iOS 6

iOS 6 Passbook Feature Is Attracting Massive Downloads For Developers

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...

Google Maps Causes 29% Spike in iOS 6 Adoption Says MoPub Ad Network

Early reports by Chitika noted no significant changes (only a 0.2% increase) when it came to iOS 6 adoption rates over two days after the release of Google Maps for iOS, which was released on a Wednesday. Now, according to the MoPub mobile ad network, which covers more impressions and a wider range of networks...

Australian Police Issue Apple Maps Warning After Motorists Stranded

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...

iOS 6 Wi-Fi Bug Causing Data Overages Makes CTV News BC

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 Fixed A Major Security Bug In iMessage With iOS 6

Back in February, a major security bug was discovered in iOS that allowed stolen iPhones to continue receiving iMessages, even if the SIM was deactivated and password changed. Now, The Next Web is reporting that Apple has fixed this critical bug in iOS 6 through a variety of checks placed on iMessage. The report points out that in...

How to: Force Send an iMessage as a Text Message

iMessage (and FaceTime) is currently suffering from another outage, as most of you probably have noticed by now. If iMessage is down, your message should be sent through as a text message. However, you'll probably get hit with a 'did not send' error then have to resend it manually as a text message. But what...

WhatsApp Updated with Support for the iPhone 5

Many have been waiting for this update and it's finally here: WhatsApp Messenger has finally been updated with screen support for the iPhone 5 along with better support for iOS 6:  What's New in Version 2.8.62.8.6:- iPhone 5 and iOS 6 improvements    WhatsApp has emerged as one of the leading third party cross platform...

Fix the iOS 6 Data over Wi-Fi Bug by Updating iOS; Podcast App Affected

Remember all those mysterious cases of data overages caused by a bug with iOS 6? Turns out some concrete evidence has determined one victim causing the data leak is Apple's Podcast iOS app (which many users suspected), which is affected by a bug in iOS 6's AV Foundation framework, as detailed in tests by PRX...

iPhone 5 Jailbreak Still “Missing Critical Pieces”, Not Releasable Yet

According to Canadian iPhone hacker @planetbeing, the iPhone 5 jailbreak is still "missing critical pieces" and is not releasable yet, as he explained today on twitter: https://twitter.com/planetbeing/status/268125859725074432 This was after he called out the fake IntelliScreenX app in the App Store we first told you about on the weekend, a tweak he personally helps make....

Fido: iOS 6 Bug Related to Data Usage Over Wi-Fi Does Not Exist

Over at the Fido Technical Community forums, the moderators there have concluded the widespread bug in iOS 6 related to data usage while being on Wi-Fi doesn't exist, as the team is unable to pinpoint the problem: Hi everyone, Fido has confirmed that there is no issue. The data issues (where Wi-Fi connected phones are...