Software

Apple’s Future Is In The iCloud – Seekingalpha.com

Much of the discussion recently around Apple (AAPL) has been about the release of an iPad competitor from Amazon (AMZN), and the the release of the iPhone 5, and rightfully so. However, there is another big announcement expected this fall … Continue reading

Clouds: The Most Useful Metaphor of All Time? – Atlantic Online (blog)

Over the last decade, the term “the cloud” has moved from its provenance among computer engineers to common usage, via the vectors of Amazon’s Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2), first released in 2006, and Apple’s iCloud, announced earlier this year. Clearly … Continue reading

MobileMe Outage Hits Mail, Apps, Find My iPhone – PC Magazine

Days before the expected launch of iCloud, Apple’s MobileMe service experienced an outage Thursday that affected access to email, apps, and Find My iPhone. Trouble started around noon Eastern, with the MobileMe support page reporting delays with incoming mail.

Apple unleashes iTunes 10.5 Beta 9 to developers – SlashGear

Apple has just released to developers iTunes 10.5 Beta 9, which is a required update for syncing with the beta version of the iTunes Match service that’s expected to launch with the upcoming iOS 5 and iCloud. This beta update … Continue reading

Known issues remain with Apple’s ninth beta of iTunes 10.5 – Apple Insider

Apple on Friday supplied developers with the ninth beta of iTunes 10.5, with a number of known issues remaining before the final version of the software debuts with iCloud. People familiar with the latest build indicated it contains some of … Continue reading

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) To Cut Software Hard Copy Offerings – emoneydaily.com

Apple Remote Desktop, and Aperture. However, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will continue offering some other limited boxed software like Logic Express and Logic Studio. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares are currently standing at 387.32.

iOS 5 Release Date: Apple to Launch in 2 Weeks – Christian Post

According to the site, all the recent signs given by the company point to the week of October 10, with reports focused on October 12 as the official release date of the new operating system. The reason the site is … Continue reading

Updated: Lawsuit May Halt Rollout of Facebook’s Timeline – paidContent.org

The claim is unlike many of the nuisance trademark suits that pop up when a big company launches a new product like, say, iCloud. In this case, the plaintiff has a viable business that could be harmed and it appears … Continue reading

Apple iOS 5 Launch Expected Within Fortnight – Sound-Check Music

Apple are expected to launch their iOS 5 within the next fortnight, algonside the release of their iPhone 5, according to reports. Computer World have suggested that the new operating system will go live in the week beginning October 10, … Continue reading

Apple cuts off boxed software for educational stores – MacNN

“This includes Mac OS X Snow Leopard, iLife, iWork, Apple Remote Desktop, and Aperture, among others. “We have a limited supply of copies of each in stock in the store, so consider this a ‘last call’ for anyone who would … Continue reading