Game Center for Mountain Lion to offer cross-platform play between Mac, iOS

With the addition of Game Center to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac users will be able to play online competitively and cooperatively against gamers who have the same title for iOS.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 14

EFF working to keep iPhone, iPad 'jailbreaking' legal in US

An exemption from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that has made iPhone "jailbreaking" legal is set to expire, and a digital rights advocacy group hopes the U.S. government will renew and expand that exemption.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 68

Survey shows Apple offers most-satisfying mobile shopping experience

Respondents to a new survey gave Apple the highest satisfaction scores for its mobile commerce experience, with online retailer Amazon coming in second.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 24

Apple issues third beta of iOS 5.1 to developers

Apple on Monday supplied developers with a new pre-release build of its mobile operating system in the form of iOS 5.1 beta 3.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 49

iOS, Android post record app downloads of 1.2 billion during last week of 2011

The week between Christmas and New Year's saw record iOS and Android app downloads of 1.2 billion, while the two platforms saw a total of 20 million device activations during the so-called "power week," making it their largest week ever, according to a new analysis.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 20

Inside Apple's 2011: iOS, Apps & iCloud

This year, Apple hit a new milestone of 250 million iOS devices while shipping its fifth reference release of its mobile platform that now offers a library of half of a million apps that have seen 18 billion downloads, now automated via iCloud.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 29

Christmas Day activation numbers suggest iOS topped Android by 1.6M

New data from a variety of sources suggests the combination of the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch was enough for iOS activations to top Google Android on Christmas Day by more than 1.6 million units.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 80

iOS, Android activations surge 353% on record setting Christmas Day

Devices running Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms saw a huge spike in activations Christmas Day, growing 353 percent from average totals earlier in December.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 139

Apple explains iTunes Match with video, FAQ

Apple has posted several resources, including an instructional video and answers to frequently asked questions, on its website to clarify its iTunes Match music service.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 21

Sony launches PlayStation Vita handheld to reclaim mobile gaming

Sony released its PlayStation Vita handheld gaming console in Japan on Saturday in a bid to recapture share in the mobile gaming market from Apple's iOS.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 223

Apple accounts for three of Google's top ten 2011 searches

Three Apple-related search terms were included in Google's Zeitgeist 2011, with Steve Jobs, the iPhone 5 and iPad 2 all ranking as one of the top ten fastest-rising global queries recorded by the internet search giant.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 3

Apple looking to expand iPhone accessory support with automatic app recommendations

Apple has shown interest in expanding support for third-party accessories for the iPhone and iPad, with a new system that would detect an external device and recommend compatible applications available on the App Store.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 4

Apple launching iTunes Match internationally in UK, Europe, Australia

On the heels of the arrival of iTunes Match in Brazil, Apple on Wednesday began rolling out its new music service to a number of other countries, including France, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, though some users report having trouble activating it.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 16

Google updates iOS Gmail app with Scribbles, bug fixes

Internet search giant Google released the first update to its Gmail app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, bringing a short list of changes and bug fixes to the iOS client.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 8

Apple adds ability to delete individual Photo Stream pics in iOS 5.1 beta 2

Apple on Monday provided developers with a second beta of iOS 5.1, with the latest update granting the ability to delete individual photos synced to the iCloud Photo Stream feature.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 32

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