6/15/2013

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Google reveals plans to bring internet to the masses using balloons

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 03:41 PM PDT

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Google’s ‘X’ division has gained a reputation for making the seemingly impossible, possible. The not-so-secret lab is responsible for churning out a number of innovative projects, including self-driving cars and more recently, Google Glass.

Yesterday, the search giant unveiled X’s next ‘moonshot’ venture called Project Loon. The idea behind Loon is to let loose a ring of balloons, outfitted with cellphone tower-like tech, in the sky in an effort to provide internet to the masses…(...)
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New tweak based on Sentry’s ‘fan out app grouping’ concept coming soon

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 01:45 PM PDT

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The news cycle was completely dominated by iOS 7 this week. As most of you know, Apple took the wraps off of its next generation mobile operating system on Monday during its WWDC keynote. And good or bad, people can’t stop talking about it.

But that doesn’t mean things have quieted down on the jailbreak front—it’s just the opposite. Caughtinflux, an iOS developer and one half of the group A3Tweaks, announced this week that him and Sentry have a new jailbreak tweak in the works.

And it looks awesome…(...)
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Calm down, it’s only a beta

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 01:17 PM PDT

Now that Apple’s iOS 7 is out of the bag, everyone seems to have an opinion on whether it hits the mark. If there was one word we would use to describe Apple’s latest version of its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch software it would probably be ‘polarizing‘ and with good reason. After all, iOS 7 is undoubtedly the biggest change to iOS since the iPhone was introduced all those years ago.

But one thing does appear to be getting lost in all the hysteria surrounding iOS 7. One thing that people do seem to be forgetting not just when forging their opinions on Apple’s new direction, but when condemning existing App Store apps with poor reviews due to compatibility.

Calm down dear, it’s only a beta…(...)
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Apple sticks it to cheaters with Game Center on iOS 7

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 09:49 AM PDT

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All the talk about iOS 7 is, rightly or wrongly, revolving around the aesthetic changes that Apple has made, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t plenty of alterations under the hood. Game Center, a feature often ignored by many, is receiving some much needed love with this update and those pesky cheaters are top of the agenda.

Whilst adding new Game Center features that aim to make recognizing cheaters as easy as possible for developers, Apple is also adding other development tools that will make the whole Game Center experience better as a whole. Improved leaderboards and challenges are just two of the changes coming in iOS 7.

With rampant cheating and high scores that have obviously tampered with, Game Center is set to receive its biggest overhaul yet, and most people won’t even notice what’s changed…(...)
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Steve Jobs originally didn’t want to enter the e-book market

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 08:00 AM PDT

In a dose of irony that shouldn’t be lost on anyone and at a time when Apple’s Eddy Cue is being hauled before the U.S. Department of Justice in Manahattan, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services has admitted that Apple co-founder and then CEO Steve Jobs didn’t even want to sell e-books in the first place.

Speaking whilst testifying during the ongoing price fixing case yesterday, Cue said that when first approached about the idea of launching iBooks, Steve Jobs was not keen on it, leaving Cue to bide his time before broaching the subject again.

In fact, it was only with the release of the iPad fast approaching that Jobs realized that iBooks may be a good idea after all, and the rest as they say, is history…(...)
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Add subtle imaging effects to your iPhone photos with VSCO Cam

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 07:00 AM PDT

VSCO Cam 1Camera filter apps are very common in the App Store. Many times, users feel like photography apps don't really offer anything new to the genre. However, there are still a few ideas out there that have not yet been tapped into in the App Store.

VSCO Cam is a photo editing app that lets you tweak your image in slight ways in order to enhance their features instead of completely change them…(...)
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It’s the weekend, and we have apps to keep you busy

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 05:00 AM PDT

iPhone 5 appsThe weekend is upon us. While things have gotten much cooler in my humble hometown and I'll be spending more time outdoors, I still like to take it slow in the mornings. Drink a cup of joe, read the news on my iPad, build a castle or two, you know, the usual.

Whether you want to catch up on music festival news, defend your battle station from robot enemies, or browse the Internet in style, we have a list of apps that are sure to keep you occupied while waiting in line at the theater to see the new Superman movie…(...)
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How to undelete Voicemail messages on your iPhone

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 04:00 AM PDT

How-to Undelete Voicemail 4Every one has done it at least once. You listen to a phone message and, either you don't think you'll need to listen to it again, or you accidentally hit the delete button and you've lost the message forever. Or, maybe not.

Apple must have known that we'd all be a bunch of delete-happy maniacs that have message-erasing remorse at some point in our lives. The good news is that there is a way to undelete messages and we're going to tell you how.

I just want to take a moment to remind our faithful readers that some of the how-to guides and tutorials that we write are intended for new iOS users. We know that a lot of you tech-savvy iPhone owners already know how to undelete Voicemail messages. This tutorial is for our new iOS-owning readers who may not have the guts to ask, for fear of being shunned by others…(...)
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