Just over an hour after Apple seeded iOS 7.1.2 to the public, 9to5Mac confirmed that the Pangu untethered jailbreak originally released for iOS 7.1.1 still works on iOS devices. The jailbreak was released after Apple had already begun seeding the 7.1.1 update to carriers, so the chance that the company would have been able to combat a jailbreak in the interim was unlikely anyway.
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We’ve already seen countless images of iPhone 6 dummies and now we’re finally getting a good look at actual iPhone 6 parts. 9to5Mac has obtained some leaked images that show off the iPhone 6’s glass cover and show just how much more display space it will give you compared to the iPhone 5s.
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The Internet is truly a wondrous creation because it gives every one of us the power to show off our talents to the world that might otherwise have gone unnoticed. The People’s Daily’s Twitter account — yes, that’s the same People’s Daily that’s the official state-run newspaper of China — directs our attention to an unidentified YouTube user from Taiwan who has the amazing ability to put on a pair of pants without even once using his hands.
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The announcement of the Fire TV set-top box was inevitable. With a huge catalog of streaming movies, TV shows and original series, it only made sense that Amazon would eventually take on the likes of Roku, Apple TV and Chromecast with a powerful device of its own. But as Tyler Hayes learned, one of the most interesting features of Fire TV could quickly result in unexpected costs.
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Want to get a key Android L feature without rooting your device or downloading the entire Android L developer’s preview? Well you’re in luck — developer Shen Ye has managed to swipe the official Android L keyboard and modify it to run as a standalone keyboard app for any device that runs Android 4.0 Jelly Bean or higher.
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On Sunday evening, Samsung announced several new smartphone models. The most important may turn out to be Samsung Galaxy Star 2, which shows just how deeply into the budget market Samsung intends to burrow.
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Samsung earlier this month launched an even better version of the Galaxy S5 that featured stronger specs than the original model but that also is sadly only available in South Korea for the time being. The Galaxy S5 LTE-A was designed to take advantage of Korea’s super-fast LTE-Advanced wireless networks and support download speeds of up to 300Mbps, which are vastly faster than anything we can even dream of here in the United States.
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Apple on Monday released a new update for compatible iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. iOS 7.1.2 is available for download immediately and it brings with it several new bug fixes and other enhancements. Chief among them are iBeacon improvements, fixes for data transfer issues with some third-party accessories, and a fix for an issue with some attachments in the iOS Mail app. The update is available immediately as on over-the-air (OTA) download in Settings > General > Software Update, or it can be download and installed through iTunes.
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This morning we got some good news when we learned that the actual iPhone 6 models Apple plans to launch this fall will likely have a crucial difference compared to the hundreds of mockups we’ve seen at this point. Instead of having the awful plastic inserts on them that completely ruins the sleek look of the aluminum housings, they will reportedly feature glass pieces above the antennas similar to the ones on the current iPhone 5s.
Following that good news, however, we have a bit of potential bad news. According to a report out of China, new technology Apple is using in its iPhone 6 displays is supposedly causing production difficulties that could impact Apple’s supply of next-generation iPhones at launch.
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Though it has been diluted by the Federal Communications Commission in its current form, the idea of “net neutrality” was initially put in place in order to ensure that Internet services delivered to American consumers are kept fair and neutral for consumers and for content owners. The current proposal being batted around is anything but neutral considering the fact that it allows content owners to pay Internet service providers for “fast lanes” that will deliver their content to users more quickly and smoothly, but that is an entirely different issue. For now, we shift focus to a different part of the debate: Should wireless services be covered by net neutrality?
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