Software 
Congressmen question Apple on Path controversy as Apple promises updates – Ars Technica
sent a joint letter on Wednesday to Apple CEO Tim Cook to inquire about the incident and whether Apple is making it too easy for iOS developers to collect user data without users’ permission or knowledge. Apple, for its part, … Continue reading
Google+ For iOS Gets Updated – Geeky gadgets
Google has released a new version of their Google+ application for Apple’s iOS devices, and the app is compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch running iOS 4.0 and above. The new Google+ iPhone app brings a range of new … Continue reading
Apple to require iOS apps to gain user permission for access to contact data – PhoneDog
There’s been a bit of a brouhaha that’s erupted over the past week or so concerning some iOS apps that gain access to and upload a user’s contact data without he or she knowing about it. The situation began with … Continue reading
100 Million People Now Use Apple’s iCloud – Softpedia
Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope conducted an interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook as part of the firm’s Technology and Internet Conference, where Cook revealed to shareholders that Apple is heavily invested in iCloud and Siri. Asked by Shope “How … Continue reading
Apples iCloud Hits 100 Million Users – Geeky gadgets
Apple launched its iCloud service at the same time as the launch of the iPhone 4S, we heard a couple of weeks ago that iCloud had reached 85 million users, and now Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has announced that iCloud … Continue reading
Legislators Ask Apple About iPhone Privacy – CNBC
U.S. legislators on Wednesday sought more information from Apple regarding its privacy policies, pulling the iPhone manufacturer into a swelling controversy over how developers on its popular iOS mobile platform have been able to access users’ private …
Apple: Apps using address data are in violation, fix to come – CNET News
Apple says that iOS applications that collect user contact data are in violation of the company’s guidelines, and that a future software fix will prohibit this behavior. “Apps that collect or transmit a user’s contact data without their prior …
Apple asked about iPhone privacy by legislators – Yahoo Finance
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. legislators on Wednesday sought more information from Apple Inc regarding its privacy policies, pulling the iPhone manufacturer into a swelling controversy over how developers on its popular iOS mobile platform …
Apple asked about iPhone privacy by US legislators – The Guardian
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 15 (Reuters) – U.S. legislators on Wednesday sought more information from Apple Inc regarding its privacy policies, pulling the iPhone manufacturer into a swelling controversy over how developers on its popular iOS mobile platform have …
Lawmakers ask Apple to explain iPhone app privacy policies – CNET News
One week after the photo sharing service Path got heat for downloading user address books a U.S. House subcommittee sent Apple a letter asking why it doesn’t force iOS app developers to seek user permission before downloading their contacts.
