Tag: IOS

XtremeMac launches Bluetooth box to make any stereo AirPlay-ready

Peripheral maker XtremeMac has announced a tiny new product named the InCharge Home BT. The guys over at Wired have taken the box out for a spin,...
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App Store approvals with in-app purchasing frozen?

According to TUAW, any iOS App Store submissions with in-app purchasing appears to have been frozen. The site has heard from several developers reporting the...
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99% of Android handsets have critical account credential security bug

A new report says that 99% of Android handsets have a security issue that leaves users’ account and password information accessible as cleartext, according to...
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Lion’s Reading List gains iOS syncing

One of the least covered, yet in my mind, highly anticipated features of Apple’s up and coming revision to OSX (10.7), Reading List, is getting...
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Guinness World Records all around for Apple and iOS games

Apple is no stranger to breaking a few records. It seems like Apple breaks all of its own records at every Keynote the company holds....
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Updated: Lodsys says they’re suing because they can

Remember that company last week? The one that was suing independent developers for using in-app purchases? Turns out they’re feeling the PR heat, and in...
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iOS developers being hit with lawsuits over in-app purchases

This morning, James Thomson, one of the developers behind the iOS apps PCalc and PCalc Lite, tweeted that his group received legal documents outlining a...
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iOS 4.3.3 reportedly introduces data connectivity issues

Some Apple users who have updated to iOS 4.3.3 have begun reporting that they are experiencing issues regarding data connectivity over Wi-Fi. The issue, at...
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Ballmer proclaims Skype for all

In one of the largest purchases that the Microsoft has made, Skype was recently purchased for $8.5 billion. Many have speculated that with this purchase,...
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Apple stops displaying iAds in apps for children

Apple reportedly stopped displaying iAds in applications aimed at children. Developers who have implemented Apple’s ad system in their child-friendly apps will find themselves without...
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Yikes, 400 percent increase in Android malware being reported

Today is the perfect day for contrasting Apple and Google. Given the news coming out of the Google conference, as well as the news coming...
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Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS released

The Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS was released this week, which allows developers to access Windows Azure cloud storage from within iOS applications. Over time...
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Old iOS products outsell new Android products

Apple’s biggest competitor in the mobile market surely is Google with its Android OS available on many devices in many different price classes. But a...
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Amazon’s Cloud Player just became a bit more iOS friendly

One of the biggest complaints regarding Amazon’s initial launch of their Cloud Player was that if a user wanted to listen to a song they...
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Microsoft updates Bing Maps iOS SDK

If you want to keep up, you’ve got to be at the forefront with your SDK. Lagging behind in the tools you provide developers usually...
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Apple to focus on software-driven iPhone releases in future?

Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty said today he believes future iPhone releases will be more software-driven than focused on hardware. While most analysts seem to...
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Apple may not be all-in in the enterprise, but they’re certainly huge in health care

The debate has been raging for years — does Apple want to be in the enterprise market, or are they trying to stick to consumer markets? There’s...
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WANTED: iOS Maps Application Developer

After the “horrible” locationgate, Apple reacted with a Q&A on their website explaining what the iPhone’s habit of saving its position is all about and...
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