Apple Shows Off iOS 6, Maps, Passbook, Siri

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As part of today's big events, Apple has been showing off some of the features of iOS 6 running on the new iPhone 5. First off the bench was Maps, now completely sans-Google, with 3D buildings, points of interest,  flyover, and turn-by-turn directions. I'm still shedding a tear for the loss … [Read more...]

Apple Provides Glimpse of Contacts, Calendar and Mail on iCloud

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With Apple's dot Mac service going away, it certainly made sense that Apple would bring those services to iCloud in the form of new web apps. Today, they have updated their iCloud pages to provide a look at the apps that will be part of the new site. Contacts, Calendar and Mail will all be available … [Read more...]

Apple Officially Shows iOS 5

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At today's WWDC keynote, iOS 5 was officially shown off for the gathered crowds. As is often the case with keynote, first Apple started with some numbers. Scott Forstall, SVP of iOS got up and talked about the fact that there are 200 million iOS devices out there. In the first 14 months, they've … [Read more...]

Apple Officially Unveils Lion, $30, Mac App Store Only

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At today's WWDC Keynote, Steve Jobs arrived to thunderous applause, and started with some light banter with the audience. He claimed his love for the crowd, and mentioned that 5200 had signed up for the WWDC, with tickets selling out in two hours — and this is the largest venue they can get. He … [Read more...]

Apple and Google Play Nice: Archiving Mail Added To iPhone OS 4

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To prove that the Apple/Google relationship isn't a complete hatefest, iPhone OS 4 is adding a new feature to tweak user's experience when accessing their Gmail accounts. If you use Mail on the iPhone to get to your Gmail, the delete function has gone missing — to be replaced with something … [Read more...]