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Gmail for iOS updated with sign-out option, better iOS app integration

by Steven Sande (May 6th, 2013)

Gmail for iOS was updated today to version 2.2.7182, and folks who use the app to grab their Gmail-flavored email are going to be happy. First, there's now a way to sign out of individual accounts. In the past, signing out of one account was impossible -- you had to sign out of all of them at ...

Play+: A YouTube viewing and discovery app for Mac OS X

by Steven Sande (Apr 18th, 2013)

Developer Saied Ghaffari of It's About Time was perplexed by something recently; while there are good dedicated YouTube apps for iOS, there's nothing similar for OS X. Instead of a clean, fast app for discovering and viewing YouTube videos, Mac users must rely on web browsers and the YouTube ...

YouTube for iOS gets a major update

by Steven Sande (Apr 15th, 2013)

The YouTube iOS app was updated today to version 1.3, adding a variety of new and improved features. According to the update notes listed in the App Store, version 1.3 brings these new features: Quick access to new uploads for subscriptions via "My Subscriptions" feed on the ...

Epic Rap Battles of History gets an iOS app

by Mike Schramm (Mar 19th, 2013)

You've probably seen the YouTube series Epic Rap Battles of History before -- they're the wild guys behind the (slightly not safe for work) Steve Jobs and Bill Gates rap battle, where the two creators, Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist, face off as the two titans of the computer industry in a ...

YouTube Capture app adds iPad and mini support

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 15th, 2013)

Following the release of YouTube Capture for iPhone late last year, Google has finally added iPad (and iPad mini) support to the app -- taking full advantage of the iPad's bigger screen and extra pixels -- in version 1.2. YouTube Capture lets you easily record, edit (with color correction, ...

DivX Stash is a new free service that lets you get control of your online video viewing

by Mel Martin (Mar 13th, 2013)

DivX Stash is an interesting and free service that lets you collect your favorite YouTube, Hulu, Vimeo and videos from other sources and keep them in a central library. The service is in beta. You can create custom playlists and watch them on any iOS device with a free app or on your Mac. If ...

Apple debuts two new iPhone TV ads

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 12th, 2013)

Apple continues its app-centric advertisements with two new commercials that feature the iPhone 5. Earlier ads in this campaign were focused on the iPad, so this is a nice change that lets us see some intriguing iPhone apps. You can check out the commercials, "Discover" and "Brilliant," ...

Watch a vintage Mac 512K talk to an iMac via Siri

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 11th, 2013)

Niles Mitchell has a variety of Apple devices, including an iPhone with Siri, an iMac and a vintage Mac 512K. Using a combination of the old Speak program, AppleScript and iCloud Notes, Mitchell was able to send files from his iMac to his Mac 512K via Siri. It's a clever mix of old and new ...

YouTube adds AirPlay competitor to iOS app

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 1st, 2013)

In another push to compete against AirPlay and the Apple TV, the latest YouTube update for iOS adds the ability to direcly stream video to a TV without AirPlay. This is a feature its Android brother has had since November. You can stream video from the YouTube app to the Xbox, PlayStation 3 ...

Two new iPad ads hit the airwaves

by Michael Rose (Feb 18th, 2013)

The latest iPad ads appeared this evening, both on TV and on Apple's YouTube channel. Both new ads are embedded below. The ads feature a rapid text scroll, presumably listing the attributes of the magical and revolutionary tablets. Each "landing" word is then given life with quick demo ...

iBook Lessons: Advanced page flipping demo

by Erica Sadun (Jan 28th, 2013)

iBook Lessons is a continuing series about ebook writing and publishing. Much as I love iBooks' beautiful page scrolling, there's always room for improvement. By studying the way people interact with real books -- browsing for information and adjusting pages while reading -- the developers of ...

Netflix, YouTube to take on Apple's AirPlay

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 23rd, 2013)

Apple's AirPlay may have some competition in the future thanks to DIAL, an open-source, second-screen protocol being developed by Netflix and YouTube. The AirPlay alternative was first discovered back in December and now GigaOM has a detailed look at the project. DIAL, short for "discovery and ...

iPad mini at home in VW Jetta

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 3rd, 2013)

What is better than an iPad mini on your desk? An iPad mini installed your car, of course. This wonderful car modification was shown by custom car company Soundwaves of Tampa, which has done at least one other iPad mini dashboard install that we covered last year. This time around Soundwaves ...

Google launches YouTube Capture video sharing app for iPhone

by Randy Nelson (Dec 17th, 2012)

Hot on the heels of its long-awaited maps app, Google has sprung a surprise on iOS users with the release of YouTube Capture, a free video recording and sharing app for iPhone and iPod touch. Like most camera apps, it opens to a viewfinder on launch (and even reminds you to turn your device ...

iPad-native YouTube app arrives from Google

by Michael Rose (Dec 4th, 2012)

The departure of the Apple-bundled YouTube app in iOS 6 has riled up many unsuspecting upgraders, like my wife. "What do you mean, 'there's no more iPad YouTube app'?" she said, eyeing her recently-updated iPad. The alternatives (using the iPhone-sized app, or sticking with the mobile web ...