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• Apple losing steam in Europe, says IDC analysts
• Apple launches online store in Russia, finally!
• iOS 7 includes new APIs that will allow developers to detect blinking and smiling in photos
• How to read the iPhone Status Bar Icons
• Apple takes “Designed by Apple” ad campaign to print with two-page newspaper ad
• Samsung to settle EU antitrust charges over use of standard essential patents against Apple
• Hack brings Russian subscription TV service UnliMovieTV to Apple TV without jailbreaking
• Leaked photo of iPhone 5S front panel on assembly line
• Hacker claims he can get signed version of any internal iOS firmware
• Experience the magic of creativity with iStopMotion 3 for Mac [Deals Hub]

Apple losing steam in Europe, says IDC analysts Posted: 26 Jun 2013 04:19 AM PDT The analysts over at IDC have just published a new set of data that says Android powered 69% of the smartphones sold in Western Europe during the first quarter of this year. That’s up from 55% during the previous quarter. How’s iOS doing? Apple took 25% of the market in Q4 2012, but in Q1 2013 it ended up being “just” 20%. Windows Phone, and I know you don’t care, but I figure I’d throw this number in here for kicks, took 6% of sales in Q1 2013. To put that into perspective, during the same quarter in 2012, that number was 4%. Continue reading →

Apple launches online store in Russia, finally! Posted: 26 Jun 2013 12:14 AM PDT Some people, this writer included, are very particular about where they buy their Apple products from. If it’s not from an official Apple store or Apple’s official website or an official Apple reseller, then the purchase becomes questionable since the goods might be stolen, they might be imported from another country, or worse yet, they might even be fakes. Continue reading →

iOS 7 includes new APIs that will allow developers to detect blinking and smiling in photos Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:46 PM PDT At the WWDC Keynote on Monday, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi announced that iOS 7 SDK will includes more than 1500 new APIs for developers. Continue reading →

How to read the iPhone Status Bar Icons Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:54 PM PDT The iPhone’s status bar can give you a lot of information from a very small slice of the screen. Sometimes, the icons can be a little tricky to guess, if you haven’t read the manual. How many of us do that? Join us as we relay the manual to you, so you can look up the symbols that have been escaping you. Continue reading →

Apple takes “Designed by Apple” ad campaign to print with two-page newspaper ad Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:15 PM PDT Apple started a "Designed by Apple" marketing campaign right after WWDC to highlight a new phase of company, led by Jony Ive's redesign of iOS 7. The company posted a couple of video ads on its website initially, carried them over to TV, and is now publishing print ads as well. Continue reading →

Samsung to settle EU antitrust charges over use of standard essential patents against Apple Posted: 25 Jun 2013 12:45 PM PDT Apple and Samsung are engaged in an intense legal battle all over the world, with Apple claiming that the Korean company stole innovative features of the iPhone and iPad and Samsung responding with counter-suits over standards related patents. Continue reading →

Hack brings Russian subscription TV service UnliMovieTV to Apple TV without jailbreaking Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:13 AM PDT Few weeks back, a clever hack brought Plex, the popular media server to Apple TV without needing a jailbreak. 9to5Mac via Russian blog iGuides.ru reports that a similar hack now brings UnliMovieTV, a Russian subscription TV & movie service to the device without needing a jailbreak. Continue reading →

Leaked photo of iPhone 5S front panel on assembly line Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:00 AM PDT The frequency of leaked shots of iPhone 5S components keeps increasing as we approach closer to the rumored release. Today, a photo of the iPhone 5S' display assembly surfaced on Chinese social network Sina Weibo.  Continue reading →

Hacker claims he can get signed version of any internal iOS firmware Posted: 25 Jun 2013 09:18 AM PDT p0sixninja, iOS Hacker and a member of the Chronic Dev team has made some interesting claims. He claims that he can “get a copy of any apple internal firmware, aka signed version of ssh of telnet”. While it is not clear how he would manage to get the file, it could have some significant implications for jailbreakers. Continue reading →

Experience the magic of creativity with iStopMotion 3 for Mac [Deals Hub] Posted: 25 Jun 2013 08:00 AM PDT Decades ago, stop motion animation ruled the big screen with movies like King Kong and Wallace and Gromit. Now you can have this technology on your Mac for only $24.99 with iStopMotion 3 for Mac – courtesy of iPhone Hacks Deals! Whether you are a parent, educator, student, or anyone else, iStopMotion is not only fun, but a beneficial app that is easy enough for anyone to use. Continue reading →

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