The Android versus iOS debate is one of the most fiercely contested within the smartphone and tablet spectrum. Google's comparatively new mobile OS trumps Apple's offering in terms of reach and activations, but according to research compiled by ad network Chitika, iOS users are a lot more active on the Web than their Android-toting friends.
All those iPhone 4S and Siri fans who can't put the intelligent assistant down due to their love of her dulcet tones will be more than happy to find out that you can give your Mac Siri’s voice, yes, make your Mac sound just like Siri! When Apple launched OS X Lion; they introduced a large array of new features, with one of the main ones being the inclusion of Nuance powered speech technology.
An analyst has told investors that he believes Apple will not release a new iPhone during the summer, citing chip shortages as the reason that the handset will be released during an October window, just as the iPhone 4S was last year.
In an attempt to push people towards iCloud and away from the imminently defunct MobileMe, Apple is reportedly offering users of the old cloud syncing service a free copy of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
With the new iPad retailing pretty much everywhere in the world now, the focus of rumors and speculation has naturally leaned toward the next iteration of Apple's market-leading iPhone device.
Although patents are often filed at concept stage, they usually remain pending for a period of time - sometimes several years - before a patent is actually granted by the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Today, Apple has finally been granted the patent for the interface of its iconic iTunes Store, some eight years after the patent was initially filed.
After years of being rather cagey in adopting new technologies, Apple really seems to be making much more of an effort to drag its products up to speed, offering consumers a better inventory of hardware for their day-to-day digital errands.
Everybody loves the smell of new things. Whether its the smell of a brand new item of clothing or that of a freshly-unboxed iPhone, something draws us to that unmistakable waft.
While many of us have owned (or at least, had the option to purchase) our new iPads for a month now, a handful of countries have yet to see an official release of the Apple's Retina-shining, LTE-compliant third tablet installment.
The Steve Jobs movie is something we are already thoroughly looking forward to here at Redmond Pie, even after the news that man-child Ashton Kutcher is to play the Apple co-founder. During an interview with the movie's producer, Mark Hulme, Neowin has managed to uncover a couple of facts which have gone some way to tempering our excitement, though.
