Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Everything You Need to Know About iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

After Loads of leaks and never-ending reams of assumption which proved mostly to be truthful, Apple unveiled iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus at Apple's California event on Tuesday. Apple succeeded to keep most of the specifics about its hardware and software enhancements under cloaks.

Here's Everything You Need to Know About iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

Screen Size

Undeniably the most chief difference is larger screens. Apple, which has persistently declined to follow industry tendencies in the past, has now apparently bowed to burden and gone in the direction that most Android device makers have gone. The iPhone 6 has a new 4.7-inch 750x1334-pixel screen, which is significantly bigger than the one on the iPhone 5s, while the iPhone 6 Plus comes in at an even bigger 5.5 inches and 1080x1920 pixels. The 326ppi density stays the same on the 4.7-inch screen, even though Apple now calls it a "Retina HD" screen, while the 5.5-inch model gets a substantial bump up to 401ppi. The iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c both have 4-inch 640x1136-pixel screens.

The bigger of the two new devices uses some software features from the iPad line, and takes benefit of its extra screen space by permitting more content on each screen. For the first time, you can use an iPhone completely in landscape the home screen will rotate, but unlike on iPads, all the icons stay in the same places. There's even an improved keyboard with devoted keys for copy, cut and paste.
 iPhone 6 has a new 4.7-inch screen while the iPhone 6 Plus has even bigger 5.5 inches and screen.

Power

Some might debate that the iPhone 5s was thin enough, and that Apple should have used larger batteries as a substitute of reducing volume further. The iPhone 6 promises up to 14 hours of 3G talktime while the iPhone 6 Plus is rated for an bewildering 24 hours. That's compared to 10 hours on the iPhone 5s and 5c. Standby time remains the same 10 days on the iPhone 6, while the iPhone 6 Plus can last up to 16 days on a single charge.

A lot of the power savings can be accredited to Apple's new A8 SoC and M8 motion coprocessor. Apple has not revealed the chips' specifications or speeds, but has promised 25 percent more CPU power and 50 percent faster graphics, along with remarkable power savings. The A8 is mass-produced on a 20nm process and has 2 billion transistors. The iPhone 5s was the first iOS device to use a 64-bit processor, last year's Apple A7, and also the first to have a devoted motion coprocessor. The iPhone 5c uses the older Apple A6 SoC which was presented with the iPhone 5 two years ago.





Dimensions

Certainly the larger screens mean that both models are taller and wider than their ancestors, but Apple has made the most of that and reduced thickness to pay compensation. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are 6.9 and 7.1mm thick respectively, as opposed to the 8.97mm of the iPhone 5c and 7.6mm of the iPhone 5s and 5, which had felt so much thinner than the 4S when it first launched.

The power button on both models has been moved to the upper right edge, which is stress-free to reach than the top.


Cameras

One zone in which Apple has not worried trying to catch up to Android manufacturers is its cameras. In terms of raw resolution, we've got the same 8-megapixel rating as before. Nonetheless, Apple says the sensor is all new, and has been intended to lock focus much faster. A new "Focus pixels" feature senses light intensity quickly, permitting the autofocus to lock that much faster.

Apple also hypes improved color precision and more progressive noise reduction algorithms. There is committed hardware for image processing. The iPhone 5s camera doesn't have these new features but is still grander to the iPhone 5c camera, which has a single LED flash.

The larger iPhone 6 Plus has optical image steadiness, which actually adjusts the lens to compensate for shaky hands and sudden movements, leading to sharper images and video. The iPhone 6 and 5s use digital stabilization, which is a method of achieving similar results through software.
The front camera now ropes a burst mode and you can panoramas up to 43 megapixels big with the primary camera, which uses the phone's gyroscope to automatically line up the edges of each frame.


Networks

On the less dazzling side, the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have been upgraded with high-speed Wi-Fi ac support. They also work on more LTE bands around the world - the total is now up to 20, including the TD 2300 band used in India. The iPhone 5s and 5c also support the Indian LTE band but Wi-Fi n is the highest speed standard supported.

The two new iPhones gain VoLTE (voice over LTE) support and carrier aggregation, which allows multiple bands to be used at the same time to increase throughput.


NFC and sensors

Apple's new Apple Pay feature works using a combination of NFC and fingerprints. You can tap your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus to a payment station while holding your finger to the Touch ID sensor to approve payments. This feature won't be available on older iPhones counting the iPhone 5s. The iPhone 5c lacks the Touch ID sensor, so transactions still need to be authorized with old-style passwords.

There's also a new barometer, which helps health and fitness apps track your movements. The new sensor allows recognition of altitude so the device knows when you're walking and when you're climbing stairs.

Software

The new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will come with iOS 8 preinstalled. The new OS introduces a number of features including Health, a new app that helps track your activity and nutrition; Photos, an all-new photo management and editing tool; more intelligent Spotlight searches; voice clips in the Messaging app; an improved keyboard with suggestions; and loads of new frameworks for developers to build on.

Most of these features should translate well to older iOS devices, but some, such as Apple Pay, require specific hardware that older products won't have.


Pricing and Availability

The iPhone 6 replaces the iPhone 5s at the $199 price point (on contract in the US), but the iPhone 6 Plus comes in at a new $299 level. These are the starting prices for 16GB models, and the increase is still $100 for each bump in capacity.

Fascinatingly, Apple has dropped the 32GB mid-tier models and you'll now get 64GB at the same price. Another $100 will get you 128GB instead of 64GB. Both models will be available in the same three colors as the iPhone 5s: gold, silver and space grey.

The iPhone 5s will continue to be available in 16GB and 32GB models. While the 16GB model drops to $99, the increase to 32GB will cost only $50 more. Only the 8GB version of the iPhone 5c will remain available, but it will be free on contract in the US.

Apple had primarily put a date of September 26 on its India website, which seems to have been a mistake, as it has now been updated to show October 17. It is not clear if this applies to the iPhone 6 Plus as well, though this is unlikely considering reports of production issues that have forced supplies. Pricing in Indian rupees is not yet known. Apple will most likely announce prices and retail tie-ups in the week prior to the launch.




Everything You Need to Know About iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Apple iOS 8 Beta 5 Availabe to Download.

Apple is putting the final touches on iOS 8 ahead of its fall release, and while previous betas conveyed some surprising new features, the release of iOS 8 beta 5 is mostly full of tiny pulls, bug fixes and a few small new additions.

iOS 8 beta 5 is accessible beginning immediately for developers with compatible iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. It can be installed as an over the air (OTA) update or it can be downloaded from Apple’s developer gateway and installed using iTunes.


According to sources, Apple has another beta prearranged for developers, with iOS 8 beta 6 due to be released on August 15th.

For non-developers who have not listened, iOS 8 beta 5 will address some issues but plenty more will remain. Those who would fancy to go back to a stable iOS build and wait for the public iOS 8 release can roll back to the latest version of iOS 7.1 until the ultimate version of iOS 8 is released in the future of Apple’s iPhone 6 launch.

Apple iOS 8 Beta 5 Availabe to Download.

Monday, August 4, 2014

Simple Tricks to Improve your iPhone's Battery Life.

Want to improve your iPhone's battery life? Sick of running out of juice around 8pm? Follow these tricks for all-day iPhone battery life

What is the most essential technology to any smart phone? It’s not the screen quality or size. It’s not the storage space or looks. It’s the battery backup. Because without a good battery backup it doesn’t matter how advanced your phone is, because if won’t work for too long. That’s the reason why iPhone is the most awesome device in the world for the first half of the day, and a great trouble for the latter.But I’ve started using a number of tricks to make my battery life last longer.

These tricks will not only enhance you battery life, but also improve the general performance of your much-loved iPhone. Most of the tricks listed below are simple to put into practice and should.

Here are few Simple Tricks to Improve your iPhone's Battery Life.


Those Motion Effects. Stop them.

The parallax effect is the name given to the faintly moving icons and notifications in iOS 7 when you move your iPhone. Apple fashioned the parallax effect to give the flat icons some depth. On the other hand, as with any process that requires movement, the graphic capabilities needed to do this suck up battery life. In order to disable this effect go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Reduce Motion > and toggle the switch to ON (green).

Disable the Dynamic Backgrounds.

An additional motion feature in iOS 7 is the dynamic backgrounds. These are the wallpapers that have slight motion in them. They look great, but that motion is sucking into your valuable battery life. It’s most excellent to use a still image for your wallpaper. To do away with of the dynamic images go to Settings > Wallpapers & Brightness > Choose a New Wallpaper and select a wallpaper from the “Stills” selection.

Turn on the Auto-Brightness.

Increased screen brightness takes up a great amount of battery life. This is because the added light required to light up your screen requires a lot of energy, exhausting your battery faster. Screens commonly require less light in darkness and more when it’s bright outside. To adjust your iPhone’s brightness levels automatically go to Settings > Wallpapers & Brightness > and toggle the Auto-Brightness switch to ON (green).

Or Reduce the Screen Brightness Manually.

 If Auto-Brightness isn’t doing great for you, you can always set the brightness levels on your own. Go to Settings > Wallpapers & Brightness > and decrease the brightness level by adjusting the slider. This will help you in a big way to save your battery backup up to a great extent.

Turn Off the Bluetooth.

The most recent iPhones have Bluetooth 4.0, also known as Bluetooth Low Energy, or BLE. And while BLE uses a lot less power than previous versions of Bluetooth it still takes up power unnecessarily when you leave it on and don’t plan on connecting to any Bluetooth devices. To quickly switch Bluetooth off simply bring up the Control Center. Click the Bluetooth button so it turns black. This disables Bluetooth.

Turn Off Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi is another connection tools we usually don’t need when out. It’s more essential when we are in our home or office, as using Wi-Fi doesn’t drain into our data plans. But keeping it enabled all the time means our phones are frequently looking to join Wi-Fi networks as we roam across the city or take a trip on the train. The result is low battery backup. To quickly switch Wi-Fi off simply bring up the Control Center. Click the Wi-Fi button so it turns black. This disables Wi-Fi.
 

Stop Background App Refresh.

Background App Refresh is a feature in iOS 7 that enable apps to learn when you regularly check them. This allows the apps to calculate when you'll next check them and sees them craving their servers right before you do so they can pull the latest data and have it ready and waiting for you when you open the app. It’s a really versatile feature with the exception that it leads to draining your battery since these apps are running in the background.

To disable Background App Refresh go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh >  and toggle the switch to OFF (white) or toggle individual apps ON or OFF.

Switch Off App Location Services.

Location Services allows apps to know where you using GPS coordinate or Wi-Fi triangulation. This is helpful for a number of apps, but it sucks all the battery power.

To save battery go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > and toggle the switch to OFF (white) to turn off all Location Services (not recommended) or toggle individual apps access ON or OFF.

Turn Off System Location Services.

Just because you’ve tweaked every app access to Location Services doesn’t mean you can’t get some further battery savings from disabling the feature in other places. The core of iOS uses Location Services for many other purposes and some of them are absolutely meaningless. You don’t need them! So turn them off.

Settings > Privacy > Location Services > and scroll down until you see System Services. Tap that and toggle the switches to OFF (white) to disable individual system Location Services. I suggest disabling Diagnostics & Usage and Location-Based iAds.

Turn Siri Off.

Siri is always functioning in the background as a default on iOS 7. She’s just sat there waiting for you to speak to her meaning she’s always using up a little amount of battery in the background. It’s not helpful, particularly if you don’t use her, plus it isn’t hard to just turn her on by yourself.

You need to head into Settings > General > Siri and then turn off the Raise To Speak feature. Now you can’t call her to get into Siri but you can still do it with the home button.
 
There is an option to switch your iPhone battery to display as a percentage in its place. It’ll facilitate you keep a proper eye on the battery you’ve got left on your phone and know when to act with the tips above.

Simple Tricks to Improve your iPhone's Battery Life.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

The smartphone case business is beginning to move away from cheap quality producers into the territory of ‘useful accessory’.

FLIR system has done just that and invented An Infrared iPhone Case That Lets You See behind Walls.

FLIR Infrared iPhone Case That Lets You See behind Walls.

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced two new products at CES designed to plant thermal imaging into the hands of customers. The first is a new, consumer-level infrared thermal camera sensor, while the second is one is a Apple iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s case with both an infrared camera and a VGA one that’s believed to add depth and detail to the infrared images.

Also Read: How to Boost your Phone's Volume with a Simple Trick.


Thermal cameras have a wide range of uses, including by law enforcement to look for criminals at night or when hiding in brush, as a night vision system by the military, and by environmental inspectors looking for heat leaks from faulty insulation, finding lost pets in the dark, looking for energy leaking from your house, or to watch for wildlife.

The device works by merging the heat signature information it gets from the infrared camera with the live camera image from the iPhone. This afterwards delivers a merged thermal heat image. The product is a negative-type image of with a variety of heat levels in an collection of different colours – bright red and white denoting the hottest.

FLIR iPhone case with infrared imaging


What is it used for? FLIR Systems give explanation that it will be helpful for investigating the position of pipes in walls, finding weak mark in your home’s insulation, finding hidden animals in bushes and finding leaks before they cause severe damage.



The case has its own battery pack, which holds a two hour charge, and weighs about the same as the phone. It cost for about $350 and will be available in August. Users will be able to take time slide and panoramic thermal images, at the same time being able to edit and share what they’ve captured.

Source: FLIR

An Infrared iPhone Case That Lets You See behind Walls.


In every iOS release, Apple puts in a lot of exertion to not just add typical features like Continuity, Extensions, but to also improve iOS’ already remarkable set of accessibility tools. In this post, we roll out all new Accessibility features Apple added in iOS 8

All the new features Apple added in iOS 8.

Here are All the new features Apple added in iOS 8.


1. Natural Sounding VoiceOver.

Existing versions of iOS have a robotic-sounding VoiceOver that doesn’t feel as natural as OS X’s speech synthesis system. Apple is bringing Alex, its natural-sounding voice on the Mac to iOS. Alex will work with all of iOS’s spoken audio technologies except Siri which includes VoiceOver, Speak Selection. In real meaning, Alex is a substitute for the robotic-sounding voice that controls VoiceOver.

Also Read: How to Boost your Phone's Volume with a Simple Trick.

2. Speak Screen.

Speak Screen is a new feature in iOS 8, that speaks out the contents of the screen including text, buttons, labels etc. This feature will be a blessing to visually impaired users who may have issues reading text on their iPhone and/or iPad and can be triggered by a simple gesture. iOS 7 already has a similar feature called Speak Selection and It should be noted that Speak Screen is basically different from Speak Selection. Speak Selection  works only with text that is selected at the time.

3. Enhancement to Zoom.

 iOS has had zoom since moderately a few versions, that lets you zoom into the screen and then move around with the help of gestures. The feature is now more refined, users now have the ability to specify which part of the screen is zoomed in, as well as adjust the level of the zoom, and the keyboard appears in its normal size even when zoom is active.

4. Addition of Grayscale.

In addition to a pseudo-theme Invert Color. Apple in iOS 8 is adding a second pseudo-theme to the system with Grayscale that provides the entire user interface in gray scale rather than color.

5. Guided Access Improvements.

Guided Access is an accessibility feature that lets you limit your iOS device to a single app with a passcode, and disable unnecessary gestures, and hardware buttons. With iOS 8, Guided Access lets you use Touch ID for verification when quitting an app. Apple also had a feature that lets users configure a time limit for Guided Access, after which all parts of iOS are reachable without the need for any passcode.

Guided Access plays an significant role in businesses, offices and schools where iPads are set up and used to run just a single application. Guided Access’s new features are basically game-changing, crucial tools for educators.

6.Braille Keyboard. 

Apple has added support for a 6 dot Braille keyboard throughout the system. This feature involves a devoted Braille keyboard that will decode 6-dot chords into text.

7. Hearing Aids “Made for iPhone”.

Apple has several partners that manufacture Made for iPhone hearing aids that connect to the iPhone via Bluetooth, and provide a lot of accessibility features. Apple in iOS 8 has enhanced its Made for iPhone Hearing Aids software so that now users who use hearing aids and have multiple devices now can easily switch between them.  The user can also select which device they’d like to connect to, if there are more than two devices paired. 

8. Third Party Keyboards.

Apple has the same keyboard that shipped with the original iPhone in 2007. The problem is that the key caps are too small and the glyphs too hard to read.Apple’s Extensibility framework lets third-party developers build their own custom, system-wide keyboards. This opens up the possibility of improving the default keyboard’s key size, spacing and organisation. Basically with the new API, though, third party developers can create completely customized keyboards that users can use instead of the stock one.

Conclusion.

Apple’s dedicated loyalty for improving Accessibility year after year deserves the supreme praise, and 2014 is no different. Apple already had one of the best set of accessibility features in the smartphone and tablet business, and with iOS 8, it further improves upon these features to make iPhones and iPads even more functional for everyone.


All the new features Apple added in iOS 8.

Saturday, August 2, 2014

According to the tech giant which is famous for its world class smartphone that is the iPhone, Apple Saves the World Every Day.



Apple has posted its most recent iPhone 5s ad campaign, called “Dreams,” to its YouTube channel. The latest ad shows how the products are engaged around the world to do a variety of tasks away from the essentials like email and web browsing. The ad shows several iPhone owners using their devices in a mixture of professional as well as personal quest ranging from  medicine, to art, to fighting fires.

Also Read: Have a look at HP's Magnificent New Smartwatch.

The ad with the tag line as “You’re more powerful than you think” is set to Jennifer O’Connor’s new single “When I Grow Up,” which was released on iTunes earlier this week and is available for download on iTunes now.

Here’s how Apple is Saving the World day after day.




For a full list of the apps used in the ad check out, 9to5Mac’s summary.

How Apple is Saving the World day after day.

Thursday, July 31, 2014

"iPhone 6" Concept by Ciccarese Design.

In addition to the rumours and assumptions related to Apple's greatly expected "iPhone 6" unveiling, a doubtful report on earlier today claims that Apple to launch iPhone 6 on October 14.

MacRumors, in a report quoting an internal Apple Retail Store meeting, suggests that the Cupertino-based giant might be planning to launch the much anticipated iPhone 6 on October 14, which happens to be a Tuesday - a day when Apple habitually makes its declarations, followed by the release generally the same Friday.

Also Read: Alternative to iOS and Android: Ubuntu for Android.


Though the new iPhone 6 may first appear in October assuming this information is on the money, Apple in point of fact would introduce the phone at an occasion planned for September 16, according to the source.

For the past many years, Apple has usually unveiled the new iPhone in September and then launched it before the month ends. That line of attack has allowed the company to apply sales of a new iPhone to the September quarter to help increase economic results before the quarter comes to an end. Launching the iPhone 6 in October would put a depression in Apple's economic fourth-quarter results.

Apple is likely to launch two redesigned iPhone 6 models that are a 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 with many look forward for a slimmed-down profile, superior components like an "A8" processor and perhaps more committed storage. A believed iPhone 6 logic board leak last week suggested the insertion of 802.11ac Wi-Fi and NFC support, though the rumour is unconfirmed.

According to MacRumors' source, Apple wants to push release up earlier in the week because of high customer demand and heavy supply of the product as a result of greater than before production.

Recently, a report suggested that because of production issues the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 launch might be pushed to December. Besides, the report also said Apple would introduce its long-rumoured smartwatch  (rumoured to be called iTime), together with the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 (also rumoured to be called the iPhone Air), in December.


Also Read: Why 5.5-inch iPhone 6 won't be launched with 4.7-inch iPhone 6.


While it is not clear why Apple changed its tradition and is waiting for October to lash out its brand new smart phone. In addition to a larger screen, both versions of the iPhone 6 are likely to feature a thinner side view, a faster A8 processor, and an enhanced camera.

Apple to launch iPhone 6 on October 14.

Sunday, July 27, 2014



Candy Crush Saga put forward a very addictive game play but sometimes the 5 lives you got while playing aren’t enough. After which you require to wait for hours to get your lives back or else you have to reach out for help from your Facebook friends which becomes somewhat annoying particularly when you are continuously losing your lives at a faster rate. But there is a solution to this. 

Also Read: Samsung Launched 7-inch screen Galaxy Tab Q.

This guide will teach you How to get free unlimited lives in Candy Crush Saga on your Apple iPhone, iPad or Google Android Devices. Check below how to get free extra lives in Candy Crush Saga.

How to Get Free Unlimited lives in Candy Crush Saga?


For Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Devices :



  1. Go to Settings -> General -> Date and Time Settings and Change the Set Automatically option to OFF as show below in the image. 
  2. Here adjust your system date and time ahead either by 2-3hrs or 1 day depending upon the refilling waiting time of candy crush saga.
  3. Open Candy Crush Saga and you will gain 5 extra lives but don’t start playing right away, wait for synchronization.
  4. Once the synchronization is done you can reset your date and time by heading for Settings -> General -> Date & Time and set automatically to the option ON.
  5. And voila... you are all done start having the benefit of free unlimited lives in candy crush saga by repeating the same course of action again and again. 

    Also Read: Why 5.5-inch iPhone 6 is delayed and won't be launched with 4.7-inch iPhone 6 in September.

For Android Device :





  1. Open your Android Phone Settings -> Find the way to Date and Time and Here Uncheck the Option Automatic Date and Time.
  2. Now change your system date and time ahead either by 2-3hrs or 1 day depending upon the refilling waiting time of candy crush saga.
  3. Start Candy Crush Saga and you will gain 5 extra lives but don’t start playing right away, wait for synchronization.
  4. Once the synchronization is done you can reset your date and time by Going to Settings -> Date & Time and Check mark the option Automatic Date and Time.
  5. And voila... you are all done start having the benefit of free unlimited lives in candy crush saga by repeating the same course of action again and again.


Alternative :  

(In case you are having troubles with Candy Crush Saga after following the trick mentioned above)

It has been seen that few users faced some problems because of improper setting of date and time or by playing candy crush saga just after changing the dates. This resulted them to wait for even longer time phase. If you face such issues don’t worry try the following steps.

  1. Go to your android settings -> Installed Apps -> Select Candy Crush Saga -> Delete Data
  2. Go back to Candy Crush Saga and Login to Facebook and you will get extra 5 lives again.


Note – This can be accomplished only if your candy crush saga and Facebook are sync together.

Besides you can always uninstall and reinstall Candy Crush if you have some serious problem.

How to Get Free Unlimited lives in Candy Crush Saga?

Friday, July 25, 2014

Left to Right: 5.5-inch iPhone 6, 4.7-inch iPhone 6, iPhone 5S

Countless iPhone 6 rumours have alleged the bigger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 model is postponed. Digitimes has discovered from sources well-known with the matter that price is not a concern for the 5.5-inch Phablet. Keeping in mind that Apple has been under going through a variety of production problems associated with innovative display with in-cell touch sensors, battery size and the sapphire front panel. However according to a latest report, it seems that’s not why Apple may feel like delaying the giant phone. The company has an entirely different motive to seize the phone back.


It seems that the company well-read its number previous year when it launched the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c at the same time, with the superior model being a better seller at the time of release.

Apple doesn’t wish for any competition between the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 models at launch, the report states, and will release the 5.5-inch Phablet “several months later than the new 4.7-inch model.”

If the reports are to be believe then the company is getting ready for its most imperative iPhone launch in history of the company, receiving order up to 80 million iPhone 6 pieces for this year.


The publication also states that iWatch production won’t get affected either by low revenue rates, also that the existing iPhone series supply will stay unchanged.


Here’s why 5.5-inch iPhone 6 is delayed and won't be launched with 4.7-inch iPhone 6 in September.

Saturday, June 14, 2014




Apple is recalling power adapters sold in Europe and some parts of Asia and Africa after reports emerged that the devices were overheating and putting consumer’s safety at jeopardy.

The company released a statement on Friday, promising affected consumers new adapters in exchange for turning in old adapters. The faulty adapters were put together with the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S devices between October 2009 and September 2012. However, they were also sold as independent accessories. A total of 37 countries were affected.


Apple did not state what injuries, if any, were sustained by clients using the devices. A detailed list of impacted countries, together with France, South Africa and Vietnam, can be found in the announcement on Apple's website.

The precise model number for the adapter is A1300. Owners are expected to make an appointment with a local Genius Bar to exchange their adapters.

The number of adapters recalled was not presented.


Apple issued the following report about the adapter subject: "Apple has voluntarily introduced a program for customers to exchange the Apple 5W European USB Power Adapter which came with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S models through September 2012, because in rare cases the adapter may overheat and pose a safety risk. For full program details, visit www.apple.com/support/usbadapter-european/ "

Apple Starts Exchange Program for Old, Risky iPhone Adapters

Wednesday, June 11, 2014


iOS 8 has been addressed as Apple's most innovative operating system until now. Here is Everything you need to know about iOS 8.




Apple revealed iOS 8, its latest operating system for iPhone and iPad earlier this week at its annual worldwide developers' conference (WWDC), calling it the biggest iOS release ever since the launch of the App Store.
The system contains a range of new features which put forward a transformed interest in lifestyle integration, along with multitasking and faster, easier sharing. Here are the key features you need to know about:

HomeKIt



HomeKit is aimed to control internet-enabled home appliances, such as security systems, washing machines and fridges remotely through your iPad or iPhone. Apps for every appliance or service will be grouped in one place with the potential to be controlled by digital assistant Siri. For example, telling Siri you're preparing on going to bed could activate your lights dimming, doors locking and thermostat being set.

HealthKit


Just like HomeKit, HealthKit will line healthcare and fitness apps and permit them to communicate with one another. For example, a heart monitoring app and blood pressure tracking app could send information to each other from within HealthKit to develop a wide-ranging picture of your health. This modified data could then be sent to your medical doctor through an app such as Mayo Clinic, which will allow your doctor to observe certain changes in your information remotely. Apple is also at work with a number of partners including Nike on the fitness side of HealthKit, through which users can set aim and track their own growth through a single dashboard.


Enhanced Messaging


Getting irritated by multiple notifications from a group conversation? A new muting feature makes it possible to silence those maddening pings, and enhancements to video and audio controls will be introduced to make messaging through numerous platforms as smooth as possible. New location controls will also make sharing where you are with contacts more appropriate.

Family Sharing



The Family Sharing app has been planned to make sharing purchases of films, iBooks, apps and songs at ease, across up to six family members' devices. Each member has an account which is connected to a single payment card, meaning all purchases must be permitted by a parent before any currency is exchanged.

iCloud Drive



Apple is taking on its cloud storage competitors through the iCloud - allowing you to work on any kind of document across any of your Apple devices, or even Windows PC. Edits made to these files will be straightaway visible, no matter which product you're using. Likewise, an email in progress on your one device can now be finished off by another through Continuity, a true push towards smooth integration, while iPhone users can answer calls by a Mac or iPad, and send SMS messages from any of them.

Editing Picture


iOS 8 users can correct elements of their pictures, such as brightness, contrast or saturation, and watch the changes take place in present on another iOS device through a sequence of powerful new editing tools. Every photo will be uploaded to the new iCloud Photo Library, making them manageable through all Apple devices.

Touch ID


The iPhone 5s' brilliant fingerprint scanner was formerly confined to unlocking the phone and providing proof of identity when making purchases in the App Store. Through iOS 8, the technology will be used by third party apps to safeguard logins and user data, making purchases quicker, more suitable and more secure.

Improved keyboard


Apple has modernized its keyboard function to better predict contextually appropriate words when typing. It identifies the receiver you're writing a message to and the presentation, as your tone in an email may vary from that you'd use in a text message. It also learns from your writing behaviors over time, making writing more spontaneous and faster.

Spotlight


Search system Spotlight has been restored to display suggestions from Wikipedia, applicable nearby locations and trending news together with more conservative searches for contact information or apps. This has been personalized to be as contextually related as possible to what you're searching for.

App Store updates

The App Store has also acknowledged a minute makeover, posing a trending report bar, upgraded search function and a video option in app previews.


Thanks For Reading

Everything you need to know about iOS 8.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014




It's been the gossip of the virtual world this weekend — so Flappy Bird, What Really Happened with it?

The super successful app, No. 1 on both the Apple and Android app stores, became more trendy than Hanoi-based Dong Nguyen ever expected, so he announced he would take it down on Sunday — tweeting "I can't take it anymore."

(As of that time, the app was still available.)

The straightforward, yet insanely difficult game to get a bird cross a path without banging into anything saw over 50 million downloads and the creator was earning $50,000 a day in ad income, Nguyen told website the Verge previously in the week.


Developers spend incalculable hours modifying their games hoping people will try it out, and find an audience. Who turns their back on a hit, No. 1 game?

Online individuals were scratching their heads.

— "Imagine if (Mark) Zuckerberg walked away from Facebook just because it was hard," tweeted Dale Lavine of Hampton, Virginia.

— Radio DJ Tin Gamboa tweeted that she felt "annoyed" with Dong Nguyen.

— Mike Maney from Doylestown, Pa., thought it was a promotional act. "Whoever hasn't downloaded it already is rushing to do so."

Put significant blogger Robert Scoble in the stunt camp as well.

He surmised on Facebook that Nguyen had by now made enough money in one week to survive a number of years without a salary.

By pulling the game from distribution, he's set up for foremost attention to the next game. "The excitement….will be extraordinary...everyone will buy that new game, making him even richer, because of the panic that he'll delete that game too."


Flappy Bird, What Really Happened?

Sunday, February 9, 2014



Flappy Bird inventor  Nguyen took to Twitter on Saturday revealing his intentions to take down the trendy game.

"I am sorry 'Flappy Bird' users, 22 hours from now, I will take 'Flappy Bird' down," Nguyen tweeted. "I cannot take this anymore."

When asked if there were any legal grounds behind his decision, Nguyen specified that wasn't the case, adding he just couldn't "keep it anymore".

When a few asked Dong Nguyen if he would be agreeable to sell the game, the Vietnam-based developer indicated otherwise.

In his last tweet on the same subject, Nguyen mentioned that we would keep on making (other) games.


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Flappy Bird has become a viral sensation in current week, with the game become the number one free app on the iOS App Store in many countries, followed by comparable success on Android's Google Play store. Nguyen had also indicated a Windows Phone version of Flappy Bird was on the way.
Flappy Bird's principle is simple, the player has to find the way for the bird through a sequence of gaps between vertical pipe-shaped obstacles (that appeared same as of Nintendo's Mario in terms of artwork ), rising up and down by tapping the screen to flap the bird's wings.



The game's popularity is supposed to be related to its difficulty, with players challenged to set a high score on a worldwide leaderboard. There are no lives, or in-app purchases in Flappy Bird, and players get a single point for each pair of pipes they fly through, and medals after every ten points all the way up to platinum.
Flappy Bird guide blossomed around the Web and app stores to help frustrated players, who criticize of not being able to stop playing, repeatedly wanting to set a new high score. Users sharing screenshots of their new Flappy Bird high score on Facebook and Twitter became a common sight.


At the similar time, many questioned the game's success, with players and 'critics' pointing out the rough animation, awful graphics, badly placed banner ads, and buggy edge-detection.

Flappy Bird for iOS and Android is available as of writing this post, but that looks set to change shortly.

What do you feel of Dong Nguyen's decision to take down the game? Have you played Flappy Bird yet, and what is your high score? Let us know by means of the comments.


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Flappy Bird creator says He will take down the game on Sunday




According to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Apple should build a smartphone that supports Android. In an interview with Wired, Wozniak said that "there’s nothing that would keep Apple away from the Android market as a secondary phone market," believing the company could fight very well with other Android manufacturers.

"People like the precious looks of styling and manufacturing that we do in our product compared to the other Android offerings. We could play in two arenas at the same time", he stated further.
Wozniak is no longer indulged with the routine operations at Apple, so even though his opinions on an Android-powered smartphone are appealing, it's very doubtful it will ever happen. If Apple were to enter another smartphone market, perhaps at the low-end, it would more or less certainly run iOS like all other iPhones.

Regardless of his thoughts on wanting Android on an Apple smartphone, Wozniak believes Apple is still at the front position of phone growth. In his eyes, Apple is still an innovative company, particularly as it doesn't simply fill up new features into each iPhone and iOS modification. “You pick up a Samsung phone and say smile and it takes a picture, but how much innovation is that? That’s just throwing in a lot of features.”
Wozniak also has motivating thoughts on an Apple TV or smart watch, the film 'Her', and Moore's Law, so you should head over to Wired to read the full interview.

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Steve Wozniak believes Apple should create an Android phone

Saturday, February 8, 2014



WhatsApp is now piece of every teenager’s and youngster’s life. Whether it’s me or you , no one can spend  few hours without using this astounding and  instant messenger Apart from  chat, other remarkable features like sharing files, i.e. sharing images, voice or videos ,and other data are important features of this application and this had made it to hold number of users with it. Although WhatApp has very Security features But like all other apps this WhatsApp also has small security loop hole .By means of it we can spy on someone else WhatsApp account from our phone. Each WhatsApp account is linked with distinctive Media access control (MAC) address. If anybody changes his/her phone/device then Media access control (MAC) also changes, and the user is asked to re-verify their WhatsApp account. This means that you cannot use same WhatsApp account on 2 devices. But what if you can change Media access control (MAC) address of device then you can definitely access to same WhatsApp ID from two devices that will help you to have a close glance on your friends WhatsApp actions.


Without wasting a large amount of time lets see how to Spy on your Friend’s WhatsApp from Your Phone;-
Before Starting you will require:-

 Install BusyBox on your phone. It can only be installed on Rooted Android device.

If you don’t have rooted Phone then you can read This trick: - BusyBox on Non-rootedAndroid.


For basic, busybox allows you to use additional Linux commands. BusyBox Also offer several stripped-down UNIX tools in a single file.

Install Terrminal app on your Android to write added Linux Commands.
 Access to Victims phone for couple of minutes.

Install both apps that are BusyBox and Terrminal app, on your device.

How To Spy On Someone Else WhatsApp Account.



Step 1:- First, uninstall WhatsApp from your device.

Step 2:-Now you will require to have the victim phone’s Media access control (MAC)  address. Different Operating Systems have different method of finding Media access control (MAC) address.
Here’s how to find victims MAC address:

 For Android - Head over to settings—> About phone—> Status—> Wi-Fi MAC address.

 For iPhone - Head over to Settings—> General—> About—> Wi-Fi address.

For Windows Phone - Head over to Settings—> About—> More info—> MAC address.

For BlackBerry - Head over to options—> Device—> Device and Status info—> WLAN MAC

Step 3:-After installing terminal app and BusyBox on your Phone. Start Terminal app from your phone and follow the instructions for spoofing the MAC address given in This Link. If you follow the steps effectively, you will definitely end up with a spoofed MAC address.

Step 4:-Now re-install WhatsApp on your device, enter victim’s phone number and verify your account by entering the verification code received on victim’s phone.

Done.

Now you can Spy on your Friend’s WhatsApp from Your Phone.


If you don’t have rooted Phone then you can read This trick: - BusyBox on Non-rootedAndroid.

Spy on your Friend’s WhatsApp from Your Phone

Friday, February 7, 2014






After Samsung launched Gear, at this instant it is Apple’s turn to drag something out of its sleeve. Rumor is filled with reports that the prototype of iWatch is already completed and will soon strike the market. Apple’s smart watch is one footstep in the lead, as it comes with the proximity-based wireless charging. The only challenge is that this smart watch will have is the recharging. It would have to be recharged repeatedly. It will be based on a magnetic device which will automatically charge the watch within a range of 1 meter.

Wireless charging

Wireless charging is a rising idea and is soon catching up with numerous gadgets and device. Although this is a rather new concept, it has a lot of future and room to go. Wireless charging is still in its early stages. Many industry experts are thinking if this technology would soon bleed into other smart devices like the iPad and the iPhone. Knowing Apple, they will possibly adapt this technology to all their devices. Will the next launch be called iPhone 6 and will it have proximity-based wireless charging?


An Appealing concept

It is only a rumour, yet an appealing one. Apple products, particularly the iPhone lost its steam over the last two years. Samsung Galaxy had taken over the industry expert’s chair. If Apple comes up with the proximity based wireless charging to its next iPhone launch, then it could regain its position as the world leader in the mobile phone market. These days, the biggest challenge with devices is their battery life.

Although mobile phones offer a bunch of apps and tools, they generally tend to drain the battery life. Constantly charging the device is bothersome. Proximity-based charging may not be the perfect solution, but it can make app user’s life somewhat better.






Market stands

There are loads of wireless charging standards in the market by now. Will Apple’s forthcoming technology, as being slated; be able to survive this struggle? This is yet to be seen. However, if the rumors are factual, then this is the right time for Apple to launch such a technology. Apple has everything going for it, their flawless design, sense of perfection and faultless working make Apple products enormous. On the other hand, the only problem as of now seems to be stiffer competition. Apple is behind in the competition by delaying the launch of its products.

Dare

Samsung Gear was launched first and it has received a positive response from the marketplace. They are already improvising on the gear values. The dare with proximity-based wireless charging for Apple would be to prove its bravery. It is a gamble and a concept that may or may not take off.  If it does, then it could be a blessing in the form of a device for Apple. In the last decade, wireless technology has become successful by large.

However, it depends in the hands of mobile engineers at Apple to take the wireless technology in devices one step further. If they are talented enough to prove that this product has a faultless functionality just like other Apple products, then it could be the device of the decade. As of now, the prototype or the model watches from Apple are doing the rounds in the type of pictures. They look cool and are rumored to come in two different sizes. The rest is left to be seen when the authentic watches are unveiled.

Conclusion

Every pioneering technological product is like a breath of fresh air. With so many devices being launched every year, optimistically the iWatch will be launched soon. The markets are always willing to welcome new entrants as it makes business brisker. And if iWatch’s proximity-based charging can be extended to iPhone 6, it would be the vital icing on the cake!


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Apple iWatch with Wireless Charging.






These simple tricks to boost up your Mac will facilitate you to be more fruitful in OS X. By knowing keyboard shortcuts, built in applications, and the Terminal, you will modify the way you work, in good health. I've summed up some of the simple tricks that I've found largely useful over the years, and a few of the more difficult to understand ones that are not as frightening as they appear.

Keyboard shortcuts

There a plenty of keyboard shortcuts that put together navigating your Mac easier, earlier and more fruitful. Here are the most helpful:

The fundamentals

·         For copying to the clipboard   ⌃CTRL + C
·         For cutting to the clipboard  ⌃CTRL + X
·         For pasting form the clipboard  ⌃CTRL + V
·         For jumping to the beginning of a line  ⌘CMD + ARROW LEFT
·         For jumping to the end of a line  ⌘CMD + ARROW RIGHT
·         For highlighting everything to the left of the cursor  ⌘CMD + SHIFT + ARROW LEFT
·         For highlighting everything to the right of the cursor  ⌘CMD + SHIFT + ARROW RIGHT
·         To select everything  ⌘CMD + A
·         To undo the last operation  ⌘CMD + Z
·         To redo the last undo  ⌘CMD + SHIFT + Z
·         To save the screen as a PNG image file  CMD + SHIFT + 3
·         To save a portion of the screen as a PNG image file  CMD + SHIFT + 4

Pasting without style

When you copy and paste text, generally the style is retained as well. At times, you only wish to copy the text, and match the style of the sentence that you are pasting into. Instead of pasting into a text editor first and then copying again from there, use this shortcut. Hold down CMD + OPTION + SHIFT + V

Fine tune volume

To regulate the volume in smaller (than normal) increments hold down SHIFT and OPTION + F11 (or F12).

Silently adjust the volume

To adjust the volume without making that irritating clicking sound hold down SHIFT + F11 (or F12)

Quickly delete a file

This is almost certainly my most used shortcut (after copy and paste). Hold down CMD + DELETE to rapidly put files in the Trash.

Use the delete button (like a PC)

If you’ve come to the Mac from a PC you might discover it more than a little abnormal that you can only delete “backwards.” If you want to delete the characters to the right of the cursor hold down Fn + DELETE

Silently booting your Mac

Stay away from the start-up sound when booting up your Mac by hold down the mute button (F10).

More audio options from the Volume icon

I create music on my Mac and this little trick is priceless to me. Hold down OPTION and click the Volume icon to get all of the input and output options accessible.

Immediate access to a dictionary and thesaurus

This is a newer Mac trick that each person should know about. Hold down CTRL + CMD + D while your cursor is over some text and a cute small popup appears with a definition, a Wikipedia entry and substitute words via a thesaurus.

Terminal

The terminal in your Mac is one of those creepy places that feels like only the advanced users should put their foot. A few straightforward terminal tricks can save you a lot of time in the long run, so we’ll be cautious and keep it simple.
You can locate the Terminal app in your Utilities folder in Applications. Usually, with Terminal based tricks you will require to log out and then back in again.

Free up your memory

If you believe that your Mac is working a little slow it might be that you need to free up some memory. Type “purge” into the Terminal and press return. If you desire to see what is going on you can have open Activity Monitor at the same time. You may find it easier to use a small application like Memory Clean which makes this procedure even simpler and further visual.

Modify default screen shot image format

Being able to take hold of the screen as an image is great and for most people saving in the PNG image format is all right. On the other hand some people have a first choice for JPG or even PDF. With this swift trick you can modify which format you want to default to.
Type (without quotes):
“defaults write com.apple.screencapture type file-extension”
Where “file-extension” is, either jpg or png or pdf.

Where are your screenshots saved?

I find it really helpful to have a folder named “screenshots” in my “Pictures” folder. Every time I take a screen shot images get nicely arranged into this folder instead of mixed in with my Desktop.
Initially, make sure that you make a folder called “screenshots” in your Pictures folder and then type (without quotes):
“defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/myname/Pictures/screenshots”
 

Application tricks

Show the date in the menu bar

How many times have you clicked the day and time to get today’s date? It’s very a simple trick. Open up Preferences, click the Date & Time icon and then click the Clock tab. check the “Show date” box. It will right away update the menu bar.
Immediate access to foreign characters
If you hold down a key (such as “a”) you will get a pop up with another versions of that character for different languages. Simply choose the one that you need by pressing the correct number.


Repair disk permissions


When your Mac shuts down unpredictably or a third party installer has been run, your Mac’s folder and file permissions can get a little messed up. Usually, you won’t observe but it can influence the performance of your system. Launch the “Disk Utility” application, found in the Utilities folder inside your Applications folder.



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Simple Tricks to Boost Up Your Mac.

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