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Samsung too cheap to shoot its own print ads, replaces iPhone in model’s hand with photoshopped Galaxy S4

One thing I learned today: there’s a blog dedicated to pointing out every time Samsung copies Apple. Cool idea right? Its latest discovery was some shameless photoshopping by the Korean tech giant in one of its recent print ads. Posing for a shoot called “Pretty Woman Lying On The Sofa Holding Her Smartphone”, the model was shot holding an iPhone 3GS…

Paper for iPad update brings gallery and pinch-to-zoom

Paper for iPad, a popular iPad drawing app made by FifteeThree, released a major update today. In version 1.3.1 of Paper, developers finally added true pinch-to-zoom functionality that allows users to zoom in on a specific region of a drawing. This is a much-needed improvement over the old zoom feature, which just zoomed in on the whole…

New iPhone ad aims focus at camera (and your heart)

A new iPhone ad is making rounds online, and for good reason. The minute-long commercial features a montage of happy iPhone customers the device’s camera in just about every setting you can imagine. There’s a single piano playing throughout most of the commercial. In fact, there’s only one spoken line of audio: ”Everyday, more photos are taken with the…

Take pictures like a pro with Fast Camera for iPhone [Review]

Now that the weather is getting nicer, you’ll be spending more time outside with friends and family. Chances are you’ll want to capture some of these moments with your iPhone. But while your iPhone’s camera is capable of amazing things, it can be a challenge to capture fast-moving targets, like your dog, toddler, or even your best friend racing by during…

Point, shoot, and edit with PhotoMagic [Review]

If you haven’t found the right photo-editing app for your iPhone yet, all hope is not lost. PhotoMagic is a user-friendly app that puts the focus on your photos instead of your friends — don’t worry, there are some sharing capabilities. PhotoMagic gets right to business — there’s no muss or fuss about creating an account or logging in with your social…

Twitter takes on Instagram, announces new set of photo filters

Well, in an unsurprising but significant move, Twitter has just announced that it will bring Instagram-like photo filters to its lineup of mobile applications. The microblogging site made headlines last week when it cut ties from the popular photography-based social network Instagram, discontinuing joint integration. No one was really sure why the big…

iWorks for iOS, Mac OS X updated

If your a fan of Apple’s iWorks productivity suite, you’ll be pleased to know that the programs and applications have been updated across the board. Pages, Keynote, and Numbers for iOS have all received an upgrade to version 1.7. The Mac counterpart applications also received updates, but this is mostly to make sure the desktop apps are compatible with…