Apple rejecting apps that use online storage repository Dropbox? The nerve! How could they? Why would they? Another nefarious Cupertino ploy to harangue developers and take over the world? Not exactly, though the company is …
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How to Choose Between Cloud Storage Services like Google Drive and Dropbox
Cloud storage is in the spotlight this week with the launch of Google Drive and the relaunch of Microsoft’s Skydrive. Along with competitors such as Dropbox and SugarSync, you’ve now got lots of good choices for storing files …
5 Reasons to Give Google Drive a Shot
Google Drive, the company’s answer to online storage tools like Dropbox, Box.net, SugarSync and Microsoft’s SkyDrive, arrived yesterday afternoon as forecast, though with little ceremony.
It wasn’t…then suddenly it was, …
Augmented Reality Toys for iPhone and iPad: A Work in Progress
Can traditional toy makers capitalize on the rise of smartphones and tablets? Wowwee Toys thinks it can. Next week, the company behind Paper Jamz and Lite Sprites is releasing its first toys in the AppGear line, which combine …
How to Try Windows 8 on Your iPad
With $25, an iPad and a bit of curiosity, you can try Windows 8 on a tablet right now.
Splashtop, a maker of remote desktop software, has released a $25 iPad app called Win8 Metro Testbed. If you’ve got Windows 8 Consumer …
Paper, Figure, and the New Casual Creativity of iOS
I’m a terrible at drawing (see above), but that didn’t stop me from having some fun with Paper, a new drawing app for Apple’s iPad.
Paper isn’t even close to being the first iPad drawing app, nor is it the most comprehensive. …
Kevin Systrom Says Comparing Instagram to Photography Is Like ‘Comparing Twitter to Microsoft Word’
TIME talks with the Instagram co-founder about the pressure to monetize, photo snobs & why a good mobile experience is so hard to come by.
A Little Girl Finds Her Voice Thanks to Threatened New iPad App
The parents of Maya, a three-year-old girl with speech problems, thought they found a solution with a tablet app called Speak for Yourself. Now a patent infringement lawsuit could put an end to it.
Pair: A Social App That’s Just for Couples
If you and your significant other were the last two people on Facebook, it’d probably look something like Pair.
The app, which launched this week for the iPhone, lets you communicate with one other person–ideally a spouse or …
Spotify Keeps Getting Better at Phone Apps’ Expense
As someone who doesn’t regularly use Spotify, I often look at the streaming music service with envy. Spotify seems to be making all the right moves, from its U.S. media blitz that made it the center of attention last summer, to …
30 Best Apps for Apple’s New iPad
The new iPad’s just a paperweight without apps. Here are 30 of our favorites, from cheapest to priciest.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview: A Power User’s Perspective
Forget all of Microsoft’s hoopla about Windows 8‘s new Metro interface. If you’re a power user who relies on lots of legacy software, you’ll still be spending most of your time with the classic Windows desktop. That’s …
