Software 
Downcast Adds iCloud Sync to Already Great Podcast App – Wired News
iOS podcast app Downcast has just gotten an update to v2.5. Amongst a slew of tweaks and fixes comes one big new feature: iCloud sync. There are generally two ways to listen to podcasts: Have iTunes download them and sync … Continue reading
Apple’s secret iOS codenames revealed – Crave
Codenames are cool — just look at GI Joe. We know all about the codenames assigned to different versions of Android, but now Apple’s secret moniker for each version of iOS has been revealed. Apple’s operating system for mobile devices … Continue reading
Apple thinks Kindle Fire will push users to iOS, analyst says – IDG NEWS
Apple executives believe that the iPhone 3GS and Amazon’s Kindle Fire will be two key devices that will expand the user base of iOS. That’s according to JP Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz, who met with Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook … Continue reading
Motorola’s ITunes, ICloud Claims Nixed In Apple IP War – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (December 06, 2011, 3:25 PM ET) — A Florida federal judge on Tuesday rejected Motorola Mobility Inc.’s bid to bring three more Apple Inc. products — iTunes, the iPhone 4S and the iCloud — into its heated … Continue reading
Motorola Can’t Add ITunes, ICloud To Apple IP War: Judge – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (December 06, 2011, 3:25 PM ET) — A Florida federal judge on Tuesday rejected Motorola Mobility Inc.’s bid to bring three more Apple Inc. products — iTunes, the iPhone 4S and the iCloud — into its heated … Continue reading
iPad 2 as assistive device and holiday gift – Examiner
Now, with the relelease of iOS 5 and iCloud in the fall, its gotten even better. Apple added several significant advancements to accessibility in iOS 5, such as LED flash on calls, custom gestures and personalized vibration alerts. iOS 5 … Continue reading
Safari: SyndicationAgent keychain alert occurs even if RSS updating is disabled
Even if you disable Safari’s "Automatically update articles" RSS preferences, you may still see an alert that SyndicationAgent would like to access your keychain after a software update. This can happen if you have MobileMe bookmark syncing enabled. The MobileMe … Continue reading
Android’s popularity makes it open target for malware, says study – CNET News
In comparison, malware directed toward Apple’s iOS rose by only 25 percent over last year. Fortinet pointed to two reasons for the larger bull’s eye painted on Android’s back. Google’s OS has shown a dramatic increase in market share over … Continue reading
Canaccord Genuity on Communication/Wireless Equipment: Nov. Checks Indicate Continued Strength for Apple, Samsung – StreetInsider.com
New features introduced through iOS 5 and iCloud have significantly enhanced Apple’s leading iOS ecosystem, and this should lead to strong replacement sales cycles for both iPhone and iPad and help drive strong longer term earnings growth.” QUALCOMM …
Report: Samsung offered to license key iOS patent from Apple – CNET Asia
Despite Apple’s apparent intellectual-property war on iPhone and iPad lookalikes, it appears the company has licensed at least one key iOS software patent to Nokia and IBM–and that it offered a license to current court rival Samsung as well. The … Continue reading
