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Apple's App Store Growing Up With Playboy for iPad

According to Hugh Hefner, Playboy is coming to the iPad starting in March. And that’s not just a big screen conversion of the watered-down app currently available on the iPhone and iPod touch. No, it’s the fully uncensored magazine, both past and current issues.Hefner revealed the new...

Two Vintage Movie Making Apps Vie for an Audience

Apple is finally bringing AirPlay to home movies shot on the iPhone or iPod touch in iOS 4.3, which got me thinking that when it does arrive, I’d like to have some actual videos to show friends and family using the feature. Home movies tend not to be too thrilling, but a couple of new apps ...

Connecting to Denon's A/V Receivers - Now With AirPlay

There are no less than six distinct means of accessing your iTunes media (with or without an iOS device) on one of Denon’s new A/V receivers. And now Denon has finally followed through on their September announcement regarding AirPlay, bringing the total to seven. So how does the new AirPla...

Screencast: The Mac App Store in Action

Want to see how the new Mac App Store works, but you can’t because you’re at work, using an older version of OS X, or (gasp) a Windows user? Here’s a screencast with a complete rundown of how it looks and works on your Mac.Related content from GigaOM Pro (sub req'd):Why the Mobi...

Tasting the Forbidden Fruit: Blu-ray on the Mac

Despite lack of official support, you can use Blu-ray on the Mac. It just takes a few more steps than on a Windows machine, and it depends on your hardware. For internal solutions, you’ll have to have a Mac Pro, but external drives will let you add Blu-ray abilities to any OS X computer. Al...

How to Fix TV Show Sorting on iOS Devices

If you acquire television shows from sources other than the iTunes Store for enjoyment on your iOS device, some of that enjoyment may be frustrated by a bug that inexplicably missorts shows and episodes. Luckily, the fix is simple, if a little illogical.In the above screenshot from the iPod app o...

More Proof Apple TV Is Actually a Netflix Box

Apple has indeed crossed the 1 million Apple TVs sold mark, as it predicted it would shortly before Christmas. I argued that its relative success was mostly due to Neftlix being available on the streaming media device, and a new report from an industry analyst (via AppleInsider) supports that vie...

How to Stop the iPad Magazine Download Slide

Yesterday, Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) reported that according to recent numbers, interest in iPad magazines is quickly dwindling, as noted by Om in his recent post about year-end predictions. Wired‘s iPad edition was widely praised, and sold 100,000 in its first month. By November, that...

How To Cut the Cord Apple-Style in 2011

As if you needed another reason to ditch cable in 2011, it looks like prices are going up at some of the biggest providers. So if you’re finally tired of getting fleeced, here’s how to cut the cord and go cable-free the Apple way. You even have more options than you did the same time ...

Quick Tip: Replacing the Apple TV Remote

The new Apple TV is designed to be simple, and it is, at least when it comes to what’s in the box. But while hooking up a new Apple TV is billed as easy, things slow down when you have to input data. And who needs another remote floating around, just waiting to get lost?Below I’ll des...