Thursday, January 30, 2014

Marvel Run Jump Smash! Released for iOS

Marvel Run Jump Smash! is a new endless runner game for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
 
Fly as Iron Man! Smash as The Incredible Hulk! Run and Jump as Cap! Run and Gun as Super Spy Black Widow! Unlock additional Super Heroes… Swing as Spider-man! Shoot arrows as Hawkeye! Unleash the Thunder as Thor! Binary Blast as Captain Marvel!

 

Dodge obstacles and fight Super Villains like Loki to progress as far as you can. Increase your score by switching between characters and activating each Super Hero’s unique Special Attack. Collect coins and boosts on your run. Then buy special power-ups to boost your distance and score. Advance through multiple environments, compete with friends and upgrade your character!

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How to create Screen shot (print screen) on OS X 10.9 Mavericks

What is known as “Print Screen” in the Windows world is called screen captures or screen shots in Mac OS X.
When windows user get infront of mac and ask you: “Why is there no Print Screen button for Mac?”, show him this HowTo!

There is no ‘Print Screen’ button on a Mac keyboard, instead of hitting a “Print Screen” button, you’ll hit one of several keyboard combination shortcuts to perform a specific action, depending on the exact screen capture action you want taken. This is both easier and much more powerful, given that there are ultimately six unique options to perform variations of the screen print.



 

You can use any of these commands to take screenshots directly in Mac OS X Finder or any running applications:
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WordPress App Has Been Updated - Simplified Tab-Based UI, Redesigned Page Editing

The WordPress app for iOS has been updated with a simplified tab-based user interface, enhanced notifications, a redesigned editing and viewing experience, and more.
 


It's easy to manage your WordPress blog or site from your iOS device. With WordPress for iOS, you can moderate comments, create or edit posts and pages, view stats, and add images or videos with ease. All you need is a WordPress.com blog or a self-hosted WordPress.org site running 3.5 or higher.

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Donna Personal Assistant App Development Team Acquired by Yahoo

Yahoo has acquired the Incredible Labs, the development team behind the Donna personal assistant app for iPhone.
 
A Personal Assistant for Everyone: Donna tells you when to leave for an appointment, dials into conference calls for you, and lets others know when to expect you—all without you opening the app.
Unfortunately, following the transaction's close, Donna will be pulled from the App Store.


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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Evasi0n Jailbreak Still Works on iOS 7.0.5, Requires Patch

I0n1c has confirmed that the new iOS 7.0.5 firmware is still vulnerable to the evasi0n jailbreak.
 
Okay #evasi0n7 still works in iPhone 5s at 7.0.5

 

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MuscleNerd Warns Jailbreakers to Stay Away From iOS 7.0.5

MuscleNerd has warned jailbreakers to stay away from the recently released iOS 7.0.5 firmware update.
 

https://twitter.com/MuscleNerd/status/428598723858272256
If you're in China then you're probably not reading this tweet. But in case you are, avoid today's China-only 7.0.5 iOS u ...
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Apple patent detailing solar-powered laptop with dual-sided display

AppleInsider reports Apple has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office showing an "electronic device display module" for a laptop that would include the ability to act as a secondary rear display featuring touch controls. The patent also details a photovoltaic system located in the display unit which could power the device with solar energy.
 

This patent was originally filed in 2012 and details a portable computer that would encompass both upper and lower housings, consisting of materials such as glass, carbon fiber, metal and ceramic. The rear housing of the computer will probably feature a logo similar to Apple's current line of MacBooks, but would be made of a patterned ink layer instead of a plastic material.


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Apple Boosts Visibility of the Apple TV on the Apple Store, Considers Integrating a Wireless Router

Apple's recent update to the online Apple Store boosted the visibility of the Apple TV ahead of a rumored upgrade that could bring AirPort Express capabilities to the device.
 

The Apple TV is now featured alongside Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iPod at the top of the online store. This suggests that perhaps Apple is ready to move the device out of 'hobby' status. Notably, Apple also updated the device with the 'Red Bull TV' channel today.


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President Obama Mentions Apple-Backed School Broadband Initiative During State of the Union Address

During his yearly State of the Union address, President Barack Obama mentioned that the Federal Communications Commission, along with tech companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Sprint and Verizon, would be providing the framework needed to connect over 15,000 schools and 20 million students to high-speed Internet over the next two years.
 

The move is a part of the ConnectED initiative that the President announced back in June, which pledged to connect 99% of students to next-generation, high-speed broadband within five years, at speeds no less than 100 Mbps and with a target of 1Gbps.


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iOS Plagued by Organizational Issues in the Car Development

According to The Information's Jessica E. Lessin, organizational issues have been plaguing Apple's development of iOS in the Car.
 

Because iOS in the Car did not fit well into an existing hardware or software team at Apple, executives "didn't quite know what to do" with the program. 

 
The disconnect is attributed primarily to overarching organizational issues that are said to place pressure on non-hardware products that do not fit within existing teams.
Even in the lead-up to iOS in the Car's high-profile unveiling at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference last June, executives were reportedly still unsure about the product's future.
 


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Apple iPhone 6 to release with sapphire glass solar power panel this year

The latest report suggests Apple will use sapphire glass for the iPhone 6 to function also as solar charging panel for the device.
 

In February 2013, Apple filed a patent for an integrated touch sensor and solar assembly. The patent reads:
Integrated touch sensor and solar panel configurations that may be used on portable devices, particularly handheld portable devices such as a media player or phone are disclosed. The integrated touch sensor array and solar cell stack-ups may include electrodes that are used both for collecting solar energy and for sensing on a touch sensor array. By integrating both the touch sensors and the solar cell layers into the same stack-up, surface area on the portable device may be conserved. In addition to being used for capacitive sensing, the integrated touch sensor and solar panel configurations may also be used for optical sensing.

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Ember for Mac Gets New Blur and Pixelate Annotation Tools

Ember for Mac has been updated with new Blur and Pixelate annotation tools.
 


Ember is your digital scrapbook of things that inspire you - be it websites, photos, apps or other things. Just drag in images that you want to keep, organise them into relevant collections, annotate the images you need to give feedback on, and share your images to your favourite web services.

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Kanex Demos Its Multi-Sync Keyboard for Mac, iPad, and iPhone

The Kanex Multi-Sync keyboard is a full-sized wireless Bluetooth keyboard that you can share between multiple devices.

 
Reply to a text on your iPhone, take notes on your iPad, draft emails on your Mac. The Multi-Sync Keyboard was designed specifically for easy navigation of all your Apple devices. It includes Mac/iOS multimedia shortcut keys for instant access to Mission Control and Launchpad as well as a home button for your iPhone/iPad.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Carl Icahn Buys Another $500 Million Worth of Apple Stock

Carl Icahn has just announced the purchase of another $500 million worth of Apple's stock.
 

 
Just bought $500 mln more $AAPL shares. My buying seems to be going neck-and-neck with Apple's buyback program, but hope they win that race.

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Parallels Access 1.1 Get Update With New Features and Pricing Options

Parallels has announced an update to Parallels Access, its desktop screen-sharing app for the iPad.
 

Along with an iOS 7 redesign, Parallels Access 1.1 has added a number of new features and capabilities, as well as new pricing options.

The update finally provides official support for both Mavericks and Windows 8.1 remote clients. For those who are trying to access remote computers through a restricted network, Parallels Access now uses just a single port connection on port 443.


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NSA servers collecting personal data sent by iPhone applications

The U.S. NSA looks for data sent by iPhone apps in order to get personal data on targets, according to a new report from The New York Times and some other news agencies.
 
The secret report noted that the profiles vary depending on which of the ad companies — which include Burstly and Google’s ad services, two of the largest online advertising businesses — compiles them. Most profiles contain a string of characters that identifies the phone, along with basic data on the user like age, sex and location. One profile notes whether the user is currently listening to music or making a call, and another has an entry for household income.
 
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Rovio Issues Statement Saying It Does Not Provide Data to NSA

Rovio, the developer of the popular Angry Birds game, has issued a statement saying it does not share data, collaborate or collude with any government spy agencies such as NSA or GCHQ anywhere in the world.
 




There has been speculation in the media that NSA targets Angry Birds to collect end user data. The speculation is based on information from documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
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Tim Cook states iPod is a »declining business«

Apple CEO Tim Cook shared his view about the iPod, noting that the product is a declining category for the company:
 

 
The way we look at it, our business is a sell-through point of view less iPod -- all of us have known for some time that iPod is a declining business.
 

The iPod was Apple's primary product for years, getting new customers to buy Apple products for the first time. Having said that iPod sales has had a fairly steady decline as the iPhone and iPad have captured more of the market that the iPod occupied previously.


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iPhone is replacing hotel room keys in new pilot program

A new pilot program is being implemented at Starwood Hotels & Resorts that will see two key hotel locations in Manhattan and Silicon Valley allowing guests to get into their rooms with their smartphones.
 
After installing the Starwood Preferred Guest (SGP) App, guests will receive a virtual key on their iPhone, which can be used to unlock a door with a tap using Bluetooth 4.0. The newer Bluetooth specification, first introduced with the iPhone 4S, has been used in a similar way for many home locking products like the Lockitron and the August Smart Lock, but never has this been used on larger scale.
"We believe this will become the new standard for how people will want to enter a hotel," says Frits van Paasschen, Starwood's CEO. "It may be a novelty at first, but we think it will become table stakes for managing a hotel."
Starwood officials are hoping that the technology will become the standard for hotels in the future, replacing traditional hotel check-in methods.




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Tim Cook: Innovation 'Deeply Embedded' In Apple, Company Has 'No Issue' Coming Up With New Ideas

According to comments from Apple's CEO Tim Cook Apple plans to launch new products in categories where it they currently don't operate.
 

During today's earnings call, Cook said that innovation is "deeply embedded" in everyone at Apple and that the company has "no issue" coming up with new projects to work on.

 
There's so much of the world that is full of very complex products. We have zero issue coming up with things we want to do. We must focus on the very few that deserve all our energy. We’ve always done that and we continue to do that.
 

Apple has also shown interest in the television, with Steve Jobs claiming to have "finally cracked" the design for a simple integrated television set that's easy to use.




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iPhone 5S exceeded expectations, took time to "Build the mix that customers wanted"

Earnings call revealed Apple saw lower than expected iPhone 5C sales in U.S., primarily because iPhone 5S sales exceeded Apple's projection.
 

 

According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the company's iPhone sales growth in North America was not as high as in some other countries probably because Apple underestimated demand for the iPhone 5S, with the iPhone mix being "different than we thought." He also mentioned changes to domestic carrier upgrade plans as a partial reason for weaker-than-expected iPhone sales in the U.S.

While Apple did not break down sales between individual iPhone models, the company indicated that the iPhone 5C ended up representing a smaller mix of iPhone sales than was anticipated.


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Monday, January 27, 2014

$13.1 Billion Profit on $57.6 Billion in Revenue in Q1 2014 - Apple Strongest Ever Quarterly Earnings

Apple today announced financial results for the fourth calendar quarter of 2013 and first fiscal quarter of 2014.
 

 

For the quarter, Apple posted revenue of $57.6 billion and net quarterly profit of $13.1 billion, or $14.50 per diluted share, compared to revenue of $54.5 billion and net quarterly profit of $13.1 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share in the year-ago quarter.

 

Gross margin was 37.9 percent compared to 38.6 percent in the year-ago quarter, with international sales accounting for 63 percent of revenue. Apple also declared a dividend payment of $3.05 per share, payable on February 13 to shareholders as of the close of trading on February 10. The company currently holds $158.8 billion in cash and marketable securities.

Apple had previously issued guidance for the quarter of revenues between $55-58 billion, with gross margin between 36.5 and 37.5 percent.


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Apple reveals uses for Sapphire Glass in new patent app

United States Patent and Trademark Office published an Apple patent application detailing methods of using and mounting sapphire to mobile devices.
 

 
The application supposedly describes a system in which sapphire could act a display’s cover glass and gives insight how the material could be used to dissipate heat generated by a device. It describes the difficulty in attaching sapphire to existing materials and notes the current implementation of sapphire as a cover for the rear camera oh the iPhone.
 

Apple reveals effective methods for using sapphire as a cover glass would involve creating an aperture within a sapphire substrate, after that using a second material with a lower melting point like metal or plastic to pour into the aperture.

The joining of the substrate and the filling of the second material would then act as attachment point for other materials that can be welded, soldered, or secured.


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Carl Ichan gives answer to Apple on Proxy proposal for Share Buyback, Buys 500 million dollars more in stock

Few weeks ago Apple gave a statement with the SEC advising shareholders to vote against Carl Icahn’s non-binding advisory share buyback proposal from December. This proposal will be voted on at Apple’s shareholder’s meeting. Icahn published a letter suggesting shareholders for a yes vote on its proposal.
 

He announced that he purchased additional 500 million dollars in Apple stock, bringing his cumulative sum to 3,6 bilion dollars. Icahn also revealed he surpassed 3 billion in AAPL ownership. He also said on CNBC that his criticism was reserved for Apple’s board of directors and not ins management.

He explains as purchase of Apple’s stock is a “no brainer”, and says Apple’s board should support Apple’s share repurchase program. He states that Apple's stock which is currently priced at $555 would be priced at $840 if its price to earnings ratio was the same as the average P/E across the S&P 500.


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Third-Party Security Lock for New Mac Pro Announced

Apple's new Mac Pro is immaculately designed to waste as little space as possible, but for a multi-thousand dollar machine, many businesses and schools will look for a way to secure the machine so it isn't easily stolen.
 
For those uninterested in the "do-it-yourself" look, MacLocks.com has created a new security bracket that tucks inside the edges of the rear access panel, around the power cord, adding a more permanent security solution to the Mac Pro.


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Apple to Give OS X 10.10 a 'Flatter' Look

Apple will reportedly give OS X 10.10 a 'flatter' design but it won't be as stark as iOS 7's look.
 

OS X 10.10 (codenamed Syrah) is reportedly at around build number 14Z109 and will offer improved notifications and possibly AirDrop compatibility with iOS and Siri.


Mark Gurman reports that he is expecting OS X 10.10 to have user-interface tweaks that will make the interface “flatter,” but not as stark as iOS 7′s look. I’d also expect some blur and translucency effects in a few places, but not in anyway that is central to the experience like it is on iOS. There will be a little bit more white space, more defined menu bars, and squared-off window controls, but I would not expect a full color palette change and redesigns for every single application and icon.

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Amkor, STATS ChipPAC, ASE to Share Backend Orders for Apple A8 Chip

Amkor, STATS ChipPAC and ASE will share backend orders for Apple's future A8 chip, according to a DigiTimes report.
 


Amkor Technology and STATS ChipPAC have each obtained 40% of the total packaging orders placed by Apple for its next-generation A8 processor, with the remaining 20% ...
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Apple's Smartphone Market Share Slips in Most Countries

A new research report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech finds that Apple's smartphone share has slipped in most countries for the three months ending December 2013 year over year.
 

Android finished the year as the top operating system in Europe with 68.6% share. Apple came in second with 18.5% share and Windows remained flat at 10.3% for the past three months.

Dominic Sunnebo, strategic insight director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, comments: “Android finished 2013 strongly, showing year-on-year share growth across 12 major global markets including Europe, USA, Latin America, China and Japan. Apple has lost share in most countries compared with this time last year, but importantly it has held strong shares in key markets including 43.9% in USA, 29.9% in Great Britain and 19.0% in China.


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Apple Q1 2014 Earnings Prediction

Fortune has compiled estimates for Apple's Q1 2014 earnings from professional and amateur analysts.
 

 


The consensus estimates among the 47 Apple analysts we've heard from so far -- 29 Wall Street professionals and 18 Internet amateurs -- are for earnings of $14.36 per share on sales of $58.1 billion. That represents year-over-year growth of 4.0% for earnings and 6.6% for revenue. (See Handicapping Apple's quarterly earnings and revenue.)

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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Apple Creates Custom Font Depicting Each Mac From the Past 30 Years

Apple has created a custom font depicting each Mac model from the past thirty years for its 30 Years of Mac website tribute.
 
Spotted by iOS developer Greg Barbosa, the font can be downloaded from here.


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Apple Celebrates Thirty Years of Mac With New Video, Homepage, Timeline

Apple is celebrating 'Thirty Years of Mac' with a new video, homepage design, and timeline of Mac products.
 


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Apple is Reportedly Working on a Mobile Payments Service for Physical Goods

Apple is reportedly preparing an expanded mobile payments service that would let iPhone and iPad users pay for physical goods and services on their devices.
 

The service would leverage the hundreds of millions of credit cards on file via the iTunes Store. Apple SVP Eddy Cue has ...
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iFixit Tears Down the Macintosh 128K

iFixit has performed a tear down of the 1984 original Macintosh 128K computer in commemoration of 'Thirty Years of Mac'.
 

 
The original Mac retailed for $2,495—that's $5,594.11 in today's dollars. So what did you get for all that coin?
● 8 MHz Motorola 68000 processor
● 128 KB DRAM
● 9" black-and-white CRT display running at 512 x 342 (72 dpi)
● 400 KB total storage via a single-sided 3.5-inch floppy disk drive
● Single-button mouse and hefty keyboard


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Tim Cook: The NSA 'Would Have to Cart Us Out in a Box' to Get Access to Apple's Servers

Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed NSA surveillance concerns in an interview with ABC's David Muir which will air tonight.
 

ABC released another teaser clip from the interview in which Cook says the NSA 'would have to cart us out in a box' before getting access to Apple's servers.


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Steve Jobs First Public Demonstration of the Macintosh, Unseen Since 1984

Harry McCracken was posted video of Steve Jobs' first public demonstration of the Macintosh on Time.com.
 

Steve Jobs first demonstrated the Mac at Apple's annual shareholder meeting on January 24th, 1984. However, many don't know that he gave a public demonstration less than a week later for the monthly general meeting of the Boston Computer Society. The host of the event was Jonathan Rotenberg, a 20-year-old student at Brown University who co-founded the BCS in 1977.


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Saturday, January 25, 2014

How to Install Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks in VMware Fusion

If you want to play or test various apps and settings you can use virtual machine instead of your mac. With VMware Fusion you can install virtual Mac OS X.
 

Apple’s End User license agreement allows you to install up to two additional copies of Mac OS X 10.9 on a Mac that is already running a retail version of the operating system and not a pre-installed version.

 


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How to Install Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks in VMware Fusion

If you want to play or test various apps and settings you can use virtual machine instead of your mac. With VMware Fusion you can install virtual Mac OS X.
 

Apple’s End User license agreement allows you to install up to two additional copies of Mac OS X 10.9 on a Mac that is already running a retail version of the operating system and not a pre-installed version.

 


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How to Install Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks in VMware Fusion

If you want to play or test various apps and settings you can use virtual machine instead of your mac. With VMware Fusion you can install virtual Mac OS X.
 

Apple’s End User license agreement allows you to install up to two additional copies of Mac OS X 10.9 on a Mac that is already running a retail version of the operating system and not a pre-installed version.

 


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Friday, January 24, 2014

Tim Cook speaks about thirtieth anniversary of Macintosh with ABC News

ABC news is going to air an interview with Tim Cook (Apple CEO).

 

Interview will be aired tomorrow evening at 6:30 PM Eastern, on World News with Diane Sawyer. Topic of the interview will be about the thirtieth anniversary of the introduction of the Macintosh (via 9to5Mac).




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Apple Updates iWork for iCloud With Flat iOS 7 Style Design

Apple has updated its iWork for iCloud apps with a flat iOS 7 style design.
 

Both the template chooser and library feature the flat design; however, the editor has yet to be updated.

In addition to the new look, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote received some new features.


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Stun Gun Case for the iPhone 5, iPhone 5s from Yellow Jacket

Yellow Jacket has introduced a new Stun Gun Case for the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s.
 

The case features a detachable stun gun pack that can deliver 950,000 volts, ambidextrous triggers, dual safety mechanisms, and LED battery indicators. It also has a built-in battery that doubles the life of your phone's battery.

 


After being robbed at gunpoint at his home during Summer 2011, Seth Froom created the idea for the Yellow Jacket Stun Gun case, a personal protection device suited for your smartphone. Froom is the visionary behind Yellow Jacket and currently serves at the CTO. Although he wears many hats, his focus is developing new concepts, taking them through the research and development phase, and eventually preparing them for the sales and distribution team. Froom attended Louisiana State University, focusing on Engineering Principles and served in the U.S. Army as a MP (Military Police).

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Apple Seeds New Pre-Release Build of OS X Mavericks 10.9.2

Apple has seeded a new pre-release build of OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 to developers for testing.
 

The new build number is 13C44. Focus areas are SMB2, Mail, Messages, Graphics Drivers, VoiceOver, and VPN.


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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Jimmy Fallon During Interview With Bill Gates Hides His MacBook

Jimmy Fallon hide his Apple MacBook, keyboard, and Magic Mouse during an interview with Bill Gates.
Gates was on the show to talk about the 'Next Big Thing'.


Bill Gates tells Jimmy how he feels a computer's ability to interact to sight, sound and motion could change the way the world uses technology.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Beats Music Streaming Service and App by Beats

Finally rumors have become true. Beats launched Beats Music streaming service and app which is now a competition for services such as Pandora, Spotify, Apple’s iTunes and other.
 

Beats hired music experts from  publications and some of most listened radio station in order to offer the music catalog of 20 milion songs allowing some quality listening choices.

Last year Beats CEO Jimmy Iovine confirmed he met with Apple executives, including Tim Cook (CEO) and Eddy Cue (SVP of Internet) about the music service. Apple executives showed interest in their model and plans.


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Monday, January 20, 2014

LG Will Provide 1.52-inch OLED Panels For Apple's iWatch

According to Korean news site Digital Daily, (who has now pulled this story) Apple has linked up with LG to bring a flexible, plastic OLED display for the rumored iWatch product. The report claims that LG is the only provider of the 1.52-inch panels.
 

The report also claims that the smartwatch would be released sometime during the summer as it would enter mass-production in the third quarter of this year. Initial production is set at 2 million units.


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In Last Quarter Apple Sold 55.3 Million iPhones

Fortune has compiled an average estimate for the number of iPhones sold last quarter from professional and amateur analysts.

 


With a crop of new phones, a year's pent-up demand, plenty of supply, more Apple stores and lots of holiday shoppers, there's no reason Apple shouldn't turn in another record quarter of iPhone sales -- Android and Samsung be damned.

The consensus among the 44 analysts we've heard from so far -- 27 professionals and 17 amateurs -- is unit sales of 55.3 million iPhones, up 16% from the same quarter last year.

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Apple Releases iOS 7.1 Beta 4

Apple has just released iOS 7.1 beta 4 to developers for download.



The update is available OTA at 112MB build number 11D5134c. Apple has also posted Apple TV software beta 4 and Xcode 5.1 beta 4.
 



In this update there in no major changes its mainly performance enhancements ...
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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Apple Hired Experts For Point to Focus on Next-Generation Health Sensors

Apple has hired two personal-health sensor experts in the previous months. Both Nancy Dougherty from startup Sano Intelligence and Ravi Narasimhan from medical devices firm Vital Connect were hired by Apple, according to their LinkedIn pages.
 

Nancy Dougherty who worked for Sano Intelligence has not had her product launched yet, however she was the lead hardware developer on a project to bring a patch that uses needle-less technology to read blood glucose and potassium levels. Apple could perhaps develop such a sensor into its own iWatch.


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Friday, January 17, 2014

Unlock Your Mac with Your iPhone 5s Touch ID Sensor and BioUnlock Tweak

Developer Eric Castor, who made popular Cydia tweaks such as Lyric Flow and Mewseek has teased his upcoming tweak BioUnlock.
 

BioUnlock will let you unlock your Mac using your iPhone 5s Touch ID Sensor. The tweak works by using WiFi to communicate with your Mac from your iPhone. Bluetooth support is on the list of things to do, as well as Windows support.


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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Apple Seeds Second Beta of OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 to Developers

Apple has seeded the second beta of Mac OS X Mavericks version 10.9.2 after releasing the initial beta about one month ago.
 

The first beta of 10.9.2 included FaceTime Audio with build number 13C32.Today's 10.9.2 beta 2 is build 13C39 and includes the ability to block iMessage and FaceTime users.

 


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iPhone Ownership Increases to 42% of Smartphone Users in the US

Both Samsung and Apple saw growth in Q4 2013 when comparing to Q4 2012 data, research firm NDP announced today. Apple outpaced Samsung, increasing its share of U.S. Smartphone users from 35% in Q4 2012 to 42% in Q4 2013. Samsung only saw a 4% increase from 22% to 26%.
 

 

Other manufacturers such as Motorola, LG, HTC, and Blackberry all saw their shares drop.


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Parrot Lead Designer Demos New Jumping Sumo Robot

Parrot Lead Designer Thomas Barse demoed the company's new Jumping Sumo robot for us at CES 2014.
 

Piloted via Wi-Fi 2.4 or 5GHz with a smartphone or a tablet, Parrot calls the Jumping Sumo a new genre of connected robot.

 


Half robot, half insect, it is equipped with a gyroscope and an accelerometer, which provides fool-proof agility and intuitive piloting. It can roll, turn 90 degrees with speed and astonishing precision – meaning no obstacle is too challenging – and also perform spectacular jumps (up to 80 cm) always landing on its “wheels”!

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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

First Photos of Apple's New Retail Store in Brisbane, Australia

The first photos of Apple's new retail store in Brisbane, Australia have surfaced.
 


The store is located in the famous MacArthur Chambers building, a 10-story high-rise that was originally constructed back in 1934. Building plans indicated that Apple made some minor changes to the structure, adding windows, a stairway, and other features.
The store is set to open to the public on Friday, January 17th. 
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Tim Cook 'Incredibly Optimistic' About China Mobile Relationship

Earlier today it was reported that China Mobile had ordered 1.4 million iPhone 5s units from Foxconn, kicking off the partnership the company has with Apple.
 

Today, in a media briefing to select Chinese media, Apple CEO Tim Cook shared his optimism for the partnership.

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Foxconn Reportedly Ships 1.4 Million iPhone 5s Devices to China Mobile

Ahead of China Mobile's Friday launch, Foxconn has reportedly shipped 1.4 million iPhone 5s Devices to the carrier. Apple and China Mobile announced the deal last month, letting users know that sales begin January 17.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

How to get iOS 7 Lock Screen Look in Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks

For those that want to bring iOS 7 and OS X closer together, you can start by adding the iOS 7 lock screen as a screensaver to your Mac.
 

 

The lockscreen is based on Andrew Ambrosino's iOS 7 inspired look for OS X 11. It has the same font, and starry wallpaper found in iOS 7 as well.


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Monday, January 13, 2014

Evasi0n7 1.0.4 Released With Important Untether Security Fixes for iOS 7 Jailbreak

The evad3rs have announced the release of evasi0n7 1.0.4 which brings important untether security fixes for the jailbreak of iOS 7.
 


evasi0n7 updated to 1.0.4 at http://evasi0n.com with important untether security fixes & (we hope) no more iPad mini Retina JB issues!

Existing JB users will receive the evasi0n7 1.0.4 untether security update through Cydia as soon as @saurik refreshes his repository!



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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Hipjot App for iPhone Features a Two-Hand Slide Keyboard Capable of 120WPM

The Hipjot note taking app features a unique two-hand slide keyboard that makes it possible to type 120WPM on the iPhone.
 

 
It's just like typing normally (especially when using two fingers), except you don't have to tap the screen everytime you want to type letters that are next to each other. Words like "awesome", "sweden", "suppose" and "seriously" become so much faster to type.
Swype, a currently popular gesture-based keyboard, only offers one handed swiping and does not allow users to switch between swipes and standard key entry. Swype is owned by Nuance and has only been released for Android devices. Despite talks with Apple, the keyboard has yet to make its way to iOS.

Yose Widjaja, the creator of the keyboard in Hipjot, says "With two finger inputs, you can be a lot more explicit in your touches, so it allows you to type without choosing what you want to type, most of the time, while retaining a comfortable swipe where you want to. One finger swipes are inferior in that words like 'paraphernalia' forces your finger to go left/right so much."


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OWC Unveils New PCIe SSDs for 2013 MacBooks and Mac Pro

At CES 2014, OWC offered an early look at its upcoming PCIe SSDs for the MacBook Pro with Retina display 2013, MacBook Air 2013, and Mac Pro 2013 models.
 

AnandTech notes that "OWC will be producing these drives with the right proprietary connector for all of Apple's 2013 Macs with PCIe SSDs. We'll see x2 and x4 versions, just like what Apple offers today. As with other SF3700 vendors, we'll likely see Toshiba 19nm NAND used although OWC reminded me that they still buy some Micron NAND."


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Evasi0n7 1.0.3 Released With Support for Jailbreaking iOS 7.1b3

Evasi0n7 1.0.3 has been released bringing support for jailbreaking iOS 7.1 beta 3 and fix for for the iPad Mini Retina Cellular reboot loop issue.
 

 

https://twitter.com/evad3rs/status/422142439412215808

 


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Friday, January 10, 2014

PAC-MAN for iOS Available For Free as Apple's App of the Week

PAC-MAN, developed by NAMCO BANDAI Games is available for free on iOS as Apple's App of the Week.
 

Relive this classic with PAC-MAN!



Who can forget the countless hours and quarters spent avoiding pesky ghosts while chompin’ on pellets and gobbling up fruit for bonus points?
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Purported iPhone 6 metal frame leaked, points to a large screen

As most of you know, rumors surrounding Apple’s upcoming smartphones have been surfacing at an increasing rate.
 

Until now, the stars have been those reports suggesting that the iPhone 6 will sport a 4.7-inch screen and a very thin body (the Apple Air moniker has been passed around pretty often) and the one claiming that Apple’s rumored phablet will be announced sometime in May and will be a part of a complete new series of devices.

 



 


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iPhone 6 Rear Camera Could Retain 8-Megapixel Camera, Bring Improved Image Stabilization

More rumors keep coming in regarding the next-generation iPhone 6, or iPhone Air.
 

A report from The China Post claims that the next-generation iPhone will feature the same 8-Megapixel camera that is also found in the iPhone 4s, iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s. However, the report claims improved optics will come in the form of image stabilization.


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iPhone 6 Details Allegedly Leaked

More iPhone 6 details have surfaced and this time a report out of South Korea claims they have details for the next iPhone 6 -- which it calls the iPhone Air.
 

The iPhone 6 is rumored to be just 6 millimeters thin. For comparison, the current iPhone 5s is just 7.6 millimeters thin, while the iPhone 5c is at 8.97 millimeters.


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Snapchat Apologizes for Data Breach

Snapchat has issued an apology for the December data breach that leaked millions of phone numbers.


They also issued an update today that improves the Find Friends feature and lets users opt-out of linking their phone number with their username.
 




This morning we released a Snapchat update for Android and iOS that improves Find Friends functionality and allows Snapchatters to opt-out of linking their phone number with their username. This option is available in Settings > Mobile #.

 

This update also requires new Snapchatters to verify their phone number before using the Find Friends service.

 
Our team continues to make improvements to the Snapchat service to prevent future attempts to abuse our API. We are sorry for any problems this issue may have caused you and we really appreciate your patience and support.

 

Love,

 

Team Snapchat

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CES 2014: New Belkin QODE Keyboard Cases for iPad Air

Belkin showed us its new line of QODE Bluetooth keyboard cases for the iPad Air at CES 2014.
 

The company is offering three cases in the QODE lineup: the Ultimate, Slim Style, and Thin Type.



Qode Ultimate Keyboard Case for iPad Air (F5L151) - $129.99
● Extremely thin and light ...
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Thursday, January 9, 2014

New Concepts from Martin Hajek: iWatchS and iWatchC

Concept designer Martin Hajek has posted new iWatchS and iWatchC concepts. Both feature a new clock face and of course the iWatchC has a plastic band.
 

 
Nobody knows what the iWatch will look like, not even the infamous Sonny Dickson has leaked any parts yet everyone knows about the production problems which Apple purportedly is facing.

 

All I do know for sure is that I had little problems visualizing the iWatch[C] and iWatch[S] on a wrist.

 

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Seven Years Ago Today, Steve Jobs Introduced the iPhone

Seven years ago Steve Jobs introduced the original iPhone, changing the phone and the industry forever.
 

On January 9, 2007, after years of rumors and speculation, the iPhone was announced finally announced at the keynote address at the Macworld conference.

"I have been looking forward to this for two and a half years" Jobs said. Today, "Apple is going to reinvent the phone." The phone was locked to AT&T, had only 2G EDGE Service, and launched June 29, 2007. Many stores sold out within minutes even at the price point $499 for the 4GB version and $599 for the 8GB version. It would later reach 6,000,000 + sales at the time of its discontinuation.




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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Apple Announces App Store Sales Topped $10 Billion in 2013, $1 Billion In December Alone

App Store sales in 2013 topped $10 Billion, Apple claimed Tuesday in a press release.
 

The company said that sales exceeded $1 Billion in the month of December alone, while downloading 3 billion apps in the same month -- both record-breaking figures


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Design Changes In The New iOS 7.1 Beta 3

Apple has just seeded developers with iOS 7.1 beta 3 and it brings some notably changes including new iPhone call screens.
 

 

The buttons to make call, accept call, decline call, and end call are now rounded. Additionally, the Remind Me and Message buttons presented when receiving a call are now smaller icons.

 

Here are design changes Apple made in the latest iOS 7.1 beta today:
New Call Dialer
 


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iOS 7.1 Beta 3 Released to Developers

iOS 7 beta 3 has just been seeded to developers for testing. The previous beta build was 11D5115d and it was released December 13.
 

You can grab the update via OTA or the iOS Developer Center here.

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Monday, January 6, 2014

How to Edit Hosts file in Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks

The hosts file is used by your computer to map hostnames to IP addresses.

 

By adding or removing lines to your hosts file you can change where certain domains will point when you access them in a browser or using other software. You can block certain hosts names, like ad-serving/malicious hosts, or used for web development purposes, i.e. to redirect domains to local addresses.

This is an important file and one that is under the computer administrator’s control, so you’ll need an account with full privileges to make any changes.



Making a backup of the hosts file can be a good idea if you plan on making significant changes or just want to play around with modifications and see what happens.

Step 1: Launch Terminal, found in /Applications/Utilities/ or launched through Spotlight
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Sunday, January 5, 2014

iFixit Found Big Piece of Gold in New Mac Pro Fan Cap

iFixit, not satisfied with it's original Mac Pro teardown, has pried open the "seemingly innocuous" fan cap only to find ... gold in/on the Wi-Fi antenna array.
 
"Not sated by our initial findings, we decided to take a second look at the seemingly innocuous fan assembly that caps the new Mac Pro. Tucked beneath one of the few plastic parts in this marvel of machined computing, we found the AirPort card and its custom adapter board nestled within a gold antenna array."

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Digital Music Sales Fall For First Time Since the Opening of iTunes Music Store

Digital Music Sales in 2013 dropped for the first time (year-over--year) since the opening of the iTunes Music Store. Individual tracks fell the most, dropping from 1.34 billion units to 1.26 billion units, a 5.7% decrease. Album sales on the other hand only saw a .1% decline.
 

 

Overall for the full year 2013, digital track sales fell 5.7% from 1.34 billion units to 1.26 billion units while digital album sales fell 0.1% to 117.6 million units from the previous year’s total of 117.7 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

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FireCore Updates Seas0nPass, aTV Flash to Jailbreak Apple TV 2 on 5.3

FireCore has updated Seas0nPass and aTV Flash to Jailbreak Apple TV 2 on Apple TV firmware 5.3. Apple TV firmware 5.3 is equivalent to iOS 6.1.4, released back in June.
 

 


Today we're excited to announce the release of new versions of aTV Flash (black) and Seas0nPass that allow for an untethered jailbreak of Apple TV 5.3 (ATV2 only). Big thanks goes out to @iH8sn0w, @winocm, and @SquiffyPwn for their help with the new version of Seas0nPass. Additionally, there has been some encouraging progress made on Apple TV 6.0+ thanks to our friends @evad3rs and @nitoTV, and we hope to have more news available soon.

 

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Apple Reportedly Acquires SnappyLabs, Makers of SnappyCam Photo-Shooting App

Apple has reportedly acquired SnappyLabs, makers of the rapid-fire SnappyCam photo app that was recently removed from the App Store with no explanation (As well as their website).

 

The news comes from TechCrunch, who claim sources have affirmed the acquisition.The startup was founded and ran solely by John Papandriopoulos, who invented a way to make the iPhone’s camera take full-resolution photos at 20 to 30 frames per second. 


Sources have since affirmed that the company was acquired by Apple, and that there was also acquisition interest “from most of the usual players”, meaning other tech giants. I don’t have details on the terms of the deal, and I’m awaiting a response from Apple, which has not confirmed the acquisition.

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p0sixspwn Untethered Jailbreak For Windows Released

winocm, ih8sn0w and SquiffyPwn have just released p0sixspwn 1.0.4 for Windows -- the untethered jailbreak for iOS devices 6.1.3 - 6.1.5.


The Mac version will soon be updated to 1.0.4 as well (currently its 1.0.2). However, if you were experiencing issues with 1.0.2, we recommend you try 1.0.4 as it is more stable.
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Friday, January 3, 2014

Apple Releases Environmental Report on the New Mac Pro

Apple has released an environmental report on the new Mac Pro detailing the performance of its new desktop as it relates to climate change, energy efficiency, material efficiency, and restricted substances.
 

 

Notably, the 2013 Mac Pro consumes 68% less power in idle mode than the previous generation. Its packaging uses corrugated cardboard made with a minimum of 33
percent post-consumer recycled content and consumes 82 percent less volume than the previous-generation Mac Pro.

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Apple's 12 Days of Gifts Day 9: iTunes Festival Kings of Leon Single

Day 9 of Apple's 12 Days of Gifts offers the iTunes Festival: London 2013 Kings of Leon Single as a free download.
 

 
Initially embraced as "the Southern Strokes" for their resurrection and reinvention of Dixie-styled rock & roll, Kings of Leon steadily morphed themselves into an experimental rock outfit during the 2000s. The Tennessee-bred quartet debuted in 2003 with the Holy Roller Novocaine EP, whose blend of raw, unpolished boogie rock was further explored on their debut full-length, Youth & Young Manhood. Such revivalist music was matched by a similarly revivalist appearance — including long hair, mustaches, and tight-fitting denim — and Kings of Leon experienced immediate popularity in the U.K. (where they would later enjoy platinum album sales, despite an initially lukewarm reception at home). 

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Scanner Pro by Readdle Available for Free on iOS as App of the Week

Scanner Pro has been named App of the Week and will be available for free (usually $6.99) on iOS devices including the iPhone and iPad.
 

 
Scanner Pro transforms your iPhone and iPad into portable scanners. It allows you to scan receipts, whiteboards, paper notes, or any multipage document.

 

Scanned documents can be emailed and printed, uploaded to Dropbox, Google Drive and Evernote, or simply saved on the iPhone/iPad.

 

The application incorporates special algorithms that remove shadows, make scans sharper, correct perspective and make them as readable as possible.

 

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Early iWatch Production Facing Issues With Surface Finish Treatments

Apple's iWatch is already becoming one of the most anticipated gadgets of 2014, as many rumors point to it being launched in the latter half of the year.
DigiTimes claims that Apple's long awaited wearable is facing issues involving surface finish treatments for the device. Reportedly, Apple ...
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Best Buy Discounts iPhone 5s to $124.99, iPhone 5c to $0

Best Buy has announced a promotion on the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, discounting the 16GB 5s to $124.99 and the 16GB 5c to $0.
The sale lasts through January 4th and the devices are available in-store and online.



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iPhone Users Are Smarter Than Other Smartphone Users

UK Bookmaker Ladbrokes created an online test known as the 'Test of Wits' to see which smartphone owners had the highest mental agility. The test focused on problem solving skills, pattern recognition and code cracking.
 


The Test of Wits is made up of seven brainteasers designed to test problem solving skills, pattern recognition and code cracking.

Each user is asked to select their make of handset before completing the test, and a timer in the top right-hand corner records their speed.


Each question has four possible answers and a participant has to select the correct answer before moving onto the next teaser.


Example questions include: How many 9s are there between 1 and 100: a) 19 b) 20 c) 9 d) 1 e) 14.

Another is how many months have 28 days: a) 1 b) 12 c) 24 d) 10. 





 

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

iOS 8 Concept for Split Screen Multitasking

Sam Beckett has posted a new video to showcase his concept for Split Screen Multitasking in iOS 8.
 

Apple made some changes to Multitasking in iOS 7, but they need to go even further. Sam Beckett's Split Screen Multitasking concept is something we'd love to see in iOS 8, as it would increase productivity significantly and is a feature we're constantly craving while using our iPad.




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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

How To Reset Mac's PRAM in OS X 10.9 Mavericks

Sometimes your Mac's parameter RAM (PRAM) becomes scrambled and needs to be reset. This can cause startup problems for your Mac. This small piece of memory isn’t erased or forgotten when you shut down your Mac.
 

A small amount of your computer’s memory, called “parameter random-access memory” or PRAM, stores certain settings in a location that OS X can access quickly. The particular settings that are stored depend on your type of Mac and the types of devices connected to it. The settings include your designated startup disk, display resolution, speaker volume, and other information.


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Vimeo Updated to Bring Search Back to iPad, Tap and Hold Thumbnails to Share

Vimeo for iOS 7 has been updated to bring back the search function to iPads. In addition, you can now tap and hold video thumbnails to share, download and do other actions.
 


Vimeo for iOS 7 is the simplest way to store and share videos right from your Camera and Photos apps. And now you can enjoy instant playback — even offline

Tap and hold a video thumbnail to share, download, and do other fun stuff

Airdrop — Instantly share synced videos with nearby friends, no Internet required

Incoming — See the videos your friends are sharing on Facebook and Twitter



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Apple Says It Didn't Create an iPhone Backdoor for the NSA, Was Unaware Its Products Were Targeted

Apple has issued an official statement on the revelation that the NSA has or had a backdoor to access nearly everything on the iPhone.
 

Yesterday we posted that about a secret NSA software implant called 'DROPOUTJEEP' which allowed the agency access to features including: remotely push/pull files from the device, SMS retrieval, contact list retrieval, voicemail, geolocation, hot mic, camera capture, cell tower location, etc. 

Jacob "@ioerror" Applebaum suggested that perhaps Apple installed this backdoor at their request.
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P0sixspwn Untethered Jailbreak is Updated With LTE Fixes, OS X Lion Support

Winocm has announced the release of p0sixspwn 1.0.2 for Mac which adds fixes for LTE and should resolve issues with running on OS X Lion 10.7.
 

 
p0sixspwn for Mac v1.0.2 is live, adds fixes for LTE/data support and should also work properly with OS X 10.7 (might work with 10.6 too.)



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Apple's 12 Days of Gifts Day 7: Rayman Jungle Run

Day 7 of Apple's 12 Days of Gifts offers the Rayman Jungle Run game as a free download.
 

 
The legendary platforming hero is making the jump to your favorite iOS device! Rayman Jungle Run is powered by the same UbiArt Framework engine that brought you Rayman Origins - Winner of numerous Game of the Year and Platformer of the Year awards. 


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