Software

Android to Dominate Smartphones, Windows to Top iOS by 2016? – PC Magazine

Google’s Android will likely maintain its smartphone OS dominance in the next five years, though its share will peak in 2012, according to Wednesday data from IDC. Apple’s iOS, meanwhile, will continue an “impressive” run during the same time period … Continue reading

FlickStackr for Flickr 2.5 Supports iPad Retina Resolutions – Softpedia

FlickStackr, an app that brings Flickr photo sharing to the iPad, has been redesigned and updated with a bunch of new features, including Retina display support for the new iPad, 1600px and 2048px resolutions, iCloud integration, and more. Before anyone … Continue reading

Windows Phone will pass iPhone by 2016, IDC says – Computerworld

Computerworld – IDC projects that shipments of Windows Phone will displace Apple iOS to become the number two OS running smartphones in 2016. Android will retain the top spot, IDC said Wednesday morning. The growth of iPhone smartphones from Apple … Continue reading

Apple looks to open two more stores in China – CNET News

iPad Smart Cover Apple to add iOS sync hubs to Genius Bars for iDevice replacements Microsoft store coming to an Apple Store near you? “China is very important to us and we look forward to even greater investment and growth … Continue reading

Prediction: Everyone Will Ditch Lion when OS X 10.8 Comes Out – Softpedia

OS X Mountain Lion will be a must-upgrade release from the Cupertino, California-based Apple Inc. this year. Why? Because Lion doesn’t cut it. Even Leopard was better. iCloud being practically the only incentive to upgrade to Lion when Apple released … Continue reading

3 Products Apple May Announce at WWDC – TheStreet.com

This year the annual conference, which runs from June 10-15 in San Francisco, will give developers a look at the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS, as well as its next desktop operating system, OS X. Rumors have … Continue reading

Rounding Up the Apple Rumors Ahead of WWDC – All Things Digital

And the last MacBook Pro refresh was a relatively minor one in October. Also possible, deeper native integration of iCloud into OS X Mountain Lion and iOS 6. As I wrote when iCloud first launched, “If, as Steve Jobs says, … Continue reading

Steve Jobs: ‘Why is the file system the face of the OS?’ – Fortune Tech

Steve Jobs used to joke that Apple was a ship that leaked from the top … So you ask yourself, why is the file system the face of the OS? Wouldn’t it be better if there was a better way to find … Continue reading

Google Updates Maps, Takes Them Offline — for Android – Forbes

Google’s announcement comes days before Apple, which is hosting its Worldwide Developers Conference next week, is rumored to announce that it will replace Google maps with its own service for the iOS operating system that powers its mobile …

Apple’s Guide on iOS Security Features Enables IAD Developers to Build More Secured Apps – PRLog (free press release)

Apple has broken its silence code with the release of its new guide on iOS security features that directly affect iOS application development. This has come as a big surprise to the tech world as Apple is known for keeping … Continue reading