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As much as I’ve been enjoying telling the world where I am, what I’m doing, and how delicious the food is where I’m at through Foursquare, Facebook Places, or Booyah!’s MyTown, I always felt something else could be done with my check-ins. What if you can make a game out of check-ins? That’s exactly what…
When the iPad 2 was announced and Steve Jobs told the world that it would be priced just like the first model, it made the Motorola Xoom seem that much more expensive. After all, at the low end, the iPad only costs $499 without a contract or commitment to anyone. For the Xoom, the non-commitment…
The iPad 2 launch is hitting us in the U.S. tomorrow. It’s no doubt going to be a wacky day, with long lineups, and Apple Store employees cheering as the first customers enter and exit the store with their new device (I’ve always thought the cheering was kind of cult-ish and weird). So, with the…
By now, if you’re buying an Apple iPad 2, you should know exactly where to go and when. But what if you’d rather sit at home in your underwear instead of going through the trouble of getting dressed and heading out? Like every other product released by Apple, you can order the iPad 2 online.…
Apple released iOS 4.3 today and it brought a host of new features and bug fixes to iPhone and iPad users. However, it looks like iOS 5 might not be too far away as a new rumor suggests that the next version of the mobile OS will be unveiled at a media event in early…
Just in time for the rumors of the iPhone 5 to start heating up, Apple is reportedly starting production on the fabled white iPhone 4. An analyst said the white iPhone 4 is going into production and the GSM versions may ship as soon as April. Sorry Verizon iPhone owners, it looks like you won’t…
There was a rumor that didn’t pan out yesterday about iOS 4.3 dropping, but today it’s here. At 1:00 p.m. EST, the update became available for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users via iTunes. The new update brings a host of new features, like the personal hotspot that will allow you to share your iPhone’s…
Adobe has just released a tool called Wallaby and this will convert Flash content to HTML5 and enable developers to target iOS devices without having to change their Flash content. In a blog, Adobe said of Wallaby: This allows you to reuse and extend the reach of your content to devices that do not support…
Angry Birds is at it again with its Seasons variant of the popular game. Last year, we saw the first Angry Birds Seasons come in the form of a Halloween motif. There was eerie music, cobwebs and Jack-O-Lanterns everywhere. Shortly after, it was followed by a Christmas them, and then a Valentine’s Day theme. This…
It wasn’t that long ago when we first started hearing stories of universities giving away free iPods to their students. As history repeats itself, this time around it’s the iPad which is (planned to be) offered for free to (I guess) select students. Our story involves Australia’s Trinity College, part of Melbourne University, which recently…