Apple News & Reviews

iPhone 5S and “Light” model schematics tipped by case maker

Chris Burns, Jun 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

This year has seen it's fair share of Apple iPhone 5S and "budget" iPhone tips and rumors, and as it always seems to go, close to a release, case-makers are ramping up efforts to make their accessories hit the market first. Even though the next-generation iPhone (or iPhones) are not yet confirmed by Apple as such, this week a set of images has been pushed to the public from a set of sources that say they've got the real deal. Read The Full Story

Apple TV HBO GO and WatchESPN apps added

Chris Davies, Jun 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

Apple TV has gained a number of new entertainment apps, with HBO GO and WatchESPN among five new content providers landing on the set-top box. The two apps, familiar from iPhone and iPad, join Sky News, Crunchyroll, and Qello as new arrivals on the Apple TV, owners of which are now purchasing over 800,000 TV episodes and over 350,000 movies each day, Apple says. Read The Full Story

iOS Mobile Hotspot crackable in 50s if you stick to defaults

Chris Davies, Jun 19th 2013 Discuss [1]

iPhone and iPad users who use their iOS device to share a 3G/4G connection are being advised to change the default Mobile Hotspot password, after researchers showed it was possible to crack them in under sixty seconds. Apple supplies mobile hotspot users with a preconfigured password when they enable the feature, but the default is generated from a limited number of dictionary words, researchers at the University of Erlangen in Germany discovered. With some GPU-accelerated brute-force shuffling, the team managed to break into any iOS hotspot using the default password within 50s. Read The Full Story

Mac Pro rack servers make lego-like array with MacStadium

Chris Burns, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [4]

The folks at MacStadium have officially made public their intent to bring the 2013 edition of the Mac Pro into the server fold. This means you'll see arrays like what they've presented in the hero image of this article complete with the side-standing airflow they're implying might be best. The first setup suggested by the company here well before the Mac Pro's newest edition is made available is a 270 Mac Pro server rack. Read The Full Story

AT&T FaceTime over cellular reportedly rolling out now [UPDATE]

Craig Lloyd, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [2]

AT&T has faced a lot of criticism over its restriction for using Apple's FaceTime over cellular, and after months of the carrier saying that it would finally allow FaceTime over a data connection, users are now being able to video chat with friends and family over cellular using FaceTime. Read The Full Story