In what was a big win for Apple, the L.A. Unified School District board unanimously approved the purchase of iPads to the tune of $30 million dollars. The purchase will enable the second largest school district in the U.S. to provide every student with an iPad. The approval stands for the next two … [Read more...]
Apple today announced that HBO Go and WatchEPSN are both available now on the Apple TV. These are two major additions to the diminutive TV accessory often deemed to be nothing more than a hobby. HBO Go provides instant access to all of HBO's programming, with entire series including The Sopranos, … [Read more...]
An interesting story today from Mark Gurman at 9to5Mac. Sources are telling him that Apple is looking to expand testing of iOS 7 beyond developers. Apple is reportedly holding on-campus sessions to gain valuable feedback from users on the new design and user interface changes. This select group is … [Read more...]
Announced last week, iOS 7 has just entered the early beta stages, with plans for a commercial release this fall. Apple has posted plenty about the design of iOS 7, highlighting the new app icons and interior designs. If you peruse Apple's website looking for iOS 7 information, you won't find a … [Read more...]
Still digesting all of the features coming in iOS 7? While the shiny new interface gets all the glory, there are some other very exciting things in the fold and one is support for physical game controllers. One such controller has been leaked. This blurry-cam image shows a Logitech game controller … [Read more...]
In response to the ongoing NSA Prism program that continues to grab headlines, Apple has issued a statement providing specific details on their position on sharing customer data. When news first broke two weeks ago, a handful of major technology companies that included Apple were called into … [Read more...]
You're not a designer. You're not a developer. You don't work for Apple. It's a beta. It's not finished. You shouldn't talk about it. You shouldn't have installed it. Wait until you have installed it to comment. You know they only had 8 months. The Internet is filled with commentary about why … [Read more...]
Iconfactory's Twitterrific has been out for quite some time, but it's seeing an bump in sales thanks in part to the introduction of iOS 7. While there are hundreds of thousands of apps in the App Store, the design elements found in Twitterific allow users to get a preview of what's coming when iOS 7 … [Read more...]
The Microsoft Office suite for iPhone is available, but its availability is incredibly limited, requiring you have a subscription to Office 365. That runs $12.50 per month if billed annually, so that's $150 per year to fun the latest version of Office. A less expensive in-app purchase of $99 for … [Read more...]
The design philosophy that drives the new UI in iOS 7 is radically different from previous versions of iOS and even some of the newer Apple apps like Passbook. Gone are the bubbly app icons, replaced with new flatter icons. It's a seismic shift. According to Matthew Panzarino at The Next Web, Jony … [Read more...]
