Today, security company Symantec issued a white paper detailing strengths and weaknesses in the security of the two largest mobile operating systems, Apple's iOS and Google's Android. The white paper, found here, outlines the best... More...
A port of XNA has been released in its first public preview and is named ExEn. It's not officially supported by Microsoft, but it was created by an individual named Andrew Russell. The port runs... More...
Apple has recently received quite a lot of attention from parties, due to its usage of the term 'App Store'. The Cupertino-based company opposed Microsoft's usage of the term, claiming it to be an abbreviation... More...
Apple has taken over the music download business with the iPod and iTunes. It has made a huge dent in the smartphone business with the iPhone. But is the company thinking about the television as... More...
Adobe today announced updates to its Flash Builder and Flex products. Previously, developers could build apps that ran on the Android platform, but the new update extends this support out to iOS and Blackberry Playbook... More...
Facebook's new iPhone app, rumored to be codenamed "Hovertown", has been leaked to the press. Focusing on taking and sharing photos, the app allows users to take, upload and tag photos in a much simpler... More...
Some data collected anonymously from users of an iOS application freely available on the App Store suggests that a good amount of people don't bother picking secure passcodes for their mobile devices. The most common... More...
Apple has a bit of a reputation for taking ideas from the jailbreak community and incorporating them into their products. One recent example is the notification system in iOS 5, taken from a similar app... More...
When Apple introduced the original iPhone, they did break the mold. While looking back the device is now laughable with features that it lacked, the platform has now matured into a mainstream product. When Apple... More...
Yesterday, Steve Jobs took stage yet again, hoping to impress the crowds at this years WWDC conference. He showed off OS X Lion, you showed off iCloud and you showed off iOS 5, however none... More...
Popular newspaper the Financial Times has admitted that the company is in what they like to call a “Mexican standoff” with Apple over their current digital strategy. According to The Guardian, the Financial Times has decided... More...
Less than 24 hours after Apple announced iOS 5 at WWDC, jailbreakers have successfully managed to get free access to the operating system. At this time however, iOS 5 is in a limited beta and... More...
Today at the annual WWDC event, Steve Jobs took the stage to announce the new flagship of software suites for Mac and iDevices. Apple recently announced the upcoming iOS 5.0 firmware, but today it finally... More...
Right before Apple's WWDC presentation, Thisismynext has reportedly recieved a slew of new information on what we can expect to see at today's event. For those unfamiliar with the website, Thisismynext comprises big names such... More...
Apple’s WWDC conference is set to start very shortly, where the company will detail the iCloud cloud music service, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and also the next version of iOS: iOS 5. What TechCrunch... More...
As Apple's annual Worldwide Developer's Conference draws ever closer, the wrapping has been taken off the banners for this year. All signs so far are pointing to an appearance from each of the three hottest-rumoured... More...
Apple could have accidentally released an iOS5 feature several days before the WWDC conference. As proven by MacRumors, asking iTunes to check your app library for updates, the update page leaves a hint at a... More...
Apple has been on the receiving end of criticism lately over its handling of location data. But Apple appears to be pushing ahead with new creative ways to use its own location database and crowd-sourced... More...
Yep, the rumour sheet can now be taken off. Apple has just confirmed via a short press statement that the company has indeed been working on a cloud service (as everyone expected) and will unveil... More...
The latest rumour has it that the next generation iPhone will be completely SIM-less to accommodate both GSM and CDMA carriers, along with 3 or 4 antennas so Apple doesn’t have to make two models... More...
While there are lots of rumors about Apple's portable devices like the iPhone, the iPod line and the iPad that doesn't mean that the company doesn't have other updates up their sleeve. One of them... More...
There's quite a lot of buzz about what surprises are in store for the upcoming WWDC 2011, as covered earlier today and yesterday. Besides new tidbits about the upcoming Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion," there's... More...
Something big is apparently going to be announced at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference on June 6 in San Francisco. Earlier this week, it was revealed that UK journalists had been invited to attend the WWDC... More...
Wouldn't it be cool for geeks to pull out their iOS device - their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - and access their collection of media and files from torrents, without jailbreaking their device or... More...
Alice Madness Returns is due to be released next month for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. However you can get a nice discount of the full game if you check out the free iOS... More...
They say that updates are supposed to bring enhancements and fixes. At most, the updates should provide those on the newest hardware with the most improvements. Not so with iOS 4.3 and its minor point... More...
Microsoft recently confirmed that it has reached an agreement to buy Skype for $8.5 billion, which is currently the largest acquisition of the company. As a software application, Skype allows users to make voice calls... More...
If you like to "tweet" on your iPhone or Android OS-based smartphone, then accessing and using the Twitter web page will be a better experience for most of you soon. The official Twitter blog site... More...
Amazon’s Cloud Player first hit the scenes back in March and has been met with a positive reaction. Unfortunately, users on the iOS platform were unable to access the cloud and were instead met with... More...
An article over at eSecurityplanet details the latest release of Metasploit, including details on how it now has exploit modules for iOS devices. Metasploit is an open-source framework designed to help with things like penetration testing... More...
It's no secret that Android has been making headlines over the last year or so, the mobile operating system has enjoyed constant and significant growth in markets all over the world and it doesn't look... More...
Third time's the charm? For the releases in iOS 4.3.x, of course. Even if it isn't, at least users of Apple iDevices can take comfort in knowing that if they choose to do more with... More...
Since the dawn of the iPhone, users have had to go through the painful process of connecting their device to a computer and then to iTunes, with the possibility of a 600 MB+ download, to... More...
Spotify is going to be taking on Apple's iTunes, the Swedish company has confirmed. The popular music streaming service intends to go further than merely streaming music: they're going to be providing integration with Apple's... More...
Apple has just released iOS 4.3.3 for all supported iDevices. The latest update addresses location cache bug that caused growing concerns with iPhone, and even Android and Windows Phone 7 users, that your cell phone... More...
Canalys has released its worldwide country-level smart phone market data for Q1 and shipments grew 83% to 101.0 million units. For the second straight quarter, Android was head of the pack with 35.7 million units... More...
Apple came under heavy fire in the past few weeks over the database containing Wi-Fi hotspots and GPS tower locations stored on their iOS devices. The information was being encrypted and sent anonymously to Apple... More...
Today marks the second birthday for the fundraising site Kickstarter. It’s been a few weeks since we’ve done a proper Kickstarter Week in Review segment, but we figured it’d be a good idea to see... More...
The infamous white iPhone 4 is now finally on sale. Almost an entire year after Apple originally announced the iPhone 4, which promised both a white and black model, the company has finally released it. Due... More...
It's obvious that Windows Phone 7 is trailing iOS and Android in developer interest. We know this because the user base just isn't big enough to allow anyone to really profit from the platform –... More...
It seems that Apple is not the only mobile phone company that has been grabbing data from users without them knowing. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Android smartphones are collecting the same kind... More...
A recently completed study by market intelligence company ComScore, Inc reports that Apple's iOS operating system surpasses Android in Europe. The report includes all iOS powered devices, including the iPad and iPhone series, and compares... More...
It has been six days since iOS 4.3.2's release. Following its release, the author of the untethered exploit for 4.3.1, Stefan "i0n1c" Esser, tweeted last Friday that despite Apple's claims of patching up security vulnerabilities... More...
Today Microsoft released Photosynth for the iPhone, their latest iOS application on the iTunes App Store. Photosynth for the iPhone allows you to take any number of photos from within the same area and stitch them... More...
Phoenix, Pennsylvania resident Garen Meguerian has filed a class-action lawsuit with the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California against Apple this week on behalf of himself and other parents and/or guardians he... More...
Apple has just released the latest update for iOS devices, firmware 4.3.2. Apple also included a separate update for Verizon iPhone users, iOS 4.2.7. The latest update addresses issues with the iPad 2 FaceTime application... More...
A new job opportunity, working for Apple in Santa Clara Valley, has become available. According to Apple Insider, the position is for a "Cloud Systems Software Engineer". The job description explains that they require an... More...
It looks like Apple is preparing another small update for iPhone/iPod touch and iPad users, with BGR reporting that the company is expected to release iOS 4.3.2 within the next couple of weeks. Although the site... More...
A few hours ago, iOS hacker MuscleNerd, announced on Twitter that an untethered iOS 4.3.1 jailbreak is on track for "Funday" release. Funday, or the trending twitter topic #sundayisfunday, is a related nickname for a... More...
Apple has announced its annual World Wide Developers Conference will be held at San Francisco's Moscone West Center from June 6-10. According to a press release, Apple will use the event to ''unveil the future of... More...