iMac G4 Gets Intel Upgrade and Runs Mountain Lion (Video)
Modder “Dremel Junkie” (Jonathan Berg) had an awesome project, upgrading a 20-inch iMac G4 with an Intel Ivy Bridge CPU. Check out dremeljunkie.com for some more details and other cool…
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Ink for iOS is Simple and Beautiful
If you are looking for a simple note-taking/sketching app for iPhone and iPad, Ink is perfect for you. Ink is a canvas for instantly capturing a rough sketch or back-of-a-napkin idea. The…
Apple Blocks Java Plug-in on OS X to Address Major Security Threat
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a warning of a major Java security flaw and encourages users to disable or uninstall Java on their computers until a workaround is released.…
RUMOR: Apple Working on Cheaper iPhone
Rumors are going around again that Apple is working on a less expensive iPhone and will release it at the end of this year. The cheaper iPhone could potentially have a cheaper polycarbonate…
Apple Debuts iPhone 5 ‘Dream’ Commercial
Apple aired a new TV commercial for the iPhone 5 which focuses on the Do Not Disturb feature that lets you turn off notification alerts for a set period of time. Just turn on Do Not Disturb…
How to Change iPhone Carrier Logo Without Jailbreak
Changing your iPhone’s carrier logo was once only available on jailbroken iPhones, but some developers over at uhelios have created a way for anyone to do this to their iOS device.…
Raspberry Pi Hacked to Work as an AirPlay Speaker
Raspberry Pi, the tiny $25 computer, has been hacked to act as an AirPlay audio receiver. Jordan Burgees, an engineering student at Cambridge, accomplished this with Debian Linux, a USB…
Need for Speed Most Wanted for iOS On Sale Now
Need for Speed Most Wanted, the latest iOS game from the popular racing franchise, is currently on sale for only $0.99. It’s an arcade style street racing game that lets you outrun cops,…
RUMOR: 5th-Gen iPad Coming in March Alongside Retina iPad mini
Apple will release the fifth-generation iPad in March, according to Japanese blog Macotakara. The site has a mixed record when it comes to Apple rumors, so I wouldn’t put much too much…
Auxo iOS App Switcher Coming Christmas Eve
Yesterday we reported on Auxo, an awesome new app switcher for jailbroken iOS devices. Auxo should be available in Cydia very soon for $1.99. Unfortunately, iOS 5 users will have to wait…
Auxo Brings an Awesome New App Switcher to iOS (Video)
Auxo is a jailbreak tweak that gives you an awesome iOS app switcher with easy access to settings and additional app management tools. Auxo was originally created as a concept, but it has…
Google Releases YouTube Capture for iOS
Google released a new camera app for iPhone and iPod touch today called YouTube Capture. The app lets users film and share short video clips through various social media sites like Facebook…
BBC on Why Android Sucks and iOS is Awesome
BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones has an interesting article on why the iPhone always gets BBC apps before Android. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is why many other companies…
iPhone 5 Sales in China Top Two Million in Opening Weekend
Apple announced today it has sold over two million of its new iPhone 5 in China, just three days after its launch on December 14. “Customer response to iPhone 5 in China has been…
How to Enable AirDrop on Unsupported Macs and Over Ethernet
AirDrop is a simple OS X service for sending files back and forth between Macs wirelessly. Unfortunately, Apple only supports this feature on newer Macs, but this can easily be fixed with a…
All the Apple Startup Chimes in One Video
Apple was recently granted a registered trademark for the startup sound of the Mac, Patently Apple reports. The original chime sound was created by Apple programmer Jim Reekes, who designed…
RUMOR: Next iPad mini Will Have Retina Display
The device hasn’t been available for very long, but there are already rumors going around about the next-generation iPad mini. According to a report from Digitimes, Apple’s next iPad mini…
Replicate iOS 6 on iPhone 2G/3G with Whited00r
Whited00r is a custom firmware for older iOS devices that are not supported by the official iOS 6 firmware. The new whited00r 6 brings iOS 6 look and feel to the iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPod…
RUMOR: Apple Television Designs in Early Stage of Testing
Rumors of an Apple-branded TV have been going around for many years, and the latest comes from the Wall Street Journal. According to the report, Apple is in the early stages of testing a…
RUMOR: iPhone 5 Untethered Jailbreak Coming December 22nd
There is a rumor going around that a team of iOS jailbreakers by the name of Dream JB will release an untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 5 on December 22, 2012. I’m not sure how much trust…
Tim Cook Says He Ditched Physical Keyboards, Uses iPad 80% of the Time (Video)
Apple CEO Tim Cook says he has ditched physical keyboards and uses iPad 80% of the time, in an NBC interview that will air tonight. Cook also talks about the many emails he receives from…
New iMacs Now Available to Purchase
Apple is now taking orders for the new iMac on their online store. The new iMacs have a much thinner redesign and a new Fusion Drive that combines flash storage with a disk-based hard…
AT&T Extends FaceTime Over Cellular to All Customers
After lots of controversy over AT&T’s decision to block unlimited data plan customers from using FaceTime over cellular, the carrier has now quietly extended the feature to all users.…