Category: ios

iPad Mini Coming Tomorrow?

Apple is definitely coming out with something new tomorrow. The question is whether it’s actually an iPad Mini. My bet is that there will be a mini, but I’m also betting that we will also see some other new items. The question is what those additional items will be. Apple’s macbook air line is definitely overdue for an update, with the last major update in July of 2011,...

Maps Gives Me a 14,000 mile Detour

Whoops! Why does Apple think I’m in England? Apple’s Maps has been trying to give me directions, except for the fact that the results happen to require driving through England. I’m in the New York Metro Area by the way. So that would be a…let’s see…14,000 mile detour. Not quite perfect. That would be the nice way to describe Apple’s maps. The Satellite images...

An App that (actually) Knows The Weather

Do you frequently go outdoors? Is the weather in your area extremely unpredictable? If the answer is yes, I have an app for you. The app is called Dark Sky, and it’s literally been 98% accurate. Dark sky is fantastic. It provides highly accurate forecasts and interactive radar for just about anywhere in the US (I haven’t tried the rest of the world). It...

iStopmotion 3 Review

Animation is cool, but it requires a bunch of fancy expensive softwares and equipment to produce anything good. This stereotype used to be true, but istopmotion 3, released this week from Boinx has set out to change that… and it has. In the past, Boinx has offered a non-HD, non-Professional version of their istopmotion software for $50, and the real mccoy HD pro version...

Apple Removes Youtube App in IOS 6

Sad but not surprising. Ever since IOS first launched there has been a Youtube app. I’ve used the app to keep up on the news, monitor my Youtube videos, and I’ve killed hours watching viral videos while waiting for things. Thanks to Android, and Apple’s crappy relationship with Google, Apple has cut out the Youtube app from IOS 6. It was expected eventually along...