Software

Like iOS 5? Thank A Hacker – Wired News

That’s because the new iPhone 4s launched Friday and its new iOS 5 mobile-operating system’s Wednesday rollout likely never would have come to fruition if Apple’s protests over legalizing phone tinkering had been heeded. Judging by Apple …

Logging into iCloud and MobileMe with separate accounts – Computerworld

Macworld – Wednesday, October 12, 2011 was D-Day (Download Day) for Apple users. I believe it will go down in history as the day Apple released more software than it has done in any single day before. From iOS 5 … Continue reading

Instacast Podcast Client Now Syncs via iCloud – Wired News

ICloud, schmiCloud, right? Who cares about syncing boring old word processor documents anyway? But why not take a quick look at what iCloud can really do when developers add its syncing magic to their own apps? Instacast is a slick … Continue reading

JavaFX on iOS: Dead on arrival? – Infoworld

Oracle’s efforts to enable developers to run JavaFX software on Apple iOS devices could run afoul of Apple, if Apple’s past rejections of Java on iOS are any guide. But a potential showdown could be a ways off, as it … Continue reading

No silver lining for new iPhone users as Apple iCloud is blighted by glitches – Daily Mail

Apple’s iPhone 4S is a huge hit – but users are reporting difficulties with Apple’s new iCloud online storage service. Apple has now created a status page for iCloud to say if the service is working. Reports of errors are … Continue reading

Apple Updates Macs, iPhones, iPads with Huge Security Patches – msnbc.com

Apple has pushed out new versions of its OS X Lion and iOS operating systems, and in the process fixed nearly 175 vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to seriously compromise users’ computers and mobile devices. In updating its … Continue reading

With iOS 5 and iCloud, more memory is better than less for your iPhone, iPad – ZDNet

Summary: The common wisdom is that the arrival of iCloud and iOS 5 will let us store our stuff on the cloud and buy an iPhone and iPad with less memory. However, a recent developer blog post warns that more … Continue reading

Apple releases iOS 5; firmware features some 200 improvements – IT World

October 13, 2011, 9:46 AM — Apple has released iOS 5 for its smartphones and tablets, bring about 200 improvements and refinements to the latest iteration of its mobile operating system. Overall, reviewers say the hands-on experience of “iDevices” with … Continue reading

Optimize iCloud for iPhone in 6 Simple Steps – PC Magazine

Longtime Apple iPhone devotees and newly minted iPhone 4S owners alike just got a new operating system, iOS 5, and one of its major new components is iCloud, an online backup and syncing service. That means all the apps, phone … Continue reading

iCloud 101: Apple IDs and your iOS device – CNN Money

(gigaom.com) — Configuring your iOS device to take full advantage of the new iCloud services is resulting in confusion and frustration for many users. At the core of this confusion is the Apple ID. Understanding what your Apple ID can … Continue reading