Month: April 2014

The giants of Silicon Valley have bowed to their employees and settled an antitrust case brought against them over back-room deals to not hire from each other. The settlement, first reported by Reuters, brings to an end a legal battle that could have cost Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe billions […] Read the original post…

Apple exposed iOS users to security threats by taking three weeks longer to patch the same vulnerabilities in the mobile OS that it previously fixed in Safari on OS X, a former Apple security engineer said. Security researcher Kristin Paget, who left Apple at the end of January for a position […] Read the original…

Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe have settled the lawsuit levied against them for their anti-poaching agreements, reports Reuters. The settlement was revealed in a court filing, but the terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. The no-hire agreements between the companies first came to light in […] Read the original post by Juli…

To delete sites from your home screen, tap on an icon and hold, then drag to the top. Safari is the go-to browser for the vast majority of iPhone users—it’s the default, after all. But there are a few third-party browsers vying for your attention, and the latest is Opera Coast […] Read the original…

Building on its Chromecast remote control support, Hulu Plus will now let you control video playback on your Xbox One, PS3 or PS4 from your iOS device. Once your Hulu Plus app is updated on your console of choice, you’ll notice that it will show up under the “cast” button […] Read the original post…

Walgreens offers two 20-Page 4.5×6″ Photo Brag Books for $1.98 with free shipping via the directions below. That’s $17 off and the lowest total price we’ve seen for two of these books. (We saw one for free in January.) To get this deal: Click here to start add two to […] Read the original post…

Walgreens offers two 20-Page 4.5×6″ Photo Brag Books for $1.98 with free shipping via the directions below. That’s $17 off and the lowest total price we’ve seen for two of these books. (We saw one for free in January.) To get this deal: Click here to start add two to […] Read the original post…

The CyberPower Zeus Mini offers outsized gaming performance in a tiny PC, and this console-sized desktop is also relatively affordable. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

You’ll have a hard time finding a less expensive 40-inch LED HDTV than the Sceptre X405BV-FHDR, and its picture isn’t half bad, either. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

What was it like moving Apple’s Safari web browser from the Mac to the original iPhone? More interestingly, what was it like doing it under the attention of Steve Jobs? Former Apple engineer Francisco Tolmasky spoke with Brian X. Chen about it as part of the publicity for his new […] Read the original post…

Apple today released a new support document, detailing the issue behind the recent problems some iOS 6 users have been experiencing with FaceTime. According to Apple, a bug resulting from an expired device certificate has rendered FaceTime unusable on older versions of iOS and the only solution to the problem […] Read the original post…

It does seem as though the nature of the flagship smartphone market has accelerated to such an extent where an annual refresh cycle does not sound crazy at all, leaving the general public to chase after the coat-tails of technological advancement so that they do not end up being left […] Read the original post…

One of the most oft-requested iOS features–which has yet to actually land in an update to the operating system–is the hopeful inclusion to one day have the option of multiple user accounts, especially on iPad. Many tweaks have come and gone intending to provide this functionality, but a new upcoming […] Read the original post…

Meritline offers the Logitech Ultimate Ears 350 Noise-Isolating Earphones in Dark Silver, model no. 985-000294, for $16.99. Coupon code “MLCKW24GNL1″ cuts them to $10.99. With free shipping, that’s a buck under our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we’ve seen for these earphones. (It’s also a […] Read the original post…

Advertising provider Appsfire has a new ad unit, but this one’s not always going to be in your face: if only appears when you pull to refresh. Dubbed “Brichter-San”, after the Loren Brichter, creator of the pull-to-refresh gesture, the ad unit is hidden until a user performs the gesture. The […] Read the original post…