Software 
iSuppli: Windows Phone to Leapfrog iPhone by 2015 – PC Magazine
Microsoft’s Windows Phone will overtake Apple’s iOS in terms of smartphone operating system market share by 2015, IHS iSuppli forecasted Tuesday. The industry research firm believes the partnership between Microsoft and Nokia will help propel Windows Phone …
Apple: Analyst Says TVs Could Be 11% Of Profits In FY 2013 – Forbes
Reitzes picks up on the latest flurry of rumor-mongering on the subject, which was triggered by a Best Buy survey asking for feedback from consumers on how they’d respond to Apple offering a 42-inch $1,499 TV running iOS, complete with … Continue reading
Consumers Like Cloud Technology — Just Don’t Ask Them to Pay – TheWrap
From the iCloud to UltraViolet, more and more movies, music and TV shows are floating up into the cloud. Consumers, it seems, are slowly warming to the idea of storing content digitally, as long as they don’t have to pay … Continue reading
Dubai energy giant dumps BlackBerry for Apple – ITP.net
Halliburton, a major energy provider with its headquarters in Dubai, is set to transition thousands of its employees from BlackBerry smartphones onto Apple iOS devices, Apple Insider has reported. The website claims that Halliburton will leverage the …
Report: Next Apple TV to Use Siri, Kinect-Type Interface – PC Magazine
The Apple TV picture is starting to come into focus with several reports about potential retail and carrier partners gearing up for the launch of a next-generation HD television set that runs iOS, incorporates the Siri digital voice assistant, and … Continue reading
Apple warns iOS developers away from third-party marketers – MacNN
On the heels of a drive to kick out “copycat apps” that rely on name confusing and similar graphics to get sales intended for original apps, Apple is also warning developers to avoid using third-party marketing services that are known … Continue reading
Best Buy Gauging Demand for a 42-inch Apple TV Priced at $1,499. – PC Magazine
Like the current Apple TV set top boxes, the new Apple TV uses the iOS operating system that runs the iPhone and iPad, and those two devices can be used as a remote control for the full-blown TV set. – … Continue reading
Apple warns iOS developers: Don’t monkey with App Store rankings – Network World Fusion
“Once you build a great app, you want everyone to know about it. However, when you promote your app, you should avoid using services that advertise or guarantee top placement in App Store charts. Even if you are not personally … Continue reading
Accessing the Internet by mobile device doubled in 2011, data shows – Network World Fusion
Nokia remains the leading mobile vendor worldwide, but the Web page-view numbers show a company in decline over the past year, as is Research in Motion, when compared to Apple. The growing mobile operating systems are iOS and Android. StatCounter’s … Continue reading
Study: Most Consumers Open To Cloud Storage, But Only 30% Willing To Pay – paidContent.org
Good news for the developers of the iCloud, UltraViolet and other digital locker systems: nearly 90 percent of consumers say they’re inclined to use cloud-based digital storage solutions. The bad news? Nearly 70 percent say they’d be less apt to … Continue reading
