December 9, 2012
Once upon a time, Mac users had the luxury of chortling softly at the plight of their Windows brethen. Unlike the heathen masses, they were largely safe from the Internet's conglomeration of electronic viruses and nasties. Unfortunately, things have changed. With the increased popularity of the company's product lines, ... more
December 8, 2012
It'd be like all our Christmases come early.
At least, those of us who routinely jailbreak their phones for nefarious and not-so-nefarious purposes.
Over the last few weeks, we've been reporting on alleged progress of the iPhone 5 untethered jailbreak. The short answer for all of that is: they're still working ... more
So, here's the deal. Bloomberg reported that folk 'familiar with the situation' recently divulged that Apple and Google have joined forces to offer more than $500 million to buy Eastman Kodak Co's patents out of bankruptcy.
Er.
Given the competitive nature of their relationship, the idea that the two mega-corporations might ... more
November 25, 2012
Sorry, folks. They're still at it. While many have hoped that the tension between the two megacorporations have finally eased away, it looks like that was just wishful thinking.
According to Electronista, Apple has apparently filed to add six additional Samsung products to the second Apple versus Samsung patent ... more
November 24, 2012
Ever wondered what the granddaddy of the modern iPhone looked like? Ever needed to catch a glimpse of the progenitor of the fruity-flavored megacorporation? While we don't have images representing how they made that initial batch of motherboards, we do have these: pictures of the Apple 1 from 1976.
Yes, ... more
Ah, Christmas. The season for mass consumerism and justified greed. What better time to announce the release date of Apple's first television set? At least, that's what certain people are claiming.
According to Press Blue, Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster apparently has intimated that the Apple Television project would most ... more
November 18, 2012
While there are plenty of reasons as to why people want iPhones, one thing is universal: we all want one. (Except for the Android folk, of course.) Naturally, given the incredible demand, supply can be an issue.
According to the Verge, suppliers from Lanyou Shuma.com were allegedly tried in a ... more
Apple might have removed Google Maps from its mobile devices, but it doesn't look like Google is prepared to take no for an answer.
According to iDigitalTimes, Google is currently putting the final touches on its upcoming Google Maps app. On top of a turn-by-turn navigation feature, which will ... more
November 17, 2012
Before I was introduced to Spotify in Sweden, I used to have a collection of MP3s, an Itunes library decked out with a variety of snazzy tunes. It all changed after Spotify came into my life. Now, I use nothing else.
And while Spotify is still slowly gaining momentum across ... more
November 11, 2012
Ever since I started here at Macgasm, I've been talking about the possible advent of an iOS 6.0.1 untethered jailbreak solution. It's becoming a weekend tradition. As you might have guessed, there's going to be more of it today.
According to App Advice, it's already possible to jailbreak iOS ... more
November 10, 2012
I don't like using the word awesome much, especially not in headlines, but sometimes, the situation warrants it. Florian Krautli's ingenious usage of the iPhone's accelerometer sensor isn't just, well, clever, it's also all kinds of awesome.
To rewind things slightly, here's how it all went down. According to ... more
November 4, 2012
As we all know, Apple has been doing a phenomenal job at keeping vagrants from capitalizing on the vulnerabilities inherent in any OS system. Nonetheless, the fine people responsible for so many of our existing jailbreaks have been hard at work.
Previously, we reported on how an untethered jailbreak ... more