With the introduction of iOS 6, Apple brought Passbook to its mobile platform, a new feature that allows users to store coupons, boarding passes, tickets, store cards and other forms of mobile payment. Looks like the feature is not only growing rapidly, but is also driving a huge amount of downloads for the developers who integrate it...
Apple has released iOS 6.0.2, an update that “fixes a bug that could impact Wi-Fi," as first noted by The Loop. iOS users have been plagued by a recent bug which causes data to be used over Wi-Fi. We've covered this issue extensively, which was determined to impact Apple's Podcast app, but apparently was fixed with...
Apple has just released iOS 6.1 beta 4 to developers, an over-the-air delta update. The iPhone 5 update comes in at 105MB. This update comes exactly two weeks after beta 3 was released to developers, a similar over-the-air update. Apple TV Software Beta 3 has also been made available to developers for download, along with...
Last week, Google released Google Maps app for iOS in the App Store, with built-in Google local search, voice guided turn-by-turn navigation, public transit directions, Street View and more. Since Apple removed the old Google Maps from iOS 6, replacing it with its own troublesome Maps app, plenty of people weren’t upgrading to iOS 6 due to this. Following...
Timotheus Wischniowski, a student and traffic engineer from Germany, has created an insanely detailed mind map of all the settings from an iPhone 5 running iOS 6.0.1. Below is just a tiny fraction of what is available: The full-sized PNG image download is just over 12MB, and the mind map was created using OmniOutliner and MindNode...
Looks like Apple's Maps in iOS 6 aren't the only maps providing dangerous directions to its users. According to a report from ABC News in Australia, local police in Colac have warned the public against relying on Google Maps for directions. Specifically, their concern is over directions that point people towards a one-way road not...
Two class action lawsuits have been launched against Apple in Quebec and Saskatchewan over the promotion of Siri as a feature of the iPhone 4S. The digital assistant feature had a limited launch in Canada with the debut of the iPhone 4S, which was misleading according to the proposed lawsuits. According to an article on...
Developer Alex Saretzky has published a hypothetical redesign of the Notification Center for iOS and OS X, replacing those annoying 'x' close buttons with blocks of notifications that can be dismissed by a swipe to the right or by dragging them off screen (via The Loop). The concept also shows some animation ideas to reveal the Notification Center. The...
Looks like Apple Maps in iOS 6 has once again received criticism, this time from the Victoria Police covering the Mildura area in Australia. The latter issued a public warning on its website to motorists, notifying them to "be careful" on relying on Apple Maps within iOS 6 after numerous people were led astray and...
According to Brazilian Apple site Blogdoiphone, iOS 6.1 (as seen in beta 3) will ask users to create security questions and set a recovery email during the initial setup for an iCloud account. Example security questions include asking the user what their favourite children's book was and what the model was of their first car. Apple...
Looks like the former iOS 6 Wi-Fi bug causing data overages has received some media attention via CTV News BC. A report by CTV's Consumer Reporter Lynda Steele takes a look at a particular case that involves Fido, where customer Derek Finnamore was noticed increase usage of his data plan compared to before: "I had apparently used...
Apple has released iOS 6.1 beta 3 to developers, a 105MB update (on the iPhone). No word on what's new in this version but stay tuned. iOS 6.1 beta 2 was released in the middle of November for developers, which was another OTA update as well (it brought back Panorama mode as the first beta...
