Posts Tagged ‘ Apple ’
Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple died today at age 56 years. Exact cause of his death was not disclosed, however, it is likely that he has not withstood the cancer, the disease against which he was struggling since 2004.
“Apple has lost a creative genius and visionary and the world has lost a wonderful human being. Those of us who had the good fortune to know Steve and work with him have lost a great friend and a mentor that he inspired. Steve… Read More
Wes Miller, research and Development Manager at Microsoft, tweets that Linux is no longer seen as a threat to Windows. In previous stock market reports to the SEC, Microsoft lifted up Linux as one of the competitors along with Apple and Google.
In the new revised edition, only Apple and Google who highlighted as potential threats. Linux is therefore absent from Microsoft’s threat. Microsoft is not the only one to lose belief in Linux ability. Adobe has this year announced that they stop developing Adobe… Read More
Weeks ago Apple released Mac OS X Lion and for the next few months awaiting the arrival of iOS 5 with iCloud. This new platform offers versions based on the website of various products, such as iWork, Calendar, Mail, Contacts, and Find my iPhone. Still not available several of its main features, but for the moment there is enough material to test the possibilities of this project.
It is worth highlighting that you must have an Apple ID to enter this service, although in some countries… Read More
The world of smartphones is phenomenal and the fight continues between just two; on the one hand Google with Android and other Apple with iOS. Company Canalys estimates, the market of smartphones grew in all regions of the world. Overall, the market of smartphones grew about 73%, with more than 107 million units sold in the second quarter of this year.
Equipment sold with Android corresponds to more than 50 million, which equates to approximately half of the world market. The study conducted by Canalys reveals… Read More
Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms are more secure than traditional PCs, but still are very susceptible to many of the existing categories of attacks, according to Symantec’s analysis.
The good news is that Apple and Google have developed their systems keeping security in mind. But it is difficult to keep up-to-date with the ever-changing threats. In this research, Symantec has assessed how the both mobile platforms behaved with web-based attacks and in networks, phishing or spam attacks, attacks against the integrity of… Read More
A video of the new and long awaited application Skype for iPad leaked on the internet, as reported by TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog).
In an interview with TUAW, the Vice President of product design of Skype, Rick Osterloh, confirms the development of the app and says that the company expects the new app for the Apple tablet reach the same success of the version for iPhone, which, according to him, “doubled its user base in just one month” after the release.
According to… Read More