Wednesday, March 31, 2010

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Apple Releases iTunes 9.1 To Sync With iPad; Prevents Tethered Jailbroken iPhones From Syncing [Updated]

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 06:37 PM PDT

Apple has just released iTunes 9.1, which according to the release notes brings several new features and improvements such as support for iPad syncing including eBook content and greater customization of Genius Mixes just as we had reported earlier today. It is available via Apple Software update and is 97.3...


iPad News Roundup: Apple Wins Crucial iPad Patents, SlingPlayer Mobile On iPad Coming Soon

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 01:06 PM PDT

With just days to go for the iPad to launch in the US, Apple has scored the rights to two very significant patents relating to the iPad. The first patent relates to the deployment of accelerometer in conjunction with various applications on the iPad like games, maps and 3D sound...


Untethered Jailbreak For iPhone OS 3.1.3 Using Mobile Safari Coming Soon?

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 11:38 AM PDT

Are userland jailbreaks staging a comeback? After European researchers Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf Philipp Weinmann successfully hacked an iPhone using an exploit in Mobile Safari last week at the Pwn2Own contest, there has been renewed hopes of an untethered userland jailbreak becoming a possibility soon. Unlike conventional jailbreaking techniques, userland...


New iTunes Update To Bring Dedicated Books Section For iPad Users And More

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:02 AM PDT

Apple is rumored to be working on an update to its iTunes software that could make it easier for iPad users to organize their ebook content. The new iTunes 9.1 update, expected to be released around the same time as the iPad next week will bring several enhancements along with...


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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

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Fourth Gen iPhone Dubbed iPhone HD; Includes Front-Facing Camera, Multitasking, Double Resolution Display?

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:53 PM PDT

Engadget is reporting that they were informed by their sources that the fourth generation iPhone will be dubbed the iPhone HD and will be announced on June 22. John Gruber of Daring Fireball seems to have hinted at some features that we could expect in the next generation iPhone in...


Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.2 SDK GM Seed; Reveals Pricing Policy For iPad OS Updates

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PDT

Apple has seeded developers of its iPhone Developer Program with the Golden Master version of iPhone OS 3.2 SDK. The Golden Master version means that it is the shipping version of the software that developers must use to develop iPad apps. According to MacRumors, the end-user licensing agreement for the...


Video: iPhone 4G's Display Leaked?

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 04:16 PM PDT

Back in February, iResQ, the iPhone repair site had published photos of what it claimed were parts of the fourth generation iPhone. Now folks at BGR have stumbled on a YouTube video from SmartphoneMedic, a local iPhone repair shop in Columbia, which it claims is the display of the fourth...


Apple Working On Two New iPhones; One For Verizon

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 03:38 PM PDT

We are expecting Apple to release the fourth generation iPhone in June or July as Apple usually releases a new version of the iPhone in summer since it was launched in 2007. Wall Street Journal is reporting that according to "people briefed on the matter", Apple is working on not...


New Version Of Circuitous Multitasking iPhone App Released; Includes Improved UI And Customization Options

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 02:28 PM PDT

Last week, we wrote about a refreshingly new multitasking iPhone app for jailbroken iPhones called Circuitous. Circuitous offered a clean dock-based interface for users to switch between the various active iPhone applications. As Dan Zimmerman, the developer of the app put it, it was a nifty "custom app switcher". The...


Apple Publishes iPad Guided Tours; Announces Personal Setup Service and Workshops For iPad

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 01:16 PM PDT

Apple has issued a formal statement announcing the launch of the iPad. In the statement, the company has confirmed that the much anticipated tablet device shall be available in the Apple Stores as well as "most" Best Buy stores, select authorized Apple resellers and campus bookstores starting April 3 at...


iPad News Roundup: Apple Starts Shipping iPads; BrightCove Enables Publishers To Support HTML5 Videos; iPad App Store Video

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Apple has begun its shipment of iPads to their first batch of customers. If you are among those who have pre-ordered an iPad, do check out for the shipping notice from Apple Store in your mailbox. This notice however does not mean that the iPads will reach customers earlier than...


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Monday, March 29, 2010

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Should iPad Apps Be Free For Existing iPhone App Users?

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 03:53 PM PDT

When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad at the YBCA on January 27th, one of the significant revelations made was that the iPad could seamlessly accomodate all the existing iPhone apps on the App Store. In other words, iPad users who have already purchased an application for their iPhone need not...


Apple Job Posting Reveals 4G LTE Support in Future iPhones

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 12:15 PM PDT

Recently, we had come up with our wishlist for iPhone 4G - Apple's next generation iPhone that is expected to be launched later this year. You may recall that one of the demands in the wishlist was for 4G network compatibility in the upcoming iPhone model. With multimedia content becoming...


iPad News Roundup: iPad To Be Available On Best Buy, 30000 Free eBooks On iBookstore

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Will the iPad change the way people consume content? In an interesting article published earlier this week, NewsWeek writer Daniel Lyons sees how our lifestyles could change once the iPad goes mainstream. With the iPad, Daniel sees people with a "persistent online connection", which will get them to remain connected...


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Sunday, March 28, 2010

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Apple Could Be Launching An Exclusive Category For iPhone Apps With "Explicit Content"

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 03:23 AM PDT

Apple instituted a major change to their App Store policies last month when almost all third party iPhone apps with sexual content were removed. The change, which caught most app developers by surprise, was explained as a move that directly followed numerous complaints from parents and women who found these...


Apple Enforcing Video Streaming iPhone Apps To Incorporate Adaptive Bitrates

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 03:54 PM PDT

For a long time, AT&T resisted the entry of bandwidth hungry video streaming apps on the App Store claiming that these iPhone apps could potentially clog their networks. However, with significant investments made on building additional network infrastructure in the past few months, AT&T has recently started allowing iPhone apps...


Apple Might Announce iAd - New Mobile Advertising Platform On April 7?

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 02:50 PM PDT

The launch of iPad on April 3rd may not be the only important event for Apple next month. According to reports on the MediaPost, Apple could also be getting ready to make an announcement on its new personalized mobile advertising platform tentatively named iAd. The new platform that has been...


iPad News Roundup: Apple Buys iPad Trademark, iBookstore eBook Prices Shoot Up

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 11:59 AM PDT

In a significant development just days ahead of iPad's launch next week, Apple is reported to have bought the rights to the "iPad" trademark in USA from Fujitsu - the company that had owned it until now. Folks at Patent Authority report that the deal was made on the 17th...


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Saturday, March 27, 2010

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Sprint Unveils HTC EVO 4G Smartphone For Summer Launch

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 02:04 AM PDT

Every once in a while we come across a new smartphone that can truly take on the iPhone in performance. Sprint has just removed the wraps on what could be a truly potent Android handset - the HTC EVO 4G. Unveiled at the CTIA 2010 event earlier this week, HTC...


Analysts Predict Next Generation iPhone Will Get A New Form Factor

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 03:48 PM PDT

The iPad is seen as a platform that bridges the gap between mobile phones and notebooks. Though critics have unfairly called the iPad as a "large iPhone", there is no denying the fact that there are indeed a few areas where the functionalities of the iPhone and iPad overlap. According...


iPad News Roundup: Amazon To Sell iPad, Approved iPad Apps Show Up On App Store

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:20 PM PDT

With a significant chunk of iPad customers likely to be ebook readers, the launch of the iPad is seen to bring the tightest competition Amazon may have yet faced for its Kindle eReader. That however does not seem to have stopped the ecommerce giant from selling Apple's iPad on its...


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Friday, March 26, 2010

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Geohot Announces Untethered Jailbreak For iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 2G, iPod Touch 3G; That Might Also Work On iPad

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 01:10 AM PDT

Geohot, the iPhone jailbreaking expert who has released popular jailbreaking and unlocking tools like blackra1n, blacksn0w brings good news for users who have been waiting to jailbreak their iPhone on iPhone OS 3.1.3. He has announced an untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 2G, iPod Touch 3G; that...


iPhone 4G: Most Wanted Features

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 04:39 PM PDT

The next generation of iPhone is speculated to arrive in just a few more months from now. Since the time Apple unveiled iPhone 3GS, there have been quite a few compelling developments like the foray of Google into the smartphone segment, the launch of the iPad and more heavy competition...


Publishers, Advertisers Gear Up For The iPad Launch

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 03:10 PM PDT

As the launch of iPad draws near, we have been hearing a lot of behind-the-scenes buzz as publishers and advertisers gear up to what could be the next big thing in multimedia. With one of the significant challenges being the iPad's restriction in rendering multimedia platforms like Adobe Flash, it...


iPhone TouchScreen Outperforms Competitors In New TouchScreen Analysis Test

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 01:22 PM PDT

Earlier this year, MOTO Labs (not affiliated with Motorola) published a DIY touchscreen analysis test that revealed the superior performance of the iPhone touchscreen compared to those on rival devices like the Google Nexus One and Motorola Droid. One of the striking revelations from the study was that while the...


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