The big news Wednesday revolved around a potential delay for new iMac owners, with the sleek new desktops rumored to start shipping in early 2013 rather than by the end of this year. Of course, iTunes Match subscribers also got their first $24.99 renewals this week as well, while the wait for iTunes 11 continues. And hey, how about that 1Password 4 for iOS! What's that? You didn't hear about it? Well, read on and find out more...
Those lucky so-and-so's over at iMore got their hands on the next major version of 1Password for iOS, which has been completely redesigned and will soon be offered as an entirely new app rather than an update to the existing version. 1Password 4 for iOS dumps the four-digit PIN code in favor of the same master password used by the desktop version, but adds a new Favorites tab for quick access to your most-used data. The new version also displays folders you have set up in another tab, and Settings have also been overhauled along with a fresh coast of UI paint over the whole shebang. No word on when 1Password 4 for iOS will land, but developer AgileBits noted that the new app will come with a special launch price to make it cheaper for existing users to upgrade; the current apps will no longer be sold but will continue to be supported, including the ability to download them again from iTunes, should you need to.
Noise Industries announced Wednesday that its popular visual effects software FxFactory is now compatible with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, courtesy of the new version 4.0 update. The release adds plug-in support for Adobe's video editing software on top of existing compatibility with Final Cut Pro, Motion and After Effects, now powering hundreds of hardware-accelerated, film-quality visual effects. FxFactory 4.0 also includes updates to some of its most recent products, including Photo Montage, Motype 1.3, Callouts 1.3, Cleaner 2.0 and Split Animator. The update is now available from the Noise Industries website and is free to all existing users.
As first noted by The Verge, Skype briefly shut down password resets on user accounts Wednesday after being notified by users of a possible security breach. According to Skype, the issue "affected some users where multiple Skype accounts were registered to the same email address," an issue that was quickly resolved. If you're one of those affected by the problem, you may have already been contacted by Skype -- if not, move along, folks, nothing to see here.
The Street reported Wednesday that a Samsung Electronics official has denied a recent report claiming the component maker is hiking Apple's application processor prices by as much as 20 percent. According to a quote in Korean-based newspaper The Hankyoreh, an unnamed official "noted that prices are set at the beginning of the year and aren't changed easily," despite the contentious relationship between Apple and Samsung lately. Analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray claimed that a 20 percent price jump would hit Apple's gross margins by one or two percent, but it was likely that Apple would respond by moving on to another manufacturer with more favorable pricing. But for now, it appears there may have been much ado about nothing...
Skype wasn't the only one dealing with security problems Wednesday, with Electronista reporting that one of Adobe's support websites was compromised by hackers late Tuesday. One such hacker from Egypt took credit for the intrusion, providing 644 user records from the site to support their claim. All told, 150,000 such user information are believed to have been stolen in the attack, including email addresses, prompting Adobe to briefly shut down connectusers.com and reset the passwords of those affected by the issue.
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