Software 
Google Maps Bruised By An Apple – Forbes
Developers are in short supply. “For every 10 apps that developers build, roughly 7 are for iOS.” — Peter Farago, Flurry (link below) Despite Apple’s apparent lead in developers, Google’s open source approach with Google Maps may help …
Developers at WWDC not worried about iPhone, iPad screen size changes – Apple Insider
we believe the introduction of new screen sizes would not affect the success or availability of the apps on iOS,” Munster said. Apple’s next iPhone is expected to have a slightly larger, 4-inch display with 16-to-9 ratio that could offer … Continue reading
Apple IOS 6, OS X Mountain Lion To Integrate Youku Services – Music Industry News Network
In keynote remarks at the 2012 Apple Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) on June 11, Apple announced that the next versions of Apple’s OS X desktop operating system and iOS mobile operating system will integrate with services from Youku Inc., China’s … Continue reading
Woman uses GPS tracking system to find stolen iPad – WINKNEWS.com
The service is free through the iCloud service on any Apple device. She says, “it will send you an email to the email address you have on file to let you know it’s been located and then you can go … Continue reading
Mozilla shows off ‘Junior’ web browser for Apple iPad, slams Apple’s Safari for iOS devices – Macdaily News
“Mozilla last week showed off a browser for the iPad, dubbed Junior,” Chloe Albanesius reports For PC Magazine. “Junior is now a WebKit-based, full-screen browser that Mozilla said will be far superior to the built-in Safari browser Apple …
Apple iOS 6 Tightens iPhone, iPad App Security – msnbc.com
The next version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 6, will request explicit permission before allowing third-party applications to access user information. It’s a privacy upgrade that could benefit Apple’s hundreds of millions of iPhone and iPad …
A Closer Look At iCloud On The Apple iPhone 4S – News Broadcast
ICloud is a application exclusive to Apple products that allows customers to share content among multiple compatible products. It’s a application compatible with the iPhone 4S, iPad models and a few Apple computers. How Does iCloud Work? ICloud lets you … Continue reading
Apple releases OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 software update – Apple Insider
Apple on Monday released a software update to the most current seed of Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 one week after pushing out the original beta operating system last week. It is unknown what fixes or upgrades are included in … Continue reading
iOS was SO much more valuable to Google than Android – until Maps – The Register
As background it’s worth considering this article from The Guardian: which states that Apple’s iOS provides four times more revenue to Google than Android does. Bearing in mind all the caveats about numeracy among the arts grads, I had a … Continue reading
Apple adds emergency alert notifications with iOS 6 – Network World Fusion
During Apple’s WWDC keynote last week, Apple senior VP of iOS software Scott Forstall took the wraps off of iOS 6 and showed off a number of new features including enhanced Siri functionality, deep Facebook integration, the Passbook app, and … Continue reading
