle theft. A determined thief could...
CES 2015: Tractive Motion Is A Fitness Tracker For Your Pet
You have a fitness tracker for yourself, but how about one for your pet? Here at CES 2015, Tractive is showing off its latest pet...
CES 2015: Juiceboxx Tries To Keep Your MagSafe Protected
Most longtime MacBook users know the annoyance of a frayed MagSafe adapter: It happens with seemingly normal use, and puts you out of $80 every...
Get A Glimpse At A Young Jony Ive In This 20th Anniversary Mac Video
Long-time Mac users may remember the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh, a sleek, slim desktop Mac with a 12-inch LCD screen. It cost $7500 and wasn’t a...