Apple

Mark Moskowitz auf CNet.com: While not a new idea, our global tech research team believes Apple could be on the cusp of introducing a new category with iAnywhere, a converged MacOS-iOS operating system that allows an iPhone or iPad to dock into a specially configured display to run as a computer,” Moskowitz said. “In our view, this category would be a leapfrog event, potentially jumpstarting iPhone and iPad growth as well as peripherals and cloud-based software and services sales. ...

Alex Olma für iPhoneBlog.de: Google = 22 Apps; Apple = 18 Apps. Microsoft zählt übrigens 30 einzelne iOS-Anwendungen im deutschen App Store Ich frage mich gerade wie viele Anwendungen Microsoft für Windows Phone anbietet…

David Schuetz für intrepidusgroup.com If your ATV is on 6.x, and it doesn’t already have the Add Site profile loaded, then you can’t add it, unless you get a profile signed by Apple. And since the Apple TV program isn’t open to the public, you can’t get that profile. So, we’re pretty much stuck.Great for Security. Lousy for DIY Apple TV hackers. Right? Well, there is one workaround: If your ATV is on 5.2 or 5.3, you can still add the profile (you just won’t see the button), and then upgrade to 6.0, and, boom!, the Add Site application is available, and fully functional. ...

John Gruber für Daring Fireball: What they missed was the next step from every desk and home: a computer in every pocket. It’s worse than that, though. They saw it coming, and they tried. Pocket PC, Windows CE, Windows Mobile — swings and misses at the next big thing. They weren’t even close, and worse, Steve Ballmer didn’t even seem to realize it. That’s what’s so damning about that video of him laughing at the original iPhone. ...

Raubkopierte iOS-Apps ohne Jailbreak → Die Signaturen der Apps gehen auf Apple-Zertifikate zurück. Die Vermutungen von Sicherheitsexperten, laut denen die China-Stores solche Zertifikate missbrauchen, können wir derzeit nicht bestätigen.— Ronald Eikenberg für heise.de am 02. Januar 2013 Ich bin gespannt, wie Apple darauf regieren wird. Eine Lösung könnte sein, dass man nur noch Apps installieren kann, die über den eigenen iTunes-Account geladen wurden, bzw. nur noch einen Account pro Gerät zu gestatten. ...