Software
How to Get The Most Out of iCloud – Lifehacker
iCloud, Apple’s cloud syncing solution, is designed to keep your most important information on your iOS devices and Mac in sync. The thing is, it works so silently in the background that few of us give it any thought (or … Continue reading
Passbook for iOS 6 Steps Towards Digital Wallet, Apple Remains Coy – mobilenapps.com
In its earnings call, where Apple CEO Tim Cook talked about speculation and future product launches, he also spoke about the iOS 6. Cook said Passbook, the app storing all of a user’s cards in a single place, is the … Continue reading
How to Back Up an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch Using iTunes – PC Magazine
One option is to use iCloud (see “How to Back Up an iPhone or iPad Using iCloud”) and the other is to use iTunes. iTunes may be best known as Apple’s music playing program, but the application can do much … Continue reading
Why Mountain Lion Just Became the Ultimate Cord-Cutting OS – Wired News
Mountain Lion, the latest version of Apple’s OS X desktop operating system, went public Wednesday to the delight of Mac users everywhere. But while the world fawns over updates to Safari and a number of features cribbed from iOS, most … Continue reading
Apple updates buggy Podcasts app for iOS, user complaints persist – Fiercemobilecontent
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has issued an updated version of its new Podcasts application designed to resolve numerous user complaints with the original release, which launched a month ago. The free Podcasts app enables iPhone and iPad users to manage …
Google Brings 3D Maps to iOS with ‘Google Earth’ Update – MacRumors
… from Apple by holding a press conference introducing “the next dimension of Google Maps” just days before Apple’s preview of iOS 6 and its own mapping solution at its Worldwide Developers Conference. Among the announcements from Google were …
iOS shoots ahead of Android in enterprise app developer interest – YAHOO!
Appcelerator and IDC have released another survey of app developers and this time they’ve found that Apple’s (AAPL) iOS is now clearly favored by app developers when it comes to the being the best operating system for selling enterprise apps.
Google’s neato 3D city view arrives on iOS today – CNET News
Months ahead of when Apple plans to bring its own photorealistic 3D maps to iOS, Google has beaten the company to the punch. iOS users are getting those same 14 regions, including Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston … Continue reading
Apple plots future of desktop with Mountain Lion iCloud integration – Gigaom.com
iOS is the business unit that drives Apple’s profits each quarter, but that doesn’t mean we can write off OS X desktop software — especially now that iCloud has been integrated throughout the just-released Mountain Lion software update. The decision … Continue reading
Is OS X Mountain Lion worth an upgrade? Totally – Gigaom.com
I suppose one could say the same about Apple’s OS X operating system. I first started using OS X on the first Titanium machine released in September 2000. Sometimes the subsequent upgrades would leave my laptops wheezing, and other times … Continue reading