Software 
LightArrow Releases LifeTopix 4.2 with Google Tasks Support and Context Tags – PR.com
LifeTopix is a universal app available now for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Its advanced user interface, use of Apple’s iCloud technology to provide automatic device-to-device sync, and seamlessly integrated all-in-one design deliver out-of-the-box …
Apple’s iPhoto finally credits OpenStreetMap data – CNET News
The open-source mapping project yesterday says Apple has finally acknowledged the use of its data in its iOS iPhoto app. Apple has finally acknowledged the use of OpenStreetMap data in its iOS iPhoto app, the open-source mapping project said yesterday.
Apple Internationalization Effort: Preparing Your App [Part 2] – Softpedia
Apple offers promotional badges localized in numerous languages (example pictured above, second image down and to the left). These are used by Mac and iOS developers to promote their software on the web, placing links under them to take users … Continue reading
iOS app success is a lottery: 60% (or more) of developers don’t break even – Ars Technica
Apple encourages practically anyone to try their hand at iOS development. Just $99 per year gives you access to Apple’s developer program, the development tools are a free download, and numerous books line bookstore shelves (both physical and virtual …
Today in Tech: Apple’s iPhone Creams the Competition in Profitability – Minyanville
MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Earlier this week, comScore (SCOR) reported that Google’s (GOOG) Android OS has 51% of the total smartphone market in the US, and Apple (AAPL) has 30.7% of the market. Though these numbers clash with numbers of activations …
Apple’s iCloud coal trains blocked by protestors – SlashGear
Greenpeace activists are accusing Apple of using dirty energy to power the giant data center behind its iCloud. Following a rather negative Greenpeace report on Apple’s energy practices, protestors have taken their objections to another level by blocking …
Apple finally gives OpenStreetMaps credit for iPhoto map data (two months late) – Venturebeat.com
If you’re OpenStreetMaps, vitally. OpenStreetMaps (OSM), essentially a Wikipedia for geography, has caused quite a stir as of late over something seemingly quite innocuous: attribution in Apple’s iOS iPhoto app, which uses OSM data.
Apple now credits OpenStreetMap in iPhoto – Washington Post
Back in March, Apple shifted away from using Google Maps in its iPhoto for iOS map in favor of OpenStreetMap (OSM), the open-source mapping service that relies on the public for edits similarly to Wikipedia. At the time the OpenStreetMap … Continue reading
Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1 discovered, may not be released – mobiputing
When Apple released iOS 5.1 in March, it took almost no time at all for hackers to figure out how to jailbreak older iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad models running the new operating system. But at the time there was … Continue reading
Two months later, Apple acknowledges use of OpenStreetMap in iPhoto – Ars Technica
Apple has finally given a public nod to OpenStreetMap, almost two months after it began using OSM’s mapping data within iPhoto for iOS. The OpenStreetMap team tweeted about the change on Thursday evening, noting that the app, which was updated … Continue reading
