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Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
With the launch of iOS 8, Apple today released a number of new developer tools for its mobile operating system. The new iOS SDK, which Apple CEO Tim Cook called “the biggest release since the launch of the App Store,” includes over 4,000 new developer APIs and changes. One thing developers will love about this…
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An anonymous reader writes “Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) has started, and OS X 10.10, officially named Yosemite, and iOS 8 have been officially unveiled. Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering, also highlighted iCloud Drive. Although a little late to the party, Apple hopes to compete with the likes of Dropbox and Google…
SlappingOysters (1344355) writes “Grab It is reporting that Apple will stream its 2014 WWDC keynote live at 10am PST on June 2. The site speculates that a recent update to showcase title and previous keynote star Real Racing 3 could confirm a rumoured microconsole announcement. The App Store has seen a dramatic rise in the…
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SimonTheSoundMan writes: “Apple has confirmed it will buy Beats Electronics and Beats Music for $3 billion. Apple will make the purchase using $2.6 billion in cash and $400 million in stock. An important part of the acquisition for Apple is absorbing the Beats subscription streaming service, even though it only has about 110k users. The…
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An anonymous reader writes “According to a report Apple will be unveiling a new smart home system at the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference. The system will allow users to control security systems, appliances and lighting with their iPhones. A “select number” of device makers will be certified to offer products that work with Apple’s upcoming…
An anonymous reader writes “Google today announced the release of VirusTotal Uploader for OS X, allowing Mac users to upload suspicious files for scanning. You can download it now directly for OS X 10.8 and 10.9 from VirusTotal. For those who don’t know, VirusTotal Uploader for Windows is a popular tool for submitting suspicious files…
Bloomberg reports that after Apple’s patent victory in court last week over smart-phone rival Samsung, Apple is seeking a sales ban on several specific phones from Samsung; none of them are currently flagship devices. “The nine devices targeted by Cupertino, California-based Apple for a U.S. sales ban include the Admire, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note, Galaxy…
Read More “After Knocked-Down Damages Claim, Apple Again Seeks to Ban Some Samsung Phones” »
mrspoonsi (2955715) writes in with news that global market research agency Millward Brown has proclaimed Google as the world’s most valuable brand. “US search engine Google has overtaken rival technology titan Apple as the world’s top brand in terms of value, global market research agency Millward Brown said Wednesday. Google’s brand value shot up 40…
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MojoKid (1002251) writes “Valve has today pushed out a new update to its Steam client on all three of the major OSes that finally takes In-home Game-Streaming out of beta. Similar to NVIDIA’s GameStream, which streams native gameplay from a GeForce-equipped PC to the NVIDIA SHIELD, Valve’s solution lets you stream from one PC to…
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If you’re a baseball fan and in particular, a follower of the Major League, then you’ve come to the right place since one of the most popular titles has just dropped from $9.99 to absolutely free of charge. It’s often the case that developers throw out some decent savings on great games and apps, but…
Read More “Popular $10 Sports Game For iPhone And iPad Is Free For Limited Time, Go Get It NOW!” »
The CyanogenMod aftermarket firmware for Android is easily among the most popular and celebrated, but unless you’re a dab hand at flashing custom ROMs, then you may well be put-off trying it out for yourself. If you’ve long since been a fan of the interface, or simply just wanted to try CM out without digging…
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iOS security researcher Stefan Esser, better known in the jailbreaking scene as i0n1c, recently showcased an iOS 7.1.1 untethered jailbreak on the iPhone 5c. This was quickly followed by another untether by Winocm, which was demoed on iPhone 4. And now, Chinese hacker Yeongjin Jang has demonstrated a video showing the process of installing an…
With the expected Beats Electronics acquisition by Apple expected to take a week longer than first reported, industry watchers are making their last minute predictions as to why Apple would be interested in the audio and music service company. The latest notable guess? Walter Isaacson, the man who literally wrote the book on Steve Jobs….
Read More “Jobs’ biographer believes Beats purchase is about video, not headphones and music” »
Apple is rumored to be purchasing Beats Electronics, with an announcement of the acquisition coming at any moment. The deal is said to include the company’s headphone business, its Beats Music subscription service, and two key executives — Beats co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, aka Andre Young. Several reports have suggested that Apple’s major…
Read More “Jobs Biographer Walter Isaacson Suggests Key TV Content Role for Beats’ Jimmy Iovine” »
Samsung has long since been known to push the boundaries when it comes to increasing the display sizes on mobile devices. As well as the Galaxy Note, which is credited with founding the “phablet” market, the company also took the wraps off the Galaxy Mega last year, which packed a mammoth 6.3-inch display. In this…
Read More “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Smartphone Will Feature A Monstrous 7-inch Display” »