Adobe’s CTO Kevin Lynch has waved his position at Adobe goodbye and has joined Apple, although it is unclear yet as to what position he is being offered at his new company.
Evad3rs recently released the untethered jailbreak tool for iOS 6.x devices, namely evasi0n. Apple was quick to discern the exploits that the team used for the jailbreak and rolled out the iOS 6.1.3 update, which effectively patches these exploits. Interestingly, Apple has credited the jailbreaker team for having found out these exploits.
A month ago Apple issued iOS 6.1.2 in order to patch an Exchange bug. Yesterday, it has released iOS 6.1.3 with lock screen bug fix, Maps updates for Japan and security patches. This update will be available to all iOS devices over the air.
Apple has a lot of cash and the company may soon use it to satiate its investors. According to multiple analysts, Apple may soon bump up its dividend yields significantly, totaling the annual payout to some $16 billion.
Java has been taking a lot of heat over the last few months. Critics, government agencies and users alike have cited concerns towards the security of the software and a number of exploits in Java has surfaced recently. Apple has now dished out a patch for one particular Java exploit which lets the software run even when it is disabled.
Ever since Apple launched the 15.4-inch Retina MacBook Pro, users have been complaining that the machine’s display suffers from a variety of problems. Most of these users have reported a ghosting problem with the display. And now, one specifically irked customer has launched a class action lawsuit against Apple over this issue.
When it comes to iPhone, we keep hearing rumors and speculations, based on certain ‘inside sources’ all year long. This time, a report in China Times has suggested that Apple has plans of including NFC technology as well as fingerprint sensor in the upcoming iPhone 5S.
It is strange to note that in the ongoing war of anti-competition lawsuits, Apple hasn’t been targeted on its strange policy towards third-party browsers for iOS devices. The Mozilla team has cited that until Apple lets it use its own rendering engine, it wouldn’t be releasing any Firefox for iOS.