Birdfeed has long been one of the best Twitter clients available on the App Store, but it was expensive for a Twitter app ($5), which limited the number of people using it. So while existing customers might be sad at first to note that Birdfeed has been pulled from the App Store, it’s actually good  Read More →

It’s not like director Tom De Nolf doesn’t have 35mm film cameras and a bunch of other video-making tech at his disposal; no, De Nolf was so surprised by the video capability of his recently purchased 3GS that he chose to shoot the above music video using just three iPhones. “Wow, this takes a really great  Read More →

We take a look at three hardware deals for Mac fans. Apple has 2.13GHz MacBooks for $749. A 22-inch 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo iMac is on sale for $1,363. A 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook, bundled with 8GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive is $1,573, rounding out our top trio for the day. As  Read More →

No app’s banning from the App Store has caused more gnashing of teeth and anger than the loss of Google Voice (no, not even the removal of the weak girly picture apps). While it’s understandable why AT&T would want to keep free phone calling and SMS off of their network, it’s still infuriating. As a  Read More →

We start off with another deal on MacBook Pros. This one, from Expercom, features a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo with 8GB RAM and a 500GB hard drive for $1,573. Next up is a new passle of App Store price drops, including “Screen Heater,” a collection of warming apps. Our top trio is rounded out with  Read More →

This is the man-bites-dog of gadget crime: a mugger stuck a gun in the face of a 15-year-old demanding cash but just said no when offered an iPod instead. It happened in Sydney, Australia, where police believe the attacker was another teen. “[The boy] offered him an iPod but the attacker didn’t want that,” Green Valley Local  Read More →

We start the week with a deal on the iPod touch, starting at $139 for an 8GB first-generation MP3 player.Also on tap today is a new batch of App Store freebies, including “Big Brain on Fire,” which is described as a rhythm-based puzzle. Last on your top trio is Text Soap 6, a Mac application  Read More →

Apple has begun cracking down on App Store developers hawking ‘cook-cutter’ applications with little or no advantage over similar Web-based apps, according to a Monday report. The tighter requirements are likely designed to ensure App Store offerings are unique to competitors. “Last month or so [Apple] has started cracking down on basic applications that are little  Read More →

Apple just premiered the very first iPad commercial during the first ad break of tonight’s Academy Awards. It was very good, just a rock song and demoing every imaginable feature while continually rotating from portrait to landscape. We’ll post as soon as Apple or Youtube does. Embed from Engadget now in post. Real Apple version  Read More →

Happy Friday! I hope you like this week’s selection by Mac Games and More of fun casual games you can play into the weekend. The games include a “crime of fashion” murder mystery game, a mystical adventure using your own magical powers, a tour of the president’s house and more. Virtual Villagers 4 The Tree of  Read More →

It’s time for our weekly digest of tiny iPhone reviews, courtesy of iPhoneTiny.com, with some extra commentary exclusive to Cult of Mac. This time, we review Angry Birds, Bloom, FallDown!, Icy Escort, RandomPlay, Sir Revs-a-Lot, SteamPunk Hockey, Vector Runner APP OF THE WEEK Angry Birds: Artillery game w/ suicidal pig-hating birds. Low replay value & frustrates, but fun  Read More →

Design collective Quirky just launched this earbud detangler that looks like a pocket protector for the aughts. Cute, colorful and just $5, Wrapster is made out of bendable rubber. It keeps your wires uncrossed when you’re wearing an iPod and stores them when you’re not. Perhaps if nerds start wearing what look like 4-inch safety scissors in  Read More →

The Italian priest who launched prayer app iBreviary has now slashed the price from $0.99 to gratis. Given the popularity of the app, Don Paolo Padrini decided to give the current version away for free. (Profits from the app previously went to refurbishing a parish shelter.) Available in English, French, Spanish, Latin and an  Ambrosian Rite version  Read More →

Have you ever been in this predicament: you’re on the road with your laptop and you want to listen to some tunes, but don’t want to haul out the external speakers that will give justice to your music? Or, maybe you are traveling and all you have is the laptop’s built-in speakers? Why compromise between  Read More →

We close out another week with a trio of hardware deals. In the spotlight is a deal on 3.06GHz 22-inch iMacs from ExperCom. The desktop computers are outfitted with 8GB of RAM and AppleCare for $1,399. (There are other iMacs available in today’s deals.) Also on tap: MacBook Pro laptops, starting at $849. We round  Read More →