Ingenious new app is every math teacher’s nightmare come true
If your school doesn’t already collect your smartphones before you go to class, we’re certain that it will start doing so after seeing this new …
Month: October 2014
In the future, Apple wants to let your iPhone control your car
On Tuesday, Apple published an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that describes a technology called “accessory control with geo-fencing” that would surround a vehicle with …
Research suggests Legere is singlehandedly dragging some customers away from rivals
John Legere might literally be the first — and likely last — American telecom CEO to have his own personality cult. Research firm Comlinkdata has analyzed 2.7 …
How to force Yosemite’s Continuity feature on your unsupported MacBook Pro
One of the coolest features of Yosemite, is Continuity / Handoff, which lets iOS and OS X device users continue a certain action even after switching …
Is Staples the latest retailer to get hit with a huge credit card breach?
Brian Krebs, the man who originally reported the Home Depot data breach earlier this year, now believes that Staples has been subjected to a data breach of …
Film’s most iconic scenes were amazingly recreated with Legos
With the success of the recent Lego movie, a 15-year old stop motion animator from Kilbarchan, Scotland named Morgan Spence decided he would use Legos to recreate …
New Windows 10 preview update brings a key Windows Phone feature to your desktop
Three weeks after the launch of the Windows 10 Technical Preview, Microsoft is rolling out the first new build to members of the Windows Insider Program. …
New report reveals how Apple plans to get you hooked on Apple Pay
Google is pretty savvy when it comes to getting consumers to adopt new technology, but even it couldn’t get Android fans to use Google Wallet …
Benchmark suggests the iPad Air 2 will be even more powerful than you imagined
Apple has yet to officially release the exact specifications for the pumped-up A8X processor that powers the iPad Air 2, but these new benchmarks show the …
‘Fantasia: Music Evolved’ review: New groove
Releasing an original rhythm game in 2014 is a bold move; the age of the plastic peripheral has passed, and rhythm games are reliant on …
Apple Pay works in countries outside the U.S. with this simple trick
Activated via the recent iOS 8.1 update, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus’ new contactless payment functionality better known as Apple Pay is only available to …
This super-slim iPhone 6 bumper promises to protect your device from bending and so much more
We’ve seen a lot of iPhone 6 cases pop up on Kickstarter lately, but this one still looks like something special. The Rhinoshield Crash Guard …
Fantastic update may finally help Google’s music app become a real Spotify rival
Do you remember how there were hints from Google that Google Play Music was going to get an entire Material Design revamp? Not only was …
Google is trying to stop Android from spiraling out of its control
You know how whenever you pick up an Android phone, it comes preloaded with Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube and other key Google apps? Well, it’s …
Apple falls victim to an iCloud attack from the Chinese government, servers not affected
The Chinese government is currently staging an attack on Apple’s iCloud, according to Internet censorship monitor Greatfire.org. The report claims that this main-in-the-middle (MITM) attack is an attempt …
Will we ever know if the Apple Watch is a smash hit or a flop?
Apple is far from launching its first smartwatch in stores, but once it starts selling its various Apple Watch models it might not brag with sales …
Samsung hints that a Lollipop upgrade for the Galaxy Note 4 is coming soon
Motorola, HTC and Sony have already mentioned plans to upgrade some devices to Android 5.0 Lollipop, but Samsung, which doesn’t have a great track record …
How to make and receive phone calls on your computer with Yosemite and iOS 8
After previewing OS X 10.10 Yosemite this past summer during its annual WWDC developer conference, Apple finally released its new desktop software to an eager …
Switching from an iPhone to a Nexus 6? Here’s everything you need to know
For some people, switching from Android to iOS or vice versa is a difficult thing to do, not only because they may have invested money …
Here’s how to find only the best apps on the Google Play Store
There are lots of apps on the Google Play Store but a lot of them are, quite frankly, junk. However, Android Authority points out that …
You won’t believe that these incredible macroscopic photos are real
The terrifying picture above is a blister beetle photographed with a Macroscopic Solutions Macropod. The company’s website describes its product as “a rigid, portable photomacrography system, which allows …
Use this app to find every place near you that accepts Apple Pay
Apple Pay has only just come out but there are already plenty of places that accept it. And if you want to find out which …
Check out all of Android 5.0 Lollipop’s best animations in these terrific GIFs
One of the coolest features in Android 5.0 Lollipop is something that’s mostly aesthetic: The new physics-based animations made possible by Google’s new Material Design UI. …
7 awesome paid iPhone and iPad apps you can get for free right now
We shared a terrific list of eight paid iPhone and iPad apps on Monday that were normally worth a combined $60 but were all on …
Why you shouldn’t be worried that Yosemite is tracking you (and what to do if you are)
Following the official release of Apple’s latest desktop operating system, news broke that OS X Yosemite secretly sends Spotlight search data to Apple (including location information), …
Here’s how you can easily get iOS 8.1’s best new features on your Android phone
Apple finally released iOS 8.1 to the public on Monday, and OS X Yosemite was released late last week to Mac users. That means that …
A guide to setting up Apple Pay on your iPhone or iPad
The rollout of the latest updates for Apple’s mobile operating system hasn’t been quite as smooth as expected, but with iOS 8.1, it looks like …
Android 5.0 will bring one of the new Moto X’s coolest features to all Android phones
When we reviewed Motorola’s new Moto X last month, we didn’t mince words. All things considered, the second-generation Moto X was and still is the …
This is one ‘problem’ Apple is happy to have
Apple on Monday announced record results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus having played a crucial role …
You might not be able to find an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus in stores this Christmas
In case you’re planning to buy an iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus for yourself or a special someone this Christmas, you should consider placing an order …
