Software

Apple 2012: Smooth sailing, for the most part – msnbc.com

Apple Inc coasts into 2012 with a strong wind in its sails … Google Inc’s Android, launched a few years ago and taking aim squarely at the high-end iOS, continues to attract cellphone makers. Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle Fire, half the … Continue reading

PREVIEW – Apple 2012: Smooth sailing, for the most part – Reuters India

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) coasts into 2012 with a strong wind … Google Inc’s (GOOG.O) Android, launched a few years ago and taking aim squarely at the high-end iOS, continues to attract cellphone makers.

‘Will Your Kids Do Better Than You?’ – Wall Street Journal

Scott Yates My photos are stored in folders by date. I use Apple’s Aperture, with keywords based on who is in the picture or anything else relevant. My contacts are in Apple’s address book and I have many groups: Christmas … Continue reading

iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak: Top 5 Jailbreak Utilities Released Till Date – International Business Times

Following the launch of the latest exploit, IBTimes would like to revisit all top five software, including “Absinthe”, as all these untethered software have done an amazing job in terms of jailbreaking the Apple devices running the iOS 5 and … Continue reading

Weekend Tech Scan: What’s on your iPad? (Here’s what’s on mine) – Crosscut.com

(Yes, you can use iCloud for this service, but if you have large libraries of digital media as I have, storing that media in the iCloud would be time-consuming to “push” it there and expensive to maintain with annual storage … Continue reading

Apple Seeds New Mac OS X 10.7.3 Build to Developers – Social Barrel

A report from Apple Insider says the new build centers on features such as Address Book, iCal, iCloud, Mail, Safari and Spotlight. Build 11D46 supplants 11D42, which arrived last week, three other builds in December, and November’s initial developer …

IHS: Windows Phone 7 Will Pass iOS in 2015 – Social Barrel

IHS has released a forecast that said Windows Phone 7 (WP7) will catch up with iOS in 2015. The analytics firm estimated that Microsoft’s mobile operating system would rise into second place and bump Apple’s iOS to third in smartphone … Continue reading

Apple is Disrupting Mobile Gaming. Are Consoles Next? – Daily Finance

Sony’s PlayStation Vita is off to a rough start after dramatic drops in sales within the first week. Apple’s iOS platform has provided an alternative that has swayed a large portion of mobile gamers. With an upcoming Apple TV, the … Continue reading

Apple plans Siri expansion and upgrade – HEXUS.net

In a new patent filed by Apple, plans have been revealed to turn its iOS voice-controlled software assistant, which is currently only available on iPhone, into an “Intelligent Automated Assistant” capable of ordering items online. The patent also …

Apple iOS, Google Android feared to be hitting middle age as five year old platforms – Apple Insider

A market research group has teemed up with a business analyst to conceptualize the notion that mobile operating systems only last for ten years, peaking after five, an idea that suggests Apple and Google are approaching their apex at middle … Continue reading