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- Apple unveils detailed model of upcoming ‘Spaceship’ campus
- AT&T to stop offering traditional per-device plans to new customers
- Apple updates iPhone 5s shipping estimates to 2-3 weeks
- Instagram quietly removes option to disable video autoplay
- Some U.S. retailers put iPhone 5c on fire sale
- F1 Challenge races its way into App Store
- Chrome’s share of total iOS web traffic doubles since last year
- Here’s Jony Ive-designed, aluminum-clad (RED) Desk
- Apps on iPhone 5s twice as likely to crash than iPhone 5/5c, study finds
- Missing Doctor Who episodes found and digitally remastered, available exclusively on iTunes
- iFixit’s internals-exposing wallpapers for the iPhone 5s/5c
- Keep your contacts up to date with Sync.Me
- Analyst believes iWatch will be much more than an iPhone companion
| Apple unveils detailed model of upcoming ‘Spaceship’ campus Posted: 11 Oct 2013 04:48 PM PDT
Last week, Apple cleared another hurdle in its effort to land its ‘Spaceship’ campus in Cupertino by 2016, garnering a thumbs up from the city’s planning commission. Now it just has to win the approval of city council, and it’s home free. And the company is pulling out all of the stops ahead of next week’s city council vote. It’s begun sending out brochures asking residents of Cupertino for their support, and earlier today, executives introduced a 3D model of the campus…(...) "Apple unveils detailed model of upcoming ‘Spaceship’ campus" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| AT&T to stop offering traditional per-device plans to new customers Posted: 11 Oct 2013 02:18 PM PDT
AT&T announced this afternoon that it will be ‘streamlining’ the plans that it offers to its new customers later this month. That’s essentially corporate jargon for ‘getting rid of,’ and in this case it refers to per-device data plans. Starting October 25, the carrier will no longer offer traditional monthly voice and data plans to new customers. Instead they will have to choose from one of the newer mobile share plans, which come with various levels of data…(...) "AT&T to stop offering traditional per-device plans to new customers" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple updates iPhone 5s shipping estimates to 2-3 weeks Posted: 11 Oct 2013 01:11 PM PDT
Shortly after the new iPhone 5s/5c went on sale in the United States and an additional ten major international markets on September 20, Apple’s online store in the United States started showing signs of severely constrained supply of the flagship iPhone 5s model. The device immediately appeared sold out as shipping estimates dropped from 1-3 days for the first few hours of availability, further slipping to 7–10 days and again to an ambiguous ‘October’ estimate. And now, the iPhone 5s shipping dates have been revised again, now listed as 2-3 weeks..(...) "Apple updates iPhone 5s shipping estimates to 2-3 weeks" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Instagram quietly removes option to disable video autoplay Posted: 11 Oct 2013 12:36 PM PDT
Late last month, Facebook-owned Instagram finally received its somewhat dull iOS 7-inspired update. I say dull because the redesign feels a tad rushed out and a bit rough around the edges. More importantly, not many people have noticed that yesterday’s minor maintenance update has killed off the tremendously useful video auto-play toggle. Although iTunes release notes for Instagram 4.2.2 innocently list only “bug fixes and performance improvements,” in reality the new build has stealthily removed the useful Instagram > Settings > Auto-Play Videos switch. This may not seem like a big deal, but consider for a moment the fact that the vast majority of iPhoneography fans turn to Instagram to enjoy beautiful photos. Conversely, not many people give a heck about video on Instagram. Instagram disappointedly has never provided an option to block all video content from a user’s feed so you don’t need me to tell you that enforcing auto-play on videos isn’t really helping anyone but Instagram itself…(...) "Instagram quietly removes option to disable video autoplay" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Some U.S. retailers put iPhone 5c on fire sale Posted: 11 Oct 2013 11:46 AM PDT
Call it the electronics retailer version of limbo, but U.S. stores are racing each other to see which can offer the iPhone 5c for close to nothing. From electronic giant Best Buy to mid-range Target, the price on Apple’s colorful handset is being slashed to the bone. How low can they go? How’s free? As the iPhone 5s continues to be the handset Apple fans prefer, reports filter in suggesting the tech giant plans to cut production on the iPhone 5c. Smelling a potential door-buster on their hands, a number of U.S. retailers are announcing steep discounts on the already affordable handset…(...) "Some U.S. retailers put iPhone 5c on fire sale" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| F1 Challenge races its way into App Store Posted: 11 Oct 2013 10:11 AM PDT
Fans of Formula 1 racing, rejoice! Games maker Codemasters today released F1 Challenge (a $2.99 download) on the App Store with more than 90 racing events. This is a licensed videogame so you’re getting the officially licensed cars from manufacturers such as Ferrari and McLaren, in addition to the drivers and teams from the 2012 season. F1 Challenge lets you race against such names as Scuderia Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes' Jenson Button and Lotus F1 Team's Kimi Räikkönen. Graphics look top-notch and I’ve included a few screenshots and some video evidence right after the break…(...) "F1 Challenge races its way into App Store" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Chrome’s share of total iOS web traffic doubles since last year Posted: 11 Oct 2013 09:29 AM PDT
Google’s Chrome went from zero market share to becoming the world’s most popular desktop web browser in just five years. And since its release on Apple’s iOS platform in June 2012, Chrome’s been consistently the top third-party browser on the App Store (free download), making its way on a lot of people’s Home screens. Research firm Chitika estimates that Chrome’s share of web traffic coming from the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices has doubled since June 2012 launch. Just 24 hours into its launch Chrome became the App Store’s most popular free app and grabbed an estimated 1.5 percent share of total iOS web traffic. Today, Google’s iOS browser accounts for three percent of total iOS web traffic…(...) "Chrome’s share of total iOS web traffic doubles since last year" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Here’s Jony Ive-designed, aluminum-clad (RED) Desk Posted: 11 Oct 2013 08:26 AM PDT
If I had tens of thousands of dollars to burn on various objects of affection, I’d make a bid for this ultimate work desk, created by Apple’s senior vice president of design Jony Ive and industrial designer Marc Newson. It’s another item among the more than 40 limited-edition objects designed by Ive and Newson and slated to be auctioned off on November 23 on the behalf of Bono's Product RED initiative, well-regarded for its long-running partnership with Apple…(...) "Here’s Jony Ive-designed, aluminum-clad (RED) Desk" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apps on iPhone 5s twice as likely to crash than iPhone 5/5c, study finds Posted: 11 Oct 2013 07:46 AM PDT
Along with the iPhone 5s being a big seller, the new Apple handset has another not so welcome feature: its apps crash twice as much those on the iPhone 5c or iPhone 5. The likely culprit: the iPhone 5s’s 64-bit A7 processor coupled with the 64-bit iOS 7 operating software and existing 32-bit apps. Apps running on the 64-bit iPhone 5s have a two percent crash rate. That’s compared to just one percent for apps running on the iPhone 5c or iPhone 5, which use the previous-generation A6 chip and a 32-bit version of iOS 7…(...) "Apps on iPhone 5s twice as likely to crash than iPhone 5/5c, study finds" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Missing Doctor Who episodes found and digitally remastered, available exclusively on iTunes Posted: 11 Oct 2013 06:42 AM PDT
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced on Friday that nine long-missing episodes of Doctor Who have been discovered. All of the episodes date back to the Patrick Troughton years and include two stories from the Second Doctor's era – The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear. Nearly five decades after they were last seen, these episodes have been digitally remastered and made available for rent exclusively through iTunes…(...) "Missing Doctor Who episodes found and digitally remastered, available exclusively on iTunes" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| iFixit’s internals-exposing wallpapers for the iPhone 5s/5c Posted: 11 Oct 2013 05:24 AM PDT
Every week, iDB brings you a handful of our favorite device backgrounds in our ‘Wallpapers of the week‘ series. Now, typically these images consist of solid-color graphics, textures, or gradients—a popular post-iOS 7 brush. But for those looking for something a little more edgy than all of that, you might be interested in these new wallpapers from iFixit. These hi-res images show the guts of your iPhone 5s or 5c, giving you a sort of see-through effect…(...) "iFixit’s internals-exposing wallpapers for the iPhone 5s/5c" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Keep your contacts up to date with Sync.Me Posted: 11 Oct 2013 05:00 AM PDT
Sync.Me is an app that automatically syncs with your Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+ accounts so you will always know your brother's new address, your co-worker's new job title, and your high school friend's new last name…(...) "Keep your contacts up to date with Sync.Me" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Analyst believes iWatch will be much more than an iPhone companion Posted: 11 Oct 2013 04:46 AM PDT
Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White issued an interesting research note late yesterday, offering up insight on Apple’s future product plans. White claims that after meeting with a component supplier, he has a much better idea of what to expect out of Cupertino. On the iPhone front, the analyst echoes his colleagues, saying that he is ‘very confident’ that 2014 will be the year of the larger iPhone—and for what it’s worth, he’s saying 5-inches. But his most interesting comments are in regards to the oft-rumored iWatch project…(...) "Analyst believes iWatch will be much more than an iPhone companion" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
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