Software

Why You Should Buy Apple Before WWDC And iOS 6 – Seekingalpha.com

Apple (AAPL) has experienced an extremely volatile 2012 with five percent price swings becoming the modus operandi rather than the exception. I have recommended option strategies on Apple since 2010 with positive results (remember past performance is not …

Historic Apple items go on auction – Los Angeles Times

The early iPad model doesn’t run iOS but rather Switchboard, which is a software used by Apple to test device functionality. The item, which was purchased by an anonymous bidder, was refurbished by the seller and fully works except for … Continue reading

1 Major Key to Apple’s Future – Daily Finance

In my experience as someone who has a Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod, and AirPort Extreme, it’s not the products themselves that will keep me with Apple, it’s the iCloud that has now become most important. The wow factor … Continue reading

Hot Apple developers rally gets June 11 keynote – YAHOO!

The Cupertino, California-based company has traditionally used the WWDC keynote to unveil new products, with past announcements including iCloud online data storage service and new iPhone models. “We have a great WWDC planned this year and can’t wait to …

Fast and the furious: Increasing OS X efficiency with Alfred – Ars Technica

Pro users of Apple’s OS have always known that the keyboard is a powerful secret weapon to get things done on the desktop. Learning the key commands for Finder actions and application menus provides a lot of speed to many … Continue reading

Do we need a smartphone bill of rights for iOS? – ZDNet

That Apple jab, which started with Steve Wozniak … The EFF noted: In many ways, the Windows ecosystem has been more open than iOS’s since it began. People have always been able to install whatever software they want in Windows, … Continue reading

Faster Chromebooks unshackle Chrome OS: Hands-on – CNET News

aside from the fact that Samsung seems to have been infected by one of Apple’s worst design ideas, the omission of the right-delete key. A look at Samsung’s Series 3 Chromebox Google Drive comes to Chrome OS Google gives Chrome … Continue reading

Mac OS X Lion, Snow Leopard, and more – CNet

At the WWDC keynote presentation, Apple shows how OS X Lion will seamlessly work with other devices, giving users access to everything wherever they go. It’s coming in July, a quite affordable update at $29.99, if you’re already on Snow … Continue reading

Report: Revamped iOS 6 Maps App on Tap for Summer – PC Magazine

Apple is currently putting the final touches on its redesigned iOS Maps application, which will likely be released this summer and include an updated user interface and color scheme, according to a new report. BGR on Tuesday released a handful … Continue reading

Nearly 1 million iOS jailbreaks over Memorial Day thanks to Absinthe – Ars Technica

Jailbreaking skirts around the built-in security features of iOS, allowing users to install third-party software not approved by Apple, customize the user interface, and even access an iOS device’s command line and file system. It can also …