Remains of the Day: Go ninja, go ninja, go

A mark jailbreak developer reportedly gets beamed up to the mothership , AT&T ’s looking to partake nicely , and a purpose “ ninja ” acts very un - ninjalike . The remainders for Friday , June 3 , 2011 are on the lam . orchard apple tree hire iPhone jailbreak notification developer for iOS team at bodied HQ(AppleInsider ) Peter Hajas , developer of jailbreak iPhone notification app Mobile Notifier , has obviously taken a caper at Apple ....

June 3, 2011 · 3 min · 459 words · Paige Bowman

The Macalope Daily: C:NGRTLNS.W8

First off , another in a proceed series of Macalope disclaimers ( the Macalope ’s promise to you is that no article will be publish until it ’s thoroughly disclaimed ): The title of this piece is a joke . We ’re dismissive Apple fans . Jabbing Windows is just a thing we have to do , whether it ’s right or wrong . ( If it ’s wrong , why does it palpate so right ?...

June 3, 2011 · 5 min · 926 words · Crystal Higgins

Five features we’d like to see in Lion

Steve Jobs will kick off next calendar week ’s Worldwide Developer Conferenceby dish on iOS 5 , iCloud , and the next incarnation of the Mac OS , Lion . Thanks to Apple ’s selling and a trio of developer preview , we already know plenty about what Lion will add . But until Lion ships , we appropriate the right to clamor for a few pet features we ’d really like to see added before the fresh O roars onto our Macs ....

June 2, 2011 · 4 min · 657 words · Mrs. Susan Choi

Ten features that might appear in iOS 5

Io 5 may partake the stage with Mac OS X Lion during next Monday’sWorldwide Developer Conference tonic , but Apple ’s two operating systems arrive at the developer get - together in very unlike states . The in vogue Mac OS X update has already gottenits own on - stage previewand seen multiple developer handout come and go . iOS 5 , in contrast , stay shrouded in Apple ’s habitual invisibleness cloak ....

June 2, 2011 · 11 min · 2235 words · Alicia Abbott

Barnes & Noble Nook Wi-Fi (second generation)

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict The new Nook ( $ 139 as of 6/1/2011 ) has been completely redesigned , yet retains the same moniker as the original Nook , which is now refer to as Nook First Edition . That year - and - a - half - old Nook missed the mark with a clumsy LCD screen for navigating the E - Ink display above it . This raw Nook is lighter , more svelte , and inaugurate Neonode ’s Zeforce infrared touch technology to simplify access and seafaring , as well as a Wi - Fi connection ....

June 1, 2011 · 13 min · 2731 words · Rebecca Horton

Sharing a hotel Internet connection

Dedicated reader Dave Sawyer would like a small more information on a point we latterly issue . He writes : I read your Eight Tips for Travelers and in tip number 2 you mentioned this : “ Optionally , if you ’ve brought a laptop computer and have an additional wireless twist — an iPad , for example — create a wireless mesh on your Mac that you may share with your iPad ....

June 1, 2011 · 3 min · 452 words · Thomas Pineda III

Choosing an iPad app for your artwork

When Apple first unveiled the iPad to the world , it was categorize as nothing more than a exalt media consumption machine . Yet in the months that followed , app developers and creative substance abuser proved that the Apple tablet could also be a powerful and various creation tool . A little more than a year later , artist are using their iPads as portable art studios for everything from sketch ideas to painting digital masterpieces ....

May 31, 2011 · 8 min · 1525 words · Nicholas Nguyen

Considering media in an iCloud

A few calendar week ago I took the chance to suggest what I ’d like to see from a then - rumored iCloud divine service . My desires have n’t changed more than a smidgen since that time — I’d like syncing that ’s visceral enough for non - flake , useful collaboration ( an iWork.com that in reality works and Apple seems to have an obvious sake in ) , a Web comportment , and cloud - base medium depot and streaming ....

May 31, 2011 · 7 min · 1312 words · Michael Buchanan

Epson WorkForce 840

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict Epson’sWorkForce 840 All - in - One Printeris a $ 299 color inkjet multifunction printer ( mark / copy / scan / fax ) for modest offices . At that Leontyne Price , MFPs lean to put up a full array of features . In the WorkForce 840 ’s case , highlights admit plentiful newspaper manipulation and a touchscreen ascendancy panel . When correspond against comparably well - equipped motorcar , the WorkForce 840 fall poor of the HPOfficejet Pro 8500A Plus ( ) in speed and overall print calibre ....

May 31, 2011 · 5 min · 878 words · Amanda Fritz

Remains of the Day: Samsung says

Samsung desire a sneak peek at the next iPhone and iPad ( do n’t we all?),Rolling Stone ’s heading honcho find iPad publications shrug - desirable , and Twitter and the iPhone may presently be better friends than ever . The rest for Tuesday , May 31 , 2011 are here to stay . Until tomorrow . Samsung Asks for Next IPhone , IPad Samples in Patent Dispute(Bloomberg ) In reply to Apple ’s endeavor to get access to coming Samsung tablets and smartphones , Samsung has now reciprocated the asking by asking Apple to disclose the final interpretation of the next iPhone and iPad ....

May 31, 2011 · 3 min · 466 words · Jeremy Ortiz

Update brings enhanced malware protection for Snow Leopard

Mac Trojan horse , mind : There ’s a new sheriff in town , and its name isSecurity Update 2011 - 003 . Not a verycatchyname , to be certain , but it pay back the occupation done — and that job is protect Mac users from the nefariousMac Defender Trojan horse , as well as laying the fundament to keep them safe from future malware as well . Mac OS X will warn you if you inadvertently download malware such as the Mac Defender Trojan buck ....

May 31, 2011 · 4 min · 640 words · Crystal Hart

Jobs WWDC keynote to highlight Lion, iOS 5, iCloud

With less than a week to go before the kickoff of Apple ’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference , you may have been looking at the agenda and scratching your brain . Would there be a tonic ? Who would be host ? Consider your business organization assuaged , as Apple on Tuesdayannounced that its group discussion will begin with a tonic by CEO Steve Jobson Monday , June 6 , at 10 a....

May 30, 2011 · 2 min · 335 words · Pamela Lawson

Nexus S 4G: Gingerbread phone gets a 4G boost

Our Verdict WhenPCWorldreviewed the GSM Nexus S last winter , one of our biggest complaints about it was its lack of 4 gee connectivity . gratefully , a CDMA adaptation has arrived on Sprint with musical accompaniment for the common carrier ’s 4 G WiMax connection . With the exclusion of 4 G as well as Google Voice integration , however , theNexus S 4G($200 with a two - year contract from Sprint ; price as of May 15 ) is nearly monovular to the GSM version ....

May 30, 2011 · 7 min · 1300 words · Kelly Petersen