All the stories tagged with: iOS
was once upon a time called iPhone OS, or “operating system”, which is the software that provides all the basic device functionality and is the interface between the hardware and applications. iOS was introduced with the iPhone on January 9 2007, and it was originally not intended to be programmable by third parties. Steve Jobs had envisioned that developers could create Web Apps that would run in the browser. This changed less than one year after when the iPhone SDK (software development kit) was introduced in October 2007. Today, hundreds of thousands of apps have been created for this platform. iPhone OS became iOS on June 2010. Interestingly, both iPhone and iOS were former trademarks of Cisco, that Apple now uses under a license.
iOS 4.2 Causing iPod Music Library To Disappear? Fix Discovered
11/22/2010, Apple’s iOS 4.2 firmware update hasn’t been officially released for too long and already users are having some issues with it. While the update introduces some new features, some users have experienced problems such as all the music from the [...]
Sony Reader App Coming To Android And iPhone This December
11/22/2010, Sony seems intent on not being left out of the eBook game. Aside from offering the Sony Reader devices, the company has introduced its Reader application for iPhone and Android devices. The usual eBook reader features are available to you, [...]
GreenPois0n Jailbreak For iOS 4.2.1 To Arrive In A Few Days
11/22/2010, The question that many iPhone users out there always ask after a new firmware version is pushed out is “when will the jailbreak be released?” Now iPhone developer and hacker Joshua Hill of the Chronic Dev Team has provided an [...]
Apple Releases iOS 4.2 Update, Find My iPhone Is Now Free
11/22/2010, You’ve been waiting for it, and now it’s finally here. We’re talking about the iOS 4.2 update for the iPad, iPhone 4, 3GS, 3G and iPod touch, giving all those devices the latest version of Apple’s iOS software. iPad users [...]
iOS 4.2 GM Code Hints At Free MobileMe Option
11/22/2010, References to the possibility of a free MobileMe service being offered by Apple has been discovered in the iOS 4.2 and 4.2.1 Gold Master builds. Error messages such as one that accounts for the “maximum number of free accounts” for [...]
OpeniBoot Will Potentially Bring Android, Linux to Dual-Boot on iPad
11/12/2010, Similar to the Android on an iPhone hack that has allowed the original first-generation iPhone and iPhone 3G to get Android 2.2 Froyo loaded, developers are pooling together to get Android ported to the iPad tablet from Apple, allowing the [...]
New iTunes 10.1 Brings iOS 4.2 Compatibility and AirPlay
11/12/2010, Apple had just made the new iTunes 10.1 software available for download, which brings with it compatibility with iOS 4.2 and AirPlay. iOS 4.2 is expected to hit soon for the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad, which brings with it [...]
iOS 4.2 delayed due to Wi-Fi issues
11/12/2010, Sorry, all you Apple fanboys out there – it seems that iOS 4.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch has yet to arrive even though Mac OS X 10.6.5 is already out. What’s the reason for the holdout, you wonder? [...]
iPhone users spend most with their credit cards among other smartphone owners
11/09/2010, If you happen to own a smartphone, chances are pretty high that you will fall under one of the four categories – iOS, Android, BlackBerry OS or Windows Phone 7. Just what kind of inference can you get from this [...]
Infinity Blade Offers Offers Amazing Console-level Graphics On iOS
11/09/2010, You might remember a game that featured console-level graphics a while back, introduced as “Project Sword”. Now Epic Games has launched the game for iOS devices, dubbed Infinity Blade, giving you a taste of what the Unreal 3 engine can [...]
Rumor: iOS 4.2 To Arrive On Nov 9 or 12?
11/07/2010, This is very much a rumor at the moment but word is going around that Apple might be gearing up to offer the iOS 4.2 update on November 9th or November 12th. There are currently conflicting reports on the dates, [...]
Google Instant Now on iPhone and Android Devices
11/04/2010, Google has now ported its Instant search capabilities to iOS and Android devices. Google Instant could be accessed without any additional software and install. All you have to do is to navigate to Google.com on your mobile browser–either Safari or [...]
Skyfire For iOS ‘Sold Out’ Within Five Hours
11/03/2010, When the Skyfire 2.0 browser for iOS arrived, it offered users the option of viewing Flash video on their device, since Skyfire would render the video on their own servers and re-encode it in HTML5-compatible format for the device. It’s [...]
