Software

Apple fixes iOS 3.1.3 App Store block bug – SlashGear

Apple has quietly fixed the App Store issue preventing iPhone and iPod touch owners running iOS 3.1.3 from properly browsing the store and downloading new titles. Reported by users earlier this week, who were able to update existing apps on … Continue reading

Apple looking to expand iCloud with new applications – Apple Insider

Though Apple just launched its new iCloud service, the company is already looking to improve the suite with new applications for the iPhone and iPad. Apple’s interest in further enhancing iCloud was revealed this week in a new job application … Continue reading

Apple Fixes iOS 3.1.3 App Store Bug – Softpedia

Apple customers wielding a device with the old 3.1.3 firmware installed are reporting that things are back to normal on the App Store front, where they had previously encountered access issues. Earlier this week, reports that Apple had killed off … Continue reading

Samsung surpasses Apple down under – IDC – MacWorld UK

Smartphones now make up 65 per cent of the Australian mobile phone market, with Android’s 49 per cent market share taking over Apple’s iOS. The iOS, now in second place, holds 36 per cent unit share as the market eased … Continue reading

Popular Game ‘Cut the Rope’ Receives iCloud Support – Itproportal

Popular iOS physics based game Cut the Rope has received a much needed update ahead of the App Store lock down. The game now comes with support for iCloud, which allows users to synchronise their game progress in real time, … Continue reading

Are Oracle’s Exadata racks fluffing Apple’s iCloud? – The Register

Oracle did not have a good fiscal Q2, as El Reg reported on Tuesday after the market closed. Server sales plummeted and new software license sales did not grow anywhere near what Ellison & Co expected. But the Exadata and … Continue reading

Are Oracle’s Exadata racks fluffing Apple’s iCloud? – Channel Register

Oracle did not have a good fiscal Q2, as El Reg reported on Tuesday after the market closed. Server sales plummeted and new software license sales did not grow anywhere near what Ellison & Co expected. But the Exadata and … Continue reading

Lion Server: How to connect to VPN service from Windows

You may be unable to connect to a VPN server running on Lion Server. This may be related to how Windows handles IPSec NAT traversal by default.  This article will explain how to change this behavior to allow VPN connections … Continue reading

Lion Server: When saving files on SMB shares, the permissions may be changed so only the owner can read or write

Files saved on an SMB sharepoint may have group access removed when you save them. This can happen when applications use "safe save," which is used to minimize data loss if the save process is interrupted. The process creates an … Continue reading

OS X 10.7.3 Beta Reveals More Evidence Pointing To Retina Display For Macs – Redmond Pie

It should come as no surprise by now that every time Apple releases a beta version of an OS, regardless of whether it is OS X or iOS, the researchers and explorers always seem to find some hidden away nuggets … Continue reading