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Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
There are certain standard reactions that occur when Apple makes big announcements. The first is to explain how those announcements doom Apple (even if that explanation completely contradicts an argument you’d made previously). The second is to throw a bunch of religious references into your piece. Everyone loves those. The third is to just write…
Squiff writes U2 and Apple are apparently collaborating on a new, “interactive format for music,” due to launch in “about 18 months.” (A direct interview is available at Time, but paywalled.) Bono said the new tech “can’t be pirated” and will re-imagine the role of album artwork. Marco Arment has some suitably skeptical commentary: “Full…
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Congratulations, you’ve snagged yourself a brand-new iPhone. But before you get to playing with your new device, you’ll probably want to get to know it and set it up. Thanks to iOS’s step-by-step activation process, Apple’s made it pretty simple to get started; but just in case you need some extra help, we’ve put together…
With crashes, high-speed chases, and hairpin turns, Pako is not just your average endless runner. It is an endless getaway game, where escape is impossible—how long until your car chase ends in a crash depends upon your skill. Pako has five different maps to choose from with different vehicles and obstacles, but your goal is…
It’s here! Your iPhone is here! Did you hug the UPS man? Thing Zero to do as you rip it out of the box is to not drop it, whatever you do. (Did you see that poor Australian kid? Ouch. Well, at least it didn’t shatter on him.) We’ve got a fully comprehensive setup guide…
Among iOS 8’s many new features are some cool ways to let you interact with your apps without actually having to open them. Interactive notifications are one example, and another is the brand-new widgets available in Notification Center. Apple is a little late to this game—Android has had widgets for years, and users can put…
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With the release of its new mobile operating system on Wednesday, Apple has become the first smartphone maker to enable by default a kill switch that can lock and secure a stolen phone. Smartphones, both Apple and Android-based, are attractive targets for thieves, and law enforcement officials hope the kill switch will change that. The…
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Messages is arguably the most useful communications tool on your iPhone. What started as a way to make SMS text conversations easier to follow has blossomed into a full-fledged communication powerhouse. And in iOS 8, Messages is better than it’s ever been. Ironically, one of its best new tricks is the equivalent of leaving an…
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snydeq writes: Faster innovation, better security, new markets — the case for opening Swift might be more compelling than Apple will admit, writes Peter Wayner. “In recent years, creators of programming languages have gone out of their way to get their code running on as many different computers as possible. This has meant open-sourcing their…
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With every new version of iOS, Apple loves to add, tweak, and change settings; unsurprisingly, iOS 8 is no different. Here’s a comprehensive list of just about everything the company has changed in iOS 8 within the Settings app. Cellular The Cellular section used to be hidden in iOS’s General section in previous versions, but…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook insists that Apple doesn’t read — in fact, says Cook, cannot read — user’s emails, and that the company’s iCloud service wasn’t hacked. ZDNet presents highlights from Cook’s lengthy, two-part interview with Charlie Rose. One selection of particular interest: Apple previously said that even it can’t access iMessage and FaceTime communications,…
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iOS 8 isn’t the radical departure from previous versions of Apple’s mobile operating system that iOS 7 was. While there exist brand new features, some of the most attractive elements of the latest OS are refinements to existing features. They include notifications, Spotlight searches, and Siri interactions. Let’s dive in to see how the changes…
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Even though iOS 8 superficially looks like its immediate predecessor, there are some new under-the-hood technologies that’ll have a huge impact on the way we all use our iOS devices. One of the most significant of these is something Apple calls Extensions. What are extensions? Simply put, extensions allow iOS apps to “lend” functionality to…
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Update 12:23 p.m. Pacific: Dropbox has updated its blog post to say that the issue is fixed. Users who download the latest versions of Dropbox or Carousel shouldn’t have problems with automatic photo syncing in iOS 8. The original story remains intact below. Turns out iCloud Drive isn’t the only cloud storage service with issues…
Now that Apple has joined the giant smartphone party, it’s reaching out to Android users with a helpful migration guide. The lengthy how-to article goes through all the things you might want to move from Android to iOS, including mail, contacts, calendars, photos, music, books, and documents. Each section includes multi-step tutorials on how to…
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