If you need a speaker for your iOS device that can handle the outdoors, the Braven 625s Outdoor Portable Bluetooth Speaker might be the solution. The 625s is a Bluetooth speaker for the outdoor enthusiast, whether for camping trips, tailgating or just backyard barbecues. The speaker is just over 6 inches long, 2.5 inches high,…
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Chess Deluxe for iOS & OS X: Beginners Only
Chess Deluxe for both OS X and iOS have been recently released. (OS X on August 14.) It’s a simple chess program without many features and is designed for casual players and beginners. Cast in that light, it does the job. If you’re looking for a serious chess app, like the kind I’ve reviewed before,…
Objective-C Makes Facebook for iOS Likable
Last week, Facebook debuted version 5.0 of its mobile app for iOS. The new app promised much faster performance, and a look behind the scenes finds that Facebook was able to achieve these performance gains by dropping HTML 5 and embracing Apple’s Objective-C in developing the app. Slow The app, which accounts for an increasingly…
Objective-C Makes Facebook for iOS Likable
Last week, Facebook debuted version 5.0 of its mobile app for iOS. The new app promised much faster performance, and a look behind the scenes finds that Facebook was able to achieve these performance gains by dropping HTML 5 and embracing Apple’s Objective-C in developing the app. Slow The app, which accounts for an increasingly…
The Digital Wallet War is Heating Up [UPDATED]
Google Wallet works where MasterCard PayPass is accepted, but you can also use Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover in conjunction with the app. It’s supported by a handfull of merchants, and only in selected locations with different levels of support. Just a few examples are American Eagle Outfitters, Banana Republic, The Container Store, CVS…
Tim Cook Took Over Apple One Year Ago Today
It’s been an interesting year for Apple, a year of ups and downs, but mostly ups. It’s also been a year where many have predicted that Apple will coast into mediocrity without a visionary like Steve Jobs in charge of the company, even while Wall Street has propelled the stock up 81.7 percent higher.Apple CEO…
Can You Trust the Apple Store With Your Devices & Data?
Gizmodo’s sources made the following claims:Managers stole merchandise by giving it away to businesses for free in exchange for personal favors and services.Managers “stole” employee bonuses for themselves.Employees replaced an “unlimited” number of broken iPhones for themselves and their friends.Employees and managers traded free products or replacements to local bars in exchange for free or…
Rumors Pump Apple Shares to Another Closing High of $648.11
AAPL Chart for August 17th, 2012 Source: Yahoo! Finance Mr. Misek raised his price target to $900 per share from $800 after checks with Apple’s suppliers suggest the company is ready for the oft-rumored, much speculated iPad mini. Those checks also suggest that the iPhone 5 will also make an appearance at the September media…
Samsung Designer Denies Referencing Apple, Apple Shows Otherwise
Jeeyuen Wang is professional designer working for Samsung on the company’s smartphone user interface. According to her own testimony as reported by Forbes, she helped design the icons used in some of Samsung’s smartphones. She is also up for consideration as designer of the year within Samsung, an honor that includes a 100 million South…
Apple Patent Cross-Licensing Has Limits with Microsoft & Samsung
According to AllThingsD, Apple revealed in court that it has a cross-licensing agreement in place with erstwhile mortal enemy Microsoft. That agreement specifically covers the same design patents that Apple is contesting with Samsung, but Apple has in place an “anti-cloning” provision. That provision stipulates that the companies, “can’t copy each other’s products,” according to…
Trial Over Selling Kidney for an iPad Starts in China
The defendants were accused of arranging the deal which netted them about $35,000 and for duping the teen into allowing doctors to remove one of his kidneys. One of the defendants, He Wei, said the boy voluntarily agreed to the surgical procedure and because of that he didn’t break any laws, according to the BBC.Mr.…
iOS Q2 Market Share Slips Amidst Competing Metrics
The Android and iOS mobile operating systems combined to power 85 percent of all smartphones shipped in the second quarter of 2012, according a new report published by research firm IDC Wednesday. The total represents a new high for the two dominant mobile platforms together, but shows a rare iOS market share decrease despite an…
Photo fx Ultra Takes Digital Filters On iOS To A New Level
The Tiffen Company, developer of Photo fx Ultra, has over 70 years of association with professional and amateur photographers. It is with this long legacy of providing optical filters, that allows them to be perfectly suited to deliver digital optical filters to devices such as the iPhone, or in this case the iPad. However, one…
RIM Stock Jumps on Samsung Takeover Rumors
Reviving rumors from earlier this year, Research in Motion [RIMM] is up over 10 percent in early trading on rumors that mobile giant Samsung is interested in acquiring the beleaguered device maker. Today’s rumors follow a Barron’s report Tuesday that the future of RIM remained bleak and that a partnership or acquisition was necessary to…
Taiwan Man Sues Apple in China Over FaceTime Patent
A Taiwanese man has filed suit against Apple in China, alleging that the Cupertino company’s FaceTime video calling service infringes on his patent, according to Chinese site QQ Tech and translated by M.I.C. Gadget. The Intermediate People’s Court in Zhenjiang will hear the case but, thus far, Apple has failed to respond to the Court’s…
How to Avoid a Mat Honan Style Mac & iCloud Hack
Wired Journalist Mat Honan (via Wired) UPDATE: For those interested, we’ve done some investigation into what exactly happens during a remote wipe of a Mac via iCloud. You can read our findings here. By now, the news of Wired journalist Mat Honan’s “Epic Hacking” has hit the mainstream news. Late last week, in a matter of minutes,…
Apple, Google Bid on Kodak Patents
Apple and Google offered bids between $150 million and $250 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. Those bids, however, could climb quickly come Wednesday as the two companies fight to keep Kodak’s patents out of each other’s hands.Kodak’s patent auction may not bring in as much cash as it wantsApple partnered with Microsoft is…
Video Streaming, Weather, & Geofencing
It’s time for another episode of TMO’s App Highlights, featuring a little sum’ sum’ for everyone. But if you don’t see your particular brand of something here, definitely let me know in the comments. I am an equal-opportunity sum’ sum’ writer. Amazon Instant Video Depending on where your video interests lie, Amazon has been one…
AMD Hires iPad Chip Designer Jim Keller
AMD hires Jim Keller away from Apple“Jim is one of the most widely respected and sought-after innovators in the industry and a very strong addition to our engineering team,” said Mark Papermaster, AMD’s chief technology officer and senior vice president of technology and engineering. Mr. Papermaster is a former Apple alum, too, having left the…
Taiwanese University Sues Over Siri Patents
According to Patently Apple, the first patent in question was filed in October 2005 and awarded in April 2010 and covers “a method and system for matching speech data.” The second covers a “speech recognition system” and was filed in December 2002 and awarded in September 2007. Siri was introduced in October 2011. The lawsuit covers…
Apple Excited to Attend Black Hat, But Answers No Questions
“We are really excited to be here,” Mr. De Atley said during his opening remarks at what AFP described as a packed Caesars Palace ballroom. He added, “When we were developing the iPhone we realized there were aspects that make it different from computers.” The Black Hat conference is an annual gathering of security professionals…
ITC Rules Kodak Patent Invalid in Apple, RIM Case
ITC Blows Kodak patent infringement case out of the waterThe ITC panel upheld an earlier ruling, according to the Wall Street Journal, and said that as a result Apple and RIM couldn’t have violated trade laws in this case.Kodak claimed the digital camera preview system iPhone, as well as RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones, infringed on its…
China Sees Quiet Third Gen iPad Launch
While security staff was on hand at the flagship Apple Store in Beijing, lines were short and there didn’t seem to be any need for a police presence, according to The Next Web. In contrast, the iPhone 4S launch was chaotic and required police to help keep the crowds under control. That launch, however, didn’t…
Infinite Flight Simulator for iOS: a Rough Ride
Infinite Flight for the iPad is a flight simulator/game for iOS that offers several different kinds of aircraft and airport locations. While seemingly impressive, it has some serious problems compared to its competition. _______________ 30,000 ft. View Flight simulators on the iPad create a difficult proposition for the developer. While a full-blown simulator on the…