A new week is coming, but that doesn't mean you have to miss out on what happened last week. If you think you may have missed a few of the top stories from last week, don't sweat it, we've got you covered.
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When Apple announced iCloud last year, it told MobileMe users that they could keep their current storage in addition to the free 5GB they'd get with the new service for 12 months to help with the transition.
That promotion was set to expire at the end of September, knocking previous MobileMe members back down to the standard free 5GB. But it looks like Apple has decided to extend the deal another year...
Just a heads up for folks looking to make an AT&T-flavored purchase in the coming weeks. The word on the street is that the carrier is about to cut its 30-day return policy in half.
A new report is out today claiming that AT&T has sent out a memo to its employees reminding them that the return period for products and services drops down to 14 days tomorrow...
We reported yesterday about a strike going on at Foxconn, the maker of the iPhone and virtually any electronics in the world. The report originated from advocacy group China Labor Watch, claimed that three to four thousand workers went on strike because of unreasonable demands from Foxconn asking its employees to work during the national holiday, but also because it raised the bar for quality standards without properly training its work force.
Foxconn was however quick at denying the news when it sent a statement to Reuters, basically explaining that everything is good in this perfect and beautiful world...
I will always remember where I was when I heard the news that Steve Jobs had passed away, a year ago today. I was sitting in a meeting with four other board members of my Homeowner Association. The news felt like a bad joke. Something that couldn't be true. The writing had been on the walls for months, if not years, yet, I found it impossible to believe.
It actually took me a few weeks to process the news and cope with the death of the man who not only had shaped an important part of my life, but had also shaped and changed the lives of millions of people around the world.
When Apple introduced the iPhone 5, it noted: "We've developed manufacturing processes that are our most complex and ambitions. Never before have we built a product with this extraordinary level of fit and finish."
While the end result of these complex methods — i.e. the iPhone 5 — appears to be making customers happy, the processes themselves seem to be causing problems at the factories. A new report is out this afternoon that thousands of Foxconn workers have gone on strike due to issues with iPhone 5 production...
Bridge is a jailbreak app that allows you to import music from your iDevice directly into your media library. While it works best in cohesion with a download tool like Safari Download Manager, it can work independently as well.
Files can be accessed via a built in file browser, or you can paste the URL of a specific file directly into the app. Have a look at our brief video for more insight...
The Apple Store App was finally updated for the iPhone 5's bigger display, after being left out of the initial round of updates to Apple's in house developed apps.
No other changes were added to the app, but this change is what most have been waiting for since the iPhone 5 launched. I can confirm that the Apple Store app looks glorious on the iPhone 5's four inch display. Check inside for more pictures...
With this year's iPhone launch now behind us, and the current-gen iPad now past the halfway point in its 12-month life cycle, we knew it was only a matter of time before we started hearing rumors regarding the next iPad. And a juicy one just hit the web.
According to a new report, an iOS developer has spotted an interesting new Apple device in his app analytics log. It's labeled as an "iPad3,6," and appears to be running an A6 chip or some sort of variation of it. What is it? Well, it could just be a fourth-gen iPad...
It appears that Apple is making good on Tim Cook's promise. Just a week after the CEO posted an open letter regarding the shortcomings of the new Maps application, users are starting to see improvements.
Particularly, users are starting to notice an improvement in the 3D aspect of Apple's Maps app. Landmarks, like the Statue of Liberty, and buildings, that were once missing from the flyover mode are now present...
While most media attention about Apple Maps has centered on bridges on dry land, landmarks that don't exists and other oddities, the digital cartographers at Cupertino, Calif. have been stuffing the app with some amazing features, like offline browsing. Unlike maps in iOS 5, Apple's vector-based Maps are cached and GPS navigation work even without an Internet connection.
For instance, Apple's vector maps loaded while in San Francisco, Calif. can still be browsed on a flight from Anchorage, Alaska to Lima, Peru, according to AppleInsider. The writer was able to navigate across the state and via street-level maps as far west as Salt Lake City, Utah -- and in 3D, to boot. By comparison, Google Maps, which use bitmap tiles, would let you navigate offline for about a 10 mile radius before complaining.
Netbot, an App.net client for iOS users, and the sister client to the popular Tweetbot, has been unleashed on the App Store.
Just in case you weren't aware, Twitter has been making some changes as of late, and it's safe to say that they have't been very popular among the tech community. As a result, a few alternative services to Twitter have emerged, and one of those is App.net.
Though there are some key differences between it and Twitter's methodology, both from a technical level and a company level, the services are similar enough that it's entirely possible to confuse NetBot with Tweetbot at first glance.
Take a look at our hands-on video inside for more details...