Apple recently acquired a small two-year-old startup, WiFiSLAM that specializes in indoor mapping technology. The company may attempt to compete with Google, as the search engine giant has been pursuing to integrate the same technology to its Google Maps service. For “only” $20 million, Apple can fully take advantage of WiFiSLAM’s expertise in improving Apple Maps and the technology may …
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Windows Phone OS is a promising software platform with fluid user interface and great looks. However, sales figures are rarely revealed and we don’t know whether it is able to catch up with the rest of the competition or not. The Communication VP of Microsoft recently offered us parts of the information. It was revealed that Microsoft’s mobile platform is …
Apple wanted to put an end to a nasty passcode glitch when it released the iOS 6.1.3 update recently. The flaw made it possible for intruders to gain access to much of the user personal information by canceling an incoming call in the lockscreen, followed by pressing the power button. Unfortunately, this is not where it ends as Apple iPhone …
For most of the time, much of the buzz in the smartphone industry is about Apple and its iOS devices. Understandably, the company hates it when they are being forgotten even only for awhile. This has happened in recent days, as the official release of Samsung Galaxy S4 makes everyone drooling over for it. One thing that makes Apple really …
A video was recently released showing a side by side comparison between RIM’s BlackBerry Z10 and Apple iPhone 5. It gives us a glimpse on how potentially competitive the Z10 compared to popular devices in the market. The BlackBerry Z10 offers 4.2” display with 356ppi, compared to the iPhone with only 4” display at 326ppi. Apple’s latest flagship has non …
Apple will soon refresh its iPad lineup with a new tablet model this year and this could be the iPad Mini 2. There’s also an indication that it will arrive to the market this March, along with the iPad 5. While the iPad Mini 2 will maintains the form factor of the current iPad Mini model, the iPad 5 could …
Things are getting harder for apps developers even in the more controlled iOS environment. A new kind of challenge is coming to iOS app developers as two new services are released recently. Kuaiyong and Zeusmos have launched two services that allow one tap installation of pirated iOS apps. These services can work on devices not yet jailbroken for a small …
Apple has acknowledged the existence of a bug that affects the “Do Not Disturb” feature. Apparently, it stays active past the scheduled time. Apple assures that the glitch will be automatically corrected after January 7th. In the meantime, users can manually turn the feature off by going to Settings>Notifications>Do Not Disturb and choose Scheduled to Off. The iOS 6.0 adds …
While this could be disappointing news for some users; app developers can finally rejoice. Installous for iOS is no more following the shut down of Hackulous. The app is often used to download and install pirated apps on any iOS device. The app was available on Hackulous’ servers and it got a strong support from many iOS users through web …
US Jury from Delaware federal court has recently found that Apple infringed three patents belonged to the MobileMedia Ideas. These patents are related to camera phone technology and have been implemented on the iPhone. MobileMedia Ideas acquired them from Sony Corp. and Nokia in 2010. Sony and Nokia haven’t released official statements regarding to this issue. The trial only defined …