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- Facebook now talking to Apple about spamming iOS with Home
- iPhone 5S could include 12MP camera with improved night shooting
- Abstergo: the perfect tweak for managing notifications
- Apple offers third-gen Apple TV replacement program over Wi-Fi issues
- Mailbox gains smarter snoozes, handy UI tweaks
- Fifth-gen iPod touch refurbs hit online Apple Store
- YouTube app enables iOS live streaming, My Subscriptions, TV queuing and more
- Customizable iPhone-controlled bionic hand arrives
- Would you like it if Cydia looked like this?
- Appolicious creates education software discovery tool for kids
- Four Apple execs dominate best-paid corporate jobs in America
- Chinese iPhone dealers scam Apple with fake parts
- WSJ: Microsoft to respond to Apple, Google with smartwatch, smartphone, mini Surface
- Foxconn hiring assembly-line workers for next-gen iPhone production, WSJ and Bloomberg claim
- Dish puts $25B on table towards snagging Sprint from Japan’s Softbank
| Facebook now talking to Apple about spamming iOS with Home Posted: 15 Apr 2013 06:16 PM PDT Facebook Home, a brand new and controversial feature from the social networking behemoth, is having a rocky start. At a news conference last week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the new capability that puts users’ News Feed right on the Lock screen of select HTC and Samsung smartphones. He then lambasted Apple’s walled-garden approach and praised Google's Android for being open “so we don't have to work with them.” But alas, Android users evidently aren’t liking their new Home much. Reviews on Google’s Play Store give it an average score of 2.3 out of five stars, with the most common rating by far being just one star out of five. Perhaps sensing Android people may not be ready to embrace Home as Facebook’s co-founder thought they would, Facebook is now toning down rhetoric and is apparently in talks with both Apple and Microsoft over bringing the Home overlay to iOS and Windows Phone…(...) "Facebook now talking to Apple about spamming iOS with Home" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| iPhone 5S could include 12MP camera with improved night shooting Posted: 15 Apr 2013 05:18 PM PDT
Monday, a report out of Vietnam shed new light on an aspect of the next iPhone that hasn’t received much attention yet: the camera subsystem. First piece of the puzzle points to Apple engineers upgrading photo quality by putting a notably higher-resolution camera module inside the iPhone 5S, one that features a thirteen megapixel CMOS sensor instead of “just” eight megapixels on the iPhone 5/4S. The other tidbit mentions an improved night shooting feature as well as an enhanced HDR mode allowing for even higher intensity levels and more realistic colors when snapping up images in extreme lighting conditions such as direct sunlight or faint starlight…(...) "iPhone 5S could include 12MP camera with improved night shooting" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Abstergo: the perfect tweak for managing notifications Posted: 15 Apr 2013 04:33 PM PDT
It’s been a very long time in the making, but the release of Abstergo is almost upon us. Abstergo, as you may remember, has been talked about and worked on for over a year. It is the concept and creation of Andrew Richardson and Joshua Tucker, and it promises to make managing your notifications better on iOS. Needless to say, lots and lots of time has been invested into nearly every aspect of the tweak. Tucker, in a candid discussion with him via Twitter, stated that the pair worked hard on one particular portion of the tweak — the ability to add notifications back to the Lock screen — for a couple of weeks. With its release a mere six days away, Abstergo is shaping up to be a tweak that has been well worth waiting for. I believe it truly will lend a better ability to managing iOS notifications. It’s one of those tweaks that’s a bit difficult to explain how it can help you without seeing it in action for yourself. For that reason, we’ve hit the video lab to give you an in-depth hands-on demonstration of the tweak’s most intimate functions. Take a look past the break for the full scoop.(...) "Abstergo: the perfect tweak for managing notifications" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple offers third-gen Apple TV replacement program over Wi-Fi issues Posted: 15 Apr 2013 04:30 PM PDT
Is your Apple TV acting up lately? Specifically, is the set-top box exhibiting issues related to Wi-Fi networking? If so, Apple may have a brand new unit for you, free of charge, up to two years after the device's purchase date. According to a new report, the iPhone maker has opened a replacement program for owners of the third-generation Apple TVs plagued with problems related to locating or joining Wi-Fi network, dropped connections and more. Only a small number of units have been affected and Apple has specified which serial number pairs are eligible for the replacement program…(...) "Apple offers third-gen Apple TV replacement program over Wi-Fi issues" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Mailbox gains smarter snoozes, handy UI tweaks Posted: 15 Apr 2013 02:57 PM PDT
Dropbox-owned Mailbox soon became my go-to email client on iOS because it vastly reduced the overhead of dealing with email messages on iDevices by taking delegating most background stuff to the cloud. What the iPhone or iPod touch in turn becomes is a thin, responsive client. And that has allowed for some interesting possibilities, such as rearranging the individual messages in your inbox or snoozing them as if they were reminders. Although developers mostly concentrated on creating an effective user interface to support these unique features, the Mailbox app has a few annoyances that today’s maintenance update, its second update post Dropbox acquisition, strives to address. For example, no longer are you limited to snoozing messages until Later Today, This Evening, Tomorrow, This Weekend, Next Week, In a Month, Someday or a specific date: the app now adds more granular choices allowing for snooze adjustments based on time of day and week…(...) "Mailbox gains smarter snoozes, handy UI tweaks" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Fifth-gen iPod touch refurbs hit online Apple Store Posted: 15 Apr 2013 01:48 PM PDT
Apple regularly puts up slightly used products on sale after it refurbishes them. For example, last month saw the older iPod touches and certain iPad mini refurbs arrive. Today, the latest iPod touches popped up on the refurbished section of Apple’s online store. Discounts start at $30 for the entry-level 4th gen refurbs, going all the way up to $50 for 5th gen variants. These products are good as new, have only been used lightly, include a brand new battery and come with standard one-year AppleCare warranty. Interestingly enough, these refurbs have landed on the online Apple Store after Apple appears to have shut down its refurbished outlet on eBay…(...) "Fifth-gen iPod touch refurbs hit online Apple Store" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| YouTube app enables iOS live streaming, My Subscriptions, TV queuing and more Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:18 PM PDT
I’m loving Google’s native YouTube iOS app a lot although it’s lacking in some key areas. Specifically, I’ve come to appreciate its sleek user interface, especially on the iPad, along with social sharing, the ability to browse my individual subscriptions, AirPlay playback and other capabilities. Today, the Internet giant pushed another update and it’s kind of a big deal. For the first time, the software is able to access Live Streams and that’s huge because I can now watch those live events and news conferences on my iPhone or iPad as they happen. But that’s not all. Read on for more…(...) "YouTube app enables iOS live streaming, My Subscriptions, TV queuing and more" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Customizable iPhone-controlled bionic hand arrives Posted: 15 Apr 2013 11:53 AM PDT
Here’s CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta reporting on the latest on prosthetic technology: a pair of bionic hands controlled from an iPhone app. 34-year-old Jason Koger in 2008 had a brush with death when he got jolted with 7,200 volts of electricity. Doctors had to amputate his both hands and he’s been trying out a variety of prosthetic hands ever since. Four years later, UK-based prosthetic developer Touch Bionics comes up with the i-Limb Ultra Revolution, an iPhone controlled bionic hand. It offers “unparalleled dexterity and control, enabling wearers to more easily perform activities of daily living and thus increase their quality of life.” The video is right after the break…(...) "Customizable iPhone-controlled bionic hand arrives" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Would you like it if Cydia looked like this? Posted: 15 Apr 2013 10:59 AM PDT
What would Cydia look like with a fresh coat of paint, ratings, reviews, and no ads? It could look a little something like this: a Cydia alternative design concept, which was dreamed up by Sentry, the designer of the popular Auxo jailbreak tweak. In its current form, Cydia is okay with me, but there’s no denying that having a refresh that looked something like this would be pretty sweet.(...) "Would you like it if Cydia looked like this?" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Appolicious creates education software discovery tool for kids Posted: 15 Apr 2013 09:03 AM PDT
In light of Apple’s recent ban on discovery apps, a new portal hopes to do an end-run around the whole controversy. Appolicious launched Monday appoLearning, a web site where educational experts recommend iOS apps for K-12. Although it touts use of educational experts to make recommendations on dozens of educational app categories, appoLearning offers a spot for paid endorsements. Still, the founder of Appolicious claims his app recommendation service will be a boon for Apple…(...) "Appolicious creates education software discovery tool for kids" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Four Apple execs dominate best-paid corporate jobs in America Posted: 15 Apr 2013 08:28 AM PDT
Although Apple compensated its CEO Tim Cook for the calendar year 2012 with a $1.36 million base salary and $2.8 million in compensation related to incentive plans, he didn’t made the top five highest-rewarded corporate executives list in Standard & Poor's top 500 companies. Instead, per Bloomberg’s report filed Monday, four members of the Apple leadership dominate that list. To be clear, these numbers count both base salaries and stock options companies usually give to their top dogs as sort of a retainer. Specifically, Bob Mansfield, Peter Oppenheimer, Bruce Sewell and Jeffrey Williams all made the top five highest-paid execs list, according to fiscal 2012 compensation figures for top earners filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…(...) "Four Apple execs dominate best-paid corporate jobs in America" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Chinese iPhone dealers scam Apple with fake parts Posted: 15 Apr 2013 07:26 AM PDT
Five iPhone distributors in China are under arrest after Apple told local police it was the victim of an unusual scam. The plot involved sending fake iPhone 4S parts to Apple for replacement and receiving real components worth more than $64,000, according to Monday reports. The alleged fraudsters went so far as to accompany the fake components with the serial numbers of more than a hundred real iPhone handsets, police said.(...) "Chinese iPhone dealers scam Apple with fake parts" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| WSJ: Microsoft to respond to Apple, Google with smartwatch, smartphone, mini Surface Posted: 15 Apr 2013 06:51 AM PDT
As Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn recently began hiring workers for assembly of a next-gen iPhone and possibly a rumored budget iPhone, our friends over at Redmond are thought to be busy developing own branded smartwatch, smartphone and seven-inch Surface tablet. Both gadgets are viewed as direct responses to Apple’s rumored iWatch project, its wildly successful smartphone and the iPad mini tablet, respectively. The smartwatch project is purportedly beyond the prototyping phase as Microsoft is said to have started aligning parts suppliers in Asia earlier this year, allegedly sourcing 1.5-inch screens. However, folks who apparently saw the prototypes warn it’s “unclear whether Microsoft will opt to move ahead with the watch” at this stage…(...) "WSJ: Microsoft to respond to Apple, Google with smartwatch, smartphone, mini Surface" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Foxconn hiring assembly-line workers for next-gen iPhone production, WSJ and Bloomberg claim Posted: 15 Apr 2013 05:40 AM PDT
Hon Hai Precision Industry aka Foxconn, which assembles iPhones and iPads for Apple, but also consumer electronics on behalf of other vendors, has started hiring assembly-line workers in the tens of thousands in preparation for Apple’s next iPhone, both Bloomberg and the credulous Wall Street Journal reported Monday. People familiar with the matter tell the publications that the world’s largest contract manufacturer has been recruiting workers for the past month at its plant in Zhengzhou, eastern China. The reports come following February indications pointing to Foxconn imposing a recruitment freeze across almost all of its factories in China after more workers returned from the Chinese New Year break than did last year, a move some attributed to the supposedly weakening iPhone demand…(...) "Foxconn hiring assembly-line workers for next-gen iPhone production, WSJ and Bloomberg claim" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Dish puts $25B on table towards snagging Sprint from Japan’s Softbank Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:53 AM PDT
Dish Network has launched a $25.5 billion cash and stock bid to snag carrier Sprint from Japan’s communications giant Softbank, according to reports Monday morning. Should Sprint accept the offer and regulators approve the deal, consumers will get a new service that could combine mobile, broadband and television. Dish is the nation’s second-largest direct-broadcast satellite service provider which serves just over fourteen million Americans. Sprint Nextel with its 47.5 million subscribers files as the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States. The proposed merger comes at an interesting time, just as Softbank’s proposed acquisition of 70 percent of Sprint for $20.1 billion is nearing its completion in the second quarter of 2013…(...) "Dish puts $25B on table towards snagging Sprint from Japan’s Softbank" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
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