Software 
iCloud now has 100 million users – Tuscaloosa News
Steven Sande reporting for The Unofficial Apple Weblog: Apple CEO Tim Cook, speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference yesterday, noted that iCloud now has over 100 million users. What’s incredible is that just a month ago, Cook …
iCloud in Mountain Lion: “The cloud is just another drive” – Tuscaloosa News
In testing the new iCloud integration in Mountain Lion, a file could be open in multiple locations – say, your Mac, iPad and iPhone – and when a change was made, it would appear almost instantly across all three devices … Continue reading
Apple moves to quell Path privacy gaffe – USA Today
Apple on Wednesday moved to quell the rising furor over disclosures that social network Path and several other makers of iOS apps collect and store users address books without asking their permission. The tech giant said it would require third-party … Continue reading
Apple brings iPad features to the Mac – PhysOrg
Mountain Lion is the first Mac operating system built with the Internet “cloud” in mind, Apple said. “More than 100 million users have iCloud accounts, and Mountain Lion makes it easier than ever to set up iCloud and access documents … Continue reading
Apple’s ‘Mountain Lion’ brings iOS features to Macs – Washington Post
Apple unveiled a preview of its latest version of OS X Thursday. The Post’s Sarah Halzack reports: Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook on Thursday revealed a new version of its operating system for the electronics maker’s laptop and desktop …
iPhone address book issue prompts response from Apple, apps’ access to contact data will require user permission – engadget
There have been claims that the practice of collecting consumers’ address book contacts without their permission is common and accepted among iOS app developers. This raises questions of whether Apple’s iOS app developer policies and practices …
OS X Mountain Lion: 5 Most Exciting New Features – Wired News
We’ve teased out five of the most important, most innovative aspects of Cupertino’s latest release. Mountain Lion is also about iCloud. You first sign into the OS using your Apple ID, allowing services like iCloud, iTunes, the Mac App Store … Continue reading
Apple to Release iOS 5.1 / 5.0.2 Update with Fix for Contact Uploads – Softpedia
In a statement provided to All Things D, an Apple spokesman has confirmed that Apple is going to release a fix for a flaw in iOS that currently allows third party applications to upload a user’s entire address book to … Continue reading
Apple: iOS update to require user permission for apps to access contacts – Computerworld Australia
Apple on Wednesday announced that an upcoming iOS upgrade will require that apps receive your permission before accessing the contents of your address book. An Apple spokesperson told Macworld via email: “Apps that collect or transmit a user’s contact data … Continue reading
Apple’s Mountain Lion shows personal cloud trumps personal computer – Computerworld
Computerworld – Apple’s move to update Mac OS X this summer shows that the company sees its software ecosystem, especially its iCloud service, as more important than any one product line, analysts said today. In a move that surprised many … Continue reading
