iOS

Twitter’s tight integration into Apple’s new iOS 5 has more than tripled daily Twitter sign-ups via iOS in the past week, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said Monday. “The iOS integration is going to be absolutely huge for us, even better … Continue reading →

Summary: While the Music app on smaller iOS devices may be acceptable, users of the new player software on the iPad say it’s more than several big steps backward, especially when listening to large files such as audiobooks. While the … Continue reading →

Now that it’s betting $12.5 billion to acquire Motorola Mobility, Google plans to unveil its latest version of the Android OS, known as “Ice Cream Sandwich,” at a Hong Kong event Wednesday with Samsung Electronics. If market forecasters are …

commentary I’m generally an optimistic guy, but iMessage left me feeling that the cup is half empty. Apple’s new service for iOS 5 devices lets people send messages to each other through a system that embraces and then extends the … Continue reading →

Apple’s rocky iCloud and iOS 5 launches haven’t deterred determined upgraders. Today Apple revealed that over the first five days 20 million people had signed up for iCloud and 25 million upgraded to iOS 5. Considering that Apple claims a … Continue reading →

When operating systems start to mature, the number of new features and radical changes drop off rapidly in successive releases. Once enough people know how to work the interface, big disruptions can be confusing. The new iOS 5, a free … Continue reading →

There’s something about Apple that brings people in and makes them feel at home, secure, and well taken care of, and as with all previous updates, never before has this been more true than with iOS 5 and the iPhone … Continue reading →

The iPhone 4S has just been released and is now in our grubby little hands. Be prepared for our review next week! In the meantime, though, read up on our top Apple news from the last week. We wrote an … Continue reading →

one-upsmanship battles. Luckily, though, even 4S have-nots can enjoy the benefits of iOS 5, one of the new phone’s best features. Released Wednesday, Apple’s new mobile OS is a no-brainer download (we gave it an enthusiastic 8 verdict).

Oracle’s efforts to enable developers to run JavaFX software on Apple iOS devices could run afoul of Apple, if Apple’s past rejections of Java on iOS are any guide. But a potential showdown could be a ways off, as it … Continue reading →