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  • No matter how you look at it, the TV industry is a race to the bottom. Every manufacturer tries to outdo the other by improving capabilities while lowering the price. Just five years ago, I bought a 32-inch 720p LCD TV that I thought was generously priced at $1100. Two...

    The third Apple TV should remain a digital media receiver

    No matter how you look at it, the TV industry is a race to the bottom. Every manufacturer tries to outdo the other by improving capabilities while lowering the price. Just five years ago, I bought a 32-inch 720p LCD TV that I thought was generously priced at $1100. Two…

  • The holidays just passed, and that means a whole lot of people just bought the wrong iPhone for a family member or friend. All of my friends know me as the Apple Guru, and all of them come to me with questions about Apple products. Lately, the number one question...

    Should I buy an iPhone 3GS, 4 or 4S?

    The holidays just passed, and that means a whole lot of people just bought the wrong iPhone for a family member or friend. All of my friends know me as the Apple Guru, and all of them come to me with questions about Apple products. Lately, the number one question…

  • If you’ve been reading the site for a while, you’ll know that we’re all huge fans of the Square credit card reader from Jack Dorsey. The Square team has done a lot since their public launch a little over a year ago — they’re pushing out card readers on time...

    Square entering Apple Stores and an Inner Square update

    If you’ve been reading the site for a while, you’ll know that we’re all huge fans of the Square credit card reader from Jack Dorsey. The Square team has done a lot since their public launch a little over a year ago — they’re pushing out card readers on time…

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  • No matter how you look at it, the TV industry is a race to the bottom. Every manufacturer tries to outdo the other by improving capabilities while lowering the price. Just five years ago, I bought a 32-inch 720p LCD TV that I thought was generously priced at $1100. Two...

    The third Apple TV should remain a digital media receiver

    No matter how you look at it, the TV industry is a race to the bottom. Every manufacturer tries to outdo the other by improving capabilities while lowering the price. Just five years ago, I bought a 32-inch 720p LCD TV that I thought was generously priced at $1100. Two...

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  • The holidays just passed, and that means a whole lot of people just bought the wrong iPhone for a family member or friend. All of my friends know me as the Apple Guru, and all of them come to me with questions about Apple products. Lately, the number one question...

    Should I buy an iPhone 3GS, 4 or 4S?

    The holidays just passed, and that means a whole lot of people just bought the wrong iPhone for a family member or friend. All of my friends know me as the Apple Guru, and all of them come to me with questions about Apple products. Lately, the number one question...

    Continue Reading...

  • Thanks for visiting Lumos Digital. We’re transitioning from multiple sites with fragmented foci into this main site. All of our new content will be written here instead of our sister sites like Social Apples, Cocoa Touch Apps and wp.website.design… and all traffic will redirect to the corresponding posts on lumosdigital.com....

    We’re still under construction

    Thanks for visiting Lumos Digital. We’re transitioning from multiple sites with fragmented foci into this main site. All of our new content will be written here instead of our sister sites like Social Apples, Cocoa Touch Apps and wp.website.design… and all traffic will redirect to the corresponding posts on lumosdigital.com....

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  • If you’ve been reading the site for a while, you’ll know that we’re all huge fans of the Square credit card reader from Jack Dorsey. The Square team has done a lot since their public launch a little over a year ago — they’re pushing out card readers on time...

    Square entering Apple Stores and an Inner Square update

    If you’ve been reading the site for a while, you’ll know that we’re all huge fans of the Square credit card reader from Jack Dorsey. The Square team has done a lot since their public launch a little over a year ago — they’re pushing out card readers on time...

    Continue Reading...

  • I knew eCamm as an accessories company several years ago but after doing a bit of research, it looks like they have quite a bit of software available as well. The biggest of those right now is Printopia 2.0. This Mac app allows you to print to any connected printer...

    Printopia 2 for Mac

    I knew eCamm as an accessories company several years ago but after doing a bit of research, it looks like they have quite a bit of software available as well. The biggest of those right now is Printopia 2.0. This Mac app allows you to print to any connected printer...

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  • When I initially heard about TweetBot, I thought, “Dear, God… another Twitter client for the iPhone?” After reading tweet after tweet coming through our @socialapples twitter account, I finally decided to take it for a spin. I didn’t know what to expect. I heard that the user interface design was amazing; that...

    TweetBot: a Twitter client with functionality and style

    When I initially heard about TweetBot, I thought, “Dear, God… another Twitter client for the iPhone?” After reading tweet after tweet coming through our @socialapples twitter account, I finally decided to take it for a spin. I didn’t know what to expect. I heard that the user interface design was amazing; that...

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  • This game brings unadulterated racing to the App Store. It’s available for iOS and Mac devices in their respective App Stores. I picked up this title because it was one of the original games to optimize their graphics for the iPad 2. I bought the iPad; I might as well...

    Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD for iPad

    This game brings unadulterated racing to the App Store. It’s available for iOS and Mac devices in their respective App Stores. I picked up this title because it was one of the original games to optimize their graphics for the iPad 2. I bought the iPad; I might as well...

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  • I just discovered Penguin Airborne a couple weeks ago and I’ve been killing time with it ever since. It’s a great time waster that works on all iOS devices running 3.0 or later. The goal of the game is to work your way up the military ranks by being the...

    Penguin Airborne: universal time waster

    I just discovered Penguin Airborne a couple weeks ago and I’ve been killing time with it ever since. It’s a great time waster that works on all iOS devices running 3.0 or later. The goal of the game is to work your way up the military ranks by being the...

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  • Speck is a very well known manufacturer of Apple cases. I have their products on my iPhone, my MacBook Pro and eventually on my iPad 2. The PixelSkin HD Wrap for iPad 2 is the first case design that hasn’t made me cringe. I love their desire to mimic Apple’s Smart Cover...

    PixelSkin HD Wrap Case for iPad 2

    Speck is a very well known manufacturer of Apple cases. I have their products on my iPhone, my MacBook Pro and eventually on my iPad 2. The PixelSkin HD Wrap for iPad 2 is the first case design that hasn’t made me cringe. I love their desire to mimic Apple’s Smart Cover...

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  • Hey everybody, We’re hanging out here at the Aspen Grove Apple Store in Littleton, CO. We’re up with Steve and Erica from TUAW near the front of the line. Come say, “Hi.” if you’re here as well. We’re just posting a couple photos from the line right now… we’ll have...

    iPad 2 live from Aspen Grove

    Hey everybody, We’re hanging out here at the Aspen Grove Apple Store in Littleton, CO. We’re up with Steve and Erica from TUAW near the front of the line. Come say, “Hi.” if you’re here as well. We’re just posting a couple photos from the line right now… we’ll have...

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