How to Use iOS 7

How to Use iOS 7

Apple’s iOS 7 isn’t an incremental upgrade from iOS 6. Things not only look starkly different, but in many cases, the familiar commands, gestures, and navigation elements have changed or have been replaced.

    



How to Prep Your iDevice for iOS 7

How to Prep Your iDevice for iOS 7

Apple’s iOS 7 launches Wednesday. While you may be itching to get your fingers on the new OS, you’ll want to take some time to make sure your device is 100 percent ready for this major software update.

    



Send Texts in the Dark Without Infuriating Everyone Around You

Send Texts in the Dark Without Infuriating Everyone Around You

Have a text or email you need to respond to while in a dark theater? Avoid death glares from those around you by simply inverting the colors on your phone.

    



The Next Version of Android Will Be Called KitKat. WTF?

The Next Version of Android Will Be Called KitKat. WTF?

Yep. As in the chocolatey, wafery KitKat® bar.

    



The Amazing and Ridiculous Tech From a 30-Year-Old Sears Catalog

The Amazing and Ridiculous Tech From a 30-Year-Old Sears Catalog

Sears should have morphed into Amazon.

    



What Is Rockmelt, the Company Yahoo Just Bought? (Because You Know You Forgot)

What Is Rockmelt, the Company Yahoo Just Bought? (Because You Know You Forgot)

Yahoo’s summer shopping spree has claimed another company. This time it’s former social browser turned Flipboard clone, Rockmelt. Maybe you remember Rockmelt. OK, you probably don’t. Here’s the skinny.

    

How-Tuesday: Set Up VLC Media Player on iOS

How-Tuesday: Set Up VLC Media Player on iOS

Last week, the beloved media player VLC returned to iOS after a two-year hiatus. The new version is fully open source, and as always, totally free. Here’s how you use it to pack your iPad or iPhone full of content …

    

Microsoft Builds a Friendlier Windows 8.1 at Developer Conference

Microsoft Builds a Friendlier Windows 8.1 at Developer Conference

Microsoft’s Build Developer Conference is taking place this morning in San Francisco. It’s mostly a showcase for Windows 8.1, but it’s also an opportunity for Redmond to turn the page on a new era.

    

AOL Launches Its Own News Reader

AOL Launches Its Own News Reader

With Google Reader’s demise looming, a host of media companies have jumped to fill the impending void. The latest? Good ol’ AOL.

    

From Fake Leather to the Great Flattening: The Evolution of iOS

From Fake Leather to the Great Flattening: The Evolution of iOS

With the debut of iOS 7 this week, Apple has made the most radical change to its mobile operating system since it first launched on the iPhone way back in 2007. Need proof? Let’s take a walk down memory lane …