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Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
A dubious rumor started making the rounds this afternoon that Apple is planning to make an operating system for its rumored 12.9-inch iPad that includes elements of both OS X and iOS. This is allegedly one of two prototypes for the large tablet: one currently sports only iOS in the style of previous iPads, and…
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A new report from KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo suggests that Apple’s sapphire partner GT Advanced Technologies’ recent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection will not affect its upcoming Apple Watch. However, he cautions that it does raise concerns about the possibility of future iPhones using sapphire displays. Bankruptcy has no impact on Apple Watch. As…
An anonymous reader writes New malware targeting Mac machines, opening backdoors on them and roping them into a botnet currently numbering around 17,000 zombies has been spotted. The malware, dubbed Mac.BackDoor.iWorm, targets computers running OS X and makes extensive use of encryption in its routines, Dr. Web researchers noted. What’s even more interesting is that…
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After almost three weeks of availability, Apple’s iOS 8 operating system is now installed on 47 percent of devices, according to new numbers posted on Apple’s App Store support page for developers. That marks a very slight increase in adoption over the past two weeks, as back on September 21, iOS 8 was installed on…
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GT Advanced CEO Thomas Gutierrez sold over 9,000 shares of GT Advanced stock just a day before Apple announced the iPhone 6, reports The Wall Street Journal. The September 8 sale netted him approximately $160,000 at an average price of $17.38, before the company’s stock dropped 13 percent to $14.94 on September 9 after it…
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Nerval’s Lobster writes Apple touts the Swift programming language as easy to use, thanks in large part to features such as Interface Builder, a visual designer provided in Xcode that allows a developer to visually design storyboards. In theory, this simplifies the process of designing both screens and the connections between screens, as it needs…
Despite the implausible rumor that the next-gen iPad Air may not debut until early 2015, Re/code reports on Friday that Apple will hold another special press event on October 16. That’s a Thursday, which is not the most common day to have an Apple event, but no matter. Apple declined to officially confirm the information…
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Protection for every taste New iPad models may be just around the corner, but there are still plenty of great options for your current tablet, as this week’s roundup of new cases shows. Ali Express The Leather Smart (iPad Air; $15) protects your tablet in a trendy checkered pattern—and best of all, it won’t break…
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Apple has announced that iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be available in China beginning October 17 from the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores, and an expansive network of retail stores through all three major carriers and Apple Authorized Resellers. Customers can pre-order iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus from the Apple Online…
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The Nixeus VUE27D is an affordable, 27-inch desktop LCD display that combines an LED-backlit IPS panel with one of the crappiest stands I’ve seen. Nixeus takes an interesting approach here: Use high-quality components where it counts (screen and backlight), but keep the price down by cutting back on features such as speakers, webcams, input options,…
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In these columns I sometimes deal with questions that have complex answers—using AppleScripts or other workarounds to get iTunes to do what you want, for example. This week I’ve chosen some very simple questions that, nevertheless, perplex many iTunes users. I look at updating an iOS device to iOS 8 if you don’t have a…
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The next user interface requires your body. You will literally feel signals chock-full of timely, contextual data delivered from all manner of touchscreens, gadgets and wearables. It’s called haptics, and while it’s been around for years, most notably in game controllers, the Apple Watch is set to deliver this technology to the masses. Haptic technology—haptics—uses force upon the skin to…
Read More “Taptic, haptics, and the body fantastic: The real Apple Watch revolution” »
Facebook is reportedly working on its own health app, but don’t expect the network to follow in Apple’s footsteps by tracking your vitals. Facebook’s health initiative is all about community. While the app is in the early stages of development, Facebook is reportedly taking a cue from the way people already use the network to…
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What with a new version of iOS out along with iPhones to accompany it you’d think I’d be flooded with questions of a mobile nature. Nope. Instead, I’ve had a handful of questions about email. Let’s tackle two of them. The first is from reader Sushil Pradhan who asks: I carried out all the steps…
BREAKING NEWS: Apple might update some of its products! Or it might not. Some updates you might have expected to be coming, some might be coming later than you thought. Other updates feature features that you might find surprising. More updates on these possible updates as updates come in! The little Mac that could What’s…
Read More “Grading the rumors on Mac mini updates, iPad delays, and MacBook colors” »