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The Google Hangouts app for iOS is getting a major update this evening that gives it all new calling features on Apple’s mobile hardware. Users can call phone numbers directly from the app itself, with no charge for any calls to US & Canadian numbers (international calls work too, for a fee). If they have Continue Reading →

On the ‘Built-in Apps’ page in the iPhone 5s and 5c section of Apple’s website, although the actual app screenshots look the same, Apple is using new (flatter) iOS icons for the iLife and iWork suites designed to match the style of iOS 7. The iPhoto and GarageBand icons are identical to the ones that Continue Reading →

The iPad Mini will finally sport a Retina Display. But will we see it on Tuesday? Citing information from Apple’s component suppliers, The Wall Street Journal said Monday that “Apple is now readying a revamped iPad Mini with a high-resolution ‘Retina’ Display.” The Journal’s careful wording suggests that the new high-res Mini is in the Continue Reading →

New iPads! That’s the suspected plan for Tuesday’s Apple event. With much of the consumer attention now turning to the more discreet form factor of the iPad Mini, Apple’s iPad 5 needs to justify its full-size existence. And that justification may now come in the form of an Apple-built, pro-orientated keyboard cover. According to ex-Apple Continue Reading →

Apple hasn’t unveiled its fifth-generation full-size iPad yet but it might as well have. As is the case with all of Apple’s mobile devices these days, photos, videos and just about everything there is to know about the iPad 5 have leaked out well ahead of Apple’s official unveiling. As is also the case with Continue Reading →

Apple announced in a blog post Thursday that it’s recalling 64- and 128-gigabyte flash storage drives that were used in the previous generations of the MacBook Air sold between June 2012 and June 2013. The blog post, first spotted by Cult of Mac, says users with affected drives can either make an appointment with an Continue Reading →

Touting its commitment to user privacy in the wake of the NSA surveillance scandal earlier this year, Apple said that the end-to-end encryption protecting its iMessage instant-messenger service is so secure that even the company itself cannot decrypt it. But, on Thursday, security outfit QuarksLab disputed that claim, arguing that Apple could intercept iMessage communications Continue Reading →

Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint sensor could extend its reach beyond the iPhone 5S and into future iPad and MacBook computers, according to a newly published patent. The company’s filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office includes language that opens the door to adding the biometric technology to its tablets, computers and “beyond,” discovered Patently Continue Reading →

Motorola made it easier for iPhone owners to transfer some handset data to a new Moto X on Wednesday. A new web tool on the MotoMaker website can grab iOS contacts and calendar events from Apple’s iCloud, said Punit Soni, VP of Product Management at Motorola Mobility. In a Google+ post explaining the new feature, Continue Reading →

Next Tuesday Apple is hosting its annual iPad-palooza where it will surely show us iPads big and small. But before the big event, you might want to get rid of your old ‘pad to recoup some cash. So where to sell your tablet for the most moolah? To simplify things, we searched for the 16GB Continue Reading →