Apps News
Watching the Mac Flashback Trojan software die in slow motion – Houston Chronicle
One of the primary ways that modern malware is delivered is not through operating systems, but rather the apps that run on them. You’ll want to pay more attention to keeping all your software up to date on a Mac. … Continue reading
Top Apple exec: Instagram has ‘jumped the shark’ – CNN
(Mashable)– The $1 billion photo-sharing app Instagram– once named “app of the year” by Apple– has now “jumped the shark,” according to Apple’s marketing chief Phil Schiller. And not only is Schiller trashing the service (in a brief message …
Apple’s Phil Schiller: Instagram Snob – Time
Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing. As 9to5Mac tells it, Schiller used to have an Instagram account under the name “@schiller.” After Instagram launched its Android app, Schiller’s account disappeared. When asked about …
Apple offers free Snow Leopard to help migrate MobileMe users to iCloud – Ars Technica
After all, to use iCloud on a Mac, you need Lion. But in order to upgrade to Lion, you need the Mac App Store, and to run the Mac App Store, you need Snow Leopard. Apple has shipped plenty of … Continue reading
Scammers Target Instagram With Fake Android Apps – PC Magazine
Unlike Apple, Google does not have a strict approval process in place for its Android Market, and while that might make for a more open environment, it also makes the store vulnerable to some dangerous apps. To address this issue, … Continue reading
Satirical iPad App Punch Hires Vanity Fair Veteran Jim Windolf as Editor – Forbes
They’ve certainly turned convention on its head in their hiring: Though the satirical pop culture app launched last week in the Apple app store, it’s only today that it’s naming an editor in chief, Vanity Fair veteran Jim Windolf.
iKamasutra: A Tale Of Sex, Love, And Apple App Store Rejection – TechCrunch
I’ve seen plenty of apps get yanked from Apple’s App Store in my day, but the news of an app called iKamasutra getting that same treatment really has me scratching my head. I won’t rehash the entire story, but here’s … Continue reading
Apple widens its lead in survey of app developers – San Jose Mercury News
TORONTO — Apple (AAPL) has cemented its dominance as the most popular mobile platform among application developers while Google’s (GOOG) Android has receded and Research In Motion’s devices plunged anew, according to a quarterly survey that may …
Android weather app shootout: Best apps for monitoring the ever-changing weather – Examiner
For a time the biggest selling point for Apple products were their large base of installable applications but Android’s more open architecture is now wooing developers as is seen by the plethora of weather applications now available. We took a … Continue reading
EMC Extends Commitment to the "New User" with New iPhone App Delivers… – CNBC
HOPKINTON, Mass., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — News Summary: Available from iTunes for free download, Documentum Mobile App for Apple iPhone released for end user access to rich content and participate in business processes Documentum D2 …