Month: May 2013

Mailbox for iPad is finally here, get downloading

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 13, 2018

Mailbox, the popular Gmail-based email application for the iPhone and iPod touch that Dropbox snapped up back in March, has been updated with native iPad support. Yes, you can now triage your email on the bigger screen. Taking best ideas from the iPhone build and borrowing cues from Apple's stock Mail app on iPad, Mailbox on your Apple tablet increases your productivity by dividing the interface in landscape mode into two columns: the lefthand one which lists your email messages, with message content rendered on the right side. We've gut the full breakdown and a promo video right below the fold...

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Industry analyst Michael Gartenberg joins Apple’s marketing army

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated May 16, 2018

In a somewhat surprising move, longtime technology analyst Michael Gartenberg has joined Apple's marketing team, Forbes reported Wednesday. Although Gartenberg has yet to confirm the development via his Twitter and LinkedIn accounts, a number of retweets of other people's congratulatory tweets could be viewed as a confirmation of sorts.

Though details on his role at the company are slim, Michael will likely be evangelizing the platform given he'll be reporting to marketing head Phil Schiller...

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Bamboo Loop: send fun visual messages to your friends

Lory Gil ∙ Updated January 22, 2018

As photography mixes more and more with social networking sites, it is becoming popular for app developers to find ways to create fun and interesting ways to share photos. Instagram is no longer the top dog when it comes to connecting friends and family through pictures.

Bamboo Loop is an iPhone app from the company that brought us Bamboo Paper and the popular Bamboo Stylus. This social app lets you upload pictures and draw funny faces on them or leave little notes. Then, they can tag you right back on the same image, thus creating the Loop…

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New Trunk Lightning cable doubles as posable iPhone Stand

Cody Lee ∙ May 23, 2013

It's almost impossible to stand out in the crowded space of smartphone accessories these days. This year's CES alone saw nearly 1000 new mobile add-ons, from 590 different manufacturers. And that's just a single 4-day trade show.

But it's no surprise that the folks over at iLoveHandles have managed to do it with their new 'Trunk' Lightning cable. The understated accessory may look like just another Lightning to USB cable, but it actually doubles as an iPhone stand...

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SMS on GV integrates Google Voice SMS into your Messages app

Cody Lee ∙ May 23, 2013

Avid Google Voice users will be happy to hear that there's a new jailbreak tweak out that integrates Google's SMS service into the stock Messages app. We've seen tweaks like this before, such as SMS GV Extension. But to my knowledge, none of them made it to iOS 6.

The tweak we're going to be talking about today, however, does support iOS 6 (as well as later versions). It's called SMS on GV, and like the others we've seen, it allows you to send and receive text messages using your Google Voice account from within Messages...

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Drive Awake uses eye-tracking tech to keep you from falling asleep while driving

Cody Lee ∙ May 23, 2013

This is kind of cool. Raise your hand if you've ever gone on a lengthy road trip and found yourself falling asleep while driving. I know I have. Just last month I drove halfway across the country, and I caught myself dozing off on a number of occasions.

But there's an iPhone app out that promises to make that a thing of the past. It's called Drive Awake, and it uses eye-tracking technology to keep tabs on you while you drive. Close your eyes for too long, and the app will emit a shrieking audible alarm...

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Microsoft uses Siri to highlight iPad flaws in new Windows 8 ad

Cody Lee ∙ May 22, 2013

It's not unusual to see Microsoft and Apple products pitted against each other in a TV ad. Back in the early 2000s, Apple had success with its 'I'm a Mac' spots. And just recently, MS took on both Apple and Samsung in its 'Don't Fight' commercial.

But this new Windows 8 tablet ad takes the rivalry thing to a whole new level. Using the voice of Siri, Microsoft highlights a number of things that the iPad can't do, that a tablet running its latest OS can. As always, we have the video for you after the fold...

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Popular analyst warns iWatch may not hit market until late 2014

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

Folks looking forward to seeing Apple launch its iWatch product this year probably shouldn't get their hopes up. According to a new report from well-respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, there's a good possibility we won't see the rumored accessory until late 2014.

Kuo says that due to the vast changes coming in iOS 7, Apple won't have the resources to build out software for the wristwatch-like device. And he thinks that, and an immature component market for wearable devices, will delay the project until the end of next year...

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Clear for iPhone and Mac updated with e-mail list sharing and more

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

Realmac has updated its Clear app today for both the iPhone and the Mac today, bringing it to version 1.2.2 (or 1.0.1). The update brings about e-mail list sharing—which was a highly requested feature—as well as new themes and other improvements.

On the iPhone, the new list sharing feature can be activated simply by shaking the handset while Clear is open. Doing this brings up the email tool  that includes the active list, plus a link that lets the recipient open it within their own version of Clear...

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Twitter heightens account security with two-factor authentication, enable it now

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated July 24, 2016

Remember how Apple - after a major security hole let attackers reset your Apple ID password using only your email address and date of birth - has enabled two-step authentication for Apple ID accounts? You'd be forgiven for thinking that every popular web service out there has by now adopted heightened security features, but that's not really the case.

Google, for example, last year enabled two-step process for Google Accounts, with Dropbox following suit a few months later. Today, micro-blogging platform Twitter joined the fray with its own version of two-step verification designed to keep the bad guys out of your account.

You should enable it immediately and iDB, as always, has you covered with a handy tutorial on that...

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OtterBox announces acquisition of waterproof case-maker LifeProof

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 11, 2018

This is pretty interesting. It appears that OtterBox, a well-known maker of heavy-duty smartphone and tablet cases, has announced this afternoon that it will be acquiring LifeProof. The San Diego-based startup makes durable cases for Apple's iPhone and iPad.

OtterBox, the brand, has become synonymous with device protection in recent years, thanks to hit cases like Armor and Defender. The company claims that it is the #1 selling smartphone case in the US, and that it controls over 20% of the global case market...

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