New Apple TV ads for “Siri” – feat. Zooey Deschanel & Samuel L. Jackson

Apple usually doesn’t use famous people in their advertisements, but this time round they have: Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel appears as themselves in a TV ad for “Siri” and iPhone 4S. Other famous’ish people Apple have used in the past were Justin Long and John Hodgman, but they were actors, playing the “I’m … Read more →

Direct linking to messages in Apple Mail on Mac

In an effort to optimize my to-do lists, by moving away from to-do lists and into a more GTD (Getting Things Done)-based system, I decided to give NirvanaHQ a try, their web based GTD app seems pretty nice and so far I’m happy with it. There’s just one thing though, I still very often find … Read more →

Little Known Tricks for the iPhone

Using an iPhone 4/4S is a fun experience for nearly anyone, thanks to how easy it is to play with this device. While there are plenty of intuitive experiences on the smartphone, some of the more complex features of the iPhone may require a little bit of knowledge to take advantage of when setting up … Read more →

Photo App “Must Haves” for the iPhone

Apple’s iPhone device is capable of performing a huge assortment of different tasks, but few are quite as popular as the imaging capabilities of the device. From sharing applications to those used to transform everyday shots into masterpieces, there are plenty of incredible apps to choose from on the App Store. Some of the following … Read more →

Apple CEO, Tim Cook, visits China – to discuss iPhone 5?

Steve Jobs, Apple’s late co-founder, apparently never went to China, at least not on official Apple business. But the new CEO, Tim Cook, just went there and he visited the Apple Store in Joy City, a shopping mall in Xidan, Beijing. Local news posted a photo of Tim taking time to pose with a fan, … Read more →

Apple: Mac OS X Mountain Lion – coming this Summer!

Apple has updated their website with a sneak peak of some of the stuff in the next release of OS X, which will be OS X 10.8, or also known as “Mountain Lion”, pretty cool name. Here are some of the highlights: Inspired by iPad (iOS) Messages Notification Center Reminders Notes Game Center Twitter AirPlay … Read more →

iPhone Controlled Coffee Brewer

With the topic of multitasking and trying to save time in the daily busy schedules everyone has, it gives coffee drinkers a comforting note that coffee can be brewed via the iPhone. This, ladies and gentlemen, is not your grandmothers standard coffee maker. The folks of Scanomat have come up with a brilliant coffee idea: … Read more →

Is the iPhone under threat from Samsung?

While most of us are always glad to see a new iPhone come along, there’s no doubt that recent news from the smartphone world has seen a fair degree of a attention focusing on the Galaxy Nexus from Samsung. This is the handset that comes running the so-called Ice Cream Sandwich, which is the Google operating system based around … Read more →

Is the iPhone 4S Future Proofed for Another 12 Months?

The iPhone 4 was a device that stayed at the very top of the pile in terms of the best phones on offer for well over a year. In fact, between the launch of the iPhone 4 and the recent launch of the iPhone 4S there has only really been one mobile phone deal that … Read more →

MobileMe Gallery & iDisk alternative when MobileMe shuts down

With the launch of free iCloud on October 12th, it also meant the end of paid MobileMe. MobileMe was Apple’s paid version for having a @me.com e-mail address, folder online (iDisk), a gallery online, some synchronization between Mac apps etc. It came at a fee of around €79 a year (if I remember correctly). For some … Read more →