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Review: Jumpin’ Jackabee for iOS is part arcade game, part puzzler
Jumpin' Jackabee is a beautifully designed, incredibly addictive action puzzler that captures the spirit of the 1980s Q-bert arcade game within a gorgeous world of its own.Reviews
Review: InCharge X5 charges 5 iPads, iPhones, and iPods
The appeal of the InCharge X5 is plain: It's a compact, no-cable-clutter place to stash up to 5 devices for charging and storage. The debut of Apple's Lightning connector takes a bit away from the X5's self-contained appeal, and bulky cases won't fit, but it otherwise does its job well.rnReviews
Review: Drafts for iPhone and iPad
Drafts takes much of the pain out of iOS's textual limitations, letting you focus on your text, rather than what you'll eventually do with it.Reviews
Review: Bose SoundLink Air offers good sound, but few features
Bose's SoundLink Air is an AirPlay speaker that lacks some basics and requires a separate purchase for portability. But it's easy to use and it sounds good.
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Review: 1Password for iOS keeps your digital life safe
Agile Bits's from-the-ground-up rewrite of its popular password-management software brings many crucial improvements over its predecessor.Reviews
The 28th Annual Editors’ Choice Awards
Our 28th annual Eddys recognize the year's 21 greatest Apple-related products for work, entertainment, mobile use, and creative tasks.Reviews
Review: AltaMail is a modest improvement over iOS’s Mail app
This mail app offers enough features to be an improvement over the built-in Mail app, though some of its peripheral capabilities don't impress.Reviews
Review: LifeProof Nuud case protects your iPad from almost everything
The Nuud case from LifeProof should protect your iPad from water, ice, dust, and shocks. And it does it without making your iPad a pain to use.Reviews
iOS App Review: Readability provides convenience for mobile reading
Compatible with both the iPhone and the iPad, the iOS version of Readability's read-it-later offering offers a simple workflow and pleasingly minimalist design.Reviews
Review: The only thing new about Angry Birds Star Wars is the lightsaber
Angry Birds Star Wars rarely approaches levels beyond mere gimmick, and the levels themselves feel like they've been pulled from other Angry Birds installments.Reviews
Review: Pioneer’s A3 XW-SMA3-K is a solid AirPlay speaker system
The Pioneer A3 XW-SMA3-K is a rechargeable, portable AirPlay speaker with several powerful features, hampered somewhat by a clunky interface.Reviews
Review: Perfect your alley-oop with NBA 2K13 for iOS
With big lights, great graphics, and a Jay-Z produced soundtrack, NBA 2K13 is all about the big stage, and it's one of the rare sports games that delivers an enjoyable experience on the iOS platform.Reviews
Review: House of Marley Lively Up Leather Scout Pack laptop bag
The Lively Up Leather Scout Pack is good-looking, eco-friendly, and adjusts to fit all sorts of goodies, but it could be a bit more comfortable.Reviews
Review: The World Ends With You brings fashion and quirkiness to action role-playing games
The World Ends With You offers some remarkable characters and strange game mechanics that are surprisingly fun, if not entirely seamless. It is destined to be a cult classic rather than a genre-defining game, but there's nothing else like it on iOS.Reviews
Review: Netatmo Weather Station and your iOS device let you monitor the weather
The Netatmo Weather Station is pricey, but it's a very slick device that lets you monitor your hyper-local weather conditions from your iOS devices. With modern design, good accuracy, and an easy-to-use iOS app, it makes it simple and fun to check the current weather, as well as to record and view weather data over time.Reviews
Review: Fourth-generation iPad is faster, stronger, better
The fourth-generation iPad is the most powerful tablet Apple has shipped to date, providing screaming fast performance and graphics in the same 9.7-inch package.
Macworld Podcast
Reviewing the iPad mini
Now that we've had a chance to put Apple's iPad mini to the test, we discuss our evaluation of that new tablet–and of the fourth-generation iPad–in the latest Macworld Podcast.Reviews
Review: iPad mini Smart Cover disappoints compared to its predecessor
The iPad mini Smart Cover adequately protects the iPad mini's screen, and folds into fine shape for propping up the device at typing and watching angles. But it just doesn't work well enough in practical, day-to-day use.Reviews
Review: iPad mini gives you most of an iPad at half the size
The iPad mini gives you nearly everything of its non-mini namesakes in a smaller package. It really is an iPad. Itu2019s just a smaller one.Reviews
Review: Time Command is a spartan iOS alarm-clock dock
Stem Innovation's Time Command marries an iOS app with an alarm clock, with mixed results. But it does manage to throw at least one unique feature into the mix.Reviews
Hands-on with Paper 1.2.1: Colors and pressure support give drawings new life
Associate editor Serenity Caldwell takes drawing app Paper's newest update, with its color-mixer add-on and support for Ten One's Pogo Connect pressure-sensitive stylus, for a spin.Reviews
Review: Great Pumpkin delights but doesn’t soar
The classic TV special is now an iPhone and iPad app, and while Loud Crow's mobile offering is charming enough, it doesn't match the greatness of the cartoon that inspired it.Reviews
Review: iBooks 3 is the best iBooks yet
iBooks faces tough competition from Amazon's Kindle app. But the latest version of iBooks offers substantial improvements over the previous edition.Reviews
Review: Kingdom Rush for iOS brings fantasy and fun to tower defense gaming
Kingdom Rush, a tower defense strategy game, is a strikingly immersive, challenging, and humorous game that is somehow more than the sum of its parts.Reviews
Review: Use WriteUp to create Markdown text on your iPad or iPhone
WriteUp is useful and easy to use, and writers who want to compose short notes or long essays will find it nearly ideal.Reviews
Review: Uzibull’s Ekto 2 for the iPad is protective and lightweight
The Ekto 2 is an extremely durable, well-designed lightweight case that provides a layer of protection usually reserved for heavier cases.Reviews
Review: SeaSucker iPad Mounting System secures your iPad to any surface
It may not be pretty, but SeaSucker's iPad Mounting System holds your iPad securely in a multitude of positions.Reviews
Review: Zenus’s Masstige Deluxe Ostrich Pouch offers basic protection for your iPad
If youu2019re a careful iPad user looking for a slim, simple, and attractive sleeve, the Masstige Deluxe Ostrich Pouch is worth checking out, but its basic design won't be for everyone.Reviews
Review: JuJuBe’s Be Hip bag has room for your iPad and baby gear
The JuJuBe Be Hip bag is a great bag for baby stuff, but with a design that doesnu2019t scream u201cbaby,u201d itu2019s good for all your other gadgets too.Reviews
iOS App Review: Geo Walk HD lets kids explore the world, but with limitations
Geo Walk is best suited for young children who are just learning to read and who want to explore the world, as anybody else would rather just use a good encyclopedia.Reviews
Review: Skooba Design Laptop Weekender V.3 laptop duffel
If you're a weekend traveler who likes to carry as much tech as clothing, this flexible duffel may be for you.Reviews
Review: Note Taker HD for iPad
Don't be fooled by its basic look: Note Taker HD's powerful set of tools help you capture notes on your iPad, whether they're typed or handwritten.Reviews
Review: Kowala iPad easel and lapboard
With all this talk lately of smaller and lighter iPads, you have to stop and wonder why someone would create a shell that makes the current iPad not only bigger, but heavier. Yet that's exactly what Documont has done with the Kowala, an iPad lapboard for artists and workers alike — and it's surprisingly good, too.Reviews
Hex’s Fleet Sonic is a laptop backpack for all-purpose use
With room for a 17-inch MacBook, an iPad, plus all of the appropriate chargers and cables, youu2019ll find that Hex's Fleet Sonic Backpack has ample space to pack your daily essential items–and then some.Reviews
Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K760 works with all your Apple devices
Logitech's Wireless Solar Keyboard K760 lets you pair, via Bluetooth, with up to three of your Apple devices: Macs, iPads, or iPhones. You can easily switch between devices as needed.Reviews
Hands on: Next Issue all-you-can-read magazine iPad app
On Tuesday, Next Issue Media brings its all-you-can-read magazine app (previously only for Android tablets) to the iPad.
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Booq Cobra courier M review
Premium MacBook compatible bag combines good looks with solid build and usabilityReviews
Thule 13-inch MacBook Pro + iPad Attache is a rugged, capable case
If you appreciate laptop-case minimalism, Thule's Attache is sturdy, protective, and reasonably priced, and it holds both a MacBook Pro and an iPad.Reviews
Booq Python Sling holds your laptop and DSLR gear
Book's Python Sling holds all your computing and photography gear while keeping it safe and easily accessible.Reviews
SGP’s Klasden Levanaus Backpack is comfortable, compact, and roomy
Sleek-looking backpack is comfortable and compact, but surprisingly roomy inside.Playlist
Audyssey’s Lower East Side Audio Dock Air is a compact, good-sounding AirPlay speaker
The Lower East Side Audio Dock Air sounds amazing and doesn't take up much space, but it's not without some odd design choices.Reviews
Epson MegaPlex MG-850HD projector sports iPhone dock
The Epson MegaPlex MG-850HD is a portable projector with two built-in ten-watt speakers, bright 2800 lumen output, and a dock for connecting and playing movies and music from your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.Reviews
Wi-Drive review: Provides external storage for your iPad, iPhone
The Wi-Drive is a small flash drive that provides external storage for your iOS device.Reviews
Incipio’s Weekender Nylon Travel Bag combines a backpack, a messenger bag, and a carry-on
Incipio's Weekender strikes a good balance between a backpack, a messenger bag, and carry-on luggage. It offers solid construction and a comfortable design that lets you bring all your travel gear–clothes, gadgets, and gear–in a single, roomy bag.rn
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Harry the Fairy for iOS review
Who says men can't be fairies? This addictive plaform game shows they can
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New iPad Review: Is Apple’s tablet with a retina display worth it?
Macworld's full assessment of the new iPadReviews
Review: iPad (3rd generation)
After a week with the device, Jason Snell presents his review of the third-generation iPad. It's a solid, incremental improvement on a device that's already at the top of its game.Reviews
Stitcher Radio for iPhone and iPad
This iPhone and iPad app is a smart rethinking of how to present audio on an iOS device. It encourages exploration of content you haven't heard before, but also makes it easy to listen to precisely what you like.Reviews
Matt & Nat’s Fujiya is stylish, practical, and eco-friendly
The Fujiya laptop bag is aimed at vegans and the eco-conscious, thanks to its leather-free construction, but it's an excellent bag–both stylish and practical–that's easy to recommend to anyone.Reviews