Software

Hands on with Apple’s new Mac OS X: Mountain Lion – Infoworld

Apple updates its iOS mobile operating system once a year. But why should the iPhone and iPad have all the fun? Today, Apple announced that it will release a new version of Mac OS X — Mountain Lion — this … Continue reading

Apple Sold More iOS Devices in 2011 Than Macs in 28 Years – NBC Bay Area

You can debate whether Apple’s iPad is a PC or not and you can even argue whether the tablet computer is a necessary tool, but one thing that cannot be debated is how big of a success the mobile device … Continue reading

Google Admits It Bypassed Apple’s Browser Cookie Blockers – msnbc.com

Google and three other online advertising companies bypassed the default settings in Apple’s Safari browser and on iOS devices in order to track Web users, the Wall Street Journal reported on its front page Friday morning. “The companies used special … Continue reading

Google, others, caught sidestepping Safari Web browsing privacy settings – Examiner

The Wall Street Journal has accused Google — but not just Google — of sidestepping Apple’s Web privacy policies on iOS. The report was prompted by an observation by Stanford researcher Jonathan Mayer, and confirmed independently by the Journal’s own … Continue reading

Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than it has sold Macs ever – Network World Fusion

However, 28 years after the launch of the first Macintosh, Apple has only reached the 122 million sales mark for the Mac. “The iOS platform overtook the OS X platform in under four years and more iOS devices were sold … Continue reading

Mountain Lion vs. Windows 8: Oh, So Very Different – Time

Apple is cramming OS X with ideas borrowed from iOS: the Launchpad, the App Store, full-screen mode, AirPlay, Messages, Notes, Reminders and much more. It’s also making iOS-like gestures, which you perform on Macs’ oversized touch pads …

Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than it has sold Macs ever – IT World

February 17, 2012, 12:16 PM — Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than it has sold Macs in the last 28 years. Asymco’s Horace Dediu made the observation on the analysis firm’s blog this week, illustrating the point in … Continue reading

iCloud integration with Mountain Lion OS spotlights how Apple is still failing in the cloud – Washington Post

But iCloud doesn’t work across platforms, generally keeping you locked inside Apple’s garden. If you have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus and a MacBook Air, for example, iCloud can’t help you stay in sync. If you have an iPhone and a … Continue reading

WinZip iOS App Lets You Crack Open .Zip Files From Anywhere – TechCrunch

Having access to your documents and pictures is really easy these days. About a million services, including Dropbox and iCloud, allow you to sync your stuff between devices, but there’s one little thorn in our collective cloud-syncing side …

Apple iOS 5.1 allegedly leaks, Siri learns Japanese – Intomobile.com

Ou pals over at BGR got their hands on what they claim to be iOS 5.1 and this new version of the Apple software includes a revamped lock screen and a more intelligent Siri. One of the cool new features … Continue reading