Month: February 2013

Apple announces iTunes U downloads topped 1 billion

Ed Sutherland ∙ Updated April 11, 2018

It could be the largest educational institution which never handed out one diploma. More than one billion downloads of class lectures, quizzes and assignments were downloaded from iTunes U, Apple announced Thursday.

In a press release, the technology firm unveiled class attendance numbers that would make even the best Ivy League schools jealous - if they weren't already offering part of the service.

More than 250,000 students are enrolled in the service with content from 1,200 colleges, universities and K-12 schools. While Yale, MIT and Stanford are among the U.S. schools involved, a growing majority of schools from outside the U.S. are also taking part, the iPhone maker said...

AT&T expands LTE coverage in Phoenix, Lincoln, Lubbock, Hartford County and more

Sébastien Page ∙ February 28, 2013

AT&T has been on a roll lately. On an LTE roll out to be more precise. After opening up to 6 new markets earlier this week, AT&T is now expanding its LTE coverage to four new areas. If you live in Phoenix, AR, or Hartford County, CT, then you might notice speed increases or simply better LTE coverage overall. If you are located in Lubbock, TX, or Lincoln, NE , you'll be glad to learn that your iPhone 5 will now be able to connect to the brand new LTE service AT&T just activated in your area...

Cricket seeing much weaker than expected iPhone sales

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

Leap Wireless, the US telecommunications company that owns and operates the regional carrier Cricket, just submitted a rather alarming filing with the the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

It seems that Cricket is only on pace to sell through half of its first-year commitment with Apple, which goes to June, leaving it on the hook for some $100 million in remaining iPhone purchases...

Real Racing 3 now available in the US App Store

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated March 14, 2018

It's been a long wait, but it's finally here. Real Racing 3 has officially landed in the US App Store as a free download. A couple of weeks ago, we spent some hands-on time with the game, and came away blown away by the graphics. Some of you guys might not dig the game's new freemium approach — an approach that ditches paying up front in favor of paying for in app purchases — but only time will tell if this negatively impacts the game's reception.

Real Racing 3 features tons of new cars, tracks, and all sorts of upgrades for your vehicle of choice. It's a polarizing title due to the fact that iOS' most popular racing game franchise has taken an abrupt turn towards the freemium model. But even if you don't appreciate the new approach, you owe it to yourself to download this game just to take in the visuals. Real Racing 3 is eye candy in its most concentrated form.

Pandora introduces 40-hour monthly limit on mobile listening due to rising royalty costs

Cody Lee ∙ February 27, 2013

Popular internet radio service Pandora announced today that it is implementing a new 40-hour-per-month limit on mobile listening. The announcement was made this afternoon via the company's blog, by founder Tim Westergren.

For most folks, this won't mean anything. Westergren says that Pandora's average users spend approximately 20 hours per month listening to Pandora across all devices. But for the 4% or so that go over, you'll have to start paying up...

Samsung copies Apple’s Passbook

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated September 21, 2017

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Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its own mobile payment solution called Samsung Wallet that looks quite a lot like Apple's Passbook app which is part of iOS 6. Just like Apple's Passbook, Samsung's Wallet too lets you manage your coupons, boarding passes, various tickets and loyalty cards all in a single app and redeem these at a point of sale by showing the digital barcode to a clerk.

Again, just like Passbook, Samsung's solution supports real-time notifications when, for example, event details change or your flight gets rescheduled. Even the Samsung app's icon resembles the look and feel of the Passbook icon...

TinyUmbrella updated with support for iOS 6.1.2

Cody Lee ∙ February 27, 2013

In light of Apple releasing iOS 6.1.2 last week, notcom has seeded a new version of his TinyUmbrella app. The popular SHSH blob-saving tool now supports all versions of iOS, excluding 6.1.3, which is still in beta.

That beta, though, is already causing waves in the jailbreak community. Evidence has been found in the firmware that Apple is patching evasi0n's exploits, which makes this TinyUmbrella extremely important...

New document shows extent of the government’s ability to search your iPhone

Cody Lee ∙ February 27, 2013

A new document, submitted to court in connection with a drug investigation, has been discovered that provides a rare look at the amount of data the government can pull from a seized iPhone using advanced forensic tools.

Of course, we all know that phone searches are a common law enforcement tool. But up until now, we've mostly been in the dark regarding what information the government can grab with this invasive search technique...

Tim Cook talks new Apple campus, new products and more at shareholder meeting

Cody Lee ∙ February 27, 2013

Apple held its annual shareholder meeting this morning on its Cupertino campus. The company used the gathering to address concerns of investors, offer up some insight into its future, and of course to vote on a number of proposals.

Tim Cook did a lot of the talking, and fielded some pretty difficult questions from shareholders who are obviously disappointed with Apple's recent stock slide. As usual, we have a roundup of all of the interesting stuff after the fold...

Spotify redoes iOS app, squashes Lock screen bug

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

Not to be outdone by Amazon's new Cloud Player app and Apple's roll-out of iTunes in the Cloud in a dozen European markets, Spotify, the popular Swedish music streaming startup, has revamped its iPhone and iPad client with a brand new interface and a handful of fixes, most notably squashing the annoying bug (no, not that one) which displayed the wrong track on the Lock screen...