Apple released the first update to the latest version of iOS 5.0.1 that should fix the bugs resulting in poor battery life on their mobile phones. The battery fix comes more than a week after the company acknowledged that some of their users really had problems with the low battery life caused by bugs in the new version of the software.
Apple pushed out two quick betas of iOS 5.0.1 to developers. The software is updated with the battery fix and other fixed bugs in the iOS 5. That means that users might expect to get the software update even sooner than a few weeks.
Read MoreApple has finally acknowledged that some users are having battery life issues with iOS 5. The company announced that it would be delivering a new patch to fix the issue in a few weeks. IOS 5.0.1 will also contains multitasking gestures to the original iPad, improved voice recognition for Australian accents, and fixed bugs with documents in Apple's iCloud.
Read MoreThe Irish iPhone hacker Steve Troughton-Smith posted a video of Siri running smoothly on an iPhone 4. The video appeared on an Apple tracking blog 9to5mac together with an interview where Steve Troughton-Smith tells that the hack is working on multiple devices, including Apple's fourth-generation iPod Touch. Earlier this month the hacker published another video where he showed the software installed, but unable to run queries on an iPhone 4.
Read MoreAccording to One tech site Apple will release a new 15-inch Air-like model which would be part of the MacBook Pro line. Still there are some questions that are not quite clear like whether the new model will be an addition to the MacBook Air series or a new MacBook Pro and when Apple is planing to unveil it.
Read MoreIn the recently published bio of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson described the ambitious future plans for an Apple-branded television. For several years now, Apple has been producing the Apple TV entertainment device. Considering their focus on consumer products, it’s a good strategic move but the real question is should they actually build and sell a television.
Read MoreiPhone 4S finally goes on sale at Apple stores all across the U.S. and in six other countries. Keenen Thompson, who is being sponsored by the iPhone reseller Gazelle, is first in line to buy the iPhone 4S at the Fifth Avenue store in New York City. He has been waiting in line since September 26.
Read MoreiOS 5, which powers Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, is available as a free update with improved notifications system and new messaging platform called iMessage that lets iOS users text and chat with one another free of charge.
Read MoreSteve Jobs had been suffering from various health issues after his surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer in August 2004. He had undergone a liver transplant in April 2009 after which he returned to work for a year and a half before his health issues didn't appear again. Apple's employees will remember his statement in August that if there ever came a day when he could no longer meet his duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, he would be the first to let them know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
Read MoreApple finally announced the next smartphone at the Apple iPhone event today. The new features of the iPhone 4S appeared to be a faster processor and better graphics performance. But the most important innovations that iPhone delivers is the unique combination of these new features and the new version of the iOS mobile operating system that works seamlessly together. IPhone 4S plus iOS 5 plus iCloud is a breakthrough combination that makes the iPhone 4S the best iPhone ever, according to the senior vice president of worldwide marketing Philip Schiller.