Software

Apple Expands iTunes Match, iCloud Overseas – PC Magazine

Apple this week expanded its cloud offerings overseas, bringing iTunes Match and new iTunes in the Cloud features to several new countries. Apple’s iTunes Match rolled out to Poland, Hungary, and several other countries, 9to5Mac reported. It allows users …

Apple’s iOS 6 does not have a virtual limit on apps – CNET News

There is no such limit in place to keep users of Apple’s next major iOS release from installing 500 or more applications without ill effects on system performance, says a person familiar with the latest beta of the software. Instead, … Continue reading

iOS 6 Beta 3 News: Apple Switching Emails Again, How To Get iCloud.com Email? – TheAPPera.com (blog)

Get it while you can! When Apple rolled out iCloud, it was only a matter of time before it discontinued MobileMe, specifically, June 30th. Users could transition their accounts to iCloud if they wished. With iOS 6 beta 3, Apple … Continue reading

Apple iOS6: You Can Have Too Many Apps – Forbes

Unlike being too rich or too thin it appears that you can in fact have too many apps for Apple‘s iOS 6 to run properly. Agreed, this is something that is only in the beta release and might well not … Continue reading

Apple strikes privacy app Clueful from store – ZDNet

At its launch, Bitdefender told ZDNet Australiathat it would provide iOS users with a way to judge apps in a similar fashion to how Android users are able to view application permissions natively. (Credit: Bitdefender) It appears that Apple has … Continue reading

How to prepare your Mac for Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion – Macdaily News

“Mountain Lion, Apple’s next version of OS X (10.8), is due any day now (with the latest rumors pointing to a July 25th release date). This means now’s the perfect time to prepare your Mac for the smoothest upgrade transition,” … Continue reading

‘Sacrifice another goat!: iCloud is Apple’s biggest failure before Google – The Register

Open … and Shut For a company that prides itself on craftsmanship and a beautiful user experience, Apple’s cloud services continue to be more than a blemish on the company’s reputation. They are a serious black hole. Google, meanwhile, was … Continue reading

Google picks up iOS and Mac third-party email client Sparrow – ZDNet

The new member of the Google family and portfolio is Sparrow, a popular third-party email client for Apple’s two operating systems: Mac OS X and iOS. The official announcement actually came from Sparrow’s leadership. Sparrow CEO Dom Leca posted …

iOS 6 may have the answer to how many apps are enough – Los Angeles Times

Opinions may vary. Apple’s iOS 6, it seems, has an answer though: 500. That’s what a developer says about the current developers’ version of the operating system. “When a user has over 500 apps on their iDevice, they will start … Continue reading

Hands-on: TED Books iOS app "officially" released with some fixes – Ars Technica

When we first did a hands-on with the new TED Books app for iOS two weeks ago, I had a fair amount of nits to pick, despite liking the idea of the app overall. There were mysterious instances of pixelated, … Continue reading