Spotsetter had been in talks with Apple for quite some time. The news just came out that the company has been acquired by Apple. The main reason for the acquisition is to get an edge over rivals in the Maps department, like Google maps and Bing maps.
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Apple introduced a WhatsApp-Snapchat hybrid messaging system
You might not have noticed it yet if you had not opened yet your iMessage after last Monday’s big Apple event, but the Cupertino giant’s iPhones and iPads have just sported a revamped messaging system that combines the styles of WhatsApp and Snapchat into one platform.
Soon you can share data between Apple devices without a shared Wi-Fi Network
AirPlay and AirDrop are the two features in Apple devices that allow you to play media and share files respectively with the use of a local Wifi network. This is about to change in the latest iOS 8.
The best iOS 8 features not covered at the WWDC
Apple announced a lot of new features at the WWDC event. The highlights included big announcements about iOS 8, Mac OS X Yosemite, an improved Apple Store and a new programming language Swift. The conference lasted 2 hours in which the company tried to fit all announcements and their details. However the magnitude of changes […]
Samsung unveils Tizen-based smartphone to depart from Android
In a move to cut ties with Google and propel the company’s venture into the software and services market, Samsung unveiled its latest flagship smartphone that does away with the Android operating system and instead runs the untested Tizen OS.
Apple challenging Android’s market foothold with iOS 8
Developers were quite surprised that this year’s Apple World Wide Developer conference did not take the wraps off a new smartphone, say the long-awaited iPhone 6, which has been circulating in the rumor mill lately, or an iPad enhancement. Instead, Apple unveiled a refreshment for its exclusive operating system for mobile devices.
