Hardware

How well does ‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’ run on a Mac? Apple Arcade episode 5

Apple is ahead of the curve in many fields, but gaming simply isn’t one of them. Take Crystal Dynamics’ beautiful and exciting Rise of the Tomb Raider. Lara Croft’s latest adventure launched on consoles all the way back in 2015 … Continue reading

WatchOS 4.3.1 beta warns that watchOS 1 apps won’t work on future versions

If you’re using an old Apple Watch app that hasn’t been updated in a while, you might run into some problems when watchOS 5 lands (likely sometime this fall). The latest beta of watchOS 4.3.1, which is sort of the … Continue reading

Get a foldable Apple Watch charging stand for $28 on Amazon

Want a nifty Apple Watch charging dock for a buck less than it takes to buy a charging cable from Apple itself? Today on Amazon you’ll find Dodocool’s MFi-certified foldable stand for Apple Watch for $28. It’s listed as $40, … Continue reading

40-inch smart TV with built-in Roku costs just $230 on Amazon now

Whether you’re a cord cutter, a cord shaver, or even a cable subscriber, a smart TV can elevate your viewing experience. And if you use cord-cutting services like Hulu and HBO Now, Roku’s lineup of video streamers are among the … Continue reading

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Numbers 4 for iOS review: Better tools for importing, sorting, and viewing organized data

IDG Numbers handles imports of large amounts of data and ably works with large spreadsheets. Apple views Numbers for iOS as a tool for visualizing and presenting data, rather than as a workhorse spreadsheet app. But the latest update offers … Continue reading

Apple Photos for Mac: How to export a Photos album’s contents sequentially

Apple’s Photos app on the Mac has a lot of hidden features that you can’t easily discover, because the options don’t live quite where you expect them—especially if you used iPhoto for many years, and still feel like you’re missing … Continue reading

Star Wars: Jedi Challenges review: Lightsaber-swinging, augmented reality fun

If you’ve ever dreamt of being a Jedi Knight, here’s something better than simply swinging around a plastic lightsaber toy—now you can wield a plastic lightsaber that pairs with a headset, letting you battle against familiar Star Wars villains in … Continue reading

Keynote 4 for iOS review: Modest upgrade features Apple Pencil support, new image gallery

Keynote for iOS has always been designed around interaction more than its macOS counterpart, partly because it’s more likely you’ll be using a single screen to present than multiple monitors. That shows clearly in this minor update. And many of … Continue reading

Electric Jukebox Roxi review: Turn your TV into a music machine

Built for families and parties, Roxi can be slow on the draw, but it makes up for it in versatility.

Keynote 8 for Mac review: New image gallery, better interactivity with other iWork apps

Keynote 8 for Mac hasn’t reached the apex of its perfection, but Apple clearly didn’t have a wishlist of features to push it forward. The latest release for Mac brings it up to date with simultaneous releases of Keynote for … Continue reading