10 Most Expensive Cities to Live In

I'd love to go visit other countries someday, and one in particular is Japan. Did you know that Tokyo, Japan is currently the most expensive city you could live in?

5 Top Features of OS X Lion

John Biggs of CrunchGear had some playing time with the Gold Master of OS X Lion, and gives us the five best things about the upcoming Mac OS X version.

Wag - a new online store for your pets

Do you have a companion animal? If you have a dog, cat, bird, fish, reptile, or small animal as a pet, you may want to check out this new store.

Scribbly - the ultimate stylus for iPad

The iPad was meant to be used with your fingers, but wouldn't it be cool to have a stylus for wireframing, sketching and notetaking?

JailbreakMe - browser-based jailbreak tool for iOS

JailbreakMe is probably the easiest way to free your iOS device. It is safe and completely reversible, and gives you a fully customizable, themeable, and tweakable iOS device.

Skype 5.2 for Mac now available

 

Skype recently released version 5.2 of its Skype for Mac software. Skype gives you free Skype-to-Skype calls, one-to-one video calls, instant messaging, file transfers, and text messaging.

Get virtually unlimited storage on Picasa

Picasa Web Albums has a 1 GB free file storage limit. However, if you keep your files under certain size limits, those files won't count towards your free storage limit.

Final Cut Pro X FAQ

Planning to get Final Cut Pro X? Before doing so, you probably should read the FAQs first.

Buy a Mac, Get a $100 Back to School Card

From June 16, 2011 through September 20, 2011, you can get a $100 Back to School Card when you buy a new Mac with Apple education pricing.

New MacBook Air with A5 processor

Rumor has it that a new MacBook Air powered by the same A5 processor found in the iPad was being tested.

Avoid MacDefender, MacProtector and MacSecurity software

Mac users have been targeted by a phishing scam - alerting the presence of a computer virus, then offering a MacDefender software as the solution.

iPhone Tweetdeck 2.0 now available

iPhone Tweetdeck 2.0 is a redesign of the original Tweetdeck app for the Apple iPhone. It allows you to monitor, manage and engage in your social world by bringing together your Twitter and Facebook feeds in a powerful and flexible column-based dashboard.

iOS location tracking file may be a bug

The controversial file that stores detailed location history on the iPhone and iPad might just be a bug in the Apple iOS operating system.

Turn your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch into a digital Moleskine

Would you like to have a free Moleskine notebook? If you have an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, you can have the digital version of a Moleskine notebook.

iPhone 5 may support both GSM and CDMA

The soon-to-come next generation iPhone could support both GSM and CDMA networks. The iPhone 5 is expected to be released this coming September 2011.

Create a Custom Windows 7 Installation USB stick

Using the Windows install DVD is fine, but creating a customized installer on a USB stick is usually better. You can customize the USB stick install to include the latest service packs, exclude unnecessary elements, or even pick the default themes / fonts / wallpapers etc.

Jailbreak for iOS 4.3.2 released

The iOS Dev-Team released redsn0w 0.9.6rc14, to bring an untethered jailbreak for Apple's iOS 4.3.2.

iTunes updated to version 10.2.2

iTunes version 10.2. has recently been released, is available for download via Software Update. It is noted that this latest update provides a number of important bug fixes.

Pick a Root-Friendly Android device from this list

If you're planning to get an Android device, and are somewhat interested in getting one that is 'root-friendly', you may want to refer to the list at Unrevoked RootWiki.

Free calls, text, location sharing with Talkatone

The Talkatone app provides you with free calls, text messages, and real-time location sharing via a 3G or WiFi connection.

Get detailed info of your Mac hardware

If you need to know the processor speed, memory, optical drives, graphic cards, supported Mac OS versions, and expansion options of your Mac, there's a free app for that.

Apple iOS 4.3.2 released

Apple recently released iOS 4.3.2. This update addresses the FaceTime frozen screen problem, and 3G connection issues for international users.

iOS 4.3.2 is compatible with the iPhone 4 GSM model, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad, and 3rd and 4th generation iPod touch. Just fire up iTunes for the update.

Flock browsers to be discontinued on April 26

Flock.com issues an official end of support notice for all their web browser versions, to be effective this coming April 26, 2011.

Opera web browser updated to version 11.10

Opera web browser has been updated to version 11.10. It's a nice web browser to try, as an alternative to Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.

CyanogenMod 7 Final released

CyanogenMod is an aftermarket firmware for some mobile phones based on the Android operating system.

Solar Panel Backpack by Ralph Lauren

Fashion meets geekery. Most geeks (not nerd lol) like me love gadgets, but gadgets love being charged (or love running out of charge, rather). Now you can have a cool backpack, that has a built-in solar charger for your gizmos.

Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1 coming real soon

 The Microsoft Office for Mac Team announced that Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1 (SP1) will be available by next week. What to expect with the Service Pack 1?

iOS 4.3.1 jailbreak released

 The iOS Dev-Team released new editions of its PwnageTool and redsn0w software, to bring an untethered jailbreak for Apple's iOS 4.3.1.

Choose the right DNS server with namebench

 We all have our favorite DNS server, but how do we know which server is the best for our location? We can use namebench to find out.

iPhone 5 may get an 8 megapixel cam?

 There are speculations that the next generation iPhone (aka iPhone 5) could possibly sport an eight megapixel camera.

Mac OS X 10.6.7 Supplemental Update now available

 Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.7 Supplemental Update for the 13-inch MacBook Air (Late 2010).

Sync your files with SugarSync

 More often than not, we have files and data scattered all around our gadgets - multiple computers and mobile phones. One great solution is to sync them all using the power of the cloud.

For Apples K

 Last December 2009, I met a girl named Apples via an online game called Spymaster [link was playspymaster.com]. She was kind and helpful to me in the game, and also in real life.

Always and Memory lyrics

 I shared 2 videos: Always and Memory by Mika Nakashima. You can find the english translation of Always, and the lyrics of Memory in ApplesK, my good friend Apples' blog. The 2 songs were the latest lyrics posted by Apples. I'm looking forward to more later on.

Memory video by Mika Nakashima

Always video by Mika Nakashima

icanhazip - See your public IP easily

 A quick and easy way to find out what your public IP adress is to use icanhazip. It reports your IP address, nothing more, nothing less.


icanhazip.com [web link]

Apple iOS 4.3.1 now available

 Apple iOS 4.3.1 is now available for download for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

iPad 2 reported to have some FaceTime issues

 A few iPad 2 users have been reporting a freezing issue when using FaceTime on their iPad 2.

Mac OS X 10.6.7 now available

 The seventh update to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard can now be downloaded via Software Update.

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 is now out

 Mozilla recently released its version 4 of the popular Firefox web browser. And Firefox 4 is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux, so there really is no excuse not to try it.

Wi-Fi iPad 2 may have better audio capture capability

 If you're planning to get an iPad 2, and would prefer to have better audio capture capability, the Wi-Fi model might be the one for you.

Upcoming iPhone 5 may also have a dual-core processor

According to Cult of Mac, the upcoming next-gen iPhone could possibly use the same dual-core processor that the iPad 2 has. Yes, we're talking about the Apple's dual-core A5 processor.

RockMelt, a web browser with built-in social networking features

 RockMelt is a new web browser that lets you share easily, search faster, connect with friends, and keep up with news.

ViewPad 10 - Android or Windows dual boot tablet

 Viewsonic offers a 10-inch tablet with a dual boot feature. You can choose to boot Android 1.6 or Windows 7.

Save, Organize, and Act on your Notes Efficiently

 For my personal notes, I usually rely on good old pen and paper. Unfortunately, organizing and remembering to act on my notes isn't very efficient with a bunch of scribbles on a paper notepad or index cards. Also, there's that possibility that my notepad or index cards can get lost. A good solution is to store them electronically.

iPad 2, officially announced

 Apple recently announced its second generation iPad, the iPad 2. It promises to be an all-new design device, being "less in your hands, more at your fingertips.

Goodbye Happiness Live Version

 Hikki uploaded a live version video of her Goodbye Happiness song. The Wild Life concert was held at the Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan, last December 2010.

Backup your email using MailStore

 Making backups of our pictures, documents, and other electronic files makes sense - stuff fail, so having an archive of these is essential for peace of mind. How about email? Yes, we can back that up too!

Motorola Xoom tablet zooming at 1.5GHz

 What's better than a new Motorola Xoom with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) running at 1 GHz? The same cool hardware running at 1.5GHz speed!

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES - Trailer

FaceTime for Mac, 99 cents only

 Apple recently released version 1.0 of FaceTime for Mac. This app allows users to chat with other Mac, iPhone 4 or fourth-generation iPod touch users.