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Apple Hires Former Senior Researcher At LG Display

Dr. Lee Jeung-jil, a former senior researcher at LG Display who was in charge of researching OLED printing technology, has recently been recruited by Apple, according to oled-info.com, a website dedicated to OLED-related information (via BrightWire). Dr. Lee, who was apparently involved with printing technology research, worked at P-OLED pioneer firm Cambridge Display Technology, before joining LG Display. Apple has been...

Adobe Patches Flash Player Vulnerabilities In OS X & Windows

Following reports of malware attacks on OS X and Windows users due to Flash player vulnerabilities, Adobe has issued emergency patches in order to prevent the two Flash player versions from being exploited online. Furthermore, the company ha also rolled out Flash player patches for users of Linux and Android, ArsTechnica is reporting. The source explains that the OS X exploits...

Bandai To Soon Release Tamagotchi App For iOS And Android

Bandai, the Japanese toy and video games maker, has today announced that Tamagotchi L.i.f.e app will soon be available for download on iOS and Android platforms (via The Telegraph). For those who aren't aware, Tamagotchi is an electronic virtual pet that became a craze in the 1990s, and was first released in Japan as a small plastic toy on a keychain...

Einhorn: From Apple Advocate to Agitator

Owning about 1.3 million Apple shares worth $600 million at current values, and predicting that the company's market value would hit $1 trillion in the future, star hedge fund manager David Einhorn was counted as THE Apple advocate in Wall Street. (more…)

Apple Now Alone In E-Book Price Fixing Suit Against U.S. DOJ

Last year, U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Apple and publishers Hachette SA, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster over alleged ebook price collusion. While the DOJ has already settled with all other companies accused, Apple is now left alone fighting the lawsuit, AllThingsD reports.  Macmillan, the last company to settle with DOJ, has agreed...

Ultrasn0w 1.2.8 iPhone Unlock Updated for iOS 6.1

If you rely on ultrasn0w 1.2.8 to unlock your iPhone 3G/3GS or iPhone 4, it was updated to support iOS 6.1 on Monday, the same day evasi0n was released, according to @musclenerd. https://twitter.com/MuscleNerd/status/299189418605043713 Ultrasn0w 1.2.8 will only unlock the following basebands: iPhone 3G/3GS: 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01, 05.13.04, and 06.15.00 iPhone 4: 01.59.00 How to unlock your existing...

Rumour Claims iPhone 5S and Larger 5-Inch iPhone 6 Coming in 2013

5-inch iPhone Mockup via iMore According to a translation by BrightWire, a user on the Chinese micro blogging site Weibo claims his source has seen prototypes for the iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 at Apple's suppliers, with the latter being a larger 5-inch model. A source told Chinese mobile phone information site Laoyaoba.com that he...

Chillingo’s Pixel People – Fun And Addictive [Review]

Pixel People is the latest freemium game from Chillingo that combines city building and genetic engineering into a fun and additive game. The city building mechanic is very simple. You can place buildings, roads, trees, and other objects anywhere. They don't need to connect, and aside from residential, and workplace buildings, everything else is optional.  ...

1Password for Mac is 50% Off in the Mac App Store

During 2013 Macworld/iWorld, Agile Bits discounted their class-leading app 1Password for Mac and iOS. If you missed out on that sale, you are in some luck. As part of Week 3 in the Mac App Store's Get Stuff Done Productivity Sale, Agile Bits has announced you can get 1Password for Mac for 50% off. That...

Kijiji for iPhone Updated with Province Search, iPad App in the Works

The Kijiji iPhone app recently was updated to bring support to search across provinces and the ability to sort results by date, price or distance. Also, the app now can use your location to locate items for sale near you. The app also has iPhone 5 screen support (even though its iTunes web preview still...