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- Apple touts 1 billon podcast subscriptions
- Thor: The Dark World coming to iOS this fall
- Analyst: iPad 5/iPhone 5S/budget model in September, no Retina iPad mini in 2013
- Apple refunds father $6000 for App Store purchases made by 8-year-old daughter
- Rhapsody gains offline mode, exclusive playlists curated by human editors
- Apple Seeds OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 4
- Older iPhones comprise almost half of Apple’s U.S. handset sales
- AT&T introduces new 300MB and 2GB data plans
- In the aftermath of the Apple deal, HopStop for Windows Phone gets discontinued
- Canary motion detector bolsters up home security while looking stunning
- Nervous Wall Street expects flat June quarter on lack of major product launches
- ‘SmartSearch’ places Google results directly within Spotlight
- How to blur wallpaper when opening a folder
- Add album art to your iPhone’s wallpaper with ‘HomeArtwork’
- High-end smartphone market gone, warns analyst
- Apple: dev portal breach hasn’t compromised iTunes accounts or credit cards
- Beat Jony Ive at his own game using this interactive iOS 7 design tool
- Researcher claims he alerted Apple of developer center vulnerability
- WSJ: Apple testing 13-inch iPad, larger iPhones
| Apple touts 1 billon podcast subscriptions Posted: 22 Jul 2013 05:47 PM PDT
Apple on Monday quietly announced its users have subscribed to one billion podcasts through iTunes. The milestone is being celebrated via a special iTunes section that includes the What’s Hot and New & Noteworthy sections. Additionally, Apple highlights cherry-picked shows like This American Life, TEDTalks, 60 Minutes, Happy Tree Friends, etc. There are now 250,000 different podcasts in more than a hundred languages available through iTunes…(...) "Apple touts 1 billon podcast subscriptions" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Thor: The Dark World coming to iOS this fall Posted: 22 Jul 2013 05:20 PM PDT
Gameloft and Marvel announced the official tie-in game for the upcoming Thor sequel this weekend. It’s called ‘Thor: The Dark World – The Official Game’ (that’s it’s real name), and it will be arriving on iOS and Android platforms this November. We don’t know much about the game, outside of its title. But judging by this trailer Gameloft posted this afternoon, it looks like it’s going to feature gorgeous graphics, and the usual hack-and-slash gameplay. We’ve posted the clip after the fold…(...) "Thor: The Dark World coming to iOS this fall" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Analyst: iPad 5/iPhone 5S/budget model in September, no Retina iPad mini in 2013 Posted: 22 Jul 2013 05:12 PM PDT
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is fast becoming the de facto most reliable Apple watcher. Expanding on his April note which advised investors to brace themselves for a delayed iDevice roll-out over manufacturing “challenges,” his just-updated shipments timetable now offers more in way of detail. Long story short, the analyst is expecting the iPhone 5S in late-September, but in limited quantity, with the oft-rumored plastic iPhone (he’s calling it an ‘iPhone Lite’) becoming available even sooner than the iPhone 5S in early-September because its chassis is easier to make than the two-tone iPhone 5S design. Early September will also bring us an updated iPad 5, he said, but there will be no iPad mini successor this year due to engineering issues. As for the Mac family, Kuo sees a mid-September launch of a Haswell-enabled Retina MacBook Pro, with a Haswell-driven iMac up for a late-August introduction. The full breakdown is right after the break…(...) "Analyst: iPad 5/iPhone 5S/budget model in September, no Retina iPad mini in 2013" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple refunds father $6000 for App Store purchases made by 8-year-old daughter Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:43 PM PDT
I don’t have kids yet. But when I do, I’m going to make sure that I take all of the necessary steps to prevent them from making purchases in the App Store. There are various ways to do this, and for me it’s just common sense—I wouldn’t leave them with real money. But apparently, it’s not such a cut-and-dry matter for some folks. Take this story by UK’s Mirror publication, which went viral this weekend, about an 8-year-old girl racking up a staggering $6000 App Store bill on her father’s iPad by making several in-app purchases…(...) "Apple refunds father $6000 for App Store purchases made by 8-year-old daughter" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Rhapsody gains offline mode, exclusive playlists curated by human editors Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:55 PM PDT
I’m a simple guy when it comes to listening to digital music: the iTunes/iTunes Radio + Spotify combo pretty much has me covered these days. That’s not saying I’m not on the lookout for music solutions outside the Apple-Spotify landscape. Take the once relevant jukebox app and music subscription service Rhapsody (remember them?), which has been trying to become relevant for years now. Just two months ago, the firm has renewed its efforts by overhauling its aging mobile app, adding tons of goodies. In another update issued today, Rhapsody version 3.5 brings out standard social sharing features and the useful offline playback mode whilst putting exclusive curated content front and center…(...) "Rhapsody gains offline mode, exclusive playlists curated by human editors" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple Seeds OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 4 Posted: 22 Jul 2013 02:10 PM PDT
Apple has seeded the 4th developer preview of OS X Mavericks, and it’s available for download right now. The download, which comes in at about 1.27GB for users of OS X Mavericks DP 3, can be found via the Mac App Store app. For those of you not yet running OS X Mavericks, the download would normally be available through the Mac Dev Center, but it’s been down as a part of a well publicized security breach.(...) "Apple Seeds OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 4" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Older iPhones comprise almost half of Apple’s U.S. handset sales Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:45 PM PDT
Apple’s iPhone 5 accounts for just over half of the company’s smartphone sales, with 48 percent coming from the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4, according to new research. That compares to the iPhone 4S which comprised about 75 percent of Apple sales almost a year after launch. The figures illustrate how a larger portion of Apple’s smartphone revenue is being generated by lower-cost iPhone models, a concern for investors heading into Tuesday’s third-quarter financial report…(...) "Older iPhones comprise almost half of Apple’s U.S. handset sales" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| AT&T introduces new 300MB and 2GB data plans Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:49 AM PDT
AT&T has introduced two new Mobile Share plans this morning, rounding out its family of Mobile Share rate options it first introduced in the summer of last year. The offerings are designed to allow users to share monthly data allotments across multiple devices. Previously, the plans started at 1GB of data per month and then jumped straight to 4GB. But today, AT&T announced that it would be adding 300MB and 2GB plans to the mix, giving users that don’t require much data a wider selection of options to choose from…(...) "AT&T introduces new 300MB and 2GB data plans" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| In the aftermath of the Apple deal, HopStop for Windows Phone gets discontinued Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:43 AM PDT
Last Friday, Apple confirmed it had snapped up HopStop, the brains behind a transit-navigation app which provides detailed subway, bus, train, taxi, walking and biking directions. The move should complement Apple’s troubled mapping solution as the company works toward folding HopStop’s high-quality public transit data into its in-house Maps app. Though an important capability, Apple initially felt content with third-parties tackling the transit navigation puzzle. Be that as it may, it’s now come to our attention that the Windows Phone app has rather unceremoniously been pulled following the HopStop acquisition. File this one under the ‘business as usual’ drawer: Apple similarly pulled Chomp for Android after acquiring the app discovery engine back in February 2012…(...) "In the aftermath of the Apple deal, HopStop for Windows Phone gets discontinued" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Canary motion detector bolsters up home security while looking stunning Posted: 22 Jul 2013 10:36 AM PDT
iOS continues to change modern living for the better by improving upon the connected home promise through various innovative app-enabled accessories from third-parties, like the beautiful and smart Nest thermostat, the intelligent Philips light bulbs and clever locks by the likes of Jawbone and Kwikset, to name just a few. Canary, “the world’s first smartphone security device for everyone” by a New York-based startup, promises to beef up your home security by bringing motion detection, push alerts, streaming spycam video and other goodies to your iPhone by way of an IndieGoGo crowd-funded project. The stylish device, reminiscent of Jony Ive’s industrial design work, comes packed with a 720p HD camera, wide angle lens, Wi-Fi connectivity and smart sensors that detect motion, and is easy to set up on your mobile device. I’ve included a promotional video for your viewing pleasure just after the break…(...) "Canary motion detector bolsters up home security while looking stunning" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Nervous Wall Street expects flat June quarter on lack of major product launches Posted: 22 Jul 2013 09:30 AM PDT
Tuesday is either report card day or judgement day for Apple, depending on your particular doom-and-gloom scenario. The iPhone maker is expected to report a flat mid-summer quarter as investors question whether the best days of the company are behind it. At the same time, observers see the third quarter as peculiar, given that no new iPhone or iPad has been announced, opening up CEO Tim Cook’s leadership to speculation and questions whether the iPhone maker can come back from two consecutive quarters of disappointment…(...) "Nervous Wall Street expects flat June quarter on lack of major product launches" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| ‘SmartSearch’ places Google results directly within Spotlight Posted: 22 Jul 2013 09:21 AM PDT
What would it be like to receive instant query results from Google directly from within iOS’s stock Spotlight search? A new tweak entitled SmartSearch provides a few clues as to what that might be like. It’s far from a perfect execution of the idea, but it’s an interesting idea nonetheless. Have a look at our video walkthrough, which shows SmartSearch in action.(...) "‘SmartSearch’ places Google results directly within Spotlight" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| How to blur wallpaper when opening a folder Posted: 22 Jul 2013 08:50 AM PDT
Looking for a way to blur your iPhone’s Home screen wallpaper whenever a folder is opened? If so, then check out this brand new tweak from Hashbang Productions. FolderBlur, available on its development repo, is a new release from Hashbang Productions that fills what is obviously a very niche requirement. If you want to take it for a spin, then check out our video walkthrough inside, along with details on adding the development beta repo to your Cydia sources.(...) "How to blur wallpaper when opening a folder" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Add album art to your iPhone’s wallpaper with ‘HomeArtwork’ Posted: 22 Jul 2013 08:38 AM PDT
HomeArtwork is a newly released jailbreak tweak, which takes the “now playing” album artwork and uses it as wallpaper for the Home screen background. The tweak works with the stock Music app, but I’m also happy to report that it plays nice with streaming services like Spotify. HomeArtwork is a great tweak that allows you to constantly switch up the look of your Home screen wallpaper. Check out our video coverage inside…(...) "Add album art to your iPhone’s wallpaper with ‘HomeArtwork’" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| High-end smartphone market gone, warns analyst Posted: 22 Jul 2013 07:45 AM PDT
Welcome to the commoditization of smartphones, or the Emachining of the iPhone. As the handsets move from only the hands of first-adopters to something even your grandma owns, prices are plummeting. It is to the point where one analyst declares the end of the high-end smartphone gold rush. The average price of a smartphone has fallen nearly $100 in the past year as consumers dismiss talk of 4G and other technical debates, concentrating on just one question: is it good enough and within reach of their wallet…(...) "High-end smartphone market gone, warns analyst" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple: dev portal breach hasn’t compromised iTunes accounts or credit cards Posted: 22 Jul 2013 06:44 AM PDT
You’re probably aware by now Apple’s portal for its registered developers has been down since noon on Thursday, July 18. The firm on Sunday updated the standard “we’ll be back soon” message at the service’s landing page to warn the “maintenance will take longer than expected”. Adding fuel to fire, Apple soon after emailed developers with details on what they revealed as a nasty security breach that may have left some private information exposed. Unfortunately, the company stopped short of detailing precisely what information might have been compromised and how. Be that as it may, the seeming privacy scare has left many scratching their head over the potential unpleasantries that might transpire next. Apple on its part did confirm the breach won’t affect consumer iTunes account and said no credit card data had been compromised…(...) "Apple: dev portal breach hasn’t compromised iTunes accounts or credit cards" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Beat Jony Ive at his own game using this interactive iOS 7 design tool Posted: 22 Jul 2013 05:28 AM PDT
After June’s iOS 7 announcement us bloggers have gotten to become premium design experts. So much ink has been spilt on the new look of Apple’s mobile operating system, with observations of armchair analyst, resident critics, the quotidian and alike touching on such topics as Apple’s golden ratio, the icons, the flatness, the colors and just about every aspect of the software overhaul one could think of. And that’s perfectly okay. And now, those who insist they could do a better job at revamping iOS 7 can take a crack at it. An amusing tool by Usvsth3m lets you create your own iOS 7 design masterpiece by customizing the iOS 7 icons, wallpapers, fonts (good-bye Helvetica Neue, no?), color scheme, corners, shadows – and even put in their own slogan. Will you give it a go and let your inner designer shine through?(...) "Beat Jony Ive at his own game using this interactive iOS 7 design tool" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Researcher claims he alerted Apple of developer center vulnerability Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:19 AM PDT
As you’ve probably heard by now, Apple’s developer center was hacked. The portal has been down for over 4 days now, as the company says it is completely overhauling its systems, updating its server software, and rebuilding its entire database. A statement from Apple claims 'an intruder' attempted to secure personal information about developers from the site, but it provided no further details about the incident. Now, a security researcher is claiming responsibility for the attack…(...) "Researcher claims he alerted Apple of developer center vulnerability" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| WSJ: Apple testing 13-inch iPad, larger iPhones Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:27 AM PDT
Apple and its suppliers are testing larger screens for iPhones and tablets, according to a new report by The Wall Street Journal. The outlet claims the Cupertino company has asked its Asian partners for a wide range of screen sizes for prototype devices. In recent months, Apple has requested smartphone screens larger than 4 inches—the size of the displays on its current iPhone and iPod, as well as screen designs for a new tablet device that is said to measure slightly less than 13 inches diagonally…(...) "WSJ: Apple testing 13-inch iPad, larger iPhones" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
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