iPhone Users Beware- There’s a Bug Going Round

May 27, 2015

The latest iOS bug to hit the iPhone is annoying albeit relatively harmless.

It does however, follow on from a number of recent debacles for Apple regarding iOS software.

For example, you may remember the 8.0.1 update which was pulled after users found that it could kill cell service and adversely affect the Touch ID feature.

Or perhaps you recall the similarly ill-fated iOS 8.3 update which completely killed the Touch ID feature.

Either way, this latest bug isn’t exactly a rare occurrence but rather reflective of continued and recent problems faced by Apple.

Thankfully for iPhone users it’s not quite Mobilegeddon…

The cause of the bug is a seemingly harmless set of Arabic and Unicode characters that can cause iPhones to crash and temporarily leave users without their messaging functionality.

First highlighted on this Reddit thread, one savvy user has highlighted the Unicode within the message as the root of the problem; the Arabic is of no consequence.

Effectively, the particular Unicode used within the message is: ‘never-ending and so when the phone tries to read it, it goes into an infinite loop which crashes it.’

As you can imagine, given that the bug is not particularly threatening it is already being utilised by pranksters to annoy their friends.

Luckily, while Apple has been slow on the uptake there appears to be a simple resolution to the problem.

If you receive the message with the Unicode you can retrieve your iPhone’s functionality by simply ‘replying with a message.’

So while Apple is ‘aware’ of the issue and working on a software release to iron out the bug, you don’t have to worry too much about this prank- unless you have overtly persistent friends who enjoy a prank…

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Jony Ive is Now Apple’s Chief Design Officer

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May 26, 2015

Apple has promoted Jony Ive, from his previous position of vice president of User Interface and Industrial Design, to a newly created position as the Chief Design Officer. In a memo from Tim Cook, Ive will be handing over managerial duties of both software design and industrial units to two new leaders beginning in July 1st.

The new role will enable Ive oversee Apple’s hardware and software design teams without focus on management duties, which was the case previously. According to Cook, Jony is “one of the most talented and accomplished designers of his generation, with an astonishing 5,000 design and utility patents to his name. His new role is a reflection of the scope of work he has been doing at Apple for some time.”

The memo goes on to describe Jony’s previous involvement in the look and feel of Apple’s retail stores, the new campus under construction and how all of this experience qualifies him for his new position. The new position will now see Jony take over all the company design with a particular focus on current design projects, new ideas, and future initiatives.

The previous role of Industrial Design will now be run by Richard Howarth, who has been with Apple’s industrial design team for two decades. Alan Dye will oversee the User Interface Design department bringing with him nine years of experience. He has also previously collaborated with Jony in the design and development of iOS and the Apple Watch.

Jony played a key role in the design of the original iPhone and has also been revealed to have had a major input in the design of the Cupertino “spaceship” campus that will house over 12,000 Apple employees.

Apple is now the most valuable company on Earth standing at $764B. With Tim Cook reinforcing the element of design even more, Apple is expected to be the first company in history to be worth a trillion dollars. The role of Jony as the Chief Design Officer will no doubt play a role in this.

Creating and Editing a Playlist on your iPhone or iPad

Kelly Hodgkins

May 26, 2015

Tired of your favorite playlist and need a new one right away? Creating a playlist takes only a few minutes and can be done directly on your iPhone or iPad. Once you have your new playlist, you then can customize it for the best listening experience.

Create a playlist

Creating a playlist starts with the iOS Music app, which is the conduit to your iTunes music library on your iPhone or iPad. Just open the Music app and begin creating the playlist as detailed below:

Open the Music app.
Tap the Playlist tab at the bottom of the app to access all your playlist details.
Tap “New Playlist”.
Enter a name for your new playlist.
Select “Save” to store your playlist.
Browse through your existing playlists or music library to add songs.
Add a song by tapping on the “+” next to the track name.
Continue adding songs by browsing through your music library and selecting “+” to add new tracks.
When you are done adding new tracks, select “Done” in the upper right corner.

Customize the playlist

Once you’ve created your playlist, you can customize it by changing the listening order of the songs or by deleting songs you no longer want. Just open the playlist, tap Edit and then use the reorder icon on the right to drag the songs into their preferred order. In this editing screen, you also can easily delete a song by tapping the red circle on the left. When you are done editing, simply tap the “Done” button in the top center of the screen. For convenience, you also can delete songs when viewing a playlist — just swipe from right to left to reveal the Delete option.

Listen to the playlist

To listen to a playlist, open the iOS Music app and tap the playlist tab to view all of your available playlists. Tap a playlist to select it and then tap on a track to begin listening.

If you have any tips or tricks for managing your iTunes playlists, please share them in the comments.

How to send an animated GIF message from your iPhone or iPad

Kelly Hodgkins

May 25, 2015

Animated GIFs have exploded on the internet, and for good reason. Sometimes a simple image or plain text just can’t capture the emotions you want to share with others, and you need an animated GIF to show people how you really feel. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can send your friends or family an animated GIF in just a few quick steps.

Sending an animated GIF from your iOS device is a two-step process that requires you first to find the image you want to share and then insert it into the message that you are sending.

Open Mobile Safari and search for the GIF you want to send.
Copy the animated GIF by tapping and holding until the “Copy” option appears
Tap “Copy” to copy the GIF to your clipboard.
Open iMessage and tap the Compose button in the upper right corner.
Type in the name or the phone number of the recipient. You also can tap the “+” to choose a contact from your address book
Type in any text that you wish to add to the message and then tap and hold until the “Paste” option appears
Tap “Paste” to add the GIF to the message. Note that the GIF animation will be static when you are creating the message. Rest assured, it will be animated once it is sent.
Tap “Send” to send the message

One of the most popular repositories for finding animated GIFs is Giphy. Giphy tags each animated GIF with keywords that you can use as a search term. Just search for keywords like”mic drop,” “dancing,” or “happy” to find the best GIFs for your message. It has a helpful option underneath each GIF that allows you to copy and paste an image from its website to use in a text message. You also can find GIFs at The Perfect GIF Tumblr blog or Imgur, or can even create your own using YouTube’s built-in GIF creation tool with select videos, such as these from the PBS Idea Channel.

Some Of The Best Android Emulators On The Market Today!

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April 29, 2015

Thanks to the inexpensive or even free emulators that are flooding the Android Market today, it is perfectly possible to play nearly every game system that is released right up to the Sony’s revolutionary PlayStation wherever or whenever you want.

Android emulators are largely needed to run Android games and apps on the PC (Windows 7, 8.1 and 10). However, the big question is, which android emulator will suit your needs? Choosing the right android emulator might just become a daunting task which can certainly slow down your Computer if they it is not selected properly. Therefore, to simplify the task of choosing, below is a list of the best android emulator which you can use to run android apps on the PC (Windows 7, 8.1 and 10). Here are the 10 best android emulators on the market today:

Blue Stacks (The BEST Android Emulator according to our poll)

This is the most widely used android app player and android emulator for Windows. It is not easy to be the best in the Android emulator’s arena. Blue Stacks is free of cost and also flexible thus making it possible to play android games on the PC. However, Blue Stacks manages to be the best emulator because of its unique features like:–

An easy One-click installation on Windows System. The system also has a split-online and offline installer.
Easily install third party android applications by simply double clicking on apk files.
No other third party virtualization needed; VirtualBox is not required.

DraStic DS Emulator Speaking about the Nintendo DS? In case you missed the awesome games on Nintendo DS then you have to consider the DraStic DS Emulator. The emulators supports add-on controls and the physical controls in devices like the NVidia Shield. DraStic DS Emulator is truly designed for the 21st century. The emulator also allows you to sync your games in Google Drive account thus ensuring that you have access to the saved games regardless of the android device that you play on.

GenyMotion

GenyMotion is an advanced Android Emulator for the PC. It can be classified as an alternative to Bluestacks. The GenyMotion android emulator has advanced features such as hardware acceleration support and OpenGL. It has been built on the x86 Architecture thus making it to be faster than BlueStacks. You will have to install GenyMotion on the Laptop/PC and then configure android devices on it.

best android emulator

Andyroid – Andy OS

AndyRoid is an Android Emulator of its own kind for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. The emulator supports unique features that are not supported by other android emulators. These features include being able to use your phone as a remote control as you play games, ARM support that allows you to directly install applications to your emulator via your host’s desktop browser.

Andyroid is quite similar and might be said to be an advanced alternative for Genymotion since both of them need VirtualBox to be installed in the system.

NES.emu In case you need to get your NES fix, then NES.emu is the best choice. The emulators supports Famicom Disk system emulators as well as the VS UniSystem Support, Gun/Zappe support and also the ability of using your favorite USB/ Bluetooth gamepad with your device. With NES.emu, you shall be playing all your favorite NES titles within no time. Furthermore, this android emulator is easy to install and within no time you will be having a wonderful experience with your android devices.

Windroy Android Emulator

This is an android emulator that has a Windows Kernel. Windroy is possibly the most unique emulator that is present nowadays due to the fact that it completely runs by the use of the Windows Kernel. Windroy does not require external Virtual box supports like blue stacks. In addition, it is also handy to use and quite light-weight. All you have to do is taking care of the directory path where you install Windroy so as to avoid Spaces.

Droid4X Android Emulator

This is the newest amongst the emulators mentioned and it is also probably the most interesting. Droid4X emulator is designed for the real Power. Droid4X has salient features. For instance, it comes while it has been Pre-rooted with Play Store having been installed already. It is pretty fast, does not lag and it even allows you to configure the keyboard as the controller for this android emulator

Retro Arch In case you want an all-in-one emulator, then Retro Arch is your best choice. This android emulator supports every platform given on this list (apart from the Nintendo DS, Atari 2600 Nintendo 64, and Nintendo 64) and others including Neo Geos Pocket Color, Sega CD, Virtual Boy and even several ports of DOOM. It is usually a great way for one to have most of his favorite platforms in a single android emulator app.

Gensoid Android Emulator

Forget the PS3 versus 360 scuffles that is seen today. Back in the 1990s, nothing was contested more hotly in the school playgrounds than rivalry between the Sega Mega Drive and the SNES. Both consoles had a 16-bit memory and could also play solid arcade conversions. This android emulator is simple to get running just like its Nintendo equivalent. Gensoid is a solid performer (and is one of th best android emulators) with same options and tweaks nestled in the menus. Gensoid is a personal favorite for many people as it runs beautifully. The addition of the ‘save anywhere’ function takes off the edge thus enabling you to complete the game just in one go. However, unlike the SNESoid, Gensoid has minor graphical glitches that abound it. Gensoid is a very solid piece of software that specifically suited for the platformers such as Sonic.

DuOS-M Android Emulator

DuOS offers a full android experience on the PC, with pinch to zoom and even support for multi-touch. Thus, the DuOS-M Android Emulator simplifies PC Gaming. This Android Emulator also offers Application compatibility and GPS and it is easier to use too thus earning its place among the best android emulators even though it only offers a one-month free trial.

There are a lot of emulator apps for android devices that are available out there in the market today. However, the android emulators on the list above shall allow you to bring back your childhood times right into your own pocket. Enjoy!

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