Both the Evasi0n and Pangu jailbreaks for iOS 7 have been nominated for 2014 Pwnie awards. The Pwnie Awards celebrate the achievements of security researchers and developers who find certain bugs and exploits. The awards cover bugs disclosed over the last year (July 2013 –… Read More
Apple has hired Musa Tariq, the former social media director for both Nike and Burberry. Tariq’s formal role will be Digital Marketing Director of Apple Retail. At Burberry Tariq was head of digital marketing focusing on “strategy and innovation” while at Nike he served to… Read More
As if the reports of NSA spying over all your mobile phone and Internet activity weren’t enough to make customers all the more paranoid, a recent major security flaw discovered in Android and BlackBerry devices (and some iPhones as well) can basically put millions and… Read More
Typo 2, a new version of the keyboard case for iPhone co-founded by Ryan Seacrest and Laurence Hallier, is now available to pre-order. BlackBerry sued the company over the original Typo keyboard case arguing that it violates their intellectual property rights and patented ‘iconic’ keyboard… Read More
President Obama has signed the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act into law, after it passed both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate. The bill restores the right for consumers to unlock their cell phones, including the iPhone. Unfortunately, the bill… Read More
Bose has sued Beats, a company which Apple has agreed to acquire, over its noise-cancelling headphone patents. The company has also filed a complaint in the U.S. International Trade Commission against Beats, and others, asserting infringement of the same patents. Bose says for almost 50… Read More
The House on Friday unanimously passed legislation will make cell phone unlocking legal, just one week after the Senate approved the same measure. The bill now goes to the White House for signature. The Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, brought by Sen. Patrick… Read More
A new aerial photo of the Apple Campus 2, taken by KCBS news and traffic reporter Ron Cervi, shows that construction is progressing rapidly. From the shot, you can see the ‘underground’ tunnels that will be used to support the structure as well as for… Read More
Foxconn will begin production of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 this month, according to Taiwan’s Economic Daily News via Reuters. Mass production of a 4.7-inch successor to the wildly popular iPhone 5 series of smartphones will begin during the third week of July, Taiwan’s Economic… Read More
Apple yesterday announced that Susan L. Wagner, founding partner and director of BlackRock, has been elected to Apple’s board of directors. Bill Campbell, the board’s longest-serving member, is retiring after 17 years of service. Wagner co-founded BlackRock in 1988 and helped it become one of… Read More
The United States Senate has passed a bill that legalizes cell phone unlocking after a similar bill was passed in the House of Representatives back in February. Back in October of 2013 the Library of Congress ruled that unlocking iPhones purchased after January 2013… Read More
Santa Ana police are asking for public assistance in finding a suspect after a 15 year old girl died trying to prevent the robbery of her iPhone. On July 3, 2014, during the mid-day, a 15 year old female victim was walking with her… Read More
A woman was tragically killed by a subway train at Union Square on Saturday after fumbling to catch a dropped iPad and falling on the tracks, reports the New York Post. Aracelis Ayuso, 21, was waiting for a Brooklyn-bound No. 4 train when she… Read More
Apple has announced that 90% of devices are now using iOS 7. The adoption level was measured by the App Store during a 7‑day period ending July 13, 2014. Apple didn’t break down adoption levels for various versions of iOS 7; however, it did… Read More
Former White House press secretary Jay Carney is reportedly in the running to be Apple’s next PR chief, reports Recode. Apple’s been looking for a new PR head ever since Katie Cotton, the ‘Queen’ of PR Tech retired back in May. Carney started worked for… Read More
