To date Apple has paid App Store Developers over $4 billion

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On January 27, 2012

A while back we reported that Google Chairman, Eric Schmidt, predicted that developers would favor Android when deciding which platform to release their apps on, well Eric these numbers tell a different story. According to numbers released by Apple they have to date paid developers over $4 Billion in revenues. It took Apple two years […]

Apple beats Android in fourth Quarter smartphone sales!!

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On January 26, 2012

This is pretty great news, according to the incredible sales figures released by Apple yesterday during their quarterly earnings report, the iPhone surpassed the Android and thereby taking the number one spot in U.S.  The guys at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech figured out that Apple sold 37 million iPhones during the fourth quarter of 2011, making Apple the top smartphone manufacturer on […]

58 Malware threats launched at Macs from Q2 to Q4 in 2011

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On January 25, 2012

There used to be a saying that Macs couldn’t get viruses, well as Apple and Macs gain in popularity unfortunately so does the Malware threats launched directly at Macs. From April 2011 to December 2011 there were 58 different malware attacks aimed at Macs. When Security lab F-Secure released its 2011 Mac Malware Summary last week, […]

A5 jailbreak 'Absinthe' lands on almost 1M iDevices in the first 3 days

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On January 24, 2012

Wow this must really give Apple something to think about, perhaps it is time to listen to the jailbreak community and start implementing their ideas in the next iOS update. according to 9to5Mac.com just three days after the release of  “Absinthe,” the much anticipated free unteathered jailbreak tool for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2, the […]

iPad textbooks help students' math scores increase by 20%

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On January 23, 2012

Those who watched the educational event Apple held in New York last week will know that they are serious about improving the education of children. Now we have numbers to prove this. Just days after the educational event, publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced the results of its “HMC Fuse: Algebra I” pilot program at Ameila […]

Apple releases iBooks Author to revolutionize E-Books

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On January 20, 2012

Yesterday Apple held their much anticipated “Educational Event” in New York City, the emphasis of the event was placed on revolutionizing education. As a step of the process to better education Apple released iBooks Author, the App will help authors everywhere create and release their books on iBooks.This isn’t just relevant to textbook authors: this […]

Overflow adds cover flow effect to iOS dock (Jailbreak only)

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On January 19, 2012

While we don’t officially condone jailbreaking we still want to bring you the latest news from the jailbreak community. Thanks to App Store and jailbreak developer Adam Bell iOS owners can now bring the much beloved Cover Flow effect to their docks. The tweak Overflow works with Infinidock and Springtomize in order to allow you to […]

More and more companies prefer iPad over laptops

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On January 18, 2012

As a business student and an iPad user I am always excited when hearing how many companies are using the iPad for everyday work. According to a survey by IDG “Employees use the iPad for business more than 90 percent of the time.” Furthermore the implementation of the iPad in companies has led to the […]

Which App Store is it best to release your App on?

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On January 17, 2012

As a developer it can sometimes seem overwhelming when having to decide which App Store to sell your app on, with all the different App Stores that Apple currently has it isn’t always easy do decide where to focus your attention. However thanks to new info shared by 2D Boy, the developers of World of […]

iTunes Gets "Quick Look" Update With Preview Function

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On January 16, 2012

If you have entered the Apple iTunes Store lately you might have noticed a bit change, last week Apple added a very useful feature for finding apps and videos in the desktop version of iTunes. Now when you are searching for App Store apps, a new info button is available in the bottom right of […]