Software

Apple Could Overtake Windows Platform in Two Years, Analyst Says – PC World

The growth of the Mac is also apparent in the new report, which reveals that even when only taking OS X devices into consideration, Windows sells 19 units for every unit Apple sells, a much better result than the 56:1 … Continue reading

Has Apple hit a Glass ceiling? – Stuff

And it’s not just every phone: Apple’s phone inspired the iPad, which is roiling the PC market and has become the source of our computers’ best innovations (both the Mac OS and Windows now borrow many of their newest features … Continue reading

Objective-C popularity driven upward by iOS development – Electronista

Apple’s preferred language for iOS and OS X development, Objective-C, is now more popular than C++, according to the TIOBE index. The growth in the language’s popularity points to the enormous rise in iOS programming in recent years. The TIOBE … Continue reading

Scanner Pro gets updated with iCloud integration and a new iPhone interface – UberGizmo (blog)

Good news to all Scanner Pro users. The intuitive for iOS has just been updated with support for iCloud and its user interface for the iPhone has been improved as well. Scanner Pro allows iPhone and iPad users to transform … Continue reading

Shanghai Company Targets Apple’s Siri for Patent Infringement – Wired News

And Apple does not even use the Chinese characters Jiangsu is suing over in its marketing of Snow Leopard OS in China. Christina is a Wired.com staff writer covering Apple, robotics, and everything in between. She’s also written for Gizmodo … Continue reading

Podcasts for iOS: what’s wrong, and what can be improved – Ars Technica

One feature is conspicuously missing from Podcasts: iCloud support. Interestingly, some third-party podcast applications do support iCloud syncing of playback positions between different devices. An important reason for me to sync podcasts with …

Scanner Pro updated with iCloud integration, revamped iPhone interface (promo codes!) – 9TO5Mac

Scanner Pro, an intuitive scanner application for iOS, has been updated with iCloud support and a revamped user interface for the iPhone. The scanner application is popular amongst productivity users, the developers tout  nearly 500,000 …

Apple Updates Remote App Documentation for iPhone, iPad – Softpedia

Apple has released updated literature for customers interested in employing the iOS Remote application for use with Apple TV and Mac OS X. Apple diligently explains that Remote is “a software application for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch that allows … Continue reading

Get Angry Birds Seasons free for iOS – CNET News

If you somehow managed to avoid buying Angry Birds Seasons over the past 20 months, your patience has paid off. Apple’s “week” began yesterday (Thursday), so you’ve got roughly six days to take advantage of this offer. True to its … Continue reading

Apple says it has resolved the App Store corrupted updates problem – Los Angeles Times

Apple issued a statement late Thursday saying it has resolved App Store issues that were plaguing recently updated apps with crashes. After the problem arose early Thursday with developer blogs and later news reports that more than 50 iOS and … Continue reading