13May2012
Apple Working on Multi-User Account Feature for iPad?
Apple's iPad has thus far been a one-user device. If an email sent to a developer from Apple's Worldwide Developer Relations to be believed, though, a multi-user account feature for the iPad could be in development. On Monday, AppleInsider reported that an anonymous developer received the following response from Apple after requesting for multi-user support for the iPad. "After further investigation it has been determined that this is a known issue, which is currently being investigated by
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Intel looks to build ultra-efficient mobile chips Apple ‘can’t ignore’
Computing giant Intel is once again looking to gain ground in the mobile device market currently dominated by low-power ARM-based processors, saying that it plans to ply its substantial faculties toward currying favor with major player Apple. During Intel's annual investor day on Thursday, CEO Paul Otellini outlined the company's plan to leverage its multi-billion-dollar chip fabrication plants, thousands of developers and industry sway to catch up in the lucrative mobile device sector, reports
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iBooks update to version 2.1.1 solving a problem with your Apple ID
Apple has released a new minor update to iBooks, the application that allows you to download and read books and PDF files on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. In this update have been fixed some bugs, improved stability, but also fixed a problem related to Apple ID. To follow the official changelog of updates released during the day.Here is the official changelog of iBooks 2.1.1:iBooks 2.1.1 fixes a problem which required logging in with the Apple ID in unexpected moments. If you have encountered
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Apple Begins Rejecting Apps for Using the Unique Device Identifier (UDID)
Apple Begins Rejecting Apps for Using the Unique Device Identifier (UDID) - Mac Rumors window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({ appId : '263507923666566', status : true, // check login status cookie : true, // enable cookies to allow the server to access the session xfbml : true // parse XFBML }); }; (function() { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.src = document.location.protocol + '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js'; e.async = true;
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Former Apple TV Engineer Claims New Apple TV Interface Discarded 5 Years Ago [Updatedx2]
Macgasm notes an interesting tweet by former Apple TV engineer Michael Margolis who claims that the new Apple TV interface designs were "tossed out 5 years ago because [Steve Jobs] didn't like them." Alongside the 3rd Generation iPad, Apple also introduced a new version of the Apple TV that supports 1080P video. With it came an updated interface for the set-top box, (shown above) with icon-based category buttons and large billboard-style artwork for content. The interface was also rolled out
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Lines of Resellers Returning New iPads at Fifth Avenue Apple Store [iOS Blog]
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Apple iPhone 4S And Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II – A Comparison Review
With the exception of the screen size - the Samsung's superAMOLED Plus touchscreen is slightly larger than the iPhone 4S, but not much - they are for all intents and purposes the same pieces of hardware. For example, the Samsung uses a dual-core 1GHz processor with software that has been optimized to used each processor, while the iPhone 4S offers the same style of Apple-centric dual-core processor whose operating system software has been optimized, as well. Indeed, the systems are so close
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The Likely Features Of The Apple iPhone 5
Until the apple iphone 5 is actually formally unveiled, we will not be sure what the exact features of the device will be. As with the previous apple iphone releases, we already have plenty of on the web rumours, and websites proclaiming to be in having leaked photos and specifications sheets.Through previous apple iphone releases, we could build up a excellent picture of the features this particular phone probably will boast. Along with every iPhone release we view an improved camera, so it is
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Apple asks for US preliminary injunction of Samsung’s Android 4.0 Galaxy Nexus
Apple is leveraging four recently granted patents to seek a preliminary injunction against sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone, Google's Android 4.0 flagship device, as part of a new federal lawsuit that also involves other patent claims. General details of the new suit were published yesterday, but according to a report by Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents, Apple's latest suit targets the Galaxy Nexus, parallel to a separate complaint last fall, but differing in several key respects.
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Google says it won’t support fair licensing in open standards as Apple, Microsoft, Cisco have
In a distinct departure from the agreement voiced between Apple, Cisco and Microsoft regarding the need for fair, transparent, understandable and consistent licensing policy for open standards, Google has promised to continue to wage Motorola's increasingly hostile patent wars. While initially described in a report by Bloomberg as an assurance that Google would continue "Fair Licensing for Motorola Patents," along similar lines voiced by Apple, Cisco and Microsoft, a letter from Google to the
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