Software
Phraseology, A Word-Analyzing Text Editor – Wired News
First, though, what doesn’t it have? Phraseology has no support for Dropbox, nor iCloud: storage is strictly local (although you can easily export or print any documents). Neither is there TextExpander integration, nor an extra row of keys …
Five 2011 Tech Tremors That Will Create Aftershocks for Years – Wired News
The cloud was big in 2011, but in a way it just seemed to finally achieve escape velocity after Apple created iCloud within its rigorously controlled ecosystem. But even in its first outing, Siri has proven to be a mature … Continue reading
iOS developers go into 2012 still battling patent troll Lodsys – Ars Technica
That’s what sparked iOS developer Mike Lee to organize the Appsterdam Legal … community needs to unite if they want to fight this kind of legal threat. “Even if Apple were to step up and do more than they’re doing… … Continue reading
Viewing Mac OS X memory usage and installed RAM
Learn how check the amount of installed RAM (physical memory) and the amount of memory being used.
Apple Patent Reveals Face Detection for iOS – Tom’s Guide
Apple may be looking to add facial recognition to iOS, indirectly backing up previous iTV reports that Apple wants users to be recognized across multiple devices. As stated in previous reports, Apple insiders claim that the company wants iOS to … Continue reading
iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak: Teething Issues, Apple Updates Keeping Pod2g, MuscleNerd Busy – IBTimes
An untethered jailbreak for Apple devices powered by the A4 processor has been released. Meanwhile, users of Apple devices running on the A5 processor are still waiting for their jailbreak. However, the release of a break for A4 devices doesn’t … Continue reading
Apple’s iOS, Android Duke It Out Over Holiday Sales – CIO Insight
Analytics firm Flurry has estimated some 6.8 million iOS and Android device activations on Christmas day. In a Dec. 27 posting on its corporate blog, Flurry described that activation number as “a 353 percent increase over the baseline” of the … Continue reading
Apple Prepping Face Unlock for the iPhone, But Do You Want it? – Gotta Be Mobile
The use of presence detection is one way Apple hopes to improve face unlock on your phone and iPad. As shown in the image above, your iOS device could detect your presence when placed in a dock. If you were … Continue reading
Samsung leads smartphone market, but Apple gaining – Zd Net Asia.com
Android, meanwhile, continues to dominate the mobile operating system landscape. Apple’s iOS also made headway, though not at Google’s expense. Google’s mobile OS controlled 46.9 percent of market, up 3.1 percent over the previous three months, while Apple …
Photo Organization Service Everpix Launches Public Beta – TechCrunch
The service currently supports only Mac computers (iPhoto, Aperture, Lightroom), but plans to support Windows in the future. It also gathers photos from your online collections on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, Picasa and can even locate …