Software

Apple updates Keynote, Windows iCloud Control Panel – Apple Insider

This update is recommended for Keynote 5.1 users and addresses issues that occur when working with large Keynote presentations on OS X Lion, along with stability and accessibility improvements. The download is 29.92MB and requires either OS X Lion or … Continue reading

RIM’s faux BES for iOS and Android: Too little, too late – Infoworld

Research in Motion made a small splash this week with its Mobile Fusion announcement that it was developing a version of its signature BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) management tool that also manages Apple iOS devices such as the iPhone and … Continue reading

Apple ended Carrier IQ support with iOS 5 – Mac Central

Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted from Network World. Apple Thursday issued a statement that it stopped supporting controversial Carrier IQ software that is intended to collect smartphone performance data for carriers, but allegedly …

Apple: Carrier IQ still on iPhone 4, but we don’t read your e-mail and texts – Ars Technica

Apple is circulating a new statement to media outlets that seems to put to rest any fears about software tracking in the iPhone and iPad. “We stopped supporting Carrier IQ [a piece of software that tracks user activity] with iOS … Continue reading

Apple admits Carrier IQ usage in iOS, but mostly removed in iOS 5 – SlashGear

Apple has confirmed reports that its previous generation iOS platforms support the Carrier IQ data tracking software, but the company assures that the software has been removed in most of its iOS 5 devices, such as the iPhone 4S, and … Continue reading

Digital Music Meets Its Match in Apple iCloud – Wall Street Journal

I’ve been testing iTunes Match on several Macs, a Windows PC, and on an iPad and an iPhone. In general, I found Match delivers on its promises, despite some limitations and glitches, several of which Apple told me it will … Continue reading

Rumble in the cloud: 5 cloud storage services compared – IT World

Apple, for example, has made it clear that iCloud will be working hand in glove with its entire family of devices. They’re not the only ones to see it that way. Ubuntu, the popular desktop Linux distribution, is integrating cloud … Continue reading

Android, iOS Dominate U.S. Smartphone Market, Nielsen Finds – CIO Insight

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) command 71 percent of smartphone market share in the United States, with Android accounting for 43 percent share and iOS nabbing 28 percent through the third quarter. HTC had 15 percent of Android phone share … Continue reading

Control Photo Stream with iPhoto and Aperture – IDG NEWS

But there is a way to control this flow on your Mac. By using iPhoto as the dam, and Aperture as the final destination, you can enjoy the benefits of Photo Stream without drowning in a deluge of snapshots. You … Continue reading

Apple exploring photo-generated digital avatars for iOS Game Center – Apple Insider

Apple has shown continued interest in creating digital avatars for its Game Center networking service for iOS, with a pair of new patents related to automatically generating an avatar and also updating their online status. One of the new patent … Continue reading