iOS

iPad Hack Offers Warning Against Jailbreaking iPads – PC Magazine

In July 2011, Paul Kehrer and Gregor Kopf disclosed an input-validation-error vulnerability (CVE-2011-0228) in Apple iOS. The mobile operating system failed to validate the X.509 certificates chain, making it possible for an attacker to capture or modify …

Apple iOS Devices Far Outperform Android Devices In HTML5 – Social Barrel

Apple iOS devices have been proclaimed to beat Android in running HTML5, a new report reveals. The information comes from the inaugural Spaceport.io PerfMarks report which says that iOS runs HTML5 applications three times faster than Android. Spaceport.io …

Jumptap: Android, iOS Now 91% Of All Mobile Ad Traffic, Kindle Fire 33% Of All Tablet Use – TechCrunch

The onward march for Android and Apple continues apace, and leaves a big question mark for how other platforms can hope to compete, at least in the U.S. market: New figures out from Jumptap indicate that in the month of … Continue reading

After 25 billion downloads, Apple unveils the App Store’s greatest hits – engadget

We doubt you’ve wasted much time contemplating which iOS apps are the most popular, but Apple wants to tell you anyway. Over the past year Cupertino’s been keeping its greatest hits up to date in the App Store, and it’s … Continue reading

Poll: What’s Your Most-Wanted iPad 3 Feature? – PC Magazine

But what about the software? Apple’s iOS 5 only made its debut in October, so it might be a bit early for a complete iOS upgrade, but Apple is surely working on the next-gen version of its software, so why … Continue reading

Apple updates iPad App Store with faster UI – Apple Insider

Apple on Tuesday revamped the user interface of the iPad section on its iOS App Store, possibly in preparation of a third generation tablet expected to be announced on Wednesday. The iPad App Store facelift saw minor tweaks in how … Continue reading

iOS 5.1 Hits Gold Master, Should Launch With iPad 3 – WebProNews

With the launch event for Apple’s latest tablet less than 24 hours away, reports are circulating this afternoon that the gold master version of iOS 5.1 has been undergoing Apple’s thorough QA testing for about three weeks. Citing a “very … Continue reading

iOS 5.1 GM with two secret features passes Apple’s testing – report – Apple Insider

The golden master build of iOS 5.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is said to have passed Apple’s internal quality assurance testing and will arrive in the coming days with Japanese support for Siri and other unknown features. The … Continue reading

Android Market, Books, Music rebranded "Google Play" to compete with Apple’s iTunes – Apple Insider

Apple’s iOS platform continues to eat up around 90 percent of mobile software revenues. At the end of 2010, Google refreshed its Android Market design, but early last year the company’s Android platform manager Eric Chu told developers that Google … Continue reading

Apple price target raised to $710-share at BarCap – Marketwatch

Sales “seem to be benefitting from international rollouts, pent-up demand and overall excitement around the unmatched Apple ecosystem,” including applications, iCloud services, the Siri voice-response system, the iOS operating system …