10/18/2013

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Apple sued over automatic iOS 7 update

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 04:10 PM PDT

Gold iPhone 5s top of the screen

A California man is taking Apple to court over the recent iOS 7 update, which he says automatically downloaded to each of his family’s devices without his consent. Actually, the small claims court suit is titled ”Mark David Menacher vs. Tim Cook.”

Apple’s over-the-air update mechanism for iOS is designed to make it easier for users to keep their devices up-to-date. But the problem outlined in Menacher’s complaint is that it automatically downloads a 1GB+ file, with no way to remove it…(...)
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US Cellular to begin selling the iPhone 5s, 5c on November 8th

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 02:50 PM PDT

us cellular

When T-Mobile became an official Apple partner earlier this year, US Cellular became the largest carrier in the United States to not offer the iPhone. But it looks like that’s all going to change next month.

After turning down the popular handset in 2011, the company confirmed in May of this year that the iPhone was coming. And today, it announced that it will get the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on November 8th…(...)
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Actions for iPad review: control your Mac from your iPad

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 01:56 PM PDT

Actions 1Remote access from mobile to desktop and laptop computers has become significantly better thanks to advancements in technology. It wasn't that long ago that logging into your desktop from your iPad was slower than dialup.

Actions for iPad is a remote app that gives you control over actions you use on your desktop or laptop. Now, you can quickly open applications, access files, and create shortcuts to practically everything on your computer…(...)
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Video details how Apple can read your iMessages

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 11:25 AM PDT

iMessage_mitm3_quarkslab

Responding to a Quarkslab white paper made public at the Hack the Box conference yesterday – which claims that researchers have successfully intercepted iMessage exchanges – Apple felt compelled to issue a written statement reiterating the company’s stance that it can’t read any one’s iMessage even if it wanted to because it doesn’t have access to the public keys used to encrypt communication (AES, RSA, and ECDSA algorithms).

The assumed message interception reportedly allows attackers to seamlessly change the sent message before it arrives and thereby impersonate the sender. Apple’s claim that “iMessage is not architected to allow Apple to read messages” is now brought into question as the researchers released video evidence of the vulnerability…(...)
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iPad owns 91 percent of tablet ad impressions

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 10:14 AM PDT

apple-ad-share

Next to developer allegiance, where advertisers are spending their mobile ad dollars could be the most significant sign of whether Apple or Android is winning. New numbers out today show Apple’s iOS is trouncing Google and it is the iPad that’s leading the way. Indeed, the Apple tablet was the target of more than 91 percent of mobile ad impressions.

What’s more, despite a near neck-and-neck race in terms of ad impressions on smartphones, the iPhone outperforms Android handsets for hauling in ad revenue. For example, while Android smartphones deliver 30.5 percent of mobile ad impressions, the platform receives just 27.7 percent of the revenue.

By comparison, although the iPhone receives 30.8 percent of impressions, it gets 36.44 percent of revenue, according to a mobile ad analytic firm Opera Mediaworks…(...)
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Motorola cunningly launches tool to migrate iCloud contacts and calendars to Google

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 09:02 AM PDT

Motorola iCloud migration tool (web screenshot 001)

After an appeals court last month lifted the injunction which has prevented Apple from offering push notifications for iCloud email in Germany, the handset maker Motorola (now owned by Google) wasted no time and was quick to post an interesting iCloud migration tool in the hope of appeasing to iPhone owners who may be switching to a Moto X flagship.

The handy web-based application is part of the Moto X customization tool called Moto Maker.

It’s designed to allow for easy migration of your iCloud contacts and calendars to a Google account. As Android is deeply integrated with Google’s services, authorizing an Android device to use a Google account automatically makes underlying calendars, contacts and other data readily available…(...)
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Apple reiterates it can’t read your iMessages even if it wanted to

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 08:30 AM PDT

iOS 7 (Messages 005)

Yesterday’s report by Quarkslab, a penetration testing company, has caused quite a stir among privacy watchers as iOS hacker Pod2g and Quarkslab’s team of researchers claimed at the Hack the Box conference in Kuala Lumpur they had successfully intercepted iMessage exchanges, indicating Apple has access to the public keys used to encrypt communication.

Given the ongoing NSA scare, Apple was quick to go on the record to dispute the claim, arguing end-to-end encryption employed to protect eavesdropping on iMessages communication is so secure that even the company itself cannot decrypt it…(...)
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Tweetbot for iOS 7 has been submitted to Apple for approval

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 08:07 AM PDT

Tweetbot for Mac teaser

Tweetbot users who have been waiting for an updated version of the app for iOS 7 can rejoice, as it has been submitted to Apple for approval.

In a blog post published yesterday on the company’s website, Tapbots explain they were taken by surprise by iOS 7, and that the app required more than a fresh coat of paint. The upcoming version of Tweetbot for iPhone will be a brand new app that has been reworked from the ground up.

Although the developers don’t mention anything about pricing in their blog post, it’s safe to assume the new version of Tweetbot for iPhone will be a new app, which means you’ll have to pay full price for it…(...)
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Amazon listing suggests possibility of imminent Apple TV hardware refresh

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 07:28 AM PDT

Amazon Germany Apple TV listing October 29

The Apple blogosphere is rampant with news that the online retail giant Amazon somehow “confirmed” a new Apple TV hardware in a listing on its German website. Cooler heads caution northing could be further from the truth. What Amazon did is it changed availability date for the $99 Apple set-top box on Amazon.de to October 23. While this does not “confirm” or “prove” anything, the date is nonetheless interesting given Apple is set to reveal its next-generation iPad lineup next Tuesday, October 22.

Let the speculation begin…(...)
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Apple seeks Samsung penalty for leaking secret Nokia patent terms

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 06:45 AM PDT

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A court earlier this week denied motions by Samsung to delay a probe into whether it improperly disclosed a confidential 2011 licensing agreement between Apple and Nokia.

Although Samsung lawyers argued the original judge made mistakes in ruling the South Korean firm committed a breach of privacy, Judge Lucy Koh found the decision “eminently reasonable”.

Earlier this month, Apple filed a legal motion claiming Samsung illegally disclosed details of the patent licensing agreement in order to improve negotiations. The iPhone maker alleges the information revealed was part of documents turned over as part of the Apple v. Samsung case…(...)
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Massive setback for Android: Apple’s ‘Steve Jobs patent’ reconfirmed for original iPhone

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:55 AM PDT

January 2007 iPhone introduction (Steve Jobs, multitouch patented slide)

In a case of good timing, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has reconfirmed a multitouch patent credited to Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs and the original iPhone design.

On the sixth anniversary of the iconic smartphone, the U.S. government reaffirmed the massive patent that was called into question in 2012.

Jobs was among the more than two-dozen people named in the massive 364-page patent filed in 2006.

The USPTO had issed a preliminary invalidation of the patent package, but now believes all 20 patents are valid…(...)
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Mega Dead Pixel plummets into the App Store

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:00 AM PDT

Mega Dead Pixel 1What could be better than combining two awesome things into one? Add peanut butter to chocolate and get peanut butter cups. Add Tapatio to pizza and get a spicy slice. Add pixels to endless fallers and get an adorably intense action game.

Mega Dead Pixel is a vertical endless runner game, technically an endless faller, which features a single square who wants to colorize his world and become the ultimate Mega Pixel…(...)
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Smartphone Spy Lens review: sneak pics and videos without getting caught

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 04:00 AM PDT

Smarphone Spy Lens 1Photojojo, for those that may not already know, is a website dedicated to finding the best new stuff for all of your photography needs. The company has dozens of cute, awesome, and creative accessories designed specifically for iOS and other mobile devices.

The Smartphone Spy Lens is one such accessory that mounts to any mobile device with a camera so you can snap pictures of people standing right next to you, without them even knowing…(...)
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Another report claims Retina iPad mini inventory will be limited at launch

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 12:49 AM PDT

iPad mini 2 in Apple Store (Martin Hajek 002)

With Apple’s tablet event just a few days away, speculation continues to mount on what we may see unveiled on stage. A redesigned iPad 5 seems like a given, but there are still some unknowns regarding the new iPad mini.

The biggest question on everyone’s mind is if the 7.9-inch slate will get the Retina treatment this time around. According to Peter Misek, the answer is yes. The analyst fully expects Apple to introduce a hi-res mini next week…(...)
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