Apple is planning to release next versions of iOS as public beta - letting public test-drive its pre-release software, according to reports. The iOS 8.3 will be the first iOS version to launch as public beta, followed by iOS 9 in the summer.
The update was announced on Supercell forum.
Android 5.0 Lollipop has lower crash rate compared to iOS 8 and Android KitKat, according to a new study. The study noted that the older version of Android and iOS 7.1 had lower crash rates.
Apple's next version of mobile operating system iOS 9 will focus on stabilizing and optimizing the OS instead adding new features, according to a new report. Although, stability should be an expected component of any OS but it has taken a toll on the iOS's overall performance following continuous feature enhancements, the report cited.
Twitter released its fourth-quarter earnings report Thursday, beating the revenue estimates but falling short in terms of user growth.
Zombie apps - apps that have little to no chance of becoming popular on the App Store - are increasing per year. According to a recent report, zombie apps now make up 83 percent of the entire App Store, compared to 74 % early last year.
Microsoft is launching Outlook for iOS and Android phones and tablets. It had acquired an email startup Acompli last year. The new Outlook app, which almost looks identical to Acompli, is available for free in the respective stores.
Apple has recently posted profits for the last quarter of 2014 which is largest any corporation has ever seen. The company announced sales of $74.6 billion and profit of $18 billion, ending the quarter with $178 billion on hand.
Apple set records in the last three months of 2014 as it posted profit of $18 billion and revenue of $74.6 billion. It sold mind-boggling 74.5 million iPhones as well. With this, the company has shipped total 1 billion iOS devices.
BlackBerry had a rough time. BBM, once considered cool and exclusive to BlackBerry devices is now available for iOS and Android devices as well. Now BlackBerry wants Apple and every other company to follow its suit, for the sake of net neutrality.
Twitter is officially launching "While you were away" feature, designed to recap tweets you may have missed while not using its app. The feature first announced in November last year has finally arrived for Twitter for iOS.
Google has updated Chrome for iOS. The new update has the new look with Material Design "bringing bold graphics, fluid motion and tactile surfaces." The new Chrome now supports iOS handoff feature - pick up where you left off on your other devices.
Google Play store has more apps than Apple's App Store. Google Play ended 2014 with 1.43 million apps, compared to App Store's 1.21 million apps.
Apple has released the fourth beta for iOS 8.2 for developers. The new release has been pushed out just under a month after the company released iOS 8.2 beta 3 to developers last month.
Adoption rate of iOS 8 has risen to 68 percent, while 29 percent iOS devices still run on iOS 7 operating system, according to the latest figures, revealed by Apple on the official App Store Distribution page. Surprisingly, four percent of Apple devices are still running the older versions of iOS.
