Software

Apple Store 2.1 App Now Lets You Choose iPhone Carriers When Buying on the Go – Softpedia

The company run by Tim Cook has issued a new version of its Apple Store iOS application adding new features like the ability to update billing information, addresses, and shipping addresses right from the app, support for the Netherlands, and … Continue reading

Photo theft security loophole found in Android too – CNET News

A security loophole on Apple’s iOS platform that gives applications access to a user’s photo library without explicit permission has been found to exist on Google’s Android platform as well. The New York Times’ Bits blog today notes that Android … Continue reading

Hands on with the Windows Store – PC Magazine

With the launch of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, we finally get a look at the Windows Store—Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s iOS and Mac App Stores. In its present form, the Windows Store only offers free software. All you need … Continue reading

Apple Store App for iOS Updated – Techie Buzz

Today, Apple has updated its Apple Store app [App Store] for iOS to version 2.1. This new updated adds several new features and makes the app available in Netherlands for the first time to support the Amsterdam store opening this week. The most …

Apple Store app now lets you choose your iPhone carrier – CNET News

Apple customers who buy products through the iOS Apple Store app will find a couple of helpful updates in the latest release. Launched yesterday, version 2.1 of the Apple Store app now lets U.S. buyers of a new iPhone choose … Continue reading

Om Malik: As iOS sales grow, who benefits? The gyroscope market! – NewsFactor Network

Apple is now taking most of the smartphone profits from the market, but a few component manufacturers are coming along for the ride. Sales of gyroscopes rose 66 percent in 2011 over the prior year, according to iHS, as record … Continue reading

One year after royally pissing off Apple, Readability’s iOS app is finally approved – Venturebeat.com

Remember that scathing letter the Readability team penned to Apple back in February of 2011, when they were first rejected from the App Store? Well it seems like Apple is finally ready to forgive, approving the Readability app, which goes … Continue reading

As iOS sales grow, who benefits? The gyroscope market! – Gigaom.com

Apple is now taking most of the smartphone profits from the market, but a few component manufacturers are coming along for the ride. Sales of gyroscopes rose 66 percent in 2011 over the prior year, according to iHS, as record … Continue reading

What iPad 3 Really Needs: Revised OS – Information Week

Apple’s iOS is starting to get a little long in the tooth. There, I said it. The overall look and feel of the operating system has not changed since its 2007 debut. Sure, Apple has piled in plenty of new … Continue reading

As iOS sales grow, who benefits? The gyroscope market! – Boston Globe

Apple is now taking most of the smartphone profits from the market, but a few component manufacturers are coming along for the ride. Sales of gyroscopes rose 66 percent in 2011 over the prior year, according to iHS, as record … Continue reading