When it comes to iOS 5, Siri and iCloud have certainly been hogging the spotlight. Beyond that, users en masse are also hot to get their hands on the new Notifications handling, Twitter integration, Safari optimizations and Reader, iMessage, Reminders, and Wi-Fi sync. But let's not forget there are other tweaks designed to make life easier for iPhone users. Apple said there are more...
In the tech world, you can forget everything you know about the scientific properties of a cumulus or cirrus formation, for here, cloud means “remote data storage.” This means you can store files in space, or on remote servers that will sync all of your devices together and allow you to share them. It seems as though everyone wants a piece of the cloud pie these days, but I went ahead...
Competing with Apple’s iTunes music store — the world’s number one music store — was always going to be a difficult task for Walmart, and after eight years of trying the company has finally decided to throw in the towel and close its digital music store at the end of this month. Walmart launched mp3.walmart.com in 2003 as an attempt to rival Apple’s successful digital music store....
As the WWDC invitations said, one of the very prominent points of Apple’s keynote was iCloud. And in introducing that, CEO Steve Jobs said, “Keeping these devices in sync is driving us crazy.” Frankly, that resonated for me. As a laptop, smartphone and tablet user, having all my stuff synced without versioning problems or some pre-planning has been … challenging. (Actually, I had a...
Today along with its new iCloud service, Apple announced iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match. Amazon and Google already have cloud-music services that let you upload your music to a cloud, and then stream those tunes to your devices. Apple is taking a different approach, giving you access to its iTunes library to download song you already own or have purchase from iTunes on any of your...
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Holy smokes! The WWDC keynote isn't even over, and already the iOS 5 download links already leaked out. A Twitter stud named Liam McLoughlin (@Hexxeh) tweeted it, describing it as "pretty darned sweet…" (I'll say!) The leak sauce features a list of download links for iOS 5, as well as other Apple software for iCloud and MacOS Lion's developer preview. According to McLoughlin, "All...
Though there is much speculation surrounding the service, nobody knows for sure what Apple has in store for us on Monday when the company introduces us to iCloud. Will it absorb MobileMe, Apple’s current synchronization service, or will it stand on its own? Does Apple have plans to unify files on your iOS devices with your Mac or Windows PC? Despite the fact that we know very little...
Apple did the thing they never do: they pre-announced a highly anticipated announcement. Apple is also about to do the other thing they never do, or so everybody’s saying: they’re going to let a Spring and Summer come and go without launching a new iPhone. Of course, Apple is all about lulling us into a comfortable rhythm of “knowing what Apple does,” only to switch things up entirely...
Despite the fact that Apple has yet to say one word officially about launching a streaming music service, that hasn’t stopped rumors from popping up every time you turn around. From tales of intense negotiations going on with all of the major music labels to purchasing the iCloud domain name, it certainly seems like the mythical service is coming together. There is one piece of the...
Before you get all excited about the possibility of Apple’s popular iTunes music service moving into the cloud space, have you considered the possible implications of just how much this is going to change the overall digital music landscape? Ever since the news last week of Apple buying Lala, everyone and their brother seems to have immediately jumped to the conclusion that Apple is...