Adobe may be the last company users think of when it comes to hardware, but judging from a trio of products demonstrated during its annual MAX 2013 conference, the software maker may soon forge a new path.In a move that might have made late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs proud, Adobe executives surprised attendees at its annual MAX conference on...
Nervous about the internet sales tax bill that just flew through the Senate on Monday? A new report claims that it's not quite out of the woods yet, while Amazon beats Google to paid Android apps in China and Facebook Messenger finally adds the stickers recently enabled in the full official Facebook app. Ready to read more? Click on and find out...
If you've been holding out for a iPad mini with a retina display, you won't have to wait much longer. According to a statement by NPD DisplaySearch to CNET this morning, Apple will start mass producing Retina iPad minis later in the year, and as a bonus, it'll have one of the highest tablet resolutions currently on the market.According to Richard...
Depressed by its bleak perspective, alone and freezing in the digital marketplace, Don't Starve survives solely on mystery and cheek. The first self-released offering from developer Klei Entertainment -- best known for attractive consoles side-scrollers like Shank and Mark of the Ninja -- Don't Starve drops the player into an unforgiving boot camp...
MAX 2013 may be in full gear in Los Angeles, but users will have to wait until June to get their hands on the new Creative Cloud editions of Adobe's products, which includes some exciting changes to the company's web creation applications.On Monday, Adobe unveiled its plans for the next generation of Creative Cloud at its annual MAX 2013 conference...
There's something of an innovation lull in smartphone design. While certainly a nice improvement over the 4S, the iPhone 5's 4-inch screen and panoramic camera are hardly breaking any new ground. The Samsung Galaxy S4 learned a few new parlor tricks, but for the most part it's just a faster and slightly larger S3. And for all its accolades,...
The main event at Adobe's MAX 2013 conference in Los Angeles was a pair of two-hour keynotes that focused as much on the company's new Creative Cloud suite as they did on how users embrace the creative process. While Monday's keynote heralded a big shift toward the subscription-only Creative Cloud software, Tuesday morning's keynote, "Community...
Everything about Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles -- from its overhead camera to its unit building mechanics -- resembles a real-time strategy game. The adorable characters and familiar Star Wars iconography could have made this free-to-play affair a worthwhile introduction to the genre for newcomers, but for a game with all the trappings of a...
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Angry Birds Friends brought the fowl-flinging sensation to Facebook, and unsurprisingly, it proved hugely popular in that format. Now the socially connected spin on the franchise makes the return trip to iPhone and iPad while maintaining the distinct, free-to-play approach that defined that browser-based take. On a platform that already hosts five...
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[This is an advertorial. Maclife gets a portion of each unit sold.]Everyone loves a win-win situation. Why? Because everyone wins, of course. That's what you have here. We've put together a bundleof 10 beloved Mac applications that are valued at a total of $399. That's not what you'll pay, though, because you have the ability to write...
Of all the rumors circulating in anticipation of the release of the next iPhone, none seems to bear as much promise as the supposed low-end iPhone that Apple may release to compete with its cheaper alternatives. That'd be a big move, but one that seems out of character considering Apple's past releases. Yet, as AllThingsD reports, J.P. Morgan...
Well, there are some great app deals this week and a few apps we wanted you to have a closer look at. While Apple used to be pitted against Windows, Google makes more news relevant to iOS and Mac users these days, so let's have a peek at what they're up to. And the questions we're all starting to wonder, what's iOS 7 going to look like and...
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Internet analytics company comScore released their smartphone market share report for Q1 2013 this morning, revealing that Apple (as a manufacturer) now commands almost 40 percent of the U.S. smartphone market. The only other competitor to report an increase was Samsung, whose numbers inched up by a mere 0.7 percent from the last quarter to 21.7...
We have games from the old school and games from the new, so if you're looking for some game deals, you've come to the right place. But what if you're not into games? Well, we have a little music, we have a little photo, and we have a little other, but you'll have to come inside to discover.STRATEGOThe classic board game gets a classic cut down to...
It's that time again, where we at Free App Friday headquarters take a closer look at some of the more basic apps out there that are worth your time. Not unlike a fine IPA, just because they're smaller servings, doesn't mean they lack a punch. Way out on the app store there was this game I wanna tell ya about. Goes by the name of...
In preparing this year’s 20 Under $20 list, we loved the idea of presenting 20 killer Mac apps you might not know about—20 is such a round, pleasant number, and would hopefully let us find something for everyone. But $20 per app might not seem like the bargain-basement price that it used to, even just back in the summer of 2011, when we did our...
Now that Apple's built-in Maps app finally includes turn-by-turn navigation, makers of traditional GPS navigation products like Magellan are trying to find new ways to market their services to the iOS crowd.TUAW reported Thursday that GPS navigation firm Magellan has introduced a new SmartGPS device, combining the best of their old-school...
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Everyone loves a win-win situation. Why? Because everyone wins, of course. That's what you have here. We've put together a bundle of 10 beloved Mac applications that are valued at a total of $399. That's not what you'll pay, though, because you have the ability to write up your own custom price tag for this package. Get the bundle for as...
Halfbrick established itself as one of the App Store's top developers thanks to games that feature simple, engaging mechanics and delightfully manicured aesthetics. Both Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride alike were sensations when they respectively launched, and remain among the best all-time iOS titles because they're tremendously fun and so...
If you’ve written off web apps as underpowered imitations of desktop software, think again. Many of today’s web apps are as good as their Finder-bound counterparts, and some even do your work for you! Web apps are convenient, too: since they live in the cloud with their related files, you can run them in a browser on almost any computer without wor...
