Why you should be excited about a post-Jobs Apple
There was a time when I was convinced that the end of Steve Jobs's tenure as Apple's CEO would be the moment I cashed in my tech journalism credentials and walked away.
There was a time when I was convinced that the end of Steve Jobs's tenure as Apple's CEO would be the moment I cashed in my tech journalism credentials and walked away.
Why the heck would <em>Apple</em> want to buy <em>Hulu</em>?
When Google+ launched late last month, Google released an Android app for the service and promised that an iOS app would join it soon; on Tuesday, Google delivered with an official native client for Apple's mobile platform.
The App Store makes downloading and installing software for iOS devices easy--for consumers. But what about if you're running a business and you want to get apps for all of your employees? For those cases, Apple has announced the <a href="http://www.apple.com/business/vpp/">App Store Volume Purchase for Business Program</a>, which offers to businesses the same capabilities that the company <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/education/">made available to educational institutions</a> last year.
A reported deadline for developers to comply with an Apple policy on in-app subscription content has passed, with some developers yet to modify their apps. But <em>Macworld</em> has learned that Apple is working with developers to bring their apps into compliance as the company will look to start enforcing its new rules.
A reported deadline for developers to comply with an Apple policy on in-app subscription content has passed, with some developers yet to modify their apps.
If you're using Google Sync to connect your Gmail and Google Calendar data to your iOS device--and really, if you're not, you should be--the folks in Mountain View have whipped up a few new tweaks that will make that experience all the more pleasant.
Insofar as Apple has unsung heroes, senior vice president of retail Ron Johnson would likely be one of them. On Tuesday, the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> reported that Johnson will be leaving Apple to take a position as president of department store J.C. Penney, with an eye toward assuming the CEO spot upon the current chief executive's retirement.
If you can't beat 'em, acquire 'em. Garmin, maker of personal navigation devices, has snapped up its Germany-based competitor Navigon. The companies won't say how much money is changing hands in the deal, which was completed through a Garmin subsidiary.
Underpromise and overdeliver—always a good strategy. Apple said it would take a few weeks to issue an iOS update to fix a handful of bugs related to the storage of location data, but it's taken just seven days between that announcement and the appearance of iOS 4.3.3.
The Fortinet Security Brandposts are a series of hard-hitting discussions of trends in the cybersecurity world. This month Fortinet’s Tim Fitzgerald talks about strategies to secure your client-base whilst securing on-going revenues for your business.