Software

Map app in Apple iOS 6 expected to drop MBTA, other transit directions – Boston Globe

The map application on Apple’s newest software for the iPhone, iPad and iPod is expected to no longer include transit directions as a ‘built-in feature of the phone. Instead, when iOS 6 launches this fall, users will need to download … Continue reading

MacBook Pro, Just One Point Short of Perfection – New York Times

The standard Apple apps have been updated, or will be shortly: Safari, Mail, Aperture, iMovie, Final Cut, iPhoto. Updates for Photoshop and Autodesk are on the way. Even in most nonupdated programs, menus, dialogue boxes and typed text get …

What Apple’s Announcements This Week Mean for Investors – Motley Fool

Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster believes the news strengthens iOS’s position against Android, “tightening the ecosystem with other Apple devices” in ways that Android can’t because it doesn’t make the operating system people use (not for lack of …

Apple Maps app offers mobile navigation with car integration – Consumer Reports.org

The new Maps app will replace the current Google-sourced Maps app on Apple devices when the next-generation operating system, iOS 6, is deployed in the fall. This new offering promises to go far beyond the version of Google Maps currently … Continue reading

Apple adds iPhone features, thin MacBook Pro – First Coast News

Apple released updates to its Final Cut Pro X video-editing and Aperture photo-editing software Monday to take advantage of the higher resolution. “Is it a notebook for the masses and consumer space? No. But is it a notebook that video … Continue reading

Apple Updates Aperture, iPhoto, iTunes for MacBook Retina Display and More – Gotta Be Mobile

After showing off their new Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display at WWDC this week, Apple also updated their signature Photo organizing and editing software Aperture and iPhoto to take advantage of the big beautiful display, all included in …

A smartphone shopper’s dilemma: Wait for the next iPhone or go Android 4.0? – CNET News

Apple isn’t expected to launch the next iPhone until the … Manufacturers are also improving sensor size and aperture. And they’re adding advanced features, such as burst mode that allows you to rapidly take up to 20 shots in quick … Continue reading

New iOS 6 Features Will Not Come To Every iPhone And iPad; Apple Publishes Compatibility List – Huffington Post

After Apple unveiled iOS 6 at the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, many iPhone and iPad owners were certainly drooling over the attractive new features soon to come to their devices. Turn-by-turn directions in Maps! FaceTime video …

Apple previews iOS 6, makes photo sharing simpler – The Imaging Resource!

Simply select the photos you want to share, pick which friends you want to receive the album, and the Shared Photo Stream album is instantly available on their iOS devices, iPhoto® and Aperture® on their Mac®, via the web or … Continue reading

Amazon Scoring Cloud Music Right to Match iCloud – Tom’s Guide

Amazon may be out to take on iCloud with possible licenses and a brand new Cloud Player iOS app. Amazon surprised the music industry and rivals Google and Apple last year by launching a virtual locker, Amazon Cloud Drive, that … Continue reading