Month: April 2012

“Something even bigger” coming as Angry Birds Space clear 50M downloads

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

Angry Birds Space, the latest installment in the popular birds vs. pigs videogame series, has amassed more than 50 million downloads on all platforms in the 35 days since its March 22 launch, Rovio announced on Twitter this morning.

This makes Angry Birds Space "one of the fastest growing games ever" and by far the fastest-growing game on mobile, the company bragged.

Previously, the game zoomed past the ten million mark in less than three days. Rovio largely owes such a successful launch to Angry Birds's seemingly unstoppable popularity, still rising across the globe. Another crucial factor: Apple's iOS platform which now powers more than 365 million devices, as this is where the vast majority of paid downloads occur...

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New evidence suggests RIM behind Wake Up stunt

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

Last week's childish Wake Up protest outside Apple's retail outlet in Sydney has really infuriated fans of Apple as well as a bunch of observers - yours truly included - who pointed the finger of blame at Samsung on shady clues.

While the South Korean conglomerate denied organizing the flashmob-style stunt, coincidental evidence and the ambiguous official wording have left room for some speculation.

New strong pieces of evidence that surfaced last week link the campaign to the embattled BlackBerry maker, Canada-based Research In Motion, as part of their upcoming BlackBerry OS 10 launch on Wednesday. Who knew, right?

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Microsoft takes on Apple, invests $300 million in Nook biz

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 27, 2017

Microsoft just announced this morning plans to invest in Barnes & Noble's Nook division, in an effort to better compete with the likes of Apple and Amazon in an increasingly competitive market for electronic books.

The Windows maker will form a yet-to-be-named subsidiary with Barnes & Noble, pouring a cool $300 million of its own money into the new entity. It will encompass all of the Nook biz, it has been confirmed, in addition to educational college content.

With this investment Microsoft is thinking big, securing a 17.6 percent stake in the new company valued at a whopping $1.7 billion...

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Apple and Samsung bosses meeting on May 21-22 to talk patents

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

As previously hinted, top dogs at Apple and Samsung will meet next month to discuss a possible settlement to the ongoing patent war which has seen minor casualties on both sides, but has otherwise failed to produce an outright winner. A new report claims the upcoming mediation will take place on May 21 and May 22, starting on each day at 9:30am.

The court-moderated settlement talk is to seek an alternative dispute resolution to the more than fifty lawsuits the two technology giants have filed against each other in little more than a year in courts the world over...

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Thieves beware: this iPhone will self-destruct in 5 seconds

Cody Lee ∙ April 29, 2012

In the world of iPhone rumors, things tend to get a tad ridiculous at times. In fact, if we were to believe some of the reports we've heard, Apple's next smartphone will have a 5-inch screen and be machined from liquid metal.

Well the folks over at AatmaStudio, known for their powerful Apple product concepts, have taken ridiculous to the next level. Check out their vision for the next iPhone, and its cool self-destructing remote-wipe feature...

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The top 10 iOS news of the week

Sébastien Page ∙ April 29, 2012

A new week is coming, but that doesn't mean you have to miss out on what happened last week. If you think you may have missed a few of the top stories from last week, don't sweat it, we've got you covered.

We've gathered the top 10 most popular stories from iDB last week for you to check out. As always, make sure that you're friends with us on Facebook, Google+, and that you are following us on Twitter...

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Hands on with Lima, a browser based Cydia alternative

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 28, 2012

Over the years there has been no shortage of proclaimed Cydia replacements, alternatives, and supplements.

Lima is the latest such purported alternative, but it has one unique thing going for it that makes it a bit different from the others — it's entirely browser based.

Is Lima a legitimate threat to Cydia's dominance?

I've had the privilege to go hands-on with a beta copy, and I'd like to share some of the things that I found with you.

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Who says all jailbreakers are pirates?

Cody Lee ∙ April 28, 2012

"After all most jailbreak users are only in it for running unlocks and pirating apps." This was the last line in a series of tweets by infamous iDevice hacker I0n1c, talking about the state of the jailbreak. While I'm not typically the kind of person to get riled up over such an ignorant comment, I feel like there's a similarly negative consensus about jailbreaking that needs to be addressed.

It's a fairly true statement to say that all iOS app pirates are jailbreakers. After all, I don't know of any other way to pirate apps – and if there is, it can't be easier –  than by jailbreaking. But to say that all, or even "most" jailbreakers are pirates is asinine. From where I'm sitting, the jailbreak community looks pretty awesome. And it's made up of much more than just pilferers....

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New iPad jailbreak tweak ‘Quasar’ allows for true iPad window based multitasking [Video]

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 28, 2012

A new $9.99 jailbreak tweak was released for the iPad today on Cydia, and it goes by the name of Quasar.

Quasar is a tweak that's exclusive to jailbroken iPad's, and it allows you to have a true window based multitasking session with your iPad.

As you know we've been fairly adamant about a true multitasking solution for the iPad for quite some time now, so we're excited to see what Quasar can do for iPad users.

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Foco aims at making your iPad speaker sound better [sponsored]

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 26, 2017

I'm sure that most of you already know about Kickstarter, the platform that helps people like you and me get funding for various projects. Since its creation in 2008, Kickstarter has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs get their project started.

Today, we sit down and talk to Adewale Adeluyi-Adelusi and Bojan Smiljanic from Unique Design Solutions about their new project, Foco. They tell us what it is, why they created it, and hopefully you'll like their project enough to pledge a few bucks...

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