Apr 11
This week the folks at Apple have added to the stacks of sites making clear that they were either unaffected by the Heartbleed bug or have been patched successfully. Apple … Continue reading
Apr 11
GBA4iOS is a popular Game Boy Advance emulator for iOS. The latest version lets you play Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games without the need to jailbreak your device. The unavoidable downside of GBA4iOS is that you’ll have to use virtual buttons. AJ Design Studio wants to change that with the G-Pad.
The G-Pad is a rubber sleeve for the 5th generation iPod Touch and the iPhone 5, 5S and 5C that gives you physical buttons to press, which will in turn press the corresponding virtual buttons.
How fitting is that? A controller emulator for a handheld emulator. It has a glaring flaw though: it doesn’t have shoulder buttons. I’m not sure how the inventor missed that. Skip to around 0:50 in the video below to see it in action.
Is it just me or does the kid have unnaturally smooth hands and arms? It’s like he’s CGI. Anyway you can pledge at least $13 (USD) on Indiegogo to get a G-Pad as a reward. AJ Design Studio will make an iPad Mini version if it raises at least $25,000. I doubt it’ll get that far without shoulder buttons though.
[via The Gadget Flow]
Apr 11
Your culinary creativity knows no bounds, but your chef-fu is only half-baked. Here are some smartphone tools sure to spice up your next epicurean endeavor.
Apr 10
Age Of Empires: World Domination Greets iOS, Android And Windows Phone Platforms This Year
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It was in June last year when we brought you word that Age of Empires, the real time strategy (RTS) game which was pretty solid and fun to play, but somehow was overshadowed by the likes of Blizzard’s StarCraft back in the day, would be making a splash on iOS and Android platforms then. Well, fast forward to nearly a year down the road, and we have Microsoft working to expand their Age of Empires real time strategy game franchise to the iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms, where it will be known as Age of Empires: World Domination.
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Apr 10
Apple’s iOS, OS X, And “Key Web-Based Services” Not Affected By Heartbleed Flaw
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By now we’re sure many of you guys have heard of a certain security flaw called Heartbleed. For those unfamiliar, the Heartbleed vulnerability was discovered in the OpenSSL technology, which is a set of encryption software that is typically used by internet services and companies to help safeguard user information, and is apparently used on more than two-thirds of the internet, thus making the threat very real and very scary.
Many companies have since come forward to either confirm or deny that their services might have been affected, and for the most part many users have taken to changing their passwords used for online services just to be extra safe. Now the good news for Apple users is that the Cupertino company has since come forward and stated that none of their products or “key web services” have been affected by this flaw.
This was confirmed by an Apple spokesperson in a statement to Re/code. According to the statement made, “Apple takes security very seriously. IOS and OS X never incorporated the vulnerable software and key Web-based services were not affected.” It should be noted that Apple is one of the few major tech companies not affected by this vulnerability, at least that’s what they claim.
There are some like Facebook, Google, and Yahoo who have used the OpenSSL technology and have admitted that there could be periods of time when they might have been vulnerable to the Heartbleed flaw. Like we said, it’s best to go ahead and update your passwords just to be on the safe side.
In the meantime, the folks at Mashable have compiled a list of websites and services that may or may not have been affected by the flaw, so if you want to see if the websites and services you frequent are affected, head on over for the details.
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Apr 10
The FretPen is a pen that doubles as a miniature guitar. Even if you can’t do much with one string and teensy frets, at least you can write and play a neat little tune with it.
The FretPen is also smartphone-connected. A small D-pad on the pen allows you to switch strings on the fly, which gives you the ability to play scale-like runs and rudimentary melodies.
The video below will show you some of what this pen can do.
A Kickstarter campaign will be launching on the 22nd, so if you are interested you can give them your email address to be notified when they’re ready to accept your pledges.
The pen is mightier than the sword, plus now it can play tunes.
[via Chip Chick via OhGizmo!]
Apr 09
Facebook will force iOS and Android app users to download the standalone Facebook Messenger app if they want to continue chatting, with plans to remove the messaging functionality from the … Continue reading
Apr 09
Both Android and iOS devices will soon be given a much simpler and prettier way to look at their photos and videos on Dropbox. With a need to expand on … Continue reading
Apr 09
iOS notifications are great for keeping you up to date with whatever’s happening in your apps, but they get overwhelming quickly. With If This Then That, you can now refine
Apr 09
The current version of iOS doesn’t offer a simple way to swipe and delete a bunch of contacts at once. Here are three easy ways to get around that.
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