Adobe Removing Photoshop Touch From App Store Next Week

Thursday May 21, 2015 11:59 am PDT by
Adobe has announced that it will remove Photoshop Touch for iPhone and iPad from the App Store and other platforms on May 28. The software company says it will be focusing its mobile efforts on other apps in the Creative Cloud suite, including Photoshop Mix, Photoshop Sketch, Adobe Comp CC, Adobe Shape CC, Adobe Brush CC and Adobe Color CC. In total, the software maker has over 50 apps on the App ...

Despite Popular Kickstarter, Pebble Seeks $5 Million Loan 'To Stay Afloat'

Thursday May 21, 2015 8:01 am PDT by
Popular smartwatch maker Pebble appears to be in some financial trouble, according to a few sources "close to the company," as reported by TechCrunch. The company is having trouble maintaining its growth, turning to a bank in its home base of Silicon Valley for not only a $5 million loan but a $5 million line of credit. According to those same sources, banks in the Valley have been turning down...

iPhone 5c With Touch ID on Apple's Website Fuels Unlikely Refresh Rumors

Thursday May 21, 2015 6:46 am PDT by
A collection of iPhones are modeled alongside the brand new Apple-branded Lightning Dock, revealed Tuesday, on the dock's official store page. An iPhone 6, 6 Plus, and 5s are shown placed on the new dock's lightning charger port, but a mysterious pink-and-black outlier, which appears to be an iPhone 5c at first glance, upon closer inspection can be seen including a Touch ID sensor instead of a...

Apple iPhone Lightning Dock Review: Simple Design With Broad Compatibility, but Some Stability Concerns

Wednesday August 19, 2015 8:57 pm PDT by
Apple's history of iPhone docks is rather hit-or-miss, with the company's recent designs generally tailored tightly to the profiles of the iPhones they were designed for, preventing the use of cases on the iPhones and making the docks incompatible with later iPhone designs. That changes with the new iPhone Lightning Dock, introduced yesterday a full eight months after the launch of the iPhone...

SwiftKey Keyboard for iOS Gains New Theme Store

Wednesday May 20, 2015 10:00 am PDT by
SwiftKey is one of the more popular third-party keyboard choices on iOS, due to its autocorrect and word prediction capabilities that are able to adapt to an individual's usage style over time. Since its debut last September, SwiftKey has been updated several times with features like predictive emoji and typing stats, and as of today, it's getting another major update that will allow for deeper...

Apple Rejects 'Breaking' App Due to One Small Mention of Android in a Screenshot

Wednesday May 20, 2015 9:57 am PDT by
News alert app Breaking [Direct Link], which feeds topical news stories via a widget into the Today portion of the Notification Center, has faced a bit of blowback from Apple due to the mention of the term "Android" within a screenshot on the app's store page (via iPhoneHacks). The app was denied its newest update, version 1.3, due to the Android mishap, which is only mentioned within the...

Olloclip Debuts New Telephoto + Wide-Angle 'Active Lens' for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

Wednesday May 20, 2015 6:00 am PDT by
Popular iPhone camera accessory maker Olloclip today announced the launch of the new Active Lens for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which combines a 2x telephoto lens with a new ultra wide-angle lens. The lens joins Olloclip's other available lenses for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, giving photographers lens additions that are good for capturing landscapes, group selfies, and zoomed in shots. Like the rest...

Automatic Unveils New App Gallery and Car Adapter With Real-Time Data Support

Tuesday May 19, 2015 5:37 pm PDT by
Automatic today announced the release of a second-generation Automatic Adapter, which adds dual Bluetooth data streams, built-in GPS, Made for iPhone (MFi) certfication, and an improved connector to its existing feature set. Like the original Automatic Adapter, the new version plugs into a car's OBD-II port to provide information like distance traveled, gas used, time spent in the car, and...

How to Answer and Make Phone Calls on Apple Watch

Tuesday May 19, 2015 5:08 pm PDT by
Did you ever think the day would come when we could call someone right from our wrists? It still seems like the stuff that science fiction is made of, but you can, in fact, make and receive phone calls on Apple Watch. On Apple Watch, calls are routed through the iPhone, but you can answer even with your iPhone in another room or tucked away in a pocket, carrying on an entire conversation right...

Carl Icahn Still Believes in Apple HDTV as AAPL's Market Cap Surpasses $750 Billion

Tuesday May 19, 2015 1:07 pm PDT by
Activist investor and billionaire Carl Icahn, during an interview with CNBC today, expressed confusion over The Wall Street Journal's recent report claiming that Apple scrapped its plans for a full television set more than a year ago. Icahn and his investment firm Icahn Enterprises remain confident that Apple will enter the television and automotive spaces, even as analyst Gene Munster admits he...

Mophie Watch Dock Review: Charge Your Apple Watch on a Simple $60 Aluminum and Leather Stand

Wednesday August 19, 2015 8:57 pm PDT by
Alongside the start of pre-orders for the Apple Watch last month, Mophie announced the Watch Dock, a $60 aluminum stand for the Apple Watch with leather accents and hideaway cable storage. It took a bit longer than the original estimate of April 24 for the Watch Dock to launch, but it's now shipping out to the first batch of pre-order customers and Mophie has provided us with one for testing...

Apple Pay Gains 35 More Participating Issuers in United States

Tuesday May 19, 2015 6:12 am PDT by
Apple updated its Apple Pay participating issuers list today with 35 additional banks, credit unions and financial institutions supporting the contactless payment service in the United States. Apple Pay now has close to 300 participating issuers nationwide, and several hundred more plan to support the NFC-based mobile payment service in the future. The full list of new Apple Pay participating...

Starbucks Partners With Spotify for Interconnected Loyalty Programs, In-Store Song Picks

Monday May 18, 2015 6:47 pm PDT by
Longtime iTunes partner Starbucks today announced a brand new music partnership with music streaming service Spotify. Starbucks members will have access to in-store music within the Starbucks app powered by Spotify, and Spotify users will have opportunities to gain Starbucks rewards points. “We plan on building one of the most robust digital ecosystems of any retailer in the world. Given...

How to Use Siri on iPhone and iPad

Monday May 18, 2015 3:15 pm PDT by
Siri is a workhorse of a virtual assistant for iOS, but I rarely see anyone actually using the feature on the iPhone. Maybe it is because most people don't know all of the amazing things she (or he) can do. Siri's improved a lot over the past several years and there's now a long list of tasks she can accomplish, so if you haven't been using Siri it might be time to give it another look. Siri ...

Video Review: Pronto Turns Your iPhone Into a Smart Universal Remote

Friday November 16, 2018 5:51 pm PST by
Pronto is a small hub that's able to turn your iPhone into a universal remote, allowing it to control a range of electronics and devices within your home using 360 degree infrared. The Pronto connects to your iPhone via Bluetooth and works with an accompanying Peel Smart Remote app, which provides the remote interface and lets you see what's on television through an included guide. As you can...

'Audiobooks for Audible' iOS App Gains CarPlay Support

Monday May 18, 2015 1:30 pm PDT by
Popular audiobooks service Audible today announced CarPlay support for its iOS app, allowing iPhone users who have CarPlay to listen to their Audible audiobooks in their vehicles. Audiobooks for Audible is the second audiobook app available for CarPlay, following in the footsteps of Audiobooks.com, which added CarPlay support to its iOS app back in March. Apple will also be introducing its own...

Apple Raises iCloud Contacts Limit to 50,000

Friday May 15, 2015 8:39 am PDT by
Apple has updated a support document on its website to reflect that iCloud now has a limit of 50,000 contacts, double the previous limit of 25,000 contacts (via iFun.de). iPhone, iPad and Mac users can now store up to 50,000 contacts between their iCloud-enabled devices, while all other limits for calendars, reminders and bookmarks have not been changed.Contacts Total number of contact cards:...

What to Do if Your Apple Watch Disconnects From Your iPhone

Thursday May 14, 2015 1:23 pm PDT by
Apple Watch depends on the iPhone for almost all of its functionality, connecting to and communicating with the iPhone using two methods: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. If your iPhone and Apple Watch are connected to the same Wi-Fi network (an Apple Watch connection to a known Wi-Fi network is established through the iPhone), they can be as far apart from each other as the Wi-Fi signal will allow. The...