Monday, October 21, 2013

Apple event 22 Oct

It's time for Apple'ing again!

Today is the day.... New iPads, Mac's and OSX awaiting.
The best way to follow the event is to check or the following blogs....
The event starts at 10 AM Pacific Time, or in other words, 10 PM in India.

Follow the event live on...

http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/21/4861774/live-coverage-apple-ipad-5-event

http://live.cnet.com/Event/CNETs_Apple_Oct_22_Event_Live_Blog

Enjoy the day!

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

OSX Mavericks

22 October... barely a week left!
I just hope it comes out on time for download...
The OSX Mavericks

The good: (There is really no 'the bad' section... I haven't used it yet!)
1. Tags. Really great if you have a huge junk of files you do not even know about. Its a really easy to get organised using this feature. I'm surely gonna use it.

2. Multiple Screens. Thumbs up if you have an Apple TV, would work quiet well hopefully (haven't got hands on it yet ;P)

But really... this is just the beginning!
Check out the advanced features:
1. App Nap. I personally find it the most interesting, innovative and practical feature of this OSX. It basically puts all the apps that are running in the background (that are not displayed on screen) into a low power and performance requirement, making the Mac much more responsive on the working app. It is said to save battery as well (obviously!)

2. Compressed Memory. Another feature which compresses RAM usage of apps when there is a requirement of extra memory. Perfect if you have a slow Mac.

3. Safari Power Saving. You can turn on extra plugin's and add ons on safari as per requirement, reducing the usage of CPU and memory... making the Mac faster.

There are many more features... check 'em on Apple's website - http://www.apple.com/osx/preview/advanced-technologies.html

Looking foreword to this version of the OSX... its already in its final Gold Master stage for the developers. There is reportedly an update 10.9.1 soon after its public release. Probably bug fixes.

And obviously waiting for the new iPad's and the next generation of Macs(October 22)... If Apple gets it right, it will rule the world!
More coverage on that soon.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Siri's pronunciation training

Something new about Siri on iOS 7...
You can teach Siri how to pronounce names which it couldn't do earlier correctly!
All you have to say is "Learn how to pronounce [contact's name]" and well, there you go... Siri will take you through a simple procedure where you pronounce the name correctly! And Siri learns it...

This is a really good improvement by Apple, it takes robotic voices to a new level!

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Next Apple event

Hey guys... Just a short post about the upcoming Apple event.
Most sources say that the event will take place on the 22 October.... With the release of the new iPad's, Mac Pro and the new OSX Mavericks.

Looking of reward to it...
More posts will follow, regarding the roumors of the event, the likely and the unlikely.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

iOS 7 on older iDevices

iOS 7 my look good, but is not very compatible, and it does make some iDevices slower to operate....
So, what can you do?
Simple answer - jailbreak your iDevice and put on these themes -

*Updated : How to Get iOS 7 on iPhone 3G/3GS - iPod Touch 3G/4G - iPad 1 (Older Devices) using Jailbreak Tweaks and Themes!

Source : 
http://ihacksrepo.com
http://rpetri.ch/repo

Cydia - Manage - Sources - Edit - Add

Tweaks : 
iOS 7 Theme
No more shadows
FolderEnhancer
DeepEnd
Winterboard
ColorKeyboard
LivePapers
LiveClock
iOS 7 Calculator Theme
iOS 7 Control Toggles
iOS 7 Messages Theme
iOS 7 Bars And Battery
NCSettings
NCColors
Trans Keyboard iOS 7 - Color Keyboard
iOS 7 animated lockscreen
Card Switcher
BytaFont
iOS 7 Font

AppStore App's :
Photoful

Optional : 
Velox
iOS 7 Velox Theme

iPhone 3GS : 
iOS 7 Non-Retina Theme

For iPad :
iOS 7 Look LS

*more coming soon... (will update when new iOS 7 like cydia tweaks/mods/apps are released on cydia)