Статьи по тегу «ios»

As we reported earlier this week, the Apple News app within the latest iOS 9 operating system is not accessible in China, stirring up some controversy. Although Apple has never officially introduced this English-only app to China, it blocks its use for those who have registered in the U.S. and attempt to activate in China. The move has aroused […]... →

Waze has released a new iOS app update that features a more modern look for its traffic and navigation service. Drivers will see a look that’s geared towards helping users better navigate, report accidents and road issues, and share tips. In short, what it hopes you’ll find is that there’s more of a focus on […]... →

A majority of iOS device owners have upgraded to Apple’s recently released mobile operating system, iOS 9, according to a new third-party report which pegs iOS 9 adoption at 55 percent. That’s a slight climb from the 50 percent adoption rate Apple officially announced last month, less than a week after the software had been released, and the 12 percent adoption rate seen within… Read More... →

With the release of iOS 9, the ability to block ads and other content that slows down mobile websites has been a standout feature, if a somewhat controversial one. Soon after iOS 9’s launch, a number of app developers rushed to release their own content blockers on the App Store, and these apps quickly climbed the charts. With the abundance of content blockers available today, it’s… Read More... →

Apple has been relatively quiet with Pages, Numbers and Keynote in the past few months. But the company just released a major update for these three apps on all its platforms — iOS, OS X and iCloud.com. The apps now support the last features in iOS and OS X, but also bring long-awaited features. Read More... →

So you’ve shot some cool video footage — congrats! But if it needs any editing, you’ve still got a lot of work ahead of you. Or you could try out a startup called VidMob, which is building a marketplace for professional video editors. The company has been beta testing its products, with plans to launch an iOS soon, and an Android app later on. Read More... →

Smartwatch maker Pebble today announced a new Dictation API (application programming interface) that will give voice recognition capabilities to third-party apps for Pebble watches connected to iOS or Android devices. Rather than develop its own voice recognition technology like Google and Apple, which have their own smartwatches, Pebble has packaged up technology from Nuance Communications. […]... →

In order to help spread the word about 3CX’s new iOS platform, the company is giving away a new 16GB iPhone 6s to a TechCrunch reader. Read More... →

Facebook has confirmed it is investigating reports of excessive battery drain caused by its iOS app apparently continuing to run processes in the background — even with background app refresh disabled. Read More... →

The makers of the popular social app for weddings, WedPics, is today launching a new app for social-photo sharing in an effort to retain customers after the big day has wrapped. The sister app, simply called “Photo,” is meant to serve as an extension or companion to the company’s flagship application, offering couples and their guests a way to continue to take and share… Read More... →

The move to larger-screened iPhones has led to China becoming Apple’s most important market, according to a new report from App Annie analyzing the impact the country has had on App Store revenues in the region since the launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus last year. According to the analytics firm’s findings, China led all countries in absolute growth in the third quarter of this… Read More... →

An ingenious hack could allow unwanted access to Siri commands by simply sending radio waves to a pair of unshielded iPhone earbuds. While the hack is needlessly complex – the hacker could simply go over and press the headphone button by hand – it is an interesting exploit. Researchers at French security organization ANSSI have discovered a way to send radio waves to microphones… Read More... →

Apple just unveiled some new updates with their iMovie video-editing software for Mac and iOS that, among other things, capitalize on the capabilities of their new slew of iDevices and add some pretty major improvements to how the software communicates across devices. Both iterations of iMovie are seeing upgrades to the quality of video that can be edited in projects. Most notably, iMovie… Read More... →

Over the years, Apple has introduced features to its mobile operating system, iOS, that made jailbreaking your device in order to customize and tweak your phone or tablet less appealing. Users now can do things like add widgets, install dynamic (moving) wallpapers, send audio messages, quickly access frequently used controls and, thanks to 3D Touch, invoke shortcuts to installed… Read More... →

Microsoft’s “Skype for Business,” the communications service designed to replace the older tool Microsoft Lync, is rolling out publicly to iOS users today, the company announced this morning. The app, now live on the iTunes App Store, was first introduced into “preview” (aka beta testing) earlier this summer on both iOS and Android platforms. Similar to the… Read More... →

Microsoft today launched its Skype for Business app for iOS out of preview. You can download the new app now directly from Apple’s App Store. Skype for Business arrived in April and got a dedicated Windows Phone app back in July. Its Android and iOS counterparts debuted in preview two months ago. While the iOS […]... →

Pinterest обновил функционал пинов мест (Place Pins), позволяющий сохранять места на карте. Теперь в приложении Pinterest для iOS к пинам этого типа будет автоматически «подтягиваться» доступная локальная информация: часы работы, карта проезда, телефоны и отзывы посетителей. Позвонить или получить маршрут можно будет, не покидая приложение. Пины мест были запущены два года назад. Этот функционал позволяет различным организациям добавлять геопривязку к пинам со своего сайта. Когда пользователи будут прикалы... →

Facebook тестирует ряд новых опций, призванных помочь пользователям легче находить, просматривать и делиться видео. В их числе – отдельный видеораздел, рекомендуемые и «плавающие» видео. «Мы тестируем несколько новых опций, которые дадут пользователям больше гибкости при просмотре видео – как на ходу в новостной ленте, так и наслаждаясь несколькими видео подряд, сидя дома», - комментирует запуск тестов вице-президент компании Уилл Кэткарт (Will Cathcart). Первый тест связан с рекомендуемыми видео. Более р... →

Starting today on the Pinterest app for iOS, place Pins will be able to provide directions to pinned locations via Google Maps. The post Google Maps Comes to Pinterest Via Integration With Place Pins by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .... →

Facebook is testing out new video options on its social network aimed at helping you better “discover, watch, and share videos” that you might find interesting. Included in the updates are the general availability of suggested videos within Facebook’s iOS app, and an experiment to see the response to a dedicated place just for videos. […]... →