Just a few days after the release of Instagram’s Android application, Facebook has announced that it has agreed to buy the service (the app for both iOS and Android and it’s photo-sharing service in it’s entirety) for $1 billion in cash and stocks. This is great news for the company’s 13 or so employees (unless [...]
A trojan has been circulating the internet and infecting unsuspecting OSX users. Flashback Trojan is malware package designed to steal personal information, according to Russian antivirus company Dr. Web. The malware was initially in September 2011 masquerading as a fake Adobe Flash Player plug-in installer. This new variant exploits Java vulnerabilities to target Mac systems. [...]
Want to see how the new iPad compares to the iPad 2? Here’s a quick comparison: iPad 2 New iPad Display 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD Resolution 1024 x 768 2048 x 1536 “Retina Display” CPU 1GHz dual-core Apple A5 dual-core Apple A5X Graphics PowerVR SGX 543MP2 Quad-Core PowerVR SGX MP4+) Memory [...]
Apple has lifted the veil off it’s 3rd generation iOS tablet, the new iPad. Unlike previous iPad models as well as it’s marketing spiel on the iPhone, Apple has dropped the moniker so no iPad HD, iPad 3, iPad 2 HD, iPad 2S, just the iPad (or for techies out there, the 3rd gen iPad). The [...]
Invites have been sent out to numerous tech blogs and journalists for a March 7 announcement by Apple. If the current popular rumors are true, the next generation of the iPad (still no official name as of now, so it could be the iPad HD, iPad 3, iPad 2HD or iPad 2s). The image above [...]
A lot of users who have tried updating their iOS device to iOS 5.0 have encountered Error 3002 and/or Error 3200 during the upgrade process. Here’s a quick fix to get your iOS device back up and runing. Requirements: Ensure that you haven’t blocked any apple.com urls via your hosts file, firewall or little snitch. This [...]
Apple has officially released iOS 5.0 for all (current) iOS devices. This update brews a slew of new features to your mobile device like the Notification area (ala-Android), iMessage which is an integrated SMS/MMS/Apple ID messenger (similar to BBM), Newsstand, Reminders, Twitter integration, iCloud-support (for syncing on the go), etc – Over 200 new features [...]
Apple has officially announced Wednesday that former Apple CEO and founder Steve Jobs has died. The iconic Jobs has been battling a rare form of pancreatic cancer for years, an indicator of which was his gradually failing health. In 2009 he was forced to get a liver transplant. Jobs has been credited for sparking the [...]
In the midst of Apple’s steady pace in conquering the consumer market, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has officially stepped down today, electing Tim Cook in his stead. His resignation marks the end of an era at Apple. “Investors are very comfortable with Tim Cook even though Jobs has been a driver of innovation and clearly [...]
Apple has officially released the latest version of it’s OS X operating system, OS X 10.7 “Lion” on to the official Mac App Store. Like earlier OS X updates, Lion can be purchased for just $29.99 but this time around, there are no disks available from your favorite Apple store or Distributor, you either have [...]
