Are you making an iPad app? If the answer is yes, you’re definitely not alone. A recent report by Flurry Analytics, a firm which conducts research on mobile tech and trends, found that the number of new projects being developed for…
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February 9, 2010
Apple’s new beta of Mac OS X 10.6.3 includes few changes
Apple on Friday evening equipped developers with yet another build of its upcoming maintenance and security update for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that includes few changes from an earlier build distributed two weeks ago.
People familiar with the matter…
February 4, 2010
Apple turns on iTunes Preview for iPhone apps
Apple has again expanded the functions of iTunes Preview, the web-based showcase for material at the iTunes Store. In addition to music, site visitors can now see previews of iPhone apps; when opening an app link in a web browser,…
January 20, 2010
Apple updates Boot Camp with Windows 7 support
Apple on Tuesday updated its Boot Camp software and issued new drivers and utilities to allow users to run Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 7. The Mac maker also issued its first security update of 2010, addressing 12 vulnerabilities.
January 18, 2010
Apple Event Confirmed for January 27
At least our speculation regarding the date and time of Apple’s special press event this month can now come to an end. Apple confirmed today, via invitations sent to the press, that there will indeed be a special event at…
January 18, 2010
Unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar appeals Apple lawsuit
Thursday Psystar officially filed a notice of appeal regarding the permanent injunction against the company prohibiting it from selling hardware with Apple’s operating system.
According to official court documents, Psystar filed a appeal on Friday regarding the permanent injunction issued by…
January 8, 2010
After Microsoft’s CES Non-Event, All Eyes Are Back on Apple
Microsoft’s big CES keynote, which was hotly tipped as a reveal for the impressive Courier slate PC, was actually just a luke-warm Windows 7 promo. And that has one big result: The tech world is now waiting on Apple.
January 7, 2010
Apple’s massive Mac OS X 10.6.3 update enters large-scale testing
Apple today began large-scale testing of its next maintenance and security update for Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.3. The update originally entered limited testing in early December. In total the present build incorporates 221 code corrections to 92 system…
January 6, 2010
Former Apple marketing manager describes company’s ‘controlled leaks’
As vague “unidentified sources” continue to leak information about Apple’s forthcoming tablet device, the company’s former marketing manager has revealed supposed secrets on how the Cupertino, Calif., company operates.
John Martellaro provided an analysis for The Mac Observer this week, giving…
January 5, 2010
Apple Announces 3 Billion App Store Downloads
Apple today announced that users have now downloaded over three billion iPhone and iPod touch applications from the company’s App Store since its July 2008 launch.
“Three billion applications downloaded in less than 18 months — this is like nothing we’ve…
January 4, 2010
iPhone Becomes a Universal Remote this February
A new third-party accessory and software combo announced at CES will allow you to turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a Universal remote capable of controlling all of your home theater equipment.
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January 2, 2010
Android, Chrome outpace iPhone, Safari in web use
Google’s mobile and desktop web browsers had their best performance ever in December, NetApplications says in its latest study. Although Android still trails the iPhone in absolute share of the web with just 0.05 percent versus Apple’s 0.44 percent, it…
December 28, 2009
Jobs “Happy” About Tablet Surprise to Come
Steve Jobs is “extremely happy.” But it’s not because Psystar is dead. And it’s not because he’s been named CEO of the Multiverse or some other such end-of-year award. He’s happy because that Tablet he’s been working on almost exclusively…
December 25, 2009
Apple Purchased iSlate.com in 2007. Apple’s New Tablet Called iSlate?
With rumors of the Apple tablet reaching new highs, MacRumors has found evidence that Apple acquired the domain name iSlate.com presumably in preparation for the new device.
The iSlate.com domain was originally registered in October 2004 by a company called Eurobox…
December 12, 2009
Buzz surrounds Apple’s recent streaming media moves
Last week, Apple purchased music streaming service Lala for $85 million, fueling speculation that the company will move toward a cloud-based iTunes service. Such a change could allow users to access and stream their purchased iTunes content anywhere, from a…
December 10, 2009
Apple’s $85M purchase of Lala paves the way for an iTunes cloud
Apple’s purchase of music streaming service Lala signals a fundamental change in the way that the company will present iTunes content on the web.
Apple is poised to totally change its iTunes business model with a increased focus on Internet-based content,…
December 9, 2009
Apple preps Mac OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard
The first external builds of Mac OS X 10.6.3, the next incremental update to Apple’s Snow Leopard operating system, should arrive this week, AppleInsider has been told.
People familiar with the matter say the forthcoming builds are likely to be released…
December 8, 2009
Apple reveals best-selling iTunes content, iPhone apps of 2009
Apple this week revealed the most critically acclaimed and best selling content of the year in the iTunes Store, the world’s most popular online music seller and mobile application destination. iTunes Rewind 2009 is a feature on the iTunes Store…
December 7, 2009
Source Speaks to Apple’s Motivation Behind Lala Acquisition
In case you missed it, Apple acquired a streaming music service called Lala Media late last week. The acquisition has generated the obvious speculation about what Apple might do with a streaming music service. Apple’s official response was, of course,…
December 2, 2009
Apple tablet rumored to be ’shockingly’ inexpensive
Internet and television personality Alex Albrecht claimed to have insight on the price of Apple’s rumored tablet during the latest episode of Diggnation, which also featured actor John Hodgman from Apple’s “Get a Mac” commercials.