JailbreakMe hacker Comex let go by Apple after failing to respond to offer letter
By Steve Dent posted Oct 19th 2012 8:44AM After developing JailBreakMe, cracking such devices as the iPad 2 or iPhone 4 and finally scoring a paying intern gig with his nemesis, hacker Comex tweeted that he’s no longer working at Apple. Also known as Nicholas Allegra, the talented coder’s Cupertino situation apparently came asunder when he failed to respond to an email offer to re-up with the company, though he also told...
How to Rationalize Your Application Portfolio
Is your application portfolio bursting at the seams? Chances are that it is, and it’s likely that many of the applications in that portfolio are either unused or underutilized, and that could be costing you millions of dollars. “These findings point to the need for IT to get a grip on application bloat and think twice about whether they need to add new apps,” says John Newsom, vice president and general manager of...
Sony to start Xperia upgrades to Jelly Bean by mid-Q1, rules out all 2011 phones
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 19th 2012 9:04AM We’ve got mixed news for those who were wondering just where Sony’s Jelly Bean updates were headed. The good? Sony has narrowed down its upgrade schedule for the Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V to the middle of 2013’s first quarter, or roughly February. Just about every other reasonably capable 2012 model is also getting an upgrade once Sony has narrowed down the timetable,...
Apple Updates MacBook Air and Current Generation MacBook Pro
The latest Intel Core i5 and i7 processors provide plenty of power. And up to 60 percent faster graphics make everything you do feel quicker and more fluid than ever.* Learn more Flash storage allows MacBook Air to start up almost instantly, and makes everything you do snappier and more responsive. And now it’s up to twice as fast as before. Learn more Dramatically expand your canvas by connecting an Apple Thunderbolt Display. And...
Distro Issue 62 arrives with Apple’s iPod duo, a superslim PS3 and Wacom’s multi-touch display
By Billy Steele posted Oct 19th 2012 9:30AM At its event in San Francisco a few weeks back, Apple had more up its sleeve than just an aluminum-clad smartphone. In the latest issue of our weekly, we put both the new iPod nano and iPod touch through their paces to find out how they fare against their elder siblings. If a duo of PMP reviews doesn’t snag your attention, we also throw down the review gauntlet on Wacom’s Cintiq...
