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

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 29th 2014 9:00PM)

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 Moment - Track how mu...

Apple profiles the musicians behind its new 'The Song' holiday advertisement

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 18th 2014 9:00AM)

Apple this weekend released a new holiday advertisement called "The Song" that told the story of a young woman who remastered a love song sung by her grandmother to her husband before he left for military service. To promote its commercial, Apple y...

You won't believe the fast fingers of this iPad and iPhone 6 Plus drummer

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 8th 2014 11:45AM)

Faced with limitations due to his living arrangements, drummer and YouTube user Appleman has made the best of his situation, opting to use GarageBand and other apps on an iPad and iPhone 6 Plus to lay down some spectacular tracks. Especially impres...

Voice Jam Studio offers professional vocal looping, effects

by George Tinari (Nov 11th 2014 12:30PM)

Voice Jam Studio is a powerful vocal recorder for iPad with dozens of professional effects, looping, fine tuning and even video recording so you're able to produce high quality audio and get creative with the process. The app includes four tracks ...

Making music on the Mac with GForce M-Tron Pro synth

by Matt Tinsley (Oct 29th 2014 7:00PM)

The M-Tron Pro (approx. US$225) is a software-based Mellotron emulator synth, available for Mac as stand-alone or as a plug-in with Logic, GarageBand, Pro Tools, and a host of other music apps. It's made by UK-based developer GForce Software. ...

64/128GB iPhone 6/6 Plus come with pre-installed iWork, iLife

by Steven Sande (Sep 15th 2014 2:00PM)

Waiting for your 64GB or 128GB iPhone 6 Plus or iPhone 6 to show up on Friday? Apple's going to have a little surprise loaded on the device when you get it -- the iWork and iLife apps, which are of course a free download anyway, will come pre-insta...

Last week's popular and featured articles on TUAW you don't want to miss

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 7th 2014 6:00PM)

Last week was a busy one with your favorite TUAW writers posting some excellent How-To guides, commentary and other useful articles. Here's a quick roundup of our recent feature worthy posts you may have missed: iOS 8 Camera app: Time-Lapse...

An edge-case perspective of Apple

by Josh Carr (Sep 6th 2014 12:00PM)

Throughout the last decade, reading rumors about Apple products gave me an edge-case perspective of Apple. With each new rumor, I have an internal discussion that determines the validity with a "yes" or a "no." In the past couple years, the dialogu...

Video: How to easily make your own ringtones in GarageBand for iOS

by John-Michael Bond (Sep 4th 2014 5:00PM)

While the iPhone's standard ringtones certainly have their respective charms there's nothing quite like picking your own ringtones. It's your own little inside joke whenever your Grandmother calls and David Bowie's "Space Oddity" plays or you get...

Apple scores patents for surround-sound MacBook, GarageBand gestures

by Mike Wehner (Aug 19th 2014 12:30PM)

When it rains, it pours in the world of Apple patents, and today it's pouring. As Patently Apple reports, the company official scored 48 new patents today, a couple of which apply to GarageBand and a feature that may eventually find its way into th...

Apogee ONE: An audio interface and microphone for Mac and iOS

by Matt Tinsley (Jun 25th 2014 9:00AM)

Apogee's revamped ONE (US$349) is a 2 IN 2 OUT USB audio interface with a built-in microphone for Mac and now iOS, too. This means you can plug the interface into your Mac or straight into your iPhone or iPad (via Apple's newer Lightning connector or...

Apple features new "Indie Game Showcase", and other news for March 21, 2014

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 21st 2014 12:00PM)

Apple has rolled out a new section on the App Store called "Indie Game Showcase." It's dedicated to spotlighting stunning games by independent iOS developers. As Apple describes the new section: Often made up of just a few dedicated members, inde...

Crowdfunded Project News: A few hot picks and some real stinkers

by Steven Sande (Mar 19th 2014 2:00PM)

Every week, TUAW provides readers with an update on what new or significant crowdfunded Apple-related projects are in the news. While our policy is to not go into detail on items that haven't reached at least 80 percent of their funding goal, this ...

iPhone 4 sees speed improvements with iOS 7.1, and other news for March 11, 2014

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 11th 2014 12:00PM)

When iOS 7.0 launched last fall, the minimum device required to run it was the iPhone 4. However as many iPhone 4 owners immediately found out, iOS 7.0 ran both slow and lacked many of the features of iOS 7 that newer devices had. But with the rele...

Zoom iQ5: A tiny professional stereo microphone for Lightning connector devices

by Steven Sande (Jan 23rd 2014 3:00PM)

For podcasters, reporters and others who want to capture sound on the go with their iOS devices, there's been a lack of options for the newer models of iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Why? Well, those models sport the new Lightning adapter. Zoom, the ...