Software

iOS 5.1 beta offers developers limited Siri integration – Ars Technica

Apple released the first developer-only beta of iOS 5.1 to developers Monday night. While it includes a number of unidentified bug fixes, it also adds some APIs that let developers better integrate Siri’s dictation input as well as offers a … Continue reading

Apple pulls iTether from iPhone App Store [u] – Apple Insider

A new iOS application that users to tether their Mac or PC to an … But unlike previous jailbreak solutions, the iTether offering was approved by Apple for sale in its controlled App Store environment. Its removal confirms the approval … Continue reading

Apple seeds iOS 5.1 beta with mystery ‘iPad 2,4′ – Electronista

Apple gave developers their first taste of significant post-5.0 updates with the first betas of iOS 5.1 and Xcode 4.3. The iOS update upgrades voice dictation on “supported devices,” although it’s presumed this still means just the iPhone 4S for … Continue reading

Apple iPhone 5, iPad 3 revealed in iOS 5.1 beta – YAHOO!

Apple has leaked a few hidden tidbits about a number of possible upcoming mobile devices in its recent developer release of iOS 5.1. Included in the script are references to the iPhone 5 and multiple versions of the iPad 3. … Continue reading

Report: Apple iOS 5.1 Beta Tips Revamped iPhone, iPad – PC Magazine

Now that the Black Friday and Cyber Monday madness is behind us, why not kick off the next-gen iPad and iPhone rumor mill again? Yesterday there were reports of a 4-inch screen on the next iPhone and now, 9to5Mac says … Continue reading

Windows Phone 7 Connector 2.01 Available for Macs – Redmondmag.com

Many of the new features in version 2.01 seem to be rehashes of the previous release. For instance, the Apple Aperture software support improvement and the ringtone transfer support for devices running Windows Phone 7.5 (code-named “Mango”) were …

Apple could sell 280 million iOS devices next year, claims analyst – CNET News

Apple could sell as many as 280 million iOS devices in 2012, according to market researcher Asymco. If accurate, that figure would be more than double the number of iOS devices that Apple sold during its 2011 fiscal year, which … Continue reading

GeekKid Gabe visits the Aperture Science Laboratories – Wired News

Not yet having the dexterity to control a mouse with the WADS key combo, he uses the cursor keys to walk forward and back, gently guiding his character with a finger on the Mac trackpad. When he needs a secondary … Continue reading

iPad 3 ‘found’ in new Apple iOS code – Daily Telegraph

The discovery has added to rumours that the iPad 3 will launch in March and feature a fractionally thicker design and a significantly higher resolution display. In a list of devices in the new iOS 5.1 software, ‘iPad3,3’ is referenced, … Continue reading

iTunes Match: Everything you need to know – Crave

iCloud is Apple’s new service for keeping iOS devices synced over the air. One of the coolest features is how you can instantly download your music to a mobile device, instead of being at home and syncing a playlist from … Continue reading