In July we reported Amazon’s plan to enter the tablet market with its own slate device. Different from the Kindle, analysts believe the new tablet will be more than just an eReader. Amazon has started sending out press conference invites to technology journalists. The event is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, September 28 in [...]
As part of a continuous effort to reduce its reliance on Samsung for product components, Apple is now purchasing a large portion of its flash memory from Japanese manufacturers, according to DigiTimes. Citing multiple industry sources, Digitimes noted that Apple has been increasing its DRAM and NAND flash chipset orders from Japanese manufacturers. Apple will [...]
As promised earlier this week, the iPhone Dev Team released the first major update to their jailbreaking tool in years. While the team has kept the tool up to date, the basic features of redsn0w haven’t changed in a while. Version 0.9.9b1 offers a plethora of new features for any enthusiast looking to jailbreak their [...]
According to CNN, Apple has shipped more than nine thousand refurbished iPads to Teach for America. Teach For America, a nonprofit organization based in New York, plans to distribute the tablets to teachers nationwide for classroom use. Cook mentioned Apple’s plans to “kick off a matching gift program for charitable donations” within an internal memo [...]
A Target employee has posted inventory system pictures showing several iPad 2 models as discontinued. According to the image, Target has no intention of stocking 3G models in the future. The retail chain will sell WiFi only devices exclusively. Either Target is going to remove iPads from their inventory altogether or they know something no [...]
MuscleNerd announced plans to release an exponential update to popular jailbreak tool Redsn0w late last night. The program’s update is expected to be public before the developer’s trip to Korea tomorrow. Redsn0w, which only requires users to click a few buttons, has been one of the most widely used Jailbreak Utilities since its release. The [...]
Despite several rumors circulating this year that the iPad 3 could surface before the end of 2011 in a bid to ‘stay ahead of competitors’, a recent report from J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz reveals that industry insiders have informed him that the iPad 3 will not be available until 2012. “In our view, Apple [...]
iOS 5 is currently in its seventh beta release, with the eighth expected to launch Friday. That should be the final round before Apple goes forward with the “Gold Master” operating system release. When will consumers be able to get their hands on said release? A recent memo directed toward AppleCare support staff seems to [...]
HP revealed an intuitive mobile application that promises to allow users to “print, copy, and scan” documents “from a mobile device” on Monday. Now, an Apple source has apparently told 9to5Mac that the consumer electronics company is working on a similar scanning app that depends on a camera to scan documents. The application, dubbed “Scanner”, [...]
NBC has announced that its free iPad app will now offer full episodes, providing users with the same amount of content found on NBC.com. While both ABC and CBS have already made full episodes of most network shows available within their apps , the NBC iPad app did not include full episodes when it first [...]
Adobe, the developer behind Adobe Flash, has taken further steps toward supporting iOS devices by adding an “export” option to its Flash Media Server product. Adobe Flash Media Server 4.5 allows producers of Flash video content to automatically export to HTML5 using the same assets. Version 4.5 allows content to be played on platforms that [...]
It took until February for an official Blogger app to hit Android. It took even longer for an approved application to reach Apple devices. Google has operated the Blogger platform for years now, but just recently several third party apps have popped up that allow users to post updates from their Android and iOS handsets. Now [...]
Multiple reports are claiming that new iPad 3 component contracts will result in a thinner and lighter iPad 3. According to Taiwan Economic News, Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology have been awarded contracts to produce batteries for the third Apple tablet. The two companies will reportedly produce a battery that offers a service life [...]
Atari was apparently pleased with the sales of the iCade controller it developed in conjunction with ThinkGeek. Now the classic gaming giant is introducing their own Duo Powered iPad controller. Atari is apparently working alongside Discovery Bay Games to develop, produce, and market the new joystick controller. Discovery Bay and Atari aren’t offering much in [...]
Apple have just aired their latest iPad 2 TV commercial – ‘Learn’ – which focuses on the use of the iPad as an educational tool. Are you curious about new ideas? Do you want to learn a new language. Or just a new word. Maybe you want to know more about anatomy. Or astronomy. You [...]
