Month: June 2014

Facebook-owned Instagram has today unleashed version 6.0 of its famed photo-sharing app for iPhone and Android, and it arrives complete with a very healthy bunch of new editing features. The filters that Instagram is famed for continue to achieve their main objective in offering one-click convenience in modifying a photo before sharing, but with mobile…

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 One of the major announcements in Apple’s iOS 8 presentation yesterday was the Health app and the HealthKit system that allows developers to feed data into the app. HealthKit is being billed as a unifying force that ties the enormous amount of health-related apps on the App Store together. Part of the goal is to…

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Apple outlined several of iOS 8’s major features during yesterday’s WWDC keynote, but with the operating system now in the hands of developers, details on several lesser known features have been leaking out. One new feature sees the iPhone displaying apps on the lock screen based on location. For example, MacRumors readers have seen relevant…

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Although Apple divulged some of the details pertaining to OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8 at WWDC, only now are certain new pieces of information coming to light. In what will go down as great news for developers and video reviewers alike, it would appear that the upcoming version of OS X includes a…

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Last week, Apple confirmed its plans to acquire Beats Electronics and Beats Music in a $3 billion deal that would bring a successful headphone business and a fledgling streaming music service under Apple’s umbrella. While many have pointed to Jimmy Iovine as the acquisition target, Apple may also be using the deal to boost its…

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Even though we’ve not had a chance to properly acquaint ourselves with Apple’s in-progress CarPlay technology, we’d imagine that it would be just that little bit more enjoyable to try out from a $300,000 Ferrari FF as opposed to a more regular car. With Apple showcasing its in-car flavor of iOS at this week’s WWDC,…

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Apple likes to tout its iOS range as advocates of productivity as well as simply entertainment, and with new indication of the company offering peer-to-peer AirPlay with iOS 8 and Apple TV, that claim may soon hold even more legitimacy. Apparently, the new infrastructure will allow owners of iOS 8 devices to stream and broadcast…

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Intel today showed off a new reference PC design built around the company’s upcoming Broadwell Core M processor. The Core M is based on a 14 nm process and will the first Broadwell chip to be made available to manufacturers, who are expected to debut the chip in retail products by the end of this…

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mrspoonsi (2955715) writes “Apple CEO Tim Cook during his keynote said that around 130 million customers have purchased their first Apple device in the last twelve months states, “Many of these customers were switchers from Android,” he said. “They had bought an Android phone by mistake, and then had sought a better experience and a…

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Apple has updated its App Store review guidelines to allow for “approved” virtual currencies in apps, paving the way for new types of currencies to be traded and maintained on iOS devices, reports Reuters. 11.17 Apps may facilitate transmission of approved virtual currencies provided that they do so in compliance with all state and federal…

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Recent rumors surrounding Apple’s upcoming iPhone 6 have pointed to two models for the device: a 4.7-inch version set to launch later this year and a larger 5.5-inch version for late 2014 or early 2015. While Apple previously released the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c at the same time last year, reports have indicated that…

Read More “Apple Solves Battery Issues with 5.5-Inch iPhone 6, Looks to Ship 20 Million Units in 2014” »

At an event at WWDC this evening, Apple announced the winners of its prestigious Apple Design Awards, highlighting an array of apps from utilities to games on both iOS and the Mac. Apple’s Design Awards were created to recognize apps that combine design and technology in creative, compelling and powerful ways. Along with significant recognition,…

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 Apple gave us a lot to digest at today’s WWDC event, including big announcements about iOS 8, Mac OS X Yosemite, and a new programming language called Swift. But even with two hours to present, Apple still couldn’t fit everything in. The company mentions dozens of new features to be released when iOS 8 hits…

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 Something I will never have is a Ferrari FF, a four-seater supercar that costs more than my life and all my worldly possessions combined are worth. But the car is notable not just for its beautiful matte paint job, super high price tag and precision engineering – it’ll also be among the first cars to…

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jmcbain (1233044) writes “At WWDC 2014 today, Apple announced Swift, a new programming language. According to a report by Ars Technica: ‘Swift seems to get rid of Objective C’s reliance on defined pointers; instead, the compiler infers the variable type, just as many scripting languages do. … The new language will rely on the automatic…

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