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One of the worst-kept secrets in the industry was finally made official as Apple announced the features of the iOS 6 at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC): Google Maps is no longer to be a part of iOS devices, with Apple’s own Maps software instated in its place.

A report from analytics house Flurry has predicted that seven out of 10 apps for the new economy will be on iOS as opposed to Android, despite Android dominating the smartphone market.

The highly-publicised Facebook App Center, described as “the place for people to find great social apps on the web and mobile”, has been officially rolled out to US users, with apps available on iOS and Android platforms as well as on Facebook.com.

As forecasts go, this is a pretty big one: the International Data Corporation (IDC) has predicted that Windows Phone will overtake iOS by 2016 and that Android will have hit its peak by the end of this year.

A report from Skycure Security has revealed a potential “privacy issue” with LinkedIn’s mobile iPhone app as users’ calendar details are unknowingly sent to LinkedIn servers.

With Apple taking valuable PC, laptop and phone market share by side-stepping the competition and releasing devices that are quite new and different, as well as complete, it is no wonder we see a partnership being forged between Nokia and Microsoft.

The CEOs of Apple and Samsung are due to meet today in an attempt to sort out their patent disagreement.

Research from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) suggests that Apple is ahead of the pack in terms of user satisfaction.