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I was approached early on [for JOBS]. I read a script as far as I could stomach it and felt it was crap. The Sony people got in contact with me too and in the end I went with them. You can’t do both [films] and be paid.
Continue reading → Wozniak Turned Down Involvement in “jOBS” Due to “Crap” Script
Origin is Electronic Arts platform to enable PC users to download games to their systems. Today EA has announced Mac owners will be able to get in on the action in the form of an Alpha version of the Origin client. Don’t go rushing to the Origin website just yet tho.
To start with the Alpha is only being opened up to a “a few thousand” users in North America and Europe. You can get the client from the Origin web store’s demos page.
Also worth noting this is an Alpha and just in case you didn’t know those come before beta’s and can often come with their fair share of bugs. For those who get in on the action will be gifted with a free copy of PopCap’s word-forming puzzle game Bookworm in the My Games library. Even better news is that you can heel this after the final release
EA remarked that it hopes the existence of an Origin client for Mac will serve as a motivation for more of the company’s games to appear on the platform. That being the case, which ones would you like to see that aren’t already announced?
Welcome to the Origin for Mac alpha.
Thank you for agreeing to alpha-test Origin for Mac. Your input will help shape the best possible experience for future users.Before downloading the alpha version, make sure you are on a Mac that has OS X 10.6.8 or newer with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor.
Please note that the Origin Store tab is not yet live during this Alpha trial, but it will be live when we formally release the client. The service is currently in development, so functionality will be limited.
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The mac sure is gaining some traction as a gaming system alongside home / office productivity. Steam has been around for a while now and with a competitor launching finally, we could see those AAA title’s heading to our Mac in a more timely fashion
Source (EA Origin Webpage )http://www.origin.com/us/news/origin-for-mac-the-alpha-starts-today-sign-up-now
Everyone who’s following the jOBS biopic knows Ashton Kutcher will be playing the late, great Steve Jobs but there’s more than a few people nervous if Kutcher has the acting chops to pull of the iconic figure. In a clip courtesy of EntertainmentWeekly, he’s seen having a heated debate with Josh Gad, who plays Steve Wozniak in the jOBS movie, and although it’s only a short snippet, it gives a general idea as to how both actors represent their respective characters.
Continue reading → Video Of Ashton Kutcher Playing Steve Jobs In ‘jOBS’ Biopic
Apple today posted its earnings for the final quarter of 2012, which was “disappointingly” the largest corporate earnings year in human history by a tidy margin, causing many investors to panic as Apple clearly circles the drain in what will be the first step in a short road to the demise of the most valuable company in the world (If Exxon hasn’t indeed surpassed it tomorrow morning).
Apple’s 13.1B in earnings this quarter was the 4th largest of all time according to the same metric.
China Times is jumping on the iPhone 5s and cheaper iPhone bandwaggon. “Apple is tentatively scheduled to launch three new mobile phones, two models listed tentative name iPhone 5s and iPhone Math will be around the end of June, including a mining 4 inch panel”
Continue reading → Apple counterattack, iPhone 5s and iPhone Math coming out in June [Rumor]
Amazon.com has launched a web app / mobile version of its MP3 store for the iPhone and iPod Touch, giving users a way to buy songs from the online retailer with their devices but ONLY if you are in the UK or Canada. The new store is a Web app, meaning Apple device users can access it using the Safari browser.
Continue reading → Amazon Launches MP3 Store. Buy Amazon Mp3’s From Your iOS Device
Well that didn’t take long. Mountain Lion is now the most used operating system for Apple computer owners out of them all according to a report from Computer world. Mountain Lion accounted for 29% of all Mac machines. One interesting fact is the gap between Snow Leopard and Mountain lion.
Continue reading → OS X Mountain Lion is Now The Most Popular Apple OS
Do Not Disturb scheduling feature will resume normal functionality after January 7, 2013. Before this date, you should manually turn the Do Not Disturb feature on or off. Well it worked for me, how about anyone else out there?
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4510?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Sometimes news can come from an unlikely source, this time from the Apple Retail job positions advertised on their website. It’s most likely to be situated within Leeds Trinity shopping centre, set to open on 21st March. Wonder who the queues will be for, the mall opening or to get to the Apple store? Now imagine if Apple were to release a new product in March those lines are going to be huge.
Armed thieves have reportedly robbed Apple’s Paris store of goods worth up to a million euros (£812,000). Police would not comment on the items stolen or their value, but the French press valued the theft at up to a million euros.
Hackulous was responsible for the Installous App which was by far and away the best solution to find and install apps from various repositories.
The news also comes at a time where iOS 6 still proves to be a tough nut to crack jailbreak wise.
Perhaps the master stroke here by apple was releasing their own top tier software at prices previously unheard of. Slashing the price of apps such as Final Cut Pro and iLife / Pages suites removed the tried and trusted excuse of “I’d buy it if I could afford it”.
So many wonderful apps come in at less than a price of coffee is there really a need to spend time packing and hacking IPA files?
To quote Hackulous.
Goodnight, sweet prince.
We are very sad to announce that Hackulous is shutting down. After many years, our community has become stagnant and our forums are a bit of a ghost town. It has become difficult to keep them online and well-moderated, despite the devotion of our staff. We’re incredibly thankful for the support we’ve had over the years and hope that new, greater communities blossom out of our absence.
With lots of love,
Hackulous Team
Looking for an alternative to Installous. It seems that AppCake and App vv could possibly be some alternatives BUT PLEASE if you like an App, pay for it. Support the developers else we’ll all end up like Android 😀
Always one to make the most of their time in the press, Samsung have commented on the serious on their flagship Samsung Galaxy S3 phone. The flaw lies with the exynos processor that Gives Users Data To Malicious Apps.
Continue reading → Samsung “aware” Of Serious Galaxy s3 Malware Vulnerability
Not entirely sure on the validity of this report as the stats do come from a mobile advertising platform on iOS. Apparently iPhone 5 users poured so much scorn upon iOS 6 purely because of maps a vast majority have waited to make the upgrade.
Continue reading → iOS 6 Usage Grows 29% Since Google Maps Release
Not something we do often here but as it’s almost christmas every little helps, especially if like me you still haven’t done your shopping yet. 10% discount for any of the Proporta Range of Cases including my favourite the waterproof iPad mini case.
Continue reading → 10% Discount Code : Proporta iPad Mini / iPhone Cases
“Believe it or not, we started work on the iPlayer radio app for Android on the same day as the one for the iPhone, but we’re still resolving a number of issues. Background audio, for example. When you leave the app you want the Today programme to keep on running. That worked out of the box on Apple, but not on Android, and we’re just getting there now.
Read the full BBC Answers about Android to get a great overview of problems of developing for a device fragmented market.