I have been getting a lot of phone calls that Office 365 is having trouble with activation. According to users, their copy of Office 365 was previously activated.
This is especially annoying because they actually paid for the subscriptions.
Apple Seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 build 13D55
Apple seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 build 13D55 to Developers and OS X Beta Seed Program Members.
Be forewarned before installing any beta/preview release software. There tends to be some show-stopping bugs.
Netflix Signs Peering Deal with Verizon
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings may really hate the peering deal he signed with Comcast, but that didn’t stop him from entering a similar partnership with another ISP: Verizon and Netflix have also agreed on a paid peering relationship.
News of that pact was first broken Monday afternoon on by BTIG Research’s Walter Piecyk, who tweeted Monday afternoon that Verizon CEO Lowell C. McAdam had confirmed the commercial relationship between the two companies.
As a customer of both Netflix and Verizon I should welcome this. As a technologist, I am not so sure if this is a good thing in the long run for consumers in general.
There are more dominoes to fall following Netflix deal with Comcast and Verizon. It would affect more companies other than Netflix and ultimately consumers.
Apple: Earnings and Stock Split
From Apple PR:
CUPERTINO, California—April 23, 2014—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2014 second quarter ended March 29, 2014. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $45.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $10.2 billion, or $11.62 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $43.6 billion and net profit of $9.5 billion, or $10.09 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 39.3 percent compared to 37.5 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 66 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
Notable numbers:
- iPhone sales increase 17% Year Over Year from 37 million to 43 million units
- iPad sales decrease 16% Year Over Year from 19 million to 16 million units
- Mac Sales increase 5% Year Over Year from 3.9 million to 4.1 million units
Also from Apple PR:
The Board of Directors has also announced a seven-for-one stock split. Each Apple shareholder of record at the close of business on June 2, 2014 will receive six additional shares for every share held on the record date, and trading will begin on a split-adjusted basis on June 9, 2014.
Does that mean I could finally buy 10 Apple Stocks instead of none?
Apple Releases Security Update 2014-002 for OS X Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks
Apple Releases Security Update 2014-002.
Security Update 2014-002 is recommended for all users and improves the security of OS X
Security Update 2014-002 also includes Safari 7.0.3.
Security Update 2014-002 Mavericks
Security Update 2014-002 is recommended for all users and improves the security of OS X. This update also includes Safari 7.0.3.
For detailed information about the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
For information on the content of Safari 7.0.3, please visit this website:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6195
For some reasons, Apple website is using Lion image for OS X Mavericks Security Update 2014-002. Someone is not paying attention to the detail.
iOS 7.1.1
Apple release iOS 7.1.1 build 11D201 on Tuesday April 22, 2014.
This update contains improvements, bug fixes and security updates, including:
- Further improvements to Touch ID fingerprint recognition
- Fixes a bug that could impact keyboard responsiveness
- Fixes an issue when using Bluetooth keyboards with VoiceOver enabled
For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
iOS 7.1.1 is available via iTunes or Over The Air (OTA). On your iOS device, go to Settings > General > Software Update.
iOS 7.1.1 is available for the following iOS devices:
iPad:
- iPad Air (Model A1474)
- iPad Air (Model A1475)
- iPad mini (Model A1489)
- iPad mini (Model A1490)
- iPad (4th generation Model A1458)
- iPad (4th generation Model A1459)
- iPad (4th generation Model A1460)
- iPad mini (Model A1432)
- iPad mini (Model A1454)
- iPad mini (Model A1455)
- iPad Wi-Fi 3rd generation
- iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (model for ATT)
- iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (model for Verizon)
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi (Rev A)
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (GSM)
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (CDMA)
iPhone:
- iPhone 5s (Model A1453, A1533)
- iPhone 5s (Model A1457, A1518, A1528, A1530)
- iPhone 5c (Model A1456, A1532)
- iPhone 5c (Model A1507, A1516, A1526, A1529)
- iPhone 5 (Model A1428)
- iPhone 5 (Model A1429)
- iPhone 4s
- iPhone 4 (GSM)
- iPhone 4 (GSM Rev A)
- iPhone 4 (CDMA)
iPod touch:
- iPod touch (5th generation)
Apple Seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 build 13D45a
Apple seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 build 13D45a to Developers earlier today.
According to a person who is claiming to be a high ranking Apple employee that is not Phil Schiller, OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 release might be accompanied with some hardware refresh.