Europeans get to use in-flight gadgets too, as EASA mirrors FAA ruling...
Photo: huffpost.com Following the FAA ruling, permitting the use of portable electronic devices during all phases of flight, the European Aviation Safety Authority has announced that it too will be...
View ArticleGoogle Music for iOS launch reportedly is ‘imminent’
All the way back in May, Google announced that its new Google Music “All Access” service will be arriving on iOS in the coming “weeks.” However, months have gone by and nothing has launched for iOS. A...
View ArticleMint refreshes its iPhone and iPad app with iOS 7 design, brings Trends to...
The Mint mobile app is rarely updated with new features, but it’s not like it has been abandoned — it receives maintenance updates every few months. Today, though, Mint has pushed version 2.7 to the...
View ArticleApparent block on mass-unlocking of AT&T iPhones hits resale industry
Companies that specialise in buying and selling used iPhones are reporting that the methods they use to unlock handsets to allow them to be used on any compatible network are no longer working for...
View ArticleGmail iOS app updated with iOS 7 design tweaks, full-screen compose on iPad,...
Google today is releasing a pretty big update to its Gmail app that on top of introducing tweaked visuals for iOS 7 also includes a handful of new features for iPad. The iPhone app appears to have...
View ArticleBlackBerry says BBM expanding to iPad & iPod touch today
It’s unlikely that this will help BlackBerry come out of its struggles, but the Canada-based smartphone maker says it will be bringing its BBM messaging service to Apple’s iPad and iPod touch later...
View ArticleApple revamps design of iBooks and iTunes U for iOS 7 on iPad & iPhone
Following redesigns of many of its other applications, Apple has completely redesigned its iBooks application for iOS 7. The new iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch app follows the design aesthetic of the...
View Article9to5Toys Last Call: TYLT 1800mAh power bank giveaway, Staples Black Friday,...
Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ Today’s can’t miss deals: Giveaway: TYLT Energi 1800mAh portable USB power bank w/...
View ArticleApple releases iOS 7.0.4 & iOS 6.1.5 with FaceTime bug fix
This morning, Apple has released iOS 7.0.4 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The update is a bug fix release with improvements. Apple notes that the update includes a fix for FaceTime calls that could...
View ArticleiWork for iCloud apps add promised collaboration features, folders, more
Back at Apple’s October 22nd iPad Air event, the company also unveiled an update to its iWork for iCloud online productivity suite beta that included new real-time collaboration features, easier...
View ArticleApple book season: tidbits from Dogfight as unofficial Jony Ive biography...
For fans of books about Apple, this is a great season. Earlier this week, Fred Vogelstein’s book Dogfight went on sale, and today, Leander Kahney’s The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products book...
View ArticleApple seeds Safari 6.1.1, 7.0.1 updates to developers following internal testing
Earlier this month, we reported that Apple has seeded a new version of Safari to Apple employees for internal testing. Now, Apple has provided that update to developers via the Developer Center....
View ArticleAperture 3.5.1 released with bug fixes for face-detection overlays, stability...
Apple has published an update for Aperture that fixes a few issues with the app. Version 3.5.1 includes fixes for issues with Temperature & Tint White Balance, face-detection overlays, and the...
View ArticleNest app update rolling out soon with refreshed interface, Nest Protect...
The Nest Learning Thermostat and its companion iPhone app are receiving up new updates soon, according to a post on the Nest blog. The updated app will get a full makeover, including easier access to...
View ArticleiPhone was a “bet the company” product, says Phil Schiller, in opening remarks
Phil Schiller’s real testimony in the Apple v. Samsung damages trial will come later today, but he put the importance of the iPhone into perspective in his opening remarks yesterday by stating that...
View ArticleApple Stores resort to pen and paper as point-of-sale outages continue
Photo: @chutch8582 Crystal Hutchinson It’s not quite what you expect to see on those minimalist Apple Store tables: a stack of paper slips, a stapler and an old-school manual card-swipe machine – but...
View ArticleChrome for iOS getting automated form-filling, synced to your desktop browser
Google’s Chrome Blog has announced that Chrome for iOS will be getting autofill functionality shortly, enabling automated completion of web forms. If you already use Chrome on a desktop machine, the...
View ArticleReview roundup: The Retina iPad mini verdict is ‘pricey but best small tablet...
A Retina display may have been some time coming on the iPad mini, but the general verdict appears to be that it was worth the wait. Many are querying the price, especially now that the full-size iPad...
View ArticleAndroid tablet revenue overtakes iPad for first time, but probably not for long
Total revenue from all Android tablets combined has for the first time exceeded Apple’s revenue for its iPad sales, according to IDC data crunched by Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty. “For the first...
View ArticleSize of Carl Icahn’s AAPL stock purchase revealed: $1.85B at the time, now...
Photo: entrepreneur.com Billionaire investor Carl Icahn tweeted back in August that he had taken “a large position” in Apple, but we didn’t know at the time what the number was, beyond speculation that...
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