iOS

The Ground Beneath Apple’s Walled Garden – TechCrunch

… rejection of apps accessing UDIDs is just the latest in a long line of erratic behavior on Apple’s part of enforcing the rules of the iOS App Store. Sure, Apple warned developers that they were deprecating UDID, but like … Continue reading

Report: Majority of Google’s mobile revenue comes from iOS, not Android – Phandroid

It should stand to reason that the majority of revenue generated by Google’s mobile products and services would come from their in-house mobile OS, but a new report compiled by The Guardian shows Apple’s iOS being a far bigger cash … Continue reading

Amazon Appstore earns 3X more than Google Play, Apple’s App Store still leads – Apple Insider

A new analysis shows that Amazon’s Appstore for Android is a far more profitable avenue for developers than Google Play, though Apple’s iOS App Store remains the market leader. Analytics firm Flurry revealed in a new blog post on Friday … Continue reading

DSD certifies iOS 5 for government use – ZDNet Australia

The Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) has certified iOS 5 for use by government agencies, allowing them to use iPhones and iPads for certain classified information. Apple’s iOS operating system has been in the process of being reviewed to see if … Continue reading

Apple devices pass Defence assessment – ITnews

iOS 5 cleared for use in ‘protected’ and ‘unclassified’ settings. 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 …

Untethered iOS 5.1 Jailbreak is Still Weeks Away – Gotta Be Mobile

Apple’s latest iOS update, iOS 5.1, still doesn’t have an untethered jailbreak and it appears that that functionality is still a little ways off as Pod2g has confirmed that the jailbreak as at the very least, still weeks away. So … Continue reading

iOS stalking Android & further penetrates the market – Phones Review

Apple iOS devices are now catching Google Android devices in numbers activated but the important factor to consider from this is that the iOS rise is not detrimentally impacting the Android share but just taking customers away from the other … Continue reading

Apple files for trademark for new notification icon – CNET News

Apple earlier this week filed a trademark application in Europe requesting ownership of an icon, presumably designed for iOS, that would allow it to show communications applications with pending notices in a single pane. An art example in the …

Apple files for new iOS notification icon patent – CNET News

Apple has been on a patent-applying tear lately. The company earlier this week filed a patent application in Europe requesting ownership of an icon, presumably designed for iOS, that would allow it to show applications with pending notices in a … Continue reading

iPad mini could be similar in size to Samsung Note – CNET Asia

Apple could be taking a cue from frenemy Samsung with its next iOS device, offering a gadget that’s a bit larger than most cell phones, but about half the size of a tablet. According to Japanese Apple news site Macotakara, … Continue reading