If you live and work on the Internet like I do, and happen to travel all the time, then you need a good connection to the Internet. Unfortunately, hotels – both big and small fail to deliver, doesn’t matter at what price. Read more »
The company framed it as “Apple’s Commitment to Privacy,” but as with its internet peers, the biggest questions remain: how often did Apple comply and whose customer information did they give away? Read more »
Apple’s preview of iOS 7 showed off plenty of welcome improvements, but many are already found on competing platforms. The company is becoming a fast follower rather than a leader and disruptor. Read more »
Without any fanfare, the software giant has released the clumsily-titled “Office Mobile for Office 365 subscribers”, which seems to do what it says on the tin. Read more »
It’s not nearly as full-featured as Google Now, but Today gives notifications about weather, commute traffic and a quick glance at future events. Read more »
It’s not the latest 4G-capable iPad that’s eating up all this data, though, it’s older 3G models, mainly the iPad 2 and iPad 3. Read more »
With the lower prices, smaller developers with very limited budgets will have a better chance to participate and advertise their ads and drive installations. Read more »
Anytime Apple announces a new piece of hardware or changes its software, we get a lot of people weighing in on those developments. The news of iOS 7 wasn’t any different. There are hundreds of posts out there, but here are seven I like. Read more »
The last year has been a whirl of inconsistent Apple ads. While the company’s longtime agency is still adjusting to life post-Jobs, the ad Apple showed at WWDC shows Apple’s messaging getting back to what it does best. Read more »
One of the announced features in iOS 7 that Apple didn’t get to discuss is one you’ll like to use, particularly if you hop between Wi-Fi networks. It’s called Wi-Fi Hotspot 2.0 and it makes it seamless to roam on Wi-Fi. Read more »
Developers playing with the previews of Safari for iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks have discovered the inclusion of Russia’s leading search engine as an option in some countries for the first time. Read more »
Cyber threats are now a critical issue affecting the national security of nation countries worldwide. At the same time, the IT world is witnessing a wave of new innovation, and there are numerous business opportunities for technologies built around the emerging market sectors of mobile and cloud computing. These technologies and the companies creating with them will form the future of cloud security over the next several years. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Apple picked 11 best-designed apps of the year, on the iPhone, iPad and Mac, and announced them on the first evening of WWDC 2013. Read more »
The new iOS 7 operating system is a big departure from the current iOS 6, and it has sparked a big debate in the design community. While many hate it, there are some who think it was inevitable and opens up new vistas. Read more »
Artificial-intelligence startup Anki got plenty of attention Monday during a demonstration of its Anki Drive car game for iOS devices. It pointed to the company’s intention to bring AI into daily life. Read more »
Besides overhauling the look and feel of iOS 7, some of the core iOS apps Apple offers on the iPhone got major updates. And some new features will seem strikingly familiar to some third-party app makers. Read more »
Look! Up on the WWDC stage! It’s an Apple keynote — and we round up everything Cook and Co. had to say on this special edition podcast. Read more »
Watching the iOS 7 debut I couldn’t help but notice design cues from Android, HTC, Microsoft and even Palm. In some ways these have caught up to Apple in terms of design, but Apple is best at putting the pieces together. Read more »
Here’s a roundup of all our coverage from Apple’s WWDC 2013 event, which introduced a striking new design for iOS 7 and showed off battery-friendly hardware. Read more »
Apple is launching its own music subscription service dubbed iTunes Radio to compete with Pandora. The service will be free and ad-supported, with an ad-free toer for iTunes Match subscribers. Read more »
Apple announced changes on Monday to iOS 7 at the company’s WWDC conference in San Francisco. The company has revamped and refreshed the overall design and feel of the operating system. Read more »
Apple debuted iBooks for Mac at WWDC in San Francisco Monday. The desktop app will be available as part of the launch of OSX Mavericks this fall and will allow purchasing as well as reading. Read more »
Intel’s Haswell chip has a new home today: You can find it in the latest MacBook Air laptops from Apple, now available. Apple promises 9 and 12 hours of battery life on the two models. Read more »
OS X gets a new look and name: Mavericks was introduced at Apple’s WWDC event and has much familiarity to iOS in both look and behind-the-scenes technology. Read more »
WWDC, as you may know, is Apple’s annual conference for iOS and Mac OS X developers. Om Malik and I will be bringing you up-to-the-minute updates of what transpires at the keynote starting Monday morning. Read more »
Waze, a mapping data service with social features has been subject of acquisition rumors for a while. There was speculation of Apple buying them. There there was Facebook and its rumored $1 billion offer. Now Israeli-media reports are speculating that Google is the new buyer. Read more »
Facebook built a system for the U.S. government that would allow intelligence agents easier access to personal data requested under a federal surveillance law, according to a report, and other companies agreed to work with investigators. Read more »
There’s a growing amount of research that says the Internet has a greater net positive effect on the environment than a negative one. But the research is still new and the question is very complex. Read more »
The past few days have seen a blizzard of leaks about surveillance activity by the government’s ultra-secret NSA arm, including data collection from phone companies and internet giants. Here is what you need to know about this developing story. Read more »
WWDC, as you may know, is Apple’s annual conference for iOS and Mac OS X developers. Om Malik and I are bringing you up-to-the-minute updates of what transpires at the keynote on Monday. Read more »
Apple is said to be very close to completing all major deals necessary to launch a competitive streaming music service. But will it be too little, too late? Read more »
Here’s how nine Silicon Valley companies have responded to reports that the U.S. government can reach into their servers and extract personal data, almost at will. Read more »
On Thursday, the Apple ebook trial brought testimony from Amazon and Google executives, and some tough and often funny questioning from Apple’s attorneys. Read more at paidContent »
Yet another sign that Apple’s reliance on older model iPhones to build up its customer base is only going to increase. Read more »
Hullabalu shows us what kids entertainment might look in the age of the iPad. It is stunning, immersive and delightful. Most importantly it is touch and tablet native. Oh, they also got $1.8 million in funding. Read more »
There will be very little — if any — emphasis on shiny new hardware. There will be new products, but this is going to be a software and services show, anchored by glimpses of the next versions of OS X and iOS. Read more »
Tuesday’s ITC ruling has been labeled a “final” decision but it won’t go into effect right away. It will be sent to the White House and the president can still overrule it. Read more »
But even if Apple makes the announcement at WWDC, iRadio may not be open for business until this fall. Read more »
As the antitrust trial against it gets underway, Apple continues to fight accusations that it engaged in collusion and price-fixing with the major e-book publishers — despite the overwhelming evidence that it did exactly that. Read more at paidContent »
Innovation activity is growing across many more markets than in the past and at the same time forming narrower markets. Narrow innovation leads to what we call systematic innovation. This report defines that terms, discusses how it is a key driver of innovation for large companies, and offers advice on how to manage ideas. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
