Tag: Apple
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Microsoft Skype for iPhone and iPad app gets new design and features in latest update
Microsoft has rolled-out a new update of Skype for iPhone and iPad app on Thursday. The new update was focused on overhauling the user interface, improving the performance, and adding some cool new features. As the release date of new iPhone with final version of iOS 9 nears, Microsoft has made sure in advance that…
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Huge Speed Increase for the Web Due to Secret Alliance
Using new technology and a unique collaboration between browser makers, web performance could become much faster. For years, there has been a noted divide between browser makers but now it appears that an alliance is forming. Based on the unusual partnership between major rivals, internet users could have a much different and faster online experience.…
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Several Design Changes for the iPhone 6S Leaked
One of the highest profile leakers for Apple products in the world, Ming-Chi Kuo, has again revealed 11 significant changes due next month. In a statement, he also believes the iPhone 6 design will be altered in three distinct ways. According to Kuo, the size of the iPhone 6S will be somewhat larger than the…
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Serious Security Flaw Identified for Hackers to Steal iPhone Passwords
It has been discovered that Apple’s iOS mobile platform, as well as the OS X desktop operating system have a major security flaw. Security researchers just discovered the problem, which has since been confirmed by Apple. With this flaw in place, hackers have the ability to build an application that can steal all saved passwords…
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Record Labels Unhappy With Apple Music Contracts
A number of record labels have been vocally protesting the contracts that Apple is requiring for the record labels to participate in the company’s Apple Music venture. The record labels say that Apple is requiring conditions that would harm the record labels financially while reducing the amount that Apple pays to stream their music. The…
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Apple Delivers iPad Side-by-Side Multitasking Capability
Although some hoped the iPad would work in a similar fashion to a real desktop computer, the never happened, something most evident by the inability to multitask. There have been a few developers who worked on side-by-side multitasking for the iPad but none really succeeded. For instance, three years ago an application called Tapose was…
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Beats Pill XL Speakers Recalled by Apple for Overheating
Approximately 233,000 Beats Pill XL speakers in North America are being formally recalled by Apple due to product overheating complaints. To date, eight complaints have been received, one in which an individual sustained minor injuries and another where a person’s desk received damage. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recall involves the Beats…
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Apple Introducing Watch App Developer’s Tool Kit
Initially, Apple did not create an application for the Apple Watch since this device had limited animation and loading time took several seconds. According to Phillip Ryn, founder of Impending, a mobile game developer, there were constraints as to what programs could be created. However, Ryn now feels different about the situation. He stated that…
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Apple Releases USB Type-C
As part of Apple’s list of product releases is the USB Type-C also referred to simply as USB-C. Apple just releases a new 12-inch MacBook designed with just one port excluding the headphone jack. What makes this product so unique is the new connector, which is not only different but actually moves away from direct…
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Apple “Siri” Makes Homes Smarter
Apple’s “Siri” is joining the ranks of high-tech home gadgets. This particular gadget is the first of its kind controlled by the voice-activated digital assistant. As reported, “Siri” for the home will go on sale starting this week, following an announcement from Google that it is in the process of building software specific for home…