How to add Alt+Tab functionality to your iPhone

Flipflop is a jailbreak tweak that brings Alt+Tab-esque functionality to iOS by means of a handy Activator action. The tweak can be assigned to any available Activator gesture, but the developer hints...

Apps of the week: Dragon Quest VIII, EverClip 2, TwoDots, and more

I’m back in business again this weekend. Thanks to Joe for taking over for me last week. He did a bang up job of letting you guys know about great new apps and games to check out for the weekend while...

Trademark filings discovered for Healthbook, HealthKit and iResearch

With Apple’s WWDC keynote now just a few days away, speculation regarding what the company will announce on Monday is heating up. We saw the iOS 8 and OS X banners earlier today, and now we have some...

OS X Yosemite could be unveiled at WWDC on Monday

Apple is continuing to decorate the Moscone Center this afternoon ahead of next week’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Earlier today we saw water-covered banners go up for iOS 8, and now we have an...

Apple’s OS X 10.10 WWDC banner appears to point to ‘Yosemite’ name

We’ve been watching as banners go up at Moscone West in preparation of Apple’s WWDC developer conference on Monday, and now the company appears to have revealed “Yosemite” as the name for its next OS...

Gazelle offering additional $10 on iPhone trade-ins right now

Folks with an old iPhone laying around may be interested to know that electronic buy-back service Gazelle is offering extra money for Apple’s handsets right now. In an effort to increase its inventory,...

RadioShack offering 16GB iPhone 5s for $79, 5c for $29

RadioShack has just given us the heads up that it has begun a new iPhone promotion. Starting today, the electronics retailer will be offering the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint...

Broadcast radio stations and locally targeted ads reportedly planned for iTunes Radio

According to The Information, a technology blog run by the former Wall Street Journal star reporter Jessica Lessin, Apple is about to bring broadcast radio stations to its iTunes Radio service and permit...

Forbes details Microsoft’s rumored iOS-compatible smartwatch

After taking on both Apple’s iPad tablet and the ultra-portable MacBook Air notebook with the recently announced Surface Pro 3, the Windows giant Microsoft appears ready to challenge Cupertino on wearables.Yes,...

What To Expect At Apple’s WWDC 2014

Starting Monday, Apple will be unloading a week’s worth of news and resources for software makers at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco at the Moscone Center. Apple always kicks...

1TapVolume makes audio adjustment a snap

I know what you might be thinking right now. Why would we be spotlighting such an ugly looking app, right? This is one of those occasions where looks don’t matter. It’s ability that counts, especially...

Apple’s added 36 new iPhone carriers in 7 months

According to an analyst note by investment firm Wells Fargo Securities Friday, Apple has increased ints carrier count and now distributes its iPhone through a total of 323 wireless carriers worldwide.We...

FlipCam: a quicker way to switch between the front and rear-facing camera

FlipCam is an extremely simple jailbreak tweak that does one thing and one thing only. FlipCam allows you to quickly switch between the front-facing camera and rear-facing camera using a long press...

StatusPeek: replace the Notification Center grabber with the status bar

StatusPeek is an interesting new Cydia release that does something pretty cool. It allows you to replace the little grabber icon—the thing that appears when invoking Notification Center while in a full-screen...

How to make the stock Camera app more minimal

MinimalCamera is a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to remove the UI elements from the stock Camera app’s viewfinder. It works in all modes, including photo mode and video modes.This tweak provides...

Photo of alleged iPhone 6 back cover surfaces

While we’ve seen a number of physical mockups and case leaks for the iPhone 6, we haven’t seen very much in the way of actual components. There was the front panel, the tray full of batteries, and this...

OkSiri: always-on voice recognition for Siri

One of my favorite things about Android is the “OK Google” command that allows you to perform quick voice searches on a whim. Now iPhone users can (sort of) join in on the fun.OkSiri is a brand new...

Complete Me Not: remove the ‘Complete My Album’ button from the stock Music app

The Complete My Album button in the stock Music app is found for incomplete albums that you purchased via iTunes. For example, if you download one or two popular songs from an artist, Apple will try...

How to make iOS do a barrel roll

If you’re my age (32) then you’re probably very familiar with where the “Do a Barrel Roll” meme originated. It was from Star Fox 64, a game for the Nintendo 64. In it, one of the protagonists instructs...

Apple reportedly in talks with retailers over mobile payment service

According to a new report from 9to5Mac, Apple executives are in discussions with directors from retail chains over a mobile payment service. Citing sources familiar with the project, the site says the...

Rumored iOS 8 split-screen feature won’t be ready for WWDC

Earlier this month, a report surfaced that Apple was working on a new feature in iOS 8 involving split-screen multitasking. Designed specifically for the larger iPad, the addition reportedly allows...

‘Volume Mixer’ brings granular control to iOS’ audio categories

Volume Mixer is a jailbreak tweak that resides in Notification Center. It allows you to independently control the different audio categories in iOS at any time.If you’ve ever used an Android device,...

Rdio gains push notifications

Rdio has updated its free radio streaming app for the iPhone and iPad with some bug fixes and a brand new, albeit long overdue, feature: push notifications. That’s right, you can now elect to received...

There goes my productivity again: Dots sequel hits

So you’ve burned lots of midnight oil playing Dots, an insanely addictive game about connecting that the fine folks at Betaworks put out a year ago?Fans who used to call in sick due to migraine headaches...

Infinity Blade II goes free as App Store’s latest Free App of the Week

Chair Entertainment’s Infinity Blade III is still on sale following the massive ‘Blade Masters’ update and now its predecessor, Infinity Blade II, has been slashed to zero bucks, courtesy of Apple’s...

Beats releases improved Solo2 on-ear headphones

Less than 24 hours into Apple’s announcement that it is buying Beats for $3 billion, Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre’s startup has announced a refreshed version of its best-selling headphones model, the Solo²....

Readdle updates PDF Expert 5, now a universal app

Readdle has just launched an update to its popular PDF management app, PDF Expert 5 that includes support for iPhone and iPad in one. Now, you can read, edit, and share your PDF files on any device...

T-Mobile announces Uncarrier 5.0 event slated for June 18

Somewhere during the craziness of Apple confirming the Beats acquisition deal yesterday, T-Mobile announced that it will be hosting a media event next month. The carrier sent out invitations for an...

Popular RSS client Reeder 2 now available in the Mac App Store

After extensive beta testing, popular RSS client Reeder 2 has landed in the Mac App Store. This is the app’s first update on the Mac since Google shutdown its Google Reader service last year, which...

iTunes surpasses 35 billion songs sold, iTunes Radio hits 40 million listeners

Speaking at last night’s inaugural Code Conference, Apple SVP of Internet services Eddy Cue and Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine shared some numbers on their respective music services following yesterday’s...

Eddy Cue: today’s TV experience sucks

Last night, Apple’s Eddy Cue (and Jimmy Iovine) joined Recode’s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher on stage at the Code Conference to discuss a wide range of topics. The focus was obviously on the recently...

App Recap: A roundup of 11 apps to check out

On a Wednesday that is undoubtedly headlined by the news that Apple has acquired Beats for $3 billion, there are still a number of new, updated and discounted apps for iPhone and iPad that are worth...

Tim Cook interviews offer more details on Beats acquisition

In addition to giving comments for the press release and writing a memo to employees, Tim Cook apparently invited a handful of high profile journalists to Apple’s Cupertino headquarters today to talk...

Pocket adds new features, introduces Premium tier

Pocket (formerly Read It Later), is a popular read-later service akin to Instapaper which allows you to save articles you don’t have the tim to read now to the cloud and enjoy them later on all your...

Beats Music apps to remain in Android, Windows Phone stores

Now that the long-rumored Beats deal has been confirmed by Apple, folks are wondering what’s to become of the Beats Music service. Although it just launched in January, it has already built up a [small]...

App Store’s Top Charts now shows fewer apps for performance reasons

TechCrunch has spotted an interesting change under the popular Top Charts section in the App Store. The popular section now displays only half as much ranked apps as before.Whereas previously you were...

Tim Cook issues memo to Apple employees regarding Beats deal

After weeks of rumors and speculation, Apple confirmed that it has reached an agreement to acquire Beats Electronics this afternoon. The deal is worth $3 billion, split into a $2.6 billion payout and...