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iOS (previously iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed by Apple and distributed exclusively for Apple hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company’s iDevices. Originally unveiled in 2007 for the iPhone, it has been extended to support other Apple devices such as the iPod Touch, iPad, iPad Mini, and second-generation Apple TV onward. As of June 2014, Apple’s App Store contained more than 1.2 million iOS applications. Major versions of iOS are released annually. The current release, iOS 8, was released on September 17, 2014.
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Many of iOS 8’s most unique features are hidden within the Accessibility section of settings. With the ability to alter the way you use your device, some accessibility features may surprise… Read more »
The “Indienet”, which will apparently be best experienced on a new device called the Indie Phone, is on track to comfortably exceed its crowdfunding goals. But, beyond more private interactions, what… Read more »
Google is starting to roll out a “mobile-friendly” badge on its search pages for sites that are designed for iPhones and Android devices. Read more »
Telenav now has two apps called Scout, but they offer different user interfaces and somewhat different functionality. One is for North America and the other — brought in through Telenav’s Skobbler… Read more »
Samsung continues to struggle to become a major provider of mobile software services in a world dominated by Android and iOS. So the company hopes to use Tizen to build vast… Read more »
Apple announced on Tuesday that it is making an Apple Watch software development kit available to developers. You can download the WatchKit resources from Apple’s developer website. Read more »
Wildcard, a New York-based startup, has built a browser for iOS where cards — not HTML webpages — are the standard unit that users interact with when surfing the internet. Read more »
First filed four years ago, Apple was granted a patent to track and geofence cellular dead zones, capturing the information in a crowdsourced database. Read more »
Two interesting things happened this week for users of mobile word processors: Microsoft’s decision to release a free version of Office for iPad and a new partnership with Dropbox. Read more »