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Conservationists Hope That iOS Devices Can Help Save The Whales

Experts in the Marine Biology field estimate that there are only 350 to 550 whales left in the world. Those that are left of the endangered species run the risk of being killed by deadly collisions with ships out at sea, but conservationists are hoping that iOS devices can help save the species from extinction. …

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Walter Isaacson Says War on Android Was Real

There has been a constant War on Android since it came out. Steve Jobs always insisted that Android was based on stolen ideas. Yesterday, Google CEO, Larry Page, commented on the ongoing battle during an Interview stating, that the whole “war” was “actually just for show”.

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Apple Can Decrypt Your “Secure” iCloud Data…

These days Apple is all about security and privacy. With the many different privacy concerns had on their behalf, they don’t joke around with security. The cloud-based storage service was just launched about six months ago and has grown to be very popular amongst iOS users. iCloud was launched alongside the iPhone 4S with iOS 5 and quickly the number of users grew into the hundred-millions.

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Google CEO Says War on Android was “actually for show”

It was quite obvious for some time that the late Steve Jobs had it out for Android. Google and Apple we’re in multiple law suits about different things over the past years, and are still fighting them now. Steve Jobs seemed pretty serious about his hate for the contending smartphone OS. Even so much that there’s a quote from his biography that goes a little something like, “I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this.”

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Apple speaks up about the "battery scandal"

Recently, we had reported about how the new iPad can actually be charged for an hour or two after iOS tells you it’s 100% full. Speculation was made as to why this was happening on the new iPad and most attributed it to the battery being 70% larger.

It was also said by CNBC that “if you charge it more than that [100%], you could harm the longevity of the battery“. Well Apple decided to come out of the cave and put all these rumors to rest…

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This Software Can Hack Your iOS Password, Download Contacts, and More…

iOS Security and Privacy has been of big concern lately. It’s not shocking that many would be worried about having a secured phone. It’s your phone and most all personal data is stored on it. But what if you knew that someone could easily break through that security and your iPhone’s tactics to deter “evil …

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iPad Owners Are Spending $70,000 a Day in Newsstand

Newsstand is a fairly new addition to iOS. This new app/folder was implemented in iOS 5 when it was released back in October 2011. For me personally I never had much use for Newsstand. The iOS only feature allows users to subscribe to different magazines and newspapers right from the convert of your iPad / …

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Busted iOS Battery Algorithm Leads to Insufficient iPad Run Time?

On Thursday we mentioned how the new iPad‘s battery gauge in iOS actually lies to you. It was said that you should charge your battery for up to a couple hours after the iPad claimed it was “100%” charged. According to DisplayMate, the new iPad’s battery actually has a fully charged run-time of about 11.6 …

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