Software

SigFig Shows Its iOS-Owning Investors Big on AAPL, Its Android-Owning Ones Not So Big On GOOG – TechCrunch

A study by investment analysis startup SigFig suggests that iPhone-owning investors are 20% more likely than the average investor to also own Apple stock, while investors with Androids are 25% less likely to own Google than average. This is just … Continue reading

Apple’s iTunes and iCloud don’t allow some users to log in – Computerworld Australia

Apple is experiencing problems with its iTunes Store and iCloud services, with many Twitter users reporting that they are unable to log in using their Apple ID to download apps. On Twitter, users in a number of countries were confirming … Continue reading

Google lets iOS users doodle on their emails – TG Daily

Google’s updated its native Gmail app for Apple’s iOS, adding custom signatures and the ability to add doodles to emails. “In the Gmail app and Gmail for mobile you can now open up a canvas and scribble a message that … Continue reading

iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak: Testing on A4 Devices Over, No Beta Version for Testers – International Business Times

Good news for Apple users who want to jailbreak their devices running on iOS 5 or 5.0.1. Pod2g, who has been testing his new untethered jailbreak on different devices running on Apple’s latest mobile operating system and its updated versions … Continue reading

Untethered iOS 5.0.1 Jailbreak Nearly Ready for A4-Based Models – pocketnow.com

It was about a week ago that we heard about progress towards an untethered jailbreak for Apple devices running iOS 5. The developer of the tool, pod2g, noted that he expected work on adapting the jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 to … Continue reading

iOS 5 edges out Android in HTML5 browser test – MacWorld UK

Although Android Ice Cream Sandwich makes some big leaps in HTML5 browser performance, Apple’s iOS 5 is still the king, according to a study by Sencha. Sencha sells frameworks for creating HTML5 Web apps, using advanced features such as geolocation … Continue reading

Microsoft SkyDrive for iOS takes on iCloud, Dropbox – MacWorld UK

Microsoft’s SkyDrive cloud storage service debuted for iPhones this week, after it had been available to Windows users for several years and on Windows Phone 7 devices more recently. Microsoft understands that a lot of Windows users are carrying iPhones … Continue reading

Apple releases Apple TV 4.4.4, tweaks iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone 4S – Apple Insider

Apple on Thursday released a new software update for its Apple TV set-top box, and also issued a tweaked version of iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone 4S users. Details on the two software updates are not known, but users can update … Continue reading

Why many developers look to iOS first? Money. – YAHOO!

Google’s Eric Schmidt raised eyebrows last week at the Le Web conference by suggesting within six months Android 4 “Ice Cream Sandwich” may well become mobile developers’ first choice platform, rather than Apple’s iOS. However, there may be a …

For The iCloud Disaffected, Microsoft Offers iPhone Users Skydrive Storage – paidContent.org

When Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) launched its iCloud service earlier this year, it automatically gave users of its own devices 5GB of free cloud-based storage for media files. Now Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has pulled a Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and one-upped Apple … Continue reading