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A fresh video from Russia claims to show the iPad iteration of iOS 7 beta, which has yet to be officially released by Apple, with fairly high resolution images and a brief walkthrough of the operating system's main features.

While Mavericks won't be officially released for a few months, developers already have their hands on the beta, and are putting the operating system to the test. One intrepid YouTube user, MrThaiBox123, has uploaded a video showcasing the strengths and weaknesses of the system's multi-monitor abilities. And he's done this with six 27-inch monitors. You know, just like your average work space. It's important to note that the issues MrThaiBox123 deals with could all be fixed by the public release this fall. Still this is a fascinating look at both the upcoming operating system and the troubleshooting that comes with beta testing. Testing the pros and cons of Mavericks' multi-display support originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments

A new update has been released for the popular social video app Vine that adds a sharing button beneath posts in your feed, along with the standard bug fixes that come with every update. Sharing is a nice touch that the app has been sorely lacking since its launch. When you hit share, you're given a list of options: Twitter, Facebook or embed. When you share your own videos, the link is sent directly to the feed of your choice with no option to insert a personal message. The Vine is simply shared with the text you attached to it. However, when you share a friend's Vine you're given the option of attaching your own text to the repost, so you can tag friends... or perhaps enemies. You can find the Vine version 1.1.3 in the App Store right now.Vine 1.1.3 update adds a share button originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Simple, a great bank I’ve been using for the past several months, has brought its “Goals” budgeting feature to the iPhone. If you haven’t checked out Simple as a banking alternative yet, then go do that now because it will entice you. The whole service is exquisitely designed on web and mobile, and the customer support is top notch (there’s an open ticket to chat with a real Simple employee right in the app, if that says anything). While Simple still has some growing to do, it got better today. Goals helps you manage your money on the go so you don’t go broke buying overpriced lattes and such. I’ll let Simple explain: Goals is a flexible tool we’ve built to help you save and budget effortlessly and painlessly. Goals can automatically set aside a little each day for larger expenses–and then when it comes time to buy, you’ve already got the money tucked away. Or, use it for envelope-style budgeting–set aside chunks of money so you can give yourself spending limits and keep tabs on how much you’ve spent. We pair that with Safe-to-Spend, which subtracts your Goals and upcoming payments from your available balance to give you an accurate picture of how much you canreally spend. Together, Safe-to-Spend and Goals give you an easy but powerful way to organize your finances and encourage saving you might not be able to do otherwise. Simple’s budgeting stuff is really slick, and it has already worked on the web for quite some time. There’s no need for a separate budgeting app on the iPhone now. See something you want to buy? Start a Goal in Simple and dictate how much money goes into the fund on which days of the month. You’re not creating separate banking accounts, just balances. If you’re an existing Simple user, then the update is now available in the App Store. The service is in closed beta, so you can also request an invite if you’re interested in trying it out. Source: Simple Blog The post Simple Bank Brings Smart “Goals” Budgeting To Beautiful iPhone App appeared first on Cult of Mac.Related StoriesWoz Loves This 360 Degree, Credit Card Sized iPhone Stand, And So Will YouVine App Gets New Share Button And UI ImprovementsMax Payne 3 Is Finally Coming To The Mac On June 20thFacebook To Unveil Vine-Like Video For Instagram On ThursdayFacebook App For iOS Gets New Icons To Add To Status Updates

Russia-based YouTube user Rozetked has published a video of what he claims to be the tablet-optimized version of Apple’s upcoming iOS 7 operating system running on an iPad. It is currently unclear if this video is demonstrating a legitimate version of the upcoming operating system and, if legitimate, how the software was obtained and installed… Based on what Apple has shown for the iPhone and iPod touch version of iOS 7, and based on the user-interface elements of previous versions of iOS for the iPad, the video does look like an accurate representation of what iPad users can expect from iOS 7 this fall. Apple is yet to seed the iPad version of iOS 7 to developers, as the company has focused development (so far) on the iPhone version, as we reported in May. Notably, user-inteface elements such as in the Music app seem to be akin to the brief stills of the iPad iOS 7 Music app shown on Apple’s website and during the WWDC 2013 kickoff keynote. Additionally, unlike with the screenshots from the tweaked iPad iOS 7 simulator, the Control Center and Notification Center interfaces seem to be optimized for the larger tablet screen. Additionally, matching the iPad’s software and hardware, the Control Center shown in the above video lacks the iPhone-exclusive LED Flashlight and Calculator functions.

Ready for impact: Hitcase Pro protects your iPhone everywhere you shouldn’t take it. Hitcase Pro, like Tony Stark’s iron suit, is the penultimate protection for your iPhone 5, even when it’s flying through the air. Hitcase Pro by HitCase Category: iOS cases Works With: iPhone 5 Price: $130 That’s because, like the red Avenger, Hitcase Pro isn’t just a suit of armor, like so many cases before it. No, this one’s built for action, with some special mounting and lens capabilities that encourage you take your lovely iPhone on adventures you ordinarily should not, all so you can use its camera to record the chaos and prove you survived. What It Does As far a protection goes, Hitcase Pro is about as super-rugged as they come. Battening down its top and bottom around your iPhone happen with three thick plastic clamps, and only more reassuring are the the hearty “clicks” they emit as your snap them down. Shock absorbing pads also line Hitcase so when you bail on your roller blades, you might lose a tooth, but your iPhone should survive intact. Built for use in motocross, Hitcase’s “Poron” pads and silicon absorb shock. Protection is just the ground floor here, because, aside from being water proof in up to 33 feet of water, Hitcase Pro was built to sustain the shock and turmoil of outdoor sports. Skateboarders, surfers, extreme sportists—this case was designed give those who chug Mountain Dew a way to bring their iPhone, with its teensy little HD cam, along for the ride. Hitcase Pro’s included mounting hardware lets you adhere it to a helmet, onto a tripod, or with its compatible rail, mounting hardware from the popular GoPro system, allowing for a plethora of different configurations. A wide-angle lens, permanently affixed to the Hitcase Pro, increases the iPhone’s viewing angle to a monstrous 170 degrees, so videos you record catch way more of the action than they otherwise would. In Use Included head and tripod mounts are super easy to use. There’s no doubt the Hitcase Pro is a beast of a case. This thing is built thick and has no problem withstanding falls, drops and crashes. Designed for use in motocross races, the Hitcase’s shock absorbing “Poron” pads also do a good job keeping the iPhone post-fall functional. Would it allow your iPhone to survive a head-first crash into a bus whilst affixed to your helmet? Can’t say I took my tests that far, but let me know if you try it. While rugged protection isn’t necessarily unique these days, Hitcase Pro’s mounting system is. The included hardware makes attaching Hitcase to your helmet-covered noggin easy, and it’s a handy feature for anyone who wants to film footage from their first-person perspective. That means skiers, skaters, bikers, anyone, can easily record the action they’re seeing all with their iPhone 5. Tripod mount hardware included. Hitcase also sells some other mounting accessories like a chest mount if you’d prefer some headless options. Tripod mounting hardware is also included in the box, so if you want to put your iPhone up on three legs, maybe in the water or in the rain, you can. For those not into looking to record their ollies or mega-slaloms, I think the Hitcase Pro, though chunky and not pocketable, would be a great accessory for beach goers. Unlike other waterproof cases I’ve tested, Hitcase Pro seems to have no risk of accidental opening even when you’re romping around with it. I’d feel totally comfortable taking it in the water for hours to take photos with my iPhone. Hitcase Pro’s wide angle lens compared to the iPhone 5′s. The wide-angle camera is great too, giving a unique and cool perspective on video and photos. It definitely works better for video though, because in photographs, it introduces some vignetting (darkening of your photo’s corners). But as I mentioned, you can forget about

Following the announcement of major updates to both OS X and iOS, Apple has begun seeding versions of the new operating systems beyond its own engineers and third-party developers. Beginning this week, several sources say, Apple has begun seeding the initial preview of OS X Mavericks to Genius Bar and on-floor Apple Retail employees. These select employees received the following message: You are invited to participate in the pre-release OS X Mavericks seed program. Participation, including submitting feedback, is completely voluntary and not an expectation of your job. If you accept, we will provide you with a pre-release version of OS X Mavericks to install and use. You will get to preview all of the exciting new features like iBooks, Maps, Calendar, Safari, iCloud Keychain, Multiple Displays, Notifications, Finder Tabs, Tags, and much more! You should use OS X Mavericks only your personal computer and on your personal time. Apple will provide you with ways to submit feedback on your experiences with OS X Mavericks, should you choose to do so. Apple also asks that you use future builds of OS X Mavericks as they are made available. The responses from prior seed programs have been overwhelmingly positive. Thank you to everyone who participated! This program is designed in order to gauge feedback in a more controlled environment about the major Mac OS update. Additionally, putting OS X Mavericks in the hands of Retail employees will allow the employees to become intimately familiar with the system ahead of the fall launch. Apple initiated a similar program approximately one month before OS X Mountain Lion shipped last summer. In addition to Retail employees, we understand that Apple has already seeded OS X Mavericks to its outside AppleSeed testing group. This seeding to AppleSeed is fairly early in comparison to initial OS X Mountain Lion and OS X Lion seeds in previous years. We also understand that Apple is preparing initial betas of OS X 10.8.5, a bug fix update for Mountain Lion, but a release time-frame for the betas is currently unclear. Notably, on the iOS 7 end, multiple sources say that Apple is working to expand testing of the next-generation iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch operating system beyond developers. Sources say that Apple is holding on campus sessions with Cupertino locals to gauge feedback on the radical design and interface changes in iOS. Apple has conducted similar programs in the past for specific, major software features, but rarely holds such previews for whole major operating system releases. It is unclear how these people have been picked, but it is probable that they are family members of Apple employees, according to two people. Full Mavericks invitation to Apple Retail employees:

Following the rising success of Twitter’s video sharing app Vine, Facebook is set to bring video to Instagram at a press event this Thursday. According to a report from AllThingsD, Instagram’s “video product” will revolve around quickly sharing short clips, although the allowed length of clips isn’t yet known. Vine lets you record up to six seconds per share. Instagram plans to release a video product this Thursday at a press event at Facebook’s headquarters, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter, marking the first time the robust, 100-million user network will stray from being strictly a photo-sharing app and dive head first into the world of moving pictures. TechCrunch first reported that Instagram was getting video a few days ago, and AllThingsD is now corroborating. Vine recently launched an Android client and now boasts 13 million users, which is no small feat for a service that’s only been out since January. Since Vine is video only, the experience is kept simple and not bogged down with features. People have been creating some pretty amazing stuff. Instagram is already a huge photo service, so it will be interesting to see how it incorporates video. Perhaps Facebook will release a separate app with Instagram’s branding, or video could just be placed in the main Instagram feed alongside stills. That might be a little too convoluted, so I could also see Instagram creating a separate timeline for video within its app. Does Vine have a new competitor? Guess we’ll see on Thursday. Source: AllThingsD The post Facebook To Unveil Vine-Like Video For Instagram On Thursday appeared first on Cult of Mac.Related StoriesWoz Loves This 360 Degree, Credit Card Sized iPhone Stand, And So Will YouVine App Gets New Share Button And UI ImprovementsMax Payne 3 Is Finally Coming To The Mac On June 20thFacebook App For iOS Gets New Icons To Add To Status UpdatesSimple Bank Brings Smart “Goals” Budgeting To Beautiful iPhone App

A leaked image from a WWDC developer session is making the rounds, showing that the Voice Memo app that isn't currently included in the iOS 7 Beta 1 will make an appearance in a future release. Also, a tipster tells us the release notes for the first iOS 7 Beta mention the Voice Memo app: Voice Memos - Known Issues The VoiceMemos app is not available in this seed.The Voice Memo app doesn't seem to appear in any of the iOS 7 marketing materials on Apple's website, but developers should see it in a future iOS 7 beta release and we expect it to be included in the final iOS 7 release this fall. Recent Mac and iOS Blog Stories • Facebook for iOS Adds Status Update Icons, New Sharing Controls • Apple Updates 'Configurator' App With Improvements and Bug Fixes • 'Bike Baron' Named Starbucks App of the Week, Available for Free • Apple Releases New Java 6 Updates with Security Enhancements • 'Paper' Developers Get $15 Million in Funding For Future Apps and Hardware • 'Chatology' Addresses Glaring Search Issues in Apple's Messages App for Mac • Shazam App Updated with Music Discovery, New-Look Tab Bar and More • Jony Ive Gets Title Change, Now Senior Vice President of Design

Facebook just came out with version 6.2 of its iOS app. The update includes a new feature that allows users to add icons to status updates that show what you’re feeling based on a number of categories. To use the new icons feature, just draft a status update in the new app and tap the new emoticon icon. The new icons screen is divided into 7 categories: Feeling, Watching, Reading, Listening to, Drinking, Eating, and Playing. You also change who can see something you’ve shared and start new conversations with photos.   What’s New in Version 6.2 • Add icons to status updates to show what you’re feeling, reading, watching and more (English only) • Easily change who can see something you’ve shared • Start a new conversation with photos you receive in messages • Bug fixes Source: iTunes The post Facebook App For iOS Gets New Icons To Add To Status Updates appeared first on Cult of Mac.Related StoriesVine App Gets New Share Button And UI ImprovementsReveal Hidden “Smart Mailboxes” In iOS 7 Beta [iOS Tips]Max Payne 3 Is Finally Coming To The Mac On June 20thFacebook To Unveil Vine-Like Video For Instagram On ThursdaySimple Bank Brings Smart “Goals” Budgeting To Beautiful iPhone App