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iPhone Quick Tip: Extract Photos From Captured Video

Written on November 12, 2009 by Nick Santilli and 3 people have commented

I love having the luxury of video capture on my iPhone 3GS, because it’s available to me anytime I need it. The only problem is, it’s either video or photo capture, so I’m potentially out of luck if I captured one and decidedly would have rather had the other. Yeah, I kind of like having [...]

Snapture Goes Legit and Gets Cheaper

Written on September 22, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 6 people have commented

The iPhone’s camera app is OK, but it really leaves much to be desired. That was why Snapture came to exist in the first place. Snapture is a jailbreak app that many users on that side of the fence have sworn by for quite a while now.
Now owners of legitimate, non-jailbroken devices can take advantage [...]

iTunes 9: Keeping In Sync

Written on September 17, 2009 by Chris Ryan and 10 people have commented

iTunes 9 brings about a much more flexible setup for syncing. It’s definitely an improvement, in some senses, but still far from perfect. In fact, many might be quick to term some of the options as “feature creep.” Check out some of our thoughts on the new options and look at the side by side [...]

Share Your Best Shots With an iPhoto Favorites Library

Written on August 24, 2009 by Nick Santilli and 2 people have commented

I took to the soapbox recently about the lack of flexibility in iPhoto for incremental backups. I still don’t have a great solution that suits my particular needs and desires, though some useful suggestions can be found in the comments of that post. But here’s a little tip that may be useful if you’ve got [...]

Apple Releases iPhoto 8.1

Written on August 18, 2009 by Chris Ryan and 3 people have commented

Apple today released iPhoto 8.1, a free update to its consumer photo application. The update brings several new features for print products, including new themes and a larger book size. Consumers can now order “extra large” photo books, that start at $49.99 USD for a 13×10 hardcover.
This update for iPhoto also includes three new travel-related [...]

Create a 3D Wall With Your Photos

Written on June 03, 2009 by James Dempsey and 9 people have commented

iPhoto is perfectly capable of displaying your photos as a slideshow or one at a time. But you’re limited to a flat display that doesn’t exactly “wow” anyone. With one simple download, you can view your iPhoto collection on a visually stunning 3D wall, right in your Web browser.

Missing Sync 2.0 Brings Apple Users and Their BlackBerrys Closer Together

Written on February 17, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 17 people have commented

Once upon a time, RIM appeared to be on the verge of joining this century and offering native Mac syncing support for Apple-friendly users of the BlackBerry smartphone devices. Unfortunately, nothing has yet come to pass with regards to this tantalizing release, so BlackBerry owners are stuck, for better or for worse, with third-party solutions for the [...]

New iPhone Case Backing Photos Making the Rounds

Written on February 13, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

Some new spy shots of what some sites are claiming could be the new back case of an upcoming iPhone revision have been popping up in all the usual places recently. The images are surprisingly clear and in-focus, considering the general quality of early leaked shots, and depict what appears to be a matte black [...]

Weekly App Store Roundup: Dec. 27, 2008

Written on December 27, 2008 by Olly Farshi and 11 people have commented

This week I pick my 12 favorite apps of the year as we lead 2008 around the back and shoot it’s face off, while gently beckoning a fresh-faced 2009 through the front door.
Just because it’s the holiday season, doesn’t mean Apple news stops happening. Quite the contrary in fact because this week we got all [...]

Happy Halloween: Apple Costume Roundup

Written on October 31, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 2 people have commented

Every time around this year I get ghostly pangs of gastro-intestinal discomfort as I’m haunted by memories of eating bags and bags of candy in a single sitting. I also get secretly excited about the one time of the year I’m able to play dress-up in public and not be ridiculed. We here at TAB [...]

MacBook Pro Unboxing Photos

Written on October 15, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 14 people have commented

We’ve managed to get our hands on a brand new 15″ MacBook Pro and have a collection of photos of the box, packaging and accessories.
Initial Impressions
The look and feel of the new MacBook Pro is one of luxury. The aluminum shell has clearly enjoyed hours of planning, thought and tedious design work before being unleashed. [...]

iPhone 101: Syncing Photos & Wallpapers to Your iPhone/iPod touch

Written on October 01, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 10 people have commented

Getting photos or wallpapers to your iPhone/iPod touch isn’t initially very obvious, but it’s actually quite easy. Once you have the photos or wallpapers you want, you can either use a software program to organize them (such as Aperture or iPhoto) or organize them yourself into folders and sub-folders.
Syncing Photos to Your iPhone
You can sync [...]