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- Catch big airs with the ESPN X Games app
- Tim Cook addresses rumors on part order cuts and bigger/cheaper iPhones
- iOS hackers can’t wait for Apple to release iOS 6.1
- Apple sold record 2 million Apple TVs last quarter
- 15 interesting points from today’s earnings call
- Temporary messaging apps can’t keep pictures and video secure
- New concept spices up Lockscreen with widgets and new unlock action
- Apple Q1 2013 earnings report: 47.8M iPhones, 22.9M iPads, $54.5B revenue
- How Samsung came up with iPhone-mocking ads
- Use iFunBox’s ‘App Inspection’ tool to see which apps can access your data
| Catch big airs with the ESPN X Games app Posted: 23 Jan 2013 06:50 PM PST
What is the best part of winter? Winter X games! I am a huge X games fan, particularly the Winter X competition, and the best way to keep up with the details is the free iPhone and iPad apps. In true ESPN fashion, the app just updated last week and the games start tomorrow. So, consider this your public service announcement…(...) "Catch big airs with the ESPN X Games app" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Tim Cook addresses rumors on part order cuts and bigger/cheaper iPhones Posted: 23 Jan 2013 06:32 PM PST
Towards the end of Apple’s earnings call earlier today, Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer fielded a number of questions from analysts. And of course, many of them took the opportunity to question the two on the validity of recent rumors. The Wall Street Journal’s ‘Apple cutting iPhone 5 part orders’ story, the recent 4.8-inch iPhone meme, and the ongoing budget iPhone rumor were all brought up during the Q&A session. And Tim Cook (sort of) addressed each one…(...) "Tim Cook addresses rumors on part order cuts and bigger/cheaper iPhones" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| iOS hackers can’t wait for Apple to release iOS 6.1 Posted: 23 Jan 2013 05:46 PM PST
On January 28th, a mere five days from now, iOS 6.1 beta 4 will expire. If the past is any indication, then Apple will act, either releasing a 5th beta for iOS 6.1, or releasing the iOS 6.1 golden master — a final baked version, which shortly precedes a public release. Since the firmware expires on the 28th, then I don’t see Apple waiting until that day before making a move. The most realistic time period for it to drop a new release — whether it be beta 5 or the golden master — would be tomorrow, the 24th, or Friday, the 25th. The big question is whether or not Apple decides to push out another beta release, or feels comfortable releasing the golden master (final) version of iOS 6.1. While it’s not unheard of for Apple to go more than four releases deep into a beta period — iOS 5, for instance, saw seven different beta releases — it would be only the second time that this has happened for a non-major release. The reason why the timing is so interesting for us, is because we believe that the hackers working on the iOS 6 jailbreak are waiting for a final version iOS 6.1 to be released, before finishing up and releasing the long awaited jailbreak. How do we know this? They basically told us as much…(...) "iOS hackers can’t wait for Apple to release iOS 6.1" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple sold record 2 million Apple TVs last quarter Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:23 PM PST
Among some of the more interesting tidbits from Apple’s earnings call today was Tim Cook’s mention of Apple TV sales. The device has long been called a hobby by Cook and other Apple executives, but it doesn’t act like one. The Cupertino company sold over 2 million Apple TVs during last quarter, a record high for the company. That’s a 60% growth over last year’s first fiscal quarter, which is bigger than that of both the iPhone and the iPad…(...) "Apple sold record 2 million Apple TVs last quarter" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| 15 interesting points from today’s earnings call Posted: 23 Jan 2013 03:08 PM PST
Apple announced its highly anticipated earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012, the first fiscal quarter of 2013, this afternoon. And although they were record-breaking, they missed Wall Street projections. But we’ll save the ‘doomed’ talk for another time. Right now, we’re just getting finished with Apple’s earnings conference call. And as usual, Tim Cook and company made a few fascinating revelations and dropped a number of statistics. We have the 15 most interesting points for you after the break…(...) "15 interesting points from today’s earnings call" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Temporary messaging apps can’t keep pictures and video secure Posted: 23 Jan 2013 02:54 PM PST
Want to send a picture or message but don’t want it shared with friends, leaked all over the internet, and potentially traced back to you? Unless you’re 100% certain that you can trust whoever you’re sending a message to, then you shouldn’t send it. The most popular temporary photo messaging apps can leak your data on devices that aren’t even jailbroken, and with a few tweaks you can easily get past one of the most secure messaging apps available. The current versions of Snapchat and Facebook Poke aren’t secure apps. Evan Spiegal, Snapchat’s founder, doesn’t seem overly concerned about the possibility of users saving and sending their received pictures. In a comment to BuzzFeed Spiegal said: “The people who most enjoy using Snapchat are those who embrace the spirit and intent of the service. There will always be ways to reverse engineer technology products — but that spoils the fun!” That’s not exactly what you want to hear if you’re using the service to send pictures and video that you don’t want publicly shared… (...) "Temporary messaging apps can’t keep pictures and video secure" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| New concept spices up Lockscreen with widgets and new unlock action Posted: 23 Jan 2013 02:05 PM PST
Users have been voicing their disdain for Apple’s decision to stay the course with iOS for years. The operating system, albeit the addition of the App Store and a few new features, has remained largely unchanged since its introduction. That disdain has sparked a number of iOS-related concepts, and we’ve just come across a new mockup. In an effort to change things up a bit, it adds widgets, toggles and a new unlocking mechanism to your iPhone’s Lockscreen…(...) "New concept spices up Lockscreen with widgets and new unlock action" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple Q1 2013 earnings report: 47.8M iPhones, 22.9M iPads, $54.5B revenue Posted: 23 Jan 2013 01:33 PM PST
Here it is folks. After all of the rumors of slipping iPhone and iPad demand, which sent the company’s stock tumbling, and the many ‘doomed’ headlines, Apple’s Q1 2013 quarterly earnings report is finally here. So how’d they do? Given the significance of these numbers, we’ll just get right down to it. During the holiday quarter, Apple sold 47.8 million iPhones, 22.9 million iPads and produced 54.5 billion in revenue. We’ll have more figures after the break…(...) "Apple Q1 2013 earnings report: 47.8M iPhones, 22.9M iPads, $54.5B revenue" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| How Samsung came up with iPhone-mocking ads Posted: 23 Jan 2013 01:21 PM PST
When it comes to Samsung’s Galaxy devices and competition with Apple, you could say its advertising approach is overly abrasive. It doesn’t shy away from likening Apple fans to iSheep, poking fun of those who’d wait in line for an iPhone and targeting the latest iPhone 5 in print, on Facebook and Super Bowl. The South Korean firm buys expensive ad slots to spoof Apple on prime time TV, with a simple goal: isolate Apple fans from the ‘others’ by painting them as brainwashed drones who happily swallow whatever Apple happens to shovel down their throat. As far as general public is concerned, Samsung’s negative campaign has put it on par with Apple as people started talking more about its products. If you ever wondered how they came up with the risky iPhone-mocking idea in the first place, here’s your answer… (...) "How Samsung came up with iPhone-mocking ads" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Use iFunBox’s ‘App Inspection’ tool to see which apps can access your data Posted: 23 Jan 2013 01:18 PM PST
We’ve seen services like Clueful catalog apps that can access our private information, and many of us are familiar with tweaks like Protect My Privacy and Firewall iP that attempt to keep our data secure. But what are our leaky apps actually doing, and what are the real risks? Unfortunately we don’t have all the answers for you, but you can do some snooping of your own. The most user-friendly tool for inspecting the APIs your actual installed apps can access is built into a popular iOS filebrowser called iFunBox…(...) "Use iFunBox’s ‘App Inspection’ tool to see which apps can access your data" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
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