Posted 04/11/2012 at 3:22pm | by J.R. Bookwalter Verizon Wireless customers often feel like they live in some kind of safe haven from the evils of Ma Bell (i.e., AT&T) -- that is, until the Big Red carrier starts acting just like their competitor. The $30 upgrade fee has clearly irritated their most loyal users, but given how AT&T charges $36 for the same thing, this controversy is likely to fade away until you actually have to fork over for a lust worthy phone. But that day isn’t today, so sit back and lower your blood pressure with some tech news for Wednesday, April 11, 2012. You may not be using Google+, but that doesn’t mean the search giant isn’t continually making improvements to it in your absence. The Google Official Blog today announced “a simpler, more beautiful” Google+ with enhanced navigation controls. Apps can now be dragged up or down Read More

Apple wants you to enjoy that brand new retina iPad and has compiled a list of apps that are ready for the high-resolution display. It includes many of the big-name apps that were quick to get their app updated after Apple’s iPad announcement last week. The list includes entertainment apps, productivity apps, games, and more. Kelly spent the last three years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent six years working on her Ph.D in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and children. Read More

posted by Joe Rossignol on Friday, March 16, 2012 at 7:45 am.   The new iPad’s crystal clear Retina display is arguably the greatest feature of Apple’s new tablet, so you’ll definitely want to check out the early collection of apps that have been updated to work at the higher resolution. Gizmodo has pieced together a list of iPad apps and games that are deemed “Retina Ready,” ranging from Twitter and Tweetbot to Infinity Blade 2 and Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation. Check out the full list just ahead, and post in the comments if you know of any other App Store titles that take advantage of the extra pixels… Read More

It's iPad day and many of you are looking for the best Retina-capable apps to install on your new Apple tablet. Apple's got you covered with a section of the iTunes app store dedicated to apps updated to support the iPad's new retina display. Apple's list will get you started, but it isn't exhaustive and only includes major apps like Tweetbot and Evernote. There are many other retina-ready apps that are not being showcased by Apple. We won't be able to list every single retina app in the App Store, but we will cover some of our favorites below. If there are any that we have missed, please let us know in the comments! And here is the list from Apple: Read More

MG Siegler is a general partner at CrunchFund and a columnist for TechCrunch, where he has been writing since 2009. His focus is on Apple. Prior to TechCrunch, MG covered various technology beats for VentureBeat. Originally from Ohio, MG attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. He’s previously lived in Los Angeles where he worked in Hollywood and in... → Learn More The new iPad nears. Apparently Walmart will be selling them in just a few short hours, well before Apple itself does tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, the first direct-to-consumer shipments should be hitting anytime now. Long story short, a lot of people are going to be getting the new Retina display iPad over the next several hours. Unsurprisingly, the Retina-ready apps are already flowing in. When I asked Apple for a list of third-party Retina-ready apps (all of Apple’s apps are already upgraded) a few days ago for my Read More

Boinx Software is pleased to announce that iStopMotion for iPad has garnered two important industry awards for its big debut at Macworld | iWorld 2012 — the 2012 Macworld | iWorld Best of Show from Macworld Magazine and Editors Choice Award 2012  from the Mac Observer. “I am incredibly proud to have iStopMotion for iPad recognized by Macworld magazine and the Mac Observer (TMO) as one of the best new products for 2012,” says Oliver Breidenbach, CEO, Boinx Software. “We worked very hard to reinvent the flagship iStopMotion Mac product for the iPad 2 and our efforts paid off. iStopMotion for iPad was an instant hit with Macworld | iWorld 2012 show goers of all ages and skill levels. My thanks to the editors at Macworld and TMO for recognizing iStopMotion for iPad and to the entire Boinx team for a job well done!” The busy Macworld | iWorld 2012 exhibition provides Read More

It's January 6th, 2012, and today marks the end of the TUAW Best of 2011 awards. This was a massive undertaking, with 25 separate categories all requiring their own nominations and voting from our readers. We've learned some lessons for next year's event -- start earlier, watch for astroturfing in the nominations, drop some unpopular categories -- and the Best of 2012 will be even better. The editorial staff here at TUAW agreed with many of the reader picks, but we had our own opinions on some others. We want to thank all of the thousands of TUAW readers who took time to consider their favorite accessories and apps, nominate them for an award, and then vote in the competition. Without further ado, here's the full list of winners as well as our picks for the TUAW Best of 2011: Editor picks: 13" and 11" MacBook Air, 13" MacBook Pro Peripheral Read More

Looking for a new app this weekend?  Here are ten great new apps for the iPhone and iPad that you may want to check out! Available as a free version, or as a full version through an in-app purchase, this Microsoft product allows users to take extensive notes, edit them and sync them with SkyDrive.  The free version has a 500 note limit.  Free. The mobile version of the Xbox virtual pet game.  By playing on your iPhone, there’s the chance to unlock five additional pets on the console version.  It’s also universal for the iPhone and iPad.  $2.99/£1.99. Sega’s classic Sonic game has had a loving conversion over to iOS, complete with both US and Japanese soundtracks and the chance to unlock Tails as a playable character.  It’s also universal for the iPhone and iPad.  $1.99/£1.49. Create amazing stop motion films using your iPad, plus the free iStopMotion Remote Camera Read More