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• iPhone comes out on top in J.D. Power Smartphone Satisfaction Rankings
• Microsoft releases Remote Desktop apps for the iPhone, iPad and the Mac
• Facebook app update adds comment and post editing
• Judge Lucy Koh rules against Samsung in latest Patentgate order
• pod2g: Apple can potentially access encrypted iMessages
• Twitter may be working on stand-alone direct messaging app
• Apple starts decorating Yerba Buena Center for iPad event on October 22nd
• First iPhone 5s Print ad highlights Touch ID, new Gold Color
• Asphalt 8: Airborne goes free for a limited time
• Facebook ads 1790% more profitable on iOS than Android

iPhone comes out on top in J.D. Power Smartphone Satisfaction Rankings Posted: 17 Oct 2013 09:54 PM PDT J.D. Power released its 2013 U.S. Wireless Smartphone Satisfaction Study this week and Apple earned top spot, followed by Samsung, for overall customer satisfaction. Both Apple and Samsung scored at or above the average in all performance factors. Continue reading →

Microsoft releases Remote Desktop apps for the iPhone, iPad and the Mac Posted: 17 Oct 2013 04:45 PM PDT Microsoft rolled out Windows 8.1 to the public today. Along with the desktop OS, the Redmond company also released companion Remote Desktop apps for iOS and OS X. These new Remote Desktop apps allow you to connect to a PC and control it with your iOS device or Mac computer. Continue reading →

Facebook app update adds comment and post editing Posted: 17 Oct 2013 03:01 PM PDT Earlier this year, Facebook made changes to its website and Android app that allowed users the ability to edit status updates and comments. Now, those same changes have made their way to the iPad and iPhone. Continue reading →

Judge Lucy Koh rules against Samsung in latest Patentgate order Posted: 17 Oct 2013 02:02 PM PDT Samsung is in hot water after it told Nokia it had viewed the terms of the patent agreement the Finnish company had negotiated with Apple. This disclosure was the fodder for potential sanctions against the Korean handset maker. Samsung tried to delay the investigation into this “Patentgate,” but Judge Lucy Koh shot down Samsung’s motions, says a report in FOSS Patents. Continue reading →

pod2g: Apple can potentially access encrypted iMessages Posted: 17 Oct 2013 01:39 PM PDT In wake of NSA’s data-snooping Prism revelations, Apple said that iMessages are protected by end-to-end encryption, and even if they wanted to, they can't decrypt them. But this claim has been challenged by Cyril Cattiaux aka pod2G, who is a member of the evad3rs team that is currently working on an iOS 7 jailbreak. He says that someone inside Apple can intercept iMessages since the company controls the public key distribution that powers the end-to-end encryption. Continue reading →

Twitter may be working on stand-alone direct messaging app Posted: 17 Oct 2013 01:01 PM PDT According to multiple sources for AllThingsD, Twitter plans to overhaul its direct messaging service, making it less an afterthought and more of a prominent feature for its users. Direct messaging may become so important that it will even get its own  stand-alone app. Continue reading →

Apple starts decorating Yerba Buena Center for iPad event on October 22nd Posted: 17 Oct 2013 12:06 PM PDT Apple has started decorating the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, which is the venue for the iPad event on October 22nd. The banner design appears to be similar to the colorful invite that was sent out earlier in the week. Continue reading →

First iPhone 5s Print ad highlights Touch ID, new Gold Color Posted: 17 Oct 2013 11:35 AM PDT Apple hasn’t advertised the iPhone 5s much since its launch, and has instead focused all its marketing on the cheaper iPhone 5c. But today, first print advertisements for the iPhone 5s appeared in The New Yorker and Entertainment Weekly. Continue reading →

Asphalt 8: Airborne goes free for a limited time Posted: 17 Oct 2013 10:54 AM PDT Asphalt 8, Gameloft's latest title in its very successful series of racing games, has gone free for a limited time on the App Store, down from its usual price of $0.99. The game features new locations, an expanded set of cars and an all-new physics engine that powers the game's in-air action. Continue reading →

Facebook ads 1790% more profitable on iOS than Android Posted: 17 Oct 2013 10:42 AM PDT According to a study of more than 200 billion Facebook ad impressions conducted by advertising firm Nanigans, mobile ads on iOS generate 1790 percent more profit on iOS than on Android. In fact, Nanigan’s data suggests that advertisers actually lose money when advertising on Android. Continue reading →

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