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Grab the OS X Mavericks wallpaper now

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 11th, 2013)

That beautiful image of a cresting wave that you've seen on banners and promo shots of OS X 10.9 Mavericks is meant to represent the surfing spot that the OS is named after. As with all OS X operating systems, Apple usually spotlights one wallpaper as the default desktop image for marketing ...

2048px.com lets you customize iPad wallpaper

by Steven Sande (Oct 3rd, 2012)

Tired of the same old wallpaper on your Retina display iPad? 2048px.com may be just the place to visit in order to turn your wallpaper from boring to WOW! The site is the brainchild of Kal Michael, Joe Workman and former TUAWite David Chartier. To quote the "About" page on the website, "Apple ...

Daily iPhone App: ScreenDIY lets you beautify your iPhone homescreen

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 21st, 2012)

If you want to spruce up your home screen or add some flair to your iPhone's lock screen, then you should check out ScreenDIY from SoftEase. The app has a repository of retina wallpapers, but at 152 images, it's not an overwhelming amount. You'll find a nice mix of frames, patterns and ...

Gmail 1.3 for iOS now saves image attachments

by Mike Schramm (Aug 1st, 2012)

The official Gmail app for iPhone recently got a nice update, and in addition to a few bugfixes and performance enhancements, users now have the ability to save picture attachments straight to their iPhone (or iPad's) camera reel. That's a nice feature -- it means that you can browse and save ...

OS X Lion wallpaper missing a few astronomical bodies

by Mike Schramm (Aug 12th, 2011)

Just like the default iPad wallpaper comes from a real lake called Pyramid Lake (which is supposed to be in Nevada, though I'm sure I pass signs for it every time I drive up to San Fran from here in LA), so too is the default Lion wallpaper based on a real picture of a real galaxy, specifically ...

Animated wallpaper running on a jailbroken iPad

by David Quilty (Nov 30th, 2010)

In case you needed even more distraction and less battery life from your iPad, MacStories wants you to know about the ultimate hack just for you. For jailbroken iPads, a new app allows for having animated backgrounds just like Android devices. Called vWallpaper, it enables a video resized for the ...

TUAW's Daily App: Home 3D

by Mike Schramm (May 10th, 2010)

Lest you think that all we'll be spotlighting in this space is games, here's an interesting app meant for anyone thinking about adding a couch to that living room or putting an extra bed in the back bedroom. Home 3D is an "architecture and interior design app" that allows you to model out your home ...

The story behind the iPad's home screen photo

by Dave Caolo (Apr 3rd, 2010)

When Steve Jobs revealed the iPad back in January, viewers stared in breathless amazement, none more so than Richard Misrach, the artist whose photo is the default home screen image. He was sitting at home watching a movie when his phone rang. It was his agent, and he couldn't believe what was ...

Snow Leopard out in September, wallpaper available now

by Mike Schramm (Jun 16th, 2009)

Snow Leopard is going to be uber cheap, so there's not really any reason to not pick it up -- if you make good, regular use of your Mac, odds are that you'll also make enough use of a copy to justify the value. But even if you're not taking the $30 plunge, Macenstein has the most important part of ...

MyCal: custom calendars for your iPhone

by Brett Terpstra (Mar 13th, 2009)

Here's the question: what day of the month does next Friday land on? You pull out your iPhone, turn it on, unlock it, navigate to the Calendar and switch to Month view. Got it. March 20th. Of course, being the self-proclaimed efficiency expert that you are (isn't everybody?), you quickly decide that ...

Wonderful Apple wallpapers to wet your whistle

by Aron Trimble (Feb 6th, 2009)

Whether you've got a new Mac and you're looking to replace the tired "Aurora" background, or perhaps you just want to spice up your desktop with something a little Apple-flavored, this site's for you! Francesco Mugnai has up at his blog over 60 different Apple-focused wallpapers that he has found at ...

Little apps I like for the iPhone

by Mel Martin (Dec 22nd, 2008)

The iPhone can certainly make life easier on a number of levels, and that has greatly increased with the advent of the App Store. There are thousands of selections for every taste, even bad taste. In 2007 Steve Jobs told us web based apps would do the trick, but he finally relented and we all ...

Snoop Dogg wants to give you a MacBook Air

by Brett Terpstra (May 31st, 2008)

Looks like Snoop Dogg wants you to have some Apple goodness. Crestock is hosting a wallpaper design competition with the Dre protégé where the prizes over four rounds are, respectively: an iPod classic 80GB, an iPod touch 16GB, an iPod touch 32GB and a MacBook Air. The top three ...

Desktoptopia goes free and PC for version 1.5

by Mike Schramm (Apr 4th, 2008)

My personal favorite desktop wallpaper app, the echo-named Desktoptopia, sent us a tip with a great announcement today: not only have they released version 1.5, and not only have they released a PC version (for your work computer to use, I guess), but Desktoptopia is now a completely free app. Now, ...

iPhone and iPod touch wallpaper roundup

by Dave Caolo (Feb 25th, 2008)

While checking out yesterday's beautiful iPhone mod, we though about wallpaper that would compliment an all-black iPhone. In the process we compiled a list of our favorite resources for iPhone (and iPod touch) wallpaper. Poolga The Iconfactory Pixelgirl Presents iPhone wallpaper group on ...