Software

Galaxy S3 Release Event Potpourri: New ‘Leaked’ Prototype of Samsung Smartphone, iCloud Challenger And Galaxy Tab (Latest Rumor Roundup) – International Business Times

The latest is from GSMArena, which has reportedly received information from Vietnamese website Tinhte.vn about the Galaxy S3. Tinhte.vn, which, as far as claims go, got hands-on with a prototype version of the upcoming Samsung flagship, shot a …

iCloud Now Has Over 125 Million Members – Mac Observer

Apple’s iCloud online service now has over 125 million members, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer said during the company’s second quarter results call Tuesday. The free online service, first launched last October, provides syncing, email, and backup to all …

Apple: Total iOS Device Sales Top 365 Million – Mac Observer

Apple has sold over 365 million iOS devices since the first iPhone launched in 2007. Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer shared that figure during the company’s second fiscal quarter earnings report on Tuesday. “Combining iPhone, iPod, and iPod touch, we …

SciTechTalk: Apple rumors — smaller tablet, bigger phone in the offing? – United Press International

Apps written for Apple’s iOS, however, are all designed for the 3.5-inch screen. If Apple were to increase the screen size and/or its resolution, developers could be faced with creating two versions of their apps to continue to run on … Continue reading

Carrier Trade Is Still In Apple’s Favor – Wall Street Journal

Verizon finance chief Francis Shammo took a shot at the iPhone-maker last week, saying the telecom carrier wants to promote Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform as a third mobile ecosystem alongside Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. He also said …

Apple’s Worst Nightmare – Daily Finance

Instead of the Android and iOS tablets that are being used primarily for surfing the Web and streaming media, Windows 8 tablets will raise the bar on productivity with seamless Microsoft Office integration. Apple has educated the market on the … Continue reading

Are Apple and Google Playing HTML5 Chess with Facebook? – Forbes

So, as I have said, there is a showdown between open standards HTML5 for delivering applications on the mobile web and native apps for iOS, Android and Windows … that the rivalry between Facebook, Apple and Google is turning this … Continue reading

Weekly Wrap: Flashback, free Snow Leopard, Instagram alternatives – CIO.de

Just promise you’ll come back again later. In addition to eradicating Flashback, Apple put an end to free trials for iWork and Aperture. But while Apple taketh away, it also giveth, at least if you’re still running Leopardeth: The company … Continue reading

Weekly Wrap: Flashback, free Snow Leopard, Instagram alternatives – PC Advisor

Just promise you’ll come back again later. In addition to eradicating Flashback, Apple put an end to free trials for iWork and Aperture. But while Apple taketh away, it also giveth, at least if you’re still running Leopardeth: The company … Continue reading

Thriving Amid An Explosion of UDID Alternatives – TechCrunch

In the short term, it seems that notions of an imminent Apple ban on use of UDIDs are premature. However, most in the market have concluded that they need to move toward new methods of marketing attribution for iOS device … Continue reading