As you might be already aware, Apple has seeded iOS 5 Beta 5 to registered developers, but in order to sync with the new system, developers will have to download iTunes 10.5 Beta 5, which was also released just now. While we haven’t had the chance to try this new build out for ourselves just yet, it is expected to address its performance and get it ready for the final release, which should be just over a month away.
When Apple introduced the App Store way back then, and later the whole notification system that has caused such uproar among iOS users, somewhere along the way ended up with notification badges.
What mobile operating system is more popular in your state: iOS, BlackBerry or Android? Not only enthusiasts have been asking themselves that question, advertising research firms have too. Jumptap, one of those agencies, was nice enough to release a map of the United States laying out which states have more Android, BlackBerry and iOS users.
If you’re familiar with iOS and iOS devices, you’re likely looking forward to iOS 5, the upcoming release of Apple’s mobile operating system. Some users were so eager to try out the new operating system that they resorted to download the OS without Apple’s permission. The company’s response to those users is “we’re after you”.
Picture yourself back in the 2006 holiday season: if you were a geek, you were most likely struggling with your Windows Vista upgrade (those were the days!) and dreaming of owning that then-brand-new smartphone. More likely than not, it had a physical keyboard, had a rudimentary built-in web browser and definitely not a multi-touch display. When the iPhone first launched, the whole smartphone space was taken into a whole different direction.
Patently Apple has brought to our attention a patent which sheds some light on Apple's potential plans for inductive charging, comparable to the Touchstone charging hub on the market for those HP's webOS-based devices.
An alleged spy shot of the next-generation iPhone has come up today! The blurry spy shot, which was discovered from a thread on MacRumors Forums, shows a very slim iPhone-like device which the uploader claims to be the hotly anticipated iPhone 5.
According to a leaked AppleCare document, Apple has begun selling bootable OS X Lion USB drives to users who are in dire need. These thumb drives will allow those users to perform clean installs of Lion without carrying out the painful task of setting up Snow Leopard first.
As you may or may not be aware, Apple has released the iCloud web apps in beta to developers, but it's only available to a small number of users through its "iCloud Beta Developer Sign In". Thankfully, there's a ridiculously easy trick you can perform that will - sort of - let you use all the web apps even if you don't have access: in fact, even if you don't have an Apple ID.
Google Inc. has issued a formal statement against Microsoft and Apple on their official blog today, stating that the two companies have joined up to battle against Android using the power of patents.
