Alleged dummy iPhone 6 case mold surfaces with thin profile, elongated buttons, and more for 04/30/2014

View this email in your browser Alleged dummy iPhone 6 case mold surfaces with thin profile, elongated buttons By Julie Drummond on Apr 29, 2014 09:00 pm New images posted by Nowwhereelse.fr claim to show another physical mockup of the iPhone 6 that sports the same slim design that we have seen in earlier leaks. The photos were originally published by a member of a well-known Chinese forum and relayed by Nowwhereelse.fr without any further validation. Continue reading → Apple seeds new beta version of OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 to Developers (Build 13D55) By Julie Drummond on Apr 29, 2014 06:45 pm Apple today seeded its next beta version of OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 (build number: 13D55) to developers. The new beta version arrives less than a week after the eighth beta version was released. The release is available in the OS X developer center and through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store. Continue reading → Google may ditch Nexus line in favor of 'Silver' brand to compete with the iPhone By Julie Drummond on Apr 29, 2014 06:20 pm According to a report in The Information, Google may be working on a new Silver program that is designed to be the next evolution in the company’s Nexus line and Google Play edition phones. The goal of this new initiative is possibly to wrestle back control of Android from Samsung, which is dominating the platform with its stranglehold on Android smartphone market share. Continue reading → New Convergance Tweak Brings a Plethora of Functionality to the iPhone Lock Screen By Stephen Hall on Apr 29, 2014 05:37 pm What if you could add a variety of exciting functionality to your lock screen including better notifications, quick-access toggles, and a few awesome widgets? We told you about Convergance back in January, and the jailbreak-only tweak is now available on the Cydia store for iPhone users. Continue reading → Apple close to overtaking Nokia in mobile phone market share By Julie Drummond on Apr 29, 2014 04:46 pm Apple may produce only one line of smartphones, but the company reportedly is close to overtaking Nokia and sliding into second place in the global mobile phone market, according to a report published by Strategy Analytics. Continue reading → App Deals for today: Work Time, Frugi, Tower Dwellers HD and more By Jason on Apr 29, 2014 03:58 pm We have some great apps for you today that have gone free for a short duration on the App Store, including FTP Client Pro, Work Time, Frugi and more. Continue reading → iWatch reportedly enters production, will launch in the second-half of this year By Jason on Apr 29, 2014 03:10 pm Apple is widely rumored to release the iWatch, a smartwatch with a focus on health and fitness, following Tim Cook's multiple statements saying the company will enter new categories in 2014. A new report says that the iWatch has already entered production, and will be launched in the second-half of 2014. Continue reading → Microsoft Office for iPad update lets you print documents via AirPrint By Jason on Apr 29, 2014 01:59 pm Microsoft today delivered the first update to its Office for iPad suite of apps, addressing a common criticism of the first version of the apps, that didn’t have printing capabilities. With the new Office for iPad apps, you can now print documents using your AirPrint compatible printer. Continue reading → CNBC picks Steve Jobs as the Most Influential Business Leader from the past 25 years By Valerie Richardson on Apr 29, 2014 12:25 pm In celebration of its 25th year in television, CNBC has announced a list of most influential business leaders from the past 25 years. And topping this list is the co-founder of Apple and one of the great visionaries our generation has seen, Steve Jobs. Continue reading → Clear 1.4 update brings Reminders and Sound packs By Gautam on Apr 29, 2014 11:56 am Realmac Software has just released a major update for Clear, the popular touch friendly to-do app for iOS and Mac. Clear is my favorite to-do app, and one of the most frequently used apps on my iPhone and Mac. One of my biggest gripes has been the lack of reminder functionality.  Continue reading → Facebook Twitter Google+ iPhoneHacksTV Website Copyright © 2014 iPhoneHacks.com, All rights reserved. This message was sent to you because you subscribed on our website. Our mailing address is: iPhoneHacks.com 14601 N BYBEE LAKE CT STE SG-0592-7972 PORTLAND, OR 97203-6629 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

Apple wins Patent for new Camera Autofocus System, and more for 04/29/2014

View this email in your browser Apple wins Patent for new Camera Autofocus System By Gautam on Apr 29, 2014 10:02 am Apple has been granted a new patent by the USPTO, which reveals that the company is working on a way to reduce the size of a camera autofocus component for the iPhone and iPad. The patent titled “MEMS autofocus actuator” talks about the use of micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) technology to drive autofocus systems in future iOS devices. Continue reading → iPhone 6 Camera may feature Electronic Image Stabalization instead of OIS, larger 1.75 microns pixels By Gautam on Apr 29, 2014 07:36 am It has been speculated that iPhone 6 will feature an 8-megapixel camera like the iPhone 5s, but it will come with Optical Image Stabalization (OIS). However, ESM-China’s chief analyst Sun Chang Xu claims the next iPhone’s camera won’t use OIS, but instead use Electronic Image Stabalization (EIS). Continue reading → Apple launches new MacBook Airs with faster Haswell processors, drops prices by $100 By Valerie Richardson on Apr 29, 2014 05:31 am As expected, Apple has just launched updated MacBook Airs with faster versions of Intel’s Haswell processors. It has also reduced the prices by $100 for each model. Continue reading → Apple's Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi to headline Re/Code's upcoming Code Conference By Julie Drummond on Apr 28, 2014 07:33 pm Re/Code announced today that Apple executives Craig Federighi and Eddy Cue will be joining Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher for the first annual Code Conference to be held in May. Federighi and Cue will headline the second night of the event. Continue reading → Video shows alleged iPhone 6 case fits 6.1mm-thin iPod touch By Julie Drummond on Apr 28, 2014 06:52 pm Last week, a case designed to match the rumored specs of the iPhone 6 was compared to the iPhone 5s, the Nexus 5 and the Galaxy Note 3 to show the relative size of Apple’s upcoming hardware. Today, that same case is being showcased next to the current generation iPod touch in a comparison by Unbox Therapy that reveals how thin Apple could make its upcoming device. Continue reading → NYC Bars to use iBeacons for pub crawl promotion By Jason on Apr 28, 2014 03:45 pm iBeacon is a new technology in iOS 7 that lets business owners deliver location-aware notifications to their customers powered by Bluetooth Low Energy. BeaconCrawl is a new kind of Pub Crawl organised by New York City pubs that makes the experience of a pub crawl more interesting by using iBeacons. Continue reading → Stride 2 Lets You Unlock Your iOS 7 Device in Style By Stephen Hall on Apr 28, 2014 03:01 pm At the advent of iOS 7, countless developers released sequel versions of tweaks that were popular on earlier versions of iOS. This is still happening today, which marks the release of Stride 2, a tweak sequel that lets you unlock your device in style by using a drawn pattern. Continue reading → Easiest ways to sync text snippets between your iPhone/iPad and computer By Abhimanyu Ghoshal on Apr 28, 2014 02:21 pm If you frequently switch between your desktop, tablet and phone to access information, apps and the web, you’ll most likely want to be able to share content between them. I often need to send links, contact details and other random bits and bytes from one device to another, and there are now a couple of neat apps to help you do that in a flash, without the need for cables or iTunes. Here are our picks for the task. Continue reading → Facebook Messenger 5.0 brings video messaging, instant photo sharing and more By Jason on Apr 28, 2014 01:53 pm Facebook today updated its standalone messaging app, Facebook Messenger to version 5.0, adding a bunch of new features and improvements including the ability to share videos with your friends. Continue reading → Apple to launch new MacBook Airs tomorrow [Update: Specs revealed] By Jason on Apr 28, 2014 01:17 pm Apple is reportedly preparing to refresh the MacBook Air line of laptops as early as tomorrow, according to a new report from 9to5Mac. Continue reading → Facebook Twitter Google+ iPhoneHacksTV Website Copyright © 2014 iPhoneHacks.com, All rights reserved. This message was sent to you because you subscribed on our website. Our mailing address is: iPhoneHacks.com 14601 N BYBEE LAKE CT STE SG-0592-7972 PORTLAND, OR 97203-6629 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences