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iMessage to bring proprietary chat to iPhone, iPad
iOS 5 will include a proprietary chat client dubbed iMessage for iOS-to-iOS chat and sharing of media, a system not unlike Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Messenger.
The new iMessage application is based on the same push technology...
Hybrid GSM-CDMA in ‘iPhone 4S’
A new report provides further evidence that Apple is looking to release a global iPhone capable of connecting to both GSM and CDMA networks later this year.
According to MacOtakara, Apple plans to base the so-called “iPhone 4S”...
5 Programming terms explained for non-programmers
With WWDC well underway, you might have heard a few programming terms that even Mac experts have trouble understanding, but it happens to the best of us. Once someone mentioned they had a problem with “deprecation,” and I suggested...
iOS 5: LED flash on calls, custom accessibility gestures & vibrations
Apple unveiled iOS 5 at the Worldwide Developers Conference, touting a number of major improvements to the customizability of iOS for users with disabilities. The update is due out this fall.
“iOS 5 comes with innovative new features...
iTunes in the Cloud allows re-downloading of Apps
With the new iTunes in the Cloud service, users can re-download all applications that were once purchased, including software that is no longer publicly available on the App Store.
As discovered by CDFXapps.com (via Engadget), software...
Built-in Twitter integration in iOS 5
When iOS 5 for the iPhone and iPad arrives this fall, Apple will offer system-wide Twitter integration, making it easy to share content and talk to friends on the social networking service.
The Twitter integration in iOS 5 runs so deep,...
iOS 5: Calendar improvements help make iPhone, iPad PC-free
With iCloud connectivity and the ability to add calendars directly on iOS devices, updates to the native Calendar application in Apple’s iOS 5 will play a major role in the company’s PC-free push.
With iOS 5, users will be able...
iTunes Tone Store will offer more text alert options
The new digital storefront is Apple’s response to complaints that the company does not offer enough unique sounds to be played when a text message is received. Apple greatly expanded the number of SMS tones last year with iOS 4.2,...
Apple issues iTunes 10.3.1 update
Apple this week quickly issued an update for its new iTunes beta, with version 10.3.1 issued over Software Update with no additional accompanying information.
iTunes 10.3.1 is a 75.8MB update available via Software Update. The documentation...
iOS 5: Reminders app offers location-aware to-do lists
Reminders offers to-do lists with due dates and locations. The location-based alerts can issue an alert when arriving at a location; for example, reminding a user to buy milk when they arrive at the grocery store.
On both iPhone and iPad,...