Dropbox is already one of the biggest players in online storage. But the company wants to be more than that. At its first developers conference, Dropbox introduced new tools that app makers can use to make Dropbox the default save location for their data. By saving your game progress, music playlists, contact lists, or other […]
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Lilbits (6-14-2013): Kindle Fire HD for India, Retina iMacs on the way?
Apple’s new MacBook Air laptops with Intel Haswell chips are designed to offer better performance and longer battery life than last year’s models. We can thank the new energy efficient chips for part of the improvement, but Apple also tucked some higher-capacity batteries under the hood. Now you can see what they look like, thanks […]
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Apple introduces iTunes Radio, a Pandora-like internet radio service
Apple is getting into the streaming music service business with the launch of iTunes Radio. It’s a free service that lets you stream music from more than 200 stations. It’s sort Apple’s answer to Pandora. You can access iTunes Radio on a Mac, PC, Apple TV device, or iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. While the […]
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iOS 7 coming this fall with new look, improved multitasking, and more
Apple has unveiled what it’s calling the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone. A developer preview of iOS 7 launches today, but the update should be available for the latest iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad models this fall. The update brings an entirely new design, updated apps, a control center that […]
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Apple takes on Google Docs with iWork for iCloud
Apple is taking its office suite to the cloud. The company is rolling out a developer preview of iWork for iCloud today, and plans to make its browser-based spreadsheet, text, and presentation apps available to all iCloud users later this year. Basically, Apple is trying to take its existing office suite and turn it into […]
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Apple introduces new MacBook Airs with up to 12 hours battery life
Apple is updating its thin and light MacBook Air notebook lineup, bringing Intel’s 4th-generation Core processors to both the 11.6 inch and 13.3 inch models. The company says that should boost graphics performance by as much as 40 percent, while providing nearly twice as much battery life. The new 11.6 inch MacBook Air will get […]
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Apple adds a $229 iPod touch with Retina to its lineup, cuts a few corners
Apple’s 5th-generation iPod touch is practically an iPhone 5 without the ability to make phone calls over a cellular network. So it’s not surprising that at $299 and up, Apple gave its latest generation iPod touch a higher starting price than earlier models. But since not everyone wants to spend that kind of money on […]
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Smaller tablets mean smaller keyboard cases (Logitech Keyboard Folio mini)
The iPad has a 9.7 inch display, which means you can fit a just-about-full-sized keyboard into a case or cover for that tablet. And plenty of companies have done that, offering a wide range of keyboard options for Apple’s tablets. Apple’s iPad mini, on the other hand, has a smaller 7.9 inch display. While you […]
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Apple patent describes a bizarre notebook with a removable display
Apple makes notebook and tablet computers. But a patent application suggests that the company could also be working on something in between: a notebook with a removable display. Interestingly this wouldn’t be an Asus Transformer-style device with a screen that works as a standalone tablet. The processor, memory, and other components are all in the base […]
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Apple releases iOS 6.1.2, Team evad3rs release evasi0n 1.4 jailbreak tool
Apples has released two minor updates to iOS since releasing iOS 6.1 a few weeks ago. And neither of them have fixed the security hole used by the evasi0n jailbreak utility. So just hours after iOS 6.1.2 was released this week, the folks at team evad3rs released an updated tool for jailbreaking an iPhone, iPod […]