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Gmail for iOS update lets users automatically open links in Chrome, YouTube, or Safari

Brian May 6, 2013 0

Google has been putting serious work into building a full ecosystem on iOS, and today it’s adding a couple of much-needed tweaks to Gmail in an App Store update. Instead

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Slew of updates include Java, Safari, iPhoto and Aperture

Brian April 16, 2013 0

Apple decided to push a lot of updates this afternoon, most of them related to a Java update that disables the Java SE 6 applet plug-in. By disabling the plugin,

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Net Applications: Safari still the top mobile browser

Brian April 3, 2013 0

According to the latest data from Net Applications, Apple’s Safari still dominates mobile browser web traffic. As reported by John Paczkowski at AllThingsD, Safari for iOS grabbed 61.79 percent of

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Satellite Safari gives you a unique vantage point for what is in orbit

Brian March 24, 2013 0

Satellite Safari is a new iOS app from the creators of Sky Safari. Rather than look at the universe, Satellite Safari has more local ambitions. The app contains a complete

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Apple blocking older version of Flash Player plug-in on Safari

Brian March 1, 2013 0

Apple announced today that they’ve updated the web plug-in-blocking mechanism in Safari on OS X to disable older versions of the Adobe Flash Player. The move is a way to

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Pocket for Safari and Chrome updated with tag autocomplete and more

Brian February 13, 2013 0

Pocket, the handy app that lets you “pocket” articles from the web to read later on Mac or iOS, saw a noteworthy update to its companion plugins for Safari and

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Safari-to-1Password search bookmarklet for iOS

Brian January 14, 2013 0

1Password on iOS is the best way I've found to manage secure passwords, but the 4.0 version did not make it easy to search for passwords straight from Safari, iCab or another browser (well,

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A reasonable response to Java security problems (Updated)

Brian January 11, 2013 0

Update: According to The Mac Observer, Apple has acted proactively to block the Java browser plug-in on Mac machines with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher. If you are

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Try out Windows Phone 7 on the iPhone

Try out Windows Phone 7 on the iPhone

Mac December 18, 2011 0

Microsoft has made a web-based demo of Windows Phone 7 that is runnable in the mobile Safari browser on the iPhone. Obviously, Microsoft hope to entice iOS users and show

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How to enable private browsing in mobile Safari on iOS 5 on an iPhone 4S

How to enable private browsing in mobile Safari on iOS 5 on an iPhone 4S

Brian October 24, 2011 0

Do you like to browse in secrecy? Well luckily for you, in iOS 5 Apple has allowed for Private Browsing in mobile Safari. What are the advantages of Private Browsing?

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