The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has acquired indoor location company WifiSLAM, paying around $20 million for the firm. Apple has confirmed the purchase, but declined to offer any details on its plans for the acquisition. The two-year-old startup has developed ways for mobile apps to detect a phone user’s location in a building [...]
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Apple Acquires Indoor Mobile Location Positioning Firm WifiSLAM for $20 Million
Posted by Gary on March 24, 2013
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Apple Updates OS X Anti-Malware Definitions to Block ‘Yontoo’ Adware
Posted by Gary on March 23, 2013
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Yesterday, word surfaced of new malware targeting major browsers on the Mac platform with adware capable of injecting advertising into users’ browsing experiences. The malware, known as “Yontoo”, masquerades as a video plug-in or download accelerator in order to trick users into installing the package. As noted by security firm Intego, Apple has already updated [...]
Apple ID Security Hole Allows Password Reset With Email Address and Date of Birth
Posted by Gary on March 23, 2013
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The Verge is reporting that the Apple ID login system has been compromised and passwords can be reset using only the user’s email address and date of birth. Users who have activated the new two-step verification process are not affected by the hack. We’ve been made aware of a step-by-step tutorial (which remains available as [...]
Apple Adds ‘Offers In-App Purchases’ Disclosure for App Store Apps
Posted by Gary on March 23, 2013
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As noted by The Guardian, Apple today rolled out a new “Offers In-App Purchases” disclosure directly underneath the Buy/Free button for App Store apps supporting the feature. The addition helps make clear to potential purchasers that free or even paid apps may require additional purchases in order to unlock the apps’ full functionality or for [...]
Google Reportedly Working on Its Own Android Smart Watch
Posted by Gary on March 22, 2013
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The Financial Times is reporting that Google’s Android unit is working on a smart watch. With Samsung confirming that it is working on a smart watch and rumors about Apple’s “iWatch” continuing to circulate, it appears that the three companies are set to battle in a new mobile device segment. The report unsurprisingly suggests that [...]
Apple Blames High Australian Markups for Digital Content on Media Rights Holders
Posted by Gary on March 22, 2013
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At an Australian Parliament inquiry into high markups on technology goods and services today, Apple Australia Vice President Tony King blamed rights holders for international price disparities in the company’s digital content, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. “The pricing of this digital content is based on the wholesale prices which are set through negotiated [...]
Apple Will No Longer Approve Apps Using Unique Device Identifier (UDID) Beginning May 1
Posted by Gary on March 22, 2013
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Apple has informed app developers that it will no longer allow apps to use the unique device identifier or UDID after May 1, according to a post on Apple’s developer website. Instead, Apple requests developers use the new ‘Vendor or Advertising identifiers’ that were introduced in iOS 6. Developers will also be required to support [...]
Apple’s Data Centers Now Running on 100% Renewable Energy, Corporate Facilities at 75%
Posted by Gary on March 22, 2013
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Bloomberg notes that Apple has posted the 2012 update of its environmental policy pages, noting that the company has now achieved 100% renewable energy usage at all of its data centers. On a worldwide basis, the company’s corporate facilities are now running on 75% renewable energy, up from 35% just two years ago. Our goal [...]