Now that WWDC is over, we can get back to wondering what hardware Apple will announce this year. It's a given than the iPhone 6 will be brought to market towards the last quarter of 2014, but what it will contain and how it will look is still up for debate.
The likes of Nest and Philips Hue bulbs have been integral to the advancement of the home automation scene, and now, it seems that Apple is taking a vested interest in this particular field. Apparently, we'll be hearing more about this move at WWDC 2014 next week, which will see new software features put in place to support these kinds of products.
A Dutch-Moroccan hacking firm called Doulci claims to have successfully bypassed iOS 7's iCloud Activation Lock, allowing the gang to unlock iPhones that would otherwise be completely blocked by the Cupertino company. Given the 400 million strong user base of iCloud, this is a particularly worrying revelation, and since Apple's robust iCloud infrastructure has never been breached in this way, the repercussions could be significant.
On YouTube, there’s a video for pretty much every one out there. The video-sharing site has grown exponentially since its Google acquisition with countless new videos being posted every day of the week. Regardless of if you're looking for gaming videos, step-by-step baking tutorials or even unboxing videos, YouTube has it all. If your current tastes are leaning towards wanting to watch videos involving awesome remixes of the iPhone ringtone, then we've got some great news for you - YouTube user MetroGnome just uploaded the best one we've seen.
For whatever reason, it may be that you wish to make a call from your iPhone, but don't wish to divulge your phone number. Some of you will surely be familiar with the steps involved in this process of obscuring your caller ID, but for those who aren't, we've got a little step-by-step tutorial below.
With the way things are going, it's debatable whether Apple will need to announce the iPhone 6 officially at all, with all the important bits of information already beginning to circulate around the internet, and with months to go before Apple's execs take to the stage to announce what we all expect to be the iPhone 6, we're already starting to form quite the picture about what they will be there to show to the world.
When our iOS devices are locked with a passcode, we, as consumers, like to think that the data behind it is secure as can be. However, in compliance with guidelines in place for use by US law enforcement officials, Apple has revealed precisely what it would potentially be able to extract from your handset if the cops ever wanted to investigate the contents.
A new study has gathered an intriguing insight into to the differential habits of iPhone and Android users. Notably, it suggests that while iPhone owners are more likely to have taken a recent flight, work a white collar job or drink wine when it comes to choosing an alcoholic beverage, blue collar Android owners are more likely to chug beer and ride the bus.
If you're an avid follower of mobile tech coverage, you'll have found that Apple's elusive iPhone 6 continues to command a fairly decent proportion of the blogosphere's column inches, which isn't bad going given that we're still over four months from the purported release. Based on a bunch of info an accompanying leaks, we've painted what we believe to be a fairly vivid picture of what Apple is preparing to release in Q3, and a new comparison of an iPhone 6 mock-up against pre-existing iOS devices offers an even better perspective.
Just like a résumé or a bad suit, a business card can reveal a great deal about a person in a matter of seconds, and when it comes to making first impressions count, this little piece of literature must be instantly engaging. Without a touch of edginess to distinguish it from the crowd, it's likely to end up in the waste-paper basket, but for one Apple engineer - whose b-card is made from a real iPhone screen - his important contact info is unlikely to be squirrelled away among the stash of generic efforts.
