Bake Cookies In The Shape Of An iPhone With The iPhone Cookie Cutter

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Image courtesy of fancy.com, Design by Donkey Creative Lab

If you love your iPhone so much you just can’t get enough of it, this iPhone cookie cutter is for you. Available from Fancy for $16, you can cut out and decorate as many iTreats as your stomach can handle.

Smirk-guaranteed and 100% cable-free. Stainless steel / approx. 12 x 6 cm

Apple iOS 7 coming this fall to iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later

Image courtesy of Apple, Inc

Image courtesy of Apple, Inc

So when can we get our hands on that new refreshed flavor of iOS? Well, it’ll depend on your device of choice. Naturally, it will arrive on the very latest iPhone 5 and retina iPad, but it also will be supported on the iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later, iPad mini and 5th-generation iPods. Developers will get a version for iPhones today, with an iPad iteration coming in the next few weeks. Regular Joes, however, can expect to see an iOS 7 release date sometime this fall.

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Additional new iOS 7 features include:

  • A new Find My iPhone Activation Lock feature that requires your Apple ID and password before you can turn off Find My iPhone, erase data or re-activate a device after it’s been remotely erased;
  • Night Mode in Maps that responds to ambient light when you use it in the dark;

  • FaceTime audio for high quality calls over a data network;
  • Notification sync, so when you dismiss a notification on one device it is dismissed on all of your devices;
  • Phone, FaceTime and Messages blocking to prevent specific people from being able to contact you;
  • Tencent Weibo support for users in China, a Chinese-English bilingual dictionary, and improved Chinese input including handwriting recognition for multiple Chinese characters;
  • The ability for businesses to more efficiently deploy and manage iPhones and iPads; and
  • enhanced in-car integration, bringing an Apple designed experience into the car for the first time.

    The iOS 7 beta software and SDK are available immediately for iOS Developer Program members at developer.apple.com. iOS 7 will be available as a free software update for iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later, iPad mini and iPod touch (fifth generation) this fall. Some features may not be available on all products.

    *US English, French and German will be available with the launch of iOS 7. Additional languages will be added over time.

  • BGT: 2013 voting results revealed!

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    Are you super-thrilled that Attraction took the title of Britain’s Got Talent 2013? Let us know in the comments below!

    Now that we finally know who this year’s winner is, let’s have a look at the percentage of votes from each day of the 2013 Live Shows! You can see BGT: 2012 voting results revealed by clicking here.

    Semi Final 1
    Richard & Adam – 66.0%
    Arisxandra Libantino – 13.4%
    Youth Creation – 7.2%
    Aaron Crow – 5.6%
    Philip Green – 3.3%
    Band of Voices – 1.9%
    J – Unity – 1.5%
    Bosom Buddies – 1.0%
    Martin Healey – 0.1%

    Semi Final 2
    Jack Carroll – 42.5%
    Gabz – 22.6%
    Jack & Cormac – 15.0%
    Alice Fredenham – 12.3%
    McKnasty – 2.7%
    MD – 2.3%
    Meat Diva – 1.5%
    Martin & Marielle – 0.6%
    Modupe – 0.5%

    Semi Final 3
    Luminites – 35.6%
    Pre – Skool – 16.9%
    Joseph Hall – 16.4%
    Rosie O’Sullivan – 15.4%
    Robbie Kennedy – 12.6%
    MC Boy – 0.9%
    Freelusion – 0.9%
    Stevie Pink – 0.7%
    Thomas Bounce – 0.6%

    Semi Final 4
    Francine Lewis – 23.2%
    Alex Keirl – 21.4%
    Asanda – 19.4%
    James More – 14.3%
    AJ & Chloe – 12.7%
    Shockarellas – 3.4%
    Chasing The Dream – 2.2%
    Poppin’Ron – 2.1%
    Club Town Freaks – 1.3%

    Semi Final 5
    Attraction – 59.1%
    Jordan O’Keefe – 15.1%
    Steve Hewlett – 12.0%
    Aliki – 6.6%
    Gospel Singers Incognito – 2.5%
    Maarty Broekman – 2.0%
    CEO Dancers – 1.2%
    Glambassadors – 1.1%
    Rob’s Duelling Pianos – 0.4%

    Final
    Attraction – 27.0%
    Jack Carroll – 20.1%
    Richard & Adam – 15.4%
    Steve Hewlett – 14.7%
    Luminites – 6.8%
    Jordan O’Keefe – 3.7%
    Gabz – 3.6%
    Arisxandra – 2.9%
    Pre-Skool – 2.8%
    Francine Lewis – 2.0%
    Asanda – 1.2%

    That’s it from this year, again you can see BGT: 2012 voting results revealed by clicking here.

    Game: Google Brings Skeeball to Your Browser

    Image courtesy of Google, Inc

    Image courtesy of Google, Inc

    Just in time for summer, Google is rolling out a modern twist on the classic boardwalk game Skeeball.

    The game, called “Roll It,” can be played directly in your Chrome browser — and if you don’t already have Chrome, this is as good as an incentive as any to download it now.

    To play, Chrome must be running on your computer or smartphone (any device which can access the browser should do actually). Visit Google Roll It on your desktop and g.co/rollit on your phone. Enter the code provided to sync the two. You’ll have the option of playing against yourself or others, and then can set the ball up to roll in any direction you choose.

    Then the fun part starts: Stand up, wind back your arm and align your smartphone up with the computer screen. As though the mobile device is the ball, swing it toward the direction of the browser, just like you would in real-life skeeball. This will ultimately release a virtual ball on the desktop version and you’ll rack up points based on which bucket it lands in. So long, productivity. It’s been nice knowin’ ya.

    Best viewed on Google Chrome for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.

    Image courtesy of Google – Story by Mashable

    Twitter Introduces Two-Step Authentication

    Twitter has finally introduced two-factor authentication to more securely protect accounts, the company announced Wednesday.

    The move comes after a number of hacks of high-profile Twitter accounts, including The Onion, the Associated Press and E! Online. Jim O’Leary from Twitter’s product security team announced the new feature via a blog post, saying it is in response to accounts “occasionally” being compromised by phishing schemes or password breaches on other sites.

    Twitter is calling the new feature “login verification.” It works similarly to other two-factor authentication systems, especially Google’s: After the account holder logs into an account, Twitter will send a special code to the user via SMS text message that the person must enter to gain access to the account.

    Users can enable login verification via their Twitter settings page. You’ll need both a confirmed email address and a verified phone number on your account to use the feature, and the system will send a test message to finish the activation.

    Importantly, apps that you’ve linked to Twitter will continue to work “without disruption,” O’Leary wrote. For apps other than a browser that require you to log into Twitter, you’ll need a one-time password, available on Twitter’s application page (this is also similar to how Google two-factor authentication works).

    Twitter built login verification out of its Twitter for SMS feature, which has been around almost since the service debuted. O’Leary says the work the company put into the new feature will enable more security enhancements in the future.

    Calls for Twitter to introduce some kind of two-step verification service grew louder after account hacks became a frequent occurrence. Besides the companies mentioned earlier, the BBC, the Financial Times, Burger King and Donald Trump have all experienced Twitter hacks in recent months.

    Currently it’s not available in UK/France

    Update 25-May-13 10:54PM: This feature is now available in the United Kingdom, you will need to add a phone to your Twitter account to enable this feature.