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Official Facebook iPad app to be launched in the “coming weeks” Facebook have been developing an official iPad app over the past year which they will release in the “coming weeks”, according to the New York Times. The app may include features that “go beyond the features available on the Facebook Web site”. Darren McCarra No responses 18th June 2011
iOS 5 will be deeply integrated with Twitter Apple’s next iteration of its mobile operating system will be deeply integrated with Twitter. Speaking at Apple’s 2011 Worldwide Developers Conference Scott Forstall, senior vice president of iOS software, announced this and other exciting new features to expect from iOS 5 this Autumn. Darren McCarra No responses 6th June 2011
Apple to charge $25 per year for iCloud music service after initial free trial period With negotiations successfully wrapped up between Apple and all four major record labels, attention now turns to the intricacies of Apple’s new cloud music service. According to the LA Times the service, dubbed iCloud, will initially be free to entice early adapters, but will be supported by a subscription fee after this trial period. Darren McCarra No responses 3rd June 2011
Twitter upgrades search, integrates with Firefox and partners with Photobucket Twitter has announced that it has upgraded its internal search, now integrates with search on the Firefox web browser and has partnered with Photobucket to host photos that can now be directly uploaded from Twitter. Darren McCarra No responses 2nd June 2011
Android continues market share surge in US According to the latest comScore mobile subscribers market share report, Google’s Android platform has continued to make significant gains in US mobile market share, largely at the expense of RIM, the makers of BlackBerry mobile devices. Google remains the dominant player in the US mobile market with an average 34.7% of market share during the three months ending March 2011, up 6% on the three months ending December 2010. Darren McCarra No responses 7th May 2011
Apple release iOS update to calm location privacy fears Apple have released iOS 4.3.3, an update which it hopes will calm privacy fears following recent revelations by two security researchers that Apple iOS devices, including the iPhone and iPad with 3G, continuously store users’ location data to a “secret” file on their phone. While this may not be entirely true, Apple do cache or store Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower location data that could potentially be used to trace where users have been. Darren McCarra No responses 5th May 2011
Friendly for Facebook iPad app attracts 3 million monthly users Friendly for Facebook, the unofficial Facebook iPad app developed by Oecoway and first released in August 2010, now attracts over three million monthly users according to All Facebook. Darren McCarra No responses 21st April 2011
Apple continuously tracking and storing iPhone location data The Apple iPhone and iPad with 3G connectivity constantly record and store location data to a file on the user’s device according to security researchers Pete Warden and Alasdair Allan. The two uncovered the existence of a “secret” file on iOS devices complete with legacy location data and will present their findings later today at Where 2.0 in San Francisco. Darren McCarra No responses 20th April 2011
Free live TV from Magnet WebTV available to stream on 99% of devices Live TV streaming service Magnet WebTV have recently extended the availability of their service to 99% of all devices. Launched in January of this year, Magnet WebTV have upgraded their streaming service to support HTML5 video, effectively enabling a plethora of new devices that don’t support traditional Adobe Flash video, including the Apple iPhone and iPad. Darren McCarra 3 responses 14th April 2011
iPhone 5 may include an 8-megapixel camera built by Sony Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer may have inadvertently admitted that Sony image sensors will be used in the iPhone 5. In an interview with Walt Mossberg from the Wall Street Journal the Sony chief stated, possibly accidentally, that image sensors manufactured in Sony’s Japanese factories on their way to Apple may be delayed as a result of last month’s massive earthquake and tsunami. Darren McCarra 10 responses 2nd April 2011