Day: September 11, 2013

iPhone 5s/5c will support 4G LTE on UK’s O2 and Three, carriers confirm

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated June 14, 2016

Apple's new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c can work on more than thirteen different LTE bands, "more than any other single model of smartphone," per Apple. Whereas last year's iPhone 5 launched in a hundred countries across 240 different carriers, 2013 iPhones will be released on an additional 30 carriers, bringing the number of world carriers which carry Apple's device to 270. Now, there's been some commotion whether or not the handset's updated LTE capabilities support 4G LTE flavors of United Kingdom's O2 and Three carriers...

Apple launches $59 AppleCare+ extended coverage for iPod touch and iPod classic

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 11, 2013

Hot on the heels of yesterday's iPhone 5s/5c introduction, Apple has quietly brought its premium $99 AppleCare+ iPhone coverage to the United Kingdom, France and Italy. The extended coverage plan - previously limited to customers in the United States, Canada and Japan - covers up to two incidents of accidental damage from handling of your device.

Not only is Apple taking the AppleCare+ coverage to more places, but more devices as well. Today, we learn that AppleCare+ is now available for two iPod devices: the iPod touch and the iPod classic...

iPhone 5c approved for China Mobile, to cost ‘significantly more’ than expected

Ed Sutherland ∙ Updated April 18, 2016

Recall how the iPhone 5c was thought to be Apple's answer to China's smartphone market dominated by inexpensive handsets? Turns out, the handset costs "significantly more" than expected and nearly as much as the full-featured iPhone 5s, also unveiled Tuesday. At $733 without a subsidy (in China), the iPhone 5C may not be so cheap after all.

"By any standards, it's a premium price," one analyst told the New York Times Wednesday morning. However, there still could be good news for Apple, as China approves the iPhone for China Mobile, the world's largest wireless carrier...

Apple quietly discontinues Cards iOS app

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated August 4, 2016

Remember Apple's Cards app? Scott Forstall himself introduced the card-creation software for the iPhone and iPad during the October 2011 media event and it's gone to become quite popular in a select few countries where users were permitted to create beautiful cards from their photos and order them physically, priced at $2.99 each. Perhaps in another nod at de-Forstallization of Apple, the company has confirmed that the application has been discontinued now...

New Apple TV software with AirPlay enhancements due September 18

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 11, 2013

While some watchers have been expecting Apple TV news during yesterday's keynote, Apple instead chose to talk exclusively about the new iPhone 5s/5c and the revamped iOS 7 software. Apple's been testing a new version of the software powering its $99 set-top box since iOS 7 was introduced at WWDC this June. We've seen some of the new features such as a Conference Room Mode for presenters.

Moreover, earlier this week the AllThingsD blog shed more light on improved AirPlay support allowing users to watch the media they own on someone else's box without having to log in with their iTunes Store account. Today, a new report alleged that the final version of the updated firmware will hit Apple TVs a week from today, on September 18, 2013...

Planetbeing provides update on iOS 7 jailbreak status

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

Yesterday, the Evad3rs' @planetbeing said that the team behind the Evasi0n jailbreak for iOS 6 was starting some initial investigation into the possibility of an iOS 7 jailbreak. It doesn't look like they plan on wasting much time in the process.

In an update provided via Twitter, planetbeing states that he's achieved unsigned userland code execution using some of the stuff the team has held in reserve. As mentioned yesterday, the Evad3rs are now on a reconnaissance mission to see what exploits still work with iOS 7.

Apple posts iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c product videos to YouTube

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

Can't get enough of the new iPhones? Yeah, us either. So as you can imagine, we were excited to see that Apple has posted three new promotional videos for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on its YouTube channel this evening.

Ok so they're not new videos—Apple showed them during its media event earlier today. But for those who missed them, or just love watching Jony Ive talk against a white background, we've posted the clips after the break...