iOS

Looking back over the past couple of years it would seem that Apple has now settled into something of a rhythm, releasing a new iPhone and a new iPad once a year as well as a couple of iOS updates. … Continue reading →

The rivalry between Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) in the cut-throat mobile device world took a new turn recently when mobile app support platform company Crittercism published a study that found iOS apps crash more often than their … Continue reading →

If they did, they would bypass Apple’s older phones. 4. First-time buyers pick Android, but … NPD did note that first-time smartphone buyers favor Android over iOS (54 percent versus 34 percent), which I suspect is mainly due to price.

While Apple claims that nearly all of the top companies within major Fortune 500 markets are actively using iPad slates to improve workflows, business processes and customer engagements, Hewlett-Packard claims that neither Apple iOS- nor Google Android …

Rumors that Apple will be heading into the TV business have been floating around for years but it seems that a recent survey conducted by Best Buy might have revealed what influence such a device will have on the industry … Continue reading →

Also this week, Best Buy was caught surveying customers to see whether they’d buy a 42-inch Apple HDTV running iOS for $1,499. The product was apparently just a hypothetical, from a third-party research company, but I’ll bet Apple’s not …

Ferocious competition on the App Store means many iOS developers eagerly embrace any tool or service promising to send their apps soaring up the charts. However, Apple has reminded app-makers that using some services may lead to them being stripped … Continue reading →

And so tightly constrained platforms represent in some sense a more attractive alternative to the authorities — regulators effectively deputize Apple to police its iOS walled garden. But these tightly constrained platforms are less likely to …

The Darwin kernel is also part of iOS, but the paper makes it clear that the project involved running Apple’s Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system on a MV88F6281 chip. Schaap’s subtitle, “ARMing the Snow Leopard,” indicates as … Continue reading →

After pulling a number of fraudulent applications from iTunes, Apple is reminding iOS developers that if they want to do business in the App Store, they’ll have to play by the rules. Particularly, the Cupertino giant has issued a reminder … Continue reading →