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• Prime makes it easier to identify recent calls
• Comex getting ready to intern at Google
• Six new cities get the AT&T 4G LTE treatment
• Chitika: iPad usage kept rising in March
• Want to have coffee with Tim Cook? It will cost you $50,000
• Amazon is planning on introducing a set-top box this fall
• FocusTwist: boost your iPhone photography with refocusable photos
• Companies still deploying iOS first as Android remains MIA online
• Are Samsung drones trolling Apple?
• Concept video shows what iOS 7 could look like without skeuomorphism
• Mailbox app security fail exposes your contacts, attachments and email messages
• Employees give Apple’s Cook approval rating just shy of Jobs
• Tumblr iOS app updated with read later and social sharing features
• Apple publishes ‘A Decade Of iTunes’ interactive anniversary timeline
• Apple announces WWDC 2013 for June 10-14, confirms iOS 7 and OS X 10.9 previews
• AppShopper Social brings networking to the app discovery service [review]
• Sprint activates 1.5M iPhones in Q1, 43 percent to new customers

Prime makes it easier to identify recent calls Posted: 24 Apr 2013 06:08 PM PDT Well respected developers thekirbylover & rvirajm have collaborated on a new tweak, and it’s simple, but very much worth your time. The tweak is called Prime, and it allows you to easily tell the difference between missed calls, incoming calls, and outgoing calls. By default, the iPhone highlights missed calls with a red font, but outgoing and incoming calls both retain a normal black font. This makes it difficult to quickly eye and identify what type of calls make up your recent calls list. Prime solves this issue by labeling incoming calls with a blue font and outgoing calls with a green font. Like I said, it’s a simple tweak, but it’s one of the most practical Cydia releases I’ve seen in a while.(...) Read the rest of Prime makes it easier to identify recent calls "Prime makes it easier to identify recent calls" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Comex getting ready to intern at Google Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:20 PM PDT If there is someone in the hacking community that is filling up his resume with some of the top tech companies, that would be Nicholas Allegra, aka Comex. Although he hasn’t been really active in the iOS community since he released JailbreakMe 3.0, the young hacker hasn’t been resting on his laurels either. After carrying out an internship for Apple in 2011 (which was terminated in October 2012), Comex has now announced on Twitter that he is going to intern at Google…(...) Read the rest of Comex getting ready to intern at Google "Comex getting ready to intern at Google" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Six new cities get the AT&T 4G LTE treatment Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:18 PM PDT AT&T is making good on its promise to blanket the country with its 4G LTE coverage. Earlier this month, the mobile carrier said it plans to spread its service to more than 200 million new customers by the end of 2013. Just last week, AT&T added five more cities to the list of LTE-covered places. Today, the company has announced the addition of six new cities, plus the expansion of service in four more cities, to its list of areas supported by LTE…(...) Read the rest of Six new cities get the AT&T 4G LTE treatment "Six new cities get the AT&T 4G LTE treatment" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Chitika: iPad usage kept rising in March Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:30 PM PDT One day after Apple announced selling 19.5 million iPads during the second quarter, new numbers show the tablet dominated online traffic as late as last month. The device held the market in a stranglehold, controlling 81.9 percent of tablet web traffic in the US and Canada, according to an online advertising network. According to the Chitika Ad Network, the 1.4 percent increase is the first month-on-month advance in the iPad’s share of web traffic since December 2012….(...) Read the rest of Chitika: iPad usage kept rising in March "Chitika: iPad usage kept rising in March" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Want to have coffee with Tim Cook? It will cost you $50,000 Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:06 PM PDT Have you ever wondered how Apple CEO Tim Cook drinks his coffee? Does he take it black, or with cream and sugar? Is he a cappuccino man, or an espresso drinker? If you have a few thousand dollars to spare, you could find out. TechCrunch is reporting that the Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, with the help of charity marketing firm CharityBuzz, has just launched an auction that will give you the chance to sit down with Apple's CEO for a cup of joe and the chance to pitch him your ideas for the next big thing…(...) Read the rest of Want to have coffee with Tim Cook? It will cost you $50,000 "Want to have coffee with Tim Cook? It will cost you $50,000" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Amazon is planning on introducing a set-top box this fall Posted: 24 Apr 2013 11:20 AM PDT Amazon has been working hard to become a player in the tech hardware market. Not only has the Kindle tablets seen multiple redesigns in an effort to compete more closely with the iPad, but the online retail giant has also been rumored to be working on developing a smartphone. Today, Businessweek is reporting that Amazon will introduce a set-top box to compete in the living room arena…(...) Read the rest of Amazon is planning on introducing a set-top box this fall "Amazon is planning on introducing a set-top box this fall" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

FocusTwist: boost your iPhone photography with refocusable photos Posted: 24 Apr 2013 11:00 AM PDT There is no such thing as too many photography apps. Being an avid iPhone photography fan, I’ve found that every single photography app I downloaded from the App Store – and boy did I download ton of these – serves a slightly different purpose, letting me go the extra mile adding something unique to my photos. Enter FocusTwist, a new iPhone application from Arqball which gives you ability to capture your snaps now and focus later. The software achieves refocusable photography by taking several images rapidly, each at a different focus setting. The clever software then combines those snaps into a single image that can be posted online for your friends to interactively refocus later…(...) Read the rest of FocusTwist: boost your iPhone photography with refocusable photos "FocusTwist: boost your iPhone photography with refocusable photos" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Companies still deploying iOS first as Android remains MIA online Posted: 24 Apr 2013 10:30 AM PDT You would think, given Android’s raw numerical advantage, that app developers would first build for the larger market. However, Apple’s iOS appears to offer companies other, more valuable qualities. Indeed, one need only look to last Friday, when Twitter unveiled its #music service – available initially only to iOS users. Another iOS exclusive, Twitter’s Vine, has yet to hit the Android platform. Key to why companies are still developing apps first for iOS are findings that Apple’s mobile software is both used more often and the users are more loyal to the apps they download. What is Android’s response: change how such things are measured….(...) Read the rest of Companies still deploying iOS first as Android remains MIA online "Companies still deploying iOS first as Android remains MIA online" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Are Samsung drones trolling Apple? Posted: 24 Apr 2013 10:00 AM PDT We don’t usually go in for conspiracy theories, but one is drawing quiet a bit of attention – and factual basis. Has corporate giant Samsung, stung by its more than $1 billion patent lawsuit loss to Apple in 2012, waging war on the iPhone maker? A number of signs point to the affirmative, including an apparent tactic to swamp any critics with pro-Samsung comments. Along with blatant examples of the business press spinning news against Apple and for Samsung, there has been reports of fake Samsung product reviews. Additionally, we’ve seen up-close attempts by pro-Samsung ‘trolls’ to dominate comments…(...) Read the rest of Are Samsung drones trolling Apple? "Are Samsung drones trolling Apple?" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Concept video shows what iOS 7 could look like without skeuomorphism Posted: 24 Apr 2013 09:31 AM PDT In October of 2012, Apple's senior vice president of iOS software, Scott Forstall, was relieved of his duties. Some have speculated that, under the watchful eye of  lead designer Jonathan Ive, iOS will lose the skeuomorphic design that both former CEO Steve Jobs and Forstall championed. Instead, Apple's mobile operating system might take on a sleeker, minimalistic theme as Ive asserts his industrial design aesthetic. Today, Brazillian fellow Rafael Justino published a trailer for the concept design he believes iOS 7 could adopt at the hands of Ive. Check out his entire concept video below…(...) Read the rest of Concept video shows what iOS 7 could look like without skeuomorphism "Concept video shows what iOS 7 could look like without skeuomorphism" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Mailbox app security fail exposes your contacts, attachments and email messages Posted: 24 Apr 2013 09:01 AM PDT Orchestra’s Mailbox has quickly become my default iPhone email application. As you know, Mailbox offloads backend email management to the cloud so the thin client running on your device can let you zip through your inbox at a rapid pace while rethinking the workflow with abilities such as snoozing individual messages as if they were reminders and more. So is there anything not to like about Mailbox? Apparently there is. According to one app developer, a database Mailbox maintains on your device is unsecured, potentially exposing your contacts, attachments and message contents to anyone who has physical access to your device, using just a simple file transfer tool like iExplorer or DiskAid…(...) Read the rest of Mailbox app security fail exposes your contacts, attachments and email messages "Mailbox app security fail exposes your contacts, attachments and email messages" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Employees give Apple’s Cook approval rating just shy of Jobs Posted: 24 Apr 2013 08:00 AM PDT Wall Street has often questioned whether Apple CEO Tim Cook could ever fill the managerial shoes left by co-founder Steve Jobs. What’s more, some anti-Apple analysts like Rob Enderle in an article titled “The impossible task of fixing Apple” opines the board should fire Cook over the recent stock slide. Despite those doubts, employees of the iPhone maker give Cook an approval rating just shy of Jobs, according to a new survey. Cook – who oversaw one of Apple’s rockiest financial periods – gets a 93 percent approval rating from company employees, Glassdoor announced. The web site is similar to Yelp, but posts anonymous ratings of corporate management rather than businesses…(...) Read the rest of Employees give Apple’s Cook approval rating just shy of Jobs "Employees give Apple’s Cook approval rating just shy of Jobs" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Tumblr iOS app updated with read later and social sharing features Posted: 24 Apr 2013 07:01 AM PDT Tumblr is the home to over a hundred million blogs that have published nearly 50 billion posts. In between blogging for a living here on iDB, checking out new gadgets and just leading an ordinary life, I have little time to maintain a personal blog. But if I did, I’d definitely consider Tumblr as my blogging platform of choice. If you run a Tumblr blog, updating your posts on the go has just become a tad easier as a new version of the official Tumblr iOS app has been released on the App Store with a couple noteworthy additions…(...) Read the rest of Tumblr iOS app updated with read later and social sharing features "Tumblr iOS app updated with read later and social sharing features" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Apple publishes ‘A Decade Of iTunes’ interactive anniversary timeline Posted: 24 Apr 2013 06:34 AM PDT Hot on the heels of announcing its quarterly earnings yesterday and promising this morning to show off the next major versions of iOS and OS X at WWDC 2013, Apple has posted a new web page in celebration of ten years of the iTunes Store. What started out twelve years ago as a jukebox application eventually evolved into the Internet’s biggest content store responsible for the vast majority of a record $4.1 billion in Apple’s first quarter revenue from its software and services division. The interactive web page titled “A Decade Of iTunes” features ten tabs, each corresponding to a particular iTunes milestone…(...) Read the rest of Apple publishes ‘A Decade Of iTunes’ interactive anniversary timeline "Apple publishes ‘A Decade Of iTunes’ interactive anniversary timeline" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Apple announces WWDC 2013 for June 10-14, confirms iOS 7 and OS X 10.9 previews Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:38 AM PDT Having posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings yesterday, Apple this morning officially announced that its annual developers conference will take place at Moscone West in San Francisco from Monday, June 10 until Friday, June 14. I know what you must be wondering: will the five-day conference serve as a launchpad for a next major revision to Apple’s iOS and OS X operating systems, right? According to Apple’s marketing honcho Phil Schiller, that’s in fact in the cards. "Our developers have had the most prolific and profitable year ever, and we're excited to show them the latest advances in software technologies and developer tools to help them create innovative new apps,” he was quoted as saying in a press release…(...) Read the rest of Apple announces WWDC 2013 for June 10-14, confirms iOS 7 and OS X 10.9 previews "Apple announces WWDC 2013 for June 10-14, confirms iOS 7 and OS X 10.9 previews" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

AppShopper Social brings networking to the app discovery service [review] Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:00 AM PDT When I first heard that AppShopper was pulled from the App Store for clause 2.25, my emotion could best be described as "outraged." How it is that Apple thinks their app aggregate service is "similar to or confusing with" the App Store is beyond me. Of course, AppShopper remained on both of my devices and is used on a daily basis to find new apps, discover sales, and find out what is trending. Yesterday, when I heard that AppShopper was back in business in the App Store, I was overjoyed, to say the least. While there have been some changes made and some of my favorite features are still not available, I'm getting used to the new social aspect. AppShopper Social is an app aggregation service from AppShopper.com. It automatically updates you with the newest apps, the most popular lists, and all price drops. Instead of simply being a port of the website, this app features a social networking aspect that allows you to follow what your friends are discovering, too…(...) Read the rest of AppShopper Social brings networking to the app discovery service [review] "AppShopper Social brings networking to the app discovery service [review]" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Sprint activates 1.5M iPhones in Q1, 43 percent to new customers Posted: 24 Apr 2013 04:29 AM PDT Sprint Nextel, the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier, Wednesday posted its fiscal 2013 first quarter earnings. The telco saw strong smartphone sales of five million units, with iPhone sales exceeding 1.5 million with 43 percent to new customers. A whooping 86 percent of quarterly Sprint platform postpaid handset sales were smartphones. Sprint described the 43 percent of iPhone sales that were to new customers as a rate “that continues to outperform larger competitors”…(...) Read the rest of Sprint activates 1.5M iPhones in Q1, 43 percent to new customers "Sprint activates 1.5M iPhones in Q1, 43 percent to new customers" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

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