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The introduction of the Apple iPad and iBooks had some predicting that the Amazon Kindle and others e-readers were heading for a quick demise. That’s not the case, Amazon says, as many readers are purchasing an iPad and Kindle. “We’re seeing that many of the people who are buying Kindles also own an LCD tablet.…
Stuck on an older version of iOS because the latest and greatest isn’t supported by your favorite jailbreak method yet? Fret not as the iPhone Dev Team now has redsn0w for iOS 4.2.1 in the beta stage of an untethered jailbreak right now. The beta tester phase ought to iron out the kinks and bugs…
IK Multimedia launched a new version of AmpliTube for the mobile guitarist and bassist, packing many new features designed to “streamline and enhance the mobile guitar and bass playing experience.” Without further ado, here’s what’s included in AmpliTube 2: 5 new stomp effects available for $2.99 as in-app purchase: Compressor, Graphic EQ, Parametric EQ, Reverb…
The Apple iPad is a great consumption and leisure device (on holiday, my family can’t keep their hands off it and all the cool, cheap games) but there are still some ways in which it falls behind as a productivity device. Third-party providers like QuickOffice are trying to fill that gap and an update to…
Earlier this month, Epic Games & ChAIR Entertainment released Infinity Blade for iOS, which is an action-RPG set in a medieval setting powered by Epic’s Unreal Engine. It’s the first time the Unreal Engine has made it to the mobile platform, but Trendy Entertainment has released another title that uses Epic’s Unreal Technology. Dungeon Defenders…
It’s been nearly a year since the Apple iPad has been announced, so we’re expecting the next generation model to be unveiled in the coming weeks. Now is as good a time as any to start speculating and gathering information on what the next-gen iPad, which we’ll call the iPad 2 for now, might have.…
The runaway hit app for the iPhone and iPad this year is undoubtedly Angry Birds. The app has been downloaded approximately a bazillion times and has killed productivity everywhere for the year 2010. Rovio has given us Christmas/holiday versions along with a creepy Halloween version of the avian-versus-swine game. Now, before the year is through,…
Thanks in part to the success of the iPhone 4 and the iPad, Apple CEO Steve Jobs was named the Person of the Year by the Financial Times. When you look at the numbers, there’s no choice but to agree. Steve Jobs introduced the iPad in January and it single-handedly sparked off the tablet revolution…
A few days ago we were told that Skyfire, the ever so popular app that chews up Flash and spits it out in iPhone-friendly form, would be coming to the iPad. While we waited anxiously for the browser to become available for the Apple tablet, we got a taste of what was to come with…
The holidays are upon us, and while most of us are off buying Apple goods to give to our loved ones for the season, others are worshipping them (i.e. the Apple toys). Yes, it’s definitely the Cult of Mac, and amongst them appear to be Steve Wozniak, Jonathan Ive, David Pogue, Walt Mossberg and John…