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How to use Siri to generate strong, unique passwords

David Gilson — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:02:49 +0000

Coming up with unique passwords all the time can be a struggle with you’re supposed to be doing a hundred and one other things. If only Siri, your in-phone digital assistant, could help. Fortunately, it can. As you may already know, Siri takes many of its answers from the Wolfram Alpha knowledge engine, and that includes generating random passwords. Continue reading →

Gameloft’s Gangstar Rio, N.O.V.A 3 and ZeptoLab’s Pudding Monsters currently free on App Store

Rounak Jain — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:45:17 +0000

Two popular iOS gaming titles by Gameloft, Gangstar Rio and N.O.V.A 3, and Pudding Monsters by ZeptoLab of Cut the Rope fame are currently free on the App Store. Continue reading →

Apple may not be able to launch iRadio music streaming service due to licensing issues

Rounak Jain — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:08:11 +0000

Google just launched Google Play All Access music subscription service at the I/O conference earlier this week, and Apple’s widely expected to follow with the launch of the much rumoured “iRadio” streaming service in June at WWDC. Continue reading →

Viber challenges Whatsapp and Skype [Review]

David Gilson — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:15:02 +0000

If you think Whatsapp is the only Internet based text messaging substitute you’d be wrong. Viber has been around for awhile now, and not only is Viber taking on Whatsapp’s Internet routed messages, but it’s taking on Skype too with free VoIP based voice calls. Most importantly it now offers a desktop client with free video calling. Continue reading →

iTunes loophole lets users download new Daft Punk Album ‘Random Access Memories’ for free

Rounak Jain — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:48:05 +0000

Apple recently let iTunes users stream Daft Punk’s latest album Random Access Memories for free as a promotion leading to the album launch, scheduled for the 21st of this month. However folks at 9to5Mac have discovered that a glaring loophole in the way streaming is implemented, allows users download the entire 74-minute album for free. Continue reading →

Leawo Tunes Cleaner: Delete duplicate songs and repair your iTunes library [Deals Hub]

StackSocial — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:50 +0000

The iTunes library on your Mac can get a bit unwieldy at times, right? It can become disorganized, with duplicate tracks, multiple spellings for one artist, and a bunch of other oddities that can keep it from being in the best shape possible. There’s nothing worse than having to go through a messy iTunes library – and that’s where this iPhone Hacks Deals offer comes in. Leawo Tunes Cleaner for Mac is the intelligent iTunes cleanup tool that will allow you to transform your iTunes to perfection with only a couple of clicks. And for a limited time you can get it for the starting price of just $5 – 83% off the regular price! Continue reading →

Pentagon grants security clearance to Apple’s iPhone and iPad

iPhoneHacks — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:39:45 +0000

Few weeks back we told you that Apple’s iPhone and iPad and Samsung’s Android devices will be given security clearance by the Pentagon. Continue reading →

It’s official: The smartphone and tablet gaming market is bigger than dedicated mobile gaming

Stefan Constantinescu — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:03:40 +0000

AllThingsD, citing a report published by IDC and App Annie, says that people are spending more money on games for their smartphones and tablets than are spending games on dedicated videogame consoles like the Nintendo DS or PlayStation Vita. Continue reading →

Semi-Restore: Upcoming tool claims to let you restore the device to a fresh version of iOS without losing jailbreak

iPhoneHacks — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:17:54 +0000

Ever since Apple released iOS 6.1.3 and then iOS 6.1.4 (for iPhone 5), users who have a jailbroken iOS device have to be careful when they install tweaks to ensure it doesn’t mess up the device forcing them to restore their device. This would in turn mean that they would also lose the jailbreak. Continue reading →

iOS, Android control more than 90 percent of worldwide smartphone market

Rounak Jain — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:03:39 +0000

IDC has released a new report on global smartphone shipments broken down by operating systems, revealing that iOS and Android collectively account for a staggering 92.3 percent of worldwide smartphones. Continue reading →