Apple Adds Passbook Support To Its Itunes Festival London 2013 Iphone App

Apple has added Passbook functionality to its app for the iTunes Festival London 2013 app. Additionally, today’s update brings support for image viewing in an iOS device’s landscape orientation. The app was updated late last month to list the line-up of artists for the September Apple-run music festival. Apple announced this year’s festival last week, noting that artists such as Jack Johnson, Justin Timberlake, and Thirty Seconds to Mars would highlight the events....

January 4, 2023 · 1 min · 85 words · Mark Riggio

Apple Adopts New Blastdoor Security System On Ios 14 To Reinforce Imessage Integrity

iOS 14 was announced with some great new features for iMessage, including more options for group conversations, inline replies, and more. However, there’s also an important change in iMessage that Apple hasn’t mentioned so far. The company has adopted a new security system called “BlastDoor,” which is basically a sandbox mode that protects the Messages app from the rest of iOS. As reported by ZDNet, this new security feature of iOS 14 was discovered by Samuel Groß, a security researcher working with Google’s Project Zero....

January 4, 2023 · 2 min · 275 words · Matthew Grant

Android 10 Update Broke Lg G7 Thinq Battery Discharge Estimation Icon For Some Users

LG G7 ThinQ got Android 10-based LG UX 9.0 not too long ago after waiting for it for a couple of months. The update did manage to bring a lot of features on-board but hasn’t spared bugs and issues either as they have tagged along too. Right after installing the Android 10 update, some users noticed that the battery discharge/estimation icon that gives a figure on how much duration the battery will be able to provide backup broke....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 280 words · Carolyn Green

Android 11 For Htc One M8 M8 Dual How To Install Aosp 11 0

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install the AOSP Android 11 on HTC One M8 and M8 Dual. Recently, Google released its latest stable Android 11 for the general public. The update brings notification history, Chat bubbles, Conversation notifications, screen recorder, new media controls, smart device controls, one-time permission, improved dark theme with the scheduling system, app suggestions, wireless android auto, and many more. For more, check out our article Android 11 supported list, Android 11 Custom ROM list, best Android 11 features, and many more....

January 3, 2023 · 4 min · 737 words · Glen Jones

Aol Announces Icloud Email Support Returning To Its Alto Webmail Service

Earlier this year AOL announced it would no longer be supporting iCloud email accounts with its Alto webmail service after December 2nd. Today, however, the Alto team informed users it had reversed that decision and apologized for the confusion of its decision. Alto also promised it would not be pulling support for iCloud email in the future, but offered no details on why the initial decision then reversal were made. Full email below:...

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 148 words · Roger Dawkins

App Store Shutdown Fears In China Loom Amid Global Regulatory Pressure On Apple

Amid continued tension between the United States and China, a new report from The Information details how Apple could be impacted by Chinese retaliation. Apple also continues to face pushback from Chinese regulators in regards to the App Store. In the United States, the Trump Administration is threatening action against Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat due to national security concerns. Because of this, the report explains that there is a “growing risk of a tit-for-tat” response on United States businesses in China....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 418 words · Jacinto Dicken

App Store To Soon Get New Food And Drink Category Relevant Developers Contacted

As noted by MacStories, Apple will be adding a new Food and Drink category to the iTunes App Store. According to Apple’s email to select developers, the new category will go live in “the next few weeks.” The new app section will cover a slew of food related apps, but not shopping, dieting, or food-related games. Restaurant and bar finding apps, recipe apps, cooking and baking apps will be supported, though, per Apple’s email....

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 108 words · Betty Collins

Apple Iphones Will Soon Accept Contactless Payments Via Tap To Pay For Iphone

A software update for the iPhone will enable the feature, but users will also need to use a third-party app. Apple announced that Stripe will be the first payment platform to work with Tap to Pay for iPhone through the Shopify Point of Sale app this spring. Apple also noted that other payment processors and apps will follow later this year. To be clear, Tap to Pay for iPhone isn’t limited to only accepting payments from other iPhone users....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 253 words · Leora Morales

Apple Already Selling Unlocked Contract Free Iphone 4S In The United States

Although Apple says that they will begin selling unlocked, contract-free iPhone 4S units in the United States in November, we have learned otherwise. Select Apple Stores in the United States have begun selling contract-free versions of the iPhone 4S, which our friend Steven Troughton-Smith was able to both verify and purchase. Users can activate the contract-free iPhone 4S by simply plugging the device into iTunes. Once plugged in, the above iPhone 4S unlocked popup will appear....

January 3, 2023 · 1 min · 136 words · Bonnie Cecil

Amethyst 1 Review Home Isn T Always Where You Left It

If Princess Amethyst looks like she has lost something on the cover of Amy Reeder’s Amethyst #1, then she has good reason. As the preview promised for this new mini-series, when Amethyst returns to Gemworld, she finds that not only has her kingdom mysteriously vanished but its people have as well. As always, something is afoot in Gemworld, but this time fans may not see Amethyst with many of the same allies they might know and love....

January 2, 2023 · 4 min · 832 words · Maria Bass

Analysts Project 4 Million Macs For The June Quarter As Apple Becomes The Nation S Third Largest Pc Maker

Apple is scheduled to report their fiscal 2011 third quarter earnings next Tuesday so analysts are running their spreadsheets like crazy. We know Apple’s retail business grew a whopping 80 percent year-over-year, accounting for one-fifth of all sales growth by publicly traded retailers in the US and making them the nation’s fastest-growing retailer. Apple’s June quarter performance is especially important in lights of the soft patch which struck the economy. Make no mistake about it, the pundits will be interpreting any slow-down in Apple’s sales as a sign of a larger decline in consumer spending....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 395 words · Leon Buzby

Android Needs Killer Apps Not Better Hardware

A number of people in the audience applauded, but a senior tech journalist sitting next to me, gently whispered, “But why on earth would they do that? What are they running on 801 that won’t run on the 800?” To the hardware gurus, such a statement would have been tantamount to tech sacrilege, but that statement highlights a rather stark fact: hardware has of late become a point to boast about at conferences and launches rather than something to facilitate better performance in most Android flagships....

January 2, 2023 · 5 min · 1052 words · Alisia Blackstock

Anthem Survey Highlights Embarrassing State Of Game

A survey taken of Anthem players paints a rather dire and disappointing picture for the BioWare MMORPG. At first, the game seemed promising. When BioWare released the first gameplay footage of Anthem in 2017, many players felt it had a bright future. However, just before the release of the title, things started to go awry. Even before its release, players were left scratching their heads at an awkward and confusing release schedule....

January 2, 2023 · 3 min · 429 words · Michelle Doepke

Apple Work Podcast Claris Ceo Brad Freitag Discusses Why Claris Connect Is Uniquely Positioned To Solve Integrations With Sis Vendors

Apple @ Work is brought to you by Kandji, a modern, cloud-based platform to manage and secure your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV devices. Kandji saves IT teams hours of manual work with features like one-click compliance templates and 150+ pre-built automations, apps, and workflows. Request access. In this episode of the Apple @ Work podcast, Bradley is joined by Brad Freitag, CEO of Claris (Apple subsidiary), to talk about the recent announcement for Claris Connect and Apple School Manager....

January 2, 2023 · 1 min · 127 words · Larry Hanline

Apple Acquires Emotient Facial Expression Emotion Detection Technology

The Wall Street Journal reports Apple has confirmed it has made an acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Emotient. The cloud-based technology developed by Emotient uses artificial intelligence to detect emotion by analyzing facial expressions. The company’s website is still live following the news and describes the tech as ‘the leader in emotion detection and sentiment analysis based on facial expressions. The company is at the vanguard of a new wave of emotion analysis that will lead to a quantum leap in customer understanding and emotion-aware computing....

January 2, 2023 · 2 min · 259 words · George Daugherty

Animal Crossing New Horizons Will Let Players Bring New Leaf Designs Over To Switch

Animal Crossing: New Horizons players will be able to import custom designs from older titles in the series. Creating unique clothing designs is a popular feature in the Animal Crossing series, and fans who’ve played previous iterations will now be able to carry their hard work over to its newest entry. The ability to transfer designs from older games was just one of the exciting announcements from the latest Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct....

January 1, 2023 · 3 min · 449 words · Rafael Nelson

Anthem S Console Experience Is So Bad Fans Are Getting Refunds

The problems with Anthem on PlayStation 4 are so severe that Sony has started honoring refund requests of players having issues with the game. Anthem is the ambitious looter shooter by BioWare that was initially a hyped release, but since launch, the title has been plagued with numerous problems. Its critical reception is also troublesome, as Anthem is the worst-reviewed game in BioWare’s long history. On the surface, Anthem sounds promising: its world is set in a place that was once inhabited by the gods....

January 1, 2023 · 3 min · 468 words · Priscilla Franklin

App That Promoted Secret Parties During The Covid 19 Pandemic Is Removed From App Store

While 2020 was all about social distancing and staying at home, there was a controversial app promoting secret private parties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thankfully, the iOS app was removed from the App Store this week. “Vybe Together” was recently launched as a new way to allow people to promote secret parties that should not happen during the pandemic.”Get your rebel on. Get your party on,” said the app website — which was also taken down....

January 1, 2023 · 2 min · 338 words · Samantha Smith

An All New Look At Groovypost Com

This week marked a massive change at my blog, groovyPost. After five years of sticking with the same look, I decided to modernize the overall design of the site (including optimizing the code underneath). You no doubt noticed the change, and I get it if you’re still getting used to the new design. So am I… Change is hard, but I’m excited about all the benefits I already see from the change....

December 31, 2022 · 2 min · 339 words · Jake Grow

Anbox Runs Android In Your Linux Without Emulation

Also Read – Best Ways To Install Android Apps In Linux About Anbox ​As it said on Anbox official site “Anbox puts the Android operating system into a container, abstracts hardware access and integrates core system services into a GNU/Linux system. Every Android application will be integrated with your operating system like any other native application”.Anbox is built on top of LXC (Linux Containers) technologies to separate system from the host, the system is always updated with the latest version of the android open source project....

December 31, 2022 · 4 min · 729 words · Jonathan Houston