There’s a new iTunes 11 update on the block — call it iTunes 11.01, because Apple does — that fixes a bunch of stuff definitely in need of fixing, including at least one thing I complained about in an earlier piece.
The Really Interesting Thing About Google Maps Isn’t the App Itself
Google Maps is already the most popular free app in the App Store, and it could be the heart of Google’s efforts to stay firmly planted within iOS — whether Apple likes it or not.
Electric Cars: More Models, Cheaper Prices Coming in 2013
In the near future, there will be more electric cars on the market, and they’ll be more affordable and practical. But will that be enough?
Red Pill, Blue Pill: Is the Universe Just a Giant Computer Simulation?
Are we just a bunch of simulacrums living in a massively computer-generated universe? If so, would there be a way to check?
Finally, a Coffin with Built-in Speakers and Spotify Connection
“But you’ll be dead. Why would you buy this?” That’s the question you’ll be getting from everyone. Who cares? You’ll be dead. No more questions to answer.
Smule’s Strum: An ‘Instagram for Video’ That’s Set to Music
This iPhone app turns 15 seconds of video into mini-music videos you can share.
Warning: ‘Pianocade’ Arcade-Synth May Cause Involuntary Nerdgasm
Think of the wildest, weirdest safe-for-work thing you’ve seen all year, and I promise it’s not as crazy-cool as this: an arcade control-stick with over a dozen push buttons that’s also a retro MIDI controller.
Setting of the Moon: Apollo 17, Forty Years Later
On the 40th anniversary of the final moon landing, the past remains brighter than the future.
Part Phone, Part E-Book Reader: Russia’s YotaPhone Has a Secondary E-Ink Screen
Although Russia isn’t known for grand contributions to consumer electronics, it’s piqued our interest with the YotaPhone, a smartphone with an E-Ink display on its backside.
Problem Resolved: Google Maps for iPhone Is Here, Looks Good
Apple’s iffy Maps app gets the competitor everyone’s been hoping was on its way.
Google ‘Festivus’ and See What Happens
It’s a Festivus MIIIRACLE!
Apple Fans Lash Back at Idea That There’s an ‘Apple Tax’
Are the hundreds of dollars some families spend year in, year out on new Apple products tantamount to a tax?