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Amazon introduced a Kindle store optimized specifically for the iPad today. It’s not a native app available in the App Store, so don’t think Amazon gave into Apple’s strict in-app purchasing rules. Rather, the iPad-optimized Kindle store is accessible at amazon.com/iPadKindleStore. It only works when typed into Safari on iPad. Once there, you are greeted…
Whenever Apple posts a beta of of software that they’re working on, they usually try their best to scrub any clues as to products that are yet to be released. They don’t always succeed though in hiding things such as evidence that there’s a successor to products already out on the market. That being said,…
A report from Canaccord Genuity concludes that the Apple iPhone 4S was the top-selling phone on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint in November. Raise your hand if you’re surprised. No hands? I thought so. Yes, the iPhone is topping carriers’ sales charts once again. “IPhone 4S sales strength continues as distribution increases – Our November checks…
Apple’s golden-child voice recognition software, Siri, is causing owners of the iPhone 4S to use almost twice as much data compared with the handset’s predecessor, according to network firm Arieso. When Siri was first released to the masses it was called a “virtual personal assistant” and it is powered by a artificial-intelligence feature that allows…
Two years ago Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad to the world and since then we’ve seen Google fumble the ball with Android Honeycomb, Microsoft radically rethink the PC user interface with Windows 8, and Amazon compete on price by introducing the $199 Kindle Fire. With all that being said, Apple is set to change the…
You might recall our report on the Steve Jobs collectible action figure set to hit shelves in February for $99. I called it “just plain creepy” and Apple doesn’t like it much either. Those Cupertino-based rebels reportedly threatened to sue Icons, the Chinese company behind the doll, if it goes on sale. According to Apple,…
Gather around friends and I’ll let you in on a secret which could enrich your lives: have some sort of music-playing device in or near your shower. Having music or podcasts while you bathe is one of life’s little pleasures and the makers of the iGrill are trying capitalize on this with a water-proof, Bluetooth…
As of yesterday, the iPad has been on the market for 21 months and in that relatively short amount of time, iPad users managed to pass three billion app downloads, according to ABI Research. Apple iPhone users took two years to accomplish such a feat, yet the iPad already accounts for 19 percent of all…
The iPhone 4S will be landing in China and 22 other countries starting Jan. 13 and this represents the fastest iPhone rollout ever for Apple. The iPhone 4S sports a similar physical design as the previous year’s model but it boasts an improved processor, an 8-megapixel camera, the voice-controlled Siri and the new iOS 5…
A company called DiD Corporation is planning to start shipping this unofficial Steve Jobs action figure (see: doll) in late February. It’d be a nice tribute to start distribution on February 24th, Steve Jobs’ birthday. Many professional doll critics are calling it a tad creepy due to how eerily similar it actually looks to Steve…