Software 
Apple iOS in-app purchases hacked; everything is free (video) – ZDNet
Russian developer ZonD80 has figured out how to circumvent Apple’s iOS In-App Purchase program, allowing him to grab digital game items, upgrade to full versions of apps, and purchase additional content for free. As first spotted by Russian blog …
Microsoft to Apple: Forget the Post-PC World, It’s Time for PC+ – Daily Finance
Each tech giant has now drawn a line in the sand with how each approaches its software strategy. For Apple, Macs run OS X, while its mobile gadgets share iOS. For Microsoft, traditional PCS and tablets will share Windows 8, … Continue reading
BBC Sport launches Olympics app on iOS and Android – Digital Spy
BBC Sport has today launched its Olympics app on Apple iOS and Google Android smartphones, allowing UK users to follow 24 live streams of coverage of London 2012 events. Alongside video coverage, the app also offers a comprehensive schedule and … Continue reading
Facebook launches developers’ center, new iOS SDK update – CNET News
The social network said this is the biggest upgrade to its iOS software developers kit, or SDK, but it is fully compatible with other versions. “The new features make the SDK a natural extension of Apple’s iOS environment and make … Continue reading
Apple iPhoto update brings fix to album migration issue – Apple Insider
The new update comes one month after version 9.3 brought enhancements to Apple’s photo management software that included tighter integration with professional-level photo editor Aperture, AVCHD support and a new Export option, among others. From the …
Nielsen: Android growth outpaces iOS in U.S. amid smartphone adoption boom – Apple Insider
A report from market analytics firm Nielsen on Thursday found Android’s U.S. growth to outpace Apple’s iOS as smartphones accounted for two thirds of all new wireless phone purchases for the first time ever. According to the report U.S. smartphone … Continue reading
Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion GM: Safari 6 adds iPad-style iCloud-shared tabs – Apple Insider
Safari turns 6 in this summer’s release of OS X Mountain Lion, offering a new view of open tabs similar to iPad and a new iCloud tab-sharing feature, along with an offline Reading List, new website passwords browser, new privacy … Continue reading
Q&A: Backing Up an iPhone to Drive or Cloud – New York Times Blogs
If you do not want to back up the phone to iTunes, you can back up many files and settings with Apple’s free iCloud service instead. You do need to have a Wi-Fi connection and an iCloud account, as well … Continue reading
Apple is a winner — for now — in the Aereo online TV ruling – Fortune Tech
So how does it affect Apple? For starters, it allows Apple customers in New York City to get local TV content on their iOS devices — bringing them one step closer to being able to “cut the cord” — i.e., … Continue reading
Apple, Challenged By Greenpeace, Says It Has A Plan To Run Greener Data Centers – Forbes
Greenpeace International gave Apple a mixed review over its clean energy plans for its data centers, the huge servers farms that power its iCloud and its other online services like iTunes, saying in a report today that the company hasn’t … Continue reading
