iOS, the TimeLine

But, can you believe that the first versions of the iOS were unveiled with the iPhone at the Macworld Conference & Expo on January 9, 2007, and released in June of that year.  Yes, it was originally called the “iPhone OS”, but it’s only been 3 1/2 years or so since it was created. Do […]

Ios 4.1 released (Build 8B117)

Apple has on schedule released iOS 4.1 for the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and second and third generation iPod touch. The update carries the build number 8B117 which is the same build delivered to developers last week. Apple has a page detailing all the major changes in iOS 4.1 which includes a proximity sensor fix, […]

Mobile Flash Fail: Weak Android Player Proves Jobs Right

I’m the last person on earth who wanted to believe Steve Jobs when he told Walt Mossberg at D8 that “Flash has had its day.” I took it as nothing more than showmanship when Jobs shared his thoughts on Flash and wrote that “Flash is closed and proprietary, has major technical drawbacks, and doesn’t support […]

Police crack criminal conspiracy to make millions from stolen iPhones

Nine people accused of co-ordinating the sophisticated scam were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud in a series of early morning raids.City of London Police detectives swooped on homes in Forest Gate and Southall in London, Southend, Walsall, central Birmingham and Middlesbrough. They seized dozens of mobile phones, hundreds of Sim cards, computers, documentation, […]

Apple Announcing WebKit2

This is a heads-up that we will shortly start landing patches for a new WebKit framework that we at Apple have been working on for a while. We currently call this new framework ‘WebKit2’. WebKit2 is designed from the ground up to support a split process model, where the web content (JavaScript, HTML, layout, etc) […]

It’s 10 pm, do you know where your iPhone / iPod Touch are?

Has anyone seen my iPhone, or iPodTouch? They asked about going out and picking up some Applications, but I told them no…. Oh well…. If only Indigo, could help me keep track of them… Nah, it’ll never happen… Indigo doesn’t have GPS support… Does it? Anyone with a MobileMe account, and an iPhone, or iPodTouch […]