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The Silicon Valley Historical Association has released a short video clip of Steve Jobs from 1994, part of a 20 minute interview he gave while at NeXT. Jobs talked about his future legacy and discussed if he would be remembered for his work. The clip's release is a promotion for the Silicon Valley Historical Association's 60-minute documentary based around the interview. Titled "Steve Jobs: Visionary Entrepreneur," the documentary is available on the Silicon Valley Historical Association's website. A digital download is US$14.99, with the DVD costing $24.99, and an audio-only version for $4.99. Steve Jobs talks about his legacy in new video from 1994 originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Siri is a feature that was unveiled with much fanfare during the iOS 5 launch two-years ago, bringing with it more fully featured voice actions to the iPhone. Although Siri has received a mixed reception from critics and users, Apple has continued to pursue the voice-controlled interface, giving it an all-new look and functional tweaks in the iOS 7 beta that help to refine the user experience. Has Apple done enough with the revisions in Siri to warrant a second look?...

Netflix will be rolling out its streaming service to the Netherlands later this year. The new market, the first for the streaming service this year in Europe, joins already-operating versions in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, though it has yet to reveal an exact launch date, potential pricing, nor the contents of its launch catalog....

Using design plans believed to have originated at Apple, accessory makers are beginning to manufacture cases for the company's anticipated low-cost iPhone, and AppleInsider offers a first look at the schematics they are using to predict the device's appearance.

The second-largest school system in the U.S., the L.A. Unified School District, has awarded Apple with a $30 million contract to provide iPads to every student it serves.

An exciting new update that brings new maps, weapons, and guns to Gameloft’s Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour is now available to download on iOS. Called Meltdown, the update is free to existing owners of the popular first-person shooter, and it’s one of the biggest the game has received since it hit the App Store back in December. Gameloft began teasing the Meltdown update on Monday, and it posted a new video to its YouTube channel that offers a glimpse at everything that’s new. Check it out below: And here’s your (massive) list of everything that’s new in this update: 3 NEW MAPS ? Fracture: Barcelona Train Station ? Extraction: Antarctica Research Facility ? Backfire: Barcelona Streets NEW “DEMOLITION” SPECIALIZATION WITH 7 NEW PERKS ? Ammo Pack: Carry 50% more ammunition ? Dedication: Dying from explosions doesn’t reset your streak ? Readied Shot: Crouch to boost accuracy ? One Last Thing: Drop a grenade whenever you die ? Gun Expert: Increase reload speed ? Sentry: Place sinister traps ? Paragon Destroyer: Trigger deadly explosions when shooting machinery 2 NEW WEAPONS ? SFS CTK-12 – Charbtek Special Forces Sniper Rifle ? 40mm Thor GLP – Grenade Launcher Pistol 2 NEW TEAM MULTIPLAYER MODES ? Bomb Squad: Attackers must plant a bomb and make sure it goes off before the defenders can defuse it ? Destruction: Attackers must sabotage a series of devices while the defenders must stop them cold OTHER IMPROVEMENTS ? Edit your signature to display your clan prefix ? Random quick match: Play a ranked game in the first mode available ? Turkish language support ? Many balancing changes: Visit the website www.modern-combat.net for all the details You can download the Meltdown update from the App Store now, and those who play on Android can expect to get it “soon.” There’s a chance this could be Modern Combat 4′s last major content update following the announcement of Modern Combat 5, which is expected to launch later this year. Source: App Store The post Modern Combat 4′s New Meltdown Update Available On iOS Now appeared first on Cult of Mac.Related StoriesiHome Adds Lightning To Hotel Favorite iDL45 DockJamn, A Software Multitool For GuitaristsWood Done Good: The Miniot Book for the iPhone 5Apple, Samsung & HTC To Release Liquid-Cooled Smartphones This Year [Rumor]Mail Ninja Lets You Slash And Cut Your Way To Inbox Zero

ASCII Shooter from iCartel s.r.o. is a simple shoot-em-up game that harkens back to the days of text based graphics…complete with an 8 bit audio soundtrack. The ’80s are alive once again! What is it? In ASCII Shooter, you navigate through a maze shooting any anything that moves. You can score extra lives by collecting hearts, and you also can collect bombs for use while blasting away at the…Continue reading Appidemic: ASCII Shooter for iPhone, iPad, and iPod TouchRelated posts:Appidemic: Bug Princess 2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touchAppidemic: Fibble HD for iPhone, iPad, iPod touchAppidemic: Shaun the Sheep – Fleece Lightning for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch

Siri is a feature that was unveiled with much fanfare during the iOS 5 launch two-years ago, bringing with it more fully featured voice actions to the iPhone. Although Siri has received a mixed reception from critics and users, Apple has continued to pursue the voice-controlled interface, giving it an all-new look and functional tweaks in the iOS 7 beta that help to refine the user experience. Has Apple done enough with the revisions in Siri to warrant a second look?...

NEC became the world’s first and only smartphone manufacturer to launch a liquid-cooled handset back in May, but it may quickly lose that claim later this year. According to some sources, a number of high-profile smartphones makers, including Apple, Samsung, and HTC, will be launching their own liquid-cooled devices in the fourth quarter. Of course, DigiTimes isn’t the best source, so we advise you to take its rumors with a pinch of salt — particularly when they’re as farfetched as this one. But according to “sources from cooling module player [sic],” Apple, Samsung, and HTC are all “showing interest” in adopting liquid-cooling technologies for new smartphones that will launch later this year. DigiTimes notes that conventional “graphite plus foil cooling” methods are no longer able to dissipate enough heat in modern smartphones, especially those with 4G chips built-in, and so overheating is becoming an increasing concern. An affective way to tackle that is to use ultra-thin “heat pipes” that circulate cooling liquid around the internals of the device. The heat pipes used in NEC’s Medias Xo6E are much smaller than those used to cool ultrabooks, measuring just 0.6mm in diameter. So size may not be too much of an issue. But there are other concerns that come with this cooling method. There’s always a chance that the liquid used to cool the device leaks inside it and causes component failure, and that’s an even bigger issue with smartphones, which we carry around in our pockets and bags all day long, and tend to drop more frequently than other devices. And then there are manufacturing hurdles to overcome, too. While there are several cooling module manufacturers currently producing 0.6mm pipes, they’re not producing them fast enough. So installing them in a handset as popular as the iPhone or one of Samsung’s latest flagships would be infeasible at this time. The possibility of all Apple, Samsung, and HTC all launching liquid-cooled smartphones by the end of this year seems highly unlikely, then. Source: DigiTimes The post Apple, Samsung & HTC To Release Liquid-Cooled Smartphones This Year [Rumor] appeared first on Cult of Mac.Related StoriesWhy Apple Owes Us Real Transparency About PRISM [Opinion]Capture Your Extreme Sporting With An iPhone 5 And The Hitcase Pro [Review]iPhone-Friendly Shirt With Tailored Pocket And Microfiber TailsMail Ninja Lets You Slash And Cut Your Way To Inbox ZeroModern Combat 4?s New Meltdown Update Available On iOS Now

I’m completely reliant on Mailbox for my mail processing now: it’s just so easy to swipe and tap my way to an empty inbox that I prefer using my iPhone over the iPad or even the Mac to get things done (the iPad version of Mailbox is plain terrible, with a janky layout and tiny tiny body text for many messages). But iPhone mail newcomer Ninja Mail might usurp Mailbox’s place in my daily e-mail “workflow.” No, it can’t file things for later, or even send the messages to folders. But it has one thing that makes it amazing fun to use: Swishing sword sounds that accompany every swipe. You know what you’re getting into when you see the app icon, a mail envelope shaped like a throwing star. Actually, you should probably know what you’re getting into when you read the app’s name: Mail Ninja. On first run you can sign up for most mail services, and Gmail sign-in is done in a web view so you can easily use two-step authentication. Then, after one of those annoying instructional sheets that explains the gestures, you’re ready to get medieval on your inbox. Slash! to the left to delete a message. Slash Again! to the right to archive it. Shake! the iPhone to undo. All of these actions are accompanied by a suitably excellent sound effect, as you can see in the embedded video. It’s pretty addictive, so you can easily find yourself dismembering important unread mails as well as the stuff you’re already done with. My advice would be to do the actual work in a regular e-mail client and switch to this to clean up. It’s that much fun. In fact, this is the first time I have used shake-to-undo and not felt like a dork. Actually, I still felt like a big dork – I just had a lot of fun while I was feeling it. App Ninja is $3. Source: MailNinja Thanks: Dennis! The post Mail Ninja Lets You Slash And Cut Your Way To Inbox Zero appeared first on Cult of Mac.Related StoriesiHome Adds Lightning To Hotel Favorite iDL45 DockJamn, A Software Multitool For GuitaristsWood Done Good: The Miniot Book for the iPhone 5Apple, Samsung & HTC To Release Liquid-Cooled Smartphones This Year [Rumor]Modern Combat 4?s New Meltdown Update Available On iOS Now