Software

Former Mac OS X Chief Joins Parallels Board – PC Magazine

Prior to his 14 years at Cupertino leading development and creation of OS X, Serlet was at Steve Jobs’s NeXT, which was acquired by Apple in 1996, and spent four years as a researcher for Xerox PARC. Through Parallels’ work … Continue reading

Apple Brings A Little Extra Functionality To The iPhone 3GS – pocketnow.com

When Apple announced iOS 6, we learned that, just as it was the case with iOS 5, the old iPhone 3GS would be the lowest-end Apple handset to continue seeing support. Just because iOS 6 is coming to the 3GS … Continue reading

Apple WWDC 2012: Takeaways from Austin Technologist – PRWeb

This reveals that bigger screens are coming to iPhones and iPads, as iOS 6 apps will now be able to handle new screen sizes without modification. Austin, TX (PRWEB) July 17, 2012 “Apple continues to impress.” So says Austin’s own … Continue reading

‘Most ambitious’ Microsoft launch yet: an Office overhaul – The Age

Since the advent of Apple’s iPhone and the creation of apps and the App Store, the iPad and web-based services like Google Docs and iCloud, Microsoft has been soul-searching in an attempt to protect its huge franchise while trying to … Continue reading

What the coming Tech Bloom means to you – ZDNet

That part is already coming to pass with services like Dropbox, iCloud and others. VOIP will take over more and more standard communications as bandwidths increase and as our global network strengthens and expands. Remember that every few years …

"Find My iPhone" Feature Helps Cops Nab Bronx Robber – NBCNews.com

The woman called 911 after the robbers left, and responding officers were able to track her iPhone through the Find My iPhone and iCloud features, police said. They were led to the corner of Walton Avenue and Hawkstone Place, where … Continue reading

Former Apple VP Bertrand Serlet joins Parallels board – MacNN

Apple’s former Senior VP of Mac OS Software Bertrand Serlet has joined the board of directors at Parallels, the virtualization software company in a non-executive role. Serlet, who did stints involving both science and programming at Xerox PARC as well … Continue reading

Will AT&T Charge for FaceTime Over Cellular? – PC Magazine

The iOS and Mac video chat service currently only works when both people have their iDevices connected to a Wi-Fi network. But at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) last month, Apple said iOS 6 would allow for FaceTime access over … Continue reading

Checkmark for iPhone – Computerworld

Macworld – While Apple may have complicated the field of to-do and reminder apps with the introduction of its own Reminders app in iOS 5, that doesn’t mean other developers have given up. Checkmark, a new app from developer Snowman, … Continue reading

Will AT&T Charge for FaceTime Calls on the iPhone? – New York Times Blogs

One of the new perks in Apple’s next version of iOS, the operating system for iPhones, is that people will be able to do FaceTime video calls over the cellular network, instead of just on Wi-Fi. But a menu in … Continue reading