Apple may not have iOS fragmentation, what they have may be even worse!

Posted on by Joe Levi

It seems like every time a new version of iOS or Android is announced, we hear the same mantra of “Android fragmentation” coming from various media outlets and fan-boys. I’ll be the first to admit, there are several versions of Android running on literally hundreds of models of Android-powered phones and tablets compared to only a very small percentage of iOS users running anything other than the latest version. But iOS suffers from something potentially worse: feature fragmentation. Feature Fragmentation From this year’s WWDC we learned quite a bit about iOS 7. It ...

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Pocketnow Live, Ep. 20: The Season Finale

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

Topic Pocketnow Live kicked off twenty Fridays ago. We can’t even believe it ourselves that we’re at the twentieth installment of a show that is highly popular not only among our viewers, readers, audience in general, but also among members of the team. Episode 20 is also the Season Finale. We’re wrapping up Season One with the team that kicked it off. Worry not, we’re not only planning on Season Two, but thinking way ahead. So, before we take a break from the Live, let’s have a great casual conversation one more time. Plenty of things going on, from the ...

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What does iOS 7 mean for the future of Android?

Posted on by Joe Levi

We got an early peak at iOS 7 earlier today. Love it or hate it, it’s finally a change from the same old boring grid of icons. For some this will be considered too extreme a change. For others it won’t have been significant enough. Oh well, I supposed you can’t please everyone all of the time. Once you look past all the glitz and glamour, what does iOS 7 mean for the future of Android? Multitasking is in! One of the more technological differences between Android and iOS has been the way each platform handles multitasking. Android handles running apps much like your ...

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Apple announces iOS 7

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Today’s WWDC 2013 keynote kicked off much how we were expecting it to, and after Apple spent a few minutes talking about the state of iOS/OSX union, as it were, it dived right in to the new OSX, which it’s calling Mavericks. While there was some very cool stuff there, we’re just a smidge more interested in the mobile side of things. Luckily for us, after it got done showing-off a slew of its new computers, Apple officially announced iOS 7. Tim Cook ...

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Apple WWDC 2013 first impressions: Pocketnow Live

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

Topic Today is the day Apple will make it or break it. We’re giving our Apple WWDC 2013 first impressions, live, as things happen, in a special episode of Pocketnow Live. You can tune in to watch us comment on news in real time, as usual, in a live, public (but closed) hangout. Apple is expected to unveil it’s next generation of iOS today: iOS 7. Whether there will be mobile hardware (aside from laptops) is yet unknown but we wouldn’t count on it. However, rumors of an iRadio streaming service are rather frequent and there has to be, as usual, “one more ...

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Apple WWDC 2013 Live Stream available on Apple TV, web too

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

We will have a live Apple WWDC 2013 First Impression hangout over here on Pocketnow where you can find out about news and our opinions on it, as it happens. While Stephen Schenck will be keeping you up-to date with the latest developments, the Editorial team will tell you all you need to know about Apple’s products and services to be announced. Meanwhile, if you have an Apple TV, you can watch the Apple WWDC 2013 Live Stream in real time. You will find a new Apple Events icon in the menu. ...

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All deals signed, though Apple iRadio won’t be launched at WWDC, claims report

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Everything appears to be ready for Apple iRadio, at least concerning record labels. After previously inking deals with Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group, Apple just recently made an agreement with Sony Publishing (for 10% of Apple’s ad-revenue), having now all three major record labels signed-up. Despite rumors of a WWDC launch, AllThingsD claims that apple will make no official announcement at the event. “Instead, it’s expected to tell developers about the forthcoming service”. It is described as offering more of a Pandora-like experience rather than being ...

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WWDC 2013 “7″ banner leaves little to the imagination

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

While we still have plenty of questions about what we’ll hear announced during next week’s WWDC 2013, the one certainty has been news of iOS 7. As if all the rumors and leaks weren’t enough, we’ve heard confirmation from Apple’s Tim Cook himself that iOS 7 would be on the agenda. Still, they say a picture’s worth a thousand words, and as Apple starts setting things up for the conference, a banner has been revealed that sure seems to confirm ...

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Could iOS 7 allow for replacement keyboards?

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Apple’s heavy-handed control over iOS can be a bit of a double-edged sword. On one hand, that lets it give users a consistent user experience, but that’s at the price of not giving users greater freedom. As we get ready for news of iOS 7, some of Tim Cook’s comments about openness have developers wondering which aspects of the platform might soon see themselves freed a bit from Apple’s stranglehold. TouchType, the firm behind SwiftKey, is anxious to learn if this might mean iOS support for third-party keyboard software. ...

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Case maker betting on new iPad next week

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What’s going to happen at WWDC 2013? Sure, iOS 7 is a given, but beyond that there’s a whole lot less certainty. New services sound possible, but actual new hardware is a tougher proposition to push. Sure, rumors have been all over the place, with everything from new iPhones, to a new iPad, iPad mini, or even an iWatch suggested as possibilities, but how much of that stuff might be ready to launch so soon? One case maker sounds pretty convinced that a new iPad ...

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iPad 5 ready for WWDC, Sony event, stock Android keyboard & more – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on by Jaime Rivera

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about some additional leaked photos of the Nokia EOS smartphone. Then we go through Sony’s press invites for a mobile event to happen in Germany and what we can expect. Google is next as they’ve just made the bold move of offering the stock Android keyboard to everyone. Apple’s strategy for smartphone repairs is next as the company keeps working on bringing more services to their Apple Stores. We end today’s show talking about the iPad 5 and the possibility of a launch for WWDC 2013. All this and more after the break. ...

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Top 5 Predictions for Apple’s WWDC 2013

Posted on by Jaime Rivera

It’s about that time for Apple to show us the ropes with their next batch of products. WWDC, or World Wide Developers Conference, happens on June 10th and has always been about software enhancements to current software and services. That said, we’ve seen Apple launch a couple of iPhones and even Macs at this event, so there’s no reason why we shouldn’t get excited about this event. The biggest question we have is what’ll we get and what’ll we miss from this event. We do know that iOS 7 will take the spotlight, as Tim Cook confirmed at D11, but could WWDC ...

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iOS 7 leaked, Asus tablets, Stephen Elop’s Nokia for 2013 & more – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we go through all the ARM, Samsung, Asus and Acer product announcements; the list is quite big. Then we go through Verizon’s launch of the HTC One, which sadly won’t happen yet. Then we talk about the Samsung Galaxy Note III and some details that were leaked. Nokia is next as Stephen Elop teases more Nokia Lumia devices for the rest of 2013. We end today’s show talking about Apple, iRadio, and some photos of iOS 7 leaked. All this and more after the break. Product releases: -

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Is this an early shot of iOS 7?

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As far as Apple’s mobile lineup is concerned, the announcement of iOS 7 is likely to be the big news at next week’s WWDC. Rumors have attempted to describe just what we can expect to change, and by far the Jonathan-Ive-led effort to rehash the platform’s look sounds like it will have the greatest impact. We’ve talked about how that could lead to new looks for certain apps, and how it might play up colors to differentiate between them, while at the same ...

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Apple’s last-minute push could bring streaming iRadio to WWDC 2013

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Is Apple going to debut a new streaming music service at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference? Could the so-called iRadio really be about to launch? The timing sure seems right, with Google just going public with its own All Access system, but rumors from just a couple weeks back made it seem like Apple just couldn’t work out the licensing arrangements it needed with the major publishers, and iRadio might not be ready to go live. With the clock until WWDC 2013 ...

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