Blog Profile / 9 to 5 Mac
| URL : | http://www.9to5mac.com | |
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| Filed Under: | Technology Industry News / Apple | |
| Posts on Regator: | 15471 | |
| Posts / Week: | 62.1 | |
| Archived Since: | August 14, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Class action lawsuit claims iPhone 4 has defective power button nearly three years after its launch
Nearly three years after the device first launched, GigaOm points us to a recently filed class action lawsuit that claims Apple’s iPhone 4 has a defective power button. The lawsuit claims that the defective on/off switch typically fails shortly after the device’s one year warranty has expired and that Apple is aware of the problem […]
Gear up for new Macs, D-Link releases four next generation ultra-fast 11AC WiFi routers
From 9to5Toys.com: Last month we were tipped to some clues in the latest OS X 10.8.4 beta which indicated that Apple is ramping up to release new Macs and accessories sporting the next generation wireless technology, 802.11ac. It’s entirely possible that we could see these Macs introduced as early as next month at Apple’s WWDC. […]
Pinterest for iOS updated with push notifications, @mentions, search suggestions, more
Pinterest is rolling out a big update to its mobile apps today that brings a number of highly requested features to both the iPhone and iPad. Some of the more notable updates include notifications and push notifications for comments and mentions, the ability to @mention friends from within the app, and improved search that provides […]
‘Watch ABC’ app goes live on App Store, brings live TV to New York and Philadelphia
On Sunday we noted that Disney’s ABC apps for iOS devices would this week begin live streaming TV to users in New York and Philadelphia. It’s the first time a major broadcaster is offering a live TV experience in its iOS apps and today the updated ABC apps have officially hit the App Store. The […]
Square announces new Square Stand hardware for iPad, now available for pre-order
Square announced new hardware for vendors today called Square Stand. Square Stand features the familiar credit card reader that made Square so popular with smartphone and tablet owners. The stand looks to replace traditional POS cash registers by mounting an iPad in a stylish case that resembles Apple’s iMac desktop computers. Square can already replace […]
BlackBerry announces BBM coming to iOS and Android later this summer
Although BlackBerry has been rumored to bring its BBM messaging platform to iOS and other devices before, today the company has made things official announcing at its event that support for both iOS and Android will be arriving in the coming months. The service will run on devices running iOS 6 and Android 4.0 or […]
Philips updates ‘Hue’ app with geofencing, recurring schedules & visual cues for weather, email, social media, more
Philips today launched a big update to the Hue app that provides users with control over their network connected Philips Hue lighting system which the company began selling exclusively through Apple Stores last year. Version 1.1 of the app adds a ton of new features including Geofencing to trigger scenes when you leave or return […]
Aereo broadcast streaming coming to Atlanta on June 17th
Aereo is bringing its streaming broadcast service to Atlanta, Georgia, on June 17th the company announced today. The company has been making the headlines with its controversial methods for delivering its service. Check out the full list of cities where Aereo plans to launch this year. You can read the company’s press release below for all the […]
Apple seeks to add Galaxy S4 to ongoing Samsung patent suit in California
In its ongoing second major patent trial against Samsung, Apple yesterday filed a statement with the US District Court in California claiming that after examining the recently released Galaxy S4 it has “concluded that it is an infringing device and accordingly intends to move for leave to add the Galaxy S4? to its long list […]
Preview of Analog Camera for iPhone by Realmac Software
From the wonderful folks who brought you Clear for iPhone and Mac, Realmac Software announced today it will bring a few of its stunning filters from Analog for Mac to the iPhone with Analog Camera. Analog Camera for iPhone resembles the simplistic, gesture based UI of Clear for iPhone, featuring soft square or rectangle buttons that pop […]
Amazon announces standalone Cloud Player desktop app, Mac version coming soon
Amazon today announced that it is launching a standalone desktop app for its Cloud Player cloud music service that was previously only available through a web app and mobile apps. The desktop app brings offline support and, like the service on other platforms, will offer its usual unlimited storage of songs purchased through Amazon plus […]
1Password for iOS updated to version 4.2 with new features and fixes
1Password 4, the popular login manager for iPhone and iPad has been updated to version 4.2 today. The new version sports a bunch of new features and bug fixes, including the ability to search for items in your vault by their URL, improved sharing of vault items, and more. This update also features the fill animation […]
Daft Punk’s new ‘Random Access Memories’ album now available to live stream on iTunes
Low quality and fake versions of the much anticipated new album from electronic music super group Daft Punk have been leaking online for weeks now, but today we get our first official, high quality stream of the album through a free preview being offered on iTunes. iTunes is currently streaming the full 74-minute album, but the […]
Twitterrific 5 iOS app gets Readability, Droplr support, improved notifications, more
Twitterrific 5 for Twitter for iPhone and iPad has been updated today to version 5.2.2 with a number of new features and enhancements. Among them, the popular iOS Twitter client gets support for the Readability bookmarking service, Droplr as a new image service, and a few welcomed performance enhancements such as “Indicators in timeline tabs […]
T-Mobile increases down payment on iPhone 5 to $149, forgot to tell you the $99/down was introductory pricing
When T-Mobile introduced the iPhone 5 for $99 down, many were quick to point out that the device would cost much less than the $649 Apple charges, costing customers a total of $579 after completing T-Mobile’s 24 month payment plan. However, T-Mobile didn’t talk much about the fact that $99 down price point was introductory […]
‘Zact’ launches customizable, no-contract data plans on Sprint, coming to iOS soon
Earlier this month we told you that Verizon-backed ItsOn, a company building software for carriers that provides users with dynamic pricing plans on mobile devices, was planning on introducing a new mobile service that takes advantage of its software. Today ItsOn has officially announced Zact, a mobile service that provides flexible, adjustable data plans that […]
Groupon launches POS app to expand payments service for merchants to iPad
It appears Groupon is today launching a mobile payments app dubbed “Groupon POS” that will rival Square’s Register app and allow merchants to accept and manage payments directly from an iPad. The company has yet to make an official announcement but the app is already live on the App Store here. Last year Groupon launched […]
Flipboard updated with new profile pages, ‘Friends’ category, SMS sharing, improved Google Reader navigation, more
A big update today for the Flipboard app for iPhone and iPad brings new profile pages that will allow content creators to get info on their “readership and curation activity,” a new Friends category in the Content Guide, improved sharing options including SMS, and the ability to save to your camera roll by tapping on […]
Bill Gates talks emotionally about his last visit with Steve Jobs [Video]
We’ve heard Bill Gates talk about his last, emotional meeting with Steve Jobs before. First in the Walter Isaacson Steve Jobs bio and then again in a video interview with ABC, but last night Gates once again discussed the final meeting in an interview with 60 Minutes (above). Gates talks about Steve’s sense of design […]
Disney’s ABC to livestream all programming to iOS devices starting this week
Big news from the New York Times this evening. ABC, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company, will begin streaming live content to iOS devices later this week in Philadelphia and New York City using a new button on their app called ‘live’. Users will be able to live stream all the programming from ABC’s […]