If you happened to watch Apple’s WWDC keynote yesterday, you probably noticed that one of the biggest crowd responses — the largest chorus of “oohs” and “ahhs” — came when Tim Cook unveiled Control Center. And no wonder: It took Apple six years to add a feature Android users have enjoyed since almost the beginning. …

It’s official: iOS 7 arrives this fall, bringing with it a Cook’s ransom in new features and a fairly radical new design. I suspect the latter will spark the most conversation, with some users no doubt finding the much-ballyhooed “flat” icons just plain flat. (My take: They’ve transformed from pretty to ugly. I like the new fonts and overall design, …

My awesome brother-in-law Steve introduced me to Ticket to Ride a couple years ago, and I’ve been hooked ever since. As board games go, it offers a near-perfect blend of strategy and luck-of-the-draw, on par with old classics like Risk and newer ones like Carcassonne. Then came the iOS version, which CNET ranked among the 30 best iPad games — …

Your iPhone’s camera is good for a lot more than just snapping photos. For example, it can translate foreign-language signs, menus, and other printed materials in real time. And grade the foods at your grocery store. And scan documents on the go. CamFind turns your camera into a search engine, allowing you to look up information just by pointing the …

There are days when it’s so challenging to be a technology writer, I can only imagine what it’s like to be a technology consumer. For example, and I’m just ballparking here, there are some 37,000 smartphones you can buy today. Whoops, hang on, just got a press release from HTC; make that 37,001. Oh, and here comes Android 4.3 — …

If you’ve seen “Iron Man 3,” you know there’s a quick bonus scene — a “stinger” — at the tail end of the credits. A pretty good one, too. That’s par for the course with Marvel superhero movies, which started the tradition following the first “Iron Man,” but what about other films? Is there anything at the end of “Star …

For a mere $2.99 per month, Groovebook delivers a perforated flip-book of a whopping 100 photos, all uploaded from your smartphone. Groovebook The other day I told you about an app that lets you order Polaroid-style prints from your iPhone — for 99 cents apiece. Today, let’s talk quantity. If you snap a lot of photos and frequently hit up, …

It’s one thing to share your photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, but sometimes you just want old-fashioned prints. You know, the kind you can stick to your fridge, clip to a board, hang on a wall, and so on. That’s especially true if you want to share fond memories with friends or family members. You know, the kind you …

I love a good magazine. That’s why I’m hoping digital distribution services like Next Issue and Zinio can help usher in the age of the digital periodical. Yesterday, Zinio gave it a little nudge by unveiling Z-Pass, a sort of a la carte subscription option: three magazines for $5 per month. According to the Zinio press release, “The monthly cost …

QR codes haven’t exactly set the world on fire, yet most people know what they are, and most phones can scan them, either out of the box or with a third-party app. The Findables Case takes that idea to heart by emblazoning a unique QR code on each hard-plastic shell, the idea being to use that code to share information …