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Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta For iPhone, iPad, iPodTouch
3June 7, 2011
As expected, Apple recently announced the major release of iOS for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. This release, which brings several new features is available to developers for testing purposes. The devices that are supported are the iPhone 4, iPad , iPad (1st-gen), iPhone 3GS, and the 3rd and 4th gen iPod Touches are all going to be supported.
This debunks the rumor which we heard earlier about the iPhone 3GS not getting iOS 5.
The new iteration of iOS includes over 200 new features and not to forget over 1500 new APIs for developers to take advantage of. The 10 key new features include More >
Microsoft Announces Bing, YouTube and Live TV For Xbox Live
0June 7, 2011
Microsoft announced several new Xbox Live features today at the E3 video game conference. The features are designed to expand the number of content options available and new ways to discover them as well. The Xbox Live service will soon make millions of new videos all available through partnerships, including one announced with YouTube. With a revamp to the Xbox Live experience, users will be able to navigate through the service and all of the new pieces of content with voice control powered by Microsoft’s Kinect and search powered by its Bing search engine.
Microsoft’s Corporate Vice More >
Leaked Photo of iOS 5 Spotted In The Wild
0June 6, 2011
TechCrunch has posted a photo that shows Twitter notifications integrated into the iOS status bar. The site is unsure if it’s an authentic image; however, their sources say it’s the “right idea”.
Again, no clue if it’s actually real or not, but the idea might be right. Notifications that come down from the top bar could be how Apple ends up doing things in iOS 5. After all, this would mimic already existing functionality — when tethering, a blue strip appears along the top; when on the phone, it’s a green strip. Might notifications (or at least Twitter notifications) produce a gray More >
Apple’s New Time Capsule Dubbed “Local Hub For iCloud” To Get A4/A5 Processor
0June 6, 2011
Cult of Mac reports that according to their source, the next generation Time Capsule – Apple’s wireless router and hard drive combo will serve as the local hub for iCloud services to store data rather than directly uploading it to Apple servers from a computer or iOS device. According to the source, this new functionality will make your files and data available across all your devices and keep folders in sync, similar to Dropbox.
Our source didn’t have any information about the hardware, but detailed how the Home Folder access system works. Files saved on your computer are backed up More >
Microsoft Prepares To Steal Apple’s iCloud Thunder This Week
0June 6, 2011
Since Apple now has everyone’s attention ahead of tomorrow’s start of the World Wide Developer Conference 2011, it appears that Microsoft is plotting to steal some of Apple’s thunder this week, specifically when it comes to iCloud. If the rumors prove to be accurate, Microsoft is going to unveil a new Xbox LIVE subscription TV service at the E3 conference. There seems to be a lot of hype surrounding E3 this year. Major press conferences by Electronic Arts, Microsoft, and Ubisoft are just a matter of time away. Many believe that Microsoft is going to steal the show with multiple More >
Possibility of iCloud Service To Be Free Initially
0According to the L.A Times who are quoting “sources familiar with the negotiations,” iCloud may debut as a free service but eventually become subscription based. The price? About $25 a year, which is pretty much a steal if you ask us.
Apple has been said to share 70% of all revenue generated from iCloud with record labels, as well as 12% with music publishers holding the songwriting rights according to the L.A Times’ sources. The remain 18% will be taken by Apple. The price point seems to be right and even Apple conceded some of the traditional 30% of profits they like to take home from More >
iH8sn0w Releases World’s First Public SHSH Dumper: iFaith
0June 3, 2011
Popular iPhone hacker, iH8sn0w recently released iFaith, originally codenamed Project iF, after his first live demo of the application. A previous announcement gave information on where to watch for the release of iFaith but it was unknown about what the project consisted of and what its true name was. Today’s livestream by iH8sn0w showcased the world’s first public SHSH dumper. iFaith is the first application to have the utility to dump SHSH blobs onto your physical device. On the livestream, iH8sn0w elaborated on how iFaith works and reasons why it is a useful tool:
- Because it dumps More >
Microsoft’s Windows 8 Demoed – Tablet Friendly OS
0June 1, 2011
Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky began showing off the Windows 8 operating system (which is fully optimized for tablets) during the D9 conference in California. According to the folks over at AllThingsD, which got an early peak at the operating system, Microsoft’s ultimate goal was to create an OS that cold run on a home computer as well as run on a portable tablet.
The new start screen that can be seen in the picture above shows a tile-based interface that is very similar to Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system; one that makes use of the company’s Metro UI. Windows 8 includes Internet More >
Apple iCloud Details Emerge: Set To Release At WWDC 2011
1June 1, 2011
Everyone already knows that Apple will most likely unveil the long awaited iCloud service next week and now a few more details regarding the issue are beginning to emerge. It has already been made clear that Steve Jobs is set to take the stage at the Moscone Center next week for Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference and iOS 5, Mac OS X Lion, and iCloud will be the main focus of the event.
Apple previously delayed iCloud in order to obtain licensing agreements from all of the major record labels before launching the service. Since everything is in place now, Apple is free to launch the More >
Apple Releases Update For Mac Defender – Can Now Quarintine
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The MAC Defender malware and inaction on Apple’s part to clean up the mess has finally been fixed. Apple released a Security Update today which adds malware detection and removal for the “MAC Defender” malware. Using the malware list Apple has been keeping since 2009, the update adds a tool to Snow Leopard that removes malware (based on the list).
There is a new simple File Quarintine feature added to OS X when Snow Leopard first came out. It examines external files downloaded within quarantine-aware applications (such as Mail, iChat, Safari, etc.) and warns users of downloads that match the More >
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