Apple and the Broken FaceTime Lawsuit – TMO Daily Observations 2017-02-06

Apple is facing a class action lawsuit over claims it intentionally broke FaceTime to force users to upgrade to iOS 7. John Martellaro and Dave Hamilton join Jeff Gamet to look at the case and decide whether or not they think it has any merit.

Second time's a charm? WD tries again with 3D NAND, doubles capacity

Second generation 64-layer flash chip goes to 512Gbit WD is firing up an early production run of its 512Gbit 64-layer 3D NAND chip at its Yokkaichi, Japan, foundry, with its partner Toshiba. The silicon uses a triple-level cell (TLC) flash design, w…

Second time's a charm? WD tries again with 3D NAND, doubles capacity

Second generation 64-layer flash chip goes to 512Gbit WD is firing up an early production run of its 512Gbit 64-layer 3D NAND chip at its Yokkaichi, Japan, foundry, with its partner Toshiba. The silicon uses a triple-level cell (TLC) flash design, w…

Koreaanse autoriteiten bevestigen oorzaak accuproblemen Galaxy Note 7

Een rapport van een Zuid-Koreaanse instantie bevestigt de lezing van Samsung omtrent de accuproblemen van de Galaxy Note 7. Volgens de Koreanen waren de problemen inderdaad beperkt tot de accu, en was er verder met de smartphone zelf niets mis.

Apple shares new 'One Night' ad as part of 'Shot on iPhone 7' campaign

Apple on Monday aired the latest of its iPhone 7 commercials, once again putting the handset's imaging capabilities front and center with a collection of videos and photos from around the world, all captured on a single night. …

LG's G6 invite drops more hints about the 'Big Screen' phone

As usual, LG is continuing to slowly drop hints about its big product unveiling ahead of Mobile World Congress 2017 next month. Our official invite to the launch event for its next flagship mobile phone has arrived and positions the G6 as h…

Google makes it easier to share its speedier mobile web links

Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages are great for speeding up the web on your phone, but not so much if you want to share links with friends. Frequently, the only hint at the original link is a brief mention at the top -- share the page you'…

Amazon’s cashier-free Go stores may only need six human employees

Apple kicks off Back to School 2017 promotion on Macs and iPads in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan

Apple is launching its annual Back to School promotion on Macs and iPads this week in New Zealand and Australia. Localized as ‘Back to Uni’, this year’s promotion runs from February 7 to March 16 and includes Apple Store credit for qualified purcha…

Apple rolling out iOS 10.3 beta 2 for iPhone and iPad

Apple is rolling out the second iOS 10.3 beta for developer testing on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The upcoming software update includes Find My AirPods support, CarPlay improvements, Apple’s new filesystem, and more. We’ll update and highlight a…

tvOS 10.2 beta 2 rolling out for Apple TV

Apple is rolling out the second tvOS 10.2 beta for developer testing on Apple TV. tvOS 10.2 focuses on “new features, bug fixes, and improvements in the OS and SDK” according to developer release notes. more…Filed under: Apple

Apple releases watchOS 3.2 beta 2 for Apple Watch

Apple is rolling out the second watchOS 3.2 beta for developer testing on Apple Watch. watchOS 3.2 beta includes Theater Mode which disables raise-to-wake and mutes alerts. more…Filed under: Apple

A Wild New Helium Compound Could Rewrite Chemistry Textbooks

Here’s a popular high school chemistry fact: Helium atoms don’t interact with other atoms to create compounds. Well, that fact might need some reevaluating.Read more...

Beta 2 iOS 10.3 met Zoek mijn AirPods beschikbaar, ook nieuwe beta’s watchOS en tvOS

Apple heeft zojuist de tweede beta van iOS 10.3 vrijgegeven. In iOS 10.3 zitten een hoop nieuwe functies, zoals Zoek mijn AirPods, verbeteringen voor CarPlay en Apple's nieuwe bestandssysteem. Ook de tweede beta's van watchOS 3.2 en tvOS 10.2 zijn b…

Apple seeds second beta of iOS 10.3, watchOS 3.2 & tvOS 10.2

News: Apple releases second betas for iOS 10.3, tvOS 10.2, and watchOS 3.2 to developers

Apple has released a new batch of second betas to developers today — iOS 10.3 for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, tvOS 10.2 for Apple TV, and watchOS 3.2 for Apple Watch. iOS 10.3 contains Find My AirPods support, tvOS 10.2…

Apple launches 'Back to Uni' promotion for students in Australia and New Zealand

University students in Australia and New Zealand can get an Apple Store gift card with the purchase of an eligible Mac or iPad Pro. Apple has started a new back to school promotion for university students and select educational staff in Australia…

How to download tvOS 10.2 beta 2 to your Apple TV

Installing the tvOS 10.2 beta is more complex than an iOS or macOS beta, but it's also for developers only. Update February 6, 2017: Apple has just released tvOS 10.2 beta 2 for developers. If you already have a tvOS 10 beta installed, proceed to…

How to download watchOS 3.2 beta 2 to your Apple Watch

Installing the watchOS 3.1.3 beta is more complex than an iOS or macOS beta, but it's also for developers only. Update February 6, 2017: Apple has just released watchOS 3.2 beta 2 for developers. If you already have a previous watchOS 3 beta inst…

How to download iOS 10.3 developer beta 2 to your iPhone or iPad

If you're a developer looking to take a peek at iOS 10.2.1, here's how to install the developer beta. Update February 6, 2017: Apple has just released iOS 10.3 beta 2 for developers. If you have a previous iOS 10 beta installed, you can head to S…

Eclipse 4 Released for iOS 10, Brings System-Wide Dark Mode to iOS

One of the features that is highly anticipated by iOS users is dark mode. This feature is already available to jailbreak users through a popular tweak called Eclipse. If you’ve jailbroken iOS 10, the good news is that Eclipse 4 has just been relea…