Misc. News

This is the “we don’t know where to file it” category. It’s a little bit of everything. There’s nothing wrong with diversity is there?

Hack your MacBook Air Software Reinstall Drive to install Lion

So I had this idea… What if we could replace the installer on your Macbook Air restore drive with the Lion installer? I got pretty...

Amazon Makes It Easier Than Ever To Take Your Money With Amazon Dash

Amazon’s strategy is focused on making it as easy as possible for you to give them your money. Whether it’s a phone, a talking speaker,...

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...

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...

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...

The Hemingwrite Typewriter Is A Hipster’s Dream Machine

We Mac users get a bad wrap for being pretentious, but the fact that I really want a Hemingwrite proves that I might actually deserve...

Apple admits Final Cut Pro X isn’t cutting it, starts selling Final Cut Studio again

  Apple’s no stranger to jumping into waters that they probably shouldn’t be jumping into headfirst just yet. Back when iMovie got a major overhaul...

35,000 Fire Phones, That’s All Amazon Could Have Sold

Long in journalist crosshairs for failing to provide any real information on how many devices the company has sold, a third party has managed to...

New Microsoft Surface Ads Skate To Where The Puck Was A Decade Ago

I can’t tell, can you help me out? Is the Microsoft Surface a tablet, or a computer? Is it supposed to kill off both the...

WTF: Microsoft Offering Chinese Workers Nokia Smartphones To Resign

Here’s one from the “I can’t believe this shit is real” department. Microsoft, in response to unrest over its plans to layoff 4,700 workers (and...

Curious How Siri Matches Up To Cortana? There’s A Commercial For That.

There’s no denying that Siri needs a kick in the ass these days. What was once a dominant feature in the market has become a...

Welcome To The Next Episode: Netflix Adds Autoplay To Apple TV

Netflix has rolled out its infamous binge watching technology to the Apple TV. Couch potatoes everywhere can now save a few clicks here and there...