Software

Apple iOS 5 Integration Boosted Twitter’s Monthly Signups By 25 Percent – TechCrunch

At the Twitter news event today, the company revealed a number of compelling stats about its service, namely that its Apple iOS integration has boosted monthly signups by 25 percent globally. Apple announced a deep integration with Twitter in …

Apple iOS 5 gets Emoji – Times of India

The latest version, iOS 5, comes with an installed library of emoji that can be turned on as an “international keyboard” in the device’s settings. Say you wanted to invite a friend to happy hour. You could send a simple … Continue reading

iCloud “Scores,” Helps Pornstar Tracks Down Stolen iPhone – WebProNews

For anyone that still thinks pornstars are ditzy or easily taken advantage of, take note: they’re not. In fact, they will likely own you if you cross them. Digital Playground actress Jesse Jane had her purse stolen last night which … Continue reading

Apple iCloud — Amnesty for Music Pirates? – Huffington Post

Well, we finally have it. Music like water raining down from the sky. iCloud. For slightly more than $2/mo everybody will soon have access to all the music they can find, steal, share, rip, produce, morph or buy using iTunes … Continue reading

2012: The Year of the Personal Cloud – Huffington Post

Prior to now, the personal cloud was mainly the province of Apple iCloud users as well as early adopters willing to seek out and try third party cloud services. But 2012 is going to be the tipping point of personal … Continue reading

Funzio’s Social Military iOS Game Modern War Secures a Whopping 1.5 Million Installs in a Week – msnbc.com

Funzio, the leading developer of advanced social games for mobile, Facebook and Google+, today announced that its second game, Modern War, was downloaded more than 1.5 million times in the week following its launch on Apple’s iOS platform (http …

Apple TV in Canada now offers TV episode purchases – MacNN

A silent upgrade has allowed Apple TV units in Canada to allow TV show purchases, using iCloud streaming to store the purchased episode and stream them to other Apple devices. While it was possible to purchase TV shows via iTunes … Continue reading

iOS finally gets Palm compatibility – The Register

Love the iPhone, but still in love with Palm OS? You can have it all as StyleTap is standing ready to wrap up your Palm OS apps with an Apple-friendly iOS coating. The StyleTap wrapper is like a one-application emulator, … Continue reading

iOS 5.1 Update Does More Than Fix the iPhone’s Battery Issues – CMSWire

There’s more at stake then just the battery problems some users are having when Apple updates iOS. Expect some good stuff too from the imminent upgrade, including improved Siri functionality. Apple’s first patch for iOS5 fixed some but not all … Continue reading

Google’s Schmidt predicts developers will prioritize Android over iOS in 6 months – Apple Insider

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has said he believes mobile developers will prioritize the Android platform over Apple’s iOS in the next six months, as the market shifts away from iPhone-centric development. Schmidt made the comments in Paris, at the LeWeb … Continue reading