There are a good number of people out there that will tell you the Apple iPad is little more than a giant iPhone or iPod Touch, and that you’d be better off buying yourself said iPhone or iPod Touch and saving yourself a good amount of green. But, the iPad is more (and sometimes less)…
WWDC preview – iPhone 4G/HD, streaming iTunes and a few surprises
Next Monday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take the stage during the Worldwide Developers Conference and will probably introduce the next iPhone. While many of the details of the iPhone 4G/HD have already hit the streets, Apple is sure to pull out a few surprises. Read on after the jump and we’ll give you a…
AdMob rolls out iPad SDK, new tablet ads
Fresh off its official acquisition by Google, AdMob is rolling out a software development kit for developers to create better mobile ads for Apple’s iPad. Our new SDK is unified across all devices running the iPhone OS, which means that developers can download one binary for development across all Apple iPhone OS devices – iPhone,…
King of iPhone Novelty Apps ‘iFart’ Denied From Gracing the iPad
Believe it or not, one of the most popular app genres for all mobile phones has got to be novelty apps. Mobile phone users just can’t help but to download apps that allow them to turn their phone into a lightsaber, record audio to be played back as an annoying parrot, or share your fascination…
Which came first, iPad or iPhone? Turns out, Apple iPad was first.
Was it the iPhone or the iPad that came first? Unlike the philosophical mobius strip that is the “chicken and egg” conundrum, we now have an answer to the question of whether it was Apple’s iPad or iPhone that came first. During an interview at the D8 conference, Apple chief Steve Jobs decided to let…
Verizon testing Apple iPads on network?
Verizon Wireless is currently testing Apple iPads on its CDMA networks, according to reports from the Boy Genius Report. This report is light on details but there’s confirmation that the device is CDMA, although there may also be some Long-Term Evolution components as well. Verizon is in the middle of an aggressive LTE rollout as…
Apple closes Lala – is streaming iTunes on the way?
It’s not much of a surprise, but Apple has officially shut down the streaming-music service Lala. Is a streaming version of iTunes just around the corner? If you never had the pleasure of using Lala, it allowed you to upload your tracks to its servers and stream these from any Internet-connected computer. You could also…
Microsoft not worried about Android on tablets
We’re about to see a flood of Android tablets, possibly including one directly from Google, but Microsoft doesn’t seem too concerned about the little, green robot gaining traction in the emerging tablet space. Steve Guggenheimer, VP at Microsoft, said the tablet situation could be similar to the netbook market, as at the beginning many Linux-based…
Chillingo Releases Shooters ‘Assault Squadron’ & ‘Pirate’s Treasure’ for the iPhone
It looks like fans of shooters are in for a double treat as Chillingo has recently released two shooters, “Assault Squadron” & “Pirate’s Treasure” for the iPhone. Assault Squadron is a top-down AND side-scrolling shooter in one game. You are a member of the Global Defense Force (GDF) and it’s up to you to save…
iPhone 4G / HD chassis caught on video showing off its aluminum frame
Oh boy, here we go again with the iPhone 4G / HD leaks… and I love it! That’s right, more iPhone 4G / HD video goodness is on tap this morning, and today it comes to us from the good folks at iPhonePortugal.com. Word has it that one of their members picked up these parts…