Free-to-play games often look appealing, but it’s difficult to know at a glance whether the business model is insidious and fun ruining, or reasonable and worth pumping a few bucks into. With Freemium Field Test, we’ll take a recent free-to-play …
Lees meerThese days, keeping up with games can be a full-time job. So how do you separate the signal from the noise, the wheat from the chaff, the Temple Runs from the Temple Jumps? Allow us to help by regularly selecting a game You Should Play. Telltale’…
Lees meerWe are halfway through October and there is still no sign of new Macs. Apple's lawyers are heading to the Supreme Court in the (final?) stages of the Samsung patent case that is really hard to keep caring about now after all these years—they're …
Lees meerApple headlines for the week ending Oct. 14, 2016Waiting for the new Apple Watch Nike+? You won’t have to wait much longer. However, while you’re waiting, check out this slideshow of the top Apple-related headlines from the past week. Click on the l…
Lees meerA game that will make you cryAn iOS game takes players on a four-year journey into the heart of illness.That Dragon, CancerThis might be the only game we’ve seen that makes us want to cry, just by reading the premise. That Dragon, Cancer ($5) is a g…
Lees meerGoogle is flexing more of its AI muscles in Google Photos, promising to do much of the work for you when it comes to fixing images, finding memories, or making cute animations you’ll want to share with friends and family.In the latest Google Phot…
Lees meerAs more and more clips invade news feeds, it's becoming clear that Facebook isn't kidding about focusing on videos, and now the social network's making it easier to watch them on the big screen. Facebook recently announced that users can “cast” …
Lees meerNo, we’re not running today, no matter what the Nike app suggests in the image above. But we now know when we will be. Apple quietly updated its Apple Watch Nike+ website to include an October 28 release date.The Apple Watch Series 2’s upgrades f…
Lees meerThe Apple Watch may be getting a very unique form of biometric identification.According to a new patent application, Apple is developing a next-generation heart rate sensor for the Apple Watch that could identify whoever’s wearing it based on ind…
Lees meerNew Mac apps of the weekThis week’s roundup of new Mac apps includes ArtSuite, an app for adding boarders and designs to your photos—perfect for printing and sharing the old-fashioned way. Plus, an app for Facebook Live, task managers, and more. Rea…
Lees meerTwitter may soon replace the most-ignored tab on its mobile app with something else. The social network is testing a replacement for the Moments tab on Android and iOS with a new tab called Explore. Twitter’s new tab contains still contains Momen…
Lees meerAll the marblesThis week’s roundup includes an iPhone stand hewn from the earth itself. Read on!AnkerWe’re big fans of Anker’s portable batteries. The Anker PowerCore 13000 Portable Charger ($45 MSRP, $32 on Amazon) can charge an iPhone up to five t…
Lees meerEverybody’s muscling in on streaming music these days. The latest entry: Amazon, which rolled out Amazon Music Unlimited on Wednesday, a streaming service with tens of millions of songs, a byzantine pricing structure, and a clear preference for A…
Lees meerNow you can “sign” a PDF file right from your iPhone with the new Dropbox update. On Tuesday, Dropbox released a new version of its iOS app with a slew of features to boost your mobile productivity. Dropbox for iOS now includes in-app PDF signin…
Lees meeriMessage offeringsiOS 10 has brought apps to iMessage—this week’s roundup features some of the new offerings. Read on!Chess42If you enjoy playing chess with friends, Chess42 ($1) offers the game as an iMessage app. No account is needed; just tap and…
Lees meerPeople are still lining up to snag a brand new iPhone 7, but that won’t stop anyone from speculating about next year’s iPhone. Why so early? Well, 2017 marks the iPhone’s 10th birthday, so Apple is reportedly gearing up to make its anniversary e…
Lees meerDon't miss a postseason pitch, read our cord-cutter's guide to the 2016 MLB playoffs and the World Series.
Lees meerNew Mac apps of the weekThis week’s roundup of new Mac apps is full of new goodies for macOS Sierra—including iMazing 2, a Mac app for backing up your iOS devices. Plus, two apps to handle Twitter video uploads, and more. Read on!BBEdit 11.6.2There’…
Lees meerThe value for zero-day exploits targeting Apple's iOS software is jumping. On Thursday, a company called Zerodium began offering as much as US $1.5 million for them.Zerodium is the same company that offered $1 million last year for an exclusive i…
Lees meerDanny Meyer is best known as the mastermind behind Shake Shack, the restaurant chain that handily beats In n Out for the best fast food burger in America. (Bold words, yes, and I stand by them.) But he’s also at the forefront of hospitality indu…
Lees meerBoth Glenn and Susie have been testing the iPhone 7 Plus, the big one, the fabulous phablet, the one they both thought was too big. But its siren song is steering both your faithful hosts toward the land of really large iPhones and the wonderful…
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