iOS 7 Safari supports new shortcuts with external keyboards

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 24, 2013

Mobile Safari in iOS 7 has undergone some major under-the-hood changes which have vastly contributed to the overall speed increase in web page rendering times. The iOS 7 web browser is now nimbler, faster and greatly simplified, but that's not saying Safari doesn't pack in other improvements.

This includes the handy new Mac keyboard shortcuts. That's good news for people who use a Bluetooth keyboard with their iOS device as you can now open a new tab, close the currently active tab and even move the focus to the unified search/address bar using the familiar keystrokes...

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Joust Legend review: enter the King’s Tourney to prove your mettle

Lory Gil ∙ Updated March 17, 2019

I’ve been reading Game of Thrones for a couple of weeks now. I feel like I’m completely immersed in the medieval world right now. I loved reading about the action that took place in the Hand’s Tourney. It made me want to go to Medieval Times.

Joust Legend is a skill-based game that will take you back a few hundred years and make you feel like you are in the arena with fellow knights in a friendly competition for wealth, power, and honor…

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Review: Apple’s iPhone 5c Case is tastefully tacky

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated March 31, 2017

Typically, I do not bother reviewing Apple items because I do not feel like adding my $.02 to the pile of other blogging around the web. Leave the big company reviews to the big boys, is best in my opinion. However, when I saw Apple release the "iPhone 5c Case," I immediately felt the need to pick one up and share my opinions. Feel free to call it a useless need to self aggrandize my product reviews by weighing in on the newest Apple offering. I couldn't look past the bold and somewhat tacky bright color schemes.

What drew me into the review was Apple's previous lack of actual cases. In most recent history, Apple released a Smart Cover for iPad and the mini. Additionally, Apple released bumpers for iPhone 4. Apple making the definitive decision to release a case for the already colorful iPhone 5c made me stop and take notice. What possessed the company to finally produce a full fledged case for iPhone and what would Apple do so differently from other case manufactures?

As Steve was a self proclaimed iPhone nudist, clearly there were some people behind the late Apple CEO that were itching to release a case...

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Following mixup, Apple offers refunds to ‘Breaking Bad’ Season Pass buyers

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

Apple began sending out emails yesterday to folks who purchased the final season of "Breaking Bad" on iTunes, informing them that they'd be receiving a credit for the series' final eight episodes due to all of the confusion.

In August, fans of AMC's hit drama were outraged when they discovered that the 'Season Pass' they purchased for the show's final season was only good for the first eight episodes, and they'd have to pay again for the final 8...

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Apple TV 6.0 update returns after being pulled for bricking issues

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

The Apple TV 6.0 update that Apple pulled over the weekend is now once again available as an over-the-air download. The software features a number of new features, including support for iTunes Radio and more.

Following the update's initial release on Friday, there were several reports that the update caused errors for users, forcing them into a full iTunes restore. The newly updated software supposedly fixes those issues...

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Let’s Talk Jailbreak 29: Gold rush!

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 23, 2013

The iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, and iOS 7 are once again the big topics on this latest episode of Let's Talk Jailbreak. Cody, Jeff, and Sebastien all share their launch day experiences, and talk about their favorite new features to be found in iOS 7 and with the iPhone 5s. The trio also discusses the iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 jailbreak, along with their thoughts on sacrificing a jailbreak for the sake of iOS 7. It's our longest and perhaps most entertaining episode ever. You don't want to miss the fun.

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iMessage comes to Android [video]

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

Just a word of caution before anyone decides to dive head first into this. You need to use this app at your own risk. Several prominent developers within the community have expressed concern about the potential security issues revolving around the APK used here.

Now that the warnings are out of the way, let me show you how iMessage works on Android. This new app, entitled iMessage Chat, brings real cross platform iMessage chat ability to Android. Yes, it works. I've confirmed it on video.

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iOS 6.1.3/4 jailbreak: almost there, but not really

Sébastien Page ∙ September 23, 2013

If the iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 jailbreak was a Facebook relationship status, it would be "it's complicated."

In case you haven't seen @winocm's latest tweet:

https://twitter.com/winocm/status/382238106159570944

Nothing really new here from what we'd already been told in the last weeks, but progress is being made, and that is encouraging. It looks like at this point, only a few selected devices are slowing the process down.

On the iOS 7 front, pod2g said last week he was more and more confident in a jailbreak for Apple's latest mobile OS.

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Valve takes aim at your living room with SteamOS

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 23, 2013

Games developer Valve has built a nice little business around Steam, a digital distribution platform for Mac/PC titles, basically an App Store for cross-platform desktop games. Now, for some time we've been hearing whispers of a Valve-branded gaming hardware, especially with its CEO seeing Apple more of a threat compared to the console guys.

According to Valve, hardware makers can now build devices based on SteamOS, Valve's new and free Linux-based operating system for the living room gaming PCs (Android, much?). Of course, SteamOS comes with both the Steam distribution platform built-in and a whole new interface specifically designed with big screens in mind. Should Apple be worried?

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Steve Jobs’ home where Apple was born could become historical site

Cody Lee ∙ September 23, 2013

The Los Altos, California home where Steve Jobs and partner Steve Wozniak first began building computers may be turned into a protected historical site, according to a new report from CNN.

Apparently the Los Altos Historical Commission is looking to conduct a "historic property evaluation" on the house, which is located on 2066 Crist Drive in Los Altos, as soon as next Monday...

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