Software

Whited00r Brings iOS 5 To Older 1st And 2nd Generation iPhones And iPods – Geeky gadgets

Owners of older first-generation iPod Touch devices or second-generation iPhones, who are missing the ability to run Apple’s latest iOS 5 operating system. Might be pleased to know that the newly updated software application called Whited00r 5.1 has been …

Watch out, Tim Cook: Apple VP Scott Forstall is eyeing your job – CNET News

Apple Senior Vice President for iOS Software Scott Forstall is already making it clear he wants to be the company’s next CEO. And at least right now, he looks to be the heir apparent at the company, Lashinsky claims. “If … Continue reading

Interactive e-books expected at Apple’s NYC event in Thursday – Digital Arts Online

Apple is expected to introduce interactive e-books for iOS devices at its education-themed announcement in New York on Thursday. The Wall Street Journal describes “textbooks optimized for the iPad and that feature ways to interact with the content …

Woz on smartphones: Wishes his iPhone could do all his Android can – Network World Fusion

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is a big fan of smartphones running Google’s Android OS . . . and in some ways finds them superior to mobile phones running iOS. “My primary phone is the iPhone. I love the beauty of … Continue reading

Apple’s iTunes Match Lands In 19 More Countries – Geeky gadgets

Apple’s iTunes Match service has been available in the US since the launch of iOS 5, and it was recently launched internationally back in December, and now it is available in more countries around the world. Apple is now offering … Continue reading

Does iTunes Match give you clean versions of your explicit songs? – Geek.Com

All, however, has not been perfect with Apple’s iCloud music storage solution. One complaint that hasn’t yet gotten a lot of press relates to clean and explicit versions of matched tracks. In iTunes Match, there is no clear way to … Continue reading

iOS 5.1 beta 3 revives Facebook code, iPad 3 references – Electronista

More searching in Apple’s iOS 5.1 beta 3 has uncovered references to elements once thought dead. The iMore exploration has shown references to Facebook contact entries. Apple was believed to have been tying Facebook into iOS 4 but to have … Continue reading

Custom Firmware Whited00r Brings iOS 5 to Older iDevices – Mac Observer

A new custom jailbreak targeted at older iOS devices provides access to iOS 5 features on devices that are otherwise incompatible with Apple’s latest mobile operating system. Whited00r, free software that has been in development since mid-2010 …

Apple’s iPhone 4S Grabs U.S. Market Share – Sci-Tech Today

… risen dramatically in the wake of Apple’s October launch of the iPhone 4S — and with the mobile OS system gap between Apple’s iOS and Google Android narrowing sharply in December, according to a new U.S. mobile user survey … Continue reading

Apple’s iTunes Match available in 18 more countries in Latin America, Europe – PanARMENIAN Network

For an annual fee, Apple will scan and match customers’ music libraries with its own catalogue on iTunes and add matched songs to their iCloud accounts. Music that is not offered on iTunes will then be automatically uploaded to iCloud, … Continue reading