Apple seeds OS X Yosemite Golden Master Candidate 1.0 build 14A379a to Developers on Tuesday, September 30, 2014.
Based on chatters from within Apple, OS X Yosemite might see a release date sometimes in mid October, 2014.
Apple Seeds iOS 8.1 beta
Apple seeds iOS 8.1 beta build 12B401 to developers on Monday, September 29, 2014. Apple developers should have gotten used to the iOS beta cycle by now.
OS X bash Update 1.0
Apple released OS X bash Update 1.0 for Mavericks, Mountain Lion and Lion.
This update fixes a security flaw in the bash UNIX shell.
For more information on the security content of this update, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.
Most Mac users are not effected by this bash security flaw, but it is recommended to apply the patch.
No Shazam, No!
Shazam is now integrated into Siri
I don’t remember buying U2’s “Songs of Innocence”, but I do remember using Shazam some years ago but I did not have it on my iPhone. So I downloaded it again. I launched Shazam and it asked me to login to Facebook because “Shazam i better with Facebook”.
No Shazam, No!
I don’t have Facebook account for many specific reasons. I do not want to give any information to F*c*book.
Scam Alert: Fake Virus Warning to Make Users Call 1-855-420-8247
A tip from reader:
A pop-up warning showed up on Safari claiming the viruses were found on the computer. It was almost impossible to quit Safari as the pop-up re-emerges when closed. One way to deal with this is to force quit (Command-Option-Escape) Safari, then disable the auto-resume feature in OS X. In OS X Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks, go to System Preferences > General > and uncheck the “Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps” option.
In the upcoming OS X Yosemite, the option looks slightly different; well, more than slightly different.
Check the “Close windows when quitting an app” option.
This particular scam has been around for a while.
It seems the scammer was astroturfing the comments on this page.
Consumer Reports: “iPhone 6 and 6 Plus not as bendy as believed”
All the phones we tested showed themselves to be pretty tough. The iPhone 6 Plus, the more robust of the new iPhones in our testing, started to deform when we reached 90 pounds of force, and came apart with 110 pounds of force. With those numbers, it slightly outperformed the HTC One (which is largely regarded as a sturdy, solid phone), as well as the smaller iPhone 6, yet underperformed some other smart phones.
iPhone 6 starts to deform at 70 pounds and the case separates at 100 pounds. Even after the deformation and case-separations, the iPhone 6 still functions.
Photo credit: Consumer Reports.
To no surprise Apple showed off its own testing facility, firing back at the assumptions that Apple did not properly test iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus design.
My view of this so called “bendgate” was blown out of proportion from the start, and that can be attributed to:
- Lack of understanding of Physics
Also lack of common sense. - Competition
Blackberry, HTC, LG and Samsung were quick to make fun of the situation. - Sensationalism
Many news media love the page hit. - Fanaticism and Antagonism
In the end, people still love their iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Apple Releases iOS 8.0.2, Fixes Whatever iOS 8.0.1 Breaks.
Apple releases iOS 8.0.2 build 12A405 on Thursday, September 25, 2014. The update comes one day after the release of iOS 8.0.1 which was reported to disable cellular connections and Touch ID on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
