Software

Apple signs point to iOS 5 release in two weeks – Network World Fusion

Apple will likely release iOS 5, the next version of its mobile operating system, in two weeks. Signs point to the week of Oct. 10, with reports focused on Oct. 12 as the release date for iOS 5. That date … Continue reading

Apple Ends Affair with Boxed Software – Softpedia

Apple is sending out a ‘last call’ warning to those involved with education in one way or another that will soon halt sales of boxed copies of Mac OS X , iLife, iWork, Aperture, and other software titles. Apple today … Continue reading

Apple tells education: no more boxed software (except Logic) – ZDNet

Apple Remote Desktop, and Aperture. The following email was recently sent to customers at a major academic institution informing them that Apple would no longer be offering boxed software, “with limited exception.” Apple confirmed today that …

Twitter Awaits iOS 5 With Arms Wide Open – Softpedia

Twitter is prepared to handle the immense quantity of additional tweets to hit its servers following the launch of iOS 5, the newest version of Apple’s mobile operating system which boasts seamless integration with the microblogging service. Twitter …

WAN and network optimization API for iOS – Help Net Security

Circadence announced an application programming interface (API) enabling WAN optimization for Apple iOS applications. The API installs into Apple mobile applications or apps in development, enhancing end-user mobile experiences with noticeable …

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for Mac – CNet

Like its most well-known competitor, Apple Aperture, you use it to organize, process, nondestructively retouch, and output volumes of raw files. Now with version 3, Adobe enhances the product in some critical ways that make it a significant upgrade over … Continue reading

Apple iPhone makes users happier than Android – Daily Telegraph

Additionally, users of Apple iOS phones have a much higher spend on voice and data usage than those with Android. Just 24 per cent of Android owners spent, on average, more than £30 a month, compared to 61 per cent … Continue reading

A few lines of Apple code could signal huge opportunity for Marvell – Macdaily News

“Other rumors suggested AAPL was in the process of designing a new server to be used for internal applications like iTunes or the new iCloud.” McWilliams writes, “As I wrote several years ago, when AAPL purchased Palo Alto Semiconductor …

Life of George melds Lego bricks with iOS for ‘digital-to-physical’ gameplay, captures our hearts – engadget

Beginning October 1, 2011, players can purchase the LEGO Life of George set for $29.99 from LEGO Stores and shop.lego.com and download the free Apple iOS compatible gaming application. LEGO Life of George is a 12-level game that can be … Continue reading

Psychonauts comes to Mac, gets Steam update and iOS app – Joystiq

Accompanying it is a free iOS app that allows you to view all of the game’s Memory … To show how excited they are about their first ever Apple product, Double Fine has also produced a free Psychonauts companion app … Continue reading