Software

Google, Apple Break Holiday Activation Records – Mobiledia

Activations were evenly split between Android and iOS, proving Apple’s smartphones and tablets are holding their own, despite rapid growth of handsets from Android makers like HTC and Samsung. As people unwrapped and activated new phones and …

Inside Apple’s 2011: Steve Jobs’ achievements, battles and crises – Apple Insider

Apple shifted its own consumer iLife and iWork suites to digital downloads, eventually adding its entire lineup of Pro Apps to the store as well, from Aperture to Final Cut, Motion, Compressor, Logic Pro and MainStage. Apple also made available … Continue reading

Apple’s Terrific And Tumultuous 2011 – Seekingalpha.com

Word started to get out that iOS 5 would be pushed to the fall, instead of a summer release. But the good news was that it sounded like Apple’s new cloud service would be launched at WWDC. Apple set the … Continue reading

iOS apps shown running on Apple TV at 720p in new video demo – engadget

We’ve seen a jailbroken Apple TV running iOS apps but admittedly, the last demo we were treated to was brief, dimly lit and light on commentary. Now, the developers behind the Apple TV MobileX project are back with a longer, … Continue reading

Hackers successfully get iOS apps to run full screen on Apple TV – Examiner

Steven Troughton-Smith, a Dublin-based hacker and iOS developer, announced that he and a fellow hacker, TheMudKip, have successfully gotten a jailbroken second generation Apple TV to run iOS apps full screen at 720p. Steven has also gotten Siri to work … Continue reading

Hackers get iOS apps to run full-screen on Apple TV – CNET News

While you were buying the New Years bubbly and party horns, hackers were busy this weekend figuring out how to run iOS apps natively on Apple TV–and in full screen. Dublin-based hacker and iOS developer Steven Troughton-Smith–known for getting …

Jailbreakers hack iOS on Apple TV to run full-screen iPad apps – Apple Insider

Hackers have developed a workaround that enables full-screen versions of iOS apps for the iPad to run on a jailbroken Apple TV device. Steve Troughton-Smith and a developer known as “TheMudkip” published over the weekend photos and video of the … Continue reading

iOS Apps On The Apple TV Are Right Around The Corner – The Business Insider

A team of developers is working to bring iOS apps to the Apple TV, reports The Verge. Hackers Chpwn and StroughtonSmith are previously responsible for porting Siri to other iOS devices and they’re collaborating with TheMudkip as they explore what’s … Continue reading

iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak: Apple Users May Witness a Series of Jailbreaks in 2012 – International Business Times

As 2011 counts down to its last few hours, there will be a number of people working on Apple’s forthcoming mobile operating system – the company themselves, the product users and, obviously, iOS hackers. Apple Inc. is expected to release … Continue reading

App Directory: The Best Photo Management App For Mac – Lifehacker

Lyn doesn’t provide facial recognition or organise using Apple’s “event” structure … you may prefer managing them with the pricey, more professional Aperture or Lightroom. Aperture is like iPhoto for pros, and Lightroom is a similar take on …