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AT&T to enable FaceTime over cellular for all customers by end of 2013

Kaled Ali — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:51:35 +0000

AT&T is giving iOS users a little more to be happy about…depending on the mobile data plan each customer is currently using. The company revealed to The Verge today that they will enable FaceTime over cellular for all of its customers by the end of 2013.

Although AT&T also mentioned any mobile chat app would work on its network, it specified FaceTime users, because of the iPhone’s popularity. FaceTime on the iPad is also…

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Geneva unveils updated Model S Wireless

Aaron Kraus — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:41:12 +0000

It’s been almost a year since I reviewed the original Geneva Model S, which was impressive in its own right, but so old-fashioned; this was the pre-Lightning era, remember, so iPod docks were still cool. Geneva has now introduced the Model S’s successor, which gains not only re-engineered innards but also makes an important gain by losing something. Gone is the iPod Dock, which limited you to small 30-pin small like iPods and iPhones, and in its place is Bluetooth streaming. The

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This is Not a Ball Game brings Art Nouveau era Paris to your iOS device

Erica Marceau — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:28:49 +0000

This is Not a Ball Game from Absurd Interactive is a physics-driven puzzle game set in Paris in the early 20th century. Bring the magic back to the Absurd Circus in more than 70 levels with retina-quality graphics inspired by the Art Nouveau movement and René Magritte's "This is Not a Pipe."

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Apple’s iOS revenue three times more than portable gaming consoles

Kaled Ali — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:05:19 +0000

Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android have achieved yet another milestone, outperforming portable gaming console companies such as Nintendo and Sony in terms of revenue. When Apple updated the iPod touch in 2008—adding the new App Store SDK to iOS—the company marketed the iPod as a gaming device. Popular games such as Super Monkey Ball had launched for the iPhone 3G at the same time and developers began to create new types of games to take advantage of the camera and accelerometer. Nearly five years later, Apple’s iOS is making three times the revenue as leading handheld consoles, such as…

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IK Multimedia releases iKlip 2 and iKlip Studio for iPad mini

Jake Gaecke — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:28:06 +0000

Whether you’re trying to mount your iPad or iPad mini on a microphone stand or just stand it up on your desk, IK Multimedia has an accessory for you. The company has announced the iKlip 2 in two versions: one for iPad and one for iPad mini. It’s a perfect accessory for musicians who use their iOS devices on stage. And while you’re not on stage, you might like the newly…

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Appidemic: Hidden Wonders of the Depths HD for iPad

Erica Marceau — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:48:35 +0000

What is it?

Hidden Wonders of the Depths HD for iPad combines match three, mahjong/memory, hidden object, and puzzle games as you discover hidden treasures and help a crab build a fantastic home for a mermaid.

How does it work?

There are two different kinds of match three games: one where you swap two tiles, and another where you tap on groups of three or more of the same kind. To win the level you have to make matches in certain spots before the timer runs out. The…

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Kickstarter Find: Woodchuck Traveler Series wood and wool iPad sleeve

Aaron Kraus — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:10:17 +0000

There are thousands of Kickstarter projects asking for your money, and it can be difficult to decide to which ones you should donate. You can trust AppleTell to find the best projects we think are worthy of your attention and support.

What is the Woodchuck Traveler Series?

Woodchuck’s goal is simple—to chuck wood into our digital lifestyles (and not the skeumorphic kind, either). Combining a strident “American jobs” mantra with a goal to bring natural, sustainable products to the world of high technology, Woodchuck’s latest project is a Kickstarter campaign to produce the Traveler iPad and iPad Mini Sleeves (and don’t think you can come up with…

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Haunting Melissa now haunting your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Kirk Hiner — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:36:46 +0000

“This is sergeant Sacker. Listen to me. We’ve traced the push notification…it’s coming from inside your network!”

If you’re looking for a good scare that extends beyond the sofa on a Saturday night, you might want to take a look at Haunting Melissa, a new horror story app from Hooked Digital Media. Conceived, directed and produced by Neal Edelstein—the producer behind The Ring—Haunting Melissa uses push notifications in an unpredictable manner to keep…

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iLuv Aud 5 Lightning Connector Dock now shipping

Kirk Hiner — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:02:00 +0000

Your iPhone 5 has been a boat adrift long enough. Time to bring it to port, and the iLuv Aud 5 Lightning speaker dock is now open. Originally unveiled at CES 2013 in January, the Aud 5 is iLuv’s first audio dock designed specifically for Apple’s Lightning iDevices.

In this age of Bluetooth and AirPlay, you may wonder why you’d want to dock your…

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The joy of Dropbox

Charles Moore — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:41:30 +0000

The Joy of Mac’s release of Dropbox Encore got me thinking about what I ever did without Dropbox. Over the past few years using the service, I’ve become completely addicted.

Of course there are other cloud storage and synching services: Apple’s own iCloud, Box, iDolly, Google Cloud, Microsoft SkyDrive, and more. However, while they all have their virtues, none of them matches Dropbox for no hassle, transparent, “just works” functionality in the context of keeping work in progress—along with recently archived files—on several work platform laptops and my iPad harmoniously synchronized.

Actually, I do remember how I used to choreograph file management on multiple computers before Dropbox (which was founded in 2007 by Drew…

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