Spotify users can now control the tunes when in an Uber

Spotify has announced in a (now pulled) blog post that users can choose the music they hear when riding in an Uber, making the taxi-like service a bit more personalized. Now when you book a car with the ridesharing service, Spotify will be the soundtrack to your Uber ride and you’ll no longer have to sit through the driver’s taste in music.... Read the rest of this post here

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Report: Apple chooses Samsung to supply 80 percent of A-Series mobile processors

Apple and Samsung have struck a major deal, in which Samsung Electronics will supply Apple with the majority of the application processors used in the iPhone and iPad, according to the Korea Times. Apple has reportedly chosen Samsung over TSMC, in a deal worth billions.... Read the rest of this post here


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Microsoft disses Apple in Christmas Surface ad

Software giant Microsoft is no stranger to Apple bashing. Every once in a while, the Redmond giant take aim at Apple’s iPad tablets and MacBook Air ultra-thin notebooks by putting out aggressively conceived television commercials for its Surface tablets.

Just in time for the looming holiday shopping season, Microsoft started airing a brand new Surface Pro ad that argues that its tablet convertible with a kickstand, keyboard cover and desktop apps is a better deal than the MacBook Air.... Read the rest of this post here

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LINE 插畫家限時免費！最終回「SUSHIYUKI 2」下載

注意囉！LINE 台灣宣布 LINE Store 上面的「個人原創貼圖」，將於 10 月 28日起 連續四週「限時免費」下載活動，每周將推出一款限免貼圖，第一坡的人氣貼圖為來自台灣的「拉比豆」作品「香菇妹&拉比豆」，第二周之後則分別來自日本、泰國等地的插畫家，最終回的「SUSHIYUKI 2」今天也正式開放下載囉 ^^

第四周發送的是 最終回「SUSHIYUKI 2」下載貼圖，原價 60 元，快快下載吧 ^^

(繼續閱讀...)

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Wallpapers of the week: mountains

Some of the most downloaded Wallpapers of the Week are still photography. Compile that will one of our top preferred genres, mountains. Finally, readers have loved the galaxy images as well. Today, we are going to receive all three and there are iPad versions of each. Step inside for a cross between several reader favorites. The images included are featured for iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Retina. Of course, they are backwards compatible to any smaller iOS device screen sizes.... Read the rest of this post here

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Apple Stores to start servicing Beats hardware on November 18

According to a leaked internal notice, Apple Store Genius Bars are going to begin providing after-purchase support of Beats hardware next week. The screenshot was posted by technology website TechnoBuffalo, which said that it was sent in by an anonymous source.

Given the minimal context, it’s impossible to tell if the document is legitimate or not, but it does corroborate a report from October along the same lines. Coincidentally, that report also featured a screenshot of an internal memo sent out to Apple service providers.... Read the rest of this post here

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Staples discounting iPads, Apple TV and Beats headphones in Black Friday sale

Staples’ Black Friday circular has been released, showing what deals it will be offering during the infamous holiday shopping weekend at the end of the month. Like other retailers, it plans to discount a number of Apple and Beats products in hopes to reel in customers.

Among the promotions is a 16GB Wi-Fi original iPad Air for $319, which is a savings of $40 from where it’s currently priced. There will also be a $239 16GB Wi-Fi iPad mini 2, which is $30 cheaper than its current sale price. We’ve listed all of the Apple-related deals below.... Read the rest of this post here


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Type Nine keyboard lets you type like it was 1998

With all of these new iOS 8 keyboards now available, there is just too much fun to be had. You can translate text with Slated, code with UniChar Picker, and use ScribbleBoard because drawing is more fun than typing. It just keeps getting better. Now, the trend is for keyboards for fat fingers.

Type Nine is a big keys keyboard for those extra thick digits. Only unlike apps like Thick Buttons, this one harkens back to before there were such a thing as keypads for smartphones. So, all you old school flip phone typers will enjoy some retro texting.... Read the rest of this post here


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長知識！帶你了解八年來 iPhone 的所有「門」

身為一個每代 iPhone 都買，七、八年的老用戶，對於每年的這些媒體炒作和工讀生在網路上散播的攻擊文章，已經沒有太大感覺。我每年都是新 iPhone 在國外一開賣，就請朋友在當地購買然後空運回台灣。雖然要多付出一些空運和關稅費用，但是和迫不及待想拿到新 iPhone 的心情相比，多付一點成本是值得的。而且我買了這麼多蘋果產品，從來沒有任何瑕疵和發生問題，可能我前世做了很多好事吧。

除了最近的「彎曲門」、「夾毛門」和「染色門」外，你知道過去八年媒體和寫手還為 iPhone 創造了多少「門」嗎？這篇帶你快速回顧 iPhone 門史。

打開美國 iPhone 門史

天線門

近幾年才用 iPhone 的朋友可能不記得，媒體比較有規模炒作案例是四年前的 iPhone 4「天線門 」，當時炒到賈伯斯還出來開說明會，送所有購買 iPhone 4 的用戶一人一個官方 Bumper 保護框。

講古一下「天線門 」：四年前有位天才，發明了下圖這種握 iPhone 4 方式，結果驚喜發現 iPhone 4 訊號竟然會掉格，所以特別拍了一張影片上傳到網路大肆宣揚。後來經過測試，當時所有智慧型手機用這種握法訊號都會掉格，不是只有 iPhone 4，導致後來手機都設計成上下都有天線，和預留醜醜的天線膠條或開口。沒多久天線門熱度過後，大家繼續裸機用漂亮玻璃機身的 iPhone 4，完全忘了有天線門這回事，因為沒有人會用這種握法講手機。

(金屬邊框出包：三星Galaxy A3/A5重演天線門)

玻璃門

除了天線門外，又有某位天才把玻璃機身的 iPhone 4(s) 拿來摔，然後哭說 iPhone 4(s) 太脆弱、不耐摔，這就是傳說中的 iPhone「玻璃門 」。想不到幾年後玻璃機身設計變成 Sony 手機的驕傲，還拍了一段影片大大讚揚自家手機的金屬天線邊框和雙面玻璃設計，讓許多 iPhone 4(s) 用戶驚的一時之間不知道該說什麼。

爆利門

另外每年必炒的就是 iPhone「爆利門 」，媒體把 iPhone 所有零件拆開秤斤論兩賣，然後大罵 iPhone 所有零件成本加起來才 1 萬，為什麼賣 2 萬，蘋果根本是爆利。在他們眼中一支手機完全不需要研發成本、申請專利、人事管銷、廠房設備、宣傳和通路費用，只要到深圳買零件隨便組一組就是一支新 iPhone。

彎曲門

其實「彎曲門 」也不是今年 iPhone 6 才開始炒，早在前年機身比 iPhone 6 厚一點的 iPhone 5 時代，早就有天才把 iPhone 5 坐在大屁股下面，然後說手機會變彎。iPhone 6「彎曲門」炒了老半天，最後消費者報告 (Consumer Reports) 測試結果出來，耐壓度最差竟然是很厚的 HTC One M8。

厚度 1 公分左右的智慧手機，以男生的力氣硬折一定能折彎，要不也會造成內部機構件斷裂，每家都一樣，只不過除了 iPhone 外其他手機沒有新聞報導價值而已。

LG 原本想趁機嘲笑一下 iPhone 6 彎曲門，順便推銷自家彎曲手機 LG G Flex。不料竟然被抓到是用 iPhone 發 Twitter 文章，最後變成自打臉趕快刪除貼文。

安全門

請問，你把家裡大門鑰匙拿去多打一把備份，用備份鑰匙也能開門，所以大門鎖被你破解了嗎？也是有某位天才費盡千辛萬苦和很多專業器材複製出自己指紋，然後用複製的指紋能解開自己 iPhone 5s 的 Touch ID 指紋辨識，認為蘋果指紋辨識被他破解了，不安全，這就是傳說中的 iPhone 5s「安全門 」。

漏洞門

這算近期比較好笑，就是 iOS 8 的 Healthkit 蘋果晚幾天推出，就有媒體開始報導 iPhone 健康應用有嚴重漏洞，導致 Healthkit 無法如期推出。殊不知 Healthkit 只不過只是蘋果給開發者的上千個 API 中其中幾個，跟一般使用者一點關係也沒有，和漏洞也完全扯不上關係，這就是傳說中的 iPhone「漏洞門 」。


炒不完的門

今年 iPhone 6 更是誇張，媒體和寫手炒作到天翻地覆，每個禮拜都有新議題。去折 iPhone 6、摔 iPhone 6，然後什麼會夾頭髮、染色、鏡頭等一堆炒作。更無知的是，連國外研究室用專業儀器都無法正確解析蘋果晶片架構，竟然有人發明用土炮的方式說能破解 iPhone 晶片架構，配合韓國 BusinessKorea 開始炒作 iPhone 6 用的到底是 SLC、MLC 還是 TLC，開始不懂裝懂，一天換一種新講法。

除非你一支手機是用 10 年，不然 iPhone 6 NAND 用的到底是什麼顆粒、能讀寫 1000 萬次還是 2000 萬次跟你有什麼關係。去查一下會發現，很多家手機早就在用 TLC，韓國來的更是最早最大宗。

其實看 Samobile01 上那幾些工讀生每天炒作也蠻有意思，常常也不換 IP 就開始唱雙簧，換帳號一人分飾多角，很怕牠們那天會精神分裂。不過每年炒作後的結果都一樣，就是讓 iPhone 賣更好，而且在新一代 iPhone 出來後這些問題也不是問題。

等明年初開始傳 iPhone 6s 時，誰還在乎 iPhone 6 是用什麼顆粒，到底是 SBL、MLB 還是 KFC。

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Apple issues statement on Masque Attack, says it’s not aware of any affected users

Apple tonight broke its silence regarding Masque Attack, a recently discovered vulnerability in iOS. In a statement to iMore, the company says it encourages customers to only download apps from trusted sources and that it’s not currently aware of any users affected by the exploit.

Research security FireEye announced its discovery of Masque Attack on Monday. The malware installs itself through a phishing link disguised as a new app or game, and then masquerades as a legitimate app. Once installed, it can access login credentials, credit card info and more.... Read the rest of this post here

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US government warns iOS users about new ‘Masque Attack’ threat

The United States government issued a warning for iPhone and iPad users today regarding the recently-discovered ‘Masque Attack’ vulnerability, reports Reuters. The security flaw, which began circulating the web earlier this week, allows malicious third-party apps to be installed to a device using enterprise provision profiles.

Today’s bulletin was issued by the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, and it warns users of how Masque Attack can spread and what it’s capable of doing. The malware installs itself through a phishing link disguised as a new app or game, and then it can masquerade as a well-known app like Gmail.... Read the rest of this post here

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買賣二手 iPhone 前如何清除設定和保護隱私安全

最近一個月在我們 FB《iPhone News 愛瘋團 》社團裡，每天都有瘋友發文想買 iPhone、有瘋友發文想賣 iPhone。不管你是想買二手 iPhone，還是想把自己的 iPhone 二手賣掉，都有一些需要注意的地方。免得買家看到你的各種帳號、通訊錄和害羞照片，還是買到一台帳號被鎖定或設定「Find My iPhone 」追蹤的 iPhone。

iPhone、iPad 或 iPod touch 賣掉前注意事項

1. 到「設定>iCloud>尋找我的 iPhone 」裡輸入密碼關閉「尋找我的 iPhone 」，同時也會關閉「啟用鎖定」功能，才可以清除 iPhone 上內容。

2. 到「設定>iCloud>鑰匙圈 」裡關閉「iCloud 鑰匙圈 」。

3. 到「設定>iCloud 」最下方點擊「登出 」iCloud 帳號。

4. 開啟 App Store 到右下方的「精選項目 」裡，點擊最下面你的 Apple ID 帳號，然後選擇「登出 」。

5. 最後到「設定>一般>重置 」裡選擇「清除所有內容和設定 」即可。

買二手 iPhone、iPad 或 iPod touch 前注意事項

1. 購買二手 iPhone 開機後發現還有前一位使用者的帳號，請賣家輸入他的帳號、密碼，來將裝置從他們的帳號移除，然後一樣是到「設定>一般>重置 」裡選擇「清除所有內容和設定 」。如果賣家不在身邊，請聯絡他到「www.icloud.com/find 」網站，把他賣給你的 iPhone「從他的帳號移除 」，你就能重開機進行一般的裝置啟動程序。

2. 如果你想知道裝置有沒有被賣家「啟用鎖定 」，只要登入「http://ift.tt/1uCO4W7」網站，然後輸入裝置的 IMEI 或序號 (看盒子背面條碼)，就能檢查 iPhone 的鎖定狀態是不是解鎖了。

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Continuity Keypad adds a beautiful phone dialer to OS X Yosemite

Out of all the features that Apple introduced with OS X Yosemite, Continuity is one of the most convenient and useful. With its ability to handoff apps between devices, make and receive phone calls, and send SMS messages from the desktop, Continuity has become one of the most-used features of OS X Yosemite. But despite its newfound call-handling features, Yosemite lacks a dialer for quickly making phone calls to numbers not in your address book, and that’s where Continuity Keypad comes into play.... Read the rest of this post here

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How to disable WhatsApp read receipts

WhatsApp recently introduced a new feature that automatically sends read receipts to the sender once the recipient has seen the message. Showing in the form of two blue check marks as seen in this screenshot above, this new feature could potentially raise privacy concerns for some users. If you don’t want your contacts to know whether you’ve read their messages or not, there are a couple ways to disable WhatsApp read receipts.... Read the rest of this post here

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iOS 8 如何讓 iPhone 6 電話訊號強度以數字顯示

如何讓 iPhone 上方狀態列，左邊的中華電信、遠傳、台哥大電話訊號強度，由原本的 5 顆圓點變成精確的數字顯示。雖然這個主題多年前小弟已經在書上寫過，不過既然有瘋友問這篇就簡單介紹一下。最近好多新加入愛瘋一族的朋友，之後會多分享一些 iPhone 基礎教學和操作技巧。

如何以數字取代 iPhone 訊號強度

來到 iOS 8 系統和 iPhone 6 後，一樣可以使用系統內建的電話 App 來進行「Field Test 」，不過如果想要一直在狀態列都以數字顯示訊號強度的話，需要比以前多幾個步驟，操作一樣很簡單不用擔心。

1. 在 iPhone 電話撥號鍵盤輸入「*3001#12345#* 」後，點下方的綠色撥號鈕。

2. 然後就會進入「Field Test 」畫面，可以查看 SIM 卡資訊、GSM 和 UMTS 電話訊號環境等訊息。

3. 接著按住 iPhone 的電源鍵不放直到出現關機畫面。

4. 最後只要按住 iPhone 的圓形 Home 鍵不放直接跳回主畫面，這樣左上角的電話訊號就能一直以 dBm 訊號數字顯示。

Field Test 數字代表意義：(數值越小表示訊號越差)

-50 至 -90：訊號強完格

-90 至 -110：訊號普通

-110 至 -113 以上：訊號差或沒訊號

如果想要恢復到以前的 5 顆圓點訊號，只要按住左上角的數字訊號不放，就能跳回原本的圓點訊號。假如你覺得以上方法太麻煩的話，App Store 也有一些可以免費測試電話訊號強度的 App，像是「FieldTester」和「OpenSignal」等，也都能測試 iPhone 6 3/4G 電話訊號強度。

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