Deal Alert: Save $100 on iPad mini 3 at Best Buy, and more for 05/30/2015

View this email in your browser Deal Alert: Save $100 on iPad mini 3 at Best Buy By Gautam Prabhu on May 30, 2015 08:11 am If you’re planning to buy an iPad mini 3 then Best Buy is offering a $100 discount for Apple’s 7.9-inch tablet. The deal is available only on select models. Continue reading → Daily App Deals: 20 awesome iOS apps that are on sale or free today (May 29) By Kelly Hodgkins on May 29, 2015 04:58 pm We have some great apps for you today that are discounted for a short duration in the App Store, including Stunt Star: The Hollywood Years, Block City Wars and others. Some deals may expire quickly, so grab them while you can. Continue reading → Apple refreshes iTunes receipts with bigger cover art, new subject field and more By Evan Selleck on May 29, 2015 03:49 pm With the Worldwide Developers Conference right around the corner now, both the Rumor and News Mills are quieting down, leading up to the storm of information set to arrive soon enough. Continue reading → Google Photos stuck at 'Preparing Backup' [Update: Fixed] By Gautam Prabhu on May 29, 2015 02:49 pm I was quite excited when launched Google Photos yesterday. It is enhanced version of Google+ Photos, which was quite impressive with features like auto awesome, search etc. Continue reading → How to disable Facebook Messenger's Location Tracking By Osas Obaizamomwan on May 29, 2015 01:08 pm Facebook is one of my most used apps on my iPhone. And ever since they forced me to download their separate Messenger application, both apps are part of my daily routine. Facebook, a company very familiar with privacy issues and missteps, cloaks its motives in “providing the best experience” for its users. Continue reading → Those Apple vans are collecting next-gen Maps data and Street View storefronts By Evan Selleck on May 29, 2015 12:58 pm At the early party of 2015, rumors began swirling that Apple was out there in the wild testing self-driving mini vans. Or, simply using vehicles to gather more information for their own Maps app. Continue reading → What to do if you forget the passcode for your Apple Watch By Kelly Hodgkins on May 29, 2015 12:14 pm Similar to the iPhone, the Apple Watch can be used with a passcode to protect the data on the device. Also similar to the iPhone, you will be locked out of Watch if you forget your passcode and enter the wrong one too many times in a row. Read on for assistance if you can’t remember the passcode to your Watch. Continue reading → Consumer Reports hoists Apple to top spot for tech support amongst PC makers By Evan Selleck on May 29, 2015 12:01 pm For pieces of technology, forking over a large sum of money to use it every single day is balanced by the idea that it will last quite a long time. Continue reading → Todoist task management comes to the Apple Watch in latest update By Evan Selleck on May 29, 2015 11:51 am Todoist has become one of the most popular task management applications out there, and now owners of the Apple Watch have a new update to be excited about. Continue reading → RippleBoard adds an amazing ripple effect to Home screen app icons By Alihassan Mahdi on May 29, 2015 11:34 am RippleBoard is a new jailbreak tweak that debuted on Cydia recently and adds an amazing ripple effect to the app icons displayed on the Home screen.  Continue reading → From our sponsors: Toptal Hires the Best We're looking for the best developers in all languages. Survive our ultra-screening™ & you're in. (Sponsor this newsletter) Facebook Twitter Google+ iPhoneHacksTV Website Copyright © 2015 iPhoneHacks.com, All rights reserved. This message was sent to you because you subscribed on our website. Our mailing address is: iPhoneHacks.com 14601 N BYBEE LAKE CT STE SG-0592-7972 PORTLAND, OR 97203-6629 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

iPhone’s text bug also affects Twitter and Snapchat, and more for 05/29/2015

View this email in your browser iPhone's text bug also affects Twitter and Snapchat By Killian Bell on May 29, 2015 09:13 am The iPhone bug that causes Messages to crash and forces a reboot when a certain string of text is received also breaks Twitter and Snapchat, it has been found. If the same message is received by one of these apps and notifications are enabled, it has exactly the same affect. Continue reading → IBM will allow employees to choose a Mac for the first time By Killian Bell on May 29, 2015 08:17 am IBM has announced plans to provide around 50,000 employees with a Mac by the end of 2015, making it the world’s biggest Mac-supporting company. 15,000 employees are already using Macs they have purchased themselves, but IBM will be deploying them under its new scheme. Continue reading → How to fix the iOS text bug that crashes Messages app right now [Jailbreak Only] By Gautam Prabhu on May 29, 2015 05:31 am Apple published a temporary workaround for the iOS bug that allows an iMessage or text with the select set of characters to reboot/respring iPhones and crash the Messages app. Continue reading → Apple provides workaround to fix Messages app crashing issue due to text with Unicode/Arabic characters By Gautam Prabhu on May 28, 2015 11:18 pm We first broke the news earlier in the week that a bug in iOS could cause the Messages app to crash and the iPhone to reboot/respring after you get a text with a string of Unicode/Arabic characters. Continue reading → Daily App Deals: Save more than $50 on Extreme Fishing 2, Vizzywig – Video Editor and more (May 28) By Kelly Hodgkins on May 28, 2015 05:17 pm We have some great apps for you today that are discounted for a short duration in the App Store, including Extreme Fishing 2, Vizzywig – Video Editor and others. Some deals may expire quickly, so grab them while you can. Continue reading → Apple reportedly acquires Metaio, firm specializing in Augmented Reality software By Evan Selleck on May 28, 2015 04:39 pm Apple is no stranger to acquiring companies from all over the globe, especially when those companies have some kind of connection to a feature they may implement in its own software at some point down the road. Continue reading → Google brings Cardboard virtual reality headset to iOS By Evan Selleck on May 28, 2015 03:08 pm Last year, Google unveiled its Cardboard virtual reality headset, a cheap way to get in on the rage that was VR. Continue reading → Inbox by Gmail is now available without an invite, adds new features By Evan Selleck on May 28, 2015 02:58 pm Inbox launched in the tail-end of 2014, but it wasn’t available for everyone right out of the gate. Google implemented an invite system, which came and went repeatedly, but now the wait is over for anyone that wasn’t able to gain access. Continue reading → Google announces Android M, Android Pay, Project Brillo and more By Evan Selleck on May 28, 2015 02:44 pm On May 28, Google opened up its I/O 2015 conference with its major keynote, outlining the future of not only Android, but Google as a whole. Continue reading → Google Photos announced with unlimited storage of all your photos and videos for free [Update] By Evan Selleck on May 28, 2015 02:02 pm Cloud storage is more important than ever before, especially for those that store their photos and videos up there for safe keeping. Continue reading → From our sponsors: Perfect Push Messages This eBook shows you how to build great push messages that convert for your app. (Sponsor this newsletter) Facebook Twitter Google+ iPhoneHacksTV Website Copyright © 2015 iPhoneHacks.com, All rights reserved. This message was sent to you because you subscribed on our website. Our mailing address is: iPhoneHacks.com 14601 N BYBEE LAKE CT STE SG-0592-7972 PORTLAND, OR 97203-6629 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences