iOS 8

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Fewer hours are left for WWDC 2014 is held. Today Tim Cook will start to tell us all the news that Apple has prepared us. We will tell you the little news coming from the Moscone Centre.

Was not a big secret that iOS 8 is going to present in this WWDC, but we did not know what was the style that was to follow the review of the mobile operating system. On the banner you can see a simple 8 with a background that looks like something aquatic, almost like a pool. This picture contrasts enough with which we saw last year with iOS 7 poster which showed a simple colorful background with 7.

Rumors suggest that iOS 8 keep the aesthetics of iOS 7, however such a different banner can lead us to think that Apple have prepared some surprise. There is a very low chance of this happening but hope is the last thing you lose.

Red Clock, an complet and attactive alarm clock for our iPhone

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It is possible that your labor force you to being a large part of the day sitting at a computer, which probably means that your iPhone will always be on the table to get it quickly if you call someone. Red Clock is an application that leverages the phone while it is on the table, along with a clock showing useful to always have on hand information.

Podcasts for iOS also updated with enhancements like integration with Siri

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Said and done. Linking with the release of iTunes 11.2 and improvements in exploring podcasts, Apple has also updated Podcasts, independent app for iOS, adding these and other exciting new features such as integration with Siri Support or CarPlay to access our subscriptions from the screen of a brand new Ferrari FF, for example. 

Reproduction of podcasts joins the long list of things we can ask Siri. Just say something like "play podcasts" or directly specified which you want to begin to listen and listen to music.

The settings of the app have also received a necessary restructuring that makes it easier to understand how they work options that previously existed like to automatically delete episodes once played. In general, everything is a little easier now also combining this useful function to optimize our storage with the option to save our favorite episodes.

Ah! I almost forgot. Do you want to share a particular podcast with a friend? Go to their description or slides down their list of episodes to find the Share button. Now you can pass a link to your favorite podcasts via AirDrop.

Apple and multitasking on iPad: an essential feature despised

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• So far we have not been able to enjoy a true multitasking on iPad, can keep several windows open simultaneously on the screen. 

• The best example of true multitasking is found in Windows 8, which can work with two applications simultaneously and share features.

Today all the blogosphere related to the Apple's world has boomed. Why? Nothing more and nothing less than a delicious rumor from 9to5Mac, where apparently all analysts agree that to point at the next developer conference will witness a new feature in iOS 8: true multitasking for iPad. If so, this would be a milestone in the history of the company, which always opted for a formula so far has been obsolete compared to their rivals.

Towards a true multitasking

The best productivity tool in the day. A statement that is not mine, but rather have heard the many members of Apple repeatedly. With the iPad as the primary device in professional and educational settings, it is certain that the Cupertino company boasts that its tablet is versatile and able to tackle virtually any challenge. With thousands of apps in the App Store and most advanced mobile operating system, it appears that there is room for improvement but nothing further from reality. In post-PC era, if there is something naturally impossible to run a mobile device user, it is multitasking.

Although in iOS 7 has greatly improved the management of applications, especially the visual design of it, we are still far from that users seek. The 9.7 inch screen is more than enough to allow to open multiple applications simultaneously in the same window. Maybe not so much to a similar management OS X or Windows PC desktop, because this is a mobile device. Something equivalent to what we can find in Windows 8. Thus have seen some users as Sam Beckett, who have published their own ideas of how it should be multitasking on iPad with the release of iOS 8.



We will have to wait until the WWDC 2014 to see if we will actually see a real multitasking on the iPad or are simply rumors, although it is clear that the inclusion of this feature in our iPad would have more fans than detractors.

Apple will replace free of charge the flawed sleep button of the iPhone 5

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Has your phone problems with the sleep button? Apple has determined the existence of certain problems in some iPhone 5 and expanded coverage of the replacement program to put a solution. 

Good news for iPhone users. As of May 2 Apple offer coverage in the replacement program for iPhone 5 all phones have problems with the Sleep / Wake button. Best of all is that Latin America is also included in the process, which a lot of users will appreciate.

To expand the program replacement iPhone 5 Apple has determined that the mechanism of the button of a small percentage of this model may not work or work intermittently, so, knowing their after sales policy, it is not surprising that have decided to fix it as comfortable as possible for the affected users. The phones affected are those made in March 2013.

To be chosen as "replaceable" within replacement program the iPhone 5, the phone must have a valid serial number attesting to the problem. In this case, Apple will change the button at no cost on a Apple repair center, making delivery or by mail or in person at no cost. If you like this issue affects you can go to the page on the replacement program of the iPhone 5 and enter your serial number to see if your phone meets the necessary requirements.

Coast Opera comes to the iPhone

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Coast Opera is an alternative browser to iOS (so far only on the iPad) that has been with us since last September, and like other alternative browsers has not finished drawing much attention. But Opera want to have more presence, so they have taken to iPhone Coast closing the circle of all Apple mobile devices. 

The interface is almost the same as we see in the iPad version, but Opera has bothered to put all the elements so that we can interact with them using only your thumb. It also supports iCloud, so it can have all the navigation data synchronized between devices.


Coast is completely free and can be installed in iOS 6.0 and later. For use as a casual browser and some web sites accessible from a grid of icons, this browser can be a good option.

Viber doesn't surrender and enhances the capabilities of your client for iOS

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Although WhatsApp protocol remains the most used mobile messaging reaching 500 million users worldwide, other services not give up and continue to present news to keep our attention. As is the case with Viber, although a little late, redesigns 7 and iOS app adds some new features. 

These developments are focused above all on attachments that we can include in our posts. A patir now we will be able to send multiple images simultaneously and longer videos, in addition to block users that do not want to bother us blacklisted. 

Viber is known in some parts of Europe and adopted business plans LINE selling stickers and appearing in all the most popular platforms. Of course, this update is completely free and is including VoIP calls.

Apple and its ecosystem become more accessible consumer technology

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The accessibility of technology is something that if you do not live in first person or someone close, do not you stop to think. But also of those things that when you start to scratch the surface, appear very human stories featuring amazing people. People who despite having a lot against are able to overcome all the barriers that are imposed and do the same as a normal person. Those are the stories that I've always liked.

It is these people who Apple has always paid special attention to the design of some accessible products. The commitment of the Cupertino company in making technology reach all noticeable and is something we have been reflected here.

An electronic life

"Overview of Accessibility Features in iOS 7". This video provides a general overview of some of the new features for accessibility in iOS 7. These features are covered in more detail in video channel.

The California company makes efforts to ensure that these technologies come as standard on all their products, for example, in OS X have these accessibility features:

• As VoiceOver screen reader. 

• Zoom up to 20x on screen elements. 

• Dictation to write instead of talking. 

• Invert Colors. 

• Screen flicker when playing Alert.

iOS And we have these other accessibility incorporated some of OS X, including: 

• From iOS 7 can control your phone with our head gestures. 

• Siri is gaining more and more features, you can review them all at this link. 

• VoiceOver, dictation, zoom and invert colors. 

• Visual alerts with flash and custom vibration. 

And this kind of facilities to carry blind people like Stevie Wonder praise at the time VoiceOver improvements of saying that "there is nothing you can do with an iPhone or an iPad that I can not". Or blind anonymous as Tomy Edison VoiceOver and use the combo to use Siri Twitter, Youtube and any other app.

Provide accessibility solutions is easier than ever for developers of third-party companies and accessories. I truly believe that this does not matter to him that Apple copied over the competition.

Mailbox 2.0 for iOS processed our emails even before we realize

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Mailbox for iOS version changes for the first time since the service was acquired by Dropbox does more than a year. Version 2.0 of the program is the proactivity main novelty: it is able to learn automatically manage all emails that we are coming.

According to the developers, it was something that needed a powerful as that Dropbox provides infrastructure to be possible. If a person files a specific mail regularly (as a promotion), Mailbox will notice and begin to automatically archive it to not have to worry about it anymore.

In addition, each user can maintain these preferences for self-management in Dropbox sync to be applied to other platforms. The program is completely free, and can help you manage a large amount of emails daily.

Apple releases iOS 7.1.1 with Touch ID enhancements and bug fixes to Bluetooth Keyboards

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Apple just released a new update of iOS to version 7.1.1 which implements "further improvements in the system of fingerprint recognition Touch ID" iPhone 5s and solves two problems related to the ability to record keyboards and use Bluetooth keyboard with VoiceOver enabled.

The update also includes security enhancements and is available for all compatible iOS 7 devices including iPad 2 and higher, iPad mini, iPhone 4 and higher iPod touch fifth generation. The Apple TV has also been updated to version 6.1.1 with a set of similar changes.

The version of iOS 7.1 was launched last March with several refinements to the user interface, a new calendar view and support for CarPlay among other innovations. Unfortunately this version introduced a problem with the Internet sharing option that has affected many users of iPhone 4 and apparently still not corrected in this new update.