With news of a Russian gang stealing over 1 billion internet logins and emails, there’s no better time to secure yourself with a password manager, to help you manage and create unique passwords per login.
Canada’s AgileBits, makers of 1Password, have put their iOS app on sale right now for 44% off at $9.99 (save $8). This is a must-have app that I recommend to everyone first and foremost. The team also noted their upcoming iOS 8 update will be free this fall.
Last month 1Password announced an extension for third-party iOS 8 apps to use, while earlier we saw integration of how Touch ID will be used to unlock the app and credentials (can’t wait for this!).
If you love listening to podcasts on your iPhone, but have grown tired and frustrated (like myself) over Apple’s Podcasts iOS app, then Overcast may be the podcast player you’re looking for. It’s free to download and works great.
You can start subscribing to podcasts or adding individual episodes by tapping the + icon on the top right of the main page. Here you’ll find a small assortment of podcasts, organized by categories such as Tech and Apple Development. If you don’t see the podcast you’re looking for you can add it by copying and pasting the feed’s URL.
What makes Overcast standout though are its premium features that you can unlock with a $4.99 in-app purchase. Some of these features are Smart Speed, which speeds up playback to shorten silences, Voice Boost, which increases the volume and levels out voices, and a one-by-one playback option if you don’t want to continuously listen to all the unplayed episodes in a podcast. Also, you can try out Smart Speed and Voice Boost for 5 minutes at a time before you pay.
I like Overcast, but I’m not sure if I’ll start using it as my main podcast player. The main reason being, I like to manage my podcasts on my computer and using Overcast would mean managing podcasts solely within the app.
That said, it does tempt me. I was initially put off by the small selection of podcasts, but adding one by copying and pasting the URL worked perfectly. Also, the Voice Boost feature works really well and I listen to several podcasts where everyone’s voice is at a different volume. However, some of the other premium features like making playlists and a sleep timer are already in Podcasts, so I’ll have to decide if paying $4.99 is worth getting most of the functionality I already have available.
Overcast looks and works great, but you’ll need to spend $4.99 to unlock the features that make it standout. You can download Overcast for free from the App Store or tell us about the podcast player you use.
If you’re on the hunt for a VPN to secure your Wi-Fi connections and to also be able to connect to US-restricted websites (like Netflix, Hulu, etc), you can get a 3 year subscription to VPN Unlimited Premium for 70% off at $19 (you save $46!), in our Deals Store. This works out to an incredible $0.52 per month—by far the cheapest VPN deal available anywhere.
VPN Unlimited works on Mac, PC or Linux, plus iOS and Android apps are available. This subscription allows you to activate any five devices and includes all future updates.
According to a new investor’s note by Bernstein analyst A.M. Sacconaghi Jr., Google is expected to pay nearly $3 billion to Apple this year, up from $1 billion just three years ago, in order to remain the default search engine on iPhones and iPads (via CNBC). The analyst highlighted that Google’s licensing fees make up a large bulk of the iPhone maker’s services business.
“Court documents indicate that Google paid Apple $1B in 2014, and we estimate that total Google payments to Apple in FY 17 may approach $3B,” Bernstein analyst A.M. Sacconaghi Jr. said. “Given that Google payments are nearly all profit for Apple, Google alone may account for 5% of Apple’s total operating profits this year, and may account for 25% of total company OP growth over the last two years.”
While Apple says that its services business is a fast growing segment of the company, Bernstein sees pros and cons in the payments. Sacconaghi said that Google might decide to back away from paying Apple any licensing fees if it feels confident enough that its search engine is so popular Apple won’t include any other option by default.
But at the same time, the analyst noted that iOS devices contribute nearly 50% to Google’s mobile search revenue, which means Google might be too afraid to walk away from its licensing deal with Apple.
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Under international treaties, copyright also automatically arises in most other countries in the world.
Copyright stops others from copying your work. It doesn't prevent someone else from independently producing the same work.
Before you use a copyright work, you’ll need to contact the owner and request permission, also known as ‘licence’ or ‘clearance’.
You can take legal action against any person who infringes your copyright by, for example, copying, selling, performing, or communicating your work without permission in New Zealand or in most countries overseas.
The act allows the copyright tribunal to hear certain disputes and includes border protection measures.
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