Not Apple Archive

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • No, we’re not a Verizon blog (we’re still on AT&T) but we have had the opportunity to put a lot of the new Verizon gear through the paces lately. Our latest frolic was with the Pantech UML290 from Verizon. It’s the first 4G-capable, Mac-compatible modem available from Verizon. The modems...

    Hands on with Verizon’s Pantech UML290 4G LTE modem

    No, we’re not a Verizon blog (we’re still on AT&T) but we have had the opportunity to put a lot of the new Verizon gear through the paces lately. Our latest frolic was with the Pantech UML290 from Verizon. It’s the first 4G-capable, Mac-compatible modem available from Verizon. The modems...

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  • If you’ve missed out on the amazing game that is World of Goo, now would be the best possible time to snag it for your brand spanking new iPad that you received this holiday season. If you didn’t just get one, hopefully you’ve had one. If you don’t have one...

    World of Goo comes to the iPad

    If you’ve missed out on the amazing game that is World of Goo, now would be the best possible time to snag it for your brand spanking new iPad that you received this holiday season. If you didn’t just get one, hopefully you’ve had one. If you don’t have one...

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  • T-Mobile (USA) just started airing a new ad on TV that directly attacks AT&T and Apple. Well, not so much Apple as AT&T’s crummy network restrictions. No one is a fan of the numerous handicaps AT&T places on iPhone customers… handicaps that don’t exist on other networks. Verizon and now...

    T-Mobile dominates AT&T with new ad

    T-Mobile (USA) just started airing a new ad on TV that directly attacks AT&T and Apple. Well, not so much Apple as AT&T’s crummy network restrictions. No one is a fan of the numerous handicaps AT&T places on iPhone customers… handicaps that don’t exist on other networks. Verizon and now...

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  • It’s no secret that we’re a fan of Oceanhouse Media‘s work here at CTA. They do a great job bringing classic children’s books to life through the App Store (they do much more than that, here’s a link). They recently added the Berestain Bears books to their collection but their...

    Spookly the Square pumpkin comes to the App Store

    It’s no secret that we’re a fan of Oceanhouse Media‘s work here at CTA. They do a great job bringing classic children’s books to life through the App Store (they do much more than that, here’s a link). They recently added the Berestain Bears books to their collection but their...

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  • I went to my mailbox yesterday and found a package from Square. We recently wrote about the replacement card readers that Square is sending out to current users. Obviously, all new users will be receiving the updated reader. As we’re sure many of you know, the upgraded readers are a...

    New Square credit card readers begin to arrive

    I went to my mailbox yesterday and found a package from Square. We recently wrote about the replacement card readers that Square is sending out to current users. Obviously, all new users will be receiving the updated reader. As we’re sure many of you know, the upgraded readers are a...

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