Software

Apple removes trials of iWork and Aperture from its website, sends users to App Store – 9TO5Mac

As pointed out by MacStories, Apple has recently removed trials for its iWork suite and Aperture 3 app from Apple.com. The webpage formerly home to the iWork trial now includes just a message informing users that the iWork apps including … Continue reading

5 Reasons Why Apple’s iAd Is Failing To Lure Advertisers – Forbes

Apple’s profits more than doubled in the December quarter … these advertisers need to make sure that the right people see the right ads. Additionally, iOS users are more likely to click mobile ads, but far less likely to take … Continue reading

Mac, iOS-compatible Google Drive said to debut next week – Apple Insider

Google’s rumored cloud storage and syncing service, Google Drive, will reportedly launch sometime next week, and new information points to Mac and iOS compatibility. Citing a leaked draft release from an unnamed source, The Next Web reports that the …

Motorola wins patent war against Apple – Hindustan Times

A German court on Friday upheld a ban on “push” emails in Apple’s iCloud and MobileMe services in Germany, ruling in favor of rival Motorola Mobility. The regional court in the city of Mannheim confirmed an earlier ruling that Apple … Continue reading

Apple ‘push’ e-mail ban upheld – ITWeb

A German court on Friday upheld a ban on “push” e-mails in Apple’s iCloud and MobileMe services in Germany, ruling in favour of rival Motorola Mobility. The regional court in the city of Mannheim confirmed an earlier ruling that Apple … Continue reading

Bluefire Productions Helps Booksellers Worldwide Offer Branded E-Reading Applications With Integrated Mobile Storefronts – msnbc.com

The recently updated Bluefire Reader is one of the top e-reading applications for Apple® iOS and Android™ devices and is based on the industry-standard Adobe® Digital Publishing Solution for eBooks, giving brick-and-mortar booksellers, start-ups and …

Parents sue Apple over in-app charges – Macdaily News

“Apple is being sued by parents who claim the iPhone-maker is unfairly profiting from in-app payments in games aimed at children,” BBC News reports. “Many games on the iOS platform are free to download but offer game add-ons, some of … Continue reading

Duccats Launches Jumble Face, a New iOS Game for All Ages! – PRLog (free press release)

Jumble Face is a new iPhone/iPad app created for entertaining all ages with an easy to use, yet engaging play. Users can create billions of interesting faces by simply tapping either one facial feature at a time, or with the … Continue reading

Unified Color adds Lightroom 4 compatibility to HDR software – Digital Photography Review

Both HDR Expose 2 and HDR Express also offer complete functionality with Apple’s Aperture software. For more information on Unified Color offerings, to download a trial version or purchase any of the applications, please visit http …

To WWDC or not to WWDC, that is the question – ZDNet

How much value will longtime Mac and iOS developers find at this summer’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference? One such developer said he took a pass last year and didn’t suffer too badly. Okay, he was in town, so it was … Continue reading