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Apple walks back controversial Safari changes with iOS 15 beta 6 update
Apple is slowly walking back its controversial decision to redesign mobile Safari in iOS 15 to show the address bar at the bottom of the screen, floating atop the page’s…
Report: Apple’s iOS 14 contains code that would let you sample apps before download
Apple has under development a feature that would allow iOS users to interact with a third-party app, even if the app wasn’t yet installed on your device, according to a…
iOS 8 Adoption Off To A Slower Start Than iOS 7, Say Multiple Usage Trackers
The iOS 8 installation spike is high, but lower than it was for iOS 7 last year, according to numbers from a variety of mobile OS usage monitoring platforms. Chitika,…
Chinese State Media Renews Anti-Apple Rhetoric, Calls The iPhone A “National Security Concern”
Apple has faced a fair amount of state-sponsored criticism in China, a market where the prevailing powers have a stated goal of promoting more home-grown network and IT solutions. The…
Apple has released a new update to iOS 7 today, a minor point update with bug fixes and improvements. One such improvement beefs up Touch ID performance, which should mean…
Mozilla’s Chief Marketing Exec Is Modeling For Apple (Updated)
While Mozilla is recovering from the resignation of its co-founder and CEO Brendan Eich after the controversy over his support of Proposition 8, here is a bizarre twist to the PR knife:…
Apple Puts iOS 7 Adoption At 87% As iOS 6 And Older Fade To Black
Apple has just released updating figures around iOS version adoption as measured by its own tracking of app usage, and iOS 7 and up now accounts for 87 percent of…
Mixpanel: iOS 7 Adoption At 90%, While Android Kit Kat Remains At Under 10%
Mobile analytics firm Mixpanel has iOS 7 adoption covering the vast majority of Apple mobile devices, with its real-time adoption stat tracker showing between 88 and 90 percent of devices…
FiftyThree Updates Creativity App Paper For iOS 7 To Improve Navigation And Control
FiftyThree has thrived over the last few years, due to the massive popularity of its drawing and creativity app Paper and the release of its complementary Pencil stylus. Today it’s…
Apple Adds New “Designing Great Apps” Micro Site For iOS 7 Developers
Apple has offered up a central location that houses a number of resources around designing software for iOS 7. The collection of videos, documents and whitepapers seems aimed at making…
With Release Of iOS 7.1 Beta 3, Apple Favors Circular Buttons, Changes To Phone & “Power Off” Screens
Apple is continuing to tweak the interface to its iOS 7 mobile operating system, it seems, as today’s release of the iOS 7.1 beta 3 build indicates. In this latest…
Apple Requiring All App Submissions To Be Optimized For iOS 7 By Feb 1st
Apple is requiring developers to optimize all app submissions for iOS 7 by February 1st, 2014, according to a new posting on its developer portal. That includes new apps and…
Apple Puts iOS 7 Adoption At 74% Based On App Store Usage Numbers
Apple has just updated its developer website for the iOS App Store to show the distribution of devices on different versions of iOS, and iOS 7 now commands a significant…
iBeacons Used To Deliver Location-Based Access To iOS Newsstand Publications
iBeacon, Apple’s hyperlocal trigger tech in iOS 7, is an innovation that holds a lot of promise, and that will probably continue to make waves in the retail industry for…
Tumblr for iOS 7 Sharpens A Great Design Without Diluting It, And Brings Focus Onto Activity Stream
Today, Tumblr is releasing its redesigned client for iPhone and iPad, bringing along a completely refreshed look and feel for iOS 7. The redesign, unlike some others to come out…
Pebble Adds Bluetooth Smart Notifications For All Apps On iOS 7, Gives Devs More Tools With SDK 2.0
Pebble’s creators didn’t just make a functional smartwatch when they designed their device, they packed it with a lot of potential for the future, too. Much of that potential has…
Why Did Apple Buy Cue? Because Google Now Eats Siri’s Lunch
Apple has acquired the ‘smart assistant’ company Cue, for over $40M. Why? Because Google is absolutely murdering Apple when it comes to the utility of Google Now. Apple is likely…
Apple Launches iOS 7 Tech Talks For Developers In SF, NYC, Tokyo, Shanghai, Berlin And London
Apple has just announced a series of Tech Talks for developers building apps for iOS 7. This is a relatively common occurrence as Apple likes to get evangelists out to…
Instagram Gets A Mild iOS 7 Redesign With Edge-To-Edge Images
Instagram has been updated for Apple’s iOS 7 today with a new design that puts photos front and center. The app has not been re-written or torn down for the…
Discovr Delivers Total iOS 7 Overhaul For Its Music Discovery App With Streaming And Social Features
Discovr is one of those apps that has managed considerable success on the basis of doing one thing very well, in a number of different ways. The Australian startup behind…
FaceTime Audio Is Apple’s Biggest Little Feature Addition In iOS 7
Quietly, gradually, but clearly Apple is building platform lock-in into its iOS products, with some features that are deeper than just a rich third-party software ecosystem. FaceTime Audio is the…
This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: iOS 7, iOS 7, And A Hint Of 3D Printing For Good Measure
iOS 7 adoption is already reaching at least 35 percent of iPhone owners, and that’s just after two days. Themakeover has been a big one, with Apple promising 200 new…
iOS 7 Lock Screen Vulnerability Discovered Which Gives Access To Photos And Social Sharing, Apple Is Working On Fix
Vulnerabilities in Apple’s iOS lock screens have become a fixture of new iOS releases over the past few years, and iOS 7 is not exempt. A new method for bypassing…
iOS 7 Adoption Already As High As 35% In One Day, Apple And Developers Reap The Rewards
Apple’s big iOS 7 update rolled out to devices yesterday, around 1 PM ET, and while many users encountered a lot of frustrating server errors trying to get it, the…
Free Apps And Games On The App Store Are About To Test Your Data Caps
Apple has increased the size of its download limits on cellular networks to 100MB from 50MB. The change comes as iOS 7 launches to the public as a ~700MB over-the-air…
iPhone Activation Servers Crumble Under The Weight Of iOS 7
Happy iOS 7 day! Except for me. And legions of other iPhone owners who, for various reasons, had to activate their iPhone in the iOS 7 install process. Our phones…
Twitter Revamps Its Apps For iOS 7, But Bigger Changes Are Yet To Come
Amid preparations for its forthcoming IPO, Twitter rolled out updated iOS applications today which feature several small changes, including of course an updated design to better reflect the new style…
Apple Reinvents Its Wheel With iOS 7, Takes Developers Along For The Ride
Today brings the release of the most dramatic iOS update that Apple has ever made. More people will experience this change in a shorter period of time than at any…
Apple’s iOS 7 Update Now Available, All Eyes Turn To Adoption Rates
Get your motor running, head out on the highway – and download some software. Apple’s big iOS 7 update is now available to all, or at least to anyone with…
Apple Releases iOS 7-Ready iTunes 11.1, With iTunes Radio, Podcast Stations And More For Mac And PC
Apple has just released iTunes 11.1, the update to iTunes that brings iTunes Radio to its desktop music software. The Pandora-like streaming music service offers custom stations based on artists…
