Nazi tracker app coming soon to a German iPhone near you

by Mike Wehner (Dec 12th 2014 1:00PM)

At a time when ultra-nationalist rallies are becoming a weekly occurrence in the German capital of Berlin, activists are turning to apps to help track the extremist movement and ensure it doesn't evolve into something more dangerous, RT reports. Th...

Bose triumphantly returns to Apple Store, Apple pretends like nothing happened

by Mike Wehner (Dec 10th 2014 1:00PM)

After unceremoniously culling Bose products from Apple Stores around the globe a couple of months back, the popular audio brand has snuck back into Apple's good graces just in time for the last weeks of holiday shopping. Recent reports claim that A...

Today in the App Store -- the best free apps, new apps and app updates

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 12th 2014 3:30PM)

Here are some of the best free apps, app updates and new apps that have landed in the App Store recently. All app prices are USD and subject to change. Some deals may expire quickly, so grab them while you can. Apps Now Free Dementia: Book of the...

Flick Knights is flicktastic fun

by Jessica Buchanan (Aug 31st 2014 10:00PM)

Flick Knights is a turn-based strategy game where you play against others online or in local play. The goal of Flick Knights is to flick your characters into the opposing team's characters to cause enough damage to flick them out of the arena and c...

Power Grounds is punishing and playful

by Mike Wehner (Apr 15th 2014 8:00PM)

I love mobile games that present a streamlined way to play while not sacrificing the difficulty or nature of the experience. Power Grounds is a role-playing game that you can control with a single finger, with a roguelike one-death difficulty curve...

Fun with Chess should appeal to kids and other chess beginners

by Mel Martin (Jun 7th 2013 12:00PM)

Fun with Chess is an iOS app that is a nice match for kids wanting to learn how to play one of the world's greatest games. It is not a typical chess experience, because it adds in factors of luck which limits your piece's moves with a roll of the d...

Samsung hopes new jury will nullify Apple patent infringement award

by Steven Sande (Mar 22nd 2013 1:30PM)

FOSS Patents is reporting that Samsung is asking the court to appoint a new jury to determine whether or not 14 of its products infringed on Apple's patents. The move, if granted by the court, could result in a lower monetary award to Apple than...

Yes, that 'Halo 4' on the App Store is obviously fake

by Randy Nelson (Dec 21st 2012 2:30PM)

If you're an app developer that's ever had trouble getting your handiwork approved for release on the App Store, we hope you have your blood pressure medication handy. If you're not, you're in for a good laugh. It seems that Apple let not one, b...

Google CEO discusses relationship with Apple

by Mike Wehner (Dec 12th 2012 8:00AM)

Apple and Google are clearly competitors on a number of levels, but being two of the largest tech companies on the planet means having to work together at times. In a recent interview with Fortune, Google CEO Larry Page dishes the dirt -- or lack t...

Daily Deals for September 5, 2012

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 5th 2012 11:00AM)

As you may notice, we are dusting off our Daily Deals column and are going to keep the deals rolling every day, thanks to Dealnews and our own keen eye for sales. Today, we've got a handful of hardware to trick out your Apple gear and some reduced-...

OS X Mountain Lion: The TUAW review

by Richard Gaywood (Jul 25th 2012 8:39AM)

It's here! Following a surprise announcement in February, OS X Mountain Lion has arrived (to use its full and formal title, sans the 10.8 version number). Barely a year after the release of Lion, this new OS nevertheless boasts an impressive l...

Daily iPad App: Game Table lets you play checkers and chess against a friend

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 19th 2012 9:00AM)

Game Table takes a different approach to iPad-based board games. Rather than focus on a strong computer opponent or fancy graphics, Game Table lets you get back to the basics by offering only a game board. There is no computer opponent to beat a...

Some of the awesome, lesser-known new features in OS X Mountain Lion

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 13th 2012 9:00AM)

The big new features of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion like iMessage, Notification Center, Dictation, Facebook and Twitter integration, and AirPlay are getting all the attention. However, for me, the coolest stuff in major releases of OS X are always t...

iOS 6: On partners and partings, sources and sinks, and the dreaded word "open" [Updated]

by Richard Gaywood (Jun 12th 2012 3:15PM)

At yesterday's keynote to the 2012 WWDC conference, Apple made a number of simultaneous moves in its global chess game with partners and rivals. Let's try and unpack what we can of Apple's overall strategy by analyzing the tactical choices it has ...

IBM demonstrates Deep Thunder weather app on iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 12th 2012 9:30AM)

Almost everyone knows about Deep Blue, the chess playing supercomputer. But have you heard of its counterpart Deep Thunder? If you haven't, you will, because it may be coming to iOS as an iPad app, says IBM in an IdeaLab article on the Talking Poin...