Friday, March 15, 2013


Read all about the amazing iOS as a new begins, it's enticing to predict massive changes and transformation in the upcoming 12 months. But read on if you want a prediction of only incremental change for the music industry's most-hyped sector.

Nearly six years after the debut of the iPhone, mobile applications are beginning to mature. The best mobile apps of 2012 – with a few notable exceptions – are more about refined practicality rather than anything revolutionary.

iOS 6 gives you more features to make the things you do every day even better. It’s free and easy to upgrade wirelessly on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.Beautifully designed from the ground up (and the sky down), Maps changes the way you see the world. Map elements are vector based, so graphics and text are incredibly detailed — even when you zoom all the way in — and panning is smooth. Tilt and rotate to view an area, and Maps keeps the names of streets and places where they belong.

New features for China.

iOS 6 also delivers an amazingly accurate experience to Chinese speakers, with precision text input, a comprehensive Chinese dictionary, and handwriting recognition support for over 30,000 Chinese characters.

Apple has said repeatedly that China is its next big market and several new iOS and OS X features suggest Apple plans to increasingly market its products to consumers in the Asian country.

iOS Works all over the world.

One thing that I really love about iOS 6 is that it works all over the world! I travel overseas a lot, and this is one device where I won't have to worry that I won't be able to use it where I'm going!

iOS devices are made to be used around the world. Take your pick of 30 languages and easily switch between them.

Accessibility built in iOS .

Accessibility features like Guided Access, Voice Over, and Assistive Touch help people with disabilities experience more of what an iOS device has to offer. For example, the built-in Voice Over screen-reading technology allows those who are blind or have low vision to hear a description of the item they’re touching on the screen.

Safety and security by design.

iOS provides built-in security from the moment you turn on your device. Low-level hardware and firmware features are designed to protect against malware and viruses, while high-level OS features help to secure access to personal information and corporate data. To guard your privacy, apps requesting location information or data from Calendar, Contacts, Reminders, and Photos must first get your permission.

Ready iOS  for business. - And Why It Matters

Businesses around the world are choosing iOS devices for their enterprise-ready features and powerful security. iOS works with Microsoft Exchange and standards-based servers to deliver over-the-air push email, calendar, and contacts. iOS protects your data by encrypting information in three separate areas: in transmission, at rest on the device, and when backed up to iTunes.

I bet a lot of others will chime in with posts to other "duplicate" questions, and their own raging opinions. So I'll leave that to them, and just provide my own experience.

I think there's good reason to know both deeply. Here's why:

I recently built an app to directly compare development times between Titanium, native, and a couple competitor frameworks. Native was about a week and a half. Competitor was about 2 weeks. Titanium was 3 days.

Ready to learn With iOS

With iOS, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch become incredible learning tools. Keep track of all your classes and activities using Calendar. Be on time for appointments and study groups thanks to alerts from Reminders. Jot down or dictate lists and ideas with the Notes app. Do research on the web or write an email — even attach a photo or document — with built-in Wi‑Fi. Record interviews, reading samples, study guides, or class lectures with Voice Memos.

Why We Mourn Google Reader - And Why It Matters

If Google Reader is unprofitable for Google and they don't expect it to ever become profitable, I can understand and accept it. But, the Google of yesteryear that wasn't evil would have at least promised to make the source code open so it can live on in other forms.

Websites get shut down all the time. Sometimes, nobody notices.

Super high-res screens often do. The real question, though, is whether the trade-off of an (probably) imperceptible increase in pixel density will mean a hit in battery life or any other potential side effects. And, of course, we've seen plenty of screens that look great at these events but which fall apart in reviews. I'm looking forward to finding out if that's the case here.

If there is one thing you can say about Samsung, it sure knows how to throw an extravagant party.

>>The Samsung Galaxy S4 introduction lives up to the hype-filled anticipation.

and

>>Samsung Galaxy S4 Unveiled: Spectacular Specs & Innovative Features

Really? I've not read any other outlet claiming that Samsung lived up to their own hype.

These are mostly small improvements, though, and in some ways the Galaxy S4 feels like an upgrade designed less for people who own the previous generation and more for those looking for a first smartphone, or upgrading from a two-year-old device.

Really? I've not read any other outlet claiming that Samsung lived up to their own hype

Samsung unveiled its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone Thursday evening, in a showy Broadway-style production inside a packed Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

"...Why are you only looking at Android for security stuff?..."

Because any OS is only as good as it's weakest link.

Android is not secure, and not trustworthy, Google, once a great innovator, no longer is trustworthy either, if for no other reason than its' repeated, secret violations of user privacy settings. Google has been caught at this, and even been fined by the U.S. government and European Union. Twice, the U.S.

backwards-facing hack -- and the Chief Thief at Google who initially copied the button-festooned Blackberry design for the first Android prototype, but then quickly switched gears to copy the full-screened, touch-screen phone concept after seeing the iPhone and crapping his pants. I think his idea of a "modern" phone had about 70 buttons on it. Sheesh. He's an insult to true innovators.

You don't get it.

The "Apple isn't innovating anymore" is silly disinformation drummed up by people who are thinking tactics, not strategy. Do you really think Jobs, Cook, Schiller and Ive didn't lay out three, five- and ten-year plans? It sounds like you don't know how billion-dollar corporations work. Of course, new iPhones and iPods always are in the pipeline with new designs and new features.

The iOS does not "just work"

Wifi syncing is a pain to make it work, for instance. There are several other problems, including the fact that it´s very difficult to control space on the memory.

It pains me to admit, but Android is evolving faster than iOS these days..."

Android malware, viruses and Trojans sure are evolving faster -- that's for sure.

The FBI-warning to be wary of Android is unprecedented.

What Should iOS 7 Look Like?

So what can Apple to do make sure its next big launch creates that gotta-have-it foam at the mouths of consumers? The next hardware upgrade (this summer's rumored iPhone 5S) will likely be pretty minor: slightly better cameras, a faster processor and so forth. Hopefully the model after that leaves room for substantial improvements, but in the meantime Apple has to flex its product development muscle with software.

Perfect timing.

The iPhone Needs Another iOS 5-Caliber Update

As iOS version updates go, the last one was fairly minor. The Facebook integration was nice, Siri took important steps forward and Passbook has serious potential. iOS 6 had dozens of other minor improvements, but no blockbusters. Its most anticipated feature, Maps, flopped so badly it led to a shake-up of Apple's executive team.

Remember when iOS 5 launched? That felt like an almost revolutionary upgrade.

Of course, a significant hardware update isn't entirely out of the question. If the rumors are true, we may be getting an iOS-powered smart watch alongside the next iPhone. If executed as well as Apple is known to do things, the so-called iWatch could make up for an otherwise lackluster refresh on the iPhone 5S.

Android Phones Keep Getting Better

In his (admittedly late) review of the Nexus 4, the notoriously pro-Apple MG Siegler cites the "methodical way" Google is improving Android, a detail that reminds him of Apple. "In a world without iPhone, I could definitely see myself using the Nexus 4 as my smartphone," Siegler writes. "It is a really good device — one that Google should be proud of."

Those are strong words from a stalwart defender of Cupertino.

Why Apple Really Needs To Kill It With iOS 7

Six years in, the polish is starting to rub off. After a historic launch and years of grand slam updates to its hardware and software, the iPhone now appears more vulnerable than ever. To retains its luster, Apple needs to make iOS 7 its boldest update yet.

It pains me to admit, but Android is evolving faster than iOS these days. For years, that seemed impossible.

Easy to update with iOS 6

iOS updates are free. And they’re available to download wirelessly on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch the moment they’re released. Your device even alerts you when it’s time to get the latest version. So you won’t miss out on all the amazing features in new updates.

The latest software update for iOS, known as 6.1, has finally become available as a free download.

What is iOS

iOS is Apple's mobile operating system. Developed originally for the iPhone, it has since been shipped on the iPod Touch and iPad,iOS 6 is the sixth major update for Apple's iOS mobile operating system that powers portable Apple devices like the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

With its easy-to-use interface, amazing features, and rock-solid stability, iOS is the foundation of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Apple's software updates for iOS introduce new features and improvements that let you do even more with your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Updating the software on your device is easy. This article explains how to do it in five simple steps.

Update your device wirelessly (available in iOS 5 and later)

Ensure your device is connected to a power source. To avoid potential data costs connect your device to a Wi-Fi network. Go to Settings > General > Software Update.

Before You Update Your iPhone, Update iTunes

Make sure you're running the latest version of iTunes.

Did you know that Apple often updates the iPhone operating system, adding new features and cool new tools? To make sure that your iPhone is running the latest version of the iPhone software, you'll need to connect it to your computer and download the update using iTunes. But don't worry: the process is pretty painless.

iOS 6.1.2 Software Update Released By Apple

Apple has released a new software update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, in the form of iOS 6.1.2, the update is designed to fix the exchange calendar bug that we heard about previously.

Upgrading to the latest version of the iOS used to mean that you had to be in front of your computer, had to connect your iOS device to it, download the update to your computer and then install the update via syncing.
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