Apple Insiders Predict New iPhone Release in Early September
Apple is prepped for a big announcement at their September 10th event. Industry insiders expect the company to unveil new impressive product launches during the show. According to an article by Businessweek, “The phones’ on-sale dates tend to coincide nicely with the year-end holiday shopping rush. This year, the main subjects of speculation are whether […]
iOS 7 Beta 5 Released to App Developers
Apple recently released the 5th version of iOS 7 beta to the iPhone and iPad app developer community. The software release comes a little over a week since the tech giant released the 4th Beta version of the mobile operating system. According to 9 to 5 Mac, highlights of the 5th release include: New Xcode […]
Apple Dominance Slipping as Competitors Out-Innovate
Apple Inc. can’t seem to catch a break these days as the tech giant’s market share gets eroded a bit more every day. Could Apple be following the same downward trajectory as deposed heavyweights like Microsoft and Blackberry? A study released by research firm Strategy Analytics said, “Global smartphone shipments grew 47 percent to hit […]
Android Fragmentation Only Getting Worse
In our brave new mobile centric world, one year equals an entire life-cycle of technological innovation. Google knows this fact all too well, yet the search giant hasn’t figured out how to solve the mounting fragmentation problems for their Android mobile operating system. A full 2 years after launching Android version 2.3, more than […]
iOS 7 Beta Update #4 Released After Delay
Nearly two weeks after suffering a severe security setback to their Developer Portal, Apple has released a new update of iOS 7 to the developer community. The hacking incident forced the company to take the the iOS Developer Center offline for 8 days while software engineers and the security team worked furiously to patch vulnerabilities […]
Apple Developer Center Yanked Offline After Suffering Security Breach
Apple’s Developer Center is still unavailable after being breached by a hacker last Thursday. Apparently the intruder attempted to secure personal information about registered developers from the developer website. Sensitive personal information such as developers’ names, mailing addresses, and email addresses may have been accessed. The portal has been offline for six days now while […]
Google Maps App for iOS and Android Get Monster Upgrade
Google is proving once again why they are arguably the most innovative company on the planet. With the recent release of Google Maps 2.0 for iOS and Android, users can now leverage a slew of new valuable features. App users can now view live traffic conditions on the road and get alerts about traffic accidents. […]
Study Shows that a World Without Apps Could Cause Society to Breakdown
In celebration of the iTunes App Store’s 5th birthday, e-commerce giant E-bay asked 200 iPhone owners to drastically change their lifestyle. The challenge for the 200 participants was to survive 4 whole days without using any mobile apps. The results of living an app free life were interesting to say the least. The biggest take-away […]
iPhone 5S Likely to Have Slow Motion Camera
The Apple rumor mill is swirling with new predictions about the next iPhone device to be released. According to an industry insiders reporting for 9 to 5 Mac, “Hidden references inside of the latest iOS 7 betas that indicate Apple is designing a new iPhone camera mode called “Mogul,” which would allow for the capture […]
Apple’s iTunes App Store Flying High on 5th Birthday
As an iPhone app developer I consider this to be a truly momentous day. Steve Jobs may have passed but his crowning achievements live on, transforming billions of lives and the world as we know it. The founding of the iTunes App Store greatly contributed to Apple’s impressive rise from obscurity into a global tech […]