By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft Office may not launch for iOS and Android until next year, but it’s clearly already on the company’s radar. Speaking during an event in Norway recently, a creative director with Wolff Olins, a brand consulting firm accidentally suggested that somewhere deep in Microsoft’s Redmond…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple issued the latest update for iPhone 5 users on Thursday. iOS version 6.1.4 is now available and, according to the change log, includes an “updated audio profile for the speakerphone.” This probably isn’t a major update that you’ll need to jump on — there…
By Todd Haselton |
Android is famously known for being a terribly fragmented platform because there are so many devices and so many different versions of the operating system. The fragmentation was made famous again recently when Apple’s Phil Schiller slammed Android devices, claiming that many of them run…
By Ron Duwell |
Watching your favorite movies through your iPad and your iPhone just became a lot easier. The latest update for the IMDb Movies & TV App now allows for easier integration with Amazon’s Instant Video. All 25,000 some-odd films and TV Shows available through Amazon Prime…
By Adriana Lee |
Got a burning need to edit Google spreadsheets on the fly? Say, for keeping holiday shopping lists, gift budgets or other tasks? If so, then you may be happy to note that Google has imbued its Google Drive apps for iOS and Android with spiffy features for…
By Adriana Lee |
Apple mentioned last June that it was working on a new Eyes Free mode, explaining that it was working with various car companies to bring Siri voice command to automobiles. And now it seems GM is at the head of the line, as it just…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple on Monday began seeding another version version of iOS 6.1 beta to developers. The company first seeded iOS 6.1 on November 1, the same day that it pushed the iOS 6.0.1 update live to consumers. Today’s beta is build 10B5105c, MacRumors said — the first one…
By Killian Bell |
Apple has updated its Apple Store app for the iPhone and iPod touch, introducing the ability to check the latest store prices using Siri. The update also brings EasyPay to five new countries, and adds new payment options for customers in China. With the latest…
By Brandon Russell |
Using voice recognition in Google Search for iOS is pretty great, and really fast; it’s so elegant, human-like and accurate. It’s a shame the technology isn’t integrated into iOS the way Siri is. With a new Jailbreak tweak called NowNow, though, Apple’s enemy can be…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to launch Microsoft Office Mobile on iOS and Android early next year, and screen shots of the software were leaked on Wednesday courtesy of The Verge. You’ll need a Microsoft account in order to begin taking advantage of the apps,…
By Todd Haselton |
We have bad news if you’re an iOS user holding out for Google Maps to find your way around. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that the application will launch anytime soon. Sources speaking with The Guardian said Google is “not optimistic” that Apple will approval Google’s Maps…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple just launched iOS 6.0.1 to consumers, but it also began seeding the latest beta, iOS 6.1, to developers on Thursday. The update is available for anyone with a developer account and who owns an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, and 9to5Mac said Xcode 4.6 beta…
By Brandon Russell |
Google’s advanced voice search has made its way to iOS turf, and it demonstrates just how inadequate Siri can be. Apple’s voice assistant was given new life when the company rolled out an update earlier this year, but the additional features — finding movie times,…
By Brandon Russell |
Mobile phones were once strictly used for communication purposes only. Call a friend, relative, and be done. Nothing else. But the industry has evolved incredibly fast over an incredibly short period. Smartphones and tablets now dominate, and actual phone features are almost an afterthought. Today,…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s new iOS 6 operating system is already on 61 percent of all iOS devices in the United States and Canada, just one month after Apple made the operating system public following the debut of the iPhone 5. The data was revealed by Chitika on…
By Killian Bell |
While iOS hackers are often a thorn in Apple’s side, sometimes the Cupertino company acknowledges that their expertise could actually be of value, and it offers them a job. That’s what happened to 20-year-old Brown University student Nicholas Allegra, better known as legendary iPhone jailbreaker…
By Sean P. Aune |
The dream may finally become reality as a Microsoft executive has stated that Office will be arriving on iOS and Android in 2013. Microsoft product manager Petr Bobek spoke with the press today in the Czech Republic and stated that native Microsoft Office apps will be coming…
By Sean P. Aune |
All of this talk of improving maps lately has made me think back to my family’s first GPS, and then it makes me think, “Yeah, iOS 6 Maps may suck, but at least it’s in color.” Our first GPS unit was a Garmin GPS V…
By Killian Bell |
As expected, Google has updated its Google Maps web app to introduce the hugely popular Street View feature. That means you can now access Street View via your web browser on iOS devices — until the official Google Maps app makes its App Store debut,…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple has finally updated iPhoto with several bug fixes. If you’re like me, you’ve probably opted to use other services because iPhoto usually offers a pretty terrible experience. Thankfully, it sounds like most of the major issues have been solved. Apple said the update improves…
By Todd Haselton |
Did you install iOS 6 on your iPad or iPhone? Are you still experiencing a bug that prevents you from activating Wi-Fi? You’re not alone. In fact, there are 91 pages and 888 responses to an original Apple Discussion thread discussing the problem. Several users…
By Brandon Russell |
As expected, adoption numbers were high following Apple’s release of iOS 6. The free update, which was originally announced in June, introduced a number of cool new features (and some not so cool ones, too). So just how many people downloaded Apple’s latest OS? Perhaps…
By Todd Haselton |
The folks over at iPhone Dev-Team have already had enough time with iOS 6, which was released in its final form yesterday, that they were able to jailbreak it for several iOS devices. Unfortunately, the release isn’t yet available for the iPhone 5. However, you’re…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple’s iOS 6 is out, meaning millions of people are currently toying with the company’s new mobile prince. That’s good! Except when one of your biggest features is nothing like the outgoing one. We miss Google Maps already. According to numerous tweets, it’s quite apparent…
