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Apple releases iOS 8.1.2 update, includes ringtone purchase fix, security changes (updated)

This could come in handy. Per 9to5Mac, Apple has released iOS 8.1.2 as an over-the-air software update for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users running iOS 8. The latest release contains bug fixes for users as well as a fix for a problem regarding ringtones purchased from Apple being removed from devices. Other fixes include […]

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Finance iPhone iPod News

Visa, Mastercard publish list of financial institutions that will support Apple Pay in the coming weeks and months

In as much as I grouse about Visa and MasterCard (also known as the “Dark Sith Overlords of Ever-Climbing, Interest Monster Debt”), this might come in handy. Per 9to5Mac, Visa and MasterCard have published a list of banks and financial institutions that will support Apple Pay in the United States “in the coming weeks,” while […]

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How-To iPhone iPod News

How-To: How to check and manage battery usage under iOS 8

Ok, this is nifty. Or at least it’ll make Thanksgiving encounters with your relatives wherein they show you their iPhone, ask why it’s only getting 90 minutes of battery life and you point out the 67 open applications while wondering how you’re related to these people a bit easier. Per AppleInsider, a new new battery […]

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Apple posts iOS 8.0.2 update, chases down Touch ID, cellular connectivity bugs reported in iOS 8.0.1

This may avert another 24 hours of iOS update crisis. Per MacRumors, Apple on Thursday released iOS 8.0.2. The update, which is available as an over-the-air update or via iTunes, includes the bug fixes that were included in the original iOS 8.0.1 update as well as repairs Touch ID and cellular services. After installing iOS […]

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Apple to release iOS 8.0.2 update within “a few days”, posts support page helping users roll back to iOS 8.0

Apple will release iOS 8.0.2, just give it a few days. According to The Verge, following Apple’s submission and retraction of its iOS 8.0.1 mobile operating system update on Wednesday due to Touch ID and cellular connectivity concerns, the company has said that it has identified the cause of these bugs and is planning to […]