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 …