- Recover photos, video, audio and documents from SD cards inside Android devices to a computer.
- Recover messages, and export both in HTML and XML formats to PC for easy reading, printing and importing to your device.
- Retrieve deleted contacts, including names, numbers, Email & addresses, and export in HTML, vCard and CSV to PC.
9
Nov
Eddy Cue, Tim Cook and Adobe Discuss iPad Pro Ahead of November 11 Launch
Following today’s announcement that iPad Pro online orders begin November 11, with in-store availability later this week, CNNMoney and The Independent have published interviews with Apple executives Eddy Cue and Tim Cook respectively about the new 12.9-inch tablet.
Cue described the iPad Pro as great for consuming content, such as emails, news and websites, and spoke in general terms about how Apple pushes itself to “create tools that let people solve incredible problems.” He also praised the tablet’s new four-speaker design that delivers stereo sound.
“One of the things with the iPad Pro that’s amazing is the sound — it’s got four speakers on it,” said Cue. “And so the first time — even myself as we were developing it — I got my hands on it and I heard it, it changed the way I thought of the product even. I didn’t realize how much of a difference it was going to make that you have stereo sound coming out of a device like this.”
Cook also said the iPad Pro delivers a “first-class audio experience,” and called the tablet a capable “laptop replacement” when used with a Smart Keyboard. The chief executive further emphasized that the Apple Pencil is not a stylus, but rather a sketching tool that complements the iPad Pro’s traditional multi-touch input.
“Well, we didn’t really do a stylus, we did a Pencil. The traditional stylus is fat, it has really bad latency so you’re sketching here and it’s filling the line in somewhere behind. You can’t sketch with something like that, you need something that mimics the look and feel of the pencil itself or you’re not going to replace it. We’re not trying to replace finger touch, we’re complementing it with the Pencil.”
Cook believes the iPad Pro’s target market will consist of a lot of PC users, customers without Apple products and existing iPad users looking to upgrade to a “very different” device. The tablet also has value for creative companies like Touchpress, the makers of several interactive musical apps for Apple devices.
Where the iPad Pro is concerned, Alex Johnston, Chief Marketing Officer, told me: “For a business like Touchpress with the kind of content we like to produce, we value the more beautiful screen, the better audio. We re-imagine familiar music or text in a way to give you fresh perspectives on it. So having more screen real estate allows us to do that a lot.
“The thing that struck me the most,” Johnston went on, “is that it completely transformed the iPad experience when you use the Pencil or the Keyboard with it. It’s not just that I want it because it’s the best iPad, it’s that the tools that go with it allow me to do things that my finger won’t allow me to do.”
Adobe has also shared a video where visual designers, illustrators, educators and other creative professionals offer positive first impressions of the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, with a focus on Creative Cloud apps including Illustrator Draw, Photoshop Mix, Photoshop Sketch and Photoshop Fix.
iPad Pro pricing starts at $799 for the entry-level 32GB Wi-Fi only model. A 128GB Wi-Fi only model is available for $949, and a 128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model is available for $1,079. The 12.9-inch tablet is available in the three signature iPad colors: Space Gray, Silver, and Gold.
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9
Nov
Apple Releases tvOS 9.0.1 Update for Apple TV
Apple today released the first update to tvOS, the new operating system that runs on the fourth-generation Apple TV. tvOS 9.0.1 is a minor update that likely includes bug fixes and performance updates to address issues discovered since the launch of tvOS on October 30.
The new 9.0.1 update can be downloaded over-the-air through the Settings app on the Apple TV.
tvOS 9.0.1 comes as Apple is testing the first major update to the operating system, tvOS 9.1. Apple has thus far seeded one beta of tvOS 9.1 to developers, with release notes for that beta pointing towards improvements to networking and scrolling. tvOS 9.1 also appears to include support for Siri search for Apple Music.
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9
Nov
New Apple TV Gains Limited Siri Support for Apple Music on tvOS 9.1 Beta
Apple recently confirmed that Siri is coming to Apple Music on the new Apple TV at the beginning of next year, but iDownloadBlog has discovered the virtual assistant can now be used for certain music-related commands on the latest tvOS 9.1 beta ahead of time.
Jeff Benjamin shared a video demo of Siri being used to search for songs, albums, artists and playlists on Apple Music from the Home screen on the new Apple TV, without needing to open the Apple Music app. Siri can also be used to play and pause Beats 1 radio.
MacRumors was able to replicate this functionality on the new Apple TV running tvOS 9.1 beta in the United States, but Siri did not always handle requests properly. Siri was also unable to complete music-related commands on tvOS 9.0 in our testing.
Apple will likely continue testing limited Siri support for Apple Music before making the feature publicly available in 2016, so the functionality may be spotty or unavailable entirely for some users.
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9
Nov
‘Steve Jobs’ Movie Pulled From Over 2,000 Theaters After Flopping at Box Office
The new Steve Jobs film faced another disappointing box office performance this past weekend, with the Danny Boyle-directed movie dropping more than 69 percent in profit from the previous weekend to a $823,000 weekend gross. Most surprising, however, is the movie’s removal from 2,072 theaters across the country in one single weekend, after initially premiering in 2,411 just over three weeks ago (via Cult of Mac).
When the film was in limited release and preparing to go wide on October 23, the projections for its debut box office weekend were between $15 and $19 million. According to Box Office Mojo, to date, the overall lifetime gross of Steve Jobs is just hitting the projections for its opening weekend: $16,684,073. In the two weeks the movie was in a limited run in Los Angeles and New York, it displayed impressive numbers, earning the fifteenth spot as the highest grossing per-theater average film in movie history.
Unfortunately, when Steve Jobs debuted wide, it earned only the 7th spot at the weekend box office with about a $7.3 million take in its first three days. The disappointment of the film’s performance is in direct contradiction to a bevy of positive reviews, even ones that hinted at Oscar nominations for Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet over a month before the movie released.
Currently, Steve Jobs sits at 85 percent on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, with a total of 156 positive reviews to 27 negative. With the holiday movie season kicking into gear after a slow October at the box office, it seems that Universal has ditched its initial plan of a word-of-mouth build-up for the movie. If Oscar talk continues for its stars, there’s a possibility it could return to a few more theaters closer to the awards show.
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9
Nov
Apple’s iPad Pro goes on sale on November 11th
Two months ago, Apple announced the impending arrival of its gigantopad iPad Pro, but wouldn’t be drawn on when we could actually buy it. After some pushing, a mumbled hint of November was coaxed out of reps, and rumors began to circulate that the device would ship on November 11th. Now the company has confirmed that the rumors were true, and so the first-generation iPad Pro is ready for the big stage as of this Wednesday. For the first 24 hours or so, the device will be an online-only affair, with product reaching stores “later in the week,” which is a euphemism for Apple not knowing if the delivery van will arrive on Thursday or Friday.
9
Nov
iPad Pro to Be Available in Stores Later This Week, Online Orders Start November 11
Apple today announced that its much-anticipated larger-screened iPad Pro will go on sale at Apple Stores, select carriers and Apple Authorized Resellers in the U.S. and over 40 countries starting later this week, with online orders set to begin on Wednesday, November 11.
While Apple will not begin accepting online orders until Wednesday, November 11, other retailers have already begun allowing customers to place orders for the iPad Pro. Sam’s Club was the first to accept pre-orders but quickly sold out, while MacMall and Staples are still accepting orders. Ordering from one of these sites will not guarantee delivery later this week – MacMall doesn’t expect orders to ship until November 16, while Staples lists a launch date of November 25.
Apple’s iPad Pro is its new flagship tablet with a 12.9-inch Retina display, a super powerful A9X processor, a four speaker audio system, 4GB RAM, and an 8-megapixel rear camera.
Pricing for the iPad Pro starts at $799 for the entry-level 32GB Wi-Fi only model. A 128GB Wi-Fi only model is available for $949, and a 128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model is available for $1,079. The iPad Pro is available in the three signature iPad colors: Space Gray, Silver, and Gold.
iPad Pro will be available in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, UAE, U.S., U.K., Uruguay and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Apple will also be allowing customers to order the Apple Pencil and the Smart Keyboard, the two accessories that are designed to be used with the iPad Pro. The Apple Pencil, a pressure-sensitive stylus, will be available for $99 while the Smart Keyboard is priced at $169.
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9
Nov
Wondershare Dr. Fone for Android file recovery software (Review)
It is very easy to accidentally delete or lose precious files on your Android smartphone. Whether you accidentally delete a picture, text message, vCards and more, Wondershare Dr. Fone for Android is here to help you recover your lost files. Not only is it for accidentally deleted files, but it can also be used for phones that have been damaged by water too.
Description from website
Directly scan and recover SMS, contacts, photos, video and more
Preview & selective recovery
- Preview all recoverable contacts, messages and photos and documents before recovery.
- Selectively recover what you want by selecting them from the scan result.
Read-only and risk-free
- Keep data on your device original, no damage, deletion or modification at all.
- Only read and recover the data, no personal information leaking, or things like that.
Usage
One of the major downsides is Wondershare has limitations on the actual devices it can support. The list of devices they support is actually quite huge, but if you have a current phone there is a good chance it isn’t supported yet. For the sake of this review, I went through a list of devices: Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, Asus Zenfone 2, LG G Pad 7.0 LTE, Nexus 6P, HTC One M8(Android 5.0) and Nexus 5X. None were supported directly, but if I decided to root them the Dr. Fone software could actually recover it.
I’m not the type of person who roots devices, so I had to borrow a friend’s Note 3 running Android 4.4.2. Luckily he’s the type who doesn’t upgrade his software and he reluctantly let me borrow his device.
The instructions are actually quite simple. Install the software, which in my case was the Windows 10 64-bit version, and I entered the license code I was given by Wondershare. Set-up really was a breeze.
Next I had to enable developer options by going to my settings and clicking About phone, Build Number (tapped seven times), and then enable USB debugging. Once I did that and connected my phone to my computer’s USB port using the micro-USB cable I use to charge my phone, the software connected and started to scan my Note 3. It took about 110 minutes to scan all of the files, and by my tests it worked rather well. I had my friend sitting with me to verify what files were deleted and recovered and according to him, that was all of his files that he could remember. Luckily for me, my friend didn’t have anything scary I did not want to see. The only downside was that it was slow to recover the files, but given the fact that I assumed these files were deleted, I wouldn’t mind waiting if it meant saving files I needed.
Since the Note 3 wasn’t my actual phone I owned, I could not take screenshots for you guys to see the recovery process as he didn’t want his information on the web. Here is what the interface looks like from the screenshot from Wondershare’s website:
For the sake of this review I did back up “lost” files from the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 onto my computer and it was very easy. It was as easy as using any file managing software I’ve used before and am quite happy to keep Dr. Fone for Android installed on my PC as long as I own Android phones.
Summary
Dr. Fone for Android does work as advertised and requires minimal effort on your part if your device is supported by Wondershare’s Dr. Fone for Android. I don’t blame Wondershare for not being able to support every Android device and software version as there are literally thousands and thousands of versions out there. But that does mean there is a good chance that if your device is current, it probably isn’t supported by Wondershare yet. If you’re technical you can root your device and Dr. Fone for Android will work just fine.
There is a free trial version you can test before paying for the full license fee of $49.95 which is a lifetime license and supports 1-5 devices. Wondershare is continually adding more devices and software versions with free updates, so your money will go a long way with a lifetime license.
If you want to learn more, click here to go to Wondershare.com. They offer a whole suite of software products beyond Android.
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8
Nov
Lawsuit by Apple Retail Employees Over Off-the-Clock Bag Searches Dismissed
U.S. District Judge William Alsup today dismissed a lawsuit against Apple that had been brought by several retail employees over Apple’s policy of conducting required security searches of personal bags without compensation after workers had clocked out for meal breaks or at the end of their shifts, reports Bloomberg. The class action lawsuit covered thousands of employees at Apple’s California retail stores.
(Photo via Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke)
The ruling by a San Francisco federal judge Saturday releases the company from having to compensate as many [as] 12,400 former and current employees from 52 stores throughout the state a few dollars a day for time spent over a six-year period having their bags and Apple devices searched at meal breaks and after their shifts. A law professor who reviewed filings in the case estimated Apple could have been be on the hook for as much as $60 million, plus penalties.
In his ruling, Alsup noted that employees could have avoided the searches, as some employees did, by not bringing personal bags to work. The lawsuit had been restricted to California as the U.S. Supreme Court had previously ruled workers are not entitled to compensation for time spent in post-shift bag searches under federal law.
An attorney for the plaintiffs in the case reports they are weighing their potential next steps, which could include an appeal of Alsup’s ruling.
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8
Nov
Staples Debuts iPad Pro Pre-Orders With November 25 Launch Date
With Sam’s Club having started taking pre-orders for the iPad Pro on Friday and selling out within hours and MacMall also moving to accept pre-orders ahead of an expected launch next week, Staples is the latest major U.S. retailer to allow customers to begin placing orders for the new device.
Staples is offering all Wi-Fi models of the iPad Pro for pre-order, as well as a number of accessories including the Apple Pencil, Smart Keyboard, and both Smart Covers and Silicone Cases in charcoal gray and white. One catch for those looking to order through Staples is that the office supply retailer is quoting a launch of November 25, the day before Thanksgiving. With Apple and other retailers apparently anticipating a launch towards the end of next week, Staples customers wouldn’t be among the first to get their hands on the new device.
Staples is also not offering any discounts on the iPad Pro at this time, selling the 32 GB models for $799 and 128 GB models for $949. The Apple Pencil is priced at $99 and the Smart Keyboard is available for $169, while the Smart Covers are priced at $59 and the Silicone Cases at $79.
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7
Nov
Google is looking for ways to make their own chips, much like Apple
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It goes without saying that Google wants to beat Apple in the smartphone space. While it definitely does so in some areas – like adoption rate for instance – the ugly issue of fragmentation often rears its head. To try and combat this and control what hardware manufacturers are using, there are reports that Google is exploring the option of having a chip manufacturer make various smartphone components designed by Google itself, much like what Apple does with the Ax chips, which are manufactured by Samsung.
The story goes that Google had started discussions this fall (northern hemisphere) to potentially make a whole device in-house at Google – the benefit of this is obvious, with Google able to build a system that could be better integrated with Android. The obvious pitfall in this plan is finding the right manufacturer with most of the big manufacturers reluctant to surrender their competitive edge to Google – settling for a lower tier manufacturer might not be an option for Google if producing cutting edge devices is their intention. Of course, there are ways to do this – it’s possible that Google mandates that future Nexus manufacturers choose the components that Google specifies, though it will be interesting to see which manufacturer would be willing to play along with that plan.
What do you think about Google making their own hardware? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: The Information via The Verge
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