Apple's new Maps app in OS X Mavericks extends tools for reporting, fixing errors

Apple has brought its iOS Maps to OS X Mavericks, adding enhanced error reporting tools to leverage crowdsourcing in order to improve its mapping service, search results, location information and directions.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 62

iOS 7 beta: Find My 'iDevice' gets more secure with password disable

Apple's beta build of iOS 7 makes it more difficult for thieves to get away with stealing an iOS device by requiring a user's password to be entered when disabling the "Find My iPhone" functionality.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 41

First look: Apple's latest iOS 7 beta debuts on iPad

With Monday's release of iOS 7 beta 2, the next-generation operating system is now available for developers to test for the first time on the iPad and iPad mini.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 136

Apple releases iOS 7 beta 2 to developers with iPad support, new Siri voices

Apple on Monday released the second beta of iOS 7 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, arriving two weeks after the new mobile operating system was unveiled and featuring newly updated voices for Siri.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 86

Editorial: iOS 7 shows how Apple is leading mobile computing

Apple's new iOS 7, which the company unveiled last week at its Worldwide Developer Conference, says a lot about the future of mobile devices because Apple owns the future of mobile devices.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 312

Apple's Sprite Kit framework targets games on iOS 7, OS X Mavericks & potentially Apple TV

Apple's new Sprite Kit development framework aims to make it easier to create 2D arcade style games for both iOS 7 mobile devices and the Mac desktop, and hints at a future strategy for games on Apple TV.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 35

Apple now charting App Store iOS fragmentation just like Google's Android

After first announcing that 93 percent of App Store customers are using the latest iOS 6 at WWDC last week, Apple has added the chart to its public developer site, mirroring Google's reporting of Android users in Google Play.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 101

Inside iOS 7: Safari gains portrait fullscreen, unified search bar, visual tabs

Underneath its fresh coat of paint, Safari in iOS 7 includes a number of new features that make it a richer mobile browsing experience, including a mandated fullscreen mode in both portrait and landscape views, and a new unified smart search box.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 30

Inside iOS 7: iBeacons enhance apps' location awareness via Bluetooth LE

Apple's new iBeacons feature for iOS 7 implements a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) profile for micro-location, enabling a series of new geofencing capabilities for app developers.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 36

Rumor: Russian video shows iPad version of iOS 7 beta

A fresh video from Russia claims to show the iPad iteration of iOS 7 beta, which has yet to be officially released by Apple, with fairly high resolution images and a brief walkthrough of the operating system's main features.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 23

Lack of Voice Memos app in iOS 7 beta could leave space for third-party alternatives

Apple made no small amount of changes to its mobile platform with iOS 7, and among those was the possible removal of its native voice recording app — a development that surprised both users and voice memo app developers alike.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 20

Inside iOS 7: Calendar app comes with sterilized UI, few feature changes

While Apple updated every first-party app for iOS 7, one of the most heavily modified is Calendar, which sheds the silver and blue skin seen in iOS 6 for a grayscale theme almost devoid of color.

Mikey Campbell 12 years ago 102

Emulator screenshots show what iOS 7 may look like on iPad

Apple didn't show off the newest version of iOS running on an iPad, but new screens have emerged online showing what Apple's overhaul of its mobile platform may like on its bestselling tablet.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 17

Photo shows prototype Logitech 'Made for iPhone' gaming controller

A new photo shows a prototype version of a Lightning-enabled iPhone 5 gaming controller from accessory maker Logitech.

Sam Oliver 12 years ago 25

Inside iOS 7: Apple adds Instagram-like filters, square capture to Camera app

Apple's new Camera app in iOS 7 adds some features reminiscent of Instagram, the photo sharing service recently acquired by Facebook, in an update that unifies and simplifies the user interface.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 16

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