Software

Apple Q2 2012 by the numbers: $39.2B revenue, net profit up 94% – Beta News

Apple investors expressed their nervousness this week … Android share was 50.1 percent among smartphone subscribers 13 and older — that’s up 3.2 points. iOS: 30.2 percent, up 5 points year over year and 1.5 points three months earlier.

Google Drive: perfect for a ‘Nexus Tablet’ that takes on Kindle Fire – Beta News

Google on Tuesday finally rolled out the long-rumored Google Drive cloud storage platform to compete with the likes of Dropbox, Skydrive, Box, iCloud, and all the rest. But let’s put cloud storage competition aside for a moment. When Google …

iOS Gets Preferential Treatment in Twitter Streams With “View App” Feature – BLACKBERRYCOOL

What’s odd about this is that Twitter has rolled out this feature for only iOS apps when it probably wouldn’t be … thus creating more value for the company. One reason Apple might be getting this Twitter feature is because … Continue reading

Download Microsoft SkyDrive for Mac OS X – Softpedia

and even open your SkyDrive files in other iOS apps. SkyDrive 2.0 is a universal app, meaning you download once and install it on any iDevice. Moving on to the desktop client, SkyDrive for Mac creates a folder on your … Continue reading

Cloud Wars: Google Strikes Back With ‘Google Drive’ – Forbes

Amazon has entered the cloud-space with various cloud storage options, and both Microsoft and Apple provide cloud storage for customers – Microsoft with its revamped SkyDrive and Apple with its iCloud service. Numerous other companies are …

Colorado’s Pixorial partners with Google Drive storage service – Denver Post

The curtain was raised today on Google Drive, the online search giant’s answer to storage services such as Apple’s iCloud and DropBox. About 20 technology companies have partnered with Google to launch applications that will work with the …

Ep. 1039: Where we start back at one Video – CNET News

Bridget Carey just got back from the launch of the iPhone 4S at the Apple store here in Manhattan, so we pull her into the studio to tell us about all the kooks lined up for first dibs. Despite all … Continue reading

Google enters the cloud storage wars – Boston Herald

The long-rumored Google Drive service made its debut today, competing with all manner of cloud services from Microsoft SkyDrive, Apple iCloud, Amazon, etc. The first 5GBs are free, and the prices beyond that are pretty competitive. It’s half …

Apple Infringes on Motorola Patent, ITC Finds – PC Magazine

In February, the Manheim court also granted a permanent injunction against Apple’s iCloud push email notifications. Today’s ITC decision comes one day after Motorola also secured a victory against Microsoft regarding Xbox patents. For more from Chloe …

US ITC Finds Apple Violated Motorola Patent In Initial Determination – NASDAQ

Apple so far has had mixed success in its efforts. Earlier this year, for example, it had to stop using a quick email delivery system for customers in Germany who use its MobileMe and iCloud services, because a local court … Continue reading