Ios News & Articles

    As if there was any doubt that mobile is now a two-horse race, Apple has taken over the No. 2 spot behind Samsung as an OEM producer. 

US mobile phone carriers dole out smartphone software upgrades like a miserly old curmudgeon, and now Microsoft seems to have joined their ranks by announcing a Windows Phone 7.8 update in June, and then going silent on the issue ever since.

Russia's most popular search engine, Yandex, has debuted its free iPad app, so here's a few things to know about it before downloading.

With the SharePoint Las Vegas conference now winding down, it’s back to the business of actually making content work for business. Alfresco, with this in mind, has upgraded its mobile app for iOS, which adds wider functionality to the app that was first released in September last year.

Among the many issues about the Bring-Your-Own-Device trend: employees who provision their own equipment rank connectivity cost as the least important factor in choosing a network. Companies without cost control policies for the BYOD crowd may well be shocked by the first batch of network charges.

Most open-minded smartphone users will give it a few quarters before deciding on their own choice of next device, as Microsoft and RIM feed back in to the competition and Lenovo looks to expand. However, the analyst firms are churning out their reports for the here and now as the usual suspects dominate.

Mobile device management provider Zenprise has released its quarterly report looking at mobile trends in the enterprise. Results identify iPad as the main factor in iOS growth, while Android dominates key verticals.

 RIM will show off the make-or-break BlackBerry 10 devices at its Jam event next January, with the smartphones launching for sale in stores the following month.

Apple's iPhone has slipped temporarily behind the Samsung Galaxy SIII in terms of units shipped according to research from Strategy Analytics, but the numbers will quickly catch up to both companies as the holiday shopping season approaches.

Google has slightly altered its search engine results page, and the company now says its search experience is more consistent across mobile devices and the desktop.

 IT managers looking to keep a close eye on their businesses' AWS and S3 usage can now monitor the situation from the comfort of their executive iPad. 

Apple is determined not to allow the year to end quietly. On heels of its iPad Mini and iPad 4 announcements, the company has announced big changes in its executive leadership. Will the changes be enough to keep Apple on top post Steve Jobs?

Zend, providers of PHP based tools for mobile and enterprise app developers, has introduced updates to three flagship products during its ZendCon event this week, and a PhoneGap integration for building cross-platform apps.

 There's nothing like the knives being out for a new product to stir some controversy in the market, as the reviewers get their hands on the first Microsoft tablet and Apple's less-than-mini iPad. 

 Why do the press even bother turning up to Apple's shindigs these days, already details and imagery of the new iPad Mini are raging across the web, even as the invites are sent out.