Articles in Apple
Amid Privacy Concerns, Apple Has Started Rejecting Apps That Access UDIDs
Amid extra scrutiny from Congress around privacy issues, Apple this week has started rejecting apps that access UDIDs, or identification numbers that are unique to every iPhone and iPad. Apple had already given developers a heads-up about the change more than six months ago when it said in some iOS documentation that it was going to deprecate UDIDs. But it looks like Apple is moving ahead of schedule with pressure from lawmakers and the media. It can take more than a year to deprecate features because developers need ...
Amid extra scrutiny from Congress around privacy issues, Apple this week has started rejecting apps that access UDIDs, or identification numbers that are unique to every iPhone and iPad. Apple had already given developers a heads-up about the change more than six months ago when it said in some iOS documentation that it was going to deprecate UDIDs. But it looks like Apple is moving ahead of schedule with pressure from lawmakers and the media. It can take more than a year to deprecate features because developers need ...
Tagstand Relaunches NFC Task Launcher App, Makes NFC Way Less Geeky
YC-backed Tagstand , a company intent on helping make NFC more of a mainstream technology, is rebooting its Android app, NFC Task Launcher with a whole new feature set and user interface. The app was already one of the top NFC-based utilities in the Android Market Google Play store before coming under Tagstand’s control recently, when the app’s creator joined the team. The company also says it saw a big uptick in demand for NFC tags when Google released the Galaxy Nexus, and it’s now selling as ...
YC-backed Tagstand , a company intent on helping make NFC more of a mainstream technology, is rebooting its Android app, NFC Task Launcher with a whole new feature set and user interface. The app was already one of the top NFC-based utilities in the Android Market Google Play store before coming under Tagstand’s control recently, when the app’s creator joined the team. The company also says it saw a big uptick in demand for NFC tags when Google released the Galaxy Nexus, and it’s now selling as ...
Fly Or Die: Apple TV
Apple’s third-generation Apple TV didn’t really enjoy the limelight upon arrival. Something flashier stole the show. But it’s still an important product, especially considering that the way we consume media is rapidly changing. Matt and I discuss this, and actually end up arguing a little bit more than I expected, in this episode of Fly or Die . In fact, the conversation actually delves into the way both Matt and I feel Apple has changed the tech ecosystem. But as far as Apple TV goes, we’re both ...
Apple’s third-generation Apple TV didn’t really enjoy the limelight upon arrival. Something flashier stole the show. But it’s still an important product, especially considering that the way we consume media is rapidly changing. Matt and I discuss this, and actually end up arguing a little bit more than I expected, in this episode of Fly or Die . In fact, the conversation actually delves into the way both Matt and I feel Apple has changed the tech ecosystem. But as far as Apple TV goes, we’re both ...
Video of the Day: Aerial view of Apple’s iDataCenter
Maiden, North Carolina is home to Apple's new $1 billion data center. Across the street from this massive 500,000-square-foot building is land for a 20 megawatt array of solar panels. Check out the video below to see it all from the air.
Maiden, North Carolina is home to Apple's new $1 billion data center. Across the street from this massive 500,000-square-foot building is land for a 20 megawatt array of solar panels. Check out the video below to see it all from the air.
RIM Officializes Stance Against Jailbreaking
Jailbreaking, a term that has come to encompass several practices but generally refers to a user obtaining root access on their device, is controversial in a strange way. Companies like Apple and Nintendo hate it, and most users don’t care about it. Yet it’s constantly in the news because it is, in fact, a philosophical conflict . RIM has posted an official response to the habit of jailbreaking BlackBerry devices, particularly PlayBooks , though the post doesn’t mention the product by name. Probably because it would be ...
Jailbreaking, a term that has come to encompass several practices but generally refers to a user obtaining root access on their device, is controversial in a strange way. Companies like Apple and Nintendo hate it, and most users don’t care about it. Yet it’s constantly in the news because it is, in fact, a philosophical conflict . RIM has posted an official response to the habit of jailbreaking BlackBerry devices, particularly PlayBooks , though the post doesn’t mention the product by name. Probably because it would be ...
iPad Sales May Reach 66 Million In 2012
Following Apple’s announcement yesterday of the new iPad’s record weekend, which saw 3 million devices sold in three days, analysts are upping their predictions for the tablet’s market share growth over the course of the year. In a note to investors, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray says the firm is now forecasting as many as 66 million sales of the new device in 2012, up from the earlier prediction of 60 million. Meanwhile, Shaw Wu of Sterne Agee is now predicting 60 million, up from 55 million. Regardless ...
Following Apple’s announcement yesterday of the new iPad’s record weekend, which saw 3 million devices sold in three days, analysts are upping their predictions for the tablet’s market share growth over the course of the year. In a note to investors, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray says the firm is now forecasting as many as 66 million sales of the new device in 2012, up from the earlier prediction of 60 million. Meanwhile, Shaw Wu of Sterne Agee is now predicting 60 million, up from 55 million. Regardless ... 
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