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Books, Magazines, Newspapers, Text-Books and now Comic Books are slated to be on Apple’s iPad. Let’s see how comic books look on that Kindle of yours — pretty sad right? Panelfly is the name of the comic-book reader iPhone app that is now planning on diving into the iPad market — can’t say I blame them. Although I’m not a huge comic book fan myself, if I were to read them digitally the iPad’s screen appears to be a beautiful way to do so.
Feb
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Comics on the Ipad.. MARVELous
Feb
0
iPad QuickNews Roundup
There’s no lack of Apple iPad related news. It’s only been a week since it’s was announced, and there’s no lack of speculation, rumors and news.
- Major Textbook and educational publishing companies have all made deals with the ScrollMotion to develop textbook apps and test-prep / study guide apps for the Apple iPad. [Source: Wall Street Journal]
- Rupert Murdoch says “We don’t like the Amazon model of $9.99… we think it really devalues books and hurts all the retailers of hardcover books.” He prefers Apple’s new pricing flexibility for it’s upcoming iBook store. Expect all the “big six” publishers prices to soon follow suite. [Source: AllThingsDigital]
- Apple’s iPad May Gain an Intelligent Bezel in the Future. Today, the US Patent and Trademark Office officially published two major granted patents of Apple’s covering tablets and advanced touch technologies. [Source: PatentlyApple]
- iPad was (maybe) supposed to contain a camera? [Source: Gizmodo]
- iPad apps to cost more than iPhone apps. [Source: TechRadar]
Feb
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Apple iPad — Future of Simplicity
It’s only been a few days since Steve Jobs came out and announced the details for the much hyped Apple tablet — which we now know has been officially titled the iPad. Rumored for years to be a revolutionary multi-touch tablet PC with an equally revolutionary operating system. Let’s just say, the actual product was far less impressive than the rumors. The overwhelming response amongst fans and the media are disappointment and scepticism. The most common complaints are “This is just an oversized iPod Touch”, no flash support, no camera, no multitasking, no USB ports, some have even called it lazy engineering on part of Apple.
The naysayers are right in many ways — the iPad is running on a modified version of the iPhone OS on a much larger screen. But let’s be honest, how often do expectations meet reality? Not very often. People just want to be wowed. And I can’t blame them; it’s easier to criticize than to innovate. But let’s not forget, even the original iPod was criticized by some as overpriced and unimpressive when it was announced. The reality is this is still an impressive product with a very large customer appeal. I’ll tell you why — I personally know alot of people who are technologically inept. They hate computers and complicated technology BUT, almost ALL of them eventually purchased either an iPhone or an iPod Touch. Why? It’s user-friendly technology. From launching programs, to purchasing apps, games, music and videos — it’s all simple. People love simple, alot of technology is driven by the desire to simplify everyday actions.
Oct
1
Apple to Unlock iPhone iPod Touch FM Radio ?
Were you pissed off when it was announced the new iPod Nanos have a FM radio feature implemented — meanwhile your expensive iPhone or iPod touch didn’t have this simple feature? We don’t normally report on rumors — however, there is a pretty solid rumor that an iPhone radio.app is being developed in-house by Apple for use on the iPhone and iPod touch. From what we’ve heard, the app will be allowed to operate in the background like iPod.app and will offer the same functionality as the FM radio in the new iPod Nanos. The source mentioned that this application could also be incorporated into the iPod.app before release.
Sep
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Dexter iPhone Game Released
Dexter is the killer 3D iPhone game based on the hit Showtime original series. Dexter Morgan, a charming blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department, is leading a double life. While helping the homicide division solve murders, he has a tendency to take the justice system into his own hands: stalking and murdering the guilty.
Sep
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Apple Rock and Roll Event — Watch It!
Did you miss the Apple “Rock and Roll” event from a few days ago? Well why read about all the new iPod & Itunes news when you can watch the entire keynote event for yourself. Download it via iTunes or stream it directly from Apple’s website right now. Some notable news includes – iPod Touch third generation: now up to 64GB storage, iPod Classic gets more storage, iPod Shuffle gets more colors and a special edition, the new iPod Nano shoots video and plays radio.
iTunes 9 is out and sports some new features. The store has seen a general redesign as well—the most prominent part being the ever-present menubar at the top, which replaces the awkward breadcrumb system from before.
Jul
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iPhone App Picks 1
Let’s be honest– with over 65,000 apps now available on the Apple App store there is alot of crap to sift through to find the quality. We’re here to lend a helping hand and save you a few dollars and some time. Keep your iPhone and/or iPod Touch happy with some of these great apps.
Gas Buddy
Save money at the pump! Gas Buddy will show you up-to-date gas price listings for all the gas stations in the US and Canada. Even if you’re out of town, just hit the “Find Nearest” button to show you a listing of all the gas stations around you sorted by price and distance. You can now easily find the best bargain for your next fill-up.
Sign up for an account and send gas prices listings from your local gas stations to Gas Buddy for points you can then use to enter raffles for prizes like $250 gas cards. Gas buddy has a great UI and a ton of features. The Gas Buddy is $2.99 in the Apple App Store. This app easily pays for itself. For more information visit http://www.gasbuddy.com
Jun
0
iPhone 3GS Jailbreak Delayed
It’s official, your shiny new iPhone 3GS is fully jailbreakable… BUT YOU CAN’T HAVE IT! Well not until Apple releases the iPhone OS 3.0.1 update anyways. Why can’t I have it now? Well according to the iPhone Dev Team blog there’s a very good reason. “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few…” they quote Spock. “We can jailbreak the 3GS right now. But making our jailbreak public at this point in time would benefit relatively few people. It would in fact be detrimental to many more people than it would help. So we feel it’s best to keep our version of the jailbreak out of Apple’s sights for the time being.”
Basically, if they release the jailbreak now it would be handing exploit to Apple on a silver platter allowing them to easily and quickly patch it. This is a big problem because jailbreaking the iPhone 3GS requires some special information (ECID code) you need to extract from your phone. You need this information for all future jailbreaking endeavours. Long story short— if you don’t get this information before Apple patches it, you might be unable to EVER jailbreak your iphone 3GS.
Jun
0
iPhone 3GS Coming June 19th
As endlessly predicted, Apple’s unveiled a new iPhone today at WWDC, the iPhone 3G S — the “s” stands for speed. It looks identicle to the iPhone 3G, so what’s new? Well for starterts the processor is said to be “on average up to twice as fast”, that means faster overall loading of all programs. Data speeds are upped to 7.2Mbps HSDPA, and the camera is now a 3 megapixel unit with tap-to-autofocus and auto white balance and it now supports 30fps VGA video recording with editing features. You’re also getting a built-in magnetic compass, Nike+ support, and a new battery that offers 5 hours of 3G talk time and 9 hours of WiFi internet use.
Also, a few unexpected features — holding down the home button now enables a new voice control interface that lets you do everything from make calls to control iTunes. Apple is claimng the new finish is alos water- and oil-resistant. This fancy new iPhone will be available June 19th with the 32GB model priced at $299 US, and 16GB model at $199 US.
