Hardware

Design a Dream Home with Live Home 3D Pro for Mac, Now 60% Off – Deal Alert

Everybody learns in different ways, but those of us who are visual learners don’t always have the tools we need to accomplish the dreams we have. Live Home 3D Pro is a powerful Mac app to help everyone from professional architects to armchair … Continue reading

How Uber ran afoul of Apple’s privacy rules

In 2015, Uber almost got itself kicked out of the iOS App Store. Apple CEO Tim Cook brought Uber CEO Travis Kalanick into the company’s Cupertino offices and laid down the law, the New York Times reported. So what exactly … Continue reading

Ring Video Doorbell Pro Discounted $50 on Amazon – Deal Alert

With a motion-activated camera, two-way audio and HD video, you’ll never miss a visitor again. Ring detects motion and can alert you on your mobile device, even at night thanks to built-in infrared LED night vision. Optionally, video can be … Continue reading

Readiris Pro 16 review: Mac OCR software more focused on speed than accuracy

Optical character recognition (OCR) software provides a way to quickly convert printed or scanned documents into editable text or searchable PDF files. In recent years, OCR has found its way into numerous cloud services and mobile apps, allowing consumers to … Continue reading

Logically challenged: The “delayed” iPhone 8

Bad news once again for Apple as the phone that they would normally announce next year is coming this year but late this year. It’s really bad news. Writing for Mic, Susmita Baral says “This could be the reason the … Continue reading

Apple headlines for the week ending April 21, 2017

The Week in Apple News and Rumors: iPhone 8 rumors, free Apple apps, Apple Watch NikeLab, and more

Apple headlines for the week ending Apr. 21, 2017 Image by Apple Plenty of important news and juicy rumors from the past week. Check out the Apple-related headlines in this week’s slideshow. Just click on the link to get more … Continue reading

How to use your iPhone or iPad as a wireless hotspot

Back in January, while I was helping or sister site PCWorld with CES coverage, my Internet blinked out. After scurrying around the house in a panic—I was in the middle of a story—my sister came to the rescue with her … Continue reading

How making its iWork and iLife apps free could hurt Apple and its users

“Free” seems like a good thing, right? After all, who doesn’t like not paying for things? This week’s announcement that Apple’s productivity and creative software—namely Pages, Numbers, Keynote, GarageBand, and iMovie—is now free to all users was mainly greeted with … Continue reading

Ask the iTunes Guy: What to do when iTunes goes wild

Some of the questions I get about iTunes issues are relatively easy to solve, but others require a lot of time and exploration. In this week’s column, I look at a single question about an iTunes library that seems to … Continue reading

Apple is reportedly looking to put broadband-beaming satellites into orbit

Apple has a new high-flying project in the works. According to Bloomberg, Apple is getting involved in launching satellites that would beam down broadband Internet access. Recently, Apple poached two Google satellite executives to form a new hardware team within … Continue reading