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- Leaked NSA presentation slides show it’s not just Verizon giving up data [updated]
- Hulu Plus app updated with all new iPad UI, recommendations and more
- Facebook friends disappearing from iOS Contacts? It’s a new feature!
- How Google leveraged Apple’s stock YouTube app removal to drive ad sales
- Auxo for iPad review
- Google product director explains why it’s shutting down Google Reader
- Bloomberg: Apple planning iPhone trade-in program to boost sales
- Kevin Rose: iOS 7 is ‘very different’ and ‘a big change’
- BlackBerry Messenger reportedly landing on iOS June 27 [updated]
- Interactive iPhone 5S concept lets you play with Jony Ive-sanctioned flat iOS 7
- Subway UK implements Passbook loyalty card
- Apple patents hints at ad-supported budget iPhone
- Kamcord adds voice narration to iOS games
- Gameloft posts first teaser trailer for Modern Combat 5
- Logitech buys TidyTilt maker TT Design Labs
- Leaked court order reveals Verizon is handing over call records to NSA
- Here’s the crazy machine Apple uses to replace iPhone 5 screens
- Snapchat 5.0 is out with updated UI, in-app profiles and more
- Azkend 2 HD – The World Beneath is a match-three adventure of mystery and myth
| Leaked NSA presentation slides show it’s not just Verizon giving up data [updated] Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:10 PM PDT
Last night, news broke of a secret court order from the National Security Agency (or NSA) requiring Verizon Wireless to hand over the call records of millions of US cell phone users. As you can imagine, mayhem ensued. And then just as things began to calm down, another bombshell dropped this afternoon. The Washington Post claims it has obtained slides from a top secret security presentation that show Verizon’s not the only company sharing your data…(...) "Leaked NSA presentation slides show it’s not just Verizon giving up data [updated]" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Hulu Plus app updated with all new iPad UI, recommendations and more Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:09 PM PDT
Hulu Plus users will be happy to know that the streaming video service has released a massive update to its iOS client this afternoon. The update brings the app to version 2.0 and includes a wealth of improvements. The biggest change in today’s release is the ‘entirely new experience’ for iPad. The entire UI has been redone for the tablet to make browsing for your favorite shows, and discovering new ones, easier than ever before…(...) "Hulu Plus app updated with all new iPad UI, recommendations and more" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Facebook friends disappearing from iOS Contacts? It’s a new feature! Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:02 PM PDT
If you’ve ever used Facebook integration in iOS 6, you may have noticed iOS lets you grant the Contact app access your Facebook account in Settings > Facebook. Enabling this feature creates a new ‘Facebook’ group in Contacts which contains entries for all of the people you’re friends with on Facebook. According to a thread over at Apple’s support forums, a number of people are experiencing an issue where some of the entries are dissapearing from the Facebook group in iOS Contacts. If you have noticed similar symptoms, don’t panic – it’s a feature rather than a bug…(...) "Facebook friends disappearing from iOS Contacts? It’s a new feature!" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| How Google leveraged Apple’s stock YouTube app removal to drive ad sales Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:30 PM PDT
Since its inception in 2007, YouTube has been integral to the iPhone experience. While Apple itself, not Google, wrote the built-in program, Cupertino a year ago made the decision to pull it from iOS, citing expired license. And in doing so, Apple has inadvertently helped triple the Internet giant’s mobile ad revenue in the last six months alone, Bloomberg reports. As you know, Google shortly after filled the gap with its own downloadable YouTube software which cleverly incorporates advertising, unlike Apple’s ad-free experience…(...) "How Google leveraged Apple’s stock YouTube app removal to drive ad sales" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Posted: 06 Jun 2013 01:52 PM PDT
I’ve been covering jailbreak tweaks for a long time, and I’ve seen quite a few big releases in my time doing so. Tweaks like Octopus Keyboard, IntelliScreen X, Dashboard X, and most recently, Velox, come to mind. But perhaps no tweak has been as anticipated this year as Auxo for iPad has. It is, of course, the big brother to the original Auxo tweak for the iPhone, which has proved to be extremely popular, and just as successful. Needless to say, Auxo for iPad has some fairly big shoes to fill, and even bigger expectations. We all know how Auxo looks and feels on the small screen, but the question is this: can such a tweak be successfully translated to the iPad’s significantly larger screen? More importantly, will it provide users with a better overall experience when using their devices? Check out our full review inside, as I break down the ins and outs of this long anticipated jailbreak release.(...) "Auxo for iPad review" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Google product director explains why it’s shutting down Google Reader Posted: 06 Jun 2013 12:41 PM PDT
In March of this year, Google announced that it would be shutting down its news aggregation service Google Reader. The news sent the tech world into a frenzy, and spawned a petition with over 100,000 signatures. So why, if it was so popular, did Google decide to shut Reader down? Initially, it was written off as a ‘spring cleaning’ measure to kill a dying service. But today, a new report offers more details on the reason for its demise…(...) "Google product director explains why it’s shutting down Google Reader" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Bloomberg: Apple planning iPhone trade-in program to boost sales Posted: 06 Jun 2013 11:05 AM PDT
According to a new report this morning, Apple is looking to begin its own iPhone trade-in program this summer. Of course, it already accepts trade-ins through its Reuse and Recycle program, but this would be the first time the company has made trade-in offers first hand. The move is believed to be an attempt to increase handset sales, by encouraging users with older iPhones to trade them in toward the purchase of a newer model…(...) "Bloomberg: Apple planning iPhone trade-in program to boost sales" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Kevin Rose: iOS 7 is ‘very different’ and ‘a big change’ Posted: 06 Jun 2013 11:00 AM PDT
If you ask Digg co-founder and Google Ventures partner Kevin Rose, changes in iOS 7 are more than skin deep. Additionally, Rose in the latest episode of The Random Show makes claims – without divulging his sources – that WWDC will bring us updated MacBook Airs. I approve his message – it’s fairly safe to assume Monday’s keynote will see a specs upgrade for the Air (Retina, much?) and quite possibly for the Pro, stemming from Intel’s just announced fourth-generation Haswell chips. More importantly, Rose mentions iOS 7 will be “very different” from what we’ve been accustomed to. The way he phrased it, you may not want to put much faith in iOS 7 renderings and mockups that have been floating around the web…(...) "Kevin Rose: iOS 7 is ‘very different’ and ‘a big change’" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| BlackBerry Messenger reportedly landing on iOS June 27 [updated] Posted: 06 Jun 2013 09:29 AM PDT
Last month, BlackBerry caused a lot of commotion in the tech word when it announced that BBM would be coming to Android and iOS this summer. The popular messaging app has always been exclusive to BlackBerry. The Canadian-based handset maker didn’t offer up any further details at the time on when the app would be available on the two platforms. But according to T-Mobile UK, it’s going to be landing on them later this month…(...) "BlackBerry Messenger reportedly landing on iOS June 27 [updated]" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Interactive iPhone 5S concept lets you play with Jony Ive-sanctioned flat iOS 7 Posted: 06 Jun 2013 08:34 AM PDT
With WWDC 2013 almost upon us (five days left), the future of iOS and OS X is all but revealed. Of course, we can’t tell for sure what’s in store until Tim Cook takes the stage next Monday, but that’s not stopping creative minds from churning out new concepts on a daily basis. As we’ve gotten a bit fed up with static images, we were pleased to stumble upon a cool-looking iPhone 5S concept that incorporates a Jony Ive-fied flattened iOS 7 mockups. What sets this one apart is interactivity. This concept is basically a web app that lets you interact with the handset and check out the revamped stock iOS apps. Per usual, you should take it with a grain of salt as it’s based on what the rumor mill thinks it’s learned thus far about Apple’s major redesign…(...) "Interactive iPhone 5S concept lets you play with Jony Ive-sanctioned flat iOS 7" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Subway UK implements Passbook loyalty card Posted: 06 Jun 2013 07:55 AM PDT
With just five days left until Apple’s WWDC keynote, some notable holdouts are at last integrating Passbook into their business. The latest example: Subway, an American fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. The company on Thursday updated its free Subcard iOS app with Passbook support for users in the United Kingdom. This allows Subway customers to access their Subcard ID and recent transactions via the stock iOS 6 Passbook application on their iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices and sync those across Macs and iOS devices via iCloud…(...) "Subway UK implements Passbook loyalty card" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple patents hints at ad-supported budget iPhone Posted: 06 Jun 2013 07:23 AM PDT
An intriguing Apple patent application was discovered Thursday, hinting at a solution to how smartphones could be owned in developing nations, such as India. The patent filing describes a way a handset owner could defray the cost of a smartphone’s data plan by viewing advertising. The patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, is entitled ‘Method and system for managing credits via a mobile device.’ In the same way Apple’s Passbook feature stores coupons and such, this proposed technology would expand the concept of digital wallets…(...) "Apple patents hints at ad-supported budget iPhone" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Kamcord adds voice narration to iOS games Posted: 06 Jun 2013 06:53 AM PDT
If you haven’t heard about Kamcord yet, it’s a startup which provides technology that enables iOS games developers to offer in-game recording functionality. The Y Combinator service is funded by some of the biggest venture capitalists around, including Google’s Ventures funding arm, Andreessen Horowitz, Yahoo’s boss Marissa Mayer and others. And with over a hundred iOS games incorporating Kamcord solutions and over 500 million gameplay videos being recorded in the last six months, Kamcord has clearly hit the ground running. Earlier this week, the firm announced several new features to the service, including the ability to narrate gameplay videos, in real-time…(...) "Kamcord adds voice narration to iOS games" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Gameloft posts first teaser trailer for Modern Combat 5 Posted: 06 Jun 2013 06:25 AM PDT
Fans of the popular first-person shooter franchise Modern Combat will be happy to hear that Gameloft has just posted the first teaser trailer for the next iteration of the game, Modern Combat 5. As you can imagine, the trailer doesn’t offer up too many details about the game itself. But it does feature a handful of entertaining action sequences in near-console quality graphics. Enjoy…(...) "Gameloft posts first teaser trailer for Modern Combat 5" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Logitech buys TidyTilt maker TT Design Labs Posted: 06 Jun 2013 06:13 AM PDT
Accessory maker Logitech today announced that it is acquiring TT Design Labs, the accessory maker behind the TidyTilt Kickstarter project. This iPhone smart cover incorporates magnetic earbud holder and kickstand and has raised north of $200,000 on Kickstarter. The acquisition gives the two-person startup access to Logitech’s “expert engineering, supply chain, distribution, and marketing minds.” As part of the collaboration, the company has just started accepting pre-orders for the TidyTilt and JustMount, now marketed under the Logitech brand…(...) "Logitech buys TidyTilt maker TT Design Labs" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Leaked court order reveals Verizon is handing over call records to NSA Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:59 AM PDT
According to a new report, a newly leaked court order has revealed that the National Security Agency (or NSA) is currently collecting the telephone records of millions of United States cell phone users on Verizon Wireless. The order, which was granted to the FBI by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA), requires the carrier to give the NSA information on all telephone calls in its system from both within the US, and between the US and other countries…(...) "Leaked court order reveals Verizon is handing over call records to NSA" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Here’s the crazy machine Apple uses to replace iPhone 5 screens Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:22 AM PDT
Last month, it was reported that Apple held a town hall meeting to discuss upcoming changes to its AppleCare service. One of the bigger changes noted was that it was going to be doing more in-store repairs on iPhones. That change went into effect this week, as we reported on Monday that Apple is starting to repair iPhone 5 screens in store for $149. And in case you were wondering how they do it, here’s a photo of the crazy machine…(...) "Here’s the crazy machine Apple uses to replace iPhone 5 screens" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Snapchat 5.0 is out with updated UI, in-app profiles and more Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:55 AM PDT
Popular chat and picture messaging app Snapchat just posted a fairly significant update, bringing the application to version 5.0. The update features a handful of improvements, including a revamped user interface. Also included in the update, which is apparently code-named Banquo, is swipe navigation, the ability to double tap to reply to messages, in-app profiles, and more. As usual, we have the full change log after the fold…(...) "Snapchat 5.0 is out with updated UI, in-app profiles and more" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Azkend 2 HD – The World Beneath is a match-three adventure of mystery and myth Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:00 AM PDT
Azkend 2 HD – The World Beneath is a match-three puzzle game with all kinds of interesting additions. The best part is that, not only are you matching objects for points, but you will also unlock the secrets of an unknown island as you play this adventure game…(...) "Azkend 2 HD – The World Beneath is a match-three adventure of mystery and myth" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
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