Wednesday, October 15, 2014

  • Beats' Iovine happy with free publicity from NFL ban

    Despite a ban from the NFL as a result of an exclusive sponsorship with headphone-maker Bose, Beats still got the beats. A recent debacle involving 49ers Colin Kaepernick's $10,000 fine for wearing Beats hasn't hurt the company in the slightest, and Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine is happy…

  • Reddit takes Alien Blue in-house as official iOS app

    Reddit now has an official iOS app again. The company has acquired the Alien Blue app along with its creator Jase Morrissey. Despite having its own official app, Reddit says that it is still committed to third-party apps that tap into its community and discussions. The Alien Blue app will continue…

  • Oscar-winning Batman actor Christian Bale in talks to star in Sony's Steve Jobs biopic

    Christian Bale, the star of "The Dark Knight Trilogy" and the upcoming "Exodus: Gods and Kings," is in talks to portray Steve Jobs. Oscar-winning Batman actor Christian Bale in talks to star in Sony's Steve Jobs biopic is a story by AppAdvice.com AppAdvice - iPhone, iPad, iPod,…

  • Apple Pay reportedly scheduled to be launched on Oct. 20

    Apple Pay is scheduled to be launched on Monday, Oct. 20. Apple Pay reportedly scheduled to be launched on Oct. 20 is a story by AppAdvice.com AppAdvice - iPhone, iPad, iPod, App Reviews + News

  • AppAdvice Daily: The best third party keyboards, how to use them and privacy concerns

    Get ready to swipe, type, and much more with third party keyboards. AppAdvice Daily: The best third party keyboards, how to use them and privacy concerns is a story by AppAdvice.com AppAdvice - iPhone, iPad, iPod, App Reviews + News

  • Reddit Acquires Popular Reddit-Browsing App 'Alien Blue', Makes it Temporarily Free

    Reddit today acquired Alien Blue , the popular iPhone and iPad app that many iOS users use to browse Reddit on their mobile devices, reports TechCrunch . According to Ellen Pao, Reddit's head of strategic partnerships, the company will keep the "Alien Blue" name and the app's…

  • Jimmy Iovine: NFL Banning Beats Makes Us 'Look Like Superheroes'

    Jimmy Iovine, Beats' co-founder who joined Apple after the company acquired Beats in May, today spoke at the University of Southern California's Global Conversation (via Business Insider ) where he commented on the NFL's recent decision to ban players from wearing Beats headphones in…

  • Jimmy Iovine comments on the NFL banning players from wearing Beats headphones while on camera

    The NFL banned players from wearing Beats headphones while on camera recently, following a league-wide deal with Bose. Now, Jimmy Iovine has come forward to make comments on that situation, saying it's not that big of a deal at all. Continue reading →

  • Verizon's Edge program changes make you wait longer to upgrade

    Eyeing an upgrade to the Droid Turbo? An iPhone 6? Maybe the One M8 for Windows? If you're on Verizon's Edge payment program, you're going to have to be more patient than usual -- or at least, open your wallet a little wider. The carrier has...

  • Bono apologizes for forcing the new U2 album on an unsuspecting public

    On September 9th, 2014, Apple revealed several new exciting products and services, including the iPhone 6 and the Apple Watch, but what was supposed to be a fun surprise at the end of the event turned into a baffling debacle. The surprise was that U2's new album, Songs of Innocence, had been…

  • Cop cracks woman's iPad passcode to rescue her after crash

    After a driver's OnStar alert system reportedly gives police inaccurate locations for a crash, the local department's tech geek thinks fast, breaks into the driver's iPad at her home and finds her via an Apple app.

  • Alpine Headphones lets you literally feel your music

    If you know anything about Alpine Audio, it's likely in relation to the company's automotive offerings. Despite its usual focus, the company has introduced a pair of headphones with an interesting twist on tradition: technology that lets you literally feel your music. Simply called the…

  • The best iOS Reddit app relaunches under Reddit ownership

    Reddit has let others do the heavy lifting for it on the mobile side for years, developing apps that often do more — and better — than  its own client, which the company abandoned long ago. Arguably one of the best, and certainly the most popular, is  Alien Blue on iOS, which existed both as…

  • Reddit acquires popular iOS Reddit app Alien Blue

    Community news sharing site Reddit today announced that it has purchased popular third-party iOS Reddit app Alien Blue. Alien Blue is probably the most preferred Reddit iOS app for the majority of regular Reddit users — including some of the original Reddit employees, who decided to forgo…

  • Apple Pay launch tipped for October 20th by Panera Bread

    Apple made no secret that  its payment service Apple Pay wasn't ready to roll when the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus went on sale last month, saying only that it would be ready sometime in October. Now it appears that the waiting game to start using your phone and fingerprint as a credit card is almost…

  • Engadget Daily: Google's Nexus 6, new iPads, standalone HBO Go and more!

    What's happened in the past 24 hours of this connected life? Quite a bit: Google dropped the curtain on its new line of Nexus devices including Motorola's $649 Nexus 6 smartphone, the Nexus 9 tablet from HTC and the Nexus Player set-top streaming...

  • Reddit Acquires Alien Blue, The Most Popular Unofficial Reddit App

     If you're even kind of active on reddit, you probably know of Alien Blue. As far as perusing reddit on iOS goes, it's pretty much the undisputed champ.It seems reddit would agree. The company has just taken Alien Blue under its wing, acquiring the project assets and hiring its sole developer.…

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