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iOS Smokes Android in HTML5 Drag Race – TechNewsWorld
Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iOS handles HTML5-based games as much as three times better than Google’s (Nasdaq: GOOG) Android in HTML5, according to a new study from Spaceport. The report specifically measured how many images could be moved around the screen … Continue reading
Apple: With iPad News Ahead, Barclays Ups Target To $710 – Forbes
“Sales seem to be benefiting from international rollouts, pent-up demand and overall excitement around the unmatched Apple ecosystem (apps, iCloud, Siri, iOS, etc.). By the calendar 2012 second half, we believe momentum can get even stronger …
MIT, Google Release New Tools to Fix Android’s Quality-Control Problem – Wired News
Ask any techie about the differences between Android and iOS apps, and you’ll get the same answer: Apple’s apps are more plentiful, and just plain better designed. And users have responded in kind, eating up iOS apps by the armload.
Apple’s App Store Reaches 25 Billion Global Downloads – Wired News
Apple announced Monday that its iOS App Store has reached a milestone 25 billion downloads. Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China initiated the download — the free version of the “Where’s My Water?” puzzle game — and won a $10,000 iTunes … Continue reading
Apple, Google to meet with Schumer over smartphone privacy – CBS News
Apple representatives did not respond to requests for comment … The company also said that a future software update to iOS 5 will prohibit developers from engaging in those activities. Google representatives told CNET earlier today that …
Liveblog: Apple’s March 7 iPad event in San Francisco – Ars Technica
This is the time of year Apple usually gives the press a sneak peek into the next major version of iOS, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed for new details on the software front. Whatever ends up happening, Ars will … Continue reading
Apple iOS HTML5 performance far exceeds Android – CNET News
A new study from Spaceport says Apple’s iPhones and iPads do a far better job of handling HTML5 in the browser than competing Android-based devices. Both iOS and Android support HTML5 in the browser, but according to a new study, … Continue reading
BCBSNC Mobile Website Enhancements Give Customers Information To-Go – Marketwatch
No app download is necessary. –Mobile website supports both Android and Apple (iOS) platforms. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) recently launched a mobile website that provides its more than 3.7 million customers with easy …
Apple says it creates 514,000 U.S. jobs – Orange County Register
Apple Inc., the all things “i” company, claims to have created 514,000 U.S. jobs in all 50 states ranging from engineering, manufacturing and retail to the growing iOS app industry. A study for Apple done by Analysis Group noted 304,000 … Continue reading
Apple, Google agree to meet with US senator over mobile privacy – Apple Insider
After a U.S. senator sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission calling for an investigation into apparent privacy loopholes in the iOS and Android mobile operating systems, Apple and Google agreed to meet with him to discuss the issue. … Continue reading