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Verizon Cloud comes to iOS devices

by Michael Grothaus (May 24th, 2013)

Following up on an announcement made at the end of April, Verizon has begun rolling out its Verizon Cloud storage solution to iOS devices today. Verizon Cloud offers Verizon users a free 500 MB of cloud storage to backup their photos, videos, contacts, music, call logs and text messages. Users who ...

iPhone repair costs are soaring

by Yoni Heisler (May 24th, 2013)

Marketwatch recently took a look at the rising price of iPhone 5 screen repairs, pointing out that the $229 Apple sometimes charges to repair a broken iPhone 5 screen is often more than the cost of the device itself, with a two-year contract of course. At the root of rising iPhone repair costs ...

Apple runs new iPhone ad, dubbed "Music Every Day"

by Yoni Heisler (May 24th, 2013)

Apple on Thursday evening began running a new iPhone 5 ad titled "Music Every Day." The ad shows iPhone users in a variety of environments using music on the iPhone for inspiration, fun, work, and as a means to bond with friends. "Every day," the narration reads, "more people enjoy their music on ...

Reality Absorption Field: iPod's trail of tears, part 1

by Ross Rubin (May 24th, 2013)

The recent celebration of iTunes tenth anniversary provided an opportunity to remember that it debuted before the iPod and was initially positioned as a way to get Macs to play well with the CD burners that had come to the iMac as well as to early MP3 players from rivals. Before and (mostly) after ...

Daily iPad App: Frozen Synapse simulates some very impressive turn-based strategy

by Mike Schramm (May 23rd, 2013)

Frozen Synapse has been a successful title on Steam for a while now -- it's a turn-based strategy game, with the twist being that you're a sort of tactical AI, running these battles on simulations and hardware rather than in real life. As a result, the big draw of Frozen Synapse is that while, ...

Ultima Forever spotted on the Canadian App Store

by Mike Schramm (May 23rd, 2013)

If you've been waiting for Ultima Forever, the new iOS version of Ultima from EA, then it's here for you (kind of). The app has been spotted over on the Canadian App Store, and if you have an account over there, you can go and download it right now. The Canadian App Store is often used as a beta ...

DevJuice: Don't forget to order your WWDC business cards

by Erica Sadun (May 23rd, 2013)

With WWDC just around the corner, time is running low. Have you ordered new business cards for the event? If you're looking for something a little more interesting than a plain white rectangle, there are lots of options out there. Moo is well-known for their rounded-corner high-quality ...

Skycore uses MMS to send Passbook passes

by John-Michael Bond (May 23rd, 2013)

Passbook users rejoice, as life is about to get a little easier. Skycore has announced support for cross-carrier delivery of Passbook passes via MMS. That means in the near future you will be able to send friends and family tickets, coupons and gift cards via a simple text message, and have them ...

Disk Drill file recovery app moves to 2.0 release

by Erica Sadun (May 23rd, 2013)

We first looked at Disk Drill from Clever Files back in 2011. Now in its 2.0 release, this app continues to help prevent data loss by enabling you to recover lost files that you've already deleted. The app goes beyond searching your garbage pail. This is meant for users who have already emptied ...

Turn your photos into a comic book with Halftone 2

by Mel Martin (May 23rd, 2013)

We looked at the original Halftone app for iOS a couple of years ago and were impressed. The app has been completely rewritten and is more touch-oriented, supporting vector graphics for smooth insertion of picture elements. Halftone 2, which is iPad-only and was released today, lets you import ...

Amazon's MacBook Air stock dwindles

by Steven Sande (May 23rd, 2013)

Last week TUAW reported on the diminishing numbers of MacBook Airs available from third-party retailers like Best Buy. Now the source of that information, AppleInsider, is reporting that Amazon is completely sold out of the 11.6-inch low-end MacBook Air (1.7 GHz Intel Core i5, 64 GB storage) with ...

Box acquires Folders, in what sounds like the least exciting acquisition deal ever

by Mike Schramm (May 23rd, 2013)

File-sharing service Box has acquired the technology behind a French app called Folders, which was never released, but is also centered on browsing and sharing files on the iPhone. Terms of the acquisition weren't revealed, but Box said that Folders would be a big influence on the next few ...

Study: Mobile gamers download five titles a month, mostly through word of mouth

by Mike Schramm (May 23rd, 2013)

A new study released by Applifier says that word of mouth is still the number one way mobile game players find the games they like. That doesn't necessarily mean in-person discussion about mobile games, however, though 36 percent of users did report that hearing from a friend or family member ...

Evernote introduces reminders to Mac, iOS apps

by Steven Sande (May 23rd, 2013)

One of the reasons that I've never been a super-user of Evernote is that while it's a great place to save your notes, scans and other materials, it's never had the ability to simply let you know when you need to get something done. Instead, it has always relied on another app to give you a ...

Twitter #Music adds new chart features

by John-Michael Bond (May 23rd, 2013)

When Twitter launched its music discover service Twitter #Music last month, the service had a lot going for it. Spotify and Rdio support for streaming full songs, music discovery based on what was trending at the moment and the #NowPlaying feature that shows what your friends are listening to ...