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Deals, iOS, Mac »

[21 Mar 2013 | 3 Comments | 890 views]

‘Tis the season for savings. Today’s Fairer Deals report gets you a $100 iTunes Gift Card for just $80 — free money, baby — plus four great collections of Mac apps, as well as GameStop coupon codes. Of these offers, …

iOS, Security »

[20 Mar 2013 | 2 Comments | 873 views]

Does Apple love or loathe jailbreakers? The answer might be a little bit of both and a security note that accompanied iOS 6.1.3 to market contains a clue. What else is new in this latest mobile operating system for iPhone, …

Deals, iOS, Mac »

[19 Mar 2013 | 3 Comments | 1,000 views]

December was more Springlike than this. Nevertheless, today’s Fairer Deals are Summer (low humidity) hot with the most simmer coming from Adorama, which is offering an Apple Airport Express Base Sation for $64.95 — a very nice discount, indeed. But …

iOS, Mac, Software »

[7 Mar 2013 | 4 Comments | 974 views]

You have an iPhone 4, for example, and were quite happy running iOS 5.1.1, but some fool convinced you to install iOS 6 and things just haven’t been right since (i.e. Maps, Wi-Fi, etc). How do you get back to …

Apps, Mac, Software »

[23 Feb 2013 | 4 Comments | 713 views]

What’s the difference between an orange? In the case of Ian Page’s ever reliable MacTracker, it’s the difference between the OS X and iOS versions — equally better! SeaMonkey and DivX bug fixes round out today’s Mac app updates.
• MacTracker …

iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod »

[20 Feb 2013 | One Comment | 1,121 views]

Looking for iOS Maps fixes and tweaks? Not here, uh-uh. With iOS 6.1.2, Apple is only out to patch recent some headline generating issues affecting their mobile operating system — Exchange and battery life — leaving the lockscreen hack and …

Deals, Games, iOS »

[14 Feb 2013 | 3 Comments | 1,195 views]

Are you feeling the Valentine’s Day love? Granted, this is an “old” game, but the original (2009) Infinity Blade is a great old game and you absolutely cannot beat the price. Moreover, this title’s requirements are very, very modest indeed.
Chair …

iOS, Mac, Software »

[13 Feb 2013 | One Comment | 686 views]

Security, bugs and tweaks (yes, it is cold in here) are what we do when we’re not working. Among today’s Mac updates is a fresh version of Adobe Flash because piczilla’s multimedia middleware is again in vogue with hackers (yeah!). …

iOS, iPhone, Mac, Software »

[12 Feb 2013 | 4 Comments | 725 views]

Apple’s iOS 6.1 caused 3G issues for the iPhone 4S on some carriers and that problem is now fixed. Licensing problems with Office 2011? Probably not, but Microsoft has a fix anyway. Plus Mac updates for Sandvox and Mellel fans, …

Apps, iOS »

[7 Feb 2013 | No Comment | 1,107 views]

Do you social? Two of the most popular mobile social platforms are schlepping iOS updates packing significant new functionality. Twitter’s claiming their app offers much better search and performance, while Foursquare tweaks notifications.
• Foursquare 5.4.3 (free) — With this update, …