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Standalone 'Twitter Music' app expected to launch on iOS this month

Standalone
  • Posted March 13, 2013, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Twitter is reportedly preparing to launch a standalone music app after acquiring music discovery service We Are Hunted last year. The app will be called Twitter Music and could launch on iOS devices by the end of this month, according…

Android set to overtake iOS on tablets this year

Android set to overtake iOS on tablets this year
  • Posted March 12, 2013, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News Breaking News
  • The dominance of iOS will be challenged later this year as Android hurdles toward becoming the most-used mobile operating system on tablets, according to IDC. The researcher has updated its forecast to reflect the surging interest in slates such as…

Apple belatedly patches App Store security hole reported by Google researcher

Apple belatedly patches App Store security hole reported by Google researcher
  • Posted March 11, 2013, 5:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Apple With Video
  • Last week Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller was quick to poke some fun at Android security, posting a link on Twitter to an F-Secure report that paints a dire -- if not overblown -- picture of the malware situation on…

Weekend tech reading: No Firefox on iOS, Intel eyeing potential CEOs

Weekend tech reading: No Firefox on iOS, Intel eyeing potential CEOs
  • Posted March 10, 2013, 2:38 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • Jay Sullivan, Mozilla’s VP of Product, has revealed that the not-for-profit organization is not going to build an iOS version of its Firefox web browser as long as Apple doesn’t mend its unfriendly ways towards third party browsers. Speaking at SXSW in a mobile browser...

Tablets of 2013 Rundown: Nexus vs. Surface vs. iPad

Tablets of 2013 Rundown: Nexus vs. Surface vs. iPad
  • Posted March 4, 2013, 12:10 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in TechSpot, Mobile Computing
  • The tablet market doesn’t look very different than it did a year ago from the perspective of who’s doing well and who’s not. Perhaps the most exciting developments came towards the end of 2012 and beginning of 2013 from the usual big guys: Google released the Nexus 10 and updated the Nexus 7, Apple launched a smaller and cheaper iPad mini, while Microsoft went all in with the Surface RT and Pro.

    As usual, we've compiled a comparative table with what we consider are the best options either currently available or announced so far, complete with metascores from our Product Finder engine and review links.

Apple agrees to dish out $100 million in iTunes credits to settle lawsuit

Apple agrees to dish out $100 million in iTunes credits to settle lawsuit
  • Posted February 27, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • Apple has agreed to shell out more than $100 million in iTunes store credits in order to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged children were able to make app purchases on the iPhone and iPad without parental consent. The…

Second passcode bypass flaw discovered in iOS 6.1 this month

Second passcode bypass flaw discovered in iOS 6.1 this month
  • Posted February 26, 2013, 11:19 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, IT Security
  • Apple released iOS 6.1.2 one week ago to address, among other things, a flaw that allowed anyone to bypass the iPhone passcode lock screen and access select data on the device. But much to the dismay of Apple, yet another…

Pebble Review: Kickstarter's E-Paper Smartwatch

Pebble Review: Kickstarter
  • Posted February 26, 2013, 2:47 AM by Andrew Kameka | Filed in TechSpot, Mobile Computing With Video
  • The Pebble smartwatch for iPhone and Android is a prime example of the bizarre times in which we live. In an era of people increasingly telling time by looking at the corner of their computer's screen or their smartphone lock screens, Pebble wants to make the wristwatch everyone's preferred timepiece.

    A humble Kickstarter project embraced by nearly 70,000 backers, Pebble is the most buzzed-about smartwatch yet. Have those early believers been vindicated by the release of a phenomenal product or are they just another cautionary tale of what happens when reality doesn't meet the hype?

Firefox OS unveiled with 18 partners, heading to emerging markets

Firefox OS unveiled with 18 partners, heading to emerging markets
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software
  • Mozilla will soon be joining the likes of Apple, Google and Microsoft with Firefox OS, the foundation’s first mobile operating system. The announcement came just ahead of Mobile World Congress where 18 operators from around the world have pledged support…

Weekend tech reading: Firefox OS backed by phone makers, carriers

Weekend tech reading: Firefox OS backed by phone makers, carriers
  • Posted February 24, 2013, 11:46 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • Laying the groundwork for its nascent Firefox OS, Mozilla has won over a sizeable list of allies including LG Electronics and China Unicom, and the first phones with the browser-based operating system should arrive in the second quarter of the year. Mozilla announced today...

iOS 6.1.2 fixes Exchange calendar bug, battery drain, passcode flaw

iOS 6.1.2 fixes Exchange calendar bug, battery drain, passcode flaw
  • Posted February 19, 2013, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • Apple has released yet another iOS update, iOS 6.1.2, to address a few lingering issues still haunting some iOS 6.1 and 6.1.1 users. The iterative update includes fixes an Exchange calendar bug, which in turn also solves the greatly decreased…

Flaw in iOS 6.1 lets you bypass password-protected lock screen

Flaw in iOS 6.1 lets you bypass password-protected lock screen
  • Posted February 14, 2013, 9:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Software With Video
  • A security flaw recently discovered in iOS 6.1 lets anyone bypass your iPhone password lock and access some of your data after following a series of steps. The method is detailed in the YouTube video below and involves making and…

Apple releases iOS 6.1.1 to resolve iPhone 4S cellular issues

Apple releases iOS 6.1.1 to resolve iPhone 4S cellular issues
  • Posted February 12, 2013, 11:15 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple
  • Apple released yesterday a supplemental update to iOS 6.1 which claims to resolve potential cellular issues for iPhone 4S owners. iOS 6.1.1 comes with only a single bullet point in its release notes:  "This update fixes an issue that could…

Rumored Apple "iWatch" to feature curved glass design

Rumored Apple "iWatch" to feature curved glass design
  • Posted February 11, 2013, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • Fueled by sources purportedly familiar with Cupertino's developments, a report by The New York Times indicates Apple's rumored wristwatch-like device will feature curved glass. Rumors suggest the "iWatch", as it is being called for now, could enter production as early…

Seven million iOS devices jailbroken using evasi0n in just four days

Seven million iOS devices jailbroken using evasi0n in just four days
  • Posted February 8, 2013, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • Evasi0n, the first jailbreak available for iOS 6, launched earlier this week and in just 96 hours time, it’s managed to capture the title of most popular jailbreak ever. According to Jay Freeman, the person behind the jailbreak app store…

Mailbox mobile e-mail client now available in App Store

Mailbox mobile e-mail client now available in App Store
  • Posted February 7, 2013, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software, Apple
  • Mailbox, a new mobile mail client for Gmail users on iOS, is now available in the App Store. But before you get overly excited, note that the company is filling reservations on a first come, first serve basis. So unless…

Hidden radio icons in iOS 6.1 reignite Apple music service rumors

Hidden radio icons in iOS 6.1 reignite Apple music service rumors
  • Posted February 5, 2013, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Rumors of an Apple streaming music service first came to light just after the iPhone 5 launched in September 2012. At the time, we were hearing that the service was close to being integrated into the new handset but negotiations…

THX launches iOS calibration app for home theater components

THX launches iOS calibration app for home theater components
  • Posted February 4, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software
  • THX, the company behind the audio reproduction standard that’s been in existence as we know it for 12 years, has released a calibration app for iPhone and iPad designed to help consumers get the best out of their audio /…

Tethered jailbreak for iOS 6.1 now available, iPhone 5 coming soon

Tethered jailbreak for iOS 6.1 now available, iPhone 5 coming soon
  • Posted January 29, 2013, 7:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Apple released iOS 6.1 yesterday sporting a couple of new features and bug fixes. We’ve since learned, however, that it has already been jailbroken courtesy of Redsn0w. It’s a tethered jailbreak but if you really have the need to update…

Apple releases iOS 6.1 with greater LTE support, Siri movie ticket sales

Apple releases iOS 6.1 with greater LTE support, Siri movie ticket sales
  • Posted January 28, 2013, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Apple today released the first major update to iOS 6 since the operating system was released in September 2012. The update, aptly named iOS 6.1, includes a handful of bug fixes as well as a couple of new features –…

Report: iPhone responsible for half of all U.S. smartphone sales

Report: iPhone responsible for half of all U.S. smartphone sales
  • Posted January 23, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Last week speculation surfaced suggesting demand for Apple’s popular iPhone may be slowing. That thought process was at least partially based on a report from the Wall Street Journal claiming Apple may have overestimated demand and is in the process…

AT&T revises FaceTime policy, now available to all using tiered data

AT&T revises FaceTime policy, now available to all using tiered data
  • Posted January 17, 2013, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • AT&T is loosening restrictions on Apple’s FaceTime videoconferencing app once again by allowing all customers with a tiered data plan to use the service over the cellular network. It’s yet another step in the right direction for the wireless carrier…

Apple may acquire Waze, the popular crowdsourced GPS app

Apple may acquire Waze, the popular crowdsourced GPS app
  • Posted January 3, 2013, 12:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • Multiple sources have been cited in this report, claiming Apple is engaged in acquisition talks with Waze, a popular crowdsourced GPS app capable of providing turn-by-turn voice navigation. One pot hole in the road though is Waze's asking price of $750 million…

Usage logs show 'iPhone 6.1', 'iOS 7' being tested on Apple's campus

Usage logs show
  • Posted January 2, 2013, 10:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • We’ve barely got acquainted with the New Year but that isn’t reason enough to stop the Apple rumor mill as we are hearing that Cupertino is in the process of field testing the next generation iPhone running iOS version 7.…

Install pirated iOS apps without jailbreaking your device

Install pirated iOS apps without jailbreaking your device
  • Posted January 2, 2013, 9:38 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software
  • If you wanted to install pirated apps on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch up to this point, you’d first need to jailbreak your device – a process that many users simply didn’t want to fool with for a number…

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