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Tim Cook Tops List of CEOs With Highest Approval Rating
CNN Money is reporting that Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, is among the highest rated, when it comes to how employees feel their CEO is running the company. In a study done by Glassdoor.com, employees of various tech companies in the US were asked, "Do you approve of the way your CEO is running the company?"....
pod2g Gives an Update on 5.1 Jailbreak for A5, A5X Devices
It's been a while since we've anything about jailbreaking iOS 5.1 on the newer A5 devices and the new iPad. Within 24 hours of the launch of the new iPad we had what seemed like 4 different ways to to go about jailbreaking the newest device on the newest firmware. We even had a few...
Virtual Store in Korea Lets You Shop with Your Smart Phone
Last year, Tesco Homeplus, a retail chain in Korea, started changing online shopping by putting up large billboards with pictures of their products, with a QR code associated with each product. You use your smartphone to scan the QR codes to fill up your cart. When you're finished shopping, you checkout online and your groceries are...
Get the iOS 5.1 Lockscreen Camera Button on iOS 5/5.0.1 with Camera Grabber Cydia Tweak
iOS 5.1 brought iPhone and iPod Touch users a new camera button on the lock screen, that let you "grab" the lock screen and slide it away to automatically open the camera app. With jailbreaking options limited for iOS 5.1, many jailbreakers have not yet updated their devices, and haven't been able to use this...
Sprint Already Has Deal in Place For 4G/LTE iPhone
In a recent conference call with investors, Joe Euteneuer, Sprint's chief financial officer, revealed that Sprint's current contract with Apple, allows them to sell the next generation 4G/LTE iPhone. Joe Euteneuer couldn't confirm that the next iPhone will be 4G/LTE, only that if it is, Sprint's contract is already set up to offer this device to their...
More Advanced Universal Remote Control Features Coming to iOS?
AppleInsider is reporting the a new patent filed by Apple, could bring more advanced universal remote control to iOS, via the cloud. This would work similarly to how some apps recognize certain brands or products and search a database to identify them. According to this patent, you may someday be able to just take a...
Apple Rejecting Apps That Access UDIDs
TechCrunch is reporting that Apple has put together teams to review apps and automatically reject them if they are accessing device UDIDs. A device's UDID (Unique Device Identification) is used by many app developers to track usage of their apps, and better determine further development of their products. It is some mobile ad companies only...
Apple Reviewing Qualcomm LTE Chip for the Next iPhone
AppleInsider is reporting that they have received a report from Barclay's that indicates Apple is indeed testing 4G/LTE chips for the next iPhone, expected to launch this fall. With the new iPad being shipped with 4G/LTE on board, it's pretty much a sure thing that the next iPhone will ship with the same. The chip...
The Walking Dead Game Coming to iOS?
The Walking Dead TV show has been a big hit for AMC and the creator of the comic, Robert Kirkman. They are further expanding the franchise into video games. There is a Facebook game coming out in April, as well as a console game from Telltale Games, which will be available on Xbox LIVE, PSN,...
Apple Still Pushing Its Own Nano-SIM Proposal For Future iPhones
According to a report published by The Financial Times (via Engadget), Apple is seemingly pushing its own nano-SIM proposal once again for future iPhones and iPads against the will of its major smartphone competitors such as Nokia, Motorola and RIM. Apple submitted a proposal for a customized, even smaller nano-SIM card design than current micro-SIM back in 2011, which...
World of Warcraft to Hit iOS, Eventually, Maybe?
In an interview with gaming blog Eurogamer, Senior World of Warcraft developer, John Lagrave told the blog that Blizzard is still looking into bringing World of Warcraft to mobile platforms. Lagrave explained to Eurogamer that they are definitely looking into to bringing WOW to mobile gaming, but it is hard. They want to get it...
Turn Your Spotlight Page Into a Web Page with WebSpot [Cydia Tweak]
One of the features on my iPhone that rarely gets used is the Spotlight page. When you're on you home screen, and you swipe your finger to the right, you can search for anything on your iDevice, in one convenient search field. If it's something you don't use regularly, and you have your device jailbroken,...