Apple browsing share tops Linux, Android steals share |
| MacWorld UK - September 4, 2010, 6:15 pm GMT+1 |
More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.   |
Apple: Ping users top 1m in first 48 hours |
| MacWorld UK - September 4, 2010, 6:15 pm GMT+1 |
Apple has passed 1 million users in the first 48 hours since it launched on Wednesday at the company’s annual music themed event. |
Opinion: Samsung Galaxy Tab faces challenges |
| MacWorld UK - September 4, 2010, 5:00 pm GMT+1 |
The Samsung Galaxy Tab--officially unveiled at the IFA show in Berlin this week--looks like the first tablet worthy of challenging the Apple iPad. However, there are still some obstacles and unknowns that could get in the way of the success of Samsung's Android tablet. |
The Macalope Weekly: The machine that goes Ping! |
| MacWorld - September 4, 2010, 5:00 pm GMT+1 |
The man's keeping the Apple TV down, and this case that man isn't Steve Jobs. Nothing can defeat the iPod touch, and the Macalope's not breaking a sweat over reports of the Mac's lost market share. |
Apple vs. Facebook: What's Behind the Ping Controversy? |
| MacWorld UK - September 4, 2010, 3:45 pm GMT+1 |
Wondering why you can't use Facebook to find your friends on Ping--Apple's new iTunes-based social network that supposedly connects to the social networking site? Turns out Apple and Facebook were unable to reach a business agreement. |
Early Ping Reviews Strike Sour Note |
| MacWorld UK - September 4, 2010, 3:45 pm GMT+1 |
Apple's "social network for music" may be off-key, a cacophonous crowd of critics are carping about Ping's rampant spam, security holes, crippled Facebook integration, and overall poor design. |
Apple had two months to fix critical QuickTime bug, says researcher |
| MacWorld UK - September 4, 2010, 3:45 pm GMT+1 |
A critical bug in QuickTime was reported to Apple two months before a second researcher independently revealed the vulnerability this week, the director of a bug bounty program said Friday. |
Developers debate iOS 4.1 proximity sensor fix |
| MacWorld UK - September 4, 2010, 3:45 pm GMT+1 |
When iOS 4.1 is released by Apple next week, it will have a number of new bells and whistles enhancing the iPhone and iPod Touch experience. Whether or not the highly-anticipated update will finally fix the proximity sensor issue plaguing iPhone 4 users, though, is still uncertain. |
Opinion: 27-inch iMac 'the centre of my digital universe' |
| MacWorld UK - September 4, 2010, 3:45 pm GMT+1 |
For the past month, the latest 27-in. iMac from Apple has been the centre of my digital universe. |
Ping.fm gets boost thanks to Apple's Ping, company claims |
| MacWorld UK - September 4, 2010, 3:45 pm GMT+1 |
Apple makes big announcement about a social network for music lovers. When music lovers go hunting for the service, they end up in some Internet backwater. They like what they find there and the little guy gets a boost in business thanks to the big guy's big marketing budget. |
Apple's Ping a scammers haven? Security experts say watch out |
| MacWorld UK - September 4, 2010, 2:30 pm GMT+1 |
Apple's music-focused social network, Ping is only a few days old, and already the iTunes-based feature is "drowning in scams and spams," security researchers say. |
Opinion: Where will Apple's A4 chip go next? |
| MacWorld UK - September 4, 2010, 2:30 pm GMT+1 |
Apple's internally developed A4 chip could be implemented in new devices such as low-power servers, TVs or even communications or entertainment boxes, if the company tries to expand the chip's footprint, analysts said. |