Wallpapers of the week: universe galaxy creation

As the section is titled Wallpapers of the Week, it stands to reason we pick the best images we can find around the net on any given week. Today, there is a great selection of nebula and galaxy wallpapers,...

The best apps for guitar tabs and chords

You may recall that I fancy myself a bit of a musician. I’ve been forcing my friends to listen to a variety of my musical endeavors for nearly two decades now. I’m sure they are bored with my stage...

Apple strikes deal with American Express for new iPhone payments system

Recode is reporting this morning that Apple has struck a deal with American Express, to work together on its new iPhone payments system. Citing sources familiar with the talks, the site says AmEx is...

This week on iDB: you are not invited

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The Tylt Ruggd case is built for style and damage protection

If you are prone to dropping, abusing, and misusing your iPad Air, hopefully you are shopping around for a solid case. You are going to need something with a shockproof design, corner protection, rubberized...

Kick your laptop up a notch with Kickflip

There are times when typing at a flat angle is uncomfortable. It is most noticeable when using my MacBook Air 13″. All of the keyboards I use, including Apple’s standard wireless keyboard, are angled...

Apps of the week: Bioshock, 8bit Doves, Walking Dead Pinball, and more

This has been the biggest week in new apps and games I’ve seen in a while. It also came around just at the same time we found out about the upcoming iPhone event. The world is coming up Apple. If you...

Share one Bluetooth keyboard between multiple devices with the Multi-Sync Keyboard

Have you ever used a Bluetooth keyboard with your iPad? Sure, you have! All serious iPad users have, at one time, tried to use a Bluetooth keyboard with their favorite tablet. I tried to use an external...

iPhone 6 built from various leaked parts partially boots up on video

Modified iPhone vendor Feld & Volk has posted a video this afternoon of what is believed to be a complete 4.7-inch iPhone 6. The firm, which has demonstrated its ability to get its hands on rare...

Best news reader apps for iPad: How to stay on top of your RSS feeds!

The best apps for keeping track of all your favorite news feeds, streams, sites, and sources!Looking for the best iPad apps to help you keep up with all the latest news? Reading on the iPad is an amazingly...

Apple iWatch may not come on time for the Holidays

Despite strong belief that Apple will unveil its long-awaited wearable at a scheduled event next month, it appears that the mysterious device will not be officially available for purchase for several...

Apple rolls out free Battery Replacement Program internationally

Apple started rolling out its Battery Replacement Program internationally today, offering free battery replacement for a subset of iPhone 5 devices that were sold between September 2012 and January...

MZR combines music and puzzles into one intense game

Anytime you download a game that comes with a seizure warning, it’s gotta be worth a look. That is, unless you suffer from seizures. Then, you should avoid it altogether. MZR is a Dubstep-themed puzzle...

Invaders! From Outer Space is a highly stylized arcade shooter

I love the idea of taking a popular video game from decades ago and giving it a twenty-first century makeover. Turn flat, pixelated programs into fully realized creations and see what it looks like...

Capacity of Flint Center for Apple’s September event hints big announcement incoming

Apple must be planning big announcements for the September 9th media event that members of the press just got an invite to. Not only is the capacity of the Flint Center much larger than Apple’s usual...

September 9 invites wallpapers: “wish we could say more”

Today, Apple sent out invitations to an event hosted on September 9, 2014 at 10:00AM PST. Per usual, there is a rush in the community to determine what Apple has hidden inside the graphic. The “Wish...

Minuum previews its height-changing keyboard for iOS 8

Popular Android keyboard developer Minuum has finally previewed its keyboard coming to iOS 8 this fall. It’s not like other third-party keyboards we’ve seen thus far, instead, it transforms from a standard...

Apple Confirms Special Event For September 9, Likely For iPhones

Apple has sent out invites to a special event it’s holding on September 9, where we will almost certainly get our first official look at the next iPhone. The invites follow a previous report from Re/code...

Wired: iPhone will have NFC chip and feature its own payment platform

According to sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Wired, the next iPhone is going to feature a Near-Field Communication (NFC) circuitry and have an Apple-branded payment platform.Apple’s contactless...

No going back: Walking Dead: The Game — Season 2 finale now available

Nearly nine months following its December 2013 debut, The Walking Dead: The Game — Season 2 by Telltale Games has reached its gripping conclusion with the release of the final chapter in the five-episode...

Pentumble is a multi-directional platformer with a sticky challenge

When I think of platform games, I usually imagine a side-scrolling landscape with a character that can run, jump, and maybe spit fireballs. I don’t imagine a character that can walk up, around, or under...

One button is all you need to play Deep Under the Sky

There are thousands of physics-based games in the App Store. Some of them require skills in spatial reasoning. Others challenge your ability to aim and shoot. There are so many of them that it is difficult...

Incipio Lexington folio gives professional flare to your iPad Air

iPad Air cases abound, as is expected with any Apple product. Flooded markets of parts, pieces, cases, and accessories define the smart device realm. Incipio being a standard in the Apple accessory...

Starbucks offering free month of Lumosity Premium as its ‘Pick of the Week’

Heads up US-based readers, Starbucks is currently offering a free month of Lumosity’s Premium service as its App Store ‘Pick of the Week.’ The promotion is worth a solid savings of $15, and opens up...

TextExpander shows off its iOS 8 keyboard with snippet expansion coming this fall

TextExpander has posted details about its upcoming “touch 3″ update on iOS, that will add a TextExpander keyboard within iOS 8 that will allow users to expand snippets of text in any app on the iPhone...

The Journey Down: Chapter Two finally makes it to the App Store

In 2012, SkyGoblin launched the first part of an incredible new episodic adventure game that swept iOS users off their feet. The hand painted graphics in The Journey Down: Chapter One are artistic and...

CiRCA6 is a minimalist game about reflexes, strategy and circles

Sometimes, the best games are the simplest ones. I don’t necessarily mean minimalistic, either. Games that only have one or two goals or only one control mechanism are great for distracting you while...

Leaked iPhone 6 logic board has likely place for NFC chip

There have been rumors swirling for years that Apple will finally bring NFC to the iPhone, and if the schematics of a leak from last week hold true, the iPhone 6 may be the first to hold the communications...

Minimalistic puzzle game Bicolor goes temporarily free via Apple Store app

Concluding its four-week promotion celebrating the life of a college student, the beautiful minimalistic puzzle game Bicolor has gone free for a week inside Apple’s official Apple Store client for the...

Dropbox Pro now comes with 1TB of storage, remote wipe and password-protected links

Dropbox, the popular cloud-storage startup, today announced it’s increased the $9.99 per month Dropbox Pro tier to one terabyte of storage, up from the previous capacity of 500 megabytes.In addition...

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 71: Don’t download from strangers

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The Incipio Focal case will turn your iPhone into a point-and-shoot camera

Despite smart devices replacing point-and-shoot cameras in the mainstream, there still seems to be many people confused by the transition to an app-based camera. Every time I am out and ask someone...

Bik – A Space Adventure is a fun point-and-click game for iOS

Director Steven Spielberg made such magical sci-fi movies as “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “E.T. The Extraterrestrial,” and “War of the Worlds.” Thanks to films like these, I am always looking...

Belkin WeMo Insight Switch review: control home appliances and electronics from your iPhone

Growing up as a child, anytime my family would venture out of town for more than a couple days, my father would run around the house trying to locate “the timers.” The timers, with which anyone is familiar,...

Bloomberg: Apple preparing 12.9-inch iPad for early 2015

Bloomberg is reporting this afternoon that Apple is preparing a larger 12.9-inch iPad for early next year. Citing people with “knowledge of the matter,” the outlet says that stye company’s suppliers...

Yahoo Mail for iPad now lets you minimize compose window like in iOS 8

Yahoo today issued an interesting update to its native Mail application for the iPhone and iPad which replicates a handy feature we first saw in the stock Mail app in iOS 8.Now available in the App...

Let’s Talk Jailbreak Live Show

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Instagram launches Hyperlapse, a smart time-lapse video app

If you’re looking for a clever use of the iPhone’s gyroscope and accelerometer sensors, look no further than Hyperlapse, a new iPhone application which lets you create tracking shots and time-lapse...

iTunes Festival and Showtime Anytime launch on Apple TV

Two nice updates for Apple TV owners today. First, Apple has re-launched the iTunes Festival channel on the $99 media-streming box for the 2014 iTunes Festival, which kicks off on September 1 in London.And...

Let’s Talk iOS 043: Not sponsored by TextExpander

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Amazon has reportedly acquired Twitch for more than $1 billion

Amazon has acquired Twitch, the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers, for more than $1 billion according to reports from The Information and Wall Street Journal. Google’s YouTube...

Scratch that: iPhone 6 ‘Phosphorus’ component likely barometric pressure sensor

An eagle-eyed member of the MacRumors forum says the “Phosporus”component destined for the iPhone 6, leaked on Monday, isn’t a next-generation version of Apple’s M7 co-processor, but instead a barometric...

Rumor: low-power A7 successor code-named ‘Phosphorous’ to collect health and fitness data

A new Apple chip internally code-named ‘Phosphorous’ has been identified on leaked schematics and thought to replace the M7 which debuted inside the iPhone 5s last Fall.The chip is said to include the...

Retailer: Apple won’t release reversible USB Lightning cable this year, buy ours instead

Third-party retailer Moca.co claims Apple doesn’t have plans to release a reversible Lightning USB cable with the upcoming iPhone 6, or even in 2014, throwing a wrench in recent Apple rumors.... Read...

New leak compares iPhone 6 to iPhone 5s ahead of expected-September announcement

New images claiming to show the iPhone 6 in space grey appeared on Sunday, adding fuel to the fire ahead of Apple’s expected announcement in the coming weeks. The authenticity of the images hasn’t been...