iOS

Apple Wastes a Key Opportunity at Black Hat – PC Magazine

During his highly-anticipated talk “iOS Security” Apple iOS security platform engineer Dallas de Atlas walked through a few of the built-in features in iOS 5, which essentially regurgitated the first half of Apple’s official whitepaper released last May.

Apple iOS Pulls Away From Google Android in Business – MSPmentor

Apple iOS (the iPhone and iPad operating system) is opening a “dramatic enterprise lead” over Google Android in the business market, according to new research from Appcelerator and IDC. MSPmentor sees two potential implications for managed …

Mountain Lion grabs 3% share of OS X in first 48 hours – Computerworld

Computerworld – Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion is off to a solid start in its first 48 hours and now powers more than 3% of all Macs, an online advertising network said today. Chitika, which regularly mines its ad impression … Continue reading

Apple Security Guru Unveils iPad, iPhone Encryption – PC World

A top Apple security guru at the Black Hat security conference Thursday presented an in-depth view into the security architecture for iOS, the basis of iPhones and iPad tablets, underscoring the complex certificate-based encryption framework Apple has adopted.

Is Google or Apple More Pirate Friendly? – Motley Fool

The iOS version of the game remains at $0.99. That’s pretty demoralizing for a developer that a quality game can’t fetch many legitimate sales, even at the lowest reasonable price point. Apple’s record was also tarnished earlier this month …

Apple will buy Melbourne-based AuthenTec for $356 million – Orlando Sentinel

Apple has agreed to pay $356 million in cash for Melbourne-based AuthenTec, a mobile security company that designs biometric sensors for mobile devices, according to today’sU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The acquisition of a …

Apple wants to control everything in your home via NFC – CNET News

The idea here is for Apple to control all your home’s electronic devices, right down to your sprinkler system, by connecting them to a Mac or iOS device (or both) using NFC, RFID, or whatever other means of communication is … Continue reading

Apple’s iOS 6 mapping won’t put an end to Waze’s days, says its president – ZDNet

At its WWDC conference back in June, Apple announced that its upcoming iOS 6 would feature a turn-by-turn crowdsourced navigation app aimed at helping users beat traffic and find the best routes to their destinations. It’s a feature that’s …

Centrify Announces Day One Support for Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion With Active Directory-Based Security and Management – Marketwatch

SUNNYVALE, CA, Jul 25, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Centrify Corporation, the leading provider of security and compliance solutions that centrally control, secure and audit access to cross-platform systems, mobile devices and applications …

Why did Facebook fall out of Apple’s Mountain Lion? – Fortune Tech

What happened? The speculation among developers is that Apple and Facebook agreed for reasons unknown to wait for the release of iOS 6, also scheduled for this fall. But you never know what’s going on behind the scenes. You may … Continue reading