by Shawn Farner • • Comments Off on Weekend Wrap-up: Spotify Goes Free; Instagram Adds Direct Instant Messaging
Thanks for checking in for this edition of the Weekend Wrap-up, where we get you all caught up on the biggest tech stories from the past week. We’ve got a lot of big ones, so let’s dive in. Spotify Offers Free, Ad-Supported Mobile Access In the…
by Brian P. Rubin • • Comments Off on Streamnation Wants to be Your Online Video Lending Library
There are no shortage of ways for people to “share” their media on the Internet. But a new startup called Streamnation is looking to offer a one-stop-shop for a relatively low monthly price in order to solve the headaches associated with multiple…
by Syndicated • • Comments Off on My Favorite Hidden Features in iOS 7
iOS 7 has been out in-the-wild for a full week now, and here are the coolest and best hidden features I’ve found. 1. World day/night view in Maps. Go to Apple Maps, switch to Satellite view, and then pinch-to-zoom all the way out to watch something…
by Brian P. Rubin • • Comments Off on Google+ Integration Coming to YouTube Comments
Everyone knows that YouTube commenters are just about the worst people on the Internet. It’s nearly impossible to find a YouTube video that isn’t drowning in the mindless musings of idiots, bigots, or both. But news broke today that Google, which…
by Syndicated • • Comments Off on How Did Once-Addictive Blackberry Fall Behind Other Smart Phones?
JUDY WOODRUFF: Next: the end of an era for an embattled smartphone company. Last week, BlackBerry announced that it was facing a huge loss due to unsold devices and that it would lay off about 40 percent of its already reduced work force. And, yesterday…
by Brian Hough • • Comments Off on Apple reinstates Apple TV Software Update 6.0 after removal over bricking concerns
Fans of Apple TV fear not – everyone’s favorite fruit company has seemingly just reinstated their controversial Apple TV Software Update 6.0, which was pulled just this last weekend over concerns that the update was bricking users’ devices. Although…
by Brian P. Rubin • • Comments Off on iPhone 5s Fingerprint Scanner Cracked, Claim German Hackers
Seemingly on cue, a group claims to have hacked the fingerprint scanning security technology featured prominently by Apple’s new iPhone 5s. The device has only been on the market for a few days, so the surprising part of this news isn’t so much…
by Syndicated • • Comments Off on Opinion: Seeing Through Apple’s “New” iPhone 5c Illusion
The iPhone 5 Clad In Plastic, Same Price I trust that most of you have already caught a ton of the news, previews, early reviews, and analysis concerning the new iPhones. So I’ll spare you the ad nauseam re-hash of the facts, and cut straight to the…
by Brian P. Rubin • • Comments Off on Valve Announces SteamOS, Makes Play for the Livingroom
With the conclusion of a three-day countdown that began last Friday, today Valve announced SteamOS—”a free operating system designed for the TV and living room.” With that description out of the way though, what, exactly, SteamOS will actually…
by Brian P. Rubin • • Comments Off on Apps Crashing? You May Want to Wait on iOS 7 Upgrade
Anytime an operating system gets an update—be it for a mobile phone or a full-on computer—some things are bound do get a little wonky. Sure, the new version of the OS may promise all kinds of improvements, but between unexpected issues and older applications not working with the newest update…