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Apple Suspends Password Resets Over-The-Phone After iCloud Hacking
Over this past weekend we reported that writer Mat Honan had quite a few of his personal online-accounts hacked, all due to a lack-of-security with Apple support. I'm not going to blame Apple directly because mistakes happen, but they now are working to add additional security to over-the-phone password resets. For the time being, all...
This Samsung Report Details How to Be More Like the iPhone in 126 Steps
Yesterday Apple submitted evidence in court that could be the 'smoking gun' to further detail how Samsung copied the iPhone. An internal 132 page Samsung document from 2012 was translated from Korean into English details specific iPhone features side by side to the Samsung Galaxy S, as noted by AllThingsD. Every single aspect of the...
Samsung’s Icons Are “Substantially Similar” To Apple’s, Says Designer
While Apple continues to pile up evidence in the court-case against Samsung, a former Apple graphic designer, Susan Kare, has mistaken a Samsung phone for an iPhone. Kare, who designed icons for the original Mac, was brought to the stand to tell her story. She testified on Tuesday, describing all eleven of Samsung's smartphones icons “substantially similar”...
How To: Test Out Applications On The iPhone 5’s Rumored 640 x 1136 Resolution
Earlier today we learned the iPhone 5 may come equipped with a 640 x 1136 display resolution; also known as a 16:9 aspect ratio. With this display, users will have the ability to watch movies and TV shows in their native quality. Ultimately Apple would just be adding pixels to either the top or bottom...
Next Generation iPhone Reportedly Measured At 7.6 MM Thick
If you want to talk about a skinny iPhone, point your eyes towards the unreleased next-generation iPhone. Macrumors has pointed to a Apple.pro report claiming the next-generation iPhone has measured in at 7.6 mm thick. The measurements were taken by Chinese newspaper Apple Daily, who has allegedly obtained one of the leaked iPhones presented during these past few weeks. Based off...
iCarbons Giveaway: MacBook Pro 15″ Retina – Brushed Aluminum [Winner Announced]
Previously, I have reviewed the iCarbons skins in white carbon fiber for iPhone 4S, New iPad & iPad 2 Smart cover as well as in black carbon fiber for 13" MacBook Pro & Mac Mini and if you've had the chance to read either or both of them, you'd know how pleased I am with...
iOS 6 Code Reference Reveals 9-Pin Dock Connector
One of the most extensive rumors we've reported during this past spring and summer pointed to the 'iPhone 5' having a smaller dock connector. We've heard rumors on both a 19-pin dock connector and 8-pin dock connector. Since the initial rumor was started during Feburary, every purported iPhone featured that mini connector. Although we've seen...
Apple Store Genius Employee Rescues Kidnapped Woman
The Apple Store Genius Bar employees can be some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. I've made rounds to the Genius Bar quite a few times for MacBook and iPhone battery issues and every time, they politely replaced what I needed without more than a few questions. So when I read that a Genius...
How To: Jailbreak iOS 6 Beta 4 With RedSn0w 0.9.13 Dev 3 [Tutorial]
Apple seeded iOS 6 beta 4 yesterday introducing improved 3D Maps, enhanced privacy and bluetooth sharing along with tons of bug fixes while removing the native YouTube app from iOS for good. Today, Dev Team's @MuscleNerd has confirmed that iOS 6 beta 4 can be jailbroken with the existing version of RedSn0w 0.9.13 dev 3 on Mac and...
iOS 6 Supports iPhone 5’s Speculated Taller 640 x 1136 Display [SNAPSHOTS]
During these past few months, we've gathered a collection of evidences (1, 2 , 3) attempting to prove the next generation iPhone would have a taller screen size. Everything from leaked pictures, reports, and more has surfaced. Back in May, 9to5Mac reported that the upcoming iPhone would include a 640 x 1136 screen resolution, and...
Samsung Is A Copycat Infringing On Multiple Apple Patents, Says Industrial Design Expert
Leading industrial designer Peter Bressler, former president of the Industrial Designers Society and the founder of product design firm Bresslergroup, said in a testimony for Apple today that Samsung is clearly infringing on multiple patents with its phones & tablets and that consumers could easily confuse one of Samsung's devices with Apple's (via CNET). He further argued that one...
Asymco: The New iPhone Could Sell 263 Million Units
According to analysts at Asymco, the new 'iPhone 5' could sell over 263 million units worldwide. This is based off the Apple's senior vice-president of worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller's "Each new generation sold approximately equal to all previous generations combined" statement. The 263 million unit figure came upon adding the iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS, 4, and...