Gary Allen — founder of the Apple retail blog ifoAppleStore, and a past contributor to AppleInsider — died of brain cancer on Sunday. He was 67.
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Patent on Velcro-like Liquidmetal fastener could be used to prevent Apple device tampering
A U.S. patent application published on Thursday illustrates a Velcro-like fastener concept, but using the amorphous alloy technology Apple picked up through a licensing deal with Liquidmetal.
Source:: Apple Insider
Only 5% of Mac users at IBM need help desk support, compared to 40% of PC users
IBM’s internal deployment of Mac hardware has been a resounding success, the company announced this week, with rapid adoption and very little need for employee technical support.
Source:: Apple Insider
Teardown of Apple’s new 21.5″ iMac finds LG-built 4K Retina display, soldered & non-upgradeable RAM
Apple’s revamped 21.5-inch iMac desktop has been given the teardown treatment, revealing that its high-resolution 4K Retina display was manufactured by LG Display, while the Wi-Fi antenna design has been slightly tweaked.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple partners with hospitals for new ResearchKit studies on autism, epilepsy, melanoma
Some of the world’s most renowned medical research facilities are turning to Apple’s ResearchKit for iPhone and Apple Watch, it was announced on Thursday, in an effort to help cure autism, epilepsy, and melanoma.
Source:: Apple Insider
iTunes & App Store suffer fourth outage in one week, joined by iBooks, VPP & Apple TV issues
Several of Apple’s online services suffered a major outage on Thursday morning, marking the fourth such incident in less than a week.
Source:: Apple Insider
First UAE Apple Stores to open on Oct. 29, Dubai location could be world’s largest
Apple on Thursday announced an Oct. 29 opening date for the first two Apple Stores serving the United Arab Emirates, including a Dubai outlet expected to be the world’s largest.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple again corrects for fluctuating dollar, raises Mac prices in Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, more
As part of a continued effort to stabilize product pricing amid an unstable world economy, Apple this week upped costs for its Mac lineup in at least seven countries as the value of local currencies falls against the dollar.
Source:: Apple Insider
How to use Siri to create location based reminders in iOS 9
With Apple’s addition of proactive Siri features in iOS 9, users have an even more intuitive and flexible interface from which to quickly create location based reminders.
Source:: Apple Insider
August debuts Apple HomeKit-enabled Smart Lock, Kwikset unveils Kevo Plus Internet-connected bridge
Two major players in the “smart lock” segment introduced new hardware this week with August unveiling a connected doorbell with camera, programmable keypad and a HomeKit-enabled version of its door lock, while Kwikset debuted an Internet gateway for its Kevo Bluetooth lock.
Source:: Apple Insider