Back in December, we reported about a bug in iOS 5, which causedstolen iPhones to receive iMessages that were meant for the original owner, despite taking measures like remote wiping or changing Apple ID passwords.
That issue got more visibility earlier in the week when Gizmodoreported that an iPhone user who had taken his iPhone to Apple Genius bar to fix an issue, started receiving every incoming and outgoing iMessage meant for an Apple employee who had helped in fixing his problem. Continue reading “Apple: iMessage Bug is Not a Bug; Employee Did Not Follow Correct Procedure” »
Have you missed an important call because you forgot to turn on the ringer on your iPhone? Wouldn’t it have been nice if you could have set the duration for which you want the ringer to be turned on, at time of turning on the mute switch?
The good news is that a new jailbreak tweakcalled Ringer X VIP developer by@_Yllier_ allows you to do just that and lots more. It allows you to customize ringing and vibration behavior for calls and text messages.
Here are some of the things you can do with this jailbreak tweak: Continue reading “RingerX VIP Allows You Customize Ringing & Vibration Behavior For Calls & Messages” »
Ever since Apple launched the iPhone, which came with a glass screen (instead of plastic), one of the popular iPhone accessories is a screen protector.
Typically these screen protectors are made of plastic. However, folks at Spigen have an interesting solution. They’ve launched a screen protector made of tempered glass to protect iPhone’s screen from damage and scratches. Continue reading “Spigen Releases Tempered Glass Screen Protector For iPhone” »
A Fast Company interview with a MasterCard executive seems to indicate that Apple is speaking to various companies, including MasterCard, about its long rumored NFC based iPhone.
The executive didn’t confirm anything outright when asked about NFC and Apple, citing confidentiality agreements: Continue reading “Apple Maybe Working On An NFC Based Payment System For The Next iPhone” »
We’ve seen various iPhone mock-ups in the past, some based on rumors floating around the web, while others – a conceptualization of what the designer wants.
The mock-up below, falls in the latter category. The designer, Antonio De Rosa from ADR Studio, created the design with Steve Jobs in mind.
From his description: Continue reading “iPhone SJ: New iPhone Concept Inspired By Steve Jobs [images]” »
9 to 5 Mac has discovered code references in iOS 5.1beta that was seeded to developers last month, which indicate that future iPads and iPhones could be powered by a quad-core processor.
9 to 5 Macreports: Continue reading “Next Generation iPad And iPhone Could be Powered by Quad-Core Chips?” »
CloudOn – Silicon Valley based startup that had briefly released a free app in the App Store thatbrought Microsoft Office functionality to the iPad, but had to voluntarily remove their app due to a surge in traffic, has released the app again the App Store.
CloudOn for iPad allows you to create, view, and edit files directly in Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint in your workspace using Dropbox account.
CloudOn app allows you to do the following: Continue reading “CloudOn App That Brings Microsoft Office Functionality to iPad For Free is Available in The App Store (Again)” »
Samsung has just released ChatON – a messenger app in the App Store for iPhone.
Samsung is calling ChatON their Global Mobile Communication Service.
ChatON is a multi-platform messenger service that is also available for Android, Bada – Samsung’s own mobile platform.
The ChatON messenger includes the following features: Continue reading “Samsung Releases ChatON Messenger App in The App Store” »
The past week or so, we’ve seen close to half a dozen Digitimesreports about Apple products, specifically the iPad and the rumored Apple Television. Some of these were believable (even if they don’t pan out) while some were downright ridiculous.
The claims about the iPad 3 being available in a few months, having increased battery life and a high resolution display are believable. Apple making a reappearance at Macworld, on the other hand sounds outlandish.
More Digitimes claim chowder: Continue reading “About That Ridiculous iPad 4 Rumor” »
ZDNet reports that according to leaked documents that are internal communications between the Indian military, Apple, RIM and Nokia are providing backdoor access to the Indian military to monitor cellular communication.
The documents were leaked by a group of Indian hackers called The Lords of Dharmaraja. ZDNet reports that the leaked documents reveals the existence of a system known as RINOA SUR where RINOA stands for RIM, Nokia and Apple. ZDNet’s Manan Kakkar isn’t sure what SUR stands for. Continue reading “Leaked Memo Reveals Apple Providing Backdoor Cellular Access to Indian Military” »
