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  • Verizon now lets you watch live FiOS TV anywhere you want

    September 20th at 10:49pm / The Verge / 0 opinions

    Verizon FiOS customers have been able to watch live television on their iPads for some time now, but today the company is expanding that feature to Android and the iPhone. In addition, Verizon is lifting the restriction on watching live TV while connected to your home network — you can now watch live TV anywhere you go, provided you have the necessary bandwidth, of course....

  • Can Good Design Make Even Conspiracy Theories Seem Believable?

    November 12th at 9:10pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinions

    Grab your tinfoil hats, sheeple. It's been fifty years since President John F. Kennedy Jr. was assassinated on that fateful day in Dallas, and it's still nearly impossible to discuss the event without some mention of conspiracy, cover-ups, government intrigue, multiple shooters, UFO affiliations, and more....

  • GTA: San Andreas rolls out on iOS App Store as Pinterest, Steam see updates

    December 12th at 2:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinions

    Creative social networking site Pinterest unveiled a redesigned version of their iPad app Wednesday, while Valve Software gave Steam Mobile a new look-and-feel and Rockstar Games' iOS port of GTA: San Andreas hit the App Store.

  • 22 of the Best iOS Apps From January

    February 3rd at 10:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinions

    came and went, and we served up a gargantuan summary of some of the best apps to hit the App Store over the 12-month period ending in December. Now, with 2014 well and truly underway, here’s a quick snapshot of some of the best new iOS apps from January....

  • Apple’s Podcasts App For iOS Gets Siri And CarPlay Support

    May 15th at 10:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinions

    An update to Apple’s native Podcasts application for iPhone and iPad brings Siri integration to the app, as well as support for its new CarPlay mode for in-vehicle entertainment systems. You can can now voice command Podcasts, essentially, or interact with it from your in-car interface with your physical or touchscreen console controls. The app update also improves browsing with the…

  • Walk of Fame App Makes Hollywood History Interactive

    October 8th at 11:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinions

    LOS ANGELES -- Strolling the Hollywood Walk of Fame is not the most intuitive tourism experience in Los Angeles. "Who the heck is Dorothy Arzner?" you may have found yourself asking while traversing the streets around Hollywood Blvd. Or if you've wondered where to find Lauren Bacall's star, say, the answer is hard to find. But that's about to change.

  • Four Pitfalls Hollywood Must Avoid To Keep Up With The Kardashians On Mobile

    February 22nd at 12:23am / TechCrunch / 0 opinions

    When Apple launched the iPhone in 2007, the world was immediately changed forever and the web gave way to apps as the leading way people absorbed content. As with most emerging mediums, Hollywood was one of the first forces to take notice of mobile and tap its potential to reach fans. Unfortunately, a lot of these attempts have historically ranged from confusing to ridiculous.

  • 9 travel apps to make your Fourth of July weekend even better

    July 1st at 5:25pm / Mashable / 0 opinions

    Are we there yet?

  • Disney's 3D coloring book lets you paint with all the colors of augmented reality

    October 7th at 8:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinions

    Coloring outside the lines is one thing. Coloring in 3D is another.

  • The 10 best iPad apps of 2015

    December 26th at 7:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinions

    Whether Santa brought you a iPad Pro, or you're simply looking to refresh the lineup on your current tablet, here's a look at some of our favorite apps.

  • AMC launches tvOS app with free streaming for select shows

    April 28th at 3:51am / AppleInsider / 0 opinions

    As promised, AMC this week launched a tvOS app with a content selection mirroring that of its iOS app and web portal, including free-to-stream episodes of hit shows like "The Walking Dead" and "The Night Manager."

  • iOS 10 tips: Rich notifications enable tvOS text entry from iPhone's lock screen

    October 7th at 1:31am / AppleInsider / 0 opinions

    With rich notifications in iOS 10, users can now view and interact with alerts from a variety of apps directly from the lock screen. One of the more useful implementations is the Apple TV Remote app, which lets users bypass the clunky tvOS keyboard and enter text with their iPhone.

  • i. TV

    December 24th at 7:03pm / Macworld / 0 opinions

  • Happy Shark Week: 6 Online Diversions to Sink Your Teeth Into

    August 4th at 4:23pm / Mashable / 0 opinions

    If you've been glued to The Discovery Channel's Shark Week, but are experiencing withdrawal symptoms while away from your TV, then we have a treat for you. In honor of the...

  • Joe Jonas Named Pepsi Ambassador for ‘Pulse’ Dashboard, #LiveForNow Campaign

    May 9th at 7:07pm / Mashable / 0 opinions

    PepsiCo has tapped Joe Jonas as a brand ambassador for its new celebrity-infused “Live for Now” global ad campaign. The Jonas Brother wil…

  • The 3 best iPad comic book readers

    August 11th at 9:00am / GigaOM / 0 opinions

    There are a lot of comic book readers out there. Here are the best tablet apps I’ve found for reading them, both commercial readers (apps that let you buy comics as well as read them), and an app that supports CBZ and CBR files.

  • Magic Tate Ball Launched for More Art in Your Pocket

    May 14th at 3:39pm / The Next Web / 0 opinions

    Not ones to shy away from digital fun, the Tate Modern art gallery has launched the Magic Tate Ball, a free app for Nokia and iOS that selects art works…

  • Your Guide to Watching Videos on the iPad

    April 3rd at 10:25pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinions

    The iPad is a solid video-playing machine. But you have a whole slew of choices when it comes to finding and watching videos on the new tablet. Which is right for you? Let's explore your options. This is the way Apple would prefer you do things, as it would presumably involve you paying them for the videos you're watching. It's probably the most idiot-proof way of watching TV shows and movies (provided they're in the iTunes Store), but it's also going to fill up your iPad's hard drive really quickly. If...

  • The iPad Apps Everyone Should Have February 2011

    February 28th at 6:00pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinions

    Another month, another set of apps evaluated for inclusion on our list of the best iPad apps. Who are the big winners in February? Who gets the boot? The Daily: Overall, it's probably the best iPad newspaper/magazine/multimedia experience/whatever to date. There's a tremendous amount of high quality content in a variety of sections, with sharp writing, beautiful photos, and well-produced video sprinkled throughout. Free, for now. The Atavist: For some people, the iPad is the device with the potential to...

  • Daily App Deals: Get Download Manager for iOS for Free in Today’s App Deals

    April 5th at 9:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinions

    The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. Download Manager (iTunes) Previously 99¢, now Free. Download Manager for iOS makes downloading, organizing, and viewing files on your iOS device easier than ever. Whether you want to download a video clip or a document from work, you can do so and view it straight from your iOS device. Download Manager is so powerful, it can even extract ZIP and RAR archives for later...

  • The Zaphat Can Turn You Into A Zombie…Sorta

    August 20th at 12:50pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinions

    Here’s an interesting approach to Augmented Reality marketing: turn hats into Zombie heads. The Zaphat (pronounced like Zap Hat, not Zafat) is a new line of fashion apparel where the logo on the accoutrement acts as the target for an iOS/Android app that uses Augmented Reality to transform the wearer into an avatar of their choice. In other words, when you wear a special hat, people can look at you with an app and see a Zombie instead of your head and then take a picture of you.

  • 6 Apps You Don't Want To Miss

    October 6th at 5:07pm / Mashable / 0 opinions

    It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck -- Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps.

  • You Can Watch Amazon Instant Video on Your iPhone Now

    December 13th at 6:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinions

    One of the great things about Amazon Prime is it lets can stream a lot of movies and TV shows. And now you can do it through an iPhone app too. Amazon Instant Video has existed on the iPad, but the new version is totally updated for the iPhone 5's extra bit of real estate.

  • Accel-Backed Entertainment News Outlet Global Grind Finally Starts Taking Mobile Seriously With New iPhone App

    January 17th at 11:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinions

    Global Grind, the NY-based digital media company funded by Accel Partners and hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons, is finally taking mobile seriously with today’s relaunch – and really, it’s a start-from-scratch job – of its flagship mobile application by the same name. With today’s debut of Global Grind for iOS (Android to follow), the company is bringing custom mix of Music, Celebrity, Gossip…

  • AppDiaria Confirms LATAM's Appetite For App Discovery

    November 19th at 9:49pm / The Next Web / 0 opinions

    Daily app recommendation tool for iOS AppDiaria has reached the App Store’s top 10 ranking in over 7 countries in Latin America, its parent company Jampp announced today. As you may know, AppDiaria’s name means ‘Daily App’ in both Spanish and Portuguese....