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Beware! Fake Apple Billing Information Emails Circulating

Oliver Haslam ∙ December 28, 2011

When you are as big as Apple, bad guys will always seek to use you as a means to take people's money, and unfortunately there is a new scam making the rounds.

According to The Mac Security Blog, the latest method of stealing people's money comes courtesy of fake emails which purport to be from the iPhone maker, claiming that the user's billing information is out of date. Obviously, the "helpful" email offers a link that gives the lucky recipient an easy way to make things right.

Of course, that link doesn't take you to Apple's billing pages, but rather a third party who wishes to steal your information...

How to Add Sharing Options to Safari’s Reading List

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 24, 2011

Reading List, the Instapaper-like feature included with iOS 5, is a great way to save web pages for reading later. But what if you want to share some of the content that you've saved to your reading list? What then?

Sadly, Apple has neglected to add any sort of sharing options to Reading List. Perhaps they're saving the sharing features for a future iOS update. With that in mind, one developer in particular thought it would be a good idea to enable Reading List sharing by means of a handy jailbreak tweak, and that's just what he did.

Take a gander at ActionList, a tweak that enables a variety of sharing options for Reading List...

New eBook Collects All of the Emails that Steve Jobs Sent Over the Years

Alex Heath ∙ November 23, 2011

Steve Jobs was know for sporadically emailing fans and random inquirers from his public Apple email address. He would give famous one-liners about hot issues, like when he said that Apple wasn't tracking its users during the Location Services scandal back in April.

Jobs would occasionally send out encouraging emails, like the time he emailed the Apple Store employees in Japan during the earthquake and tsunami disasters. All of these emails, and more, have been collected in a new eBook called, Letters to Steve: Inside the E-mail Inbox of Apple's Steve Jobs.

iCloud Apple ID Security Flaw Plaguing Some Users

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated July 8, 2017

One of iOS 5's marquee features is the ability to backup and restore devices from iCloud without the need for iTunes or any of those pesky wires. Let's be frank, we've all got hundreds of those little white USB cables, but can we find one when we need it? We know we never can!

As is so often the case with such new and ambitious services as iCloud, it appears that the process is not without its problems, more specifically, problems surrounding a possible security risk.

According to Electronista, there appears to be a real issue that could potentially reveal the Apple IDs of random users...

How to Send Group Messages and Emails With Siri

Cody Lee ∙ November 22, 2011

Now that folks have had over a month to play with the new iPhone 4S, more and more Siri tips are starting to surface. Siri can do so many things that new commands are constantly being discovered.

Earlier today we told you how to use Siri to see planes flying above you using Wolfram Alpha's database. Now we've come across a tip that lets you use the assistant to send group text messages and emails...

Sent is a Gmail App for iPhone that Gets Things Right, But Not Perfect

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated February 21, 2018

It seems like iOS Gmail apps are a little bit like London buses: you wait an hour for one, and then three come along at once. Two notable Gmail apps have entered the App Store as of late.

Gmail users rejoiced when Google finally brought an official Gmail app to the App Store, but after downloading the app, it was clear that the bug-laden effort wasn't what it should be. Google pulled it and eventually made it available again after fixing some of the more glaring bugs. That said, it's still not great, and is missing some features that we hope Google will eventually get around to adding.

A new app to join the Gmail fray goes by the name of "Sent," and while it is indeed a more native experience than Google's solution, the app doesn't get everything right...

Apple on Siri: “We Currently Have No Plans to Support Older Devices”

Alex Heath ∙ November 8, 2011

With rumors circulating that the flagship feature of the iPhone 4S, Siri, is being ported to older iDevices by jailbreak hackers, many are wondering if Apple will ever bring Siri to its other mobile devices.

One Apple customer emailed Apple about bringing Siri to other devices via a special iOS build, and Apple responded by saying that, "we currently have no plans to support older devices."

Sparrow is Ready to Fly Onto Your iPhone, Here’s a Teaser Image

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

The folks at Sparrow make one of the slickest email apps for the Mac around. You can buy Sparrow for Gmail in the Mac App Store for $9.99. The app looks and feels a whole lot like the official Twitter app and the deceased Tweetie client.

A report from months agosaid that Sparrow was coming to the iPhone, and the app's developers have posted a teaser image to whet our appetites...

Lots of People Are Using Hotmail on iOS 5

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Apple added quick setup support for Microsoft's Hotmail email service in the Mail app on iOS 5, and the Redmond company has announced that it's seen a massive surge in Hotmail activations since the public launch of Apple's latest mobile software.

Microsoft is seeing 100,000 new iOS 5 devices log into the email provider every day, and over 2 million users have linked their iDevices to Hotmail on iOS 5.

Gmail’s New iOS App is a Disgrace

Alex Heath ∙ November 2, 2011

Google recently released—and immediately pulled—its official app for the iPhone and iPad in the App Store. After a long time coming, Google finally got on the ball and released an App Store app for its popular email service, but not before realizing that there were several bugs that needed fixing.

While many called Gmail's app "fantastic" and "wonderful" at first glance, more than 5 minutes with the app will show you what an utter disgrace this app is for Google...

Gmail for iOS Sucks So Much That Google Already Removed it From the App Store

Sébastien Page ∙ November 2, 2011

Well, it didn't take long for Google to remove its new Gmail app for iOS from the App Store. Just about 3 hours after it was first available, it is now nowhere to be found.

If you try to download the app right now, you'll be greeted with an error message telling you the item you requested is not currently available in the US Store. If you've already downloaded and tried to use the Gmail app, it probably doesn't come as a surprise to you that Google already took it down...

Google Reportedly Finishing Up Native Gmail App for iOS

Cody Lee ∙ November 1, 2011

If you're an iPhone owner and also happen to be a Gmail user, you may want to pay attention. Word on the street is that Google is putting the finishing touches on a native Gmail application for the iOS platform.

MG Siegler, an Apple columnist for TechCrunch, made the announcement last night. The tech writer has learned that Google is nearly finished with an iOS-flavored native Gmail app, and it's headed for the App Store...