World of Warcraft Cataclysm release date: December 7

Oct 15, 2010 - Leave a Comment

Alright World of Warcraft fans, the latest expansion is coming very soon. Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm will be released on December 7 of this year. At a cost of $39.99, you will be able to download the game expansion through the Blizzard store or buy a DVD that is Windows and … Read More

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: Predictions, Ideas, & What We Know

Oct 14, 2010 - 29 Comments

Update: Apple provided a sneak peak and release date for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. It’ll be available Summer 2011, and many of the predictions below proved accurate. You can see screenshots and features of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion or read on for our pre-preview speculation. The tech world is abuzz about the “Back … Read More

You Can Invert iPhone 4 display to White on Black text with iOS 4

Oct 13, 2010 - 5 Comments

Did you know iPhone 4 and iOS 4 allows you to display white on black text, and reversing the on screen colors? You can invert the display of the iPhone 4 much like you can on a Mac, which changes the text to be white on black for a much higher contrast viewing experience.

Find Out Where a File was Downloaded From in Mac OS X

Oct 12, 2010 - 14 Comments

Ever wanted to know where exactly a specific file came from? Perhaps some document that appeared in the Downloads folder of a Mac, or maybe a weird file that’s laying on your desktop, what is the origin of that file? Maybe it’s an archive file, maybe its an mp3 or m4a file that you want … Read More

iPhone Group Text Messaging – Send 100 People an SMS for the Price of 1

Oct 11, 2010 - 36 Comments

You don’t need to download any apps to send group text messages with your iPhone. Hidden away in iOS 4 is the ability to send group text messages, now this may not seem that exciting by default but here’s why it’s great: using group messaging, you can send 100 people a text message but it … Read More

Microsoft adds Angry Birds to Windows Phone 7 site, Angry Birds developer say WTF

Oct 10, 2010 - 15 Comments

Microsoft is busy making new friends with popular mobile developers, except some of the friendships seem to be entirely one-sided. RovioMobile, the developers of the incredibly popular Angry Birds game, noticed that Microsoft put their famous apps icon on the Windows Phone 7 site – without permission and without any agreement to build the hit … Read More

iPod Vending Machines? Oh My!

Oct 10, 2010 - 11 Comments

Did you know there are iPod vending machines out there? A reader sent in the following picture of an iPod vending machine, which is really quite an interesting concept. I don’t think these are officially supported by Apple by any means, but they seem to be popping up in malls and airports all over the … Read More

Civilization 5 for Mac is out now!

Oct 7, 2010 - 21 Comments

Updated on 11/23/2010: Civilization 5 for Mac has been released by Aspyr. You can order Sid Meier’s Civilization 5 for Mac on Amazon and it will ship for free. You can also watch a Mac version video trailer, and we’ve been given a Civ 5 for Mac release date of November 23! The wildly popular … Read More

Get 1000+ Free Audiobooks for iPhone, iPad, & iPod

Oct 6, 2010 - 2 Comments

Want access to 3,900 classic audiobooks on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad for free? Then you’ll want to get this cool free app called, appropriately, Audiobooks. The app allows you to download audiobooks for offline playback and listen to them whenever you want.

iPad flies off a car at 70 mph, survives!

Oct 5, 2010 - 5 Comments

Mistakes happen, and there are few mistakes more devastating to a geek than one that damages or destroys your favorite gadgets and computer hardware. So, how would you feel if you set your iPad on top of your car, and drove off on the freeway forgetting it’s up there? Pretty awful right? This is the … Read More

Shooting an iPad with a Shotgun

Oct 5, 2010 - 7 Comments

Here’s your daily bad idea: shooting an iPad with a shotgun. Leave it to the internet for someone to shoot an iPad and record a video of the carnage. Interesting video in that ‘Myth Busters’ kind of way, but man, what a waste.

Mass Upload Pictures to Facebook from Mac the Easy Way

Oct 3, 2010 - 4 Comments

If you want to mass upload a ton of pictures to Facebook from your Mac, using the Facebook built-in photo uploader tool can be annoying. Another solution is to use Mac OS X’s highly customizable Services feature and download the Facebook Services automation scripts, which then allow you to select any number of pictures from … Read More

Change the iTunes 10 album art size

Oct 3, 2010 - 2 Comments

The iTunes 10 player defaults to include the album art inside the playlist, the size of this album art is adjustable. All you need to do is click on the “Album by Artist” list header to pull down a menu where you can adjust the size to either Small, Medium, or Large. The album art … Read More

The most repulsive iPhone charger you’ll see

Oct 2, 2010 - 5 Comments

This has to be the most repulsive gadget accessory I’ve ever seen. Straight out of Japan, it’s an iPhone charger made to resemble an umbilical cord that twitches, pulsates, and squeals as it charges your iPhone. I don’t know if it’s for sale (would anyone want to buy it?), but it’s the creation of a … Read More

New Apple TV plays 1080p, outputs as 720p

Oct 1, 2010 - 1 Comment

More good news on the new Apple TV front, the new device actually does play 1080p content that is streamed to it, but it downscales the video quality to 720p. This means that your existing 1080p content is being decoded and will still work on the new Apple TV, although for now it is being … Read More

How to Reopen & Restore Windows from Last Session in Safari on Mac

Oct 1, 2010 - 2 Comments

Have you ever closed a window that you really wish you didn’t in Safari? It’s pretty common to accidentally close an important tab or browser window, and sometimes the Safari app will even crash too. But don’t freak out, you can re-open your last browser sessions in Safari regardless of why they were closed. Session … Read More

New Apple TV Specs: 256MB RAM, 8GB Storage, A4 CPU

Sep 30, 2010 - 5 Comments

Apple told everyone that the new Apple TV had an A4 chip, HDMI out with 720p support, WiFI, etc, but what everyone wanted to know was what the actual device hardware specs were… how much RAM does it have, how much local storage, does it run iOS? Now we know, here are the Apple TV … Read More

The Social Network Movie Trailer Song

Sep 29, 2010 - 1 Comment

OK Apple fans, by now you’ve surely heard of the Facebook movie, the commercial has been playing constantly all over. Of course, if you’ve seen the trailer you’ve heard the song which plays in the trailers background and is now getting popular (much like the Apple commercial effect – just about anything aired goes gangbusters … Read More

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