Apple has officially amended iTunes terms and conditions after being told do to so by the Taipei city government. The changes grant users a seven day return window in order to comply with recent Taiwanese law changes. The changes now in effect only apply to customers who live in Taiwan. The revised terms and conditions [...]
Apple has released an iOS security update built to fix the PDF vulnerability that was first discovered nine days ago. JailbreakMe.com used the error in coding to easily jailbreak iOS devices via Apple’s Safari web browser. This update looks to prevent hackers from maliciously accessing iOS devices and confidential user data. If you’re looking to [...]
Although Apple just recently announced more than 15 billion application downloads from the iOS App Store, Asymco has reason to believe that app downloads have overtaken iTunes music purchases. “It was only a few weeks ago (at WWDC) that we had an update on the app store growth rates. The data was presented here. One of the [...]
Apple has tweaked the prices for hundreds of App Store applications as part of an international update, with slightly raised prices in the UK and lowered costs in Australia. Pocket Gamer has reported app prices increasing on a sliding scale. The UK equivalent of 99 cent apps have gone up from 59p to 69p, apps [...]
Griffin has unveiled a small remote control helicopter that can be flown from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. The $49.99 Helo TC, which is slated to land in Apple Stores nationwide “by Christmas”, works alongside a free application designed by Griffin. Part of Griffin’s expanding range of iOS controlled hardware, the Helo TC Helicopter [...]
Although Electronic Arts plans to purchase PopCap games for a whopping $1.3 billion later this year, Rovio Mobile — the developer studio behind Angry birds — says it values itself “north” of that figure. Ville Heijari, Rovio’s Vice President of Franchise Development, revealed that multiple interested companies have made attempts to negotiate. “I wouldn’t say [...]
AT&T has announced the company’s revised international data roaming packages for smartphone users. While they aren’t up to par with Verizon and Sprint, the package options are certainly more appealing than before. AT&T’s Bill Hague confirmed the packages during a press conference Tuesday. “Mobile data is a huge part of our customers’ wireless experience – [...]
iOS 5 is getting closer and closer to its Fall 2011 release. Registered developers who have already got their hands on the iOS 5 beta have just received the latest version, which adds “Assistive Touch” to the iPad and complete control over location services. The new-fangled system aims to give one tap access instead of [...]
Apple released the third edition of its mobile platform Monday, iOS 5 beta 3. Registered Apple devs can now download the beta, also known as “build 9a5259f”, via Apple’s developer centre. The newest version for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices coincides with the latest iTunes beta, version 10.5. Plenty of bug fixes and tweaks [...]
Smartphones have been wildly received here on Earth, so its not surprising NASA has found good use for the devices in its space program. Atlantis, which successfully launched yesterday, sports Android and iPhone smartphones onboard that look to make the leap into the final frontier. “The goal is to find out how we can use [...]
Apple announced several remarkable App Store statistics via a press release that went live early yesterday. Not only has the iOS App Store reached 15 billion downloads, more than 425,000 applications have been approved by Apple. 100,000 of those are native iPad applications that are available in nearly one hundred different countries. In just three [...]
As expected, Apple is preparing to patch the PDF exploit behind JailbreakMe.com. While JailbreakMe.com, which reached 1,000,000 users just yesterday, uses the exploit to bypass and jailbreak iOS firmware, the exploit could be used to maliciously access user information. When asked about the exploit Thursday, Apple spokesperson Trudy Miller clarified the company was aware of [...]
Google released ‘Swiffy’, a new tool which allows Flash developers to upload a SWF file to convert it to HTML5, just a couple days ago. Yesterday, a company called appMobi decided to go one step further with ‘appFlash’, a program that allows developers to convert Flash applications into native iOS apps. The idea behind appFlash [...]
Apple reportedly plans to increase the number of iPad 2 units they ship in the third quarter of 2011. More specifically, the company plans to move some 12-14 million units this Summer, according to DigiTimes. Compare these speculative numbers to the “weak” Q1 iPad sales numbers, when Apple shipped 4.69 million units. That number however, [...]
In response to a ruling requiring Apple to alter its App Store rules, users in Taiwan now have a 7-day trial period for all software they download to their phone. Within a week of buying an application, Taiwanese users can choose to return it and receive a full refund. Apple’s rival, search giant Google, did [...]
