iOS

Apple App Store Encryption Glitch Causes Many New App Updates To Crash, See List – Forbes

it seems that Apple was able to resolve Instapaper’s issue within hours. But Instapaper, it turns out, has not been the only app affected. Similar problems have been reported with over 20 other iOS and Mac apps at this time … Continue reading

Apple Sued for Patent Infringement in China Over Siri – PC Magazine

Siri was released last year on the iPhone 4S. Apple said at its Worldwide Developer Conference that the technology will run on the iPad this fall with the release of iOS 6. For more, see PCMag’s full review of the … Continue reading

Of Course Apple Is Using AutoNavi for iOS Maps in China – All Things Digital

When Apple’s iOS 6 mobile operating system debuts later this year, it will showcase a new “blow-your-head-off” mapping application that replaces Google’s mapping back-end. And while that app has been largely developed in-house, Apple has …

Crashing iOS apps may be tied to Apple App Store problems – Los Angeles Times

Apple’s App Store may be experiencing some problems, possibly evidenced by various recently updated iOS apps that are inexplicably crashing. Numerous apps that have just been updated, many of which happened on Wednesday, have been crashing …

Crashing iOS Apps Blamed on Flaw in Apple App Store – PC World

Apple’s App Store has a flaw in its updating process that is causing some programs to crash when they’re launched, according to a developer. Marco Arment, the developer of Instapaper, noticed the problem Wednesday after being inundated by user complaints … Continue reading

Why the Latest Version of Apple iOS Is More Important Than Google Android – Motley Fool

The smartphone operating system is increasingly becoming a two-horse race. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) iOS and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG ) Android grow their collective share each and every quarter and now power four out of every five smartphones sold in … Continue reading

Apple Said to Pick AutoNavi to Offer IPhone Maps in China – Businessweek

AutoNavi will supply its maps of China to users of the iOS 6 operating system, an upgrade for iPhones and iPads that will be released by Apple this fall, according to one of the people, who asked not to be … Continue reading

Mozilla Gathers Support for Firefox Mobile OS – PC World

Firefox OS will join the smartphone OS war currently being fought out between Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows Phone, among others. Firefox OS will be a fully open mobile platform based on HTML5, according to Mozilla. The aim … Continue reading

Apple Granted Patent for Head-Mounted Computing Device – PC Magazine

but veteran Silicon Valley insiders know that the first real look we had at an iPad-style commercial tablet was envisioned by Microsoft almost a decade before the iOS device. Nevertheless, Apple’s ability to reinvent, sand off the rough edges, and … Continue reading

Apple Taps AutoNavi for iOS 6 Mapping in China [Bloomberg] – Softpedia

Apple has reportedly chosen AutoNavi Holdings Ltd., Chinese company specializing in electronic navigation tools, to provide mapping services in iOS 6 for Chinese customers. A BloombergBusinessweek story cites two people with knowledge of the matter as …