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Archive for January, 2012

Next iPhone Coming this Summer with 4-inch Display

Alright, the headline of this post is more of a question rather than fact. That’s because new rumors have just came out regarding our favorite topic for this blog – of course, the next iPhone. According to 9to5 Mac, their reliable source co…

UpNext Releases Impressive 3D Mapping App for iPad [iOS Blog]

Mapping company UpNext has released a new iPad app with its 3D mapping technology. The app shows uses points of interest and friends Foursquare check-ins to help users navigate on a 3D representation of close to 50 cities. TechCrunch, writing about t…

Ten One Design Releases Magnus Magnetic Stand for iPad 2 [iOS Blog]

Ten One Design, makers of the Pogo Stylus, have released a magnetic stand for the iPad 2 that is nearly invisible when in use, by repurposing the magnets designed for use with Apple’s Smart Cover.

Magnus is first machine-crafted from pure aluminu…

McGraw-Hill CEO Credits Steve Jobs’ Digital Textbook Vision Amid Evidence of Pre-iPad Interest

AllThingsD share some thoughts from McGraw-Hill CEO Terry McGraw, who during a Q&A session following yesterday’s iBooks Textbooks media event described how the development was part of Steve Jobs’ vision for what textbooks should be like.Sitting and lis…

New Samsung Ad Targets iPhone’s Lack of Built-in Turn-by-Turn Directions [iOS Blog]

Samsung is continuing its string of Galaxy S II television ads directly targeting the iPhone with a new commercial highlighting the iPhone’s lack of built-in turn-by-turn directions. The ad contrasts that with the Galaxy S II (and other Android device…

‘Absinthe A5′ Brings First Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2

Noted iOS jailbreak author pod2g has teamed up with the Chronic Dev Team to release “Absinthe A5″, an enhancement to the popular Greenpois0n jailbreaking tool which adds the ability to perform an untethered jailbreak of the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 for the…

Publisher Touts 20-Point Boost in Student Performance with Textbooks for iPad

With Apple announcing its iBooks Textbooks initiative yesterday, the company has been pushing its view that the iPad can help revolutionize education by keeping students engaged with unprecedented levels of interactivity.

In an attempt to assess t…

Camera-free iPhone 4 and 4S Now Officially Available in Singapore [iOS Blog]

Last week, we noted that several carriers in Singapore were working to offer camera-less iPhone 4S models for users whose professions prevented them from carrying camera-equipped mobile phones. With Singapore requiring all male citizens and many perma…

Apple Retail Stores Coming to India?

Indian business newspaper Mint reports (via iPhone Hacks) that Apple may be preparing to open retail stores in India, dramatically increasing the company’s presence in the country.Apple Inc. may open its own shops following the Indian government allowi…

A Closer Look at iBooks Author, Textbooks and Exclusivity

Earlier today we published a story about iBook Author’s exclusivity clause which generated some confusion. To clarify, Apple is not claiming exclusive sales rights to the content of published textbooks but to the specific output format (iBooks) gen…