Archive for January 28th, 2014
Download iOS 7.1 Beta 4 [Links]
UPDATE: Links are deleted after request from Apple.
Developers can download iOS 7.1 Beta 4
You can update to iOS 7 without a registered iPhone UDID. Tutorial is here.
Download links for iOS 7.1 Beta 4:
- iPhone
- iPhone 4 GSM 16/32 GB: depositfiles
- iPhone 4 GSM 8 GB: depositfiles
- iPhone 4 CDMA: depositfiles
- iPhone 4S: depositfiles
- iPhone 5 A1428: depositfiles
- iPhone 5 A1429: depositfiles
- iPhone 5C (5.3): depositfiles
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- iPhone 5S (6.1): depositfiles
- iPhone 5S (6.2): depositfiles
80% of Apple Devices are Currently Using iOS 7
According to the recently updated App Store support page for developers, iOS 7 is now running on at least 80% of smartphones and tablets, which have access to the App Store. What that means is that the seventh version of the Apple’s mobile operating system shows the highest level of adoption, even though at first many users refused to upgrade to it saying the new design was ugly and inconvenient.
Tim Cook Confirmed Apple's Plans to Create Mobile Payment Service
Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the company from Cupertino is planning to start working on a mobile payment service, but this is not the most important issue at the moment. The idea of developing Apple’s own payment service first appeared before the Touch ID introduction, Cook added.
iOS and Mac OS X Won't Merge into One Operating System
Despite the rumors claiming iOS and Mac OS X will merge in near future, Apple executives say they won’t. Even more, Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi and Bud Tribble have recently assured the reporters that OS X 10.10 will prove that the company from Cupertino is planning to develop both systems, without giving preference to one or another.
Apple to Produce New MacBook with 2 Displays Soon?
Apple may soon start working on a brand new MacBook. This laptop is expected to get a two-sided display with the touch input means on the lid, moreover, one of the screens will serve as a solar power supply. And what’s most important about such form factor is that it is patented.
Apple's Earnings in the First Quarter
Apple has announced its financial results of the fiscal 2014 first quarter, which ended December 28th, 2013. According to the
Foxconn to Build Manufacturing Facility in the United States
Apple’s main supplier - Foxconn (or Hon Hai) - is said to be planning to build a manufacturing facility in the United States. The would-be factory will produce LCD-panels for Apple’s gadgets, Chairman Terry Gou claims.
Ming-Chi Kuo's Predictions Concerning iPhone's Rival - Galaxy S5
Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has recently published a report claiming that Samsung will embed a fingerprint sensor and a 32-bit processor into its Galaxy S5. The analyst thinks that the South Korean company needs a some kind of biometric verification system in order to keep up with Apple’s iPhone 5s and iPhone 6. And he’s right.