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Good news Angry Birds fans, as a new update for Angry Birds Rio is now available for the iPhone and it includes a new bird type and 15 new levels. If you’re not familiar with Angry Birds Rio, it’s Rovio collaborating with a major movie to build a game out of its juggernaut franchise. The…
Earlier this week Apple announced a new service called iCloud, an online data storage feature that will allow users to wirelessly sync, transfer and store photos, contacts, calendar info, e-mail and more. And it will do it all at no charge for OS X, iPhone and iPad owners. However, MobileMe, Apple’s current cloud solution, already…
A term that’s been flying around a lot since the iPad 2 launch has been “post-PC era,” referring to how tablets and smartphones are replacing desktop and laptop computers. That theme was revisited yesterday as Apple announced iOS 5 products that, out of the box, could be used completely independently from a computer. I’m a…
The Apple team just unveiled iOS 5.0 at WWDC 2011 and it features more than 200 new features for end users. If you’re familiar with the other operating systems, you’ll know where Apple could have got some of its inspiration. One of the largest changes is that the Push Notification System is being revamped and…
Today Apple announced iOS 5 at WWDC 2011 and it comes with a number of new features and improvements. The most important new feature, arguably, is the iOS notification system. For years it has been a pain in the rear for most iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users. Whenever a notification would come in, it…
Hopefully you were watching out live blog of the WWDC 2011 keynote where Steve Jobs unveiled new features of iOS 5.0, OS X Lion and the new iCloud service but not every developer was excited. Apple made its most aggressive move to step on some of its third-party developers by baking in new features but…
I just stepped out of the WWDC 2011 keynote and Steve Jobs and company just showed off some interesting new features of iOS 5.0. One thing we wanted to point out is that the next version of the iOS software will have deep integration with Twitter. This isn’t much of a surprise, as rumors suggested…
[Update] The live blog is over and it was wild with new features shown off of Lion, iOS 5.0 and iCloud. You can view the entire keynote on Apple’s site. We’re just a few minutes away from the opening WWDC 2011 keynote and Steve Jobs is set to show off iOS 5.0, iCloud and more.…
In an effort to remove paperwork and at the same time look cooler in the eyes of its customers, Alaska Airlines is issuing iPads to its pilots. The lightweight tablet will replace up to 25 pounds of paper flight manuals that pilots are required to carry when they fly. The process of distributing Apple’s tablet…
With Apple’s consistently impressive performance quarter after quarter, it’s hard to imagine why its executives and Goldman Sachs analysts wouldn’t be so bullish about the future. The iPhone has consistently sold very well, and the iPad and iPad 2 have surpassed even the most cynical of expectations. Speaking of outrageously successful iPad sales – look…