News Stories Tagged ‘ipad’

Apple iOS4.3 Goes Social

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Apple’s mobile operating system is soon to be updated and with that update comes new surprises. After releasing the second version of the beta of iOS 4.3 on Wednesday, developers have been discovering many new little interesting features. A developer by the name of 9to5mac found a file named “Media Stream”. It took a little [...]

Apple Reports Record Earnings

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On Wednesday, January 19, Apple Inc. shares soared after the company announced its record figures for the December period and predicted strong results for the current quarter. Trading was restrained due to worries of Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs, who announced he was taking a leave of absence on medical grounds. Apple and Jobs have not [...]

Criminal Charges For iPad Data Theft

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The US District Attorney for New Jersey has announced that criminal charges will be brought against attackers who stole information from iPad users on the AT&T network. The U.S. Department of Justice will be filing the claims, and the case will be seen in the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of New Jersey. The [...]

At CES Everything Will Be About Tablets

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The Consumer Electronics Show started in Las Vegas yesterday and the trend is already clear:  tablets. Many analysts watch the CES carefully as a preview for the trend that can be expected in the coming year. The general vibe indicates that 2011 is looking better than last year. The CES has already seen some luxurious [...]

Google Launches Digital Newsstand

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Apple and Google are already competitors on several fronts – such as the e-reader front – and now the war has moved to media distribution as the two computer-age giants battle to gain dominance on the table magazine and newspaper distribution industry. Google is currently publicizing their newest initiative, Google Newsstand. The store offers e-media [...]

Kindle Is Best Selling Product At Amazon

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Amazon has been quoted saying that the Kindle is the best selling product on their site, not just for the holiday season, but for all time. No definitive numbers have been released by the bookselling giant. On November 29th, better known as Cyber Monday, Amazon saw a selling rate of 158 items per second, selling [...]

Microsoft Is Trying To Catch Up To The iPad

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Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, is set unveils new Microsoft tablet software during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the upcoming week. Critics doubt that Microsoft will be able to reduce Apples’ significant lead in the tablet market. The CES takes off on January 6th in Las Vegas. Microsoft is expected to preview a Windows [...]

Third Party App Brings Flash To The iPhone

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An application that allows iPad users to view Flash material was launched on Wednesday, December 22. The application is called Skyfire and is available for $4.99 from the iPad app store. iPhone users have had access to the Skyfire app since the beginning of November in the U.S. for $2.99. Demand for the app overwhelmed [...]

Over 41 Million Talking Santa On iPhones

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‘Talking Friends’ applications for Android, iPad and iPhone users have been a growing trend in the past few months, particularly amongst children. Roby the Robot, Rex the Dinosaur, and Harry the Hedgehog are just some of the ‘Talking Friends’ that are now household names. The apps are 3D, animated characters. Users can interact with the [...]

Apple Terminates Wikileaks App

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On Monday Apple removed a WikiLeaks application that had been available on the iTunes App Store for three days. The application, available from December 17, allowed customers to read WikiLeaks material and get updates from the rogue site’s Twitter feed. The app was developed by a Russian called Igor Barinov. He submitted the app to [...]