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Audiobooks are not backed up by iCloud, can only be downloaded once

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Apr 3rd, 2013)

Audiobooks, unlike your other iTunes purchases, cannot be re-downloaded from the store. On a Mac, you can dig into your iTunes folder and move the DRM-protected files to another authorized machine. iOS devices, however, lack a file system that the user can access, so if you never sync with a ...

iOS code hints at over-the-air firmware updates via 3G

by Steven Sande (Jun 27th, 2011)

One of the features that must be enabled before iOS devices are truly "PC-Free" is the ability to perform firmware updates over the air (OTA) regardless of where you may be. 9to5Mac is reporting that a detailed look at the iOS 5 Beta 2 SDK produced solid evidence of OTA firmware updates using ...

Wall Street analysts think iCloud's future has a silver lining

by Steven Sande (Jun 8th, 2011)

Apple fans and developers apparently weren't the only people who liked the iCloud announcement on Monday at WWDC. As reported by Fortune's Philip Elmer-Dewitt, Wall Street analysts are almost unanimous in their positive comments about iCloud's effect on the financial future of Apple. For ...