Apple WWDC

Apple’s Coming Map App Will “Blow Your Head Off”

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 11 at 10:16 am PT

iOS is about to get a new Apple-built mapping solution.

Microsoft Slips Mobile Developer Conference Between Apple and Google Events

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 3 at 10:12 am PT

Redmond has invited some developers to a conference June 20 and 21 in San Francisco, just after Apple’s WWDC event and a week before Google’s I/O conference.

iSpaceship: Steve Jobs Pitches Apple’s New HQ

Peter Kafka in News on June 8, 2011 at 5:33 am PT

“It’s a pretty amazing building…it’s a little like a spaceship landed.”

Apple Delivers Another Slap to RIM’s Face With iMessage

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 7, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Even as Research In Motion has taken hits on other fronts, the company continues to have a loyal following for its BlackBerry Messenger service, which offers features such as delivery confirmation and an indication when a message has been read. With iOS 5, Apple is bringing several of those features to the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

25 Million iPads, 14 Billion Apps: WWDC 2011 by the Numbers

John Paczkowski in News on June 7, 2011 at 12:04 am PT

There were lots of numbers showcased in Apple’s WWDC keynote Monday morning–big, big numbers.

Apple’s Invisible iCloud: The Promise of Simple, Seamless Sync

John Paczkowski in Mobile on June 6, 2011 at 5:10 pm PT

If it works the way Apple intends, iCloud will be so easy to use, you won’t know you’re using it at all.

Three Things to Take Away From Apple’s WWDC Announcements (Video)

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 6, 2011 at 4:43 pm PT

AllThingsD’s Ina Fried offers up some analysis and talking points from the Steve Jobs keynote at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference on Monday. The event reveals that Apple is learning from its mobile competition, taking a bold approach with sync and turning OS distribution on its head.

Apple’s Lion and Microsoft’s Windows 8 Both Show Mobile’s Influence

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 6, 2011 at 3:12 pm PT

With their next computer operating systems, both Microsoft and Apple are trying to capture the best of mobile operating systems and bring it to desktops and laptops. However, the two have honed in on different aspects of what makes a mobile OS great.

Today in Hyperbole (or Possibly Reality): What Did Apple Just Kill?

Liz Gannes in News on June 6, 2011 at 12:46 pm PT

Many of Apple’s software and Web updates announced today come quite close to products already offered by other companies. Here’s the rundown of affected apps.

The Unlikely Breakout Stars of WWDC: Two Podcasters From the U.K.

Liz Gannes in Social on June 6, 2011 at 11:45 am PT

Two energetic young video podcasters from the U.K. filled in the gaps when Apple didn’t provide a live video stream of its WWDC keynote today, where it debuted updated software for Mac and iOS and a new cloud storage service.