Archive for August 6th, 2012

Apple releases iOS 6 beta 4 to developers

Apple has just released iOS 6 beta 4 (10A5376e) for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad to developers. iOS 6 beta 4 is currently available to paid developers via Apple’s developer portal, developer.apple.com and as an over-the-air (OTA) software update via Settings, General, Software Update on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. iOS 6 was introduced at [...]

Apple to roll new Dock connector out across entire iOS product lineup this fall

iMore has learned that Apple intends to update their entire lineup of iOS device products to support the new, miniaturized Dock connector, and to do it as early the rumored September 12 special event this fall. This would include the new iPhone 5, the the new iPod nano and iPod touch, the rumored 7-inch iPad [...]

Apple to roll new Dock connector out across entire iOS product lineup this fall

iMore has learned that Apple intends to update their entire lineup of iOS device products to support the new, miniaturized Dock connector, and to do it as early the rumored September 12 special event this fall. This would include the new iPhone 5, the the new iPod nano and iPod touch, the rumored 7-inch iPad [...]

iPhone 5 preview: 4G LTE networking

iMore learned back in March that the next iPhone would have 4G LTE networking. We’ve seen a pretty clear history of Apple integrating technology from the spring iPad release into the summer/fall iteration of the iPhone for the past few years. Last year, that included the A5 processor, 512MB of memory, and 64GB of storage. [...]

iPhone 5 preview: 4G LTE networking

iMore learned back in March that the next iPhone would have 4G LTE networking. We’ve seen a pretty clear history of Apple integrating technology from the spring iPad release into the summer/fall iteration of the iPhone for the past few years. Last year, that included the A5 processor, 512MB of memory, and 64GB of storage. [...]

Monday Brief: iPhone 5 event, Samsung unpacked and Microsoft ditching Metro name

Mobile Nations Podcast Feed Mobile Nations on iTunes Mobile Nations YouTube Google Wallet update takes things to the cloud, lets you add any credit card Samsung: Next Galaxy Note to be unveiled Aug. 29 Ice Cream Sandwich update finally starts rolling out on HTC Rezound Research In Motion Introduces the 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet [...]

Deal of the Day: 40% off BodyGuardz Garrison Premium Folio Case for The New iPad and iPad 2

Today Only: Buy the BodyGuardz Garrison Premium Folio Case for The New iPad and iPad 2 and save $20.00! This sleek, durable and stylish folio case provides maximum protection while embodying the style that is synonymous with the BodyGuardz name. The Folio case is made with premium material and the bi-fold screen cover features a [...]

Siri, meet Nina, Nuance's new virtual customer service assistant SDK for iOS

Nuance has just announced Nina, a new virtual customer service assistant SDK (software developers kit) for iOS and Android. Nuance, which is widely believed to power Apple’s Siri voice recognition, is aiming the SDK at iPhone and iPad developers who want to quickly and easily add voice assistance to their App Store apps. And while [...]

X11 and the disturbing trend of Apple removing functionality from OS X

OS X Mountain Lion not only ships without X11, but actually removes X11 from your computer when you upgrade. If you’re not familiar with X11, it’s a networked graphical user interface that geeks and systems administrators alike use all the time, every day to connect to and run various UNIX applications. It might not sound [...]

73% of quarterly smartphone and tablet revenue belonged to Apple

While Samsung shipped roughly double the amount of smartphones Apple did last quarter, market share still isn’t translating into profit share, as Apple retains an absolutely massive 73% share of smartphone and tablet profits. And that was during a slow quarter where people started anticipating the next iPhone. John Paczkowski reports for All Things D: [...]