• Debug 47: Melton & Ganatra episode I: Demoing software to Steve Jobs

  Debug is a casual, conversational interview show featuring the best developers in the business about the amazing apps they make and why and how they make them. On this episode Don Melton, former Director of Internet Technologies at Apple, and Nitin Ganatra, former Director of iOS Apps at Apple, talk…

• Why bad bugs hit good people

  Software is buggy. Humans write and test software and humans are imperfect; as a result, so is software. This is the reality of software and should come as a surprise to nobody. What can be surprising are the kind of bugs we actually see make their way out into the wild. We've seen two very…

• Apple: Most OS X users safe from 'Shellshock' exploit, patch coming quickly for advanced Unix users

  Apple is aware of the recently discovered bash exploit nicknamed Shellshock , and is working quickly to provide a software update for OS X, the operating system that runs on the Mac. The vast majority of OS X users are not at risk to recently reported bash vulnerabilities," an Apple…

• Consumer Reports finds iPhone 6 Plus less bendable than perceived

  Almost simultaneously with a new video surfacing in which Unbox Therapy performed a bending test of the iPhone 6 Plus uncut on video in downtown Toronto, Canada to prove that it was not faked, Consumer Reports is out with its own video that finds the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus to be less bendable…

• iPhone 6 Plus undergoes another bend test to prove it wasn't faked

  The trending topic this week surrounding the iPhone 6 has certainly revolved around reports that it is prone to bending, with the situation becoming informally known as Bendgate on Twitter and even in mainstream media. The controversy was kickstarted by an iPhone 6 Plus bending video by Unbox…

• iPhone 6 is not currently capable of HD audio playback

  Apple has long touted its passion for music, a point that it stressed when it acquired Beats Electronics earlier this year and brought music pioneers Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine on board. Yet, a new report confirms that — perhaps surprisingly — the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus do not currently have…

• Teardown reveals iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have two accelerometers for improved user experience

  iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus could be the most sensor-laden smartphones that Apple has ever released, based on a new teardown that reveals two accelerometers found inside both devices. According to Chipworks, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have a three-axis Bosch BMA280 accelerometer and what the…

• WebMD, CARROT Fit and Yummly among latest apps to gain HealthKit support

  Following the release of the iOS 8.0.2 software update, the first HealthKit-compatible apps have began surfacing on the App Store over the past several hours. First we told you about an update to MyFitnessPal earlier this afternoon, and now WebMD, CARROT Fit and Yummly are three additional apps that…

• Apple no longer signing iOS 7.1.2 as downgrade window closes

  If you were planning on downgrading your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to iOS 7.1.2 and have yet to do so, you are officially out of luck. iOS jailbreak developer iH8sn0w confirmed on Friday that Apple has stopped signing iOS 7.1.2, meaning that the downgrade window for going back to iOS 7.1.2 using…

• BlackBerry Passport receives 200,000 orders following launch

  BlackBerry CEO John Chen on Friday confirmed that the Waterloo-based handset maker received 200,000 orders for its new Passport smartphone following its launch earlier this week. The all-new BlackBerry 10 device is catered towards business users in the enterprise, featuring a square screen and…

• Camera+ 6 gets iOS 8 features: Photo Extension, Manual Controls and more

  Camera+, one of the most popular third-party camera apps on the App Store, has been updated to version 6.0 with support for new features introduced in iOS 8. Continue reading →

• MyFitnessPal updated with HealthKit integration for health and fitness tracking

  Following the release of the iOS 8.0.2 software update, the first HealthKit-compatible apps have began surfacing on the App Store over the past several hours. MyFitnessPal is the latest app to be updated with HealthKit support, allowing users to share meal data with other HealthKit apps, sync…

• Apple predicted to sell nearly 200 million iPhones and 12 million Apple Watches in 2015

  It has not been the greatest month for Apple in the media. September kicked off on a low note with a massive celebrity photo leak attributed to iCloud, and things haven't got much better in recent weeks with iPhone 6 Plus "Bendgate", the botched iOS 8.0.1 software update, a last-minute…

• There's no turning back from iOS 8 if you upgrade from iOS 7.1.2

  Now that the iOS 8.0.1 fiasco has been resolved, Apple is looking to move forward with its latest mobile platform. In order to do so, Apple has stopped signing the iOS 7.1.2 firmware, which means that it is no longer possible to downgrade from iOS 8 once you have installed the update. If you're…

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