Black Friday Boosts Apple iOS Sales to Soaring Heights
According to the mobile marketing and e-commerce trend-tracking company TapSense, Black Friday 2013 was a major windfall for mobile shopping via Apple’s iOS operating system. Consumers made mobile purchases in record numbers, and once the dust settled, staggering sales statistics emerged from major markets across the United States. The overall numbers showed a huge month-over-month […]
Apple Debuts New iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C Models at Special Fall Event
The rumor mill has been awash in plenty of outlandish predictions leading up to Apple’s special event today. Sorry to disappoint but Apple didn’t debut their illusory iWatch or flat screen TV’s. However, plenty of industry insiders accurately predicted the tech giant’s product release announcements. The three biggest stories to come out of the special […]
New iPhone Models Expected to be Launched at Apple’s Special Event
The past year has been tough on Apple’s bottom line and public prestige. Since Steve Jobs’ death the company’s stock price has slumped dramatically, losing $280 billion in value. Fierce competitors like Samsung continue to out-innovate the tech titan and gobble up market share. Apple has lost their competitive advantage in several key categories. Android’s […]
Apple Granted Patent for Gesture Controls Technology
Apple was recently granted a new patent by the USPTO for their application entitled “Working with 3D objects”. The patent shows Apple’s interest to increase the utility and functionality of mobile devices that in theory can be operated with simple hand movements without needing to touch the screen. The new technology operates by including a […]
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 […]
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. […]