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

, 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

, 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]

, 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

Huawei Ascend P6 vs iPhone 5: do similarities go just skin deep?

, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [8]

With the release of the first teaser images of the Huawei Ascend P6, it was instantly apparent that the manufacturer was gunning for the successful hardware build of the iPhone 5. This device had the same metal rim, the same glass up front, and the same metal back – it was – and is – even working with what appears to be the same brushed metal components. But what you’re not seeing on the surface is this: even in an iPhone-dominated landscape, a brand line Huawei can one-up the competition.

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Apple TV iOS 5.4 beta includes iTunes Radio, Conference Room mode

, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [2]

With the announcement of iOS 7 last week, Apple showed off a handful of new features coming to the new mobile OS later this fall, including Control Center and an entirely new design that aims to be a flatter design than past iterations. While Apple TV was left out of the discussion during the event, it seems Apple will be including some of the new features with the latest Apple TV beta. Read The Full Story

Intel smartwatch trial confirmed but is it Apple’s iWatch?

, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [7]

Intel is working on a smartwatch, the company’s chief technology officer has confirmed, though there’s no hint whether long-standing rumors of an Apple collaboration are true. The high-tech timepiece is one of a range of “experimental devices in the lab” CTO Justin Rattner explained this week, VentureBeat reports, describing it as part of the chip firm’s exploration of “novel display devices.”

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iPhone 5S display hardware leaks aside inner components

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [6]

This afternoon it would appear that two rather key components to a next-generation Apple device have surfaced, and while neither piece of architecture will be able to be verified as such, it would seem that these two may fit together with one another, if nothing else. It's being suggested by MacRumors that these two components may be pieces of the iPhone 5S. It's also noted that, with the hardware shown here, the two do appear to be able to latch on to one another. Read The Full Story

Steve Jobs biography paperback version coming in fall with new cover shot

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [1]

The best-selling biography of Steve Jobs written by Walter Isaacson will be getting a paperback version this fall, and it will feature a new cover shot of a young Steve Jobs in a similar pose to that of the current hard-cover version of the biography. The new paperback version will also include and updated afterword section. Read The Full Story

Apple denies PRISM backdoor: iMessage end-to-end encrypted

, Jun 17th 2013 Discuss [6]

Apple has released a public statement on the NSA PRISM surveillance program, denying any backdoor server access for government agencies, and revealing just how many court orders for data disclosures it has seen in recent months. Between December 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013, Apple received as many as 5,000 requests from US law enforcement for data on Apple customers, the Cupertino firm said, covering between 9,000 and 10,000 accounts or devices. However, Apple points out, the most frequent reason wasn’t counterterrorism, as you might expect.

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Apple’s Mac Pro 2013 and the Form vs. Function War

, Jun 15th 2013 Discuss [23]

We’re about to see another of Apple’s big experiments, and this time it’s pro-users who are under the microscope. The test machine: the Mac Pro 2013. The question: just how important is upgrade-potential for so-called professional users, can fast external devices coax approval out of that audience, and will the offbeat design of the new high-end Mac convince us that power needn’t be contained in a huge desktop?

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iPad mini 2 and “budget” iPhone orders tipped to hit Pegatron for August

, Jun 14th 2013 Discuss [3]

It would appear that the order for the next-generation devices in both smartphone and tablet form have hit the manufacturing line Pegatron if reports today hold steady. The folks at Pegatron have more than once been suggested to be taking on more Apple orders of late, with the first iPad mini and the "budget" iPhone for later this year appearing both inside and outside of Apple's general favorite for such duties: Foxconn. Read The Full Story

Microsoft berates iPad again in new Windows 8 tablet ad

, Jun 14th 2013 Discuss [46]

Microsoft is continuing its ad campaign comparing its various Windows 8 tablets to the iPad with a new television spot featuring the Dell XPS 10. This time around, the Redmond-based company takes a jab at the iPad's inability to pinch-to-zoom on the home screen, as well as not having an SD card slot or do any split-screen computing. Read The Full Story
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