Software 
Apple pushes iOS 6.0 Beta 2 OTA update to developers (Update: Video of spinning gears and changelog) – 9TO5Mac
Not available yet on Apple’s Dev site, Developers are pinging us that a 299MB -iPhone4S/322MB iPhone 4 update is available for iOS 6 via OTA update. “WOW, when you Download and Install 6.0 Beta 2 OTA, the Settings Icon Animates!”
Report: Yelp Check-Ins Coming to Apple Maps – PC Magazine
For driver security, the mapping features will work in the lock screen, while Siri will also make an appearance, according to Scott Forstall, senior vice president of iOS Software. Like Google’s recently revamped Maps, Apple will deploy flyover 3D modeling … Continue reading
Apple warns MobileMe users they have just 7 days before service’s death – Computerworld
Apple first announced the demise of MobileMe more than a year ago after it unveiled its replacement, iCloud. At the time, Apple said MobileMe would vanish June 30, 2012, and extended all subscriptions through that date to allow customers time … Continue reading
Apple rolls out iOS 6 beta 2 to developers – Intomobile.com
Apple is supposedly pushing out beta 2 of iOS 6.0 to developers as you read this. The file is 322MB in size, but no information is currently known on what the update includes. I personally am not getting anything when … Continue reading
iOS 6 Beta 2 10A5338d Released For iPhone, iPad, iPod touch [Devs Only] – Redmond Pie
Although Apple announced iOS 6 only two weeks ago at WWDC, the first beta release to developers gave a firsthand insight as to how the upcoming firmware will look and behave. Now, the Cupertino company has seeded the second beta, … Continue reading
Apple admits malware defeat – Beta News
Apple used to claim that the Mac “doesn’t get PC viruses” or “a Mac isn’t susceptible to the thousands of viruses plaguing Windows-based computers. That’s thanks to built-in defenses in Mac OS X that keep you safe, without any work … Continue reading
Apple Maps change ‘minor’ impact to LBS – Zd Net Asia.com
One developer says only small tweaks needed to adapt existing location-based services apps to new mapping technology Cupertino introducing in upcoming iOS refresh. The new mapping technologies slated to be introduced in Apple’s latest iOS 6 mobile …
The next iPhone could help popularize NFC in the US – Ars Technica
Combined with Apple’s recent unveiling of the Passbook app for iOS 6, the implication is that iPhone users may soon be able to wave their devices at merchant terminals to pay bills and even receive loyalty discounts. NFC is a … Continue reading
Yelp check-ins expected for Apple’s new Maps – Ars Technica
Okay, some people still do, and it appears as if Apple plans to begin catering more closely to that demographic as part of its new Maps app in iOS 6. According to Bloomberg, Apple’s SDK for developers shows that mobile … Continue reading
RIM is a far more formidable player than either Google or Apple – Beta News
an OS for which I have tremendous respect). And it’s also why I believe they eventually will share this space not with Apple or Google, but rather the company that everyone likes to write-off: Research in Motion. Yes, the grandfather … Continue reading
