iOS

Apple issues third beta of iOS 5.1 to developers – Apple Insider

Apple on Monday supplied developers with a new pre-release build of its mobile operating system in the form of iOS 5.1 beta 3. Little is known so far about the latest beta, which was issued to test devices as an … Continue reading

Apple Seeds iOS 5.1 Beta 3 For iPhone, iPad, iPod touch – Redmond Pie

In the November of last year, Apple seeded the initial beta release of iOS 5.1, which as usual was available to registered members of the iOS developer program. The first beta build of 5.1 (9B5117b) was available as download for … Continue reading

Android overtakes Apple’s iOS during holiday season – CNET News

Android shot past Apple’s iOS in market share last month, at least according to the number of ad impressions seen by ad network Chitika. Chitika found that iOS took the lead in November with 51.7 percent of traffic seen on … Continue reading

Study: iOS set to win share as smartphones surge – Gigaom.com

It’s a trend that already appears to be in motion; Ryan Kim wrote about how, according to the latest NPD numbers, Apple’s iOS mobile platform made big strides in closing the gap between itself and Android in recent months. The … Continue reading

Five years of iPhone – Apple Insider

The first iPhone also lacked GPS, but made atonement in the form of WiFi geolocation. Until iOS 3.0, it also lacked MMS, but Apple focused on sending photos via email. While smartphones of the day couldn’t handle such attachments, iPhones … Continue reading

Study: iOS set to win share as smartphones surge – Boston Globe

It is a trend that already appears to be in motion: Ryan Kim wrote about how, according to the latest NPD numbers, Apple’s iOS mobile platform made big strides in closing the gap between itself and Android in recent months. … Continue reading

Five years of iPhone [Page 2] – Apple Insider

a model Apple still sells (and supports in the latest iOS 5). Palm barely remained alive, barely finished its webOS, and after being bought up by HP, even its remaining group didn’t survive long enough to see the iPhone’s fifth … Continue reading

Apple Files To Patent Thunderbolt, Could Come to iOS – EContent (press release)

Apple filed three new patent applications, published last week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), that detail elements of Intel Corp. and Apple’s joint technology for wired data transfer, Thunderbolt. It is speculated that the technology will …

Apple Wins in Italy – Yahoo Finance

Meanwhile, Apple’s iOS had a 15.0% share, which declined from the previous year (16.6% in 3Q10). We believe that Apple will remain entangled with further lawsuits, as competition heats up in the mobile and tablet space. We also believe that … Continue reading

iOS still ahead of Android in terms of web use – IT wire

Android devices might be outselling those running iOS, but the Apple camp is still responsible for the majority of mobile web browsing according to one web analytics firm. According to NetApplications’ latest NetMarketShare figures, Safari accounts for 53% …