Apple iOS exec Henri Lamiraux steps down

A top iOS executive has moved on from Apple.On his LinkedIn profile, Henri Lamiraux has set his status to "retired (iOS Engineering Vice President - Apple)." The departure was first reported by 9to5Mac, which cited the LinkedIn page and an unspecified source but also said that it had received confirmation from Lamiraux via e-mail. Lamiraux told 9to5Mac that he retired from Apple within the last "couple of weeks," having decided that iOS 7 would be his final release. Apple made iOS 7 available to users in mid-September.As a top overseer of iOS operations at Apple, Lamiraux had a hand in many areas. According to 9to5 Mac:Sources within Apple's iOS division say Lamiraux is respected and he was in charge of developing the applications that come with iOS. The executive also led feature-implementation across the operating system, and he managed both bug-fixing processes and feature distribution to consumers. He also managed the frameworks within the operating system that power features and allow developers to build applications.Lamiraux had been at Apple for 23 years, according to 9to5Mac.We've contacted Apple for comment and will update this story with any response.

Apple iOS 7.1 hits 12 percent adoption

Just 45 hours after its release on Monday, iOS 7.1 has snagged 12 percent of all iOS Web traffic seen by Chitika for North America.In this regard, iOS 7.1 adoption has taken off at a rate close to that for iOS 7.0.6, Chitika said Wednesday. Launched on February 21, iOS 7.0.6 reached a 13.3 percent adoption within 48 hours. Given Apple's notification process for new updates, future minor iOS 7 version updates will likely see comparable levels of adoption, according to the ad network.The latest adoption rate for iOS 7.1 doubles the 6 percent seen by Chitika just 24 hours after its debut.To generate its data, Chitika pored through tens of millions of online ad impressions from iOS devices in the US and Canada from March 9 through March 12. Overall, iOS 7 users captured more than 80 percent of all iOS traffic during this latest stretch.Apple packed iOS 7.1 with new features such as CarPlay and tweaks to Siri, Touch ID, and iTunes Radio.Update, 8:20 a.m. PT Added latest data from Chitika.