Marvel Unlimited App Gets Editorial Picks, Full-Screen Reader, Sharing

The Marvel Unlimited app for iOS has received an update that offers monthly editorial picks and content, full-screen reading, links to purchase, and sharing.

Members of Marvel Unlimited can now experience over 70 years of Marvel’s greatest comics like never before – with our patented Smart Panels technology, and the ability to read offline when not connected to a wi-fi or cellular network.

Not a Marvel Unlimited member yet? No worries! You can preview every issue in the archive and read dozens of full free issues to explore the benefits of Marvel Unlimited risk-free!

What's New In This Version:
● NEW! Monthly editorial picks and content to help you find new exciting series and storylines

● NEW! Reader updates – read in full-screen & more!

● NEW! Found a comic you love? Easily link over to the Marvel Comics app to purchase comics you want to own

● NEW! Want to share your favorites? Share comics and content Facebook, Twitter and email

● ALSO! Many bug fixes and UI improvements to make browsing, finding and reading smoother and easier


You can download Marvel Unlimited from the App Store for free.

Charity Auction for Coffee With Tim Cook Reaches $560,000

A charity auction for coffee with Apple CEO Tim Cook has surpassed the half million dollar mark.

The current high bidder is clearcrate.com with a bid of $560,000. There is still 18 days left on the auction. Proceeds go to the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights.

Valid for 2 people. Experience will be 30min - 1 hour. Cannot be resold or re-auctioned. Expires 1 year from the close of auction. To be scheduled at a mutually agreed upon date. Travel and accommodations are not included. Winning bidder and guest(s) subject to security screening. We expect all winning bidders and their guests to conduct themselves appropriately when attending an experience won at Charitybuzz. Polite manners and respect for the generous donor and adherence to any rules or parameters are a must.

At this rate the auction could surpass one million dollars in a few days.

AltWWDC is a Free Alternative to Apple's WWDC Event

If you were unable to purchase tickets to Apple's WWDC event you might want to check out AltWWDC, an alternative conference being held a block away.

Join us for AltWWDC - a free and open alternative to Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference - June 10th-14th, 2013. Five days of talks, food, co-working, and mingling with other developers all without the bar noise. Got a WWDC ticket? Didn't get a WWDC ticket? Doesn't matter - the conference happens outside the conference.

● Location - The event is taking place at the SF State Downtown Campus at 845 Market St in San Francisco. This is just a block away from Moscone.
● Speakers - Including Mike Lee, Victor Agreda, Jr., Brett Terpstra, Brent Simmons, Saul Mora, and more! Check them out!
● Keynote breakfast - Didn't make it into the keynote? Hang out with us and watch the live feeds!
● Free lunch everyday
● Co-working space - Wifi, coffee, and peace -- first-come first serve

More details about the conference and its speakers can be found at the link below...

Apple iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S 4: Display Shoot-Out

DisplayMate has posted an analysis of the displays on the Apple iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S 4, and Samsung Galaxy S III.

Samsung's new Galaxy S 4 display is a major improvement over the Galaxy S III featuring full HD 1920x1080 resolution and 441 Pixels Per Inch. It is also better calibrated, brighter, and bigger.

The iPhone 5 uses a 4.0 inch IPS LCD with a resolution of 1136x640 resulting in 326 ppi.

Dr. Raymond Soneira, President of DisplayMate Technologies, executed numerous tests to assess screen reflections, brightness and contrast, colors and intensities, viewing angles, display power consumption, and more.

Soneira concludes:

The Galaxy S4 continues the rapid and impressive improvement in OLED displays and technology. The first notable OLED Smartphone, the Google Nexus One, came in decidedly last place in our 2010 Smartphone Display Shoot-Out. In a span of just three years OLED display technology is now challenging the performance of the best LCDs. Each have their own particular strengths and weaknesses, but if you scan our color coordinated Comparison Table, both displays and technologies perform quite well and look quite good and comparable overall – we’ll see how they both evolve and improve in the next generation, which we consider next…

Saurik Jailbreaks Google Glass

Saurik, the creator of Cydia for iOS, has announced that he's jailbroken Google Glass.

#ifihadglass I would jailbreak it and modify the software (obviously). As Google actually sold me one; I did my part. http://cache.saurik.com/tinyimg/glassbroke.jpg …

Google Glass runs Android 4.0.4, which is subject to the adb restore race condition; com.google.glass.logging fits the needed configuration.

No word yet on any other plans saurik has for Google Glass but stay tuned! You may also want to check out the first unboxing videos of Google Glass.

Strange iMessage Bug Deletes Last Word of Some Messages

A strange iMessage bug that deletes the last word of some messages has been discovered by iPhone users, reports The Verge. There are two main phrases that are circulating online...

Attempting to send "I could be the next Obama" followed by a trailing space will result in Obama's name being hidden from the received message. Everything looks fine until you hit the "send" button, after which — on both screens — the final word vanishes and is replaced with blank space. ... "The best prize is a surprise" seems to be another phrase that triggers the phenomenon.

Interestingly, copying and pasting the message will reveal the missing word.

Users have been complaining about the issue for months and it seems to extend beyond these two examples. An Apple support thread from December detailed the problem but it appeared to be fixed with iOS 6.1 for some.

Apple hasn't commented on the issue yet.

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Owner of Digg Acquires Instapaper

Marco Arment, creator of Instapaper, has announced that he's sold a majority stake of the company to Betaworks who also owns Digg.com.

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Instapaper is much bigger today than I could have predicted in 2008, and it has simply grown far beyond what one person can do. To really shine, it needs a full-time staff of at least a few people. But I wouldn’t be very good at hiring and leading a staff, and after more than five years, I’d like an opportunity to try other apps and creative projects. Instapaper needs a new home where it can be staffed and grown, but I didn’t want to give it to a big company that would probably just shut it down in six months.

A couple of months ago, at 1:30 AM, I suddenly realized who should take it over. I jumped out of bed, tiptoed downstairs (no parent wants to wake a sleeping baby), and sent an email. It didn’t take much convincing, because we both knew it was a great fit. I’m happy to announce that I’ve sold a majority stake in Instapaper to Betaworks. We’ve structured the deal with Instapaper’s health and longevity as the top priority, with incentives to keep it going well into the future. I will continue advising the project indefinitely, while Betaworks will take over its operations, expand its staff, and develop it further.