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Apple might be taking a stab at a new way to access vehicle owners manuals. The US Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published a patent application from Apple called “Identifying and Presenting Information Based on Unique Vehicle Identifier.” According to the patent application, the technology would would identify all parts and part numbers in Continue Reading →

Nearly two years after the launch of Microsoft’s Surface tablets, we’re still waiting for a fully touch-optimized version of arguably the company’s most important product: Office. For iPad users, though, the wait is about to end. While it might seem odd for Microsoft to launch an iPad version of Office before taking care of its Continue Reading →

Microsoft plans to officially launch the long-awaited version of Office for iPad next week in San Francisco, sources confirmed Tuesday morning. On Monday, Microsoft notified reporters of an event to be hosted by new CEO Satya Nadella in San Francisco March 27. Topic? “News related to the intersection of cloud and mobile.” The timing is Continue Reading →

Apple has refreshed its entry-level devices on Tuesday, introducing an 8GB iPhone 5c and reintroducing the iPad 4. The 9.7-inch Retina display iPad 4, once again for sale on Apple’s website, becomes the company’s new entry-level larger tablet, and will only be available with 16GB memory in either black or white. The fourth-generation iPad replaces Continue Reading →

A new Apple TV is coming soon, and it may even let you watch cable TV and play games. But any new hardware is a few months away, so here are some tips to get the most out of your current Apple TV. If you hold down the menu button while doing anything, you’ll get Continue Reading →

Kickstarter recently launched a new room on iTunes, featuring “hundreds” of films that have launched thanks to the crowdfunding service. Some notable Kickstarter-funded films in the room include Veronica Mars, Gimme the Loot, Indie Game: The Movie, Putty Hill, Trash Dance, and Buzkashi Boys. Kickstarter took the opportunity to remind everyone that $200 million has Continue Reading →

A change that Apple imposed to make iOS 7 more secure instead has dramatically weakened the security of devices running that mobile operating system, a security researcher has charged. At the CanSecWest conference here last week, Azimuth Security researcher Tarjei Mandt said that Apple made a major mistake when it changed its random-number generator to Continue Reading →

Electronics analyst Sun Chang Xu reports on her Weibo account that the next iPhone may add a pressure, temperature and humidity sensor. G for Games relayed the report and points out that the “pressure” in this context is certainly atmospheric, not blood pressure: “According to Sun Chang Xu (news chief analyst at ESM-China), sources close Continue Reading →

A new app has surfaced that features Steve Jobs quotes. But it turns out Apple wasn’t impressed, according to a new report. Quoth Steve has cropped up on the Web as a mobile app that users can run in the browser. The app provides daily Steve Jobs quotes that can be saved, shared via social Continue Reading →

Google Play game services, the backend that powers online features for many Android games, is expanding significantly to iOS. In an announcement timed for the Game Developers Conference this week, Google says it’s bringing turn-based and real-time multiplayer capabilities to iOS. Should developers choose to integrate the service with their games, they’ll be able to Continue Reading →