iPhone home button fingerprint scanner described in latest iOS 7 beta

Apple's latest iOS 7 beta includes a reference to a "Biometric Kit," offering the strongest evidence yet that the company's next iPhone will include a built-in fingerprint scanner underneath the home button.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 102

Apple releases fourth beta of iOS 7 to developers with tweaked lock screen

Apple on Monday supplied its developers with the fourth pre-release beta of iOS 7 for testing, as it prepares to launch the software to the public this fall.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 45

Editorial: Why iOS in the Car is a very big deal for Apple

Apple's new automotive initiative with iOS in the Car a prime focus for the company. Here's a look at the strategy behind it, and the company's options for bringing the new feature to market next year.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 77

Why Tim Cook described Apple's iOS in the Car strategy as 'very important'

In the very last minute of its earnings call question and answer session with analysts, Apple's chief executive Tim Cook addressed "iOS in the Car," the company's strategy for automotive, calling it "very, very important" and a "key focus for us." Here's why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 104

Apple iOS 6 Maps vs. Google Maps 2.0 for iOS: labels & local search

As Apple prepares its latest enhancements to Maps with iOS 7, Google has released its own major update for Google Maps on iOS. Here's how the two compare in location data and local search, our fourth segment looking at mobile maps.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 67

Apple's iOS 7 Activation Lock feature to be tested by US government officials

Security experts on Thursday will conduct a government-sponsored test of the latest anti-theft security features built into Apple's iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S4, including the forthcoming Activation Lock feature from iOS 7.

Mikey Campbell 12 years ago 8

Smash & grab iPhone thief caught after leaving his Samsung Galaxy behind

A man who broke into a Springfield, VA wireless store smashed a display case and grabbed "several iPhones," but was apprehended after police discovered he had left behind his Samsung Galaxy.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 54

iOS 7 Maps go full screen, navigation gets night mode, new Siri options

Google would like Apple's iOS Maps to go away, but the latest builds of iOS 7 show that Cupertino is working to deliver significant new improvements to its mapping app while also adding deep integration of Maps throughout iOS and with Macs running OS X Mavericks.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 81

iOS 7 hints at 120fps support in future iPhone for super-slow-mo video

Code hidden within the latest beta of iOS 7 suggests that Apple is planning to add a camera capable of recording 120-frames-per-second video to a future iPhone model.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 26

iOS 7 beta: Safari ditches '.com' button, dots return in Calendar

The third beta of iOS 7 features a number of subtle but significant tweaks to the pre-release operating system, including the return of event day dots in Calendar, and the removal of the ".com" button from the virtual keyboard in Safari.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 68

Apple releases third beta of iOS 7 with fixes for Messages, iCloud & AirPlay

Apple on Monday released the third beta build of iOS 7 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to its development community for testing, addressing pre-release bugs related to a range of issues, including Messages, iCloud and AirPlay.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 24

Editorial: Can Apple survive 2013?

Given the recent implosions of BlackBerry, Palm, Nokia, Microsoft, can we safely assume that Apple is next and will likely fail before the year is out, simply because, well… Android?

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 273

Apple Data Detectors add cool Maps integration in OS X Mavericks

While providing an overview of the new Maps app for Macs in OS X Mavericks and showing Calendar integration with location services to calculate and schedule travel time for meetings, Apple didn't specifically highlight new Apple Data Detector features.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 26

Safari 7.0 to bring web notifications to OS X Mavericks

Apple is bringing its push notifications to the web, enabling support for websites to push updates to OS X Maverick users in Safari 7.0 even when their browser isn't running.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 42

Apple rumored to release iOS 7 beta 3 for iPhone, iPad on July 8

The next version of Apple's iOS 7 beta for iPhones and iPads might be pushed out to developers very soon, as a new report has Apple prepping to release the iOS 7 beta 3 in just over a week's time.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 22

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