Apple iOS News
iOS is a revolutionary operating system, synonymous with the iPhone, carved by Apple out of its Mac OS X operating system, which itself came from original Unix code. It now runs on both the iPhone and iPad ranges and owes some of its origins to BSD Unix with extensions from NeXTSTEP, a company ran by Apple founder Steve Jobs. iOS was a direct subset of Mac OS X, reduced in footprint in 2007 to fit the iPhone, with the addition of multiple touch, finger inputs on a touch screen. It is layered, with a core OS, services layer, media layer and touch controls. Apple does not license iOS for third-party hardware. Version 4 emerged in April 2010 when multitasking, threaded email and some business function were added. It is important Rethink Wireless covers every move Apple makes with iOS, as it is the basis of its famous App Store.
Images of the next iPad leak, inside and out
20 February, 2012
New shots of redesigned tablet hit the web, still the possibility of an incremental update
Apple makes further concessions to save iAd
15 February, 2012
Reports indicate that the upfront cost of a campaign is now just $100,000, down from $1m at launch, as AdMob gains ground
More hardware rumours as next iPad nears launch
10 February, 2012
Latest rumours suggest apple fans can look forward to a quad-core tablet with retina display
iPad 3 in March, but Apple can't shake off Samsung
10 February, 2012
As the new tablet looms, Apple loses another German court case, failing in its bid to ban the Galaxy Tab 10.1N
ipad 3 might get 8mp camera and FaceTime HD
6 January, 2012
Price drop for iPad 2 rumoured, could sell for $399 or even less
Apple's iPad Mini rumoured for late 2012 launch
19 December, 2011
Smaller tablet still looks like a possibility
Next gen iPad arriving by end of April next year
13 December, 2011
Latest rumours suggest release of Apple's next tablet only 4 months away, maybe sooner
Next iPad rumoured for March launch
4 November, 2011
To be followed by "real" iPad 3 in Q3
Hong Kong and South Korea getting iPhone 4S Nov 11
2 November, 2011
Apple's latest handset continues its world tour later this month
Apple buys 3D maps firm to boost location platform
31 October, 2011
Technology promises "Google maps on steroids", could be a key differentiator for 'iPhone 5'
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