Tag: ipad

The New iPad!

Well, what we basically thought the new iPad was going to be is basically what it is. Apple is calling it “the new iPad” so we’ll see if that name sticks or if you will actually have to say that when asking for it at the store. Let’s talk specs: *4G/LTE capable on Verizon…

March 7, 2012
Microsoft Bringing XBox Live To iPhone/iPad/Android?

While Microsoft has had games released on different platforms, so far, the XBox Live experience has really only been on Windows Phone 7 devices. Microsoft now states that it will be bringing “a few” of their XBox Live experiences and titles to the iPhone, iPad, and Android. There’s no word yet on when this might…

January 26, 2012
Adobe Dropping Mobile Flash Player In Lieu Of HTML5 Support

Adobe announced today via their blog that, after the upcoming release of Flash Player 11.1 for Android and BlackBerry Playbook, they will no longer develop Flash Player for mobile devices. Instead they are going to refocus their development efforts to better support the newly adopted HTML5 standard. From their blog: “Adobe is all about enabling designers…

November 9, 2011
[Update w/ Tim Cook Email] Steve Jobs Steps Down as CEO of Apple……

In my years of writing I have yet to see a day that makes me go WOW! Did that just happen. But today while opening the Internet became reality.

August 24, 2011
The Tablet race….Android catching up?

According to a report released by Strategy Analytics tablet sales have taken a 331% increase from the second quarter of 2010 to the second quarter of 2011, pretty good numbers! The powerhouse iPad went from a 94% to 61% in the same time-frame, Android is the next leading OS leaping from 3 to 30%.

July 29, 2011
JailbreakMe 3 Arrives: The Ultimate iDevice Tool

Comex has just released the highly anticipated JailbreakMe 3.0 for iOS 4.3.3. After it having leaked out about a week ago, it’s now been officially released. The ultimate iDevice unlocking tool is finally here. Hit the link for more details…

July 6, 2011
Apple Makes New Efforts To Stop Your Blobs in iOS 5

By now I’m sure you have read many times, that before you attempt to jailbreak or unlock your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, you should first save your SHSH blobs. Well, the iPhone Dev team has just revealed in a blog post titled “Blob Monster”, that Apple is making things much more difficult to downgrade…

June 27, 2011
Apple confirms both iOS5 and iCloud – Debut WWDC

The exact nature of iCloud is currently unknown, but I’m betting we will see a significant refresh of MobileMe with new backup and other features right to the cloud. That’s also expected to include is an online media cloud service which will mirrior local stores of music and allow them to be accessed while on…

May 31, 2011
IPAD already used more than Linux computers

Recently Statcounter, a market research company released numbers based on visitor statistics averaged from 3+ million websites. The numbers show the iPAD has surpassed Linux as an alternative desktop OS. This is impressive considering the iPAD has only been around for a year and it actually surpassed Linux in December of last year.

April 25, 2011
[RUMOR] iOS 5 and MobileMe update for Apple may not be far away

Do you like it when a rumor gets started? I don’t but this one is sure catching my attention. Maybe for other iPhone owners it will too. The latest rumor claims Apple will hold its annual iOS roadmap event in early April to show off iOS 5 and also states that Apple may unveil an…

March 10, 2011
Win A Free Apple iPad From Zagg

Zagg, well known for their invisibleSHIELD screen protectors, has launched a promotional contest that will give 1 free iPad to a lucky winner for each week in April. While not winning is no fun, Zagg is making the liner in this cloud metallic silver. For entering the contest, you will receive a 50% off discount…

April 5, 2010