09 Feb 10 Apple iPad Pricing to be Lowered?
Depending on how you look at it, a price decrease is something that customers will cheer but can likewise symbolize reprieve for a faltering cause. This is with reference to rumors that the Apple iPad may be lowering its price soon, “nimble” but definitely lower.
At this point, the Apple iPad norms at $499 and should they adjust the price, competitors may be in for some trouble. Obviously a lot of them have come out with Apple iPad imitations with lower prices. But if the price discrepancy is just a couple of bucks, wouldn’t it be better to stick with the authentic brand that started it all?
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Tags: Apple, Apple iPad, iPad, lowered pricing
09 Feb 10 A Taller iPhone 4G Perhaps?
Nothing has been definite on the release of the iPhone 4G. There have been a lot of speculations on what it will come out with such as HD video support and some background applications. But now let us go a bit to the physical part of it. Rumors are flying that it will be taller than its previous iPhone brothers.
Some photos over at iResQ show a taller iPhone, about ¼ inches taller than the previous ones which measured 115m tall. Aside from that, it will have a reflective surface above the speaker and a LCD that is factory-glued to the digitizer. However, this is not yet the final design so don’t conclude just yet!
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06 Feb 10 Penguin Qbook Digital Picture Book
Words come to life thanks to this new application which you can place on your Apple devices. The Qbook Digital Picture Book is a virtual story-teller that narrates various interactive stories that your kids are bound to love. The Penguin Qbook Digital Picture book is definitely something you would want on your iPhone or Apple iPad. They are now available at the iTunes app store.
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Tags: Apple, iPad, iPhone, Penguin Qbook Digital Picture Book, story telling
05 Feb 10 Apple not letting apps use Core Location only for advertising
Considering the App Store is being absolutely flooded with downloads, it is the perfect opportunity to get some advertisements out there. And, considering the fact that it has built in GPS, it’s the perfect opportunity for advertisement providers to provide some incredibly targeted ads.
Well, it seems that if app developers are using Core Location just to provide targeted ads, Apple is going to reject the app and ask them to remove the call. This is quite unfortunate for developers looking to monetize their apps further and probably out of the blue considering users can actually reject the invitation to let the app use their location.
via bgr
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Tags: advertisements, App Store, Apple, core location
04 Feb 10 Teclast X13-S01 Notebook = MacBook Air Clone?
We are all aware that the Apple notebooks cost a bundle but if you can get your hands on the next best thing like “imitations” why not? The Teclast X13-S01 notebook is a dead ringer for the Apple-based notebooks and can really be a great alternative for the people who cannot afford the MacBook Air.
The Teclast X13-S01 features a 13.3” display and measures less than 1cm thin and the thickest area at 2.3cm. It comes in a gray aluminum casing with a white-colored keyboard. No other info, including pricing and release date, are available at this time.
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Tags: Apple, China, clone, MacBook Air, Telcast X13-S01
03 Feb 10 iVideoCamera App Brings Video for Old iPhones
One thing about the first batch of iPhones, they lack the features that many people are raving about today. Apparently it takes one app to change all that. And for the iPhone owners who are looking for a reliable video app, the iVideoCamera App should put old iPhones to good use.
The iVideoCamera app can take short videos and store them on your iPhone which you can even upload to YouTube or Facebook. It has an adjustable focus and boasts of a respectable 320×426 resolution with a recording rate of 10fps. The iVideoCamera app is now available at the iTunes app store for $0.99.
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Tags: Apple, iphones, iVideoCamera app, video capture
02 Feb 10 Apple updates iPhone OS to version 3.1.3
Taking in consideration all the latest buzz around Apple, the iPad, and the iPhone, most people would expect that a new version of the iPhone operative system would bring new and exciting features, but that is not the case.
The latest iPhone OS v3.1.3 is merely a bug fixer with the following details:
- improved accuracy of battery level on iPhone 3GS;
- fixed issue related with 3rd party applications not being launched;
- fixed bugs related to the Japanese kana keyboard that caused apps to crash;
And that’s all you can get from this new iPhone OS v3.1.3 – exciting isn’t it?
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02 Feb 10 Apple’s Next Big Thing Points to iTunes
Apple is bound to be cooking up something and this may not necessarily be a device. Actually if you look at it, there is one area of Apple that is oozing with opportunity and that is the iTunes app store. To date, the iTunes app store has become one of the cash cows of Apple and enhancing their offering and approval process are just some of the things that Steve Jobs and company may want to consider looking into.
e-Books, the approval process and the media formats are only some of the enhancements that Apple can look into (if not already). While everyone is focusing on releasing new devices and gadgets, this could be the next focus that Apple may very well need to pull away from its competitors.
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Tags: app development, Apple, approval process, e-books, iTunes, media format
31 Jan 10 And now some unverified words from Steve Jobs about Google and Adobe
According to a deliberately anonymous source, someone told Wired magazine that Steve Jobs had a “Town Hall” meeting in which Steve had this to say about Google and the lack of Flash support on its mobile devices:
We did not enter the search business. They entered the phone business. Make no mistake they want to kill the iPhone. We won’t let them.
It sounds like a raving and he even went to call Google’s “Don’t be evil” line “bulls__t”. Then he went on to comment about Adobe, calling them “lazy” and saying:
Apple does not support Flash because it is so buggy. Whenever a Mac crashes more often than not it’s because of Flash. No one will be using Flash. The world is moving to HTML5.
I hope that this isn’t really what was said, and that the anonymous tip was just blowing smoke.
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Tags: adobe, Apple, Apple Town Hall meeting, Google, steve jobs
31 Jan 10 ExoPC Slate could give that iPad a run for its money with Windows 7
That Apple iPad has been called “an (insert portable gadget here) killer” and this ExoPC Slate could be an iPad killer if Apple wasn’t Apple.
The screen is about 0.8 inches smaller than the iPad, but it does have “full browser support with flash courtesy of Windows 7 on an Atom N270 at 1.6GHz, with 2GB of DDR2 memory and a 32GB SSD with SD expansion”. Unfortunately, the battery life is not as strong as the iPad as it can only go for four hours without charging.
It is available now with non-multitouch capacity for $780, but that will change in March for $599.
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Tags: Apple, Apple iPad, ExoPC, ExoPC Slate, iPad, Slate, Windows 7
31 Jan 10 Apple Being Sued by Chinese Manufacturer for iPad Design
Here is something weird. Normally you would think that Apple would be doing all the suing from a little-known company for some infringement or patents violations. This time it is the other way around. A Chinese company called Shenzhen Great Long Brother Industrial Co. is reportedly suing Apple for the iPad design, a patent which they claim they had already filed for a P88 tablet last May 2009.
While it seems like an impossible task to get back at Apple on US soil, it looks like Apple will join Google in having a tough time penetrating the consumer market over at China. Remember, China has a good number of subscribers but I bet some of Apple’s iPads will make their way there anyway; with or without Apple’s licensed distribution!
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Tags: Apple, China, iPad, P88, patents, Shenzhen Great Long Brother Industrial Co
30 Jan 10 Make your iPhone look like an iPad
Earlier this week Apple showed us the highly anticipated iPad which sported a revamped iPhone OS. While the changes to the UI itself are somewhat subtle, they look pretty damn cool and now you can give it a spin yourself. No, you’re not going to be able to get the iPad ahead of its release date but if you have a jailbroken iPhone you can pull a few strings and outfit the your own device with the iPad UI.
Just follow the instructions in the above video and before you know it you will be able to experience what is soon to come. Sort of.
via redmondpie
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30 Jan 10 Cost of Making an iPad is $270.50?
While consumers would barely be interested in the manufacturing cost of devices, the recently launched Apple iPad was said to cost $270.50 to make. This was shared by a bills of materials analyst, Brian Marshall, of Broadpoint AmTech. If this is true then you can see how much profit Apple is getting from this device, about $228.50.
The bulk of the cost was traced to its 9.7” LCD display. Of the $270.50 cost, $100 goes to the display while the others were attributed to the A4 chip and warranties. So assuming that the iPad does follow the footsteps of the famed iPhone, you can imagine how much Apple is making huh?
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Tags: Apple, iPad, lcd display, manufacturing cost, profits
30 Jan 10 Another Apple iPad Video
Here is another demo video for the Apple iPad which might just convince you to get one (assuming you haven’t or don’t intend to). Though many people are apprehensive with this latest Apple device, the video below may perhaps enlighten you on why you should really consider getting one.
The video narrates various iPad features like faster user interface and a larger 9.7” screen.
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28 Jan 10 Apple launches a new iWork, for the iPad
The iPad wasn’t the only big announcement that Jobs had to say yesterday. He also announced a new version of iWork, which is designed for the iPad.
This version of iWork has Keynote, a PowerPoint that allows you to create and view slides with multitouch. Pages is the word processor, and Numbers is the spreadsheet. These applications cost about $9.99 a piece.
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Tags: Apple, Apple iPad, Apple Keynote, Apple Numbers, Apple Pages, iPad, iwork, keynote, numbers, Pages
28 Jan 10 iBooks only launching in the US at first
One of the most notable features included with the iPad is the iBooks store. Sure, Amazon has the Kindle but the iPad has books in their original, colorful glory. Well, it seems that despite the iBooks store being such a killer feature, it will only be available in the United States when the iPad launches within the next 60 days.
So folks, despite the fact that the iPad will be seeing an international launch, one of its most highly sought after features will not. Bummer.
via engadget
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27 Jan 10 Apple iPad announced
Well, after years of waiting, Apple has finally come forth and revealed their tablet which they will officially be calling the iPad. This device will feature a 1GHz Apple developed A4 chip and a 9.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display. Hard drive space will come in 16, 32 and 64GB sizes. Other specs include a 30-pin connector, speaker, microphone, Bluetooth and WiFi. 802.11n to be exact.
Software wise it looks to be sporting a modified iPhone OS and will in fact run iPhone applications. There are two methods of running these applications, either full screen or in a window.
Text input will be handled with a onscreen software keyboard, if you couldn’t have guessed that.
Oh yeah, did I mention it gets 10 hours of battery life?
We’ll keep you posted as more information is made known.
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26 Jan 10 French version of an Apple Tablet
Apple may be announcing that new tablet tomorrow, but there is already an Apple tablet already available from Thomson and Technicolor.
This is the PoMMeS tablet (PoMMeS is french for apples), and it has an 8-inch touchscreen with 800 x 480 resolution. It also has VoIP video conferencing with speakers and webcam. My source does not say when this guy will be out, nor does it have a price.
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25 Jan 10 Apple tablet confirmed with analytics?
Other than the plethora of rumors surrounding their device there has been no real, concrete evidence to support the fact that Apple is even working on a Tablet. Lucky for us, mobile application analytical firm Flurry has jut released reports that suggest the Tablet is in fact in existence. They came to this conclusion when they noticed about 50 new Tablet like devices running iPhone OS 3.2 testing out a wide array of different applications.
Of course, Engadget notes that there is a chance Flurry is just noticing an updated iPhone running apps that support a higher resolution so it looks like we’ll still be stuck waiting until the 27th to see if the Tablet exists. However, if these charts are to be believed the fact that there is a large number of games being tested could possibly mean that the Tablet will have a large focus on games.
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25 Jan 10 AT&T losing iPhone exclusivity on the 27th?
Apple’s January 27th event where they are expected to announce their Tablet and a new iPhone OS (among other things) is fast approaching. Rumors have been flying rampant about what the event is to focus on but a new rumor has just appeared thanks to Business Insider. Apparantly, Apple will be announcing the end of AT&T exclusivity for the iPhone, presumably announcing a Verizon version.
While this rumor comes out of seemingly no where it wouldn’t be much of a surprise. One of the biggest gripes potential iPhone buyers have is the fact that it’s only available on AT&T. And, while I’ve personally had no problems with the carrier, the same could not be said for a large group of subscribers.
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