Apple Gear Examiner

Apple updates Boot Camp drivers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:22:30 -0700

Apple has updated the Boot Camp drivers. Boot Camp allows Intel Mac owners to boot up into Windows XP and Windows Vista (with Windows 7 working under certain conditions). The update, according to Apple's site, includesThis update addresses issues wit...

Apple expanding video game goals?

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:49:03 -0700

Apple appears to be expanding their video game offerings, a job listing found by AppleInsider implies. Apple has shied away from game development, but the popularity of video games on the iPhone OS has shown that there may be a future in gaming on...

Worms Express speeds things up

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:55:52 -0700

Team17 has released a streamlined version of their Worms app for the iPhone OS, entitled Worms Express. This $1 iteration features single player missions, three difficulty modes, two environments, and quick play.

Two free songs hit Rock Band for iPhone OS

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:20:27 -0700

EA Mobile has announced that two free songs, Night Lies and Pleasure by Bang Camaro, for Rock Band for the iPhone OS, are now available in the Music Store.

Snow Leopard 10.6.2 flakes out to owners

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:18:33 -0700

Apple has sent out OS X 10.6.2 in Software Update. The update, according to the Apple site, features * an issue that might cause your system to logout unexpectedly * a graphics distortion in Safari Top Sites * Spotlight search results not ...

eStarling announces touchscreen, wi-fi photo frame

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:29:40 -0700

PF Digital Inc., the creator of the Wi-Fi digital photo frame eStarling, has announced a new version, the eStarling 802.11n Touchscreen Connected Frame. The 10.2' touchscreen is the first to connect to 802.11n Wi-Fi, and comes with a personal ...

First-person free shooter hits App Store

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:00:15 -0700

ngmoco:) has released it's first-person shooter, Eliminate, to the iPhone OS's App Store. Eliminate features online multiplayer for free, yet has upgrades available for sale as in-app purchases.

iTunes to replace television subscriptions for $30?

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:15:36 -0700

All Things Digital is hearing rumbles that Apple has been pitching a $30 a month subscription plan to the various networks. Tied to one's iTunes account, it seems likely that the plan would allow for subscribers to watch many new episodes of T...

iPhone lands in China

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:39:45 -0700

The iPhone has finally landed in China, I4U News reports. On Chinese carrier China Unicorn, the phone is available in the same configurations as it's American model (3G 8gig, 3GS 16 and 32gig), only lacking Wi-Fi. The first person to purchase ...

WordPress 2 hits App Store

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:24:15 -0700

Automattic has released WordPress 2 for the iPhone OS, but not as an upgrade. Instead, users will need to download a secondary release of the app and eventually delete their original app. According to the release notes, the update features ...

Apple patents wireless headphone

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:51:37 -0700

Apple, in what may be hint toward the future of iPod accessories, has patented what appears to be an earphone with storage built in, Elctronista reports. Stylized much like the Apple Bluetooth Headset that was discontinued some time back, it a...

GameFly releases iPhone OS App

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:35:14 -0700

The online video game rental service GameFly has released an iPhone OS app entitled GameCenter. The app is effectively a video game hub, offering news, info, reviews, cheat codes, and the like over video games, and additionally allows GameFly subs...

Golden Boy's creator to debut manga on iPhone OS

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:08:11 -0700

Golden Boy's creator, Tatsuya Egawa, will be debuting a comic based on the film If Blessed on the iPhone OS App Store, ANN reports through animeanime. This 100-page prologue to the love story about a death row inmate and his victim's fianc...

Apple still sells Mighty Mouse renamed, missing that they renamed it

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:50:06 -0700

When Apple upgraded it's Macbook, Mac Mini, and iMac lines on Tuesday, it replaced the Mighty Mouse with the Magic Mouse. Turns out that, digging through Apple's store, they still sell the Mighty Mouse, renamed "Apple Mouse". Onl...

Apple announces new iMacs, MacBooks, Magic Mouse

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:25:50 -0700

After hours of speculation with the Apple Store down, Apple has announced new updates to the iMac, MacBook, Mac Mini, and Magic Mouse. The MacBook is completely redesigned, by taking the all-white stylings of the budget laptop and applying it to t...

Dungeon crawling RPG Undercroft hits App Store

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:40:08 -0700

Sure, Rock Band is easily the biggest release in the App Store today, but RPG fans will completely gloss over that when they see Undercroft. This first-person, turn-based RPG from Rake In Grass Games looks to offer a rather deep RPG experience tha...

In-App Purchases for free apps now allowed

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:23:24 -0700

Apple has changed their previous policy regarding In-App Purchases, and will now allow the process to happen in apps that are released for free in the App Store, AppleInsider reports. This potential game changer for the release of apps will lik...

Cal Lightman has a flash-capable iPhone

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:46:51 -0700

The flash-enabled iPhoneIt's no secret that The Lightman Group uses iPhones on Fox's Lie To Me. Earlier in the episodes, Cal send messages to a coworker, who answered them on his iPhone... by swiping, oddly enough. Minutes later, Cal takes a photo of...

Apple advertises Apple Store Exclusive iPods

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:29:03 -0700

Exclusive iPod nanosApple, in one of their newsletters entitled The complete iPod collection. Only from the Apple Store. reminds Apple owners of the unique models of iPod, exclusive to the Apple Store. Apple currently keeps a Yellow and PRODUCT (RED)...

Apple posts first trailer for Toy Story 3

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:21:59 -0700

Toy Story 3Apple has uploaded the first trailer for Toy Story 3 to it's trailer site. Toy Story 3, set almost in real time since Toy Story 2 (Andy's off to college), features the toys being donated to a child care center. Earlier in the year, Apple p...