[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQcIRDUfmqQ] CBS copters, captured by CNET, caught some of the Celebrate Steve program today put on by Apple. As we’d been tweeting live, Tim Cook, Bill Campbell and Al Gore spoke and Norah Jones and ColdPlay played music (ending with “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”). Apple retail employees shut down Store operations from 12-3 ET to view a private screening of the event. One of the touching moments was said to have been when they played Jobs’ rendition of “The Crazy Ones”, below:...

Apple has backtracked on threats to remove the popular utility app “Amphetamine” from the Mac App Store. According to the developer, Apple had threatened to remove the app over its name, saying that it violated guideline 1.4.3 related to “consumption of tobacco and vape products, illegal drugs, or excessive amounts of alcohol.” For those unfamiliar, Amphetamine is a free application on the Mac App Store designed to prevent your Mac from going to sleep....

When Apple’s AirPods originally debuted, the possibility of losing one or both of the wireless earbuds was a major concern. Apple later added a Find My AirPods feature that helps you locate lost earbuds by playing a loud sound from the speaker, but that’s not as useful when your AirPods are lost in their charging case. Twelve South wants to make keeping up with your AirPods and charging case easier with its new AirSnap carrying case....

Echo The fourth-generation Echo is priced at the sub-$100 range. For a limited time, you can save $30 when you purchase two Echos at the same time using the code ECHO2PK. It’s available in Charcoal, Glacier White, and Twilight Blue. You can preorder a new Echo now; the first shipments arrive in mid-October. Echo Dot Meanwhile, the Echo Dot Kids Edition is also available and comes with either Panda or Tiger prints....

Apple is due to report its fiscal Q2 2018 (calendar Q1) earnings on Tuesday, and analysts are nervous – both about what the company might report for the quarter, and what it may project for the current one. Recent falls in the share price were the result of Wall Street entering ‘full panic mode’ according to one firm … Persistent reports of poor iPhone X sales this quarter have driven concern....

Remote Exploit Local Exploit Remote exploit A remote exploit works over a network and exploits the security vulnerability without any prior access to the vulnerable system. In previous articles, we have seen the remote exploitation techniques. Local exploit A local exploit needs prior access to the vulnerable system and usually involves increasing the privileges of the user account running the exploit. Local exploits need some social engineering for a successful exploit....

Change SIM PIN Code on Android Note: This article was written several years ago on an older version of Android. The steps for this will be much more different in today’s modern versions. First, go to Settings in your Android device’s main menu. In the Settings menu, choose Security, then Set up SIM card lock. First, here’s how to disable the SIM card PIN. All you have to do is to uncheck the box next to “Lock SIM card” and then confirm the change by inputting the current PIN code....

Google has released the Android 11 Developers Preview for the developers to test out the features and make the apps and games compatible with it. Note that there will be a total of six updates before the stable version rolls out for the public according to the official timeline shared by Google regarding Android 11 update. The good thing is that all Pixel devices, except the first generation, have been included for testing out the Android 11 Developers Preview....

Today at the 2018 Global Leadership Summit in South Barrington, Illinois, Apple’s SVP of Retail Angela Ahrendts spoke about her leadership journey during an interview with author and coach John Maxwell. Maxwell began by asking about proven leadership practices. Angela explained that her midwestern core values have greatly influenced the way she leads both at Apple and all throughout her career. Ahrendts grew up in New Palestine, Indiana before attending Ball State University....

Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS: Last Call Updates: Jaybird’s latest X3 In-Ear Wireless Headphones drop to $100 shipped ahead of Black Friday (Reg. $130) Best Buy is offering $125 off iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi as it gears up for the holiday shopping season: 32GB $275, more Apple is getting rid of its Airport Extreme, get a better router for $59 shipped Your Apple Watch would love to charge on Twelve South’s Aluminum HiRise Dock: $25 Prime shipped (Reg....

Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Today’s can’t miss deals: Last Call Updates: Breeze tracks your drinking in HealthKit and connects you w/ Uber when you get too drunk Home: Rubbermaid Deck Box $63, HEPA Air Cleaner $167, kitchenware, more LG 49-inch 1080p LED HDTV $430, LG 29-inch HD widescreen monitor $300 Seagate Backup Plus 3TB USB 3....

The update to the native app on iOS and Android is a complete redesign of the Twitter app. It now shows just four options in the navigation bar — Home, Connect, Discover, and Me. Home is just another word for your timeline. Connect is where you’ll find your @ Mentions along with something new called Interactions. Tapping Interactions shows not only your mentions, but also informs you of new followers and retweets....

Adobe announced CS6 a few weeks ago and as of midnight Eastern Time, the Adobe CS6 suite is now available online. In addition, Adobe’s previously-announced Creative Cloud service will launch on May 11th. Below find the product matrix and press release. Much more here. SAN JOSE, Calif. — May 7, 2012 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 software. The CS6 product line includes powerful new releases of Photoshop®, InDesign®, lllustrator®, Dreamweaver®, Adobe Premiere® Pro, After Effects®, Flash® Professional and other products as well as four suite versions – Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium; Creative Suite 6 Design Standard; Creative Suite 6 Production Premium; and Creative Suite 6 Master Collection....

Adobe’s Chief Security Officer Brad Arkin announced today on the company’s blog that “sophisticated attacks” on its network have been discovered and that some customer information was compromised in the process: Arkin says Adobe’s ongoing investigation has found that the attackers have accessed Adobe IDs and encrypted passwords for approximately 2.9 million customers, but that it does “not believe the attackers removed decrypted credit or debit card numbers.” They were, however, able to get their hands on names, encrypted credit or debit card numbers, expiration dates, and customer order information....

Healthcare company Aetna shared today that it is partnering with Apple on a new health and fitness initiative for its employees and customers using the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch starting in 2017. Aetna will be providing its 50,000 employees with Apple Watches at no cost and subsidizing the cost for large employers and individual customers through a new healthy living initiative. Aetna also says it is developing software for its initiative with the help of Apple that will work across the Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad to encourage and reward healthy living for its workforce....

After unexpectedly receiving my AirPods two days earlier than the scheduled delivery date, I’ve been enjoying them for the last few hours. The AirPods, which were first unveiled back at Apple’s iPhone 7 event in early September, endured a delay, but still managed to ship before the end of the 2016. Our own Benjamin Mayo has already written a hands-on AirPods first impressios post, so I thought I’d put together a post that highlights some of the top features for Apple’s groundbreaking wireless earbuds....

A supply-chain report claims that AirPods Max suppliers consider Apple’s premium over-ear headphones to be a niche product with strong competition from existing players. Two suppliers of printed circuit boards (PCBs) are reportedly not expecting the new headphones to give much of a boost to their sales … Digitimes has the report. Both of the AirPods Max suppliers cited unsurprisingly declined to comment. Taiwanese PCB makers are not expecting much from Apple’s freshly launched over-ear headphones, the AirPods Max, which they think are meant for a relatively small niche market segment, according to industry sources....

When it comes to applications, most people are extremely loyal to the app that they have been using for a long time. Browser apps are no exception to this. Most users look for a browser that makes their user experience convenient. Microsoft Edge makes it pretty simple for the users with its easy to use interface. It also has shortcut commands that will speed up the work of the user. In this guide, I have put up all the Microsoft Edge keyboard shortcuts for PC....

Choose Which Apps Send Notifications on Battery Power in Windows 10 If you want to continue receiving notifications while using Windows 10’s battery saver feature, you can. By default, the battery saver automatically disables background tasks prone to depleting battery life, such as fetching new mail, wallpaper slideshow themes, and notifications. But it doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Open Start > Settings > System > Battery and click Battery usage by app....

Features and Tech Specs The Kindle Paperwhite controls and interface consists of a capacitive touchscreen, a sleep/power button and a microUSB port and that’s it. Navigation is done through touch and gestures, including two point multi touch gestures, swipe for scrolling, and long presses for contextual menus. When you’re reading a book, there are a several tap zones. The biggest is in the “next” page zone, which takes up much of the bottom-right quadrant....