iOS

Apple’s iOS 7 will arrive “on time,” according to a couple of well-placed sources following a report from Bloomberg this morning that suggests it was risking delays in the face of major software changes. Apple blogger and noted beard-wearer Jim Dalrymple gave one of his famous one-word confirms today on his blog, agreeing with a Continue Reading →

Amazon announced a number of new features for its Kindle for iOS app that aim to make it easier to use for blind and visually impaired users. Wednesday’s update, Amazon says, will make it easier for these users to use features like “X-Ray, End Actions, sharing, highlighting and bookmarking.” Amazon says these new features are Continue Reading →

Smartphone owners have no shortage of cloud-based safety nets, whether it’s Google’s services, iCloud or any number of file sync providers. Few of these come from the carrier, however, and Verizon is gambling that its now-deploying Verizon Cloud service will serve as a crutch for anyone replacing a phone on its network. The currently Android- Continue Reading →

According to multiple people who have either seen or have been briefed on the upcoming iOS 7, the operating system sports a redesigned user-interface that will be attractive to new iOS users, but potentially unsettling for those who are long-accustomed to the platform. The new interface is said to be “very, very flat,” according to Continue Reading →

I’ve never had an iPhone, but I will soon. Let me take you back. Ever since I heard the first rumors about the Galaxy S IV, it was the only phone I wanted. The two smartphones I’ve used – the Motorola Droid and Droid 3 – both ran on Android, and while I’ve had tons Continue Reading →

Google on Monday expands its predictive search tool Google Now from Android to iOS. Now is being made available in an update to the Google Search app, which is available on the App Store now. The app works from the Google Search app on either iPhone or iPad, and is fully opt-in. Because of the Continue Reading →

Zynga executives said Wednesday that they’re “doubling down on big bets,” which means killing off games that won’t bring in big bucks in the long run and sticking to franchises that do. The company announced that Draw Something 2, the sequel to the popular Draw Something mobile drawing game, goes live Wednesday night. On the Continue Reading →

Now that it’s finally got an Android tablet app to speak of, DirecTV is returning its attention to phones: the company announced today that both its iOS and Android applications will be receiving voice search starting this summer. As the company describes it, the app is meant to address the age-old problem of there being Continue Reading →

It’s no secret that Apple hangs onto your Siri data for some length of time (as does other companies with search data and the like), but it hasn’t been clear exactly how long it keeps that data sitting on its servers. Wired has now cleared that up somewhat, though, hearing from Apple spokesperson Trudy Muller Continue Reading →

When Siri arrived on the iPhone 4S it seemed like a magic piece of software. The future had arrived. But it wasn’t alone. True Knowledge, a British startup with a natural language search engine developed in university labs, had been working out what to do next. Siri was the ‘boom’ moment. They licensed Nuance’s voice Continue Reading →