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iOS 6 Maps chief Richard Williamson fired, Cue reportedly “racing” to apply fixes to app

Sometimes a few heads have to roll. Per Bloomberg, Apple has reportedly fired the executive in charge of its widely ridiculed Maps application built in to the iOS 6 mobile operating system. Richard Williamson, who oversaw Maps in iOS 6, was let go by Apple, according to “people familiar with the move.” Williamson was reportedly […]

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Users report second iMessage, FaceTime outage in one week

Sometimes a network runs perfectly, other times it flops over and takes a prolonged nap a la Seabiscuit… Per AppleInsider, users reported that iMessage and FaceTime experienced outages across the U.S., the second time in a week that services attached to Apple’s iCloud saw issues. A number of users reported on Sunday that they could […]

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Apple releases iBooks 3.0.2 update

Never knock a good update. Late Wednesday, Apple released version 3.0.2 of its iBooks update for its iOS reader program. The new version, a 41 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – See all your iBookstore purchases in iCloud – on your bookshelf with iOS 6. – Scroll vertically through your books using […]

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Apple to delay iTunes 11 launch until November, looks to “get it right”

You’ll have to wait a little longer for iTunes 11. Per AllThingsD, Apple announced on Tuesday that it will be pushing back the launch of iTunes 11 until November, citing unexpected delays and the desire to “get it right.” The news comes after Apple in September said the new media purchasing and management hub would […]

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Apple releases iBooks 3.0 update

Following the muchos-nifty-announcements at yesterday’s media event, Apple released iBooks 3.0, the new version of its e-reader for iOS. The new version, a 40.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – See all your iBookstore purchases in iCloud—right on your bookshelf with iOS 6. – Scroll vertically through your books with the flick […]