Watching the wrong fight: Microsoft Band vs. Apple Watch

It ’s a no - holds - debar cage peer between two smartwatches ! Oh , derive on USAToday , that is the dullest competitiveness ever . What ’s on ESPN3 ? Ooh , competitive bonsai pruning ! ” Microsoft outfox Apple Watch”(tip atomic number 8 ’ the antler to@JonyIveParody ) Matt Krantz has picked a achiever but he does n’t really seem to sympathize what ’s at interest ....

March 19, 2015 · 4 min · 829 words · Dana Bruce

You Should Play: Planet Quest blends music-based gameplay with alien abductions

These days , preserve up with game can be a full - meter task . So how do you separate the sign from the interference , the pale yellow from the chaff , the Temple Runs from the Temple Jumps ? Allow us to help by regularly choose a biz You Should act . We ’ve seen attempts to make for console - style euphony game to iPhone and iPad , with touch - based entries like Tap Tap Revenge and even adaptation of Rock Band and Guitar Hero — but they ’ve been serviceable at best without instrument controllers ....

March 19, 2015 · 5 min · 895 words · Christopher West

FREAKish apps still have security holes

The WWW surety exploit known as FREAK that I discussed last hebdomad was patched by Apple days after it was discovered two weeks ago . FREAK relied on a configuration issue in internet waiter combine with a flaw for backwards compatibility in many software libraries used to create a unattackable connexion . But the patch only bear upon Apple ’s operating systems — not all apps . This highlights how apps can remain vulnerable due to developers ’ choices ....

March 18, 2015 · 7 min · 1318 words · James Matthews

Mac mini (Late 2014) 2.6 GHz review

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict While the entry - level Mac miniskirt ( Late 2014 ) is price attractively at £ 399 , it would benefit from a storage rise at least to 8 GB , specially since this upgrade will never be potential later . By then compare this promote cheapest mannequin at £ 479 to the middle model with the same computer memory complement , price at £ 579 , you ask to decide if the additional £ 100 justifies an increase in available mainframe functioning ....

March 18, 2015 · 16 min · 3289 words · Cathy Cole

The Week in iOS Accessories: Protect, charge, and display your new Apple Watch

This week ’s roundup brings more new accessories for the Apple Watch . Will it be as lucrative for tinkerer and developers as its iOS predecessors ? We ’re about to find out . If you ’re thinking about getting an Apple Watch , you ’ve got to worry about breaking it . The $ 29Bumperis ( natch ) a bumper to protect your precious new iOS gadget from scratch , prominence , and bruises without sacrifice your access to or use of the screen ....

March 18, 2015 · 3 min · 500 words · Robert Rodriguez

The Week in iPhone Cases: Clear cases from ZeroChroma and Griffin, leather cases from Pad & Quill and Grovemade, and more

We ’re escort a lot of unclouded cases in this week ’s collection of young iPhone cases , as well as classy leather cases that keep your iPhone secure from everyday wearing - and - rent . TheGrip(iPhone 6 ; $ 20 ) is a var. - fitting hard casing case that show off the iPhone ’s sleek design while still protect it from daily hazards . Easy to install and get rid of , the case have a ruggedize material for better grip , includes press - though clit overlay that help prevent dust and grease from build up up , and features raised edges to keep the iPhone ’s exhibit scratch free when placed face down on a flat surface ....

March 18, 2015 · 4 min · 757 words · Dawn Richards

Tim Cook on Steve Jobs and why Apple Watch will be the first smartwatch that matters

It ’s too before long to tell if Apple Watch will be a bang hit , but CEO Tim Cook said in a new interview that the newfangled machine “ will be the first modern smartwatch — the first one that matters . ” Cook toldFast Companythat the company has n’t put any sales expectation on the watch because the indigence for an iPhone 5 , 5c , 5s , 6 , or 6 Plus to work “ create a ceiling ....

March 18, 2015 · 3 min · 559 words · Connor Harris

Why Meerkat, the breakout app of SXSW, is more than a flash in the pan

AUSTIN — Meerkat is either the most plaguy or groundbreaking app to strike it great at the South by Southwest Interactive festival . Live - streaming video , particularly on Twitter , has incredible potential : Meerkat has already been used to show the world a demonstration from Ferguson and a U.S. Secretary of Commerce swearing - in ceremony . But most of the 3 - week - oldiOS app ’s 100,000 - plus drug user are alive - stream complete garbage , like dateless shaky time of other the great unwashed using Meerkat ....

March 18, 2015 · 6 min · 1113 words · Christine Smith

Apple streaming TV service rumors are back, and more credible than ever

Apple ’s long - bruit subscription TV armed service is reportedly back on track and will set up this fall . The Apple streaming service will plunge with roughly 25 channels , including programme internet such as ABC , CBS , and Fox , according totheWall Street Journal‘s sources . Some media executive director think Apple will charge between $ 30 and $ 40 per month . It ’s unclear what other distribution channel will be part of the sheaf ....

March 17, 2015 · 2 min · 409 words · Alvin Pruitt

Choose wisely: Your all-important Apple Watch choice

Worried about which Apple Watch to get ? Well , do n’t . Turns out there ’s only one valid answer unless you desire to be hold unworthy . write for Digital Trends , Andy Boxall warns of the coming judgement day . ” Are you a snob or an idiot ? The Apple Watch lets you choose!”(tip o ’ the antler to@bhatnaturally ) Noooope . Nothing incendiary there . That is as staid and considered as the mustache onThomas Friedman ’s face ....

March 17, 2015 · 5 min · 863 words · David Li

Lyft takes over SXSW to prove it’s nothing like Uber

AUSTIN — On - demand passage app Uber is ubiquitous , but it typically hogs the drive - share spotlight forall the wrong reasons . Lyft is perfectly content to let its rival hook up the negative care , because despite the constant comparison between the two apps , their approach to business nothing alike . Lyft has a report for friendliness . While its cars are no longer decked out infuzzy pinkish mustaches(which some of us actually like ) , the splasher glowstache replacement is a welcoming sign ....

March 17, 2015 · 5 min · 956 words · Kristin Ramos

Rand Paul sweet talks crowd at SXSW, tries to woo techies and millennials

AUSTIN — You bonk we ’ve reached crown South by Southwest when a Republican senator from Kentucky choose that event as the launching pad for his personal brand . ( Ok , maybe it is pretty meet after all , seeing as it ’s a gargantuan launch pad for anything and everything you may consider of . ) Senator Rand Paul took the stage on Sunday to blab technical school shop with moderator Evan Smith from the Texas Tribune ....

March 17, 2015 · 5 min · 966 words · Joshua Perez

The MacBook doesn’t need more ports, just a good dock

If you ’re thinking that because the new MacBook just has a unmarried port , it ’s not ever run short to be able-bodied to do work sit on top of your desk attached to an outside monitor and a bunch of peripherals , do n’t despair . The USB - C formatis clever and various , and USB - C dockage Stations of the Cross should be on the horizon ....

March 17, 2015 · 5 min · 870 words · Amber Snyder