Posts tagged ios
Mute Your Mac from an iOS Device [Mac OS X Tip]
Sep 7th
Your Mac or MacBook’s in the next room, and the speakers are still up. You know this because its dings and squawks wake you up. You can silence your Mac from any iOS device in one click with this setup. More »
Nike+ Now Available with GPS Tracking (and Without the Shoe Chip Requirement) [Downloads]
Sep 7th
iOS only: Nike+, the popular run tracking system that utilizes an iPhone/iPod touch and a sensor chip placed in your shoe, has released a new version that doesn’t require a single-use chip, and also provides GPS mapping for social exercise management. More »
How to Set Up Plex on Your iOS Device [Downloads]
Sep 6th
Mac OS X and iOS: The lastest update of media center app Plex brings support for iOS devices. Here’s how to get Plex going on your HTPC and your mobile. More »
What You Can Expect from iOS 4.1 and the Upcoming iOS 4.2 [Updates]
Sep 1st
Today Apple announced iOS 4.1, addressing many bugs (like iPhone 3G performance) as well as bringing new features like HDR photography, HD video upload and TV show rentals. Additionally, Apple previewed iOS 4.2, bringing this and more to the iPad. More »
Libox Syncs and Streams Your Media Collection Just About Anywhere [Downloads]
Aug 27th
Libox is a cross-platform application that syncs your photos, music, and videos across machines, but also lets you stream files from a source computer to any other machine or mobile device you allow. More »
Chrome to iPhone Sends Links to your iOS Device from Chrome [Downloads]
Aug 24th
Chrome: The Chrome to iPhone extension adds a handy button to your Google Chrome toolbar that, when clicked, quickly shares your current URL between your desktop browser and iOS device. More »
Note-Taking Service Simplenote Adds Tags, Collaboration, and Version History [Note Taking]
Aug 24th
Simplenote, the plain-text, note-taking service that’s at the center of my holy grail of plain-text capture, released a significant update today (to both their web site and iOS app) with new features including tagging, version history, sharing and collaboration, and more. More »
Mobile Browser Comparison: Windows Phone 7 vs. iPhone vs. Android [Video Demonstration]
Aug 24th
Smartphone site Pocketnow demos a side-by-side comparison of Microsoft’s smartphone OS, Windows Phone 7, running its mobile version of Internet Explorer. One impressive feature includes background page loading (allowing you to load several pages at a time). Probably better news: The device they’re testing Windows Phone 7 on isn’t a final production unit, nor is it final software, but when running side-by-side with a Nexus One and an iPhone 4, it fares pretty well. [Pocketnow] More »
Google Mobile Brings True iPhone Push Notifications for Gmail and Google Calendar [Downloads]
Aug 23rd
iOS: Google just updated their Google Mobile app to bring push notifications (previews included) for Gmail and Google Calendar to the iPhone. More »
iOS 4 Update to Address Slow iPhone 3G Performance Problems [Performance]
Aug 23rd
According to one of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ characteristically curt and cryptic email replies, a software update is “coming soon” that will fix the slow iOS 4 performance that’s got iPhone 3G owners downgrading to iOS 3.1.3 in droves. [MacRumors] More »