• Review: IK Multimedia iRig Mic Field

  IK Multimedia's new iRig Mic Field ($100) is a stereo audio/video field microphone that plugs directly into the Lightning port of an iOS device. Though it looks a lot like IK's previous iRig Mic Cast, that accessory was designed specifically for voice recordings. iRig Mic Field can handle…

• At the Core: Holidays and the connected home

  Greetings and happy December 29, iMore! The major winter holidays have mostly passed us by, and hopefully you've survived — and dare I hope, enjoyed — the family get-togethers, the excess food, and terrible party games. Some of you are undoubtedly back at work today, while others are still…

• Syfy's 12 Monkeys to sync up with your Hue lighting system

  If you own some Philips Hue light bulbs, and plan to watch Syfy's 12 Monkeys series when it premieres next month, then you're in for a special treat. Using the Syfy Sync app, Hue owners will be able to sync their lights with episodes of 12 Monkeys, with the lighting changing at key moments…

• Programmer drills holes in MacBook Pro casing to try and alleviate overheating issues

  For some owners of MacBook Pros, the bottom casing can get pretty hot when using it for an extended period of time. For one programmer, the overheating issue became too much. Continue reading →

• Apple plans to keep preserved historic barn on site at Campus 2

  The Glendenning Barn is a special part of Cupertino, and as such it's been a curious factor in the development of Apple's spaceship-shaped Campus 2. Continue reading →

• Download the best apps and games for free for a limited time (Dec 29)

  We have some great apps for you today that have gone free for a short duration on the App Store, including Icebreaker, Icycle, NightCap and more. Continue reading →

• The iPhone 6's battery is almost good enough, sometimes

  The battery in the iPhone has always been a point of contention for quite a lot of people. While there seem to be some who don't mind whatever amount of battery life they might get out of their handset, others seem to take it personally when the iPhone's battery life gets eaten away. Continue…

• Leaked Slides Reveal Hollywood's Blind Google Fiber Fears

  Who doesn't like blindingly fast internet? Movie studios who don't want people to watch their movies, apparently. A leaked survey obtained by TorrentFreak shows studios fretting over how Google Fiber's rapid advance—the company announced in February its plans to expand to 34 U.S.…

• iPhones and iPads made up over half of devices activated on Christmas

  Apple's still the king of Christmas when it comes to gadgets, but new holiday data reveals some intriguing new trends. iPhones and iPads accounted for over half (51 percent) of new devices activated during Christmas week, but Microsoft's Lumia device...

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• You can now watch every Marvel movie scene in chronological order, starting in 2987 BC

  Marvel Studios has made it a selling point that every frame it produces lives in the same continuous universe. So what if you wanted to watch it in order? Not based on release dates but the narrative itself — from a 2987 BC flashback in Thor: The Dark World through the Battle of New York in The…

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• Apple had a merry Christmas, device activations show

  New data from analytics firm Flurry says Apple and its iPhone dominated the holidays, with Samsung far behind.

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• Here's your chance to be in the upcoming Steve Jobs movie

  Many actors might have passed on the Steve Jobs role in the upcoming biopic of the iconic Apple leader, but that doesn't mean you can't be part of the cast. As Variety reports, Beau Bonneau Casting is seeking locals in the San Francisco Bay Area who can passably play "vintage tech nerds."…

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• These are the encryption services the NSA can't crack

  The ripples from the massive National Security Agency leak orchestrated by former contract worker Edward Snowden continue to be felt even now. While most of the eye-opening revelations are behind us, the sheer volume of confidential documents exposed by Snowden has resulted in a continued trickle…

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• Throwing Out Gadgets Will Be Illegal in New York Starting Next Year 

  Throwing away a dusty, broken printer or a intensely cracked old iPhone will be against the law in New York starting in 2015. A new "e-waste" ban goes into effect in the new year, making it illegal to put your discarded VCRs and underused iPods in the garbage. People who do can get fined…