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Apps & Software Mac OS X

1Keyboard for Mac review: Efficient cross-device typing

Now that touchscreen word-processors are the equal of their desktop counterparts, I increasingly find myself hooking up my Apple keyboard to my iPad and Android phone. But the more that happens, the more irritating the Bluetooth pairing system becomes — and that, in essence, is the problem that OS X app 1Keyboard (£2.99/$4.99) is there…

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Apple Apps & Software iOS Smartphones Smartphones & Tablets

Apple CarPlay: Bringing iOS To Your Car’s Dashboard

Apple has now announced CarPlay, a system that takes the core iOS functions from your iPhone — like Siri, messages, maps, music and calling — and puts them on your car’s in built display.

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Apps & Software iOS Mac OS X Reviews

Ember: A Powerful Digital Scrapbook for Mac and iOS

If you’re in the market for a top notch annotation tool, that allows you to capture and curate both on the go or from the comfort of your Mac, then your best bet would be Ember for Mac and iOS, a smart, powerful & cross platform solution for all your annotation needs.

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Apple Apps & Software Hints & Tips Mac OS X

How To Use Facebook Chat On Mac OS X’s Messages App

Maintaining an ongoing conversation on Facebook is annoying and there’s one reason why; you need to be logged in and have your web browser open whilst doing it! As much as Apple has tried to integrate Facebook and Twitter features in to OS X, being able to chat to your friends and family isn’t one…

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Apps & Software Computing Hints & Tips Mac OS X

How To Access the Wi-Fi Scanner in Mac OS X Mavericks

If your Wi-Fi signal keeps dropping off, then changing the wireless channel your network is using can be a great solution. To find the best wireless channel to use, Mac users would typically use the native Wi-Fi scanner but since the upgrade to OS X Mavericks, it seemingly disappeared from the Wireless Diagnostics Utility. So, if you…

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Apps & Software iOS

Actions for iPad Review

Most of us use a mouse and a keyboard to perform every task our computers are capable of, despite the former being a stilted replacement for physical interaction, and the latter being nothing more than a digital typewriter. It really isn’t the ideal setup for photo editing, video slicing, or music production. It’s a bit…

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Apps & Software Gaming Guest Article iOS iOS Games Reviews

Oceanhorn: A Zelda-like game for iOS

Have you ever played any of the Zelda games? Did you like the Zelda games? If your answer is yes, then Oceanhorn is a game for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch that you are not going to want to miss out on. Oceanhorn is a game you can buy from the App Store, that works across…

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Apple Apps & Software iOS

Ditch Your Password, ‘Knock’ Your iPhone To Unlock Your Mac Instead

There’s a lot of cool stuff I knew I could do with my iPhone, but using an app to unlock my computer wasn’t one of them. Thanks to William Henderson and Jon Schlossberg, founders of Knock, you can now ditch your password and simply unlock your Mac machine with two knocks on your iPhone. Yeah,…

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Apps & Software iOS The Web

Coast for iPad – A Better Way To Browse The Web

When it comes to web browsers, we’ve all grown accustomed to the usual address bar, icons on either side and of course the lingering bookmarks. The thing is though, as our web experiences have become more and more mobile – the browsers we use haven’t really followed suit. Chrome and Safari for example have been…

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Apps & Software iOS

Make Your Photos Beautiful With Over for iOS

Are you one of ‘those people’ who likes taking photos of just about anything you see? Don’t worry I’m not judging – I take photos of good looking food all the time, but if you are one of those people you should really have a look at Over, a photography app for iOS that let’s…