I'm from Phoenix, AZ, have a beautiful daughter, and a lovely little dog. I would definitely consider myself (in the coolest, most hipster way possible) a nerd. That being said, I love music, photo, video, and all things technology. I like to spend my free time hanging out with the family and watching corny reality shows. I currently write for 9to5Mac.com / 9to5Google.com, and run the macmixing YouTube Channel.
App News, Apple, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
Recently, security researcher Gareth Wright discovered a serious loophole within Facebook’s iOS app. Basically anyone that can access your iOS device alongside a computer can hack into your device and retrieve personal information using a free tool called iExplorer. This ...
Apple
Just yesterday we told you about the Flashback Trojan that had infected 600K Macs across the World. Apple had pushed out an update to try to patch some of the security vulnerabilities within Java. Well today, one more update has ...
iPad
Happy Friday! Just in case any were interested I decided to compile a few macmixing.com iPad Retina display backgrounds. To download any of these backgrounds from your iPad, click on the pictures below then when you've been directed to the full image, long press and Save the image. Or you can also download them all in a ZIP file (from your computer) and add them to your iPad manually.
Apple
"Nanny nanny boo boo!" That's what Apple's singing right about now. Apple just officially passed up Google's stock value per share. Apple's market cap has been up past Google for a while now, but today at 12:26PM EDT, as noted by Fortune’s Philip Elmer-Dewitt. What son!
Android, Apple, Google
There has been a constant War on Android since it came out. Steve Jobs always insisted that Android was based on stolen ideas. Yesterday, Google CEO, Larry Page, commented on the ongoing battle during an Interview stating, that the whole "war" was "actually just for show".
Apple, iPad, News
Wouldn't it be great if when connected to a WiFi network, you could charge your iPhone or iPad? Well that may be possible at some point. AppleInsider points to a new patent they discovered this week involving wirelessly charging devices on shelves at Apple Stores.
Apple, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, News
As of now, Apple's front-facing iPhone camera is really only good for FaceTime. And without Jailbreak, that's only as good as the WiFi network you may or may not be connected to. But it's looking like Apple is investigating new ways to take advantage of the front camera. Possibly adding some more purpose to it's life by adding customization features, unlocking, and interaction, using your face!
Apple
I know what you thinking, Macs can't get viruses right? Well, while mostly that's true, there have been a few over time that have slipped through the cracks. This latest Trojan really took the world by storm. Literally. According to AppleInsider, A trojan horse virus named "Flashback" that surfaced last year is believed to have created a botnet including more than 600,000 infected Macs around the world, with more than half of them in the U.S. alone.