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Company Wanted to Block All iTunes Rivals - Former Apple Engineer
According to what former iTunes engineer named Rod Schultz says, Apple's policy is aimed at blocking third-party music services, which are iTunes rivals, and making the company's virtual music store a largest online music repository.
Leave a commentApple Releases New OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Beta to Developers
Apple has just released a new beta-version of OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 to developers for testing. The release comes in about a week after the release of the previous version of 10.10.2, which contained a number of stability and performance enhancements as well as some bug fixes for Wi-Fi issues.
Samsung Starts Production of A9 Processors?
According to the latest report from Korea's ET News, Samsung has already begun the production of the next-generation A9 chips for Apple’s 2015 devices. As noted by people familiar with the matter, the manufacturing process is currently on its active phase at Samsung’s Austin, Texas plant.
Mass Production of Apple Watch to Start in January
As you probably know, Apple's long-anticipated smartwatch is expected to hit the store shelves in the first quarter of the next year. Today a new rumor appeared online that proves this launch date. As noted by the Taiwanese insiders, the mass production of the device is expected to start in January.
Apple to Start Selling LTE iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 in China This Week
According to the latest announcement made by Apple, the company will start selling LTE versions of its new iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 in China later this week. Earlier, as you might have guessed, only the Wi-Fi-capable tablets were available for Asian customers.
New TaiG Jailbreak Released with Support of iOS 8.1.2
As you probably know, Apple on Tuesday released iOS 8.1.2, which contained a fix for the issue causing the ringtones purchased on the iTunes Store to disappear from your device. Immediately after the release, users began to wonder if the latest version of the mobile operating system was jailbreakable.
As it turned out, the guys from Cupertino haven’t patched the vulnerability, which was used to hack the previous versions of iOS using TaiG jailbreak. That is why less than in a day after the release of iOS 8.1.2, the hackers released an updated tool for untethered jailbreak of the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system called TaiG 1.2.0. And that is surely a piece of good news for all those, who use jailbroken iPhones and iPads.
iOS 8 Adoption Rate Continues to Grow Steadily
According to the recent information, which was published on Apple's App Store support page for developers, iOS 8 is currently installed on 63% of active iOS devices. The latest figures are based on the App Store usage, so they include only those iPhone and iPad owners, who have used Apple’s repository over the past month. The actual number of devices running iOS 8 may be slightly higher.
Apple Releases iOS 8.1.2 With One Serious Fix
Apple on Tuesday released iOS 8.1.2, which contains a fix for the bug that made the ringtones purchased on the iTunes Store disappear from the device. Apart from this noticeable and no doubt useful improvement, the most recent version of Apple’s mobile operating system can boast of some minor stability and performance enhancements. Nothing more.
New Drone Video Shows Apple Campus 2 Construction Site
You have probably seen the drone video showing the construction site of Apple’s Campus 2, which appeared online a couple of weeks ago. Well, a new clip has been recently uploaded to YouTube. The short two-minute aerial video has been released after the guys from Cupertino revealed their plans to build a massive auditorium and a fitness facility for the employees working at the “spaceship” campus.
This clip indicates that thanks to the incredibly hard-working and persistent construction workers the new headquarters continues to grow rapidly. You may take a look at the video below.
Top 10 Stories of the Week
It is Sunday today, that is why I would like to tell you about the most interesting posts of the past seven days. Are you ready to read my short roundup? If the answer is positive, let’s not waste time and begin.
New Versions of TaiG Jailbreak Utility and TaiG iOS 8.0-8.1.1 Untether Released
TaiG has recently released an updated version 1.1 of its utility for untethered jailbreak of iOS 8.0-8.1.1. This version allows users to choose the language of the interface, Chinese or English, and can boast of the fix for sandbox issue found in the previous version.
Apple Makes Foxconn Improve Its Robots for Assembling iPhones
According to the latest report from a Chinese website Jiemian, Foxconn robots, which were designed to assemble Apple's iPhones, are currently not precise enough to cope with that task. However, this doesn't mean that they won't ever be used in the production of the smartphones. They can substitute human workers after Foxconn solves the problems Apple found.
Apple Updates Maps App for iOS and OS X and Siri
Apple on Friday released an update to its Maps app for both OS X and iOS. This update brought the Flyover feature to nine new cities and monuments in the USA and Europe. Moreover, the guys from Cupertino added one noticeable new feature to their virtual assistant called Siri, which now supports international movie times.
Apple Releases One More OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Beta to Developers
Apple has recently released another beta-version of OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 to developers for testing. The release comes just two weeks after the release of the previous 10.10.2 beta, which included a number of bug fixes and performance improvements. Many Yosemite users worldwide have recently begun complaining about Wi-Fi issues, so probably the latest beta contains fixes to these issues.
Apple's Campus 2 to Boast Large Auditorium and Fitness Facility
As you probably know, the guys from Cupertino are currently working on the construction of their new and massive Campus 2. The futuristic building continues to take shape at enormous speed, which indicates that Apple wants to finish the construction process as soon as possible. A new piece of information has recently appeared online. According to this piece of information, Apple plans to spend as many as $161 million on the auditorium and $74 million on a fitness facility for its workers.
