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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 ...

Watch every Apple TV ad in a single YouTube playlist

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 28th, 2012)

Over the years, Apple has produced a lot of TV ads. Rather than try to recall them by memory, you can hop over to YouTube and watch them. A YouTube channel called EveryAppleAds is compiling every Apple TV ad and has 485 videos. The compilation covers everything from a 1983 Apple Lisa ad ...

How a kid-friendly app leaks mature content via YouTube

by Michael Rose (Nov 19th, 2012)

With the rose-hued glasses of nostalgia firmly in place, today's tech-tangled parents may long for a simpler pre-Internet time when kids simply got into fights or stayed out too late, rather than getting tangled up in sexting mishaps or giving out inappropriate personal info on Facebook. For ...

Punch Quest coming next week from Rocketcat and Madgarden

by Mike Schramm (Oct 18th, 2012)

Rocketcat Games is the great company behind terrific iPhone games like Mage Gauntlet and the very popular Hook Worlds. Its latest title is called Punch Quest, built in conjunction with developer Madgarden. Punch Quest won't be released until October 25th, but Rocketcat kindly sent TUAW an ...

YouTube launches standalone iPhone app

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 11th, 2012)

Knowing that its days as a native iOS app are numbered, YouTube has released a standalone iPhone app just ahead of Wednesday's media event, where Apple is expected to announce the newest iPhone and a release date for iOS 6. The free app is available in a number of languages, however it doesn't ...

TUAW TV Live: Dog day demos

by Steven Sande (Aug 15th, 2012)

It's still hotter than the blazes here in Colorado, but there are starting to be some signs of cooler days ahead. But while the heat is still set on "high", I'll take the opportunity to show you some cool things that have come out of the minds of developers and manufacturers around the ...

iOS YouTube standalone app to vanish in iOS 6

by Michael Rose (Aug 6th, 2012)

It seems like only yesterday that one of our readers was bemoaning the poor playback quality of the iOS YouTube app, and wishing that Apple would do something to fix it. Given that YouTube is a Google property, and the two former BFFs aren't on the best of terms nowadays, it's no wonder that the ...

Nexus 7's Smart Cover-like magnetic sensors

by Steven Sande (Jul 13th, 2012)

Google's Nexus 7 tablet appears to have a feature that isn't showing up in any of the official specs. Over on YouTube, user wwscoggin showed off an experiment in which he used a magnet to discover a sensor that puts the display to sleep. Does this sound familiar? Yes, it's a function that has ...

Improve your Safari YouTube watching experience

by Erica Sadun (Jun 25th, 2012)

In recent months, have you noticed your Safari-based YouTube watching experience degrade further and further? Are you hopping into Chrome or FireFox just so you can see NyanCats fly? TUAW reader Tim has uncovered a reason this might be happening. He writes, "The last few months, I've been ...

Camtasia for Mac 2.2 update adds new effects, interactivity

by Steven Sande (Jun 19th, 2012)

TechSmith today announced an update to Camtasia for Mac, its powerful screen recording and video editing solution. Camtasia is a popular application for creating screencasts, and the new features announced today should make the app even more handy for existing and new users. The new hotspot ...

Video shows another way Apple could implement text editing on iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 4th, 2012)

As noticed by iDownloadBlog, YouTube user danielchasehooper has come up with an idea that would simplify text editing on the iPad by making it even easier to select text. Instead of tap, hold and zoom to select text, you could use a finger swipe to move the cursor and hold shift to select the ...

Windowed apps on jailbroken iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 30th, 2012)

If you have a jailbroken iPad, then you'll want to check out Quasar. As noted by Big Boss, The tweak lets you run each app in a separate window on your iPad. Each window can be resized, moved and closed just like a window on a full desktop OS. You can check out Quasar in the demo video below ...

Siri takes security to the extreme in parody video

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 30th, 2012)

Siri has many useful features, but here's one you won't find in Apple's documentation. This video from Aatma Studio showcases a new self-destruct feature that would make Dan Briggs or Jim Phelps proud. You can check out the YouTube video below. ...

OS X animations used to make abstract art

by Mike Schramm (Apr 16th, 2012)

Emilio Gomariz is an artist who's used the window animations in OS X to create some pretty amazing abstract art. You can look at the YouTube videos to see just what he's done, but my favorite is the one above, called Twist Choreography. To create it, Gomariz opened up a series of long, thin ...