Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Apple files patent stylus that can capture writing on any surface

Apple has been granted a patent by the USPTO on Tuesday that describes a stylus that will allow a user to write on any surface, and translate it onto their iPhone or iPad. The feature set is similar to the Livescribe 3 Smartpen, that works on Livescribe Dot Paper by using an onboard camera. However, […] From iDownloadBlog.com

A pair of putrid pink phone protectors

There are plenty of poorly conceived iPhone cases out there, but it's rare that you see a company really knock it out of the park with a bad design only to follow it up with an even worse one. Moschino, an Italian luxury firm that dreams up all manne... From TUAW: Apple news, reviews and how-tos since 2004 RSS Feed

Conflicting reports claim TSMC, Samsung each have upper hand for building Apple's 'A9' chip

The outlook remains murky for Apple's anticipated "A9" processor, expected to arrive in its 2015 iPhone, with a pair of new reports disagreeing on whether Samsung or TSMC will build the bulk of next-generation chips.













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Dungeon Crawler Golf Game 'Wizard Golf RPG' Just Soft Launched

Wizard Golf RPG has been a strong blip on our radar since the first time we saw it at... GDC, I believe? Anyway, what we saw of it at the time was ultra-clever. It's a mini golf game (which historically have been fun on iOS devices) combined with a thick coating of RPG elements (which From Touch Arcade

TSMC will likely get golden ticket as Apple’s main A9 chip supplier

The iPhone 6 has barely been on the market for three months but the iPhone 6S rumor mill is starting to heat up with a battle brewing between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) and Samsung to become the main supplier of the next-gen A9 processors. Last month a Digitimes rumor claimed Samsung already locked up […] From Cult of Mac

How the wizards at ILM created Captain America’s insane action scenes

Nearly 900 insanely complex shots full of live-action and computer-generated imagery were created for Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier by the geniuses at Industrial Light and Magic, the effects house created by George Lucas back in the original Star Wars days. The movie is an action-fest full of fighting, exploding, and comic-book reality all […] From Cult of Mac

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