Software 
Google Play will challenge iTunes & iCloud for media management supremacy – Venturebeat.com
On the eve of Apple’s much-hyped iPad HD event, Google has fired a shot right at Apple when it comes to media with its new Google Play store. Google Play will smartly combine all of Google’s other stores like the … Continue reading
Adobe releases Lightroom 4 — at half the price – CNET News
That’s going the same direction Apple has with its competing Aperture, though not as dramatically: an introductory $499 price, then a drop to $199, and in the App Store version now, $80. Lightroom is geared for photography professionals and …
Google Play makes a play for the Apple iCloud crowd – MobileBurn
Google has unveiled Play, a new service that offers many of the cross-device syncing powers that Apple introduced with its own iCloud service. Play lets you buy or consume content on one device, and then pick up where you left … Continue reading
MIT, Google Release New Tools to Fix Android’s Quality-Control Problem – Wired News
Ask any techie about the differences between Android and iOS apps, and you’ll get the same answer: Apple’s apps are more plentiful, and just plain better designed. And users have responded in kind, eating up iOS apps by the armload.
Apple’s App Store Reaches 25 Billion Global Downloads – Wired News
Apple announced Monday that its iOS App Store has reached a milestone 25 billion downloads. Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China initiated the download — the free version of the “Where’s My Water?” puzzle game — and won a $10,000 iTunes … Continue reading
Apple, Google to meet with Schumer over smartphone privacy – CBS News
Apple representatives did not respond to requests for comment … The company also said that a future software update to iOS 5 will prohibit developers from engaging in those activities. Google representatives told CNET earlier today that …
Liveblog: Apple’s March 7 iPad event in San Francisco – Ars Technica
This is the time of year Apple usually gives the press a sneak peek into the next major version of iOS, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed for new details on the software front. Whatever ends up happening, Ars will … Continue reading
Apple iOS HTML5 performance far exceeds Android – CNET News
A new study from Spaceport says Apple’s iPhones and iPads do a far better job of handling HTML5 in the browser than competing Android-based devices. Both iOS and Android support HTML5 in the browser, but according to a new study, … Continue reading
BCBSNC Mobile Website Enhancements Give Customers Information To-Go – Marketwatch
No app download is necessary. –Mobile website supports both Android and Apple (iOS) platforms. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) recently launched a mobile website that provides its more than 3.7 million customers with easy …
Adobe releases Lightroom 4 with improved features, $150 price drop – Ars Technica
Adobe has also added some tools that copy prominent features in Apple’s Aperture 3. A new Map module can display images tagged with GPS data on a map, can associate GPS data with named locations for more sorting options, or … Continue reading
