Late 2014 Mac Mini Gained Option for 2TB Fusion Drive in December

Tuesday January 13, 2015 2:14 PM PST by
When the newest Mac mini first launched in October of 2014, Apple did not give the option for it to be configured with a 2TB drive, much to the disappointment of many Mac mini fans. As noted by 9to5Mac, Apple reversed its decision to only offer 1TB of storage space in December and quietly updated the Mac mini build-to-order options, adding an option for a 2TB Fusion Drive for an additional...

EA Announces 'The Sims 4' Will Launch on Mac in February

Tuesday January 13, 2015 9:00 AM PST by
EA today announced via Twitter that the newest game in The Sims franchise, The Sims 4, will be coming to the Mac in February. The Sims 4 was first launched on the PC in September and EA initially promised a 2014 Mac launch for the game, but was unable to meet that target. As with other games in the franchise, The Sims 4 invites players to create and control the lives of virtual characters,...

Buyer's Guide: Deals on Retina iMac, Older iPads, Apps, and Apple Accessories

Friday January 9, 2015 12:54 PM PST by
With the holidays firmly in the rear view mirror, January deals are a bit sparse, but there are still a few discounts to be had on previous-generation iPads, the Retina iMac, the Retina MacBook Pro, and a handful of Apple-related accessories. iMac Apple's 27-inch 3.5GHz/8GB/1TB Retina iMac is available for $2,299 from Adorama, which is $200 off of the price for the same machine from Apple's...

California Judge Dismisses Notebook Logic Board Lawsuit Against Apple

Friday January 9, 2015 6:19 AM PST by
U.S. District Judge William Alsup this week dismissed a lawsuit filed against Apple over allegedly defective Apple notebooks, reports Reuters. Filed on behalf of Uriel Marcus and Benedict Verceles with class action status, the suit accused Apple of deliberately selling notebooks with logic boards the company knew were faulty. The plaintiffs claim Apple in May 2010 stated selling defective...

CES 2015: SVALT Launches Stylish Cooling Dock for Apple MacBooks

Thursday January 8, 2015 12:46 PM PST by
SVALT today announced the launch of a new cooling dock designed for Apple MacBooks and select PC laptops, which the company promises offers a 12x improvement in cooling, 129 percent improvement in CPU power, and 53 percent improvement in CPU Turbo Boost by eliminating CPU throttling due to heat issues. Created from solid aluminum and designed to match up with the style of Apple's MacBooks, the ...

Upcoming Plex Update to Add One-Click iTunes Library Import, New Music Features

Thursday January 8, 2015 7:44 AM PST by
Plex this week announced changes to its media software that will move the service beyond its video roots. Following updates that added online movie trailers and a recommendation engine, the next version of Plex will bring several new music features that Plex Chief Product Officer Scott Olechowski says will challenge iTunes in the music department. As reported by Gigaom and PCMag, Plex users ...

CES 2015: OWC's Transwarp Software Combines Traditional Hard Drive With SSD Cache

Wednesday January 7, 2015 8:48 AM PST by
Other World Computing (OWC) today announced a new software solution that allows users to combine the speed of a solid state drive with the increased storage space of a traditional hard drive. The new Transwarp technology was previewed for the first time this week at CES 2015. While SSD caching is not new, OWC's Transwarp solutions aims to make it easy for Mac owners to combine a removable...

Kensington Unveils 'MiniSaver Mobile Lock' for Use With Ultra-Thin Laptops and Tablets

Tuesday January 6, 2015 8:35 AM PST by
Kensington's ubiquitous hold on security locks for computers and other devices has loosened somewhat as devices have grown smaller and more portable, and the space requirements for the company's traditional lock mechanism have led Apple to even omit Kensington security slots from many of its recent products such as the MacBook Air and Retina MacBook Pro. Kensington hopes, however, to...

Apple to Announce Q1 2015 Earnings on January 27

Monday January 5, 2015 2:32 PM PST by
Apple updated its investor relations page today to note that it will announce its earnings for the first fiscal quarter (fourth calendar quarter) of 2015 on Monday, January 27. The quarterly earnings statement will be released sometime 1:30 PM Pacific/4:30 PM Eastern, with a conference call to discuss the report taking place at 2:00 PM Pacific/5:00 PM Eastern. The earnings release will...

CES 2015: Belkin and Elgato Announce New Home Automation Sensors for Windows, Doors, and More

Monday January 5, 2015 9:56 AM PST by
Belkin and Elgato today used CES as a platform to expand their home automation lineup of products. Belkin is showing off five new WeMo products at CES, while Elgato is presenting two products from its previously announced line of "Eve" connected home sensors. Belkin today announced an expansion to its WeMo line with the new WeMo Door and Window Sensor, the Keychain sensor, and an Alarm...

LaCie Unveils Designer Mirror Hard Drive, New Rugged RAID Thunderbolt Drive

Saturday January 3, 2015 11:01 PM PST by
LaCie today unveiled two new products ahead of this week's Consumer Electronics Show, including the new LaCie Mirror, a hard drive encased entirely in Gorilla Glass, and the LaCie Rugged RAID Thunderbolt hard drive, the newest product in its Rugged collection. The LaCie Mirror is a 1TB hard drive that's designed to be fashionable as well as functional. Created by product designer Pauline...

Apple Campus 2 Site to Include Preserved Historic Barn

Monday December 29, 2014 12:07 PM PST by
Apple's spaceship-shaped campus under construction in Cupertino will include a spot for a historic barn, reports the San Jose Mercury News. First constructed in 1916, the Glendenning Barn is a historic Cupertino site left from a time when the city was still a sprawling orchard. During the teardown of the existing HP campus, Apple dismantled the redwood barn plank by plank and made careful...

Apple-Led Rockstar Consortium Sells Remaining Patent Portfolio for $900 Million

Tuesday December 23, 2014 7:06 AM PST by
San Francisco patent company RPX today announced it is purchasing more than 4,000 telecommunications patents from Rockstar, an Apple-led consortium that previously acquired the patents from bankrupt Nortel Networks. The sale will net Rockstar $900 million, a fraction of the $4.5 billion the conglomerate of technology companies paid for the entire patent portfolio in 2011, although many of the...

'DockPhone' Adds Phone Dialing to Yosemite, Bypassing FaceTime

Monday December 22, 2014 6:38 AM PST by
DockPhone, a newly released Mac app, fixes a problem many OS X Yosemite users have faced in the months since the release of the new operating system: the inconvenience of opening FaceTime or Contacts to make a phone call on a Mac. With DockPhone app, users can now search for contacts or directly enter a number within the app, bypassing the need of opening FaceTime altogether. Though it was one ...

Buyer's Guide: Deals on iPad Air 2, MacBook Air, iMac, Apple Accessories, and More

Friday December 19, 2014 12:05 PM PST by
The Christmas holiday is less than a week away, and while deals have tapered off a bit this week, there are still a few discounts to be had on the iMac, MacBook Air, Mac Pro, Retina MacBook Pro, and older iPads. There's also one last deal on the iPad Air 2 that drops the price quite a bit. We've also got discounts on some great potential gifts, including personalized iPhone cases from Casetify...

CalDigit's Thunderbolt Station 2 Launches in January With $170 Pre-Order Pricing

Friday December 19, 2014 5:54 AM PST by
CalDigit today announced that the follow-up to its popular original Thunderbolt Station, the Thunderbolt Station 2, is now available for pre-order with an expected ship date of January 26, 2015. The new dock will retail for $199.99, but CalDigit is offering a limited pre-order price of $169.99 that runs all the way up to the day before release, January 25. The new station keeps the same...

'Watch ABC' Apple TV App Updated with Full Episodes for All Users

Thursday December 18, 2014 4:24 PM PST by
ABC has updated its Watch ABC Apple TV app to allow all Apple TV users to watch full episodes of ABC shows a week after they air without having to verify their TV provider. Previously, users had to sign in via their TV provider to watch any full episodes. All Apple TV viewers can now access full episodes a week after they air. Like WATCH ABC for mobile devices and desktop, viewers can now watch ...

Djay for Mac Goes Pro With Spotify Integration, Revamped Interface, and More Powerful Features

Thursday December 18, 2014 6:00 AM PST by
Algoriddim has long been known for its popular DJ app djay, which began life on the Mac before moving to the iPad, iPhone and most recently Android, with the various versions winning a number of awards and contributing to making djay the world's best-selling DJ app with over 15 million downloads. With djay having proven popular among both amateur and professional DJs, users have been asking...