iOS

Yesterday’s new iOS and OS X announcements highlighted the company’s openness and partnerships with some developers while shutting out other suppliers. To me, this divergence shows how Apple is viewing partners and threats to its current ecosystem.

Apple on Tuesday released two Java updates for OS X 10.7 Lion and OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard which mimic the functionality of a recent Safari update that disables the automatic execution of Java applets. Java for OS X Lion … Continue reading →

Runs on Windows. To create App Store-ready native apps, no Mac is needed to build iOS app nor is it necessary to learn Apple’s Objective-C or Android’s Java coding languages 6. App testing on your mobile devices is made easy … Continue reading →

In signature Apple fashion, the new iOS 6 Passbook app takes a shockingly simple approach, which is just why it’ll prove a hit. Now let’s be clear about the mobile payment situation in America. Using your phone to buy goods … Continue reading →

And of course, this is because of Apple’s ability to integrate its own application deeply in the OS. In fact, Forstall said this repeatedly during the presentation: Passbook integrates. “There are a lot of really great apps in the App Store … Continue reading →

Apple couldn’t resist a brief jibe at Android over how many users have Ice Cream Sandwich, but the company has quietly admitted that while iPhone 3GS and 4 owners will get iOS 6, they won’t get all the features. In … Continue reading →

As part of the company’s commitment to the Mac platforms, AirWatch plans to support the new features in Apple’s upcoming Mac OS X 10.8 release. “Support for Mac OS X Lion and its future releases underscore AirWatch’s commitment to offer … Continue reading →

On Monday, shortly after Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, we showed you how to install the first iOS 6 developer preview on your iOS devices, but not an Apple TV. As I previously warned, and will warn again, installing a … Continue reading →

Every year, we engage in the same dance: Apple announces a new version of iOS, and we instantly start wondering how our devices will change as a result. iOS announcements tend to work forward for phones (the new iPhone is … Continue reading →

The map application on Apple’s newest software for the iPhone, iPad and iPod is expected to no longer include transit directions as a ‘built-in feature of the phone. Instead, when iOS 6 launches this fall, users will need to download … Continue reading →