App Review: Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock

Posted July 2nd, 2015 by Austin Carney in Apps

If you find yourself waking up groggy to your alarm each morning, Sleep Cycle is the perfect solution. By analyzing your sleep, Sleep Cycle intelligently wakes you when you’re in your lightest sleep phase. What are sleep phases? Sleep Cycle explains:

“While you sleep, you go through a cycle of sleep phases. The first phase is light sleep, followed by deep sleep and a dream state referred to as REM-sleep. A full sleep cycle lasts about 90 minutes and is normally repeated several times each night.”

Managing Apple Music Settings

Posted July 2nd, 2015 by Austin Carney in News

Apple Music, the latest addition to Apple's lineup of apps and services, includes unlimited streaming of the entire iTunes library, Beats 1 Global Radio, as well as new ways for fans and artists to stay connected. If you are currently using Apple Music, you can change some settings around to disable Apple Music's auto-renewal as well as move the Connect feature of Apple Music.

What's the Difference Between Apple Music and iTunes Match?

Posted July 2nd, 2015 by Austin Carney in News

With the introduction of Apple Music, there seems to be a bit of confusion regarding iTunes Match and the new features of Apple Music. Apple describes the two services as independent but complementary.

How to Get Started with Apple Music

Posted July 1st, 2015 by Austin Carney in News

Today’s the day. Apple launched its powerful new music service, Apple Music, with an update to iOS 8.4. Here’s how to get started:

How to Request a Song for Beats 1 Radio

Posted July 1st, 2015 by Austin Carney in News

Along with Tuesday’s launch of Apple Music came Beats 1 Radio, which features 24/7 ad-free music with a live DJ, broadcasting from New York, London, and Los Angeles. Just like traditional radio, listeners can submit song requests during certain segments of the show. Requesting a song is easy and the number is available on Apple Music’s official Tumblr page. For the United States, call toll-free at 1-877-720-6293.

How to Take Better Photos on iPhone

Posted July 1st, 2015 by Austin Carney in Tech Tips

The camera app on iOS 8 has some incredible features to help you capture the best possible photo. Let’s take a look at how you can use them to improve your iPhone photography skills.

New Garageband Update for Mac Released

Posted July 1st, 2015 by Austin Carney in Apps

Apple released an updated version of Garageband for Mac on Tuesday with quite a few new features and changes. Garageband is Apple’s application for creating songs, ringtones, and podcasts.

Apple Announces 2015 Design Award Winners for iOS

Posted June 25th, 2015 by Austin Carney in Apps

At WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference), Apple gave out awards to the best designed apps of 2015. All of these apps are beautifully crafted, with intuitive controls that make them a joy to use. Take a look at all of the winners:

Daily Bag Essentials

Posted June 25th, 2015 by Austin Carney in Reviews

From students to professionals, the “daily bag” has become somewhat of a necessity. It contains everything you’ll need to have a productive and entertaining day, no matter where you end up. We’ve put together a stellar daily bag featuring great items from CityMac.

Apple Music will Pay Artist Royalties During Free Trial Thanks to Taylor Swift

Posted June 22nd, 2015 by Austin Carney in Apps

After sparking a firestorm of streaming-service criticism by pulling her entire catalogue from Spotify earlier this year, Taylor Swift published an open letter to Apple on Sunday explaining why she would be pulling her new album, "1989," from the new Apple Music service. Apple initially announced the new service would include a three-month free trial for customers, during which artists would not be paid royalties for their songs. Apple justified this practice by claiming they would pay higher royalties than similar streaming services once the money started flowing in.

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