News regarding Apple hardware, software, major product and releases, system software updates, and other newsworthy topics from the Apple ecosystem including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, AirPods, and more.
It looks like the New Years iPhone alarm bug is still causing a ruckus, as users from around the world complain their phone alarm failed to activate on Monday the 3rd of January. This date is significant because the 3rd is when the iOS alarm was supposed to start behaving as normal. Well, not so … Read More
If you rely on an iPhone alarm clock to wake up in the morning, pay attention: your alarm will not sound after New Years Eve. MacRumors says: Apparently a bug in the iPhone clock app prevents non-recurring alarms from properly triggering on New Years day. I was able to confirm this after a couple of … Read More
Amazon has just released their “Best of 2010” list, and sitting right at the top of their bestselling computer list is the MacBook Pro 13″. Apple’s popular laptop also grabbed the number one spot for the “Most Wished For” computer of the year. I’m not surprised at all to see the MacBook Pro take this … Read More
The latest version of Skype for iOS brings video chat and video calling to iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. You can make direct video calls to other iOS clients in addition to Mac OS X and Windows Skype clients. What makes the new version even more exciting is that you can make Skype video calls … Read More
Despite rumors and speculation suggesting otherwise, the much anticipated Verizon iPhone will not be released at the upcoming CES expo in January of 2011, instead it may come shortly after at an Apple event. This according to BusinessWeek: Apple’s introduction of an iPhone for use on Verizon’s network will come sometime after the Consumer Electronics … Read More
RadioShack is hosting yet another sale for the iPhone 4, this time it’s three days only, starting today and going until December 31. The base model iPhone 4 16GB will be offered at $148.99 with a 2 year contract, while the iPhone 4 32GB is $248.99 with a 2 year AT&T contract. As the previous … Read More
An Irish iPhone developer has made another step towards an iPod Nano jailbreak, this time they’ve managed to get the iPod Nano into what may be DFU mode (visible in the screenshot above). Once in this mode, Steven Troughton-Smith discovered that by using an iOS jailbreak helper tool he can transfer files to the nano: … Read More
As the due date for iPad 2 approaches, the rumor mill conjecture continues to heat up. The latest rumors for the next iPad are as follows: iPad 2 will have Dual-Core CPU The basis of this rumor comes from a Senior Technology Analyst at the Rodman & Renshaw investment bank, Ashkok Kumar, who claims that … Read More
A self proclaimed ‘iPod Nano hacker’ has found a way to boot an iPod nano with modified system files, which suggests that the device may be possible to jailbreak sometime in the near future. The hack at this stage is pretty simple, it’s basically just removing apps from the launchboard screen and creating a blank … Read More
As the 2010 comes to a close, several prominent tech writers are declaring the iPad the best product of the year. Walt Mossberg has declared the iPad the “best product of 2010” saying: For a 1.0 product, the iPad was amazing. With the new iOS 4.2 operating system and its huge selection of apps, the … Read More
Everyone suspects that the Verizon iPhone release date will be soon, but just how soon is anyones guess. Some say the CES expo at January, and others say at a later release date. And then there is Skype, who has a prominently featured Verizon logo next to their own logo on a page about making … Read More
Unreal Development Kit, or UDK, is now available to download for developing on the iOS platform. UDK offers the same Unreal Engine behind hit games like Unreal, Gears of War, and the recently released iPhone hit Infinity Blade. The kit offers multiple tools a developer needs to create impressive 3D visualizations and graphics for the … Read More
Update: The Mac App Store and Mac OS X 10.6.6are now available through System Update. You can also Download Mac OS X 10.6.6 Directly and the updaters include the Mac App Store. Apple has announced that the Mac App Store will be released on January 6, 2011. The Mac App Store will be available in … Read More
Two interesting reports came out yesterday, the first from DigiTimes who, citing component manufacturers, claims “that Apple plans to launch at least four upgraded MacBook Pros” in the first half of 2011. These new MacBook Pro’s are also said to feature a slight modification to the chassis, and they will reportedly include the new Mac … Read More
Apple has released a minor update to iTunes that covers various bug fixes. Here are the release notes from Apple regarding the fixes: What’s new in iTunes 10.1.1 This release provides a number of important bug fixes, including: • Addresses an issue where some music videos may not play on Macs equipped with NVIDIA GeForce … Read More
Network World is reporting that Apple has disabled their jailbreak detection API in the latest iOS 4.2.1 update. The API was originally bundled into iOS 4.0 and gave Apple and third party vendors the ability to detect jailbreaks by finding changes to the iOS system software. According to the report, Apple has not provided a … Read More
This will add more fuel to the burning Verizon iPhone rumor fire, Apple has posted several job openings that require knowledge of CDMA technology. In case you didn’t know, CDMA is the cellular network that Verizon uses. The full listing is repeated below in case it gets pulled:
Have you been waiting for an iPhone 4 sale? You can stop waiting, because Radio Shack is offering a killer deal on iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS for the next week (Dec 4 to Dec 11). Not only are brand new iPhone’s on sale, but if you are an existing iPhone owner you can trade … Read More
