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Swatch attempts to justify ‘One more thing’ trademark with a silly explanation

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 26, 2015

Swatch would have you think that its controversial “One more thing” trademark has nothing to do with Apple. A company spokesperson told Techradar today that its trademark for the “One more thing” phrase was inspired by a line from the TV show “Columbo,” an explanation people following technology news will have a hard time believing.

Swiss watchmaker Swatch became the subject of the Internet ridicule following news that it was recently granted a trademark on “One more thing,” a catch phrase late CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs used extensively when introducing new surprise products during Apple’s media events.

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 122: It was good while it lasted

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Episode 122: The guys discuss the closure of the iOS 8.4 signing window, the iOS 8.4.1 jailbreak, the future of jailbreaking, and tons of new jailbreak tweaks. We also discuss our picks for top tweak of the week.

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Google takes on Twitch with YouTube Gaming

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 26, 2015

Originally announced two and a half months ago, YouTube Gaming went live this morning as the search giant's Twitch competitor slowly but surely comes into full view.

Basically a YouTube built for gamers, the all-new YouTube Gaming website is live in the United States and United Kingdom at gaming.youtube.com with a selection of live-streaming videos showing people playing various games.

Much like Amazon-owned Twitch service which allows people to stream their gameplay videos and others to watch it, YouTube Gaming was designed to host gameplay videos, video how-tos and walkthroughs pertaining to popular games and more.

Portal for iOS: wireless file transfers from your computer to iPhone made easy

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 26, 2015

Portal, an Android app that launched earlier this summer, is now available on your iPhone free of charge in the App Store.

Created by a company called Pushbullet which makes a namesake cross-platform notification mirroring utility, Portal for iPhone uses QR codes and takes advantage of peer-to-peer connectivity to transfer very large files and folders between your devices in a snap.

With Portal, you can transfer files from your computer to an iOS device via a simple interface that can be accessed through any web browser. The app lets you transfer as many files as you’d like and imposes no file size limits.

Here's a quick review of Portal based on my brief hands-on time with the app.

Official: Samsung stole trade secrets from TSMC

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 26, 2015

Samsung lifted trade secrets from rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), the world's #1 independent semiconductor foundry, Taiwan's top court has ruled.

According to a report published Wednesday by Taiwanese trade publication DigiTimes, the court has determined that Liang Mong-song, a former senior director of research and development at TSMC, revealed TSMC's trade secrets and patents related to its advanced FinFET process technology to Samsung Electronics.

The report makes no mention of Apple, but the connection couldn't be clearer: Samsung might have been able to leverage the stolen secrets to win orders for Apple's next-generation 'A9' processor. Prior reports have posited that both Samsung and TSMC got to build Apple's A9 chips on the advanced 14-nanometer FinFET process technology which uses entirely new three-dimensional transistors.

Read-later app Pocket rolls out personalized Recommendations feed

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 26, 2015

You can now check out the most interesting articles and videos you might have missed using Pocket's newly launched Recommendations feature. Available in Pocket's latest 6.0 update in the App Store, Recommendations takes “the absolute best content being saved across Pocket” and tailors it to your own saving and reading habit, based on what you save, read and watch in Pocket.

Video of partially assembled iPhone 6s reveals a few previously unknown tidbits

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 26, 2015

A video of a partially assembled 'iPhone 6s' is making rounds on the web, revealing previously unknown details about Apple's next-generation handset which is set for unveiling at a rumored media event on Wednesday, September 9.

According to MacRumors, the authenticity of the components used to kinda assemble the phone couldn't be verified though the parts appear to resemble previously leaked ones from an iPhone 6s prototype.

Pocket God vs. Desert Ashes turns killing Pygmies into a strategy game

Lory Gil ∙ August 26, 2015

Fans of the popular Pocket God franchise should take note; the company that created the pygmy killing game has teamed up with Desert Ashes to make a game starring the former with the mechanics of the latter.

Pocket God vs. Desert Ashes is exactly as it sounds. The crossover game features the familiar family of worshipers fighting a turn-based strategy battle against the Landians. When those pesky land thieves invade the Island, the Pygmies prepare to fight.

Skiva PowerFlow car charger juices up your iPhone fast

Lory Gil ∙ Updated October 16, 2018

There is nothing worse than realizing that your iPhone's battery is drained when the only charger you have is for the car, especially if you aren't planning on driving for very long the next time you hit the road.

The Skiva PowerFlow car charger is a simple Lightning charger for the car with one special feature; it juices up your device with the fastest charge possible.

Samsung: you’re inserting it wrong

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

When a flagship device launches, it's usually only a matter of time before some sort of controversy arises. There was #antennagate for the iPhone 4, #scratchgate for the iPhone 5, and last year's #bendgate for the iPhone 6. Now it's Samsung's turn to join the party.

The problem stems from inserting the Galaxy Note5's S-Pen in the wrong way, head first, instead of tip first like normal. Doing so makes the S-Pen catch on to a lever deep inside the pen cavity, causing it to get stuck.

Samsung has been no stranger to controversy before, but this new one, some have called it #pengate, or #penghazi, is more egregious than any so-called "-gate" we've seen before.

Report: 220,000 iCloud accounts breached due to jailbreak tweak backdoor

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

It's a number that's bound to raise some eyebrows: 220,000 iCloud accounts breached in what is being called a backdoor attack made possible by a malicious jailbreak tweak.

This leak, which was brought to our attention by /r/jailbreak, was reported by a Chinese online vulnerability reporting platform called WooYun. It's an information security platform where security researchers report vulnerabilities and vendors give feedback. WooYun is a legit site, and it has reported thousands of security related issues in this month alone.

On a post on its website, WooYun details the nature of this particular attack, stating that 220,000 accounts have been compromised as a result of a malicious jailbreak tweak or plug-in. It also states that WooYun has notified vendors—presumably Apple—and are awaiting processing.

It's sure to make any jailbroken iPhone user take note, but before you get too alarmed, understand that this hack has nothing to do with Apple's security, and that there appears to be special circumstances in the case of this breach.

QuickSwipe lets you swipe to dismiss videos in Safari

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

QuickSwipe is a new tweak that brings swipe to dismiss functionality to videos playing in mobile Safari. The tweak is extremely simple and focused, contains no preferences, and is good to go upon installation.

After respring, begin playing a video in Safari and perform a swipe down gesture to dismiss the video and go back to the browser. If you find it annoying to have to tap the "Done" button to close a full screen video, then QuickSwipe is a tweak that you may enjoy using.