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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When choosing which phone to buy, the furthest thing from your mind is where to store your photos. This can lead to buying a phone with very little on device storage. Read more »
Tim Cook alluded to a daily recharge for the Apple Watch when introducing the device and that’s looking more likely, according to 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman. His sources say Apple originally planned… Read more »
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On mobile devices, screenshots end up in the camera roll alongside your other photos, even though a screenshot is a completely different type of image than a photograph. Screenshots are something… Read more »
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Apple iPhone and iPad owners are probably pretty happy with how most iOS apps look on their devices, but perhaps a second look at Chrome for iOS is in order. Google… Read more »
It’s been an interesting two months for new social communications app Plague as it tries to prove its concept of a content sharing network built entirely on viral principles. When we… Read more »