Air Display is an iOS app that lets you use an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad as a secondary display for a Mac. This week the developer added support for the new iPad’s Retina display, which means that you can use Apple’s new tablet as a 2048 x 1536 pixel Mac screen. You’ll need OS X 10.6 Lion or later in order to take full… Read more »

Apple added limited support for multitasking to its mobile devices way back with the launch of iOS 4.0. But if you’re not a fan of switching between apps by opening a dock and swiping between icons, there’s another way. CardSwitcher is an app for jailbroken iOS devices that lets you view actual previews of currently running apps. Instead of looking at icons representing games, apps,… Read more »

Sparrow is a popular email client for Mac computers. Now the company has launched an iOS version which supports any email service using IMAP including Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, and others. You can sign into multiple accounts and view all of your messages in a unified inbox. Gmail users will be able to access labels, and threaded messages. And you can sign into your Facebook account… Read more »

Apple is bringing iPhoto to the iPad. That’s right, for some reason Apple already offered a $4.99 version if iMovie which let you edit videos on the iPad, but the company is just now getting around to releasing a photo editing app. The iOS version of iPhoto supports digital effects and editing. There’s also a pretty nifty auto-enhance feature which can straighten photos, adjust colors,… Read more »

The camera app that comes with Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich includes the ability to take panoramic photos. It also has a simple, attractive user interface. . Now you can have those same features on a phone or tablet running Android 2.2 or later thanks to an app called Camera ICS+. There’s a free, ad-supported version available from the Android Market or you can… Read more »

Avid is one of the big names in audio and video production software. The company offers professional media editing software for prices as high as $2499, and the Avid Studio home movie-making suite runs $170. But now the company is launching a $5 version designed for the Apple iPad. Avid Studio for iPad is optimized for touchscreen input and the Apple tablet’s small screen. The… Read more »

Game developer Gameloft is running a massive sale for the next week. Starting this morning at 10:00AM Pacific, all of the company’s games availabel from the Android Market will be available for 99 cents. The sale runs through 10:00AM PST on January 5th, 2012. Some of Gameloft’s titles are always just under a buck, but some of the company’s higher-end games such as Order & Chaos Online… Read more »

Zephyr is a utility for jailbroken iPhone and iPod touch devices running iOS 5 and later. The app currently adds support for two new gestures: You can swipe up from the bottom of the screen to reveal the multitasking app switcher without touching the home button. You can swipe from the left or right edge of the screen to switch between currently running apps without… Read more »

Every day dozens of new games are released for mobile phones and tablets — but every now and again you don’t want a new game. What you want is to relive a truly great classic game that you first played on a Playstation or computer. Recently two of those classic games found their way to iOS and Android. The first is Sonic CD, a Sonic the… Read more »

Chrono Trigger has arrived for the iPhone and iPod Touch, bringing one of the most popular epic role playing games to iOS. The game was originally released for the Super Nintendo in 1995. The iOS version features optimized graphics for the Retina display and touch controls. For example, in a battle, you can employ a the “slide and tap” control cut through enemies and select your… Read more »