Software

Latest iOS 5.1 beta shows that Apple is indeed working on a quad core processor – Intomobile.com

Whenever Apple posts a beta of of software that they’re working on, they usually try their best to scrub any clues as to products that are yet to be released. They don’t always succeed though in hiding things such as … Continue reading

Apple iOS Market Share Up From 26% To 43% – Seekingalpha.com

According to a new report from research firm NPD, iOS’s U.S. market share (by sales) jumped from 26% in the third quarter of 2011 to 43% by October and November. Android, however, came out on top, with 47% market share … Continue reading

Android overtakes iOs for web browsing in America, but still lags in world – The Guardian

Android devices overtook Apple’s iOS for web browsing at the end of December in North America, according to new data from an American analytics company, Chitika Analytics. But iOS held on to its lead in the wider worldwide market of … Continue reading

LaCie announces 2big and eSATA hub Thunderbolt options, adds to high-speed arsenal – engadget

Photographers using Lightroom® or Aperture® will notice significantly more responsive … Thunderbolt cables can be purchased separately on Apple.com. For full specifications and product information, visit www.lacie.com.

Apple iOS strength prompted Objective-C language growth in 2011 – Infoworld

Demonstrating continued momentum for Apple’s iOS platform for mobile devices, the Objective-C language used to develop applications for iOS showed the most growth in popularity in 2011 as a programming language, according to monthly assessment …

Apple issues third beta of iOS 5.1 to developers – Apple Insider

Apple on Monday supplied developers with a new pre-release build of its mobile operating system in the form of iOS 5.1 beta 3. Little is known so far about the latest beta, which was issued to test devices as an … Continue reading

Apple Seeds iOS 5.1 Beta 3 For iPhone, iPad, iPod touch – Redmond Pie

In the November of last year, Apple seeded the initial beta release of iOS 5.1, which as usual was available to registered members of the iOS developer program. The first beta build of 5.1 (9B5117b) was available as download for … Continue reading

Android overtakes Apple’s iOS during holiday season – CNET News

Android shot past Apple’s iOS in market share last month, at least according to the number of ad impressions seen by ad network Chitika. Chitika found that iOS took the lead in November with 51.7 percent of traffic seen on … Continue reading

Corel debuts AfterShot Pro photo management software – CIO.de

Announced on Monday at CES, AfterShot Pro is targeted to photo pros and hobbyists. It seeks to compete on the same playing field as Apple’s Aperture and Adobe’s Photoshop Lightroom for the Mac, and is also compatible with the Windows … Continue reading

CES: Acer unveils new cloud service, copies Apple’s iCloud presentation – Apple Insider

In promoting its new AcerCloud service, Acer chose to mimic not only Apple’s iCloud, but also directly lifted a slide Apple used to introduce iCloud in a keynote presentation last year. Acer’s “blatant iCloud ripoff” was highlighted by The Verge, … Continue reading