Both Parts of Tim Cook’s Interview with Charlie Rose Available Online [Mac Blog]
The second half of Tim Cook’s extensive interview with Charlie Rose has been released online, which means that both parts are now viewable for those who haven’t seen it. Both interviews are available on Hulu and Charlie Rose’s website (via Daring Fireball). However, Hulu limits the interviews to those in the United States.
The first half of the interview, has Cook speaking about Steve Jobs, the acquisition of Beats as well as Apple’s interest in television alongside some thoughts on management from the Apple CEO. The second half of the interview, has Cook talking about privacy and how the Cupertino company does not try to collect data on its users.
The second interview, below, also features a segment with notable designer Yves Behar, who has designed numerous iPhone-connected products like the Jawbone and Vessyl Smart Cup.
Those who cannot watch the interview on Hulu can watch both parts on Charlie Rose’s website.
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Apple to Require App-Specific Passwords For Third-Party Apps Accessing iCloud
Apple is now offering app-specific passwords for third-party apps that access iCloud, allowing users to generate unique one-time use passwords to sign into iCloud securely. In a support document, Apple describes app-specific passwords as a feature of two-step verification and states that app-specific passwords will be required to sign into iCloud when using a third-party app beginning on October 1, 2014.
If you use iCloud with any third party apps, such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, or BusyCal, you can generate app-specific passwords that allow you to sign in securely, even if the app you’re using doesn’t support two-step verification. Using an app-specific password also ensures that your primary Apple ID password isn’t collected or stored by any third party apps you might use.
App-specific passwords, which have long been used by other sites like Google, are a function of two-step verification. Typically, two-step verification requires a user to enter a verification code, but oftentimes, the codes will not work properly in third-party apps, so app-specific passwords are substituted instead.
As outlined in the support document, app-specific passwords can be generated by accessing My Apple ID, where the option to generate an app-specific password is listed under Password and Security. According to Apple, users can have up to 25 active app-specific passwords at a time, which are listed in the Password and Security section of My Apple ID.
Generating an app-specific password is limited to accounts with two-factor authentication turned on, and for security reasons, Apple sends an email whenever an app-specific password is generated. App-specific passwords will be revoked whenever a user’s primary Apple ID password is changed, requiring new app-specific passwords to be generated.
Apple’s new app-specific passwords follow the launch of two-factor verification for accessing iCloud.com and come after a hacking incident that saw the iCloud accounts of several celebrities compromised due to weak passwords.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised to improve iCloud security by increasing awareness about two-factor verification, as well as sending out security emails whenever a device is restored, iCloud is accessed, or a password change is attempted.
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Niantic Labs releases tutorial video for first time Ingress Players
Do you Ingress? Is that even the term? I have no idea. What I do know though is that many miles have been traversed, many portals have been created, hijacked and the opposing factions have had some interesting battles. All in good fun of course. Heck, we have even seen a number of screenshots of the Ingress community members creating images with linked portals. As you can tell by now, I have no idea what I am talking bout when it comes to the game. I created an account, attempted to hack one portal and that is as far as I have ever made it. I am sure I am not alone out there. Thanks to Niantic Labs though, those of you who are as clueless as I am now have a pretty good tutorial video available.
They did a pretty great job of showing us noobs what the heck the game, or the reality of the game, is. Now I know that linking 3 portals creates a control field that shows your faction is in control of that area. Are you know “enlightened”, or maybe you are feeling the forces of the “resistance”. Grab the title from the Play Store down below and get to work.
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Google Play Games and YouTube also get updates for stability and bug fixes [APK Download]
It’s all happening today. Following updates to Docs, Sheets and Google Play Services, Google has also pushed out updates to Google Play Games and YouTube. As far as we can tell, or at least, as far as we can see on the Google Play Store, the changes to the two Google core apps are relatively minor, including stability and bug fixes, which is why we’ve lumped these two in one post. Accordingly, the version numbers have only incremented a little, unlike the major revision of Google Play Services.
The updates should be rolling out to you now, however, if you need that new Google app feeling, we’ve got the updated APKs available for you to download below:
Let us know in the comments below if you spot any significant changes in either of the apps.
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Apple iCloud backups are finally protected by two-factor authentication
Need another reason to activate two-factor authentication on your Apple device? Ars Technica and Apple Insider report that the security check now extends to cover iCloud device backups too, something it didn’t do before. That means if someone gets your password, or is able to reset it, they could pull down the data with a tool like Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker and have access to anything stored there — it’s thought that many of the stolen personal photographs of celebrities recently posted online were obtained by this method. With two-factor authentication, they’d need access to your trusted device to generate a four digit code to get in. Another security tweak Apple just turned on is a notification that lets users know when their account has been accessed, to make sure it’s for legit reasons. Before your new iPhone and Watch show up to handle your selfies, payments and anything else better kept private — hit Apple’s website and turn the extra level of security on.
Filed under: Storage, Internet, Mobile, Apple
Source: Ars Technica, Apple Insider
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Engadget Daily: LittleBits unveils BitLab, hands-on with the Socialmatic camera and more!
Today at Photokina 2014, we go hands-on with the oddly shaped Polaroid Socialmatic, and well, a lot of seriously expensive Leica shooters. But that’s not all — read on for Engadget’s news highlights from the last 24 hours.
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Samsung’s new online sitcom tries to make its employees look hip
Samsung doesn’t just want to make its products look cool — it wants its jobs to look cool, too. It’s accordingly launching Best Future, an online-only musical sitcom that portrays Samsung as a hip place to work for young South Koreans. The star is Mirae (“future” in Korean), a fictional worker at the tech giant’s Suwon headquarters; the six-episode series will follow her and her roommate Chaego (“best”) as they dance their way through the workday. There aren’t too many clues as to the storyline, but Samsung is teasing the prospect of “song battles” when the series arrives in October. Suffice it to say this won’t be a deep, introspective masterpiece.
With that said, don’t knock this supremely cheesy production just yet — apparently, sitcoms as corporate marketing tools are more effective than you think. Samsung says that a previous internet show built around its philosophy, Endless Energy, racked up over 5.5 million views last year. It’s doubtful that the approach would help beyond South Korea, where Samsung is virtually inescapable in public life, but the company has clearly managed to resonate with at least some of its home audience. Let’s just hope that Best Future avoids any awkward Broadway bits.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD, Samsung
Via: Business Insider
Source: Samsung (translated)
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ZTE’s new supersized phone packs a two-day battery and a low price
If you like the prospect of a giant smartphone but find even LG’s G Vista too rich for your blood, ZTE might have something that’s more up your alley. It just unveiled the ZMAX, a 5.7-inch device that hopefully won’t crush your bank account. The 720p screen, quad-core Snapdragon 400 chip, 16GB of expandable storage and 8-megapixel rear camera are nothing special, but you’re getting a lot of battery for the money; the 3,400mAh power pack is estimated to last for two days, or more than enough for a busy weekend. You might also like the not-quite-stock (read: potentially very speedy) Android 4.4 interface. ZTE’s low-cost behemoth will only be available through T-Mobile when it ships on September 24th. However, you’ll only have to pay $10.50 per month over two years to own the ZMAX, or $252 total — not too shabby considering that other phones this big frequently cost two or three times as much.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, T-Mobile
Source: ZTE
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Microsoft gives OneNote the Android Wear treatment
Microsoft announced today that it has released a OneNote application for Android which includes support for Android Wear. The new app lets wearers dictate notes directly to their wrist and save them to their QuickNotes. To activate the feature one only needs to say, “OK, Google, Take a Note”.That is, of course, once you’ve downloaded the free app to… Read more »
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Bug fixes, Performance Improvements and Icon Changes in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides [APK Download]
Google is pushing out a few updates today for a couple of apps. Google Docs, Sheets and Slides are all receiving some sort of update. All three apps are being listed with bug fixes and performance improvements. While Google Sheets gets a small addition of being able to add and edit Notes on cells.
I didn’t notice anything insanely new in any of the apps. I did however notice a slight change to the icons that reside on your device. On all three the folded corner has been rounded off. On Slides the white square slide has been reduced from two to one. On Sheets the cells are all the same size. On Docs the lines are thicker and closer together. You might be able to see the difference below. The old icons are on the right and the new icons are on the.
If you don’t see the updates yet, feel free to hit the links below to grab the APK and side load it at your leisure.
Download link – Google Docs apk
Download link – Google Sheets apk
Download link – Google Slides apk
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