Software

Apple executives say iPhone 3GS, Kindle Fire will expand interest in iOS devices – Apple Insider

JP Morgan analysts who met with top Apple executives note that the company’s leadership views both its own iPhone 3GS and Amazon’s Kindle Fire as devices that will attract customers to iOS as they “gravitate to more feature-rich experiences.” Analyst … Continue reading

Apple Questioned by German Data Regulator Over Carrier IQ Software Privacy – Bloomberg

Georg Albrecht, a spokesman for Apple in Germany, declined to comment. “We stopped supporting Carrier IQ with iOS 5 in most of our products and will remove it completely in a future software update,” Natalie Harrison, a spokeswoman for Apple … Continue reading

About Keynote 5.1.1

Keynote 5.1.1 is an update recommended for Keynote 5.1. This update is for users with Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or later and OS X Lion.

Apple iCloud, opportunity for Samsung – Times of India

Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Google Inc operate farms of always-on computer warehouses to sell music and books and run internet searches. Samsung aims to maintain its leadership in the $39 billion market for dynamic random-access memory, or …

A cautionary tale about why to back up iTunes content locally – Gigaom.com

One of the big selling points of iCloud is that you can now access all your past iTunes store purchases on any device associated with your Apple ID. It’s a big plus when it comes to getting music on a … Continue reading

Apple iOS is safer than Android, McAfee says – CNET News

In the fight against malware, Apple’s iOS outshines Android as a safer environment, but no mobile device is free from risk, says a new report from McAfee (PDF). Apple has so far done a good job of securing its devices, … Continue reading

Update: How to turn off Carrier IQ on your iPhone – Computerworld

Although earlier Thursday Apple said that its newest mobile operating system, iOS 5, does not support the Carrier IQ software, it slipped in a caveat. “We stopped supporting Carrier IQ with iOS 5 in most of our products,” said Apple … Continue reading

iPhone battery life issues may continue to vex users—even post iOS 5.1 – Ars Technica

Apple recently acknowledged that some iPhone 4S users aren’t getting the battery life they should and released an iOS update intended to fix those problems. However, the effectiveness of the fix appears to vary widely, with some Ars readers reporting … Continue reading

Apple updates Keynote for Mac, iCloud control panel for PC – MacNN

Apple has posted minor updates to two different programs, its Mac-based slideshow program Keynote and its Windows-based iCloud Control Panel for iCloud subscribers who are on PCs. The Keynote update improves the handling of large slideshows in …

Why Investors Should Keep Their Eyes on the Cloud – US News and World Report

With the launch of Apple’s iCloud system in October, many consumers got their first clear glimpse of the future of computing. Giving users the ability to store their music, photos, and data online and call it up on any of … Continue reading