In October of last year, Apple announced the departure of Scott Forstall, who had been the Senior Vice President in charge of iOS. The shakeup saw Jony Ive expand his role beyond hardware to providing “leadership and direction for Human Interface software teams across the company”. According to … [Read more...]
Apple today introduced a two-step verification, an optional security feature to safeguard your Apple ID. Those who take part receive a special code to a trusted iOS device. That recovery key code in turn is used in combination with your Apple ID password to make iTunes purchases and get Apple ID … [Read more...]
Apple has updated the Podcasts app to version 1.2 and the list of features appears to be impressive. Create custom stations of your favorite podcasts that update automatically with new episodes Choose whether your stations begin playing with the newest or oldest unplayed episode Your … [Read more...]
A few days ago, a promotional video leaked showing Google Now for iOS. Since then, there has been speculation about the status and whereabouts of Google Now. The situation become a bit more cloudy this morning when Google’s Eric Schmidt issued vague quotes as to when Google Now would be available … [Read more...]
According to DigiTimes, components for a new iPhone, that is believed to be the iPhone 5S, will be start shipping at the end of May. Sources suggest that if component manufacturers are able to meet the suggested timeline, manufacturers can start shipments in time for sale in the third quarter. … [Read more...]
Yesterday's release of iOS 6.1.3 had little in the way of a changelog, with one of the more notable changes being a patch to fix a bug that allowed someone to bypass a passcode secured lockscreen using a combination of button presses. While that has been fixed, a new vulnerability has been found … [Read more...]
According to Reuters, Walmart is planning to expand their "Scan & Go" program that allows customers to scan items and checkout using their iPhone. The program now be available in over 200 stores, up from 70 that were part of the pilot program. Walmart currently has over 4,000 stores in the U.S., so … [Read more...]
When Apple released iOS 6 alongside the new iPhone in September of 2012, the Maps application was no longer powered by Google. As a result, there has been much fanfare about its questionable mapping capabilities. The negative response was so deafening that it prompted an apology from Apple’s CEO … [Read more...]
Apple today released iOS software update version 6.1.3. The update is primarily a bug fix release, but also includes some important security updates along with improvements to Japanese maps. Fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the passcode and access the Phone app Improvements … [Read more...]
Funny or Die, the entertainment website that features short video comedy clips, will release a full-length film titled iSteve. At over an hour long, the movie will poke fun at biopics, of which there are two coming about Steve Jobs. “Jobs”, featuring Ashton Kutcher as the lead, debuted at … [Read more...]
