Notcom Reminds Us To Save Our iOS 5.0.1 Blobs Using TinyUmbrella

February 8, 2012 · No comments

It's a very good thing to have a jailbroken device, yeah I know this feeling because I already tried it, but don't let the fun throw you away and let you forget that you must save your iOS 5.0.1 blobs by using TinyUmbrella that's of course if you were looking for a future Tethered/Untethered jailbreak..

So today @NotCom the well known developer and the guy behind TinyUmbrella is reminding us to save our iOS 5.0.1 SHSH blobs by using TinyUmbrella..

TinyUmbrella developer, notcom, just posted this brief message on his blog:
“With the quiet time between jailbreak and iOS version, make sure you get your SHSHs saved. I’ve been working on the TinyUmbrella rewrite (albeit sparingly due to real life demands). It’s important to make sure you have your 5.0.1 SHSHs tucked away safe. There is no guarantee that we’ll have things this good again.” So again we advice you all to quickly save their iOS 5.0.1 blobs before Apple release any new firmwares to block Corona exploit although Cydia can store your SHSH blobs, we recommend using a utility like iFaith orTinyUmbrella as well. Jailbreak iPhone 4S - Jailbreak iOS 5 Untethered

Outside of Apple, the mobile industry has been flat for the past half decade

February 8, 2012 · No comments

According to new data compiled by Morgan Keegan (via AllThingsD), non-Apple revenues for the mobile computing industry made up of smartphones and tablets has remained stagnant for the last 5 years. In other words, without Apple, revenues for the industry in Q4 2011 would have been roughly the same as in Q4 2007.

To be specific, revenues in Q4 2007 were approximately $ 37.93 billion for the industry (iPhone was introduced June 2007). By Q4 2011, revenues almost doubled to $ 71.4 billion. Take Apple out of the equation and revenues in Q4 2011 drop to almost 2007 levels, approximately $ 37.97 billion. To put that in perspective, Apple reported $ 33.5 billion in mobile device revenues for Q4 2011, that’s 47 percent of the $ 71.4 billion reported by the entire industry.

Tavis McCourt of Morgan Keegan noted the numbers mean Apple currently pulls in about 80 percent of operating profits while shipping 11 percent of the industry’s tablets and smartphones. The report also provided a chart (below) of earnings among the industry before taxes and interest: //

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European Apple resellers say lack of inventory is putting them out of business

February 8, 2012 · No comments

Apple's network of authorized "Premium Resellers" across Europe have complained that they are no longer a priority since Apple began expanding its own retail locations.

AppleInsider

Add Artist Name to Multitasking Dock’s Now Playing Info

February 8, 2012 · No comments

Artist Switcher is a simple tweak by iDevHaice that adds the artist's name to the now playing section of the multitasking dock. iClarified - Apple News and Tutorials

Add Artist Name to Multitasking Dock’s Now Playing Info

February 8, 2012 · No comments

Artist Switcher is a simple tweak by iDevHaice that adds the artist's name to the now playing section of the multitasking dock. iClarified - Apple News and Tutorials

Add Artist Name to Multitasking Dock’s Now Playing Info

February 8, 2012 · No comments

Artist Switcher is a simple tweak by iDevHaice that adds the artist's name to the now playing section of the multitasking dock. iClarified - Apple News and Tutorials

Add Artist Name to Multitasking Dock’s Now Playing Info

February 8, 2012 · No comments

Artist Switcher is a simple tweak by iDevHaice that adds the artist's name to the now playing section of the multitasking dock. iClarified - Apple News and Tutorials

Halliburton dumps Blackberry for iPhone

February 8, 2012 · No comments

Halliburton has used RIM’s Blackberrys for more than 10 years, but AppleInsider has learned they will phase out thousands of Blackberrys in favor of the iPhone over the next two years.

According to an internal newsletter obtained by AppleInsider, Halliburton conducted “significant research” and came to the conclusion that “the iOS platform offered the best capabilities, controls and security for application development.” Later, a spokeswoman confirmed the company has about 4,500 employees using Blackberrys and is “engaged with Apple on this transition.”

The biggest reason for Halliburton to make the switch to iPhones is the security it offers, known collectively as mobile device management (MDM). In iOS 4 and 5, the MDM management software collects information about every iPhone (including what apps have been installed), ensuring OS updates are implemented, and to determine if a device has been jailbroken. All iOS devices running iOS 4 or 5 support MDM, and it works the same way on every iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The potential for installing malicious apps is also addressed since iOS devices that aren’t jailbroken can only download apps from Apple or from a selection of apps developed by the company.

Apple has been making significant progress in being accepted and used in the enterprise market. Recently, Apple’s Peter Oppenheimer noted that “nearly all” of the Fortune 500 companies now approve and support iPhones on their networks. The iPad is viewed by many as a standard business tool, as this Bloomberg article highlights, and Apple is hiring more people to work with specific industries that use the iPad, in part because CEO Tim Cook is more willing to work with enterprise customers.

Via [AppleInsider]

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Canon introduces two new AirPrint inkjet printers

February 8, 2012 · No comments

If you're in the market for a new inkjet printer, you may want to take a closer look at two new offerings from Canon. Announced on Tuesday, the PIXMA MX512 and PIXMA MX432 are two wireless All-In-One injkjet printers that'll let you print, copy, scan and fax. Both printers support AirPrint, which lets you print documents, emails and photos from your iPhone and iPad.

Both the MX512 and the MX432 print at a rate of 9.7 ipm for black-and-white documents and approximately 5.5 ipm for color. The pair can print a 4" x 6" borderless photo in approximately 46 seconds. The MX512 has auto duplex printing and a dual-function panel which makes its easy for users to manage printing options and print documents directly from a media card. The MX512 and MX432 have a MSRP of US$ 149 and $ 99, respectively.

Show full PR text Canon U.S.A. Announces New PIXMA Printers With AirPrint Support

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 7, 2012 - Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced AirPrint1 support in the PIXMA MX512 and MX432 Wireless2 Office All-In-One inkjet printers. AirPrint enables iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users to wirelessly print photos, email, web pages and documents without the need to install device drivers, saving time and enabling a seamless user experience.

AirPrint will be available with the majority of Canon PIXMA Wireless All-In-One inkjet printers launched from this point forward. AirPrint1 works with iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPod touch (3rd generation and later) running using iOS 4.2 or later.

For more information please visit www.usa.canon.com.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. With more than $ 45 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks fourth overall in patent holdings in the U.S. in 2010†, and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2011. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss.

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Apple pressuring EU regulators to set FRAND licensing rules

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After taking a beating by Motorola over FRAND patents this month, Apple issued a letter to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute asking the body to establish consistent royalty fees for patents deemed essential to wireless standards, reports the Wall Street Journal. The body has a role in setting the standards related to GSM, 3G UMTS and 4G LTE radio technologies.

Apple, involved in nasty patent disputes with Motorola, HTC and Samsung in courtrooms around the world, previously asserted in court documents that handset maker Motorola refused to license its essential patents on “Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory” (FRAND) nature at rates offered to Nokia, Samsung and other vendors. According to the Journal:

Many mobile technology companies, such as Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., hold patents that became part of industry-wide standards. Standards bodies often require the patent holders to offer to license their patents to any company on a basis known as Frand, or fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory. Questions about such commitments have arisen amid a flurry of patent suits between rivals in the mobile-device market.

Apple’s lawyer wrote in the letter that “It is apparent that our industry suffers from a lack of consistent adherence to Frand principles in the cellular standards arena”. A copy of Apple’s letter has been posted online by the FOSS Patents blog. Motorola recently likened its enforcement of FRAND patents to bank robbery, saying “it only takes one bullet to kill”. Samsung and Motorola reportedly demanded that Apple pay a 2.4 percent and 2.25 percent royalty, respectively, illustrating what the iPhone maker says are unreasonable FRAND licensing terms.

Apple last week was dealt a blow as a German court ruled that the company’s 3G products outside of the iPhone 4S infringe Motorola’s patents. The court ordered Apple Sales International in Ireland, which operates the online store of Apple in Europe, to stop offering 3G iPhones, iPods and iPads on the online store. A few hours later, Apple announced said devices would be back on sale as the court lifted ban due to FRAND status of patents. Google, whose acquisition of Motorola is due for an antitrust review by The European Commission, is planning to send letters to assure various wireless standards bodies it will license Motorola patents fairly. Regulators are also probing Samsung to determine whether the company breached EU antitrust rules by using “certain of its standard essential patent rights to distort competition in European mobile device markets”.