Camera+ Lets you Snap Pictures with iPhone’s volume button →  November 18, 2011

VolumeSnap is back, beyotches!! One of the most popular camera apps in the iPhone AppStore has been updated with an awesome new feature. Called VolumeSnap, this new feature allows users to snap pictures using the volume key. Surprisingly, this feature had been made available in the past but Apple had pulled the App as they [...]

A robotic ball that can be controlled by your Smartphone →  November 18, 2011

Orbotix has developed a ball called Sphero, this not one of those ordinary passive balls which only moves either if you kick, throw or hit them. This ball is more of a gadget, to be more precise a robot, yes a robot ball which can control the path of its roll with the use of [...]

Seagate 4TB Barracuda XT →  November 15, 2011

Even though SSDs are faster, more silent and a lot more shock proof, there is just one thing that they can’t deliver. Cheap storage. And that’s what the majority of people are looking out for. With all the high def movies and 12MP camera toting smartphones, storage capacity still is king. It doesn’t matter that [...]

How to use iTunes Match →  November 15, 2011

Although delayed by a month, Apple has finally launched their iTunes Match service today. And it has received an overwhelming response. The iTunes Match is a 25$/year service offering cloud-based matching and upload of the users’ iTunes libraries. In order to enable iTunes Match, users need to have the latest iTunes software, 10.5.1. iTunes 10.5.1 [...]

Do you have a 1st Gen iPod Nano? Want a new one?? →  November 13, 2011

  Apple yesterday has began notifying users of the company’s first-generation iPod Nano that it is offering to replace it. This program is intended to address concerns over overheating batteries. What users are afraid is whether these batteries might explode after repeated overheating. Under pressure from regulators, Apple agreed to provide replacements for affected units [...]

Apple preparing to address MacBook Pro Battery Issues →  November 11, 2011

After releasing the iOS 5 update, iOS 5.0.1, Apple has now initiated the process to tackle the battery issues plaguing the OS X Lion running MacBook Pro portable computers. Ever since the update to OS X Lion from Snow Leopard, portable Mac users have been facing a crippling loss in battery life – down from [...]

Apple BatteryGate – iOS 5 and OS X Lion 10.7 →  November 11, 2011

After many years of boasting superior Operating Systems, Apple has finally reached the threshold of their advances. It seems any more  advancements in terms of complexity would reduce the efficiency of their OSs bringing them down to the levels of Windows and Android. For instance, with the release of iOS 5 and Siri, iPhone 4S users have been [...]

MacBook Pro SMC Firmware Update 1.5 →  November 11, 2011

This SMC firmware update resolves an issue where a MacBook Pro being used with a power adapter may unexpectedly shut down under heavy workload if the battery charge level is near empty. Before Updating: Your computer’s power cord must be connected and plugged into a working power source, or your battery must be at least [...]

MacBook Pro Question: 13″ or 15″, Which should you Buy? →  November 9, 2011

  The Apple MacBook Pro represent their line of portable workstations. They are available broadly classified into 3 variants based on size: 13″, 15″ and 17″. Of these the 13″ and the 15″ represent their hottest selling versions. Now if you are in the market for  Mac portable you’re already in the dilemma of which [...]

Solved: Why do most MacBook Pro come with a 5400 HDD ? →  November 7, 2011

The 13″ and 15″ MBPs are Apple’s top selling models. Actually, the 13″ MBP is Apple’s most popular MacBook and that is the one that sells the most. But all these models come with an Apple branded 5400 RPM HDD even though most other notebooks in the market, even cheaper one’s, come with a faster [...]

7+3 Neat Tips to Improve Smartphone Battery Life →  November 5, 2011

So you took the plunge and bought an expensive smartphone probably because all those functions made it seem like it’s the Swiss Army Knife of the digital age. And we all love Swiss Army Knife’s don’t we. But what if these functions are why your handset can’t stand a full day on a single charge? Common [...]

Cloud gaming has arrived and is here to stay →  November 4, 2011

Its about time to throw your gaming consoles and those over priced and heffty gaming computer out your window. Cloud gaming has arrived to give rise to a new generation of gaming experience. The path taken by music and movies have been adopted by gaming as well but this time around there is gonna be more thrills [...]

Opera Mini 6.5 now available on all OSs →  November 3, 2011

Opera Mini 6.5 is now available for iOS, Blackberry, J2ME and Symbian S60 (Opera Mobile 11.5). The Android version was launched around 3 weeks ago. One of the prominent new features which comes with this update is the option to keep track of the amount of data you consume. With many service providers changing back [...]

iPhone 4S OS update seeded to Developers – iOS 5.0.1 →  November 3, 2011

Despite all the great features that emerged in iOS5, the party was crashed by some bad battery issues that drained the phones way too quickly – much like what Lion did to the Mac. Luckily, Apple quickly conjured up a solution in the form of an update iOS 5.0.1. As per the change log, build 9A402 [...]

Apple Siri – Cheatcodes →  October 31, 2011

I’ve collected some ways to talk to Siri so that you get things done: “Remind me to call my wife when I arrive home” Once you set this reminder, Siri will keep a tag on your location. Once you reach home, Siri will promptly remind you to call your wife. You can similarly set reminders [...]

Apple Issues Update to Nvidia 320/330 Video Driver →  October 26, 2011

One amongst the numerous problems the Mac OS X Lion brought with it was the irritating black screen. Based on reports around the web, numerous systems started to show regular black screen while performing simple tasks like graphics manipulation and waking up from sleep. Apple had acknowledged the black screen issue a short while age [...]



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