Apple Creates Tool for Users to Delete Unwanted U2 Album
During Apple’s keynote announcement, the company announced plans to provide U2’s new album, “Songs of Innocence,” to all iTunes customers for free. Rather than letting customers choose to download the album on their own, however, Apple pushed it to iTunes accounts, causing some devices to automatically download the album without explicit user permission.
The move upset users who did not want to have U2’s album listed on their devices, which has now prompted Apple to create a process for removing the album from user’s devices. According to Apple spokesperson Tom Neumayr, who gave a statement to Re/code, customers were asking Apple how to delete the album after it was distributed, which has led Apple to create both a tool and a support document that outlines the process for removing the album from iCloud.
Here’s Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr’s explanation: “Some customers asked for the ability to delete ‘Songs of Innocence’ from their library, so we set up http://www.itunes.com/soi-remove to let them easily do so. Any customer that needs additional help should contact AppleCare.”
To remove the U2 album, users are directed to Apple’s new removal tool that will automatically remove the U2 album from an account after signing in with an Apple ID and password.
Apple warns that once the album has been removed from an iTunes account that it will no longer be available as a previously purchased album. Users have until October 13, 2014 to manually reinstall the album for free.
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Apple Releases Third OS X Yosemite Public Beta
Apple today released the third Yosemite public beta for beta testers, following the release of the second Yosemite public beta on August 21. The last developer beta, Developer Preview 7, was released on September 2.
The software update can be downloaded through the software update function of the Mac App Store.
It’s likely the new public beta includes content released in the last developer update, version 7, which included a new look for Dark Mode, several tweaked icons, and the removal of the “Software Update” option from the main Apple menu.
Apple is expected to release OS X Yosemite to the general public later this year, possibly following an October event that may introduce new iPads.
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Ricoh’s new action cam isn’t a toy, even if it looks like one
When you’re in the market for an action camera, we’d imagine GoPro or Contour would be the first names that sprang to mind. Ricoh is hoping to crowbar itself onto your psychological roster, however, with the WG-M1, its latest ruggedized action camera. Looking more like the sort of spy compass you’d get for free on the front of a magazine, the hockey puck-style device offers a 14-megapixel CMOS sensor and a 6-element lens with an f/2.8 aperture. That’ll be good enough for 1080p video of you on your longboard hurtling through traffic at 30 miles an hour.
Holding it in the hand is an odd experience, thanks to the fact that the 1.5-inch LCD display is embedded in the “top” of the unit, so holding it requires a claw-like grip. Of course, it’s not really meant to be used as a traditional stills camera (although it can take 10-megapixel snaps), but as a video unit for extreme, sorry, EXXTREEEME environments. That’s why the field-of-view while taking video is an impressive 137 degrees, although that’ll increase to 160 degrees for stills.
Of course, everyone’s more concerned with how this device behaves out on the various slopes and tracks that you’ll be doing your sports upon. Certainly, the reinforced polycarbonate feels (with aluminum accents) feels sturdy, if a little immature, and we have no reason to doubt the company’s belief that it’d keep working in 10 meters of water, from drops of two meters and at degrees that are ten below zero (Celsius). We’re also glad that the WG-M1 comes with 100MB of built-in memory, which at least puts it above the GoPros, which won’t even take a single test image without you first supplying an SD card. If that’s enough to tempt you, then the unit will be landing in stores at some point next month, which should give you time enough to work out if the odd-shaped unit is worth spending some time with.
Bro, Steve Dent went hardcore for this post.
Filed under: Cameras
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Say hello to the FBI’s national facial recognition system
If you’ve ever been arrested in the United States, chances are strong that your fingerprints and criminal history are floating around in the FBI’s Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System. It’s apparently pretty good at what it does – it can sift through some 70 million subjects in search of a particular fingerprint in as little as half an hour – but it’s just not enough for the boys in blue. Thankfully for them (and maybe unfortunately for us), the FBI just announced that its sequel, the unimaginatively named Next Generation Identification system, is now “fully operational” some three years after the rollout began.
The NGI is meant to eventually replace the existing IAFIS system, but there’s much more to it than that. New features like Rap Back essentially provide notifications when people in “positions of trust” like bank tellers and teachers break the law so whatever authorities they hold might be upheld or revoked. And then we’ve got the Interstate Photo System, a tool that allows law enforcement to search for photos “associated with criminal identities” — sounds like a useful enough tool, but privacy advocates are a little uneasy for a whole host of reasons.
Take the very origin of those images: you can expect your mugshot to be in there, but if you apply for a job that requires your fingerprints or some sort of background check, you may need to submit a photo that could wind up in the NGI. There’s a big question about accuracy, too: the NGI will return a ranked list of candidates for a facial search, but the Bureau says “the candidate will be returned in the top 50 candidates” 85 percent of the time if the perp is actually in the list at all. What happens if that list doesn’t actually contain the right person? No one’s entirely sure, and that’s a little worrisome.
Via: The Verge
Source: FBI
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Sound off! Has your phone replaced your camera?
Photokina is in full swing, which means you can expect all sorts of exciting photographic wizardry. However, with the cameras in our smartphones constantly improving, do you still find yourself needing dedicated hardware for capturing those special moments? For some of us, our mobile devices are enough (especially in this case). Head over to the forums and let us know if you’ve replaced your camera with a handset.
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[New Game] “Light in the Dark” is a light bending, blending Puzzler
A new puzzle game has been launched today from indie developers Dreamgate Studios. The studio comprises of developers that have worked on X-Com, Bioshock and Fallout. All of which are pretty outstanding games. Light in the Dark is the studios first release title that has been fired off across Android, iOS and Windows phones.
The back story places baby totems that have been separated from their adult totem parents. You are in charge of helping them navigate their way through dark and dangerous maze like puzzles to helps them get back. You will need to bend, bounce and blend light across more than 90 levels.
Light in the Dark also brings along 30 in-game achievements and a rather unique mode that will give color blind individuals the ability to play also. Future updates are already in the works with 24 more levels, additional level themes and a challenge mode.
Light in the Dark is out now and will set you back $2.49. There are in-app purchases as well, but the developer states that they are for buying hints when your brain ceases to function in a logical fashion. Feel free to check it out in the Play Store.
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Photos From Inside a 747 Flying iPhone 6 Units to the U.S.
As retailers prepare to begin sending out iPhone 6 and 6 Plus pre-orders to customers, shipping company employees behind the scenes are working hard to transport the phones from China to the United States. One MacRumors reader who works in shipping has posted photos of 195,000 iPhone 6 and 6 Plus pre-orders that he flew from China to Alaska in a 747, which will then be sent on to Chicago.
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus orders in cargo plane, courtesy of goforblacksky.
Yep, that’s what I do. I fly stuff. Privileged to be a small part of the Apple supply chain. Just landed a 747 full of iPhone 6’s in Anchorage. Another crew will take the airplane on to Chicago. It’ll be on the ground at O’hare about 9am Sept. 15. I gave it a little extra gas coming over the Pacific, just to get them here a little quicker. You’re welcome
According to the poster, goforblacksky, the massive load of phones weighed approximately 256,000 pounds. Though the photo shows the cargo under tarps and concealed, a second shipping photo from China Daily depicts a similar plane loaded with iPhones departing from the Henan province in China bound for Chicago last week.
Photo of a different plane being loaded with iPhones, courtesy of China Daily
Customers who pre-ordered early from carriers like Verizon have already begun receiving shipping notifications, and customers who placed orders from Apple and were lucky enough to receive a 9/19 shipping date are seeing their phone statuses listed as “Preparing for shipment.” Apple orders may begin shipping out later today.
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus orders will begin arriving to customers on Friday, 9/19, which is the date that the iPhone will also begin appearing in stores. Apple will have additional iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units available for customers willing to wait in line and purchase in store on that date.
Photo looking down inside the airplane at iPhone 6 and 6 Plus orders, courtesy of goforblacksky
Currently, all pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have sold out. iPhone 6 orders placed on Apple’s online store now have shipping estimates of 7 to 10 days, while iPhone 6 Plus orders have shipping estimates of three to four weeks.
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There’s a Canon printer that can run Doom (really)
It’s been over twenty years since the original Doom first hit PCs, and we’re still obsessed with getting the damned thing running on just about everything with a processor. See that tiny screen up there? That’s a Canon PIXMA printer that’s been coaxed into running the classic shoot-em-up, thanks to a bit of elbow grease and an once-insecure web interface that lets users remotely print test pages and download firmware updates. Since you didn’t need to punch in a username and password to access that interface, security researcher Michael Jordon used that oversight to get the lowly-printer to executing foreign code. The end result? Yet another device we can use in our apparently never-ending war against hellspawn (though the color palette does get a little screwy sometimes). Naturally, don’t expect to pull the same fast one on your own for much longer — Canon plans to release a fix the issue as soon as it’s “feasible”.
Source: Context
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You can now send Spotify tunes to Amazon’s Fire TV
Amazon’s Fire TV hasn’t had a lot of choices for on-demand music; for the most part, you’re been stuck with either the company’s own music service or Vevo. As of today, though, you can add Spotify to the list. The set-top box now serves as a Spotify Connect target, letting you send songs to the Fire TV using your mobile devices as remote controls. You’ll still need a Spotify Premium subscription to get those streams going, but that may be a small price to pay if you’re hoping to use your TV as a jukebox.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD, Amazon
Source: Spotify
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Here’s how doctors will test Apple’s new patient tracking features
Apple briefly hinted last week that hospitals would soon try out HealthKit’s patient tracking technology, and we now know those experiments are going to work. According to Reuters, both Duke University and Stanford University are weeks away from launching trial programs that will let doctors monitor vital stats with patients’ permission. In the Stanford test, young Type 1 diabetes sufferers will carry both an iPod touch and a smart glucose meter to keep tabs on their blood sugar levels. There are fewer details surrounding Duke’s pilot, but it will track the blood pressure and weight of those with cancer or heart disease.
The projects are starting out small; Stanford’s initial effort will involve just two patients, for example. However, the hope is to expand the scope quickly if everything goes smoothly. Apple doesn’t appear to be taking any chances, either. Reuters understands that the tech giant is thinking about certifying HealthKit app providers to make sure that they don’t play fast and loose with your medical data, such as storing it insecurely or sharing it with marketers. It’ll be a while before your iPhone becomes a medical diagnostic tool, but the necessary groundwork is quickly coming into place.
Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio/Video, Mobile, Apple
Source: Reuters
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