Topic: iOS
Apple's iOS 6 now accounts for 83% of all iOS-based traffic in North America
2013/13/02, 06:02 pm
Just days after Apple released iOS 6.1.1, and five months after iOS 6 rolled out, the current generation mobile OS is accounting for over 83 percent of all web traffic in North America, says one ad network.
Australian authorities blame Apple Maps for inaccuracies in brushfire warning app
2013/12/02, 07:02 pm
Officials in Victoria, Australia are pointing at Apple's much-maligned Maps App for causing dangerous inaccuracies in a bushfire information app, saying that problems with the mapping service make it difficult to determine exactly where fires are when alarms are received.
Evasi0n 'jailbreaks' 7M iOS devices, update already available for iOS 6.1.1
2013/12/02, 06:02 pm
The Evad3rs team on Tuesday rolled out an update for the Evasi0n untethered jailbreak tool, fixing bugs found in the initial software while adding support for the Apple's iOS 6.1.1 mobile operating system just one day after its release.
Microsoft recommends blocking iOS 6.1 users due to Exchange Server issue
2013/12/02, 05:02 pm
In a post to its support webpage on Tuesday, Microsoft addressed a mailbox syncing issue some users are seeing with Exchange Server 2010, suggesting that administrators block or throttle devices running iOS 6.1 until the problem is fixed.
HBO Go app update allows users to stream content to Apple TV over AirPlay [u]
2013/12/02, 04:02 pm
At the D: Dive Into Media conference on Tuesday, HBO CEO Eric Kessler announced that subscribers using the company's "HBO GO" iOS app will be able to stream content from the iPhone or iPad to their TVs via Apple's AirPlay protocol.
Apple believed to rake in over $1 billion yearly from Google search referrals
2013/10/02, 02:02 pm
Apple's tangled relationship with Google is also a profitable one for the iPhone maker, as one analyst estimates Apple pulls in $1 billion in pure profit from a search agreement between the two companies.
Apple's iOS 6.1 reportedly causing 3G and battery issues for some iPhone users
2013/08/02, 05:02 pm
A little over two weeks after Apple released iOS 6.1, a number of iPhone users are reporting battery drain and overheating issues possibly related to the newest update, while Vodafone UK sent out a warning telling iPhone 4S owners not to upgrade to the latest OS version as it has been found to cause 3G performance.
Apple now nearly as big as Microsoft Windows in personal computing sales
2013/07/02, 06:02 pm
Apple has passed Microsoft in profitability and revenues, but now the company is approaching a new, nearly unfathomable milestone: surpassing Windows in terms of global personal computing unit share.
1 in 4 employees want Apple iPad for work, 1 in 3 want iPhone, study finds
2013/07/02, 02:02 pm
Apple's best-selling iPad and iPhone continue to thrive in the consumer sector, but a new report indicates that iOS is positioned to challenge Microsoft in the enterprise segment as well.
Apple's first beta of iOS 6.1.1 aims to strengthen Maps in Japan
2013/06/02, 01:02 pm
Apple on Wednesday released the first beta of iOS 6.1.1 with a clear focus on improving its much-criticized Maps application, specifically in regards to turn-by-turn navigation in Japan.
Vine app gets 17+ age rating with latest update
2013/06/02, 01:02 am
Twitter-owned video sharing app Vine was updated early Wednesday, bringing in-app Twitter and Facebook sharing as well as an age rating for possible adult content.
New Apple job listings point to iOS Maps improvements
2013/05/02, 06:02 pm
In an update to its Jobs at Apple webpage on Monday, Apple posted at least ten advertisements for positions within the iOS Maps team, suggesting the company is looking to make major enhancements to its proprietary mapping service.
Apple looking to expand role of Siri as an 'OS within an OS'
2013/05/02, 01:02 pm
Apple is looking to hire user interface engineers to make "the next big thing even bigger," expanding the capabilities the company's Siri search assistant to new apps on iOS, and also, apparently, the company's desktop Mac platform.
iOS 6 jailbreak arrives; URL detection bug crashes most OS X apps
2013/04/02, 02:02 pm
Hackers on Monday released a long-awaited untethered software "jailbreak" of Apple's iOS 6. Separately, a newly discovered bug causes most Mountain Lion applications to crash by typing in just 8 characters.
Garmin brings social network support to StreetPilot Onboard and Navigon iOS apps
2013/03/02, 04:02 am
Despite the overwhelming popularity of Google's free mapping app and Apple's own Maps GPS navigation firm Garmin has continued to embrace the iOS platform. The StreetPilot Onboard and Navigon apps have been met with mixed reception, so I was curious to see if the latest versions have brought any significant improvements.
Flint mobile payment system replaces card readers with iPhone's camera
2013/03/02, 03:02 am
Mobile payment solutions company Flint looks to take on established names in the segment with its new app, which eschews magnetic card readers for a unique camera-based image-recognition system.
First look: Boinx Software's iStopMotion 2
2013/02/02, 08:02 pm
Boinx Software's iStopMotion 2 stands above most of the rest at this year's Macworld/iWorld as a fun and well realized leveraging of the iPad's technology.
Path found to geotag uploaded photos without user consent [Update: iOS update now in App Store]
2013/01/02, 05:02 pm
On the day of Path's $800,000 settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, a new security issue has been discovered in which a user's location may be posted alongside uploaded photos even when Location Services has been disabled.
Apple's iOS mobile web share calls into question reports touting Android sales supremacy
2013/01/02, 07:02 pm
An uptick in mobile web usage by iOS devices, matched by an even greater decline in Android web traffic since November, is calling into question figures from IDC that reported an apparent, significant slippage by Apple in global tablet market share.
Path to pay FTC $800K for collecting childrens' info without consent
2013/01/02, 11:02 am
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday that social networking application Path has agreed to settle charges that it deceived users by collecting their personal information without consent.

