There's no doubt that, when it comes to fanaticism of new products, Apple has it down to a fine art. From Mac to iPad, iPhone to MacBook, there's regularly a congregation of avid techies ready to pay big bucks outside those iconic stores on release dates of new products.
JoinedJuly 11, 2011
Articles5,945
Reporter.
With the introduction of Siri, the system-wide voice recognizing slave along with iOS 5 on the iPhone 4S, it was only going to be a matter of time before it was hacked, thus revealing the true boundaries of what it is really capable of.
Apple has just released a snappy sequel to its first iteration of iOS 5, citing bug fixes and general housekeeping as the main reasoning behind the necessary update, entitled iOS 5.0.1.
It doesn't take a genius to spot the emerging pattern in Apple's recent releases! Moments ago, Apple has seeded the next version of iOS 5, numbered iOS 5.0.1, to the registered developers of iOS Dev Center.
Google has today brought forth a significant update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users of its social network app: Google+. Google announced its Plus service, aimed to compete with the likes of Facebook, back in June, and it’s been in and out of news ever since. Google is possibly the only candidate capable of toppling Facebook, and after the "hello, goodbye" of its other iOS social app Photovine, the Big G has focused its efforts on improving the app for iDevice wielding Google+ users.
With iOS 5 bringing a lot more sophistication to the experience of using an iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, we can only but hope that the jailbreak community does likewise, upping the ante in order to really take advantage of the new options available within Apple's latest mobile OS.
The recent release of Steve Jobs' life story as told by Walter Isaacsson has revealed quite a few details of Apple's future ventures, including their aspirations to enter the competitive connected TV market - spearheaded by Jeff Robbins - a guy who seems to have more than a little pull within the Cupertino company's ranks.
The jailbreak community presents the perfect opportunity for developers to plug the holes which exist with each and every iOS release. Apple's fifth iteration of its mobile operating system has brought forth some great new features, but there is, and always will be, room for improvement.
A large portion of retailers allow you to order products on their websites and subsequently collect the items at your convenience from your local store. Not only does it often shorten the waiting time from purchase to usage, but you can usually save a few dollars in the process.
Microsoft has seemed a great deal more focused on improving its product range and market influence in 2011, with Windows 8, Windows Phone Mango 7.5 and of course the acquisition of Skype for a small fortune back in May for a tidy 8.5 billion making up what has been a busy year for Steve Ballmer's company.
