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Walsh Breaks NFL Record For Most Field Goals Over 50 Yards In A SeasonPosted by on December 23, 2012 – 1:10 pm
Vikings rookie K Blair Walsh kicked his ninth field goal of over 50 yards during Sunday's game vs. the Texans, breaking the NFL record of eight which he was previously tied for with Morten Anderson and Jason Hanson. The 56-yarder also tied Walsh with Paul Edinger for the longest field goal in Vikings history. Walsh also holds the Vikings team record for touchbacks in a season with 47 heading into today's game.
Hopefully a well-deserved Pro Bowl nod is coming his way soon.
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By Erik the Red on Dec 23, 2012 | Reply
I am liking what I am seeing from the team, especially the defense! I hope they can keep it up, and I hope Peterson can get a bunch more yards in there! SKOL VIKINGS!
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Oh Ya!!!!!!! Get it done Vikes!!!!!!!!!
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He is a steel of the draft, rookie, you could not of asked for more! he's already one of the best kickers ever! A Official member of the Berzerk Gang!
By OldVikingFan on Dec 23, 2012 | Reply
I have been a Viking fan for almost 50 years. This is great news for the Vikings this year and moving into the future. A good kicker can put at least two wins in the win column for a team in a season. Here's to a great game next week aganist a tough Packer team and a possible wildcard spot. Go Vikes.
By Dr. Dave on Dec 25, 2012 | Reply
We need to give Blair Walsh an appropriate nickname due to his ability to "clean" up with field goals … I suggest we call him the "Walshing Machine".
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Walsh and AP haven't let us down once this year. I hope the Vikes can copy last years Giants and win out!! Go Vikes!!
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"Disposing of bulk waste comes at a significant cost to the City," said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. "Yard sales are a great way for residents to divert waste, save money, and even get to know your neighbors better."
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Drones. Another part of the CBP's northern strategy is the use of drones. Commonly reaching altitudes of 21,000 feet, two unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) now regularly cruise the skies over the northern border watching out for illegal activity. Based out of Grand Forks Air Force Base in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the two Predator Bs patrol approximately 950 miles of northern border between Spokane, Washington, and Lake-of-the-Woods, Minnesota.
The Predator B, first deployed on the northern border in 2009 by CBP's Office of Air and Marine, can stay aloft for approximately 20 hours during each mission. It's an ability the CBP's 52 other fixed-wing and rotary aircraft stationed at the northern border can't compete with. "These UASs significantly enhance CBP's situational awareness in areas that are difficult to reach by other operational elements—a critical capability in the rugged terrain along the northern border," CBP Office of Air and Marine Assistant Commissioner Maj. Gen. Michael Kostelnik (ret.) told a House subcommittee this summer.
The Predators come armed with synthetic aperture radar and a high-powered video camera, which the CBP uses to perform reconnaissance and real-time surveillance along the northern border, says Director of Air Operations John Priddy, who heads the CBP's National Air Security Operations Center-Grand Forks (NASOC).
One of the most important tasks the Predators perform is radar mapping. They use synthetic aperture radar, which generates black-and-white images of the landscape. The images allow CBP agents to identify vehicle marks and help distinguish human tracks—a likely sign of illegal crossings—from animal tracks. Eventually, it is hoped that this will allow CBP to identify problem areas and deploy personnel and resources, such as sensors, accordingly. The idea is that when a sensor goes off, CBP can dispatch a drone overhead, receive real-time situational awareness, and transmit that intelligence to border patrol or other law enforcement partners to craft the appropriate response.
Law enforcement personnel crave situational awareness. They want to know whether they're responding to 50 illegal migrants crossing the border or 50 armed men trafficking drugs, Priddy notes. "That's something people don't realize: this is actually the way to refine asset management or resource allocation and be more efficient," he explains. And it's already being done on the Southwest border, where CBP has a fuller intelligence picture that allows the agency to target known smuggling routes.
Along the northern border, the Predators have also been deployed to provide stealth surveillance in support of law enforcement investigations, such as those conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That's especially helpful when a car can't follow someone without being noticed.
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If you knew that in a year you would die of a heart attack, how would you alter your life?
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What's there to alter, when everything goes on well as per schedule...? Never bother even about tomorrow, which is unborn for me....!!Answered by Dil Se, 02 May 09:47 am
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There are all treatments of heart available , so a patient can be cured in Chennai , Kolkata good hospital or nusing home.Answered by prabirb, 01 May 11:43 pm
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This Week @ MacsWest
Teaching, Helping, Learning and Having Fun!
• Monday, November 17
1:30 PM – Mac Basics Class #4, taught by Wally Bock, Room C, until 3:30 PM (Due to the cancelation of the first class November 5th, this is the 4th and last of four class sessions; you must have pre-registered online from the Club's website for this class, and have attend the first three classes)
• Tuesday, November 18
1:00 PM – iPad Q&A, led by Bruce Merrihew, Palo Verde Room
2:15 PM – iPad Basics Session #2—Maintenance, Control Center, Search and Notifications, led by Mary Kocha
• Wednesday, November 19
Nothing Scheduled
• Thursday, November 20
1:15 PM – iPad Specialty: iTunes, App Store, and books Class, Mary Kocha, instructor, RoomC, until 3:15 PM
• Friday, November 21
11:30 AM – Program Committee Meeting, led by Jim Beckwith, Room C
1:00 PM – Regular Meeting: Identity Theft 911, presented by Jane Humphrey of Credit Union West, hosted by Nancy Pines, Palo Verde Room, until 2:00 PM
• Saturday, November 22
Nothing Scheduled
Apple Releases OS X 10.10.1, iOS 8.1.1, and Apple TV 7.0.2
If you've harbored any illusions about how completely Apple is trying to integrate its operating systems, these updates should dispel them. In one fell swoop, Apple today updated OS X Yosemite to 10.10.1, iOS to 8.1.1, and Apple TV to 7.0.2, with many of the same security fixes in each.
OS X Yosemite -- The 311 MB OS X 10.10.1 Update is available via Software Update, and should be available soon from Apple's Support Downloads Web site. OS X 10.10.1 does the following:
Improves Wi-Fi reliability
Improves reliability when connecting to a Microsoft Exchange server
Resolves an issue that could prevent Mail from sending messages through certain email service providers
Addresses an issue that could prevent connections to remote computers using Back to My Mac
Resolves an issue where sharing services, Notification Center widgets, and Actions may not be available
Addresses an issue that could cause Notification Center settings to be lost after restart
Addresses an issue that might prevent the Mac App Store from displaying certain updates
Addresses an issue that could prevent some Mac mini computers from waking from sleep
Resolves an issue that might prevent Time Machine from displaying older backups
Addresses an issue that might prevent entering text in Japanese
In addition, security fixes in 10.10.1 include better cache clearing after leaving private browsing mode, stripping of approximate location information uploaded to the Spotlight Suggestions server before a query was made, removal of unnecessary cookies sent to Apple's servers when viewing About This Mac, and improved memory management in WebKit to prevent potential exploits.
After updating, you'll be prompted for your iCloud password, asked to agree to the usual legalese that no one has ever read, and see a screen that claims it's setting up your Mac.
iOS 8 -- Release notes for iOS 8.1.1 are sparse: "This release includes bug fixes, increased stability and performance improvements for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S." Performance improvements for those older models — and hopefully the similar iPad mini and fifth-generation iPod touch — will be welcome. We've also heard that Share sheets no longer lose the user-specified order of extensions.
You can install the iOS 8.1.1 update either via connecting to your computer and using iTunes or wirelessly via Settings > General > Software Update. The update is reported to be anywhere from 64 MB to 364 MB, depending on iOS device model. In general, for small updates like this, it's fine to update directly on the device; for major updates like the jump from iOS 7 to iOS 8, it's better to install via iTunes. Either way, make sure you have a backup first, either to iTunes or iCloud.
iOS 8.1.1 also includes a number of security improvements:
A change in caching behavior to preserve private browsing mode privacy
A fix for an issue that could let a local user execute unsigned code
Prevention of arbitrary code execution by malicious applications
A fix for a workaround that would allow an attacker to exceed the maximum number of failed passcode attempts
A fix for an issue that could allow anyone to access your photos while the device is locked
Stripping of approximate location information uploaded to the Spotlight Suggestions server before a query was made
Improved memory management in WebKit to prevent potential exploits
After updating, just as with OS X 10.10.1, you may be prompted for your iCloud password, along with a few other housekeeping questions.
Apple TV -- The Apple TV was also updated to version 7.0.2 with a few security fixes that prevent an attacker from running malicious code on the streaming media device. We aren't aware of any other changes at the moment, but if you find any, let us know in the comments.
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Apple releases OS X Yosemite for Mac for free; iWork updated
Four months after Apple announced its next-generation desktop and notebook operating system, the company is ready to set it free.
At an event at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California on Thursday, the iPhone and iPad maker revealed something for its Mac lineup, too.
Meet the latest version of the Mac's software: OS X 10.10, dubbed "Yosemite."
The tenth iteration of the popular Mac software since 2001, and the second in the California-focused naming scheme after OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Yosemite lands with a number of visual improvements.
iWork has also been updated, including a new user interface. The office suite, which includes Pages for writing, Numbers for spreadsheets, and Keynote for presentations, comes with iCloud integration.
But the star of the software show was undoubtedly Apple's operating system.
Yosemite's user interface is familiar but improved. Users will see a redesigned Dock menu bar, "dark mode" for night-time working, a new system-wide font, and other user interface and experience tweaks, which give the software a "fresh lick of paint" feel.
Yosemite also comes with a bevy of new features designed to bridge the gap between its desktop and mobile users.
Featured in the new operating system, its flagship Continuity feature, which essentially provides near-infinite connectivity and seamless productivity between its Mac, and iPhones and iPads.
Part of Continuity, a feature Apple calls Handoff, allows iPhone and iPad users to work on one application and carry on working on the Mac, so long as the devices share the same iCloud account.
Continuity also allows iPhone users to share their connection with their Mac when there isn't a Wi-Fi connection nearby. And, if you receive a phone call from your iPhone, you can pick it up from your Mac and carry it on from your iPhone or iPad without missing a beat.
Of course, these features have yet to be widely documented because, until Yosemite's release, iPhone and iPad owners running the latest iOS 8 version haven't been able to use it.
Now that the remainder of iOS 8's unreleased features — arriving thanks to Yosemite's support — will complete the mobile software, it's hoped this will boost usage figures.
Apple's share among existing iPhone and iPad users remains stale, almost a month after it first launched. With an install rate of just 47 percent— the exact same share of its older iOS 7 mobile operating system, with the remaining for much older devices — it failed to immediately take off.
Many suggested it was due to iterative update problems with iOS 8.0.1, putting many users off upgrading to the software. Others believed it would slow down their older devices. Others, notably Apple watcher John Gruber, believed it was due to the amount of storage space the upgrade required.
There remains a strong case, however, that many were waiting for the final bits of iOS 8 to land — features which coincide with Yosemite's launch.
Apple's recent third-quarter earnings (its fourth-quarter earnings are later this month) showed the company has more than four million Mac sales each month, accounting for about 4.1 percent of the overall market share for OS X Mavericks, latest NetMarketShare statistics show.
Both OS X Yosemite and iWork are available for free for immediate download on Thursday through the Apple App Stores on Mac and iOS.
Apple Pay mobile payments service to launch on Monday
Apple is rolling out its mobile payments service Apple Pay on Monday, CEO Tim Cook announced at an event on Thursday.
He said enthusiasm for the service has been huge, with 500 new banks partnering with Apple since the service was announced last month.
"It's easy, it's secure and yes, it's a private way to pay for things," Cook said at the event in Cupertino, Calif., Thursday. "We think that it is going to be profound."
Apple unveiled Apple Pay with the launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in September. The company has partnered with Visa, Mastercard and American Express, along with several issuing banks, to allow iPhone users to store their credit card accounts. Apple Pay will be available in 220,000 US merchant locations that already take mobile payments via the NFC chip's short-range, secure wireless capabilities.
Previously, Apple announced that it's also working with many retailers -- including Macy's, Walgreens, Duane Reade, Staples, Subway, McDonald's, Disney and Whole Foods, among others -- to bring Apple Pay to physical store locations. McDonald's is even adding Apple Pay to the drive-through, Eddy Cue, senior vice president of Internet software and services, said last month. Disney is expected to have all of its retail locations outfitted with Apple Pay by Christmas.
Mobile payments is a natural progression for Apple. The company already lets hundreds of millions of users -- about 800 million, as of Apple's earnings in April -- buy music, books and apps through an iTunes account linked to their credit cards. Expanding this payment process into a digital wallet is a feasible shift for the company.
Cook said last month that Apple's vision is to replace a wallet, and more specifically to replace antiquated, plastic credit cards. Cook noted that there are more than 200 million credit card and debit card transactions processed per day in the US with consumers spending more than $12 billion every day between credit cards and debit cards.
The service works by allowing users to simply tap their iPhone devices to payment terminals and then touch their devices' fingerprint sensors to purchase items. Both the devices and the terminals must have near-field communication (NFC) chips that store payment credentials -- something that limits the service to the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus phones.
But Apple Pay has another component that doesn't require an NFC chip but does need the company's TouchID. People now can pay for items in apps using a single touch on their device's fingerprint sensor, something that removes time and the hassle of entering credit card and address information over and over. Previously, Apple allowed consumers to use the fingerprint sensor to quickly buy content just from its iTunes, App and iBooks stores. Apple also announced Thursday that it was adding Touch ID to its iPads.
Cue previously said that Apple Pay will be integrated with several apps, including the car service Uber; a food app from Panera; Major League Baseball's app, which will allow you to order tickets from your phone; and Open Table, which will allow you to pay your bill from your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus. Apple will also be making an application programming interface available in iOS 8 to allow other app developers to integrate Apple Pay into their applications.
Jim McCarthy, Visa's vice president of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, called these in-app purchase options the real "game changer" despite the buzz around NFC technology. This will allow developers to connect with Apple Pay for a myriad of purposes, and create new services that people haven't imagined possible, he told a group of journalists on Wednesday before Apple's event.
That said, McCarthy did not downplay the value of using Apple Pay in the physical world, particularly through connected devices. This includes Apple's Apple Watch, which was also unveiled last month. The watch will sync with an iPhone to receive the same security credentials as the handset. The wearer can then leave the phone behind and purchase items simply using the watch, which will be matched to the wearer's heartbeat. Once the watch is removed, the device will unlink from the phone as a security measure.
Even further down the line, McCarthy can imagine a connected car that will allow the driver to pay for gas from inside the car through Apple Pay.
Mobile payments has been promised for a long time but so far has struggled to gain much traction. The goal with offerings like Google Wallet was that people could get rid of all their credit cards, loyalty cards and coupons that filled their wallets and instead store and access them from their mobile phones. While the idea itself sounded great, a year after launch Google Wallet still only worked with one credit card and bank combination. And it only worked on one wireless network: Sprint.
It's not surprising that Apple has waited until now to introduce the payments service.
The company tends to stay away from new technologies until it has had a chance to smooth out the kinks.
Typically, Google Wallet and other offerings have relied on hardware-based short-range wireless technology known as near -field communication, or NFC. Using this technology, consumers could load credit card information into an Android app that stored the information in a secure element that was part of the NFC chip, and then, using the short-range wireless technology, it transmitted the payment information from the phone to the sales terminal with a simple tap. The problem with NFC, however, was that both mobile devices and the point-of-sale processing terminal needed the same hardware. But that's changing, with merchants required to switch out machines to include new security technology introduced by the credit card industry.
It's not surprising that Apple would see potential not just in payments but in the mobile payments market specifically. According to Gartner, the global market for mobile payments is forecast to be about $720 billion worth of transactions by 2017. This is up from about $235 billion last year.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Just Unveiled The New iPad Mini 3
In an even at the its headquarters that is still ongoing, Apple has shown the press a new device.
The third member of the iPad mini family has just been named and shown to the public. The device will begin shipping next week, is named the iPad mini 3 and follows the iPad mini and the iPad mini with Retina display. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has yet to go into the exacting detail and praise that it lavished on the iPad Air 2 it just released but it's becoming clearer what the company has done with this third-generation iPad mini 3.
Apple iPad mini arrives
The iPad mini 3 will be available for pre-order tomorrow (17 October) and will begin shipping next week and rumors suggest next week means Friday. The core specs are not dissimilar to that of the iPad Air 2. The iPad mini 3 will include Touch ID, 802.11 ac Wi-Fi and A8 processor, rather than the A8X processor run by the iPad Air 2.
The iPad mini will be made available in white, silver and gold and the Touch ID will be built into the Home button as expected. It will ship with a 5 megapixel iSight camera that supports full-HD (1080p) video recording, a FaceTime HD front-facing camera, and will support up to 802/11n with MIMO as far as Wi-Fi is concerned.
The iPad mini will cost from $399 for the 16GB model, $499 for 64GB and $599 for 128GB for models with Wi-Fi only. While the company intends to make the device with LTE options as well that pricing was not available at the time of this writing.
Reduced prices on older models
Additionally, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced that it would reduce prices on older models of the iPad Mini. The original model will now be available for $249 with the iPad mini 2 and iPad mini 2 with Retina Display going for $299.
While just simple speculation, this might not sell as Apple wants. With just a 7.9in Retina display, one could easily question the wisdom of the new device given the increased screen size of the newly released and hugely popular iPhone 6 plus. That is, however, just one person's opinion and it comes from someone who has been wrong before on a number of occasions including a number of occasions with regards to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL).
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) also released its best desktop ever today, a 27″ Retina Display iMac, but we will get into that amazing machine in a different piece as it looks and reads truly remarkable.
Cox unveils faster 'G1gablast' Internet service
Cox Communications has released pricing and a new brand name to market its residential gigabit Internet service available to customer homes later this month.
"G1gablast" is the new brand name for the Cox service that will offer speeds 100 times faster than the average speed available today.
"We are excited to deliver the choice of gigabit speeds to our customers," Cox Communications President Pat Esser said in a prepared statement. "Coupled with our 2,300 employees in the Valley and more than 20,000 nationwide, our latest investments and the deployment of the fastest speeds available are powering economic growth and development for businesses and residents of the communities we serve."
Home-based businesses will benefit from this new service as the need for speed increases.
The "G1gablast" service, with speeds as fast as 1 gigabit per second, will be available in Phoenix for $69.99 when combined with Cox's service bundles. The service also includes the latest high-speed Wi-Fi router, one terabyte of cloud storage, Cox Security Suite and Family Protection and 10 email boxes each with 15 gigabytes of storage.
"Starting today, trained teams of Cox sales representatives will be personally reaching out, door to door, into the neighborhoods that will be the first to have 1G speed available," said John Wolfe, senior vice president of the Cox Communications' southwest region in a prepared statement.
The gigabit service will be available first in parts of the Phoenix metro area, and will expand to Las Vegas, Omaha and new developments in Cox markets nationwide.
Businesses have been using Cox gigabit speeds for more than 10 years.
Hayley Ringle covers technology and startups for the Phoenix Business Journal.
Apple invites media for October 16 event: New iPads, Yosemite, Apple Pay on deck
Apple has a little more to show you at an event later this month.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based technology giant sent out invites to the media, saying only: "It's been way too long." Someone at the company is having a little joke — it's been less than a month since Apple announced the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
The event was slated for October 16 after previous reports cited sources familiar with the matter.
The event will happen at Apple's headquarters.
With little still to go on, we're expecting to see a few things at the event. Not least brand new next-generation iPads, but also new desktop hardware, software, and a few bits left out from the iPhone launch in September.
Multiple reports over the past week or so have pointed to the next iPad landing with a Touch ID fingerprint sensor — a boon to enterprise customers; along with Apple Pay, albeit without the counterpart near-field communications (NFC) chip.
There are also a few unfinished pieces of the puzzle still left to be formally launched.
Apple is also said to reveal new iMacs at the event, which will launch alongside OS X Yosemite, the company's upcoming operating system. That comes with a number of "continuity" features that bridge the divide between its desktop and mobile devices and platforms, such as "Handoff," which allows users to transition working in-app from one device to another.
It's also the first time new iPads have made an appearance since the Apple-IBM deal was announced in mid-July. The two companies set aside decades of rivalry to come together to bring custom-built enterprise apps to Apple's iPhones and iPads.
We may also hear more about how this deal will come to fruition at the October 16 event.
Apple to hold iPad launch event on October 16
SAN FRANCISCO: On the heels of a major launch of large-screen iPhones, Apple has scheduled an October 16 event to update its iPad line, technology news website Re/code reported.
The event also will include a look at next-generation software for powering Macintosh computers, Re/code said, citing unnamed sources.
The gathering is to take place in an auditorium at Apple's headquarters in the California city of Cupertino, according to the report.
Apple did not reply for comment. If the report is on target, the iPad event will take place a day before Apple begins selling its latest iPhones in China.
Apple launched the large-screen iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on September 19 and has rolled the smartphones out to an array of countries, but not China where it took some time to clear licensing hurdles.
Apple's revenue in Greater China — which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan — is second only to the US, and chief executive Tim Cook has said he expects it to become the company's biggest market in time.
Apple, which popularized tablets with its iPad, remained the largest single global vendor in the second quarter but its market share fell to 26.9% from 33% last year, as Android makers boosted their share, according to the research firm IDC.
The first day of global sales for the phones was a huge success, with Apple breaking its sales record for an opening weekend of a new iPhone model, delivering 10 million in three days and boasting it could have sold more if it had them.
Both new iPhones have larger screens as Apple catches up with the "phablet" trend pioneered by competitors such as Samsung, which has had success with its Galaxy Note series.
The iPhone 6 has a screen of 4.7 inches and the 6 Plus is 5.5 inches, reflecting a growing preference for big screens on smartphones.
Main rival Samsung has long had a range of larger handsets, which are popular in Asia.
Apple made a rare apology last week for a software bug in a freshly released version of iOS mobile operating system that saw iPhone users lose service, and sought to quell a storm over reports that its new handsets are susceptible to bending.
Mac users not at risk from the 'Shellshock' computer bug: Apple
Boston: Apple said the vast majority of Mac computer users are not at risk from the recently identified "Shellshock" computer bug, which security experts have warned affect operating systems, including Mac's OS X.
"The vast majority of OS X users are not at risk," Apple spokesman Bill Evans said late Thursday evening.
"Shellshock" is a vulnerability in Bash, a piece of software packaged with Mac OS X, which is based on the Unix operating system. The bug does not appear to affect Apple's iOS, which is used on the iPhone and iPad, or machines running Microsoft's Windows software.
"Shellshock" is a vulnerability in Bash, a piece of software packaged with Mac OS X, which is based on the Unix operating system.
Security experts disclosed the "Shellshock" vulnerability in Bash on Wednesday, saying that it could enable attackers to gain remote control of vulnerable systems.
Apple ships its computers so they are "safe by default," Evans said, which means that they are not vulnerable to remote attacks unless users configure them for "advanced" Unix services.
"We are working to quickly provide a software update for our advanced UNIX users," he said.
The computer industry is rushing to determine which systems can be remotely compromised by hackers, but there are currently no estimates on the number of vulnerable systems.
Apple releases iOS 8.0.2, fixes borked update
Apple has moved quickly to release its iOS 8.0.2 update, after leaving users around the world without cell service or Touch ID functionality on their iPhones following the release of its troubled iOS 8.0.1 update yesterday.
Apple said that the new update fixes the issue in the iOS 8.0.1 update that impacted cellular network connectivity and Touch ID on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
The update, "fixes a bug so HealthKit apps can now be made available on the App Store," said Apple, in its update information, adding that the new update also addresses an issue where third party keyboards could become deselected when users enter their pass codes.
The company said that the update should improve the reliability of the Reachability feature on the new iPhones, and would fix an issue that could "cause unexpected cellular data usage when receiving SMS/MMS messages".
Less than 40,000 people were affected by the bugs in iOS 8.0.1, Apple said.
The new update will provide better support for Ask to Buy for In-App Purchases, and fixes an issue where ringtones were sometimes not restored from iCloud backups, along with a bug that prevented uploading photos and videos from Safari.
OS X Yosemite Preview: 5 Features to Get Excited About
Apple iMacs and MacBooks are set to get a big upgrade in the coming months in the form of a new operating system. OS X Yosemite, the follow-up to OS X Mavericks, is a massive update to Apple's operating system that not only gives the software a new, more attractive design, but also adds a boatload of features.
The update, which will be available for free when it launches later this fall, also blurs some of the lines between Apple's desktop OS and its iOS mobile operating system — though not nearly as much as Microsoft's Windows 8, which can switch from a desktop-based to a tablet-friendly interface on the same computer.
You'll even be able to make phone calls from your Mac with your connected iPhone.
There are a lot of great additions to Yosemite, but a handful of the operating system's features stand out. These are the top five features of OS X Yosemite (so far):
1. Improved design.
Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 7, was a major departure from previous versions in terms of design. Apple is adopting some of these design cues into this new desktop operating system.
Icons in the dock at the bottom of the home screen have a leaner, less three-dimensional design, similar to those found in iOS 7. Even the Share button in Safari looks the same as iOS 7's Share button. The operating system also has a new, crisper typeface that's easier to read.
A big part of Yosemite's new design is its translucent window effect. The feature gives everything, from the Dock to Finder windows to Safari's command bar, a kind of frosted-glass look that's somewhat reminiscent of the Aero design found in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
2. Notification Center.
The Notification Center in the current version of the OS, Mavericks, doesn't offer much in the way of functionality beyond providing you with recent message and iTunes updates. But that's all changing with OS X Yosemite and its new Today view.
Accessible through the Notification Center, Today provides you with customizable widgets including a summary of today's and tomorrow's events, current weather conditions, your calendar, stocks, and the ability to post to social networks.
A few of Today's features were previously available in OS X Mavericks' dashboard, but Apple brought them over to Today to make them more easily accessible. And if Today looks familiar, it's because it's a dead ringer for iOS's Notification Center.
Once Yosemite is available for download, Apple says, more Today view widgets will be available, too, further improving the usefulness of the Notification Center.
3. Spotlight search.
OS X's Spotlight search also gets a considerable upgrade with Yosemite. In previous versions of OS X, Spotlight was capable of performing only local searches of your computer. With Yosemite, however, Spotlight can search not only your Mac, but the Web as well.
If, for example, you search for a movie like Guardians of the Galaxy, a Spotlight search will provide you with showtimes for the movie at nearby theaters, a plot summary, trailers, the cast and crew, and even its score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Search for a contact's name, and Spotlight will automatically populate with the person's information, including her phone number and email address.
Want a bite to eat? Type in your favorite food, and Spotlight will pull up the names and locations of nearby restaurants. You can also look for things like famous public figures: Spotlight will pull up a Wikipedia entry with information on them.
Microsoft's Windows 8.1 offers a similar feature called Smart Search. It looks like Yosemite's version will be easier to use.
4. iCloud Drive.
Apple's cloud storage service, iCloud has long taken a backseat to the likes of Dropbox and Google Drive. They are easy to use and make sharing a snap, too. With Yosemite, though, iCloud may become your cloud drive of choice. That's because Apple is finally treating iCloud like a normal storage drive.
You can now access your iCloud Drive through OS X's Finder, just like you work with your local drive. You can even organize the drive any way you want and create new subfolders that are accessible through other iCloud Drive-compatible devices. So you can save your photos, videos, and any other files on your MacBook and open them on your iMac at the office.
5. Mail.
OS X's Mail has gotten some serious enhancements with Yosemite, too. The app's new Markup tool lets you annotate and edit images and text within Mail without forcing you to open a new program. You can, for example, add highlights and shapes to photos and even sign documents using your MacBook's touchpad.
That's not all, though. Mail also makes it easier to send large files with its new Mail Drop feature. Mail Drop works by making your sent files accessible to your recipients via their iCloud accounts. If they don't use iCloud, then Mail Drop will send them a link where they can download the sent files.
It's a simple addition but one that will likely prove useful to people sending groups of images or videos.
Bonus feature we're really waiting for: iOS 8 continuity
One of the biggest draws of OS X Yosemite will be its interoperability with Apple's upcoming mobile operating system, iOS 8. Rather than existing in two separate worlds, the two operating systems will be able to talk to each other, letting you do things like make and receive phone calls, and send texts, from your Mac through your iPhone.
Working on a Pages document on your Mac? If your iPad or iPhone is nearby, you can pick up where you left off on your mobile device. You can do the same thing with Mail, Safari, Messages, Maps, and other OS X apps.
Using your iPhone as a WiFi hotspot will also be easier with Yosemite. If your wireless data plan lets you use your iPhone as a hotspot, then your Mac will automatically detect that your handset is nearby and treat it like any other hotspot.
OS X Yosemite will be out later this fall as a free upgrade. It will run on Most Macs and MacBooks dating as far back as 2009 and some iMacs from 2007. Check Apple's website for further compatibility details.
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Apple TV gets Beats Music streaming and a flatter look
Your iPad or iPhone isn't the only device getting a big iOS upgrade today. Apple is now rolling out an Apple TV update that brings not just iOS 8-savvy features like iCloud Photo and Family Sharing, but a flatter-looking interface on third-generation devices -- yes, that previous super-glossy look has gone the way of the dodo. If you're using that newer hardware in the US, you'll also see a Beats Music app that lets you stream on-demand tunes during a living room party. The refresh isn't going to get you any closer to that long-rumored TV set, especially if you're still stuck on a second-gen Apple TV box, but it's welcome all the same.
Apple Inc's new iPads, OS X Yosemite to be launched at Oct. 21 event: report | Financial Post
The tech world is still recovering from the explosive launch of Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPhone 6 models and the announcement of Apple Watch. Before the world has a chance to recover; Apple has dropped another bomb on technology enthusiasts. It is being rumored that Apple has confirmed the date for its iPad launch. According to reports from Apple Insider and The Daily Dot, October 21 has been pegged as the launch date for the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 as well.
The news does come as a surprise. Especially since only two weeks ago Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, made the iconic announcement of the iPhone 6 and the Apple Watch. The iPhone 6 received 4 million pre-orders on the first day of its release and analysts estimated that its sales had gone up to 10 million by the end of the first weekend. The Apple Watch that is set for release next year is already threatening to give competition to Swiss watch manufacturers, who have been controlling the wrist watch market for more than two centuries.
However, the launch is not entirely unprecedented. Apple usually launches the next iteration of its iPad a month after the launch of its new iPhone. Apple's last iPad was launched on October 22, 2013. This means if the rumored date of the launch is true, the event will happen exactly one year after the last Apple iPad was launched.
Apple is also likely to coincide the launch of its new iPad with that of its new Operating System (OS) OS X Yosemite. Yosemite is the successor to the Mac's previous operating system, OS X Mavericks, which was also launched simultaneously with the iPad Air.
There is also a chance of two other exciting product announcements at the rumored event next month. These include the possible unveiling of a 12.9-inch iPad and a Macbook Air laptop with Retina display.
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The entire shopping experience will change radically
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While most of the tech and business press focused on the functionality of the Apple Watch (digital crown, battery life, taptic engine, yadda yadda…) discreetly milling around the event were the fashion press, invited by Apple's new fashion and design team. The fact that Apple Watch comes in three distinct collections — Apple Watch, Sport, and Apple Watch Edition — mirrors how fashion targets different demographics and tastes with separate lines.
To date, merely owning an Apple iPhone or iPad says something about who you are. With only a few choices on colors (black, white, neon, etc.), the only way you could customize Apple products to suit your style was to entomb their beauty with covers and cases. These items lived in the back of the store, hung up as general merchandise and an add-on to the core experience of the products.
But with Apple Watch, Apple now has to change the shopping experience as well — and not just sell a luxury product but also create a luxury fashion experience. When Apple Watch launches next year, look for former CEO Angela Ahrendts to make her mark as the new head of Apple Store. Here's the challenge — Apple Watch will launch with 3 collections, 2 sizes, and 6 bands styles in 18 colors, 2 sizes = 108 permutations of Apple Watch. An entire section of the store will be dedicated to people not just looking at the watches, but also looking at it on themselves. New salespeople will have to be hired — people who understand both technology and fashion. If you get a chance, go visit a Burberry store and marvel at the level of attention and discretion that is paid to you as you shop. Part of the fashion buying experience is knowing when to step forward and help — and also when to step back and wait.
The breakthrough of Apple Watch isn't in its form or function — but the fact that wearable technology for the first time is truly being treated as a fashion item. I've been buying alternative holders and bracelets for my FitBit on Etsy, in a desperate attempt to marry my fitness and fashion goals — and left wholly unsatisfied with the experience. I'm looking forward to buying the Apple Watch — the actual act of buying it as I would an expensive purse or pair of shoes. When would I wear it? What image do I want to be sending when I'm wearing the watch — or not wearing it?
The Apple Watch is still in its 1.0 origins and it has a long way to go before it becomes a beautiful, desired item. And that's a good thing, because Apple will need time to transform itself into the truly luxury fashion retailer and brand that it wants to be. At stake is Apple's business model — Android will always be the low-cost leader so Apple has to continually deliver a premium experience to deserve the premium price it demands. I look forward to parting with a serious chunk of cash next year — but only if Apple Watch matches my new spring wardrobe.
Charlene Li is the Founder and CEO of Altimeter Group.
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus: The world�s best phones for wireless and LTE connectivity
With every release of the iPhone, Apple dramatically improves the wireless radio capabilities in ways that no other device maker has ever matched. With the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, Apple continues that trend, setting the bar even higher than ever before.
These new iPhones continue the fast-follower status for non-cellular connectivity by now offeringWiFi 802.11ac in addition to dual-band WiFi a/b/g/n that it offered in previous generations. Like the previous generation, Bluetooth 4.0 is supported, too. NFC with a secure element is new too, enabling Apple Pay and other mobile payment platforms (such as Softcard and Google Wallet). For cellular connectivity, Apple has rolled out two models for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (one of which that has both FDD and TDD variants of LTE), as opposed to the iPhone 5S and 5C which both had five hardware models each (initially four, but earlier this year, China Mobile got a special set for itself).
The doozy of cellular network support
Apple's iPhone 6 (Models A1549 and A1586) and iPhone 6 Plus (Models A1522 and A1524) both support four-band GSM, five-band CDMA2000, five-band UMTS (with HSPA+42 support), andsixteen LTE FDD bands (with support for up to 150Mbps of download speeds). The quad-band GSM and pent-band UMTS provide complete global coverage for GSM and UMTS/HSPA+ networks all over the world. The five CDMA2000 bands enable coverage on all CDMA carriers in the US (who use ESMR, Cellular 850MHz, AWS 1.7+2.1 GHz, and PCS 1.9GHz for CDMA), as well as KDDI in Japan (who use Cellular 850MHz and IMT 2.1GHz for CDMA) and China Telecom in China (who use Cellular 850MHz for CDMA). These bands are the same as the American Sprint model for the iPhone 5S and 5C.
For LTE FDD, the iPhones support a full mix of bands for every region. LTE bands 1 (IMT 2.1GHz), 3 (DCS 1.8GHz), 5 (Cellular 850MHz), 7 (IMT-E 2.6GHz FDD), 8 (Cellular 900MHz), 20 (EU 800MHz), and 28 (APT 700MHz) are supported to provide the full range of access to LTE FDD networks throughout Europe, Asia, and Brazil. LTE bands 2 (PCS A-F blocks 1.9GHz), 4 (AWS-1 1.7+2.1GHz), 5 (Cellular 850MHz), 7 (IMT-E 2.6GHz FDD), 13 (US Upper 700MHz C block), 17 (US Lower 700MHz B+C blocks), 25 (PCS A-G blocks 1.9GHz), 26 (ESMR+Cellular 850MHz), 28 (APT 700MHz), and 29 (US Lower 700MHz Supplemental Downlink) offer nearly full access to LTE FDD networks throughout the Americas. Japanese LTE bands 18 (ESMR+Cellular 850MHz subset) and 19 (Cellular 850MHz subset) are intended to enable KDDI and NTT DoCoMo's low-band networks, while band 28 sits in the wings for future 700MHz LTE network rollouts by KDDI, DoCoMo, and SoftBank.
The fact that band 29 is supported indicates that the iPhone supports LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation, since band 29 (as a supplemental downlink band) cannot be used without being paired with bands 2 or 4. AT&T in the US, and Bell & Telus in Canada control band 29 spectrum. They would love having the ability to aggregate it with their LTE FDD networks. Bell and Telus also control spectrum in band 13, which means that the iPhones can take advantage of Bell and Telus' multi-band 700MHz network once it is fully deployed.
Curiously enough, LTE band 12 (US Lower 700MHz A-C blocks) is not supported. This omission is a bit strange, given that this is the second year that both U.S. Cellular (the largest owner of Lower 700MHz A block spectrum) and T-Mobile US (the new second-largest owner of Lower 700MHz A block spectrum) have carried the iPhone. Depending on what components are in the radio chain for the iPhone, this may turn out to be a software-based block. If a component like theSkyworks SKY77806 front-end module is used, then there is no hardware restriction, just a software one. Until teardowns of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are available, we will not know for sure. Hopefully, these iPhones will be the last to perpetuatethe Lower 700MHz interoperability problem.
Models A1586 (iPhone 6) and A1524 (iPhone 6 Plus) extend the cellular capabilities to support both TD-SCDMA bands used by China Mobile (TD-SCDMA 1900 and 2000) and LTE TDD bands 38 (IMT-E 2.6GHz TDD), 39 (IMT 1.9GHz TDD), 40 (2.3GHz TDD), and 41 (Expanded TDD 2.6GHz). Bands 38 and 40 are in use (or going to be used) throughout Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Band 39 is used in China, and may soon also be in use in Europe, since most mobile network operators throughout Europe have some band 39 spectrum. Band 41 is used by Sprint in the US for its Spark network (using Clearwire spectrum), all three operators in China (China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom), and KDDI and SoftBank in Japan.
For Sprint, this is a huge deal. These iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are the first so-called "tri-band" devices for the company, and the substantially improved performance of band 41 combined with the expanded coverage of band 26 will provide substantial benefits for iPhone-using Sprint customers.
New communications capabilities
However, the most interesting aspect of the new iPhones is the support for VoLTE. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are the first phones to support Verizon's VoLTE, and will support VoLTE on T-Mobile and AT&T in the US; KT, SK Telecom, and LG U+ in South Korea; Hutchinson Telecom (branded "3"), CSL and SmarTone in Hong Kong; and StarHub in Singapore. This will enable Verizon customers to completely avoid CDMA — and like all Verizon LTE phones, the Verizon iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be sold unlocked. This also means that iPhones sold by AT&T and T-Mobile can also be unlocked and brought over to Verizon and get the full range of service now. Verizon VoLTE is supported in the iPhone 6/6 Plus sold by AT&T and T-Mobile, just as AT&T and T-Mobile VoLTE is supported on the Verizon iPhone 6/6 Plus. Though it is technically possible to backport VoLTE to earlier LTE-enabled iPhones, it appears Apple will not be doing so.
Apple is also introducing WiFi Calling with iOS 8, and unlike VoLTE, this will be available with earlier iPhones with the iOS 8 update. However, with the newest iPhones, WiFi Calling will also have handover capability with cellular and back. This allows for seamless usage of cellular or WiFi to support voice calls. This capability is going to be offered with iPhones running on T-Mobile in the US and EE in the UK. Both companies have long histories with WiFi calling, so this isn't very surprising.
As always, Apple aims to please and exceed. And as always, Apple over-delivers with its new iPhones. It is very clear that Apple has more than delivered on developing the greatest world phones that any traveler could ever want. Aside from the lack of Band 12 LTE, Apple has truly delivered a best-in-class smartphone for the connected traveler. And with features like seamless WiFi calling with HD Voice on T-Mobile US and EE as well as VoLTE on a number of operators, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are unquestionably better than any of Apple's previous smartphones, and probably the best smartphones in the world for cellular connectivity.
Intuit's Quicken 2015 for Mac revamps interface, expands investment features
Venerable financial software Quicken is ready to help you with all of your newest accounting needs. Intuit on Thursday announced the release of Quicken 2015 for Mac, the latest update to the long-running app for tracking your personal finances.
Highlights of the new version are a simplified interface designed ground-up for the Mac and new features related to keeping track of investment portfolios. The latter allows for users to create Schedule D tax reports for capital gains, making things easy when April 15 rolls around.
Lest you think that finances haven't yet entered the 21st century, Intuit is also offering a free mobile app for iOS and Android that works with Quicken for Mac, allowing you to photograph and keep track of your receipts while you're on the go. You can also use the mobile app to keep tabs on your finances, check account balances, view budgets, see transactions, and more.
Quicken for Mac 2015 supports more than 14,500 banks, credit cards, and loan and investment accounts, presenting them all in a unified interface that lets you get a single top-down view of your finances. And, if you're a user of Quicken Essentials for Mac, Quicken Mac 2007, or Quicken 2010 for Windows or later, you can easily import your data from any of those apps into Quicken for Mac 2015.
That's not to say that the app has complete parity with either its predecessor, Quicken 2007, or with Quicken Premier for Windows. Among the missing features in Quicken 2015 are native bill payment, a calendar view of bills and transactions, paycheck deduction tracking, and more. Intuit has posted a feature comparison along with an opportunity for users to vote on which feature they'd most like to see added. (Apparently "all of them" is not currently an option.)
Intuit earned some ire from its customers a couple years ago: The company was slow to adapt Quicken 2007 to Intel Macs, leading to problems when OS X Lion removed the Rosetta compatibility system that allowed PowerPC-based apps to run. The company eventually released a patch to update the software.
The new version, which is available from Intuit, the Mac App Store, and Amazon is available for $75; it'll go on sale at retail locations in October.
Updated at 11:10 a.m. ET with more information on missing features and Intuit's voting process.
OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Update Brings Safari 7.0.5 and Miscellaneous Fixes
Apple has released 10.9.4 system update for OS X Mavericks. The update brings Safari 7.0.5 and a bunch of bug fixes, including one for an issue that prevented some Macs from automatically connecting to known Wi-Fi networks. The update also claims to improve the reliability of waking from sleep, while fixing an issue that caused the background or Apple logo to appear incorrectly on startup.
Like any other Apple OS update, OS X 10.9.4 also contains fixes for a bunch of security issues. The details of these issues can be found on Apple's website.
As usual, to download and install the update, click the Apple menu and choose Software Update to check for the latest Apple software via the Mac App Store, including this update. The update's size may vary from computer to computer when installed using Software Update, depending upon what earlier updates you had installed.
You can also download the manual update installer. This is especially useful when you need to update multiple computers but only want to download the update once. These versions of the standalone installers are available from Apple Support Downloads.
About the update
The OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Update is recommended for all Mavericks users. It improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.
This update:
- Fixes an issue that prevented some Macs from automatically connecting to known Wi-Fi networks
- Fixes issue causing the background or Apple logo to appear incorrectly on startup
- Improves the reliability of waking from sleep
- Includes Safari 7.0.5
iOS 8 additions promise to streamline how you communicate and share
iOS users will have plenty of new things to familiarize themselves with this fall. That's when iOS 8 arrives, and Apple's updated mobile operating system promises a slew of new features and enhancements that aim to help you communicate and share more easily.
While most of us will have to wait until the fall to really explore the many changes announced Monday during the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, app makers and developers will get an early crack at iOS 8, with a pre-release version available now for anyone with a developer account. Here are the features we're most excited to see:
Notifications: Perhaps most notably, Apple introduced new interactive notifications that allow you to respond to alerts without having to leave the app you're in. Get a calendar invitation, and you can respond, all while continuing to compose that email or—more likely—play that mobile game. You can also interact with notifications from your mobile device's lock screen, swiping on a notification to deal with it.
iOS 7 added the ability to double tap the home button to bring up a multitasking menu. iOS 8 adds most frequent contacts across the top of the multitasking menu, allowing you to quickly call, text, or FaceTime friends, family, or other VIPs.
Mail: Mail will get several new tools in iOS 8, starting with the ability to add an event to your calendar directly from within an email message. Mail now incorporates several new gestures into the interface, letting you swipe to flag, delete, or mark an email as unread. Dragging all the way across on a message will delete it from your mailbox.
Perhaps one of the coolest feature in iOS 8's Mail will be the ability to minimize drafts by swiping down. With this feature in place, you'll be able to more easily grab information from one message and put it in another.
Safari: The built-in browser for iOS is in line for a few updates as well. Safari's quick-glance tab view from OS X comes to the iPad version of the browser as will the just-announced sidebar slated for OS X Yosemite, which Apple also previewed on Monday.
Search: OS X's Yosemite update also inspires some new spotlight features in iOS 8. Searching for "Yosemite," for example, brings up the Wikipedia page for Yosemite, news, and all other kinds of relevant information.
Keyboard: A new keyboard in iOS 8 will use predictive typing to speed up input. As you type out words with the new keyboard, recommendations for the next word based on common phrases will pop up; you can then add those to your message. We've seen this a bit with the keyboard in theSwiftKey Note app, but Apple's solution goes a bit further to learn your personal voice (all the while maintaining your privacy, Apple executives were quick to add during Monday's keynote.)
Continuity features: Apple wants better integration between all those devices you own, so iOS 8 is going to let you pick up on your iPad what you were doing on your iPhone. That includes taking phone calls on your tablet by more easily creating a portable hotspot for sharing your phone's connection.
Messaging: Enhancements in the Messages app in iOS 8 focus on group messaging; you can add and remove people within a thread. Other enhancements let you name your thread for easily tracking or turning on a Do Not Disturb setting for a particular thread. You can share your location with people in a conversation;if they've shared with you, you can see their location on a map.
A useful addition to Messages is a Tap to Talk feature that sends audio or video messages to contacts—and yes, it works with selfies, too. Best of all, you can listen to and interact with these to messages right from your lock screen just by putting your phone up to your ear.
iCloud Drive: iCloud Drive promises a better way to work across applications in iOS 8. For example, if you're working in an app such as Sketchbook, you can open up a document from another application and edit them in that app.
HealthKit: Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering, lamented how different health wearables are unable to talk to each other and share the information they gather. iOS 8 looks to address that problem with HealthKit, an attempt to take health stats and put it in a central repository so you can manage it all from one app. Partnerships with the Mayo Clinic and Epic Systems (who provide software for many major hospitals and healthcare organizations) will make it easier for iPhone users to share key health statistics with their doctors, in order to better manage their health between checkups.
Family Sharing: iOS 8 introduces better management features to let family members easily share photos, location, reminders, and many other pieces of information with each other. The chief benefit here: You're finally going to get to share music, movies, and TV shows you've bought with other family members. You can hook in up to six devices. Parents in particular will appreciate new notifications that alert you when your kids try to make a purchase.
Photos With iOS 8, photos will be integrated with iCloud so that every photo you take will be available on all your iOS and OS X devices. To help you sort through all the photos in iCloud, you can search by location, time, and albums you've set up. And there are smart editing controls that help you quickly edit and crop photos from your device.
Siri. Siri also gets some enhancements in iOS 8. Saying "Hey, Siri" will now let you interact with Siri in your car so you don't have to touch your phone while driving. (OK Google, that feature may sound pretty familiar to you.) Siri will also add Shazam integration to help identify the song that's currently playing on the radio; you can buy that song using voice commands from Siri. Apple's digital assistant also gains streaming voice recognition and 22 new dictation languages in iOS 8.
Cox Communications plans 1 gigabit speed for Phoenix Internet customers
Cox Communications is upping the ante in the battle for broadband supremacy, bringing 1 gigabit Internet speeds to Phoenix and going head to head with Google Inc.
The Atlanta-based company, which is the major cable and Internet provider in Phoenix, announced the plan this morning to put in the gigabit service for all new construction. Phoenix, along with Las Vegas and Omaha, also will see existing customers get the speed bump by the end of 2016.
"We are excited about our road map to offer gigabit speeds to all of our residential customers," saidPat Esser, Cox Communications president.
Company officials said it does not yet have prices for how much it will cost for the 1 gigabit service.
The plan was unveiled at Mark Taylor Residential's San Travesia apartments in Scottsdale, where Cox will first offer the product as well as Cox Metro wi-fi.
"Offering the fastest Internet speeds and wi-fi access where our residents live and play, makes it essential to connecting our tech savvy residents," said Dale Phillips, president of Mark-Taylor Residential.
The Metro service will launch later in 2014 and give Cox customers access to more than 250,000 hotspots around the country.
While current customers will have to wait more than two years for the increased speeds, Cox plans to double its existing speeds by the end of the year. Those with the preferred tier will see speeds rise to 50 megabits per second, and those on the premier speed will see speeds of 100 megabits per second. Company officials said there would be no price increase this year when Internet speeds are increased.
The move is a clear shot at Google, which has listed Phoenix as one of its finalists to install its Google Fiber network. That network, however, would be limited to Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe.
Google's move is still in the evaluation stages, but the city of Phoenix has given the company permission to use city land to place network hubs to help build the network.
Patrick O'Grady is managing editor of the Phoenix Business Journal.
Apple reportedly readying new smart home platform
Apple plans to launch a new smart home platform at next month's Worldwide Developer Conference that will allow iPhones and iPads to control a home's lights, security system, and other connected appliances, according to a Financial Times report.
The new "software platform," which will be unveiled at WWDC on June 2, will be built into the iOS devices, according to the report, which cited anonymous sources. As with Apple's "Made for iPhone" program, the new platform will be open to third-party device makers, allowing their gadgets to work on Apple's automation system.
One application of the new software platform cited by the newspaper was the ability to automatically turn on the lights when an iPhone paired with the system enters a building. Appleoutlined its ideas for a home automation system in a patent filing last November.
The move is seen as a "big play" to challenge device giant Samsung and Google, which in February closed its $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest Labs, maker of the Learning Thermostat and the Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector.
As companies look for opportunities to expand smartphones' reach, home automation is seen as one of new markets for growth. Apple already has made inroads with the automobile sector. AtWWDC 2013, Apple announced plans to better integrate iOS into car dashboard screens. Apple's iBeacon location-sensing technology, which debuted late last year on devices running iOS 7, is already in use for indoor navigation, automatic ticketing, and location-relevant promotions.
CNET has contacted Apple for comment on the report and will update this report when we learn more
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We successfully ran the September update (which may or may not be related to the problem) last Thursday. Everything appeared to be fine.
The following day almost at 12pm on the dot all of the attendance marks for lessons disappeared from the system. AM and PM marks were fine.
After logging a call with SIMS the only solution that they could come up with was to restore from backup. This worked and everything was back to normal.
Come Friday again, however, and 12pm on the dot we have exactly the same issue. All the marks (apart from AM and PM) have been deleted.
I've checked with members of staff who could be accidentally causing this and have drawn a blank. A call to SIMS is still being followed up.
The only thing I have identified (and I want to make clear that I have no evidence that this is the cause of the problem) is that we have the Keep Kids Safe software running on the server which is the only thing which specifically looks at the attendance marks. After checking logs etc. I have again drawn a blank.
Has anyone had a similar problem, or can anyone suggest what may be causing this?
Thanks in advance for any help!