France is investing Apple's contract agreements with carriers as part of a probe into the relationships between device makers and cellular network operators. The investigation—run by an administrative body that falls under the French finance ministry—is the latest that looks at Apple's relationship with phone operators, many of whom have chafed under contracts that some … [Read more...] about France is Investigating Apple's Contracts With Carriers
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Judge Rules Apple Has Right to Use 'iPhone' Name in Brazil
Apple has won the right to use the 'iPhone' name in Brazil following a legal battle with IGB Electronica. Judge Eduardo de Brito Fernandes ruled against IGB who had filed a trademark for the name 'Gradiente iphone' in 2000 but wasn't granted the trademark until 2008. In his ruling, Fernandes called Apple's iPhone "world renowned," the AFP reported Wednesday. The judge said … [Read more...] about Judge Rules Apple Has Right to Use 'iPhone' Name in Brazil
Mailbox App Allows HTML Emails to Execute Javascript
Security researcher Michele Spagnuolo has posted blog entry revealing that the Mailbox app executes any Javascript which is present in the body of HTML emails. This is bad for security and privacy, because it allows advanced spam techniques, tracking of user actions, hijacking the user by just opening an email, and, using an exploitation framework, potentially much worse … [Read more...] about Mailbox App Allows HTML Emails to Execute Javascript
New 'Upgrade Kits' Make Your iPhone 5 Look Like an iPhone 5s
MobileFun is offering 'upgrade kits' that make your iPhone 5 look like an iPhone 5s. Made from high quality vinyl, these skins are manufactured to replicate the iPhone 5S' styling. The iPhone 5S upgrade skin for the iPhone 5 includes a metallic effect home button surrounding mimicking the new Touch ID home button on the new iPhone 5S. … [Read more...] about New 'Upgrade Kits' Make Your iPhone 5 Look Like an iPhone 5s
iFixit Teardown of the New Late 2013 iMac
iFixit has performed its traditional teardown of the new Late 2013 iMac. The site used a 27" EMC 2639 model for the teardown featuring a 3.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz) with 6MB L3 cache, NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M graphics processor with 1GB of GDDR5 memory, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and PCIe flash SSD option. … [Read more...] about iFixit Teardown of the New Late 2013 iMac
Beautiful iPhone 5s Slow Motion Test Footage
Check out this iPhone 5s slow motion test footage shot by Rishi Kaneria. I shot with the iPhone 5s at 120 fps in the default app in iOS7, imported the footage onto my computer where each file is now a 120 fps h264 mp4 file. I then brought that into a 24 fps Adobe Premiere timeline and "re-interpreted" that 120 fps footage to be 24 fps so that now it plays in "slow motion" on … [Read more...] about Beautiful iPhone 5s Slow Motion Test Footage
Google Releases New Shopping Express App for iPhone, Same-Day Delivery to Select Areas
Google has released a new 'Shopping Express' app for the iPhone that lets users in select areas shop and receive same day deliveries from stores including Target, Walgreens, Toys R Us and more. Imagine having everything you need delivered from local stores to your doorstep. Tackling your to-do list in minutes—not hours. And saving your weekends for the things you actually … [Read more...] about Google Releases New Shopping Express App for iPhone, Same-Day Delivery to Select Areas
Apple Releases EFI Update 2.1 for Late 2013 iMac
Apple has posted an EFI update for late 2013 iMacs that address an issue with installing Windows. iMac (late 2013) EFI Update 2.1 This update is recommended for iMac (late 2013) models. This update addresses an issue which may cause a black screen to appear when installing Windows 7 or Windows 8 using Boot Camp Assistant if both an external optical drive and USB thumb drive … [Read more...] about Apple Releases EFI Update 2.1 for Late 2013 iMac
Samsung Announces Two Gold Galaxy S4 Editions Following the Success of the Gold iPhone 5s
Samsung has announced two gold Galaxy S4 smartphone editions following the success of the iPhone 5s in gold. SamsungMobileArabia tweeted: … [Read more...] about Samsung Announces Two Gold Galaxy S4 Editions Following the Success of the Gold iPhone 5s
How Apple's Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor Was Circumvented
Starbug of the 'Chaos Computer Club' has posted a video that demonstrates how he was able to bypass Apple's Touch ID fingerprint sensor using a fake finger. It "was way easier than expected," Starbug told ArsTechnica in an e-mail. "I thought it would take at least a week and some fancy chip/bus hacking." It didn't require either. … [Read more...] about How Apple's Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor Was Circumvented