iOS

What’s up with your iPhone’s battery? Battery Life Pro will let you know – Houston Chronicle

One of the things Android does a lot better than iOS is provide more direct control over power management. As is typical of Apple, you don’t get much visibility into what’s sucking the life out of your iPhone/iPad/iPod’s battery. And … Continue reading

Apple working on physical game controller for iPads and other iOS devices – Apple Insider

With Google’s Android operating system already bundling rudimentary support for external gaming devices, Apple is reportedly working on its own physical controller to similarly enhance gameplay on its iPad and other mobile devices. In his review of Apple’s …

Amazon expands cloud-based live streaming – Infoworld

Amazon has added the ability for CloudFront to stream live content to Apple iOS devices and Microsoft Silverlight clients, the company said in a blog post on Sunday. Amazon CloudFront is a Web service that allows enterprises to distribute …

Amazon Expands Cloud-Based Live Streaming Functionality – CIO

IDG News Service (London Bureau) — Amazon has added the ability for CloudFront to stream live content to Apple iOS devices and Microsoft Silverlight clients, the company said in a blog post on Sunday. Amazon CloudFront is a Web service … Continue reading

No joke: ‘Infinity Blade’ selling for 99 cents – USA Today

Fortunately, this announcement is legit: Epic Games is dropping the price of its hit Apple iOS role-playing game Infinity Blade down to 99 cents. Just to be safe, we checked the game’s official iTunes page, which confirms the massive price … Continue reading

Apple devices pass Defence security check – CRN Australia

Government cleared to use iDevices. The Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) has authorised the use of Apple devices running the iOS 5 operating system to communicate and store classified information up to the ‘protected’ level in Federal Government.

Apple Developing ‘Killer’ 3D Camera for iOS Devices – Mashable.com

What’s coming next from Apple? The perennially secretive company doesn’t share much, but its patent applications can be an indicator of to expect in future products. The new cameras being developed in Apple’s labs will utilize new depth …

HEY! Here’s a Kickstarter for a yelling-controlled game – Joystiq

Radix wants to turn that prototype into a full, top-down, Zelda-plus-screaming game for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS, and has turned to Kickstarter to make that happen. There are 28 days left for Radix to raise the modest $10,000 in … Continue reading

Apple Launches New Resources for iOS Developers – Softpedia

Members of Apple’s Developer Program are being informed that the App Store Resource Center now includes additional goodies that they can use to better promote their software. According to a memo on the News and Announcements section for Apple developers … Continue reading

Seas0nPass Offers iOS 5 Jailbreak For Apple TV 2, Apple TV 3 Lucks Out – PC World

In the last couple of months, GeekTech’s been inundated with new jailbreaks for Apple gadgets, new and old. One Apple product that stayed in the dark though was the Apple TV, especially since the iOS 5.0 update. Fortunately, FireCore was … Continue reading