By Juli Clover watchabc ABC has plans to stream this weekend’s Oscars live though its Watch ABC app for the iPhone and the iPad to a select number of customers, reports Variety. As with standard…
AppAdviceApple’s Touch ID might seem ultra-secure to you and me (and way more so than our old “1234” passcodes), but businesses dealing in sensitive information seem to need a little more convincing. To meet concern…
FirstpostApple has put out a new document which has given a detailed explanation of how exactly the TouchID fingerprint scanner and the new A7 chip’s Secure Enclave work on iOS to ensure that user data…
The Mac ObserveriBeacon Apple has begun certifying devices for the “iBeacon” mark under its MFi (“Made for iPod/iPhone/iPad”) licensing program. According to BEEKn, manufacturers can now apply to use Apple’s iBeacon logo on devices that…
TechRadar UKApple has formalized its standards for iBeacon, specifying the required specs for devices and apps with the Bluetooth tracking technology to be added to the ranks of other “Made for iPhone” (MFi) devices. In…
USA TODAYSamsung unveiled its newest Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress. It features a 5.1-inch screen, a fingerprint sensor, a heartrate sensor, and it’s waterproof. Loading… Post to Facebook. Samsung Galaxy S5 has one…
BBC NewsThe next iteration of Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone range will feature biometric security, the company has announced. In a similar way to Apple’s iPhone 5, the main button on the front of the device doubles…
SC Natives Launch New Social Media AppWLTX.comA new social media app for iPhone, developed by Greenville, SC natives, is now available to the public. The application called ‘Sovi,’ from founders Samuel “Trey” Pringle III, Tom…
Edmonds BeaconIn a few minutes ago, the getthebest365.com team has released unlock-jailbreak tool v5.0. This version of Getthebest365 tool can untethered jailbreak and Unlock iPhone 5, 5s, 4S/7.0.5/3GS iOS 7.0.5/7.0.4 iPad and iPod Touch released…
UPI.comSamsung unveils it Galaxy S5 this week in Barcelona, Spain. Pictured are the S4 and Note. (Courtesy Samsung.com). Smartphone companies can live or die based on the sales success, or lack of it, of their…
TechRadar UKThe Samsung Galaxy S4 and the iPhone 5S are devices that highlight the best of two of the largest tech companies at the height of their powers, so which one should you choose? Each…
Wall Street JournalApple released a software update for iOS 7, its mobile operating system, to patch a potential security risk for users of iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. In its release, which became available on…
TabTimesApple’s next free iOS 7 update for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users is expected to fix bugs and enhance a variety of user interface elements, as well as include new Mobile Device Management features….
Apple InsiderApple’s next free iOS 7 update for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users will fix bugs and enhance a variety of user interface elements, but its release appears hinged on the completion of Mobile…
Boston GlobeI am British, Welsh to be exact, which means that if I consulted the right databases and cross-referenced family documents I could probably trace my ancestry back 400 or 500 years. Nowadays, I can…
EngadgetWhile Microsoft Office Mobile for iPhone released last summer and we’ve yet to see software release for Apple tablets. Not only is the slate-focused productivity suite alive and well, it’s apparently going to launch before…
Hippplay is an app it took me a awhile to sit and focus and blog about, but for good reason: I my original intent was to have this full-blown blog and vlog presentation with all…
E Canada NowBlackberry Messaging (BBM) as one of the main avenues for the company’s return to profitability. Given the rich set of features in the latest version for Android and iPhone smartphone users, the company…
State ColumnAmazon has hatched their latest attempt to broaden their sales via use of a new feature for their iOS app that allows iPhone users to utilize the device’s camera to scan real-world items without…
HLNtv.comIt’s throwback day at Facebook! Not only is the juggernaut timesucker celebrating its 10th birthday Tuesday, it’s also celebrating being called “cool” again for roughly the first time since its fifth birthday. Yes, the day…
Miley Cyrus agreed to do the article with W Magazine (the one with most her sexy, “come hither look” as my friend Keith B. Johnson would say, photos), but I’m pretty sure she didn’t think…
The Mac ObserverLast week, Facebook announced it was introducing a new iPhone app called Paper. If the name sounds familiar, it’s probably because you’ve already heard of Paper by FiftyThree — a popular drawing app…
San Jose Mercury News1. Facebook launching Paper, a new way to read your News Feed. With Facebook’s latest iPhone app, Paper, users can experience their News Feed and the news at the same time. With…
Los Angeles TimesApple has applied for a patent that describes a method the Cupertino company could use to improve the accuracy of the touchscreen on its iPad and iPhone devices. The patent, which was published…
TechCrunchYou miss great content because you aren’t subscribed to the right sources. So Facebook wants to bring you content serendipity with Paper, a standalone iOS news reader app it revaled today that delivers human and…
ComputerworldComputerworld – Apple sold a record 51 million iPhones in the fourth quarter of 2013, but acknowledged it had underestimated the appeal of the flagship iPhone 5S, making some analysts question the new two-model strategy…
New York TimesThe iPhone 5C, at an Apple store, above, was one of two new phone models introduced last year. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s iPhone is still defying a long-held rule of…
Reuters(Reuters) – Apple Inc missed Wall Street’s lofty target for iPhone sales over the crucial holiday shopping season and offered a weaker-than-expected forecast for this quarter, sending its shares down 8 percent on Monday. The…
International Business Times UKThe iPhone 5c is not thought to have sold as well as the more expensive 5s, despite a huge marketing campaign. Apple is to report its financial results for the first quarter…
The new “Hot Or Not” app for Facebook is really interesting, especially considering that Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly started that social network as something called “Facemash.” “Hot or Not” is really a…
CNETThirty years later, the Mac’s journey is far from over. It’s had an even greater influence on the company’s touch devices than the Apple II did on the Mac. Ross Rubin. by Ross Rubin. January…
VentureBeatWhile Apple’s core business today is its iPhone and iPad devices, the Cupertino-based gadget maker is celebrating the 1984 device that started it all — and all the Macs that came after it. “Every company…
InformationWeekSales of Samsung’s smartphones fell slightly during the fourth quarter as the world’s leading smartphone maker offers weak outlook moving into 2014. alt= 10 Wearables To Watch At CES 2014. (click image for larger view…
Sydney Morning HeraldApple will come out with two new iPhone models this year, and each one will feature a larger screen, sources say. The Cupertino tech giant will release a version of its flagship device…
Los Angeles TimesApple will come out with two new iPhone models this year, and each one will feature a larger screen, according to a report Thursday. The Cupertino tech giant will release a version of…
TapscapeThink the 1 percent are selfish? They certainly are. However, whether we’re talking wealth or mobile data, the biggest piggies of all are the hyper elite, the 0.1 percenters. A fresh study of mobile data…
TMZ.com0118-justin–bieber-halfpipe-x17-2 Justin Bieber’s problem with sizzurp had early warning signs … but no one picked up on them. We went back and looked at this photo … taken last month. You see a skate ramp…
VentureBeatMotorola, LG, and HTC are getting left in the dust, according to new data from research outfit NDP Group. According to a study, Apple and Samsung account for a huge 68 percent of the smartphone…
Washington PostIf Frank Washington has told his mother once, he has told her a thousand times: Do not change the account passwords on your iPhone. His mother called the other day. She had a password…
PC MagazineThe Starbucks mobile app offers a certain convenience when paying for your venti non-fat, no-foam, six-pump extra-hot chai tea latte. But turns out, it could also compromise your security. According to a report by…
Apple InsiderCoffee megachain Starbucks is under fire over their data security practices after it was discovered that the company’s iOS payment app does not encrypt customers’ login information. Starbucks. Security researcher Daniel Wood publicly disclosed…
Headlines & Global NewsStarbucks smartphone application stores customers’ information including passwords in plain text format that can be accessed by anyone in possession of a customer’s smartphone. Starbucks has a popular mobile application that lets…
RTT NewsTechnology giant Apple Inc. (AAPL: Quote) has agreed to provide full refunds to consumers, paying at least $32.5 million, to settle a Federal Trade Commission complaint that the company billed consumers for millions of…
KOLOPeople who use the Starbucks mobile app should be on alert, according to a research report that says the app leaves customers’ passwords open to attack. The popular app allows Starbucks customers to purchase drinks…
USA TODAYApple has reached a $32.5 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over unauthorized purchases made within smartphone and tablet apps. The settlement requires Apple — maker of the iPad and iPhone — to…
Wall Street JournalApple CEO Tim Cook says the company’s deal to offer its devices through China Mobile will help it to bolster sales in the world’s biggest smartphone market. Paul Mozur tells Yun-hee Kim why…
Telegraph.co.ukApple supplier Foxconn has reportedly shipped about 1.4 million iPhone 5Ss handsets to China Mobile, ahead of the mobile operator’s launch on Friday 17 January. A person familiar with the matter told The Wall Street…
Wall Street JournalChina Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua said that millions of Apple’s iPhones already have been ordered by its customers. Shown, a mobile-phone shop in Beijing. EPA. China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua said millions of…
ArtRage www.artrage.com is be at CES 2014 at the Sony Booth LVCC #14200. I interviewed Prominent artists David Kassan and Donovan Fitzgerald, who are performing live paintings on Sony touch screens with active stylus pen…
USA TODAYLAS VEGAS — Mophie cases are popular among iPhone users for their ability to fix one of the phone’s biggest weaknesses: battery life. At CES, Mophie turned its attention to fixing another iPhone limitation…
CES 2014: Cheap smartphones highlight Apple’s challengeUSA TODAYLAS VEGAS — One of the reasons investors are concerned about Apple can be found in the back booths of this year’s International CES technology conference: cheap, powerful…
MashableApple has acquired SnappyLabs, a one-man Australian startup behind the popular high-tech photo app SnappyCam. The SnappyCam app, which is no longer available in the App Store, let iPhone users capture full-resolution images at up…
ForbesApple, which went on a buying binge last year, kicked off its 2014 acquisition spree with the buyout of SnappyLabs, creator of the SnappyCam app which allows the iPhone’s camera to take fast high-resolution photos….
Apple InsiderTroubled device maker BlackBerry on Friday filed suit against Typo, makers of a new snap-on iPhone keyboard case, alleging that the Ryan Seacrest-backed startup “blatantly copied” BlackBerry’s own keyboard. Update: Typo has issued a…
San Francisco Chronicle(Updates with excerpt from complaint in second paragraph.) Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) — BlackBerry Ltd., the smartphone maker that has lost business to Apple Inc. and Google Inc., sued Ryan Seacrest’s Typo Products LLC…
Apple InsiderNew web traffic data suggests that the iPhone was Christmas’s big winner among smartphones while the iPad remained the dominant tablet, though it lost some ground to competition from Samsung, Amazon, and Microsoft. Chitika…
(Zennie62Media CES 2014 coverage sponsored by MaiWorld.com and Maikii.com, the leader in affinity USB Flash Drives) Paick www.paick.com, the company creating new digital fashion ideas for life, launched today Noble, the ultra-thin ½ inch portable…
San Jose Mercury NewsIn the latest instance of a Silicon Valley tech company being drawn into the shadowy activities of the National Security Agency, Apple (AAPL) on Tuesday denied any involvement in the spy agency’s…
4 Ways Your Handy iPhone Changed The Way You Consumed Fashion In 2013 …Global GrindLong gone are the days of bell bottom jeans (that comeback flamed out quickly) and fashion consumption that can only take…
ZDNetSummary: The doom and gloom about Apple’s future contimues. The party line goes that Cupertino must repent of its ways and make a New Year’s resolution to produce cheaper and cheaper systems. How else can…
