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.
In the coming weeks, attention will certainly turn towards what new OS features Apple has in store at WWDC. Here are a few features that have either been forgotten or somehow… Read more »
Nearly three months since the last update, Apple(s aapl) released OS X version 10.9.3 on Thursday. According to Apple’s own support page detailing the changes, the software provides a better 4K scaling experience on both… Read more »
Microsoft phones now account for the third most web traffic in North America, behind iOS and Android. BlackBerry’s share has fallen to the fourth spot, but Microsoft’s share really hasn’t grown… Read more »
Google(s goog) pushed out an update to its iOS(s appl) Google Search app on Tuesday, bringing the version number up to 4.0. The update improves Google’s voice search, which now recognizes natural language such… Read more »
We saw LG’s Lifeband Touch at January’s Consumer Electronics Show and it’s finally going on sale. Expect to see it on retail shelves later this month in the U.S., along with… Read more »
Watching your favorite television channel may not be possible using the Apple TV, but using an app from Apple’s iOS App Store may prove to be a more likely scenario, if… Read more »
The tablet is a hybrid device occupying the space between laptop and smartphone, but within that narrow gap it has the potential to outperform its competition — especially in the enterprise. Read more »
Apple is reportedly in talks to acquire Beats Electronics in a deal that would surely have as much to do with Beats’ new streaming music service as its line of electronics… Read more »
Apple can’t really start releasing Android-based products under its own brand. But it could release high-end Android products and services under the Beats brand. Read more »