Archive for the iPad Category

Mailbox Releases Update with iPad Support

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Mailbox, the popular email app for iPhone, has been updated with iPad support. Today’s version 1.3 update makes it a universal app that runs on all iOS devices. A desktop version is also in the works, but no announcement on when it will be released. Mailbox has received great reviews for its clean design and [...]

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OtterBox Acquires iPhone and iPad Case Maker LifeProof

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

OtterBox acquired LifeProof, the maker of the awesome waterproof, dirt proof and shockproof iPhone and iPad case. Hopefully OtterBox keeps manufacturing the LifeProof case, because it’s way better than anything OtterBox currently sells. If you’re not familiar with LifeProof, you can read our full review of the iPhone case here. Press Release: FORT COLLINS, Colo.–(BUSINESS [...]

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RUMOR: iOS 7 to Feature Major Redesign

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

iOS 7 will be “very, very flat” according to a 9to5Mac source. I hope this rumor is false because I think it would be a  dumb move to abandon the beautiful interface in the current version of iOS for a flat 1980s look of  Windows Phone. According to multiple people who have either seen or [...]

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Apple Updates Find My Friends App with Location Notification Improvements

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Apple updated their Find My Friends iOS app with a new interface for location-based alerts. The new interface has a few improvements, like the ability to fine-tune the location threshold for an alert. This is a nice feature if you are in an area like a school that has multiple buildings. You could set an alert [...]

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Apple Buys ‘Indoor GPS’ Firm WifiSLAM for $20 Million

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

Apple purchased a small Silicon Valley startup, WifiSLAM. The company specializes in extending location data and positioning to indoor locations using WiFi triangulation. This can be used when GPS information is not available, and is expected to supplement Apple’s Maps app and compete with Google’s crowdsourced “Indoor Maps” project. According to the Wall Street Journal, [...]

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Turnplay for iPad Receives Major Update, Free for One Day

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Turnplay, the most realistic turntable on the iPad, is available in the App Store for free today. Turnplay usually sells for $1.99 and the app gives users an ultra-realistic experience of playing classic vinyl records on their iPads. The new update released today provides even more detail, new features, easier use and more. New features [...]

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RUMOR: Apple to Launch Retina iPad mini in Q3 2013

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

According to a new report, Apple will launch a second-generation iPad mini with Retina display in the third quarter of this year. Earlier reports claimed the Retina iPad mini would be released this spring, but I think it’s much more believable that Apple would release it in the fall, about a year after the iPad [...]

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Apple Debuts ‘Hollywood’ Ad During Oscars

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Apple aired a new TV commercial during the Academy Awards last night. The iPad ad is titled “Hollywood” and shows off a variety of filmmaking apps.

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Watch the 2013 Academy Awards on Your iPhone or iPad with the Official Oscars App

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

Unfortunately it doesn’t look like ABC will be providing a live stream of the 85th Academy Awards, but you can keep up with all the news and get exclusive backstage video streams from the official Oscars iOS app. Oscars is a universal app for iPhone and iPad and available for free in the App Store. [...]

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iPad 5 Case Indicates it Will Have iPad mini’s Narrow Design

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Apple accessory manufacturer MiniSuit is claiming they know what the iPad 5 will look like. The manufacture has already created a case for Apple’s yet-to-be-announced device, saying they got the specifications from a reliable source. The image above shows the differences between the size of the iPad 5 and iPad 4. According to these cases, [...]

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