The Internet giant Google announced over the weekend that the Google Earth Pro desktop application is now available at no cost. A business-oriented upgrade to Google Earth, Google Earth Pro used to command an annual subscription fee of $399 so this is a significant development.
It has more features than the standard edition of Google Pro, including map-making tools and add-on software such as movie making, GIS data importer, advanced printing modules, radius and area measurements and more.
Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky has revealed the wearable company has plans for new hardware products in 2015, undeterred by the highly-anticipated launch of the Apple Watch in April.
In an interview with The Verge, Migicovsky also said Pebble is planning software that is quite different from what's currently found on the wearable for its new devices in 2015.
The South Korean consumer electronics giant, Samsung, today announced that it will be holding its annual ‘Galaxy Unpacked’ event next month, as reported by the SamMobile blog.
Titled ‘Galaxy Unpacked 2015,’ the event is scheduled for March 1, coinciding with Mobile World Congress which runs March 2-5 in Barcelona, Spain.
Of course, we fully expect the Galaxy S6, or whatever it's called, to go head-to-head against Apple's latest iPhones. The invites have gone out to select members of the press and feature black background, what appears to be a profile of a curved device and the “What's Next” tagline tease.
Apple's retail expansion in China, coinciding with the Chinese New Year festivities, continues unabated with a brand new store now scheduled to open in Tianjin on Saturday, February 7, at 10am local time, as noted on the company's Chinese retail website.
The brick-and-mortar store is located near the Nankai District in the city of Tainjin, a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China.
No, not a Super Bowl advertisement.
The China arm of Apple has debuted its first television advertisement in the region on Sunday, during a time when China has been crucial to Apple's quarterly profits.
The one minute and a half advertisement, shown on the Apple China website and titled "Start Something New", is geared towards the Chinese New Year. It's similar to the US Apple advertisement called "The Song".
The trend that started about 3 weeks ago is getting more obvious as we enter yet another week with a slower output of tweak releases. I'm not necessarily complaining. I'm merely highlighting a trend that we all hope won't be confirmed in the following weeks.
Today, we put 18 new jailbreak tweaks front and center, hoping there will be at least one that pique your interest.
The animal kingdom is a popular genre of both photographic and illustrated art. The selection today is an honor to the later. Hyperbole of animal emotion or just a play on their stereotypic behavior, the options below are both lively and solemn.
Although there is no particular reason for the selection this week, I must admit to having picked Donkey Kong Country back up on the old SNES. Certainly the splash image above was thought to be a good idea, based on my subconscious reexcitement for the furry fellow.
Like every Sunday, we get to take a look at some of the most popular posts that were published on iDB during the week that just ended. Whether it is a news item, a new jailbreak tweak, a tutorial, or an app review, we sum it all up in one convenient place for you.
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The launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus brought autofocus ability to the stock Camera app while recording video. This was a feature that many iPhone users clamored for, and when it was finally unveiled with the iPhone 6, it was met with a positive response.
Unfortunately, video autofocus was to be exclusive to the newer devices, and wouldn't be retroactively added to older devices like the iPhone 5s via iOS 8. But that all changed today when a new jailbreak tweak called AFVideo was released. This tweak brings video autofocus to older jailbroken devices running iOS 8.
Apple will house those pricey Apple Watch “Edition” units in safes overnight, according to the well-informed blogger Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac.
Unnamed sources told the author that each Apple retail store that'll carry the device is going to be outfitted with safes designed to keep the most pricey version of the wrist-worn device protected from theft while charging overnight. The Apple Watch “Edition” features a case crafted from 18-karat gold.
Some of the stores have reportedly already begun installing the safes ahead of the Watch’s launch in April.
Last week, we recorded episode 92 of Let's Talk Jailbreak and episode 66 of Let's Talk iOS. That's 158 episodes under our belts, or over three years of shows if each show was spread out on week-to-week basis. While I wouldn't dare claim to be the supreme podcast expert, I can say that I have learned a lot as both shows have grown from humble beginnings.
Podcasting isn't exactly rocket science, but it does take some effort to make a show sound decent. My goal has always been to simply create the best sounding show that I possibly can within reason. That reason includes, of course, money, equipment, environment, and the podcast participants.
At the end of the day, a podcast will only sound as good as your worst piece of equipment, software, mixing technique, or participant. The goal should be to make everything sound good enough to where you'll derive satisfaction from the end result.
In this first part of my podcasting basics series, I'll talk about what it takes to get your podcast off the ground. In subsequent entries, I'll discuss the equipment we use, the software we use, the techniques we employ, and other tidbits along the way.
We recently held a poll to discover the types of apps our readers would like to know more about. From the poll, we discovered that you guys would like us to spotlight more utility and productivity apps. So, this week’s list includes some of the usual content, plus a handful of utility apps that we think might interest you. Check out our list below, and please keep the comments coming. We read them and your suggestions are helpful.