Weekly Mobile News Roundup – 2 August 2013

  Once again the week is coming to an end and that means it’s time for a roundup of the past weeks news!

iTunes Beta Adds iTunes Radio, Slide-To-Unlock Tweak And Screenshot Detection API Added To iOS 7 – Apple has released a new beta of iOS 7 today, which is the fourth in the series. There are only a couple of months to go at most before we see the final edition roll out, so it’s not surprising that this update contains a variety of notable visual changes that smooth out some of iOS 7?s rough spots. There’s also a new iTunes beta of version 11.1, which brings iTunes Radio to the OS X desktop.

iOS 7 features notification to guard against charging station hack vulnerability – At the Black Hat event taking place in Las Vegas, three individuals showed off a security issue that leaves iPhones and iPads open to hacks when connected to a fake charging station, something they reportedly informed Apple of earlier in 2013.

Apple takes 53% of smartphone profits, Samsung at 50%, remainder lose money – Apple remains the most profitable company in the smartphone industry, though its lead over rival Samsung is shrinking, as just 3 percentage points separated the two companies during the second quarter of calendar 2013.

‘Bioshock Infinite’ coming to Mac on August 29th – Mac gamers haven’t yet been able to visit the airborne utopia of Columbia depicted in Bioshock Infinite, but that all changes August 29th when the critically acclaimed game sees release on OS X. The port is being handled by Aspyr, the company responsible for bringing numerous franchises including Call of Duty, Civilization, and Borderlands to the Mac.

Apple Inc. retakes title as world’s most valuable company following strong July – Apple on Thursday once again became the most valuable company in the world by market capitalization, pushing past Exxon Mobil as rumors of next-generation iPhones and iPads continue to heat up.

Code in iOS 7 Suggests Upcoming A7 iPhone Chip Will Include Samsung Components – According to developer Nick Frey (via 9to5Mac) code within iOS 7 hints at a new upgraded processor, likely the A7 processor expected to be included with the iPhone 5S.

USB 3 Is Getting Supercharged But Thunderbolt Will Still Outclass It – There was a time when everyone complained that Apple wasn’t putting USB 3 ports in their Macs. Then Apple not only put USB 3.0 in all of their Macs, they introduced Thunderbolt an incredible new hardware interface that can sustain lightning fast speeds of up to 10 Gbit per second across four devices simultaneously.

New Apple patent sees a future where you adjust your car from your iPhone – Sharing a car with another person, be it a spouse, friend, or family member, can be difficult when everyone is a different size. Everyone likes the radio their own way, or they’re an inch shorter than you and move the mirrors. A new patent application filed by Apple seeks to address that problem by linking certain car settings to your iPhone.

Pebble smartwatch app for iOS updated with email notification support | 9to5Mac – Pebble smartwatch users running iOS 6 won’t have to wait until iOS 6 to get email notifications: the company behind the watch has issued an update for its iOS app to support email alerts.

The Backstreet Boys Immortalize Crazy Lady’s Epic Apple Store Meltdown – Remember that lady who lost her frickin’ mind in the Apple Store over being told she needed to get an appointment? Jimmy Kimmel asked The Backstreet Boys — looking these days like what they call ‘rough trade’ — to immortalize her immortal Vine loop.

Apple’s Boston Team Reportedly Working on Lessening Siri’s Reliance on Nuance Technology – Siri may be getting a new voice soon, as Apple is reportedly building a team of top speech technologists in Boston to eventually eliminate Siri’s dependence on Nuance. Let’s hope it doesn’t affect her comedic timing.

Apple notifies former MobileMe users complimentary storage soon to expire – In an email sent out by Apple on Thursday, former MobileMe members were notified that their free iCloud storage would expire at the end of September, bumping them down to the usual 5GB allotted to new users.

Should Apple Be Worried About The Moto X Smartphone? – With Motorola’s much-anticipated Moto X phone finally launched moments ago, here’s the key question: Will you want it instead of an iPhone?