iOS

Apple says it has resolved the App Store corrupted updates problem – Los Angeles Times

Apple issued a statement late Thursday saying it has resolved App Store issues that were plaguing recently updated apps with crashes. After the problem arose early Thursday with developer blogs and later news reports that more than 50 iOS and … Continue reading

Shanghai company sues Apple over Siri patent – Computerworld

The software is available for Android, iOS, Windows Live Messenger, and is used by products from China Telecom, China Mobile, as well as major banks in the country. Apple’s Siri, which is also a personal assistant software, became available in … Continue reading

Apple Fixes iOS, Mac App-Crashing Bug – PC Magazine

Apple has rolled out a fix for a bug that caused several iOS and Mac apps to crash. “We had a temporary issue that began [Wednesday] with a server that generated DRM code for some apps being downloaded,” Apple said … Continue reading

Microsoft Windows Loses Its Advantage Over Apple’s Operating Systems – Forbes

It’s looking at the sales ratio between the various forms of Windows and the various Apple operating systems. To give the basic history, way back when, DOS beat Mac OS by some multiple, some 5x or 6x. Those who chose … Continue reading

Apple devices could soon outsell Windows PCs, claims analyst – Computerworld

Windows machines have long outsold Apple’s by a wide margin — in one year PCs outsold Macs by a margin of 56 Windows PCs to every Mac. But in the next several years, taking into account iOS devices, Apple may … Continue reading

Apple fixes App Store DRM error, crash-free downloads resume – Ars Technica

Apple has identified and fixed the server problem that caused … which resulted in users receiving corrupted binaries when applying any recent updates via the iOS App Store or the Mac App Store. These corrupt binaries would crash on launch … Continue reading

Apple Maps change ‘minor’ impact to LBS – ZDNet

The new mapping technologies slated to be introduced in Apple’s latest iOS 6 mobile operating system (OS) will not affect existing location-based services too much as most of the conversion will be automated, one Singapore-based app maker shares.

DNSChanger Deadline; DARPA Robot Initiative; Corrupted iOS, Mac Apps – PC Magazine

Make sure you have all the information you need. The July 4 holiday, meanwhile, may not have been so happy for some iOS and Mac users, who had to contend with corrupt app updates from Apple’s App Store. Apps like … Continue reading

Apple Resets App Ratings For Developers Affected By App Crashing Bug – TechCrunch

One more update on this week’s “app-ocalypse” – Apple says it has resolved the issue which caused iOS and Mac apps to crash upon launch, and it has now pushed out new, untainted updates to fix the previously corrupted apps. … Continue reading

Apple, Google remove Trojan spamming app from stores – CBS News

While malware is no stranger to Google’s app store, Kaspersky points out that this is a first for Apple. “It is worth mentioning that there have not been any incidents of malware inside the iOS Apple App Store since its … Continue reading