Topic: iOS
Editorial: Apple's iOS is the new Windows
2013/04/05, 06:05 pm
Over the last six months, Apple earned $22 billion on revenues of over $98 billion, while selling 85 million iPhones and 42 million iPads globally. The profits Apple is now earning in mobile dwarf the best mobile profit performance records set by Nokia in 2008 by more than a factor of three. Why are Apple's competitors not beating back its advances?
Path app gets enhanced security features, more friend finding options in latest update
2013/04/05, 12:05 am
Less than a week after being accused yet again over user privacy issues, social networking app Path on Friday released an update with enhanced security settings and a bevy of new features.
Big phones, phablets & tablets account for just 10% of Android's installed base
2013/03/05, 02:05 pm
While many pundits insist that Apple must make a larger screen iPhone to keep pace with the offerings from Android licensees, Google's own stats indicate that all big phones, tablets and phablets put together are a tiny 10 percent fraction of active users.
Blockbuster On Demand for iOS arrives; Instagram adds friend tagging
2013/02/05, 10:05 pm
The App Store saw two long-awaited moves on Thursday when beleaguered movie rental company Blockbuster finally released an iOS app for streaming on demand videos, and photo sharing app Instagram beefed up its own offering with support for photo tagging
Google calls reports of Google Now for iOS battery drain 'incorrect'
2013/02/05, 04:05 pm
In a written response to a recent outcry over Google Now's alleged battery-draining location tracking feature, the search giant claims reports of the abnormal behavior are incorrect as it uses low-power positioning assets that don't rely on power-hungry GPS.
Apple launches countdown to 50B app downloads
2013/02/05, 04:05 pm
Apple on Thursday posted a countdown to 50 billion app download from the App Store, promising to give away a $10,000 App Store Gift Card to the person who downloads the landmark app.
WebKit releases new SunSpider 1.0 benchmark to chart the future of JavaScript performance
2013/02/05, 08:05 am
Apple's WebKit team has released a revamped new SunSpider 1.0 benchmark suite for profiling the performance of web browser JavaScript execution, replacing the 0.9 version initially released at the end of 2007.
Adobe plans to bring cloud-synced Lightroom-level photo editing to iOS
2013/02/05, 05:05 am
Adobe's group product manager for Lightroom Tom Hogarty on Wednesday showed off an early version of an as-yet unnamed image editing iOS app, with the prototype software leveraging cloud computing assets to manipulate RAW photo files.
Twitter iOS app updated with user access to worldwide trending topics
2013/01/05, 09:05 pm
Twitter on Wednesday updated its iOS and Android apps with a new option to view Trends from outside a user's home location, allowing users to peek into popular topics from around the world.
Flaw in distracted driving study: no evaluation of Apple's "Eyes Free" Siri mode
2013/01/05, 04:05 pm
A widely publicized study that reported that voice assistants like Apple's Siri aren't any safer than manually texting while driving failed to test Siri as it was actually designed to be used in its distracted driving experiment.
Pentagon to grant security clearance for Apple's IOS, some Samsung devices
2013/01/05, 04:05 pm
Devices from the world's two largest smartphone makers will soon be cleared for use by Department of Defense employees, as the Pentagon makes ready to open up its systems to Apple's iPhone and handsets from Samsung.
Despite Apple's internal delays, iOS 7 'will ship on time' - report
2013/01/05, 03:05 pm
Though Apple is allegedly reassigning personnel to expedite development of iOS 7, the next-generation mobile operating system for iPhone and iPad will still meet the company's internal deadlines, according to a new report.
Kindle for iOS gets VoiceOver capabilities; AT&T U-Verse customers gain WatchESPN, Fox Now
2013/01/05, 01:05 pm
Amazon updated the iOS version of its Kindle reading app on Wednesday, adding features that leverage Apple's VoiceOver technology to make Kindle content more accessible to the visually impaired. AT&T, meanwhile, added WatchESPN and Fox Now support for U-Verse subscribers.
'Dramatic changes' to Apple's iOS 7 said to include Calendar, Mail app overhauls
2013/01/05, 08:05 am
Under the control of lead designer Jony Ive, iOS 7 will reportedly see a significant overhaul that is expected to bring about new looks for the native Calendar and Mail applications for iPhone and iPad.
Latest Vine update brings front-facing camera support
2013/30/04, 04:04 pm
After seeing its fair share of hype and controversy, six-second video sharing app Vine gets updated to version 1.1, bringing support for front facing-facing cameras, and with it the promise of a totally new class of "selfies."
Google Reader client app Reeder updated as standalone RSS reader with Feedbin support
2013/29/04, 06:04 pm
Popular RSS aggregation and reading app Reeder received an update on Monday, offering users the ability use it as a standalone reader, while building in support for third-party syncing service Feedbin.
Google Now assistant launches on Apple's iPhone & iPad
2013/29/04, 10:04 am
Google Now, an intelligent assistant service that has been a staple feature of Android for the last year, has come to Apple's iOS platform, with iPhone and iPad support now available as part of the Google Search app.
Mailbox email client working on iPad and Mac apps, possible non-Gmail account support
2013/26/04, 08:04 pm
In a blast of tweets on Thursday, the developers behind Mailbox revealed that they are currently working on an iPad version of the iOS app, as well as a number of other features like support for non-Gmail and POP accounts, landscape mode and an OS X client.
XCOM lands on Mac App Store, Lego Batman comes to iOS
2013/25/04, 06:04 pm
Gaming fans on Apple devices got two new options for fun on Thursday, with XCOM landing on the Mac platform and Lego Batman coming to iOS.
Tweetbot's new 'media timeline' only displays tweets with photos and video
2013/24/04, 01:04 am
Developer Tapbots on Tuesday released a version update for its popular Twitter client Tweetbot, introducing an all-new feature called "media timeline" that limits a user's feed to those tweets with embedded photos and video.

