iOS 6

Strange as it seems, it would appear that is the case. Whether it is an “under the radar” feature by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) or comes with Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) blessing, was not known according to iMore. What is known is that Passbook, a feature of iOS 6 that allows users to store tickets,...

Roughly one year ago, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook apologized for replacing Google Maps (NASDAQ: GOOG) with its own app. Known simply as Maps, the app proved to be more problematic than anyone could have ever anticipated. "At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the...

The speed with which the public adopts a new operating system measures many things, including confidence in the company backing the OS. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) clearly sees the unprecedented rate at which iOS 7 was adopted by users in its first week as extremely good news. According to app...

Fourteen years ago, tech experts predicted that the Y2K bug would create a number of problems for computers, computer networks and other electronic devices. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, as much as $300 billion was spent to upgrade computers and programs to be Y2K-compliant. When...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly interested in acquiring Waze, a community-based traffic and navigation app for iOS and Android. According to TechCrunch, Waze was the only app to gain "meaningful market share" after Apple's own mapping program failed. The company believes that it has a lot to...

Google Maps (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been downloaded by more than 10 million iOS 6 users. This announcement came less than one week after Google brought its famous mapping application back to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) many iDevices. The iPhone maker erroneously removed Google Maps as the default navigation...

There is a lot of speculation surrounding the arrival of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Maps on iOS 6. Most argue that this is a big win for Google and a huge loss for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which may have lost any hope of persuading users to stick with its own Maps app. At least one analyst believes that...

There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the disappointing release of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) first mapping application. Some believe that it could hurt sales of the iPhone 5 while others say that it already has. In September, ChangeWave Research conducted a survey of 4,270 "primarily North...

Despite the media hoopla surrounding the faulty Maps app, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has still been successful at convincing 60 percent of its iPhone users to upgrade to iOS 6. According to Chitika, an online ad network and data analytics firm, 45 percent of iPad users have also upgraded. An additional...

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is set to announce a deal with Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) that will greatly enhance its mapping services, presenting another challenge for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which failed to define iOS 6 as a leading mapping tool. It also presents a challenge to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), the world...

On a day when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) employees should be celebrating the release of the iPhone 5, the company's legal team is bracing itself for another trademark infringement dispute. SBB, the national railway company of Switzerland, might sue Apple over the use of a new clock featured in iOS 6....

Bloomberg is reporting that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will not include the YouTube app with the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 6. According to The Verge, YouTube's removal is partially due to its license to include the app, which just expired. Users will, however, still be able to...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is being sued by a university in Taiwan that claims the iPhone maker has infringed on its patents. According to Reuters, National Cheng Kung University has filed a lawsuit against Apple over its use of Siri. The university is not only concerned about Siri's use in the iPhone...