With all the talk of battery life of iPhones and iPads it’s easy to forget that your laptop battery needs some attention every so often. My laptop battery is pretty old, and it doesn’t last as long as it …

Third-party integration into Siri remains at the top of many of our TUAW wish lists. Imagine being able to say “Play something from Queen on Spotify” or even “I want …

After months of deliberation, I finally brought home a new addition to our family — a digital SLR camera. With the DSLR comes a plethora of options I didn’t have before, with the ability to shoot RAW images being at the top of the list. My…

At Lowe’s stores around the country, iPhone is changing customer service for the better. Using custom iPhone apps, store employees have key product information on hand, so they can check pricing, inventory, and location of items within the store, anytime, from their iPhones…

iPhone 4 owners who didn’t accept a Bumper case as part of a class-action suit regarding the device’s antenna are now eligible to receive US$15 from Apple, AppleInsider reports . Apple initially offered free Bumpers in 2010 for a brief period. Those eligible for the settlement had to …

The discussion over a new standard for SIMs is turning into an all-out war. Earlier this week, Apple agreed to offer its SIM patents royalty-free to competitors if two things happen. Specifically, if Apple’s nano-SIM idea is…

As you can tell from my earlier posts, I often hand over my iPad to my children for learning apps and sometimes entertainment. One app that is both educational and enjoyable is Cocoons and Caterpillars: A Stella and Sam Adventure by zinc Roe . The iPad app is one in a…

TUAW’s been all over the nano-SIM battle being waged in the hallowed halls of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute , pitching Apple against the evil triumvirate of Nokia, Motorola, and RIM. Now, just coincidentally, Apple has received U…

PC Magazine editor Sascha Segan took a closer look at Android tablet apps and compared them to their iOS counterparts. He looked at the top apps for each platform and concludes that …

Tim Cook was spotted in a Beijing Apple store on Monday and a report from a Chinese newspaper says the Apple CEO also met with Guo Jinlong, mayor of Beijing, later that day. Details about the meeting …