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Apple’s Team Could Already Be Working On VR

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Apple might be looking toward virtual reality

It’s not been confirmed yet, but rumors have it that Apple’s team could already be working on VR and other augmented reality projects.

  • Rumors on Apple’s VR involvement started in March, 2015
  • Apple has been acquiring companies involved in virtual and augmented reality
  • The latest rumors were spurred by the purchasing of Flyby Media

It seems that virtual reality is a point of interest in many companies, but Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has curiously stayed out of it. Beyond acquisitions of VR-focused companies, such as Metaio, Faceshift, and Emotient, they stood away from a clear confirmation. Perhaps they are waiting for the market to bloom, leaving Facebook and Microsoft to plant the seeds.

However, most doubted that Apple would stay out of it completely. The rumors seemed to reach peak with the acquisition of Doug Bowman, an award-winning VR expert. And yet, there was no confirmation from the company. Now, Apple acquired Flyby Media, an augmented reality startup company, which has now thrown fuel on the fire. While this was thought to finally confirm rumors, it did not.

Speculations, however, are continuing to circulate about the possibility of Apple creating a headset for virtual and augmented reality. Even more, it’s said that there are “hundreds” of people of the staff already working it. The prototype has been building for “several months”. It could tackle on the augmented reality field that has not been excellently taken by Google Glass. Or, it could perhaps rival titans such as Microsoft’s HoloLens and Facebook’s Oculus Rift.

The news arrive in the wake of Apple Chief Executive, Tim Cook’s, statements on VR. In a brief comment, he stated that virtual reality is “cool”, has some “interesting applications”, but does not believe it will be a niche project as it matures.

Apple, however, has a variety of patents that tie the company to virtual reality, including transparency displays mobile mapping solutions, and iPhone-powered virtual displays. So, it is possible that they might indeed make a similar approach as Google’s Cardboard. At least, so it seemed for a little while. The new rumors suggest higher ambitions, ones to take on Oculus Rift.

Rumors of Apple’s involvement in the virtual and augmented reality market first started in March last year. They suggested that the company has been working for a device since at least 2015, starting with a small research team in the field. After numerous acquisitions and, reportedly, snatching a few employees from Microsoft and Lytro, there are now hundreds working on a future consumer-device.

The news is potentially exciting, as Apple has shown itself to have a knack for entering the market. While they come in a little late, they bring innovation on existing technology. It happened with the iPod, tablets, and, perhaps, it might happen with virtual reality. However, first true entries on the market have not launched just yet.

Depending on the success of virtual reality, it remains to be seen how many more companies will be designing their own VR or AR headset.

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Jailbreaking iOS 9.2 seems Far-Fetched

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"Jailbreaking iOS 9.2 seems Far-Fetched "

The security researcher declared that iOS 9.2 and 9.3 are hard to jailbreak.

Luca Todesco, a security researcher working with Apple, has just released a few details about the possibility of jailbreaking iOS 9.2 and iOS 9.3. According to the security researcher, jailbreaking iOS 9.2 seems far-fetched and the procedure can also leave the phone vulnerable to exploitation.

  • Luca Todesco has been working on ways to improve Apple’s security;
  • iOS 9.2 and 9.3 are pretty hard to jailbreak;
  • Jailbreaking your phone too soon might leave it vulnerable to attacks;
  • Jailbreaking is very similar to rooting;
  • iOS 9.1 can easily be jailbroken.

Before getting into the latest news about jailbreaking iOS 9.2, let’s squeeze in a few words about what it means to jailbreak an operating system. According to online sources, jailbreaking your handset means eliminating any limitations imposed by wave carrier or by the manufacturer.

Basically, jailbreaking your phone is very similar to rooting your phone, but rooting holds several limitation. For example, a rooted phone might grant you access to core functions in order to experiment with different applications, but you are still unable to change the wave carrier.

A jailbroken handset, on the other hand, give you access to several other functions, but in the process, you leave your phone vulnerable to outside attacks.

Todesco, a security researcher, has been working for some time with Apple. His main task is to identify software bugs or other types of glitches that might leave the handset vulnerable.

Now on to the tricky part. As far as we know, the list of jailbroken operating systems has stopped at iOS 9.0.2. For all we know, this is the last OS that was jailbroken. Recently, a couple of rumors emerged on the web regarding the possibility of jailbreaking iOS 9.2 and even 9.3.

Todesco also threw in his 2 cents when he declared that he was successful in jailbreaking the two operating system. The question on everyone’s lips seem to be: if Todesco was successful in jailbreaking iOS 9.2, why hasn’t he released the content? Was he joking? Or was he bluffing?

As the security researcher is a man of his word, maybe the problem lies somewhere else. In 2 recent tweets, the security researcher talked a bit about updates and jailbreaking. In his own words, he declared that 9.2 is harder to jailbreak than 9.1, but not impossible. He also said that all you need to do in order to jailbreak 9.1 is to install Pangu 9 on your handset and then you’re good to go.

On the topic of jailbreaking, Todesco declares that jailbreaking iOS 9.2 seems far-fetched. Moreover, the senior security researcher said that it’s probably not a good idea to jailbreak an OS until the manufacturer manages to patch all the security issues. Jailbreaking an OS too soon might leave your device dead in the water, incapable of fending hacker attacks.

In conclusion, although Todesco dropped a little bomb when he said that he was successful in jailbreaking iOS 9.2 and 9.3, the idea itself is still far-fetched due to the complexity of the operating system.

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Apple sued over storage space by iPhone owners, allege fraud

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It was something which was waiting to happen. Smartphones manufacturers never mention how much space the OS platform will gobble up from the storage space which is loudly proclaimed. Irate Apple users are now suing Apple for misleading people about the real storage space in the 16GB iPhone after making allowance for the space which will be taken up by the iOS.

A class-action lawsuit has been filed in California by Paul Orshan and Christopher Endara. They alleged that the OS uses a major part of the flash memory that the advertised device capacity is misleading. There is hardly any space for holding a decent amount of data like music, apps and videos.

Both the plaintiffs live in Miami, Florida and they allege Apple does not do enough to warn people that their latest iteration of iPhone may not hold as much data as expected.

Apple sued over storage space by iPhone owners, allege fraud

They said, “Apple fails to disclose to consumers that as much as 23.1 per cent of the advertised storage capacity of the devices will be consumed by iOS 8 and unavailable when consumers purchase devices that have iOS 8 installed. Reasonable consumers do not expect this marked discrepancy between the advertised level of capacity and the available capacity of the devices, as the operating system and other storage space unavailable to consumers occupies an extraordinary percentage of their devices’ limited storage capacity.”

Both are suing the Cupertino giant for violating California’s truth-in-advertising laws. The duo hopes to claim a $5 million payout for all those Americans like them who bought a 16GB/8GB iPhone, iPad, which is able to upgrade to iOS 8.

iPod Classics Now Selling For Over $1000

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Things become more precious when they are scarce, something which is utilized to the hilt by companies who create artificial scarcity and make hay while the sun shines. Disney has threatened parents of withdrawing classics like Snow White DVD and their kids will become adults without a dose these classics. Apple has also done something similar when it announced that it is curtains over its famed iPod. People are still demanding the iPod and they are also willing to pay a little more also.

The iPod Classic has under its hood 160 GB of space and it is more than what is being made today. iPod Classic has been adoring the shelves of eBay. Since October, when Apple had announced that it will be stopping the production of iPod Classic, more than 3,000 iPod Classic has been sold. The Guardian has reported that iPod Classics are selling now at four times its original price.

iPod Classics Now Selling For Over $1000

The 160 GB iPod Classic can hold up to 40,000 songs and are being sold as new via Amazon for up to £670. The seventh and the last version were released by Apple in 2010 and they are selling briskly from eBay shelves with price tags between £350 and £500.

Versions of the 160GB Classic – which can hold around 40,000 songs – are being sold as new via Amazon More than 3,000 of the models – the seventh, final version came out in 2010 – have been sold on eBay since the Classic was retired in October, most for between Even revamped older models now cost far more than the £229, the price tag which the later generations retailed.

Mark Zuckerberg attacks Apple for its business model

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Mark Zuckerberg – the co-founder of Facebook jabs Apple for its pricey products. Back in September when Tim Cook published an open letter regarding Apple’s privacy, he said free services treat consumers as products.

In an recent interview with Time magazine, Zuckerberg attacked on Tim Cook’s statement saying,

“A frustration I have is that a lot of people increasingly seem to equate an advertising business model with somehow being out of alignment with your customers. I think it’s the most ridiculous concept. What, you think because you’re paying Apple that you’re somehow in alignment with them? If you were in alignment with them, then they’d make their products a lot cheaper!”

Facebook’s business run on user’s data, which inturn is used to provide user-centric advertisements. Apple on the other hand manufacturers hardware; user data is hardly any necessity of the company.

According to Zuckerberg, Apple would align with the customers only if they sell their products at a cheaper price. The debate on paid services vs free services with advertising has always been the part of serious discussion, and is never going to end.

The newly introduced social networking site – Ello, which is also called as anti-facebook stores each update as data to offer user-centric advertisements. Zuckerberg also aimed at this rival in his comment.

Zuckerberg also tells Time that it cannot accomplish the mission of connecting the world if he doesn’t display advertisements.

At this stage both companies are monetizing in their own ways, there’s no point in discussing about this never ending debate.

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