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Month: November 2011
Why Apple Will Be Just Fine For at Least 5 Years
For years pundits and analysts wondered if Apple could survive without its visionary CEO Steve Jobs. And with the Apple founder's resignation earlier this year, and then tragic passing, it looks like they are going to get their answer.
But Apple's future doesn't look too gloomy. A majority of its key players are still with the company. And it doesn't look like they're going anywhere anytime soon, as several of them were just given millions of reasons to stick around...
Motorola Mobility Wins Injunction Against Apple in Germany
Patents were once used to protect a company's inventions. But in recent years it seems like they're more frequently used as ammunition for expensive courtroom battles. Perhaps no other company is more familiar with this than Apple.
The iPhone makers have been involved in dozens of patent disputes over the last decade, most notably its recent bouts with Android partners. In fact, the Cupertino company has been on a win-streak against Google's manufacturers, until now...
Apple Loses Chief of Security Over Lost iPhone Prototype
Those paying attention will no doubt remember the story about one unlucky fellow who received a visit from the police, along with a team of security personnel from Apple. Well, it turns out that the fallout from that visit isn't yet over, with Apple losing its Vice President of Global Security over the matter.
Apple allegedly lost yet another iPhone prototype recently, and using the power of Find My iPhone they decided it was in the possession of a Bernal Heights resident. Apple and the San Francisco Police then rolled up to the guy's house and asked for it back. Apple's security team even offered to buy it back, but alas, the man in question didn't have it...
Sn0wBreeze Gets Updated for iOS 5.0.1 Beta 2
It seems it was only yesterday that were telling you Sn0wBreeze had been updated for iOS 5.0.1 beta. Oh wait, it was just yesterday!
With the release of iOS 5.0.1 beta 2 earlier today, iOS hacker iH8Sn0w has updated his Sn0wBreeze jailbreak tool to version v2.8b10 making it compatible with the latest beta firmware version...
iOS 5.0.1 Beta 2 Will Expire on December 14
Hot on the heels of the release of iOS 5.0.1 beta 2 to developers, iOS hacker extraordinaire iH8Sn0w just gave us the heads up on the expiration date of the beta firmware.
According to iH8Sn0w, iOS 5.0.1 beta 2 will expire on December 14th, at 8pm EST. Concretely, this means that you will have to update your firmware before that time, or your device will be completely useless until you restore...
Apple’s Supply Chain Secrets Revealed
Have you ever wondered how Apple maintains such high profit margins on products like the iPad? The company manages to do so in an industry where other manufacturers like HP and Amazon reportedly take losses on their tablet sales.
Perhaps the biggest factor in Apple's operational success is the recently-named CEO Tim Cook. Cook spent the last decade turning Apple into a well-oiled machine. Bloomberg reveals this and more in a recent article about Apple's supply chain secrets...
Facebook and Apple: Two Frenemies Against Google
Fortune has a good article about the battle between Facebook and Google for control of the web. Deep inside the article, there is an interesting snippet that suggests Facebook and Apple are still talking to join forces against their common enemy:
That last point is not lost on Zuckerberg. It has prompted him to seek closer ties with Google's biggest rival in mobile: Apple. The two companies have held multiple rounds of discussions, according to people with knowledge of the talks. But they have yet to find a compelling way to collaborate, perhaps because their courtship got off to a rocky start. [...] That Apple chose to bake Twitter, not Facebook, into the most recent version of its mobile operating system has not helped. Still, the two companies continue to talk, knowing full well that an alliance could help them fend off a common enemy.
Of course both companies have been talking for a while, and they'll eventually reach to an agreement where Facebook will most likely be integrated in iOS, just like Twitter.
I invite you to read the full the article as it's a very interesting piece that sheds more light on the war between Facebook and Google.
Meet the US Carrier That Turned Down the iPhone
FierceWireless is reporting that Mary Dillon, the CEO of US Cellular, told investors this morning that the nation's 6th largest wireless carrier was recently given the chance to carry Apple's hit smartphone. And the strange thing is, they turned it down.
With companies like T-Mobile chomping at the bit to carry the iPhone, it's interesting that US Cellular passed on the opportunity. Especially since other CEOs, like Sprint's Dan Hesse, see the handset as the number one reason why folks switch to other carriers...
AT&T Expected to Merge With T-Mobile in “First Half” of Next Year
AT&T has leaked its estimation for when the T-Mobile merger will close in a recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Spotted by Electronista, the filing says that AT&T expects the merger to take place in the "first half" of 2012.
Several organizations, including the US Justice Department, have kept AT&T and T-Mobile battling with the courts since AT&T announced the acquisition back in March. If all goes according to plan, T-Mobile will be owned by AT&T before Spring of next year...
How to Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 Beta 2 With RedSn0w
Am I imagining things, or did iOS 5.0.1 beta 1 just drop a few days ago? Now we already have iOS 5.0.1 beta 2?
Either way, it's no big deal for jailbreakers, because as noted, iOS 5.0.1 beta 2 can be jailbroken using the latest version of RedSn0w.
Inside, we'll show you how to do so on video...
Password Protect Your Content With My Secret Folder [Sponsored]
My Secret Folder is a content protection app that allows you to hide things like photos, videos, and even contacts behind a password. Obviously iOS already offers a password option, but this app takes security to the next level.
This title by Bright Artificial Intelligence is the perfect solution for folks who pass around their iDevices to friends and family or are just looking for that extra layer of protection. Regardless, this feature-packed application is definitely worth a look...