Google TV
Google TV just became a thing you might actually want to use. According to a post on the Google TV blog, starting today, you can watch and listen to Google Play Movies, Music, and TV shows from your Google TV. Maybe you’re saying, “About time.” Or, more probably, “Wait, it didn’t do those things already?” Continue Reading →
iPad Mini
Apple has placed orders for roughly 10 million iPad mini units for the fourth quarter of 2012, unnamed sources have told the Wall Street Journal. The Journal also notes that Asian component suppliers say the volume of iPad mini orders they’ve received for Q4 is “roughly double the order that were placed for Amazon’s Kindle Continue Reading →
Lightning Adapter
Apple’s Lightning to 30-pin adapter, the connector that ensures all of your old iPhone and iPod accessories will work with your new iPhone 5, has now started shipping, more than three weeks after the smartphone launched. Macrumors received word from some customers in Australia, who have received a shipping notification from Apple detailing the delivery Continue Reading →
Purple Haze on iPhone
If you’ve been using your iPhone 5 since the start and have never noticed a little bit of the ol’ Purple Haze appearing at the edge of your photos, you’re lucky – Apple has just addressed this situation occurring with some users in an official statement. It would appear that if you’ve got a light Continue Reading →
Steve Jobs
To mark the one-year anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death, Apple replaced its home page today with a tribute video to its co-founder and a letter from CEO Tim Cook. The 1-minute, 45-second video on Apple.com features black-and-white still images and quotes from Jobs. “It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough — it’s Continue Reading →
Siri
Siri sometimes says crazy things that don’t quite match up with what you’ve asked. But the Verge has discovered that she has some pretty strong opinions when it comes to movies. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Siri has a lot to say about sci-fi, and seems to have a lot of admiration for the likes of Hal. She’s Continue Reading →
Location Tracking
Are you sitting somewhere comfy? Because right at this moment, your smartphone is likely calculating and then sharing your seated location. But don’t worry: You are far from alone. Location-sharing services are on the rise. Here, the big reasons for the trend in personal placement. Facebook’s Ads: Recently Facebook began a beta-test of its first Continue Reading →