Apple announced its Worldwide Developers Conference will be held in the middle of June this year. It didn’t take long for the company to sell all the tickets available for it. The event was used to launch two iPhones in the past. But considering the launch time for the iPhone 4S, it is highly doubtful that Apple will release a new iPhone at WWDC this year.

We have a great WWDC planned this year and can’t wait to share the latest news about iOS and OS X Mountain Lion with developers… The iOS platform has created an entirely new industry with fantastic opportunities for developers across the country and around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Plenty of iPhone owners rely on their data plan to stay connected to the Internet everywhere they go. People wouldn’t want to use their data plan if they have access to a speedy wireless network though. You can’t always take your WiFi connection with you but one can’t argue with the speed. ComScore has analyzed how different smartphone platforms are connected to the Internet and the results are interesting. ComScore’s data shows that 71% of all iPhone used both mobile an WiFi networks to connect to the Internet (in comparison to Android’s 32%).

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Most people do not have to make up lousy excuses to pick up the new iPad. It offers enough improvements over its predecessor to be worth picking up. The fact that the device takes advantage of Bluetooth 4.0 is encouraging though. The new iPad is the first tablet to take advantage of this ultra-low power technology. Bluetooth 4.0 is backward compatible. Your new tablet will be able to connect with a whole bunch of new Bluetooth Smart Devices too.

The new iPad will be able to connect with ultra-efficient accessories that won’t require a change of batteries for the life of it. It has applications for fitness and health-related purposes. Not surprisingly, you will be able to use your iPad to control your home theater system and other electronics in your home. The iPhone 4S and Droid RAZR also have Smart Ready Hubs. Read the rest of this entry »

We keep hearing about how Android is blowing out its competition. It is true that the Android platform has grown a lot in the past couple of years. But as the Nielsen suggests, iOS has been able to close the gap in sales at the end of last year. iOS’ share reached 44.5% (among recent acquirers) in December which is not far behind Android’s share at 46.9%.

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We have heard for quite some time about Apple’s plans to bring iOS apps to Apple TV. Optimizing existing iOS apps for Apple TV could take some work. But so far, Apple has not even started accepting third-party apps for this device. Steve Troughton-Smith has developed a hack that lets the Apple TV run popular iPhone and iPad applications on big screen TVs at 720p resolution. Not surprisingly, you are going to have to jailbreak your device to take advantage of such a hack.

Most Apple TV owners are familiar with AirPlay technology. It is what you need to stream content from your iOS device to your Apple TV box. But the technology does have some limits. Troughton-Smith used Seas0nPass jailbreak and MobileX to create a window manager that replaces Springboard and lets Apple TV run iPhone and iPad apps. Of course, you can’t control Apple TV apps with your fingers. You are going to need your Apple remote to do the job. Read the rest of this entry »