The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AOL has entered into a deal with Apple to bring its original content to Apple’s streaming box. It seems Apple is working with a number of content providers to broaden its offerings.
Star Wars x MimoPowerBot™, May The Charge Be With You
File this under, WANT! External battery solutions number in the hundreds if not the thousands all over the internet. But mimoco is making one that sets itself apart from all the others on the market. Meet, the Star Wars MimoPowerBot™.
Opinion: Has Blackberry Found A New Way To Stay Relevant?
Reuters is reporting that Blackberry will be entering a deal with Amazon, Inc. to begin offering 240,000 Android apps through the Amazon App Store on newer Blackberry devices. This is supposed to happen soon after Blackberry performs an upgrade to its operating system later this fall. But is this enough to pull Blackberry out of the grave?
Domino’s Pizza Introducing “Dom” Your Digital Pizza Ordering Assistant
Watch out Google Now and Siri, Domino’s Pizza is introducing Dom. Dom is their new “in app” digital assistant that will take your pizza order straight from your smart device. Pizza joints have always been at war over customers and now Domino’s is trying to escalate the assault by attempting to offer an easier way to order your pies.
With Great Numbers On iOS Lumosity Finally Launches On Android
Lumosity, the brain training game for iOS, has finally come to Android adding to its over 50 million users total. Lumosity has been on iOS for some time now and has been extremely popular (rated 5 stars on the Apple App Store).
Apple’s Smartwatch Is Coming – Opinion
iOS 8 is nearly proof that Apple will build a smartwatch and it is a good estimation to think it will release this year. Many companies have a smartwatch currently on the market with many more amazing models on the way such as the Moto360 and the Kairos watch we previewed last week. The smartwatch everyone is waiting for is one the company that will make it has not even announced yet. Here’s why we should expect an announcement soon.
Apple Issues Recall For Defective 5W European USB Adapters
Apple has issued a recall for their Apple 5W European USB power adapter due to an overheating risk that could cause fires. These adapters were sold with iPhone 3Gs, 4 and 4s models and shipped October 2009-September 2012. Check out the full press release below for more info on what to do if you have one of these adapters.
Report: Record Labels Pushing For Sale Of Spotify
Digital Music News reporter, Paul Resnikoff, is making some claims based on information from sources inside and outside the music industry that point to Spotify being sold. According to his article, the music industry, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Universal Music Group. Have a 20% stake in Spotify which they took as a form of payment rather than licensing fees. It’s these groups that are seeking to push the sale of Spotify, which they estimate to be valued at $10 billion. With Apple buying Beats streaming service it sounds as if the industry moguls think a sale of Spotify could get them a big payday and they could still license music to whomever they sell it off to.
Two Russian Hackers Arrested In Conjunction With iPhone Ransomware
The Hacker News reports that two young hackers from Russia have been arrested following an investigation into recent cyber attacks against iPhone owners. These attacks mostly affected users in Australia and New Zealand, and used a phishing scheme to gain user account information. After gaining this information, the hackers took advantage of Apple’s Find My iPhone feature to lock down users’ devices.
Here’s Why We Didn’t See Split-Screen Multitasking At WWDC (Opinion)
One of the things many Apple fans and tech blogs alike were predicting would come out of WWDC this year was iOS multitasking and split-screen capability. But that didn’t happen; Tim Cook and the boys from Apple made no such announcement much to the dismay of many. It seems the predictions are at least true that Apple is working on split-screen multitasking.
The $25 Firefox Phone For India, Will It Be A Hit?
Currently there are three major players in the smartphone mobile operating system market, Android, iOS and Windows Phone. All of these can be found globally with different shares of different markets. Now Firefox is attempting to assert itself into a virtually untapped market starting in India, the low-budget market. While there are plenty of people who can afford the latest flagship phones from each respective mobile OS there’s an equal number of people who cannot afford to have an iPhone, HTC M8 or Nokia phone in their pockets.
iOS8 Randomizes MAC Addresses When Searching For Wi-Fi
Redmond Pie is reporting that Twitter user @FredericJacobs found an unannounced feature in iOS8 that randomizes your MAC address when scanning for Wi-Fi networks. His Tweet is below.
Swiftkey And Fleksy Confirm Plans For iOS8 Swype May Join The Party Too
Yesterday Apple announced a major step forward for their iOS platform with the introduction of third party keyboards. Now two of the biggest players in … Read more…
Apple Releases iOS 8 SDK With Over 4,000 New APIs
Biggest Developer Release Ever Includes Extensibility Features, HealthKit, HomeKit & Swift SAN FRANCISCO―June 2, 2014―Apple® today released its iOS 8 SDK, the biggest developer release … Read more…
Apple Announces OS X Yosemite At WWDC 2014
Apple Announces OS X Yosemite Introduces Refined New Design, Powerful Apps & Amazing New Continuity Features SAN FRANCISCO―June 2, 2014―Apple® today announced OS X® Yosemite, … Read more…
What If Apple Is Buying Beats For Future Wearable Tech?
It makes me sick to my stomach just typing it. This entire deal makes me angry. As someone who would like to see Apple prosper (please do not interpret that to mean I’m a fangirl) I just can’t wrap my head around this deal. I will admit, I purchased a pair of craptastic Beats earbuds recently (read: within the past year) and was gravely disappointed. How could headphones cost this much and sound so horrible? At that point I ended any dealings with Beats. So when I heard that Apple purchased Beats…it was just a sad day.
What If Apple Is Buying Beats For Its Demographics?
I have been scratching my head since I heard the rumors of Apple buying Beats and continuing to scratch it since it actually happened. The reasons flowing through the interwebs simply do not equate in my mind. On one hand, you have the camp that is firmly placing the purchase on Beats streaming music service, which hasn’t been all that successful.
Analyst Claims He Has Details About Apple’s Smartwatch
Let’s be clear here, until the fruit company makes an official announcement nothing any analyst or leakster says will hold water. That being said, Brian Blair of Rosenblatt Securities claims he has details about Apple’s possible smartwatch which he says come from a Taiwanese supply chain for Apple. I usually try to avoid articles like this but the source site is Pocket-lint and I had to laugh at the headline for their story (Apple iWatch details leak, said to look like the Moto 360). The reason Mr. Blair and Pocket-lint say the Apple smartwatch looks like the Moto 360? Because it is round. Yes it is round. Which kind of makes it look like a hundred different watches on the planet doesn’t it?
Apple May Introduce Smart Home Platform At WWDC14
TechnoBuffalo is reporting Apple may be set to introduce a smart home platform at next week’s WWDC14. Smart home platforms are of course nothing new, … Read more…
Indiegogo: Fritzframe Brings Versatility In An iPhone Case
There are hundreds if not thousands of cases on the market for the iPhone. You can find them littering the kiosks at the mall and cluttering up Amazons pages. But once in awhile something kind of cool emerges through the pile of plastic and metal. And what better place for something cool to emerge than Indiegogo. The Fritzframe is a versatile case for your iPhone that tries to solves some of life’s little problems. Indiegogo is always a great place to find unique and fun new ideas, and Fritzframe looks like it’s heading to success, they’ve already busted through their funding goal by over $5000. Check out the video after the break. And read on down below for more information on this Indiegogo, then hit the link at the end or right HERE. What do you think of the Fritzframe? Let us know in the comments below or on Google+, Twitter and Facebook.
Apple Celebrates 13 Years Of Apple Stores
Back in May of 2001 Cliff Edwards of Bloomberg Business Week had an article titled, “Sorry, Steve: Here’s Why Apple Stores Won’t Work”. Now thirteen years later Apple seems to be doing just fine in the retail space, expanding much further than even I realized. Check out this animated map put together by retale.com which shows the expansion of Apple stores worldwide since 2001.
User Gets Creative, Shows iOS Running on 4.7″ iPhone 6
YouTuber Dom from macmixing was curious and got a little creative with an iPhone 6 dummy phone and a simulation. In his video below you’ll see iOS running on a iPhone 6 mock up, basically it’s the same iOS we know just scaled up to fit the higher resolution screen. Check out the video after the break.
Apple And Google Bury The Hatchet, Has Hell Frozen Over?
GigaOM is reporting that Google and Apple have agreed to dismiss ALL lawsuits against each other and start playing nice and bury the hatchet. You heard that correctly, here’s the joint statement from the two mega tech giants.
Columbia University Researchers Run iOS Apps on Android
XDA Developers send along word that Researchers at Columbia University have created a way for iOS Apps to run on Android. While Android has certainly decreased iOS’s lead in app quality/quantity over the last few years, there are still iOS exclusives that will probably never come to Android. The University’s project, code named Cider, looks to change that.
iOS8 Rumored To Finally Bring Multiple Windows To The iPad
Apple has long been known to march to the beat of their own drummer. It’s a very rare occurrence that they follow what other industry competitors are doing in terms of hardware and software. One of the things Samsung and Windows has been doing on their tablets (and phablets for that matter) is multitasking. TechnoBuffalo (via 9to5 Mac) is reporting sources have revealed that iOS8 will indeed allow users to multitask on the iPad by having two applications open at once with the ability to interact with each other. The new interface is said to only function in landscape mode, competitors allow for portrait mode too but the talk is landscape only for iPad.
Apple’s Speculative Purchase Of Beats Audio Begs The Question, Why?
Apple has long made a habit of buying up companies for their technology, innovations and most importantly their patents. Generally the companies purchased are low key under the radar non consumer centered companies, which is why the news of a Beats Audio buyout has me scratching my head. Before we move on to the potential Beats Audio purchase, let’s look at a list of companies Apple has purchased since 2008, shortly after they hit it big with the iPhone.
The War Is Approaching: ComiXology, Amazon, Apple, and Payments
Last week ComiXology, a digital comic books distribution platform, made some changes in the way they do business. They uploaded a new app to the Apple App Store to replace the app that they have had up for some time. The changes that were made were not minimal. They stripped out the in app purchase (IAP) system that they had been using and put in a cloud syncing option so that users could log in to the Comixology.com website to make purchases and then sync them to the app. Unsurprisingly, some people were upset.
Apple Awarded $119 Million In Latest Battle With Samsung, With Rant
Yeah, we know you know. It’s hit the web like a digital tsunami, Apple has won the latest court battle against Samsung slithering out with $119 million dollars. On the flip side, a much less lofty flip side, Samsung sprung out with $158,000 from a couple of patents the jury found Apple in violation of. Re/Code did get a statement from Apple right after the verdict and here’s what they had to say.
