Apple iWatch To Run Full iOS Platform

The Apple iWatch will not leave iOS users wanting. A new rumor suggests that the Cupertino-based company is hard at work on developing its first generation watch with a full version of its popular mobile device platform. In the new report it is suggested that Apple is planning to launch the new watch by the end of the year, but only if Apple can tackle the battery problem. A source tells The Verge that the watch currently gets about two days on a single charge and Apple is shooting for a four to five day charge window.  That time frame would make sense since the Pebble, the iWatch’s most likely competitor, currently lasts that long on a single charge. Moving towards iOS instead of a scaled down OS version as the company did with its Nano product actually makes a lot of sense. First, users will have better cross-platform compatibility and second the company will only have one base-line of code to work with, thus improvements will be streamlined and arrive faster for all of Apple’s mobile OS-based devices. There is the very real possibility that Apple may release the Apple iWatch, examine user reactions to a full iOS and then modify the [...]

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Apple is Still the Most Admired Company

It’s probably no surprise that Apple has once again snagged the top position in Fortune’s recently released list of the Top 50 World’s Most Admired Companies.  This is the sixth year in a row that Apple has managed to grab the top honor.  They managed to top both Google and Amazon, which came in second and third, respectively. The decision is voted on by a group of  3,800 executives and directors. Apple was the clear choice for the number one position, despite experiencing its share of problems this year, including the failure of its Maps feature and problems with its stock price. Apple’s successes far outweighed any problems they may have weathered. Fortune called the company a “financial juggernaut” and reported that they posted $13 billion in net income last quarter, which made it the most profitable company in the world during that period. They also stated that, “The company has its fanatical customer base, and it still refuses to compete on price, making the iconic iPhone and iPad products that are still widely seen as prestige devices.” Although the list is an international list of companies, American companies hold the top 13 positions.  Other companies in the top five [...]

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Wozniak Has Some Words of Advice for Apple

It is no secret that Apple is the largest technology company in the world. They hold great power over the market and dominate the consumer electronics industry like no other company. However, they have been losing ground to other companies like Samsung and Nokia in the mobile devices’ market. Still, Apple’s stature is such that it can map out the future course of the industry. This is why the company’s co-founder Steve Wozniak believes. He also offers some words of the advice for the company. Wozniak had founded Apple with Steve Jobs back in 1976 but parted ways with the company a few years later. Though Jobs returned to the fold in the 90s, Wozniak has never been a part of the company since leaving. In a recent interview, Wozniak said that despite the increasing competition, Apple is the company to determine the future of the mobile devices’ market. He attributes this power to the core group of loyal customers Apple has built over the years by constantly offering high quality products. However, the company has been finding it tough to sustain its growth rate after founder Steve Jobs’ death at the end of 2011. Since then, the stocks have [...]

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Apple iTunes U Content Passes 1 Billion Downloads

Apple’s education based iTunes platform iTunes U has topped the one billion downloads milestone. iTunes U is one of the world’s largest collections of free educational content from some of the country’s top schools and well-known libraries, museums and various other organizations. iTunes U offers lectures, assignments, books, quizzes and other documents that can be downloaded and viewed free of charge by iOS users. Speaking of Apple’s platform Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, notes: “It’s inspiring to see what educators and students of all types are doing with iTunes U. With the incredible content offered on iTunes U, students can learn like never before―there are now iTunes U courses with more than 250,000 students enrolled in them, which is a phenomenal shift in the way we teach and learn.” The Apple iTunes program has been so successful that more than 1,200 universities and colleges around the country have enrolled more than 100,000 students in single iTunes U courses. According to a press release from Apple: “Stanford University and The Open University have each surpassed 60 million content downloads. The Ohio State University’s Matthew “Dr. Fus” Stoltzfus’ General Chemistry course enrolled over 100,000 iTunes U students in [...]

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Week in review: Facebook, Apple hacks, APT1, and mobile phishing

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, reviews and articles: Facebook employees ambushed by zero-day exploit Facebook has admitted that they have been targeted with a "...

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Apple confirms being hit in recent watering hole attack

Apple has become the latest big company to confirm they've been affected by the watering hole attacks that resulted in the compromise of Twitter and Facebook networks, Reuters reported. �Apple ha...

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Oracle, Apple release critical updates for Java

Oracle has releasedon Tuesday a new Java SE Critical Patch Update. "This Critical Patch Update includes all fixes provided in the Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update February 2013, distributed on ...

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Forum site gives more details on Apple and Facebook hacks

The popular forum site that hackers used to access employee computers at Apple and Facebook gave more details today on how the cyberattack happened.

The site's owner Ian Sefferman confirmed previous reports that hackers injected JavaScript into his site, iPhonedevsdk, and were then able to use a previously unknown exploit to access certain user's computers. He also said that the cyberattack most likely ended on January 30, 2013.

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How to Set Up A Ftp

Well, since many of us have always wondered this, here it is. Long and drawn out. Also, before attempting this, realize one thing; You will have to give up your time, effort, bandwidth, and security to have a quality ftp server.

That being said, here it goes. First of all, find out if your IP (Internet Protocol) is static (not changing) or dynamic (changes everytime you log on). To do this, first consider the fact if you have a dial up modem. If you do, chances are about 999 999 out of 1 000 000 that your IP is dynamic. To make it static, just go to a place like h*tp://www.myftp.org/ to register for a static ip address.

Ibex Virtual Reality Desktop Beta For Mac Released

Ibex is virtual reality desktop environment (let’s call it a VRDE) which allows you to float desktops of arbitrary number and dimensions around you in a virtual space. Combined with a head mounted display, Ibex creates a 360 degree virtual world where you can do your computing. The sole developer behind the project, Hesham Wahba, continues to work on the Ibex VRDE in preparation for the Oculus Rift VR headset / head mounted display. Wahba has now launched a beta of Ibex for Mac which users can test even without an HMD.