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- Popular analyst warns iWatch may not hit market until late 2014
- Clear for iPhone and Mac updated with e-mail list sharing and more
- Twitter heightens account security with two-factor authentication, enable it now
- OtterBox announces acquisition of waterproof case-maker LifeProof
- New hack enables support for iOS push notifications in Google Glass
- Voice Search coming to Chrome for iOS soon
- Twitter for Mac now plays nice with OS X Notification Center
- Rdio 2.2 is out with new ‘Find People’ feature, improved UI and more
- German online Apple Store now accepts PayPal
- EU examining tax evasion tricks by Apple, Google and Amazon
- Apple claims Google Now violates its Siri patents, adds Galaxy S4 to suit
- Cook: US-made Macs to be built in Texas
- Penguin settles for $75 million with DoJ in e-book price fixing suit
- Sony could spin off entertainment biz to better compete against Apple and Samsung
- Google Now-like conversational search goes live in latest Chrome build
- Online Apple Store gets Father’s Day revamp
- Change the way you look at songs with iMusic
- Inteliscope mounts an iPhone to your favorite tactical firearm
- Ravensburger’s Las Vegas! gets the iOS treatment
- Great apps for cycling during National Bike Month
| Popular analyst warns iWatch may not hit market until late 2014 Posted: 22 May 2013 04:28 PM PDT
Folks looking forward to seeing Apple launch its iWatch product this year probably shouldn’t get their hopes up. According to a new report from well-respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, there’s a good possibility we won’t see the rumored accessory until late 2014. Kuo says that due to the vast changes coming in iOS 7, Apple won’t have the resources to build out software for the wristwatch-like device. And he thinks that, and an immature component market for wearable devices, will delay the project until the end of next year…(...) "Popular analyst warns iWatch may not hit market until late 2014" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Clear for iPhone and Mac updated with e-mail list sharing and more Posted: 22 May 2013 03:44 PM PDT
Realmac has updated its Clear app today for both the iPhone and the Mac today, bringing it to version 1.2.2 (or 1.0.1). The update brings about e-mail list sharing—which was a highly requested feature—as well as new themes and other improvements. On the iPhone, the new list sharing feature can be activated simply by shaking the handset while Clear is open. Doing this brings up the email tool that includes the active list, plus a link that lets the recipient open it within their own version of Clear…(...) "Clear for iPhone and Mac updated with e-mail list sharing and more" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Twitter heightens account security with two-factor authentication, enable it now Posted: 22 May 2013 03:40 PM PDT
Remember how Apple – after a major security hole let attackers reset your Apple ID password using only your email address and date of birth – has enabled two-step authentication for Apple ID accounts? You’d be forgiven for thinking that every popular web service out there has by now adopted heightened security features, but that’s not really the case. Google, for example, last year enabled two-step process for Google Accounts, with Dropbox following suit a few months later. Today, micro-blogging platform Twitter joined the fray with its own version of two-step verification designed to keep the bad guys out of your account. You should enable it immediately and iDB, as always, has you covered with a handy tutorial on that…(...) "Twitter heightens account security with two-factor authentication, enable it now" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| OtterBox announces acquisition of waterproof case-maker LifeProof Posted: 22 May 2013 02:56 PM PDT
This is pretty interesting. It appears that OtterBox, a well-known maker of heavy-duty smartphone and tablet cases, has announced this afternoon that it will be acquiring LifeProof. The San Diego-based startup makes durable cases for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. OtterBox, the brand, has become synonymous with device protection in recent years, thanks to hit cases like Armor and Defender. The company claims that it is the #1 selling smartphone case in the US, and that it controls over 20% of the global case market…(...) "OtterBox announces acquisition of waterproof case-maker LifeProof" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| New hack enables support for iOS push notifications in Google Glass Posted: 22 May 2013 01:29 PM PDT
You knew this was coming. Well-known developer Adam Bell has figured out a way to route push notifications from iOS through Google Glass. By design, the pricey accessory—which is only currently available to devs—doesn’t communicate with Apple’s mobile OS. Bell, known for jailbreak tweaks like Stride and Blackout, is working on a hack that will allow Glass users to receive all app push notifications from their jailbroken iOS devices. It’s not quite finished yet, but he’s just posted a demo video showing the mod in action…(...) "New hack enables support for iOS push notifications in Google Glass" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Voice Search coming to Chrome for iOS soon Posted: 22 May 2013 12:52 PM PDT
Google is on a roll these days. Hot on the heels of updating its desktop Chrome browser with Siri-like conversational search earlier today, the Internet giant just published a post over at the official Chrome blog confirming that Chrome for iPhone and iPad with voice search is “coming soon.” A Chrome update for the iPhone and iPad will be ready “over the coming days” and will let you speak your searches into Omnibox, which in Google’s parlance means Chrome’s combined search and address box. You’ll even get certain results spoken back to you, right in the Chrome browser – how cool is that?(...) "Voice Search coming to Chrome for iOS soon" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Twitter for Mac now plays nice with OS X Notification Center Posted: 22 May 2013 12:29 PM PDT
Twitter, the leading micro-blogging service turned media platform, has just updated its Mac client with a much-needed native support for OS X Mountain Lion’s Notification Center. The new Twitter version 2.2.1 also includes half a dozen fixes. The native OS X Notification Center support lets you not only receive notifications when someone mentions you or when you receive a direct message, but also for any new tweet surfacing in one’s stream…(...) "Twitter for Mac now plays nice with OS X Notification Center" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Rdio 2.2 is out with new ‘Find People’ feature, improved UI and more Posted: 22 May 2013 11:55 AM PDT
Hot on the heels of this morning’s update from Pandora comes a new version of the Rdio app for iOS. The update brings the music client to version 2.2, and includes a number of new features and improvements. Perhaps the biggest change in today’s release is the addition of ”Find People,” a new tool that will make it easier for users to find friends and discover artists to follow. And the UI improvements are also blatant…(...) "Rdio 2.2 is out with new ‘Find People’ feature, improved UI and more" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| German online Apple Store now accepts PayPal Posted: 22 May 2013 11:02 AM PDT
Although Apple has long offered PayPal as a payment option in the United States for both digital consumer sales on iTunes and volume software purchases by education customers, the firm never instituted paying for online store purchases using PayPal. That’s ostensibly changing now as users in Germany now report being able to complete purchases on their localized online Apple Store using their PayPal account. It remains unclear why exactly Apple enabled the feature in Germany (could be part of the broader Apple Store changes), but the move could signal a staggered worldwide roll-out…(...) "German online Apple Store now accepts PayPal" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| EU examining tax evasion tricks by Apple, Google and Amazon Posted: 22 May 2013 10:08 AM PDT
More than $1 trillion leaked from the tax coffers of EU member states each year, an amount large enough to prompt European leaders Wednesday to hold a summit on reforming corporate taxes. The move follows high-profile investigations showing Apple and other tech giants used European countries to avoid paying taxes in their home countries. Earlier this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook testified before a Senate subcommittee investigating how the iPhone maker used a hole in Ireland’s tax laws to lower its U.S. tax burden on $74 billion held overseas…(...) "EU examining tax evasion tricks by Apple, Google and Amazon" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple claims Google Now violates its Siri patents, adds Galaxy S4 to suit Posted: 22 May 2013 09:44 AM PDT
A week ago, news broke that Apple mulled adding Samsung’s latest Galaxy S4 flagship smartphone to its patent infringement case against Samsung Electronics. It’s not terribly surprising then that Apple has now filed a motion asserting that both the Internet giant’s head-turning Google Now feature and Samsung’s Galaxy S4 handset violate its two Siri patents and five other inventions…(...) "Apple claims Google Now violates its Siri patents, adds Galaxy S4 to suit" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Cook: US-made Macs to be built in Texas Posted: 22 May 2013 09:16 AM PDT
Apple CEO Tim Cook, while squirming Tuesday under Congressional questions about the company’s tax-savings tactics, revealed an interesting tidbit: the Lone Star State will build the the tech giant’s made-in-USA Mac. Testifying before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Cook said the Mac would be assembled in Texas, with parts coming from other regions of the country…(...) "Cook: US-made Macs to be built in Texas" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Penguin settles for $75 million with DoJ in e-book price fixing suit Posted: 22 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT
Penguin, one of the five named publishers in the Apple e-book price fixing suit, has reached a comprehensive agreement with the United States State Attorneys General and private class plaintiffs to pay a cool $75 million in consumer damages, in addition to costs and fees related to resolving all antitrust claims relating to the e-book price fixing suit…(...) "Penguin settles for $75 million with DoJ in e-book price fixing suit" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Sony could spin off entertainment biz to better compete against Apple and Samsung Posted: 22 May 2013 08:02 AM PDT
The ailing Japanese giant Sony could spin off its entertainment business amid heightened competition from the consumer electronics giant Apple and the South Korea-based conglomerate Samsung, Reuters reported Wednesday. The news gathering organization writes the CEO Kazuo Hirai confirmed Sony’s board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to twenty percent of its movie, TV and music division because Sony has “fallen behind powerful rivals” such as Apple and Samsung in terms of both profitability and innovation…(...) "Sony could spin off entertainment biz to better compete against Apple and Samsung" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Google Now-like conversational search goes live in latest Chrome build Posted: 22 May 2013 07:23 AM PDT
Google Now-like voice search in the desktop Chrome browser is definitely one of the easily overlooked Google I/O 2013 announcements. There’s no denying that it makes a hell of a lot of sense to unify Google’s voice search experience, no matter what device or operating system people happen to be using. Having recently added Google Now to its native Search app on iOS devices, the Internet giant has now enabled very similar conversational voice search capabilities in the latest build of its Chrome desktop browser for Mac and Windows…(...) "Google Now-like conversational search goes live in latest Chrome build" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Online Apple Store gets Father’s Day revamp Posted: 22 May 2013 06:06 AM PDT
After being down for nearly four hours, Apple last night tweaked its online Apple Store with a cleaner look and Father’s Day gift promotion. Gone are the navigation columns on the left and right sides to make room for product teasers that now occupy the entire width of the page. As part of the redesign, key product hubs (the Mac, iPad, iPhone and iPod) are now lined up horizontally across the store’s top and the images are now larger. And because Father’s Day is drawing near, Apple now prominently features its iPhone 5 and iPads on the store's homepage…(...) "Online Apple Store gets Father’s Day revamp" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Change the way you look at songs with iMusic Posted: 22 May 2013 05:30 AM PDT
Developed by jailbreak developer Saltb0x, the iMusic app satisfies your desire to view your music with a different design, plus makes it easy for you to share what you are listening to with others using a quick tweet, email, or text message…(...) "Change the way you look at songs with iMusic" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Inteliscope mounts an iPhone to your favorite tactical firearm Posted: 22 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT
Yes, you read the headline correctly. The Inteliscope will link technology with the firearms industry in mid-June. If there was ever a time you wished to use an iPhone as a scope, get excited because your weird and strange wish is now granted. When I first received word from the InteliScope marketing relations team, I spent a while trying to determine what exactly this product is designed to do. Is it a game? Does it come with a fake gun? Is there a Bluetooth connection to the trigger for some type of modern Duck Hunt experience? Well, no, it is nothing like that. This is not a game. In fact, one of the advantages of this accessory system, according to the company, is the ability to “shoot around corners with no head exposure.” Creepy. Get the details past the fold…(...) "Inteliscope mounts an iPhone to your favorite tactical firearm" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Ravensburger’s Las Vegas! gets the iOS treatment Posted: 22 May 2013 04:30 AM PDT
Ravensburger has been around for more than 100 years and makes some top quality games. Las Vegas! first launched in 2012 and just recently found its way into the App Store. Interestingly, the iOS version of this game is actually better than the physical board game…(...) "Ravensburger's Las Vegas! gets the iOS treatment" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Great apps for cycling during National Bike Month Posted: 22 May 2013 04:00 AM PDT
In honor of the vélo-friendly month, we've come up with a list of bicycle-related apps. Whether you are a road cyclist, a back roads trailblazer, or just taking off the training wheels, we have a list of apps we think you'll enjoy…(...) "Great apps for cycling during National Bike Month" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
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