Augmented Reality Apps Coming to iPhone and iPad
An augmented reality application that came to the IPAD and iPhone.Awal this week, we talk about applications such as AR Magic Mirror, an application that uses face-tracking technology to enable users to change their hairstyle, change their clothes, and wear virtual accessories. This time, the app is a game, like Toca Boca, a small store IOS development, recently jumped on the bandwagon a little augmented reality and collect a new application for the iPhone, called the Helicopter Taksi.Tujuan of the game is to run a taxi helicopter take a variety of characters to be unloaded at a particular location. All locations are physical locations in the room, and to finish the game, players are required to fly a helicopter by walking around, and lie down flat to pick up the phone and reduce passengers. The game uses cell phone cameras to give the impression that the actual helicopter flying in the room, and take advantage of the accelerometer and gyroscope phone to find out when the user is trying to pick up or drop from the characters. While the concept is very simple games, such as those designed for young children, the results not short and memorable.
new accessories For Ipad 2
iPad 2 can be considered as a hot product from Apple. This will bring a variety of accessories that will soon grow like mushrooms. Look at some of the latest bid for a new tablet from Apple. Macessity is a Mac accessory maker that has developed KiiPas, which can be pronounced like the keypad. This device is offered for $ 40 and can be used for 1 and 2 as iPad iPad. It can display the tablet in portrait and landscape. KiiPas already available in the market. Padacs is developing to IPAD update 2. It offers two Kes keyboard for the iPad. The Toccata 2 Bluetooth Keyboard Case is equipped with silicone-key keyboard and lithium-powered batteries. It has a price tag of $ 50. The Rubata 2 Bluetooth Keyboard is a little more gullible Kes out. It is available in synthetic-leather exterior. It will cost you $ 80. Second Kes will hit the market after iPad 2 will be available in Australia which is scheduled for April. According Clamcase, he will reveal Kes Clamcase keyboard that is expected to occur in the near future. It can display iPad in portrait or landscape mode and features a QWERTY keyboard similar to the style of the MacBook. Company (Sarekat) does not mention information about pricing and availability. Griffin seated Cinema revamped for the new iPad. Kes will be available in late March. Besides the company (Sarekat) revealed that the cable is now GuitarConnect, Sylus, Loop iPad stand and PowerDock Dual charging cradle can be used iPad 2.(yF)
SiriusXM Internet Radio App For iPhone,iPod and iPad
Although there are large populations iPhone application and iPod are compatible with the iPad, we have seen the difference between 'optimized' and is compatible with first-hand. The SiriusXM Internet Radio app for iPhone, iPod touch and the new UI iPad now surface that has been reworked to slate the word Apple. This application provides over 120 channels of commercial-free music rendering SiriusXM, news, entertainment and more. Design refresh displays album art and artist biographies. A more obscure also been given to the technical updates that enhance the audio qualities and performance of cellular networks. There is a function of the 'Favorite Channels' which allow people to mark their choice SiriusXM Internet radio stations. These applications involve even fasiliti 'Lookaround' to check the tracks that play on other channels than the one being heard. In addition, should tempt users to throw dimes at the songs on iTunes because it claims to make up the entire process. Fans can sign up for introductory 7-day trial SiriusXM by downloading the application through iTunes. Customer SiriusXM Internet Radio or online service companies (Sarekat) which also includes satellite radio plans need not pay anything extra to listen SiriusXM the iPad.(yF)
Save2PDF for iPhone and iPad Now
Apple may have done more than any other company, outside of Adobe, to create a PDF that the lingua franca of cross-platform format like this now. This is so, largely, by including the ability to create PDF files directly into the Print dialog box in Mac OS X, and also by adopting PDF as the standard format for previewing files before printing. This is for the benefit of Apple, and Adobe, as PDF is widely exchanged between desktop publishers and graphic artists long before the development of OS X.
But more importantly, it has been profitable everyday users, on all platforms-for practical purposes, the PDF has replaced the fax, this format also allows individuals and organizations to save the file in a format that can be seen (and sometimes edited) even when The original application used to create the document is not available.
While reading the PDF files on the iPhone and iPad has been made possible through the Safari mobile (if they encountered while browsing PDF), and also through third-party applications such as GoodReader and Evernote a lot, they have created problems at all. When EuroSmartz introduced for iPhone and iPad Save2PDF end of 2010, he created a category in which he remains a top choice.
If you are not familiar with the company, it results in killing of printing applications for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and IPAD. As with all products I use EuroSmartz, Save2PDF just work, and includes some very useful document management and synchronization capabilities as well. In applications that allows printing, when you see something you want to save as a PDF file, you press on the "share" dropdown (usually represented by a curved arrow pointing right), which also usually print options. When Save2PDF installed, you press Print, and the dialog box appears, allowing you to save a file as a PDF in a local directory.
From Save2PDF app, you can collect the documents, download and save files as PDF files from Google Docs, Dropbox, and other cloud services; e-mail files; export them to the cloud location, open it in other applications, such as GoodReader, Noterize, Quickoffice, or Evernote; preview of the file, access contacts and photos, create a text file, and merge several files into PDF. Built-in Web browser allows you to save Web pages and e-mail as PDF files, too. You also can rename files, organize them in folders, and create a zip (compressed) files either from individual files or folders, which helps save storage space.
While Save2PDF is a remarkable application that provides functions that are quite unique, does have some drawbacks. During testing in the IPAD run both IOS 4.2 and later IOS 4.3, app fell over a few times. More important in everyday use is that some of the iconic interface is not very helpful, giving little clue about what their function will be called. Even after using the application repeatedly over several weeks, it's hard to remember the different abilities will be discovered by a plus (+) icon than the "bubble text" (or a computer screen?) Icons. It can remain on the iPad, because there are a lot of screen real estate to add text or icon labels either make it easier decipherable.
IPhone version works the same way with the version of the iPad, and while the document management more difficult on the small screen, navigating through the various options offer the application is, ironically (or, iconically) much easier: icons representing different functions front and center on screen iPhone app startup, while the IPAD they are small and moved into two small strip at the bottom of the screen.Source:mcworld
White iPhone 4 Coming Soon?
New developments in the saga of the longest in the history of the mobile has emerged thanks to Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. Phillip Schiller another Twitter account that "the white iPhone will be available this spring. Could this really ultimately means that the iPhone 4 White will be released? IPhone 4 White has been a mystery from the beginning with no direct statement from Apple about the problem at the plant and how it taken so long to complete. The reason is considered that the paint for the White version is much thicker and cause problems with the camera. Whatever the reason, it seems that the version of the iPhone 4 The White very close to the launch of the iPhone 5.
Apple:Jailbroken iPad 2
Last week, Apple followers who patiently waited for the announcement of the iPad 2 jailbreak, jailbreak was told that would not be possible until the promulgation of the iPhone 5. However, the iPhone Dev Team has managed to jailbreak the Comex members iPad 2 only within three days after pelancaran. As evidence, the Comex sharing photos from a tablet running Cydia - an open source Debian package manager that acts like a jailbreak App Store for the IOS platform. Cydia running on jailbroken iPad 2 According to the Comex, a new exploit has been found to jailbreak iPad 2 userland tools but will not be deployed until the proper tests done. This may take a few weeks and I am sure all owners iPad 2 will want to know it. Now, everyone knows that the iPhone Dev Team exploit tests with each device which may IOS to be compatible with the latest version of the jailbreak tools. So do not expect them to announce any estimated time of arrival immediately.
Confirm Release Date HTC Thunderbolt
Seems to have a lot of confusion exact launch date of HTC's much anticipated Thunderbolt recently, with reports showing several different release dates. Alan Ng As recently mentioned, it is estimated that the handset will arrive on March 21. However, as the reports Kellex droid-life.com, a new tweet from Imran Shahid - is believed to be representative HTC - seems to have confirmed the release date of HTC Thunderbolt. Post claimed that the handset will arrive at Verizon Wireless on March 17. Daniel Chubb As noted, both the HTC and Verizon Wireless appear to have been following in the footsteps of Apple, with a secret in terms of release date in Thunderbolt HTC. Now it appears that the tweet is only available for a while, because it has since been removed. The Thunderbolt HTC, Verizon 4GLTE first smartphone, is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor 1GHz, running on the Android 2.2 and features 4.3-inch capacitive touch screen, behind the 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and autofocus and a 1.3 megapixel front camera. Source:product-reviews
Flipboard to launch for iPhone
Mike McCue told the South By Southwest (SXSW) technology conference in Austin, Texas, that the app would require a complete redesign for the iPhone’s smaller screen but that his team had found a design that it was happy with. He said the new version wo
uld probably be released in the summer.
However, McCue said his company was not yet building an Android version of the service.
Flipboard takes the links that your friends are sharing online and lays them out in a magazine format. It has won consistent praise as one of the best iPad apps since i
t launched last year and now has partnerships with 15 publishers whose content is optimised for the app.
McCue told the conference: “Making content look great is one of the things that I am very passionate about.” He said that tablet devices meant rethinking the way content is displayed. “The web is still living in the mid-90s templates,” he added.
Speaking to The Telegraph, Evan Doll, who co-founded Flipboard with McCue, said that the company would also look at updating the app to take advantage of the iPad 2, launched in the US on Friday. He said Flipboard runs very quickly on the iPad 2 but there are things that the company can do to speed it up further.
Doll said that one of the key reasons for Flipboard's success was that it had been designed specifically for the iPad. He said: "We weren't taking something else and shoehorning it into the iPad. Source:telegraph
iPhone Release 5 will be aligned with iTunes Wireless
Now in 2011, we were there a few weeks away from the iPhone release date 5 at WWDC 2011, which will introduce a new iPhone featuring improvements rumored to include a chip A5, edge-to-edge of the screen, and many more that have been leaked. Rumors are strong enough, but you never know with Apple. One feature we hope will be included, once again, is Wi-Fi syncing between iTunes and the iPhone, there's no reason this technology should not have built-in to the iPhone 5G. We have seen this feature with the previous application. It's hard to believe that we still have to use a cable to the iPhone iPad 4 and 2, when syncing to iTunes. Apple's move goods more clouds, which only seems logical that they develop an option for wireless synchronization as a standard. Source:usermozo
Asus Eee Pad TF101 hits in FCC
Asus, a strong candidate for the tablets in 2001. Eee PC tablet Pad TF101 has now gone past the FCC hurdle in time for the start of his intended April. Asus Eee Transformer Pad has been approved to-Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functionality despite extensive details of the tablet has not come.
Pad Eee TF101 equipped with 10.1-inch tablet, the first from Asus. Tablets also another value first from Asus, the tablet is only based on dual-core processor NVIDIA Tegra. Eee TF101 Pad also has another claim to fame - it includes detachable keyboard which when installed will make the tablet PC notebook imitate, something that is obtained tablets tag Transformer. Should be based on Windows 7 operating system, tablet Eee Pad TF101 possibility of any price between $ 399 and $ 699, which if true would truly make an attractive proposition. Tablet was last seen at the CeBIT exhibition recently. Source:goodereader
HTC EVO View Now HTC Flyer?
Dengan pengumuman resmi baru-baru ini kedatangan HTC EVO VIEW,kita melihat HTC maju ke depan dan cepat mendaftarkan dua versi dari merek dagang dengan US Patent dan Trademark Office. Dengan demikian HTC EVO VIEW 4G sekarang dalam perjalanan menjadi merek dagang terdaftar.
Bagi anda yang tidak tahu apa ini adalah semua tentang, Sprint baru-baru ini memesan dua setengah jam waktu di CTIA berkaitan dengan pengumuman baru mereka berencana membuat. Ini adalah tentang pelancaran mendatang Samsung Nexus S pada jaringan mereka, HTC EVO VIEW dan sesuatu yang disebut Evo HTC 3D. Tentu saja hal ini tidak resmi dengan cara apapun, seperti Sprint tidak mengatakan apa perangkat itu akan menampilkan dalam dua setengah jam, tetapi semua sumber menunjukkan bahwa.
HTC EVO VIEW 4G - HTC Flyer dengan perubahan nama? HTC EVO VIEW 4G diduga tidak lain adalah tablet Flyer HTC di jaringan Sprint. Bagi anda tidak akrab dengan Flyer HTC, berikut adalah ikhtisar singkat dari HTC EVO VIEW 4G atau HTC Flyer spesifikasi (kemungkinan besar tentu saja): • 7 inch layar dengan resolusi 1024 x 600 piksel • Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread • 1.500 MHz processor - tidak ada pengumuman apakah itu tunggal atau dual core • 1 GB RAM • 32 GB built-in penyimpanan dan slot kad micro SD • 5 belakang megapiksel menghadap kamera dengan flash LED dan depan menghadap Kamera VGA • Bluetooth 3.0, Wi- Fi 802.11 b / g / n, micro USB semua hadir di sambungan depan Beratnya • in di hanya 14,82 ons (yang 420 gram) Sejauh ini semua kita tahu tentang misterius HTC EVO VIEW 4G atau Flyer HTC. Source:gforgames
Dolphin HD Browser Hardware To Motorola Xoom
Dolphin HD Android web browser is no doubt one of the popular application choices when it comes to finding alternatives to the original Chrome browser on Android devices. Unfortunately it's not fair well with a larger screen devices such as Samsung Galaxy Tab. Dolphin HD v4.5 for Motorola Android Xoom tablet Honeycomb But now with the Dolphin HD v4.5 for Android 3.0 release tablets Honeycomb, a very different picture painted.
Updated version of Dolphin HD specifically for tablet Honeycomb like Xoom Motorola has introduced support for hardware acceleration, making web browsing experience better. So, if you've been waiting to get rid of the browser on your original Motorola Xoom for a more feature packed option, applications Dolphin HD now play nice with widescreen tablet. Source: GizmoCrunch
Updated version of Dolphin HD specifically for tablet Honeycomb like Xoom Motorola has introduced support for hardware acceleration, making web browsing experience better. So, if you've been waiting to get rid of the browser on your original Motorola Xoom for a more feature packed option, applications Dolphin HD now play nice with widescreen tablet. Source: GizmoCrunch
Foursquare v1.9.7 for BlackBerry Updated
Today Foursquare released an update for their BlackBerry app. You can get your hands on it either through App World or by going to foursquare.com/blackberry/beta. It now sits at version 1.9.77 and has added a number of nice new features.
Now able to add comments to a friend’s check-in.
New trophy case view of all of your badges.
The ability for users to “Check for updates” straight from the app!
Addition of a photo gallery viewer.
To enter this view, click on a photo in venues to enlarge photo, then click one more time to enter the gallery view.
The friends dashboard now shows if the check-in has comments or photos.
Speed improvements for rendering the dashboard screen
Fixes to add friends and profile photo upload.
Improved data connection for users having issues connecting via https
And more. Source:n4bb
Taser App Locks Down Cell
Before you get too excited, the Taser app isn’t what you think it is. But what it will do is protect your family while they are driving.
A special app that’s only available for Blackberry and Android platforms (it needs Bluetooth to function properly), the Taser prevents cell-phone related driving distractions, promotes responsible driving behaviors, and offers important information you may need in emergency situations. Basically, it locks down your cell phone while you are behind the wheel, so you get that peace of mind for when your teen borrows the car.
Here’s how it works: the app uses Bluetooth to communicate via a small dongle that connects to the vehicle’s diagnostic port. When it makes a connection, it locks down the phone except for the Taser app which gives the user only basic functionality including voice dialing and 911 access. You also get GPS and cellular functionality (with its own SIM card). If you really want to keep an eye on what your teens are doing, it will keep track of a vehicle’s location and will report unsafe driving behavior and accidents – it’s the perfect snitch.
The Taser kit will cost you $249.95 plus a recurring fee starting at $14.95/month. If the price doesn’t shock you (sorry, couldn’t resist), the Taser may be a worthwhile investment, especially if you want to monitor your young drivers. Source:autoguide
iPad 2 lineup at launch
Thousands of people thronged the Apple store in both the U.S. coast as 2 iPad went on sale yesterday, indicating a still strong tarikkan for devices that dominate the market is still young it is made. Brave the cold rain and curiously, hordes of fans - many of whom had lined up overnight - formed a line of pre-sales before the device went on sale at 5 pm from New York to San Francisco. The men broke out as the staff of blue-clad sea Apple threw open the door and give high-five to the first buyer iPad excited in Manhattan. voters will offer clues about whether Apple tablet demand remained strong for almost a year after being convicted of the original smash hit, alone created the tablet market and inspired a wave of copycat from Motorola for the Research in Motion. More than 800 lined up outside the Apple store on Manhattan's Fifth Ave. ahead of the launch, hoping to get first dibs on thinner, lighter and faster iPad that Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced last week to strong reviews. "I want to be part of it," said Andrew Christian, 26, a pharmacy technician from the Bronx who No. 11 in line after waiting all night in the rain. Apple shares rose 1.5 percent, to close at $ 351.99 on Nasdaq. Wall St anticipate a strong start with 2 iPad, equivalent to the original release, although some analysts are more bullish. Brian White Ticonderoga Securities, said Apple could potentially sell 1 million iPads over the weekend - about matching sales in their first month on the market in 2010. "It looks to me like it would be a very strong launch," he said. More than 200 people waited outside Apple's flagship San Francisco store at 9 am local time, more than double by lunch. The line that, in themselves, a spectacle. More than 100 spectators gathered to witness the antics only Apple fans in Manhattan. "It's curious to see how people can become so fanatical I. Source:montrealgazette
Apple Password Controls On iPhone in-App Purchases
With the introduction of its new iOS 4.3 operating system update, Apple has upgraded password protection around purchases made within iPhone and iPad applications, an attempt to prevent consumers (particularly children) from unwittingly racking up substantial iTunes charges. IOS 4.3 introduces a new feature requiring password entry when virtual goods, game add-ons and other features are purchased within an application downloaded to an iOS-based device: "In addition to a password being required to purchase an app on the App Store, a reentry of your password is now required when making an in-app purchase," Apple spokesperson Trudy Muller told The Washington Post.
The move follows weeks after the Federal Trade Commission stated it would review potentially deceptive practices connected to in-app purchases within children's games optimized for iOS. Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) first alerted FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz to the issue, writing letters urging the consumer watchdog to investigate the in-app transaction model. "We fully share your concern that consumers, particularly children, are unlikely to understand the ramifications of these types of purchases," Leibowitz replied in a letter to Markey. "Let me assure you we will look closely at the current industry practice with respect to the marketing and delivery of these types of applications."
Markey wrote that the in-app purchase model may be deceptive, explaining that when parents download titles geared for their children, they do not anticipate the application will include virtual items available for sale. Last month, The Washington Post reported multiple parent complaints tied to in-app transactions across the iOS platform--one child playing the Smurfs Village game spent a reported $1,400 acquiring batches of Smurfberries priced at $99 each.
Consumer protection experts question whether Apple's new policies go far enough to satisfy lawmaker concerns, however. Linda Goldstein, Advertising and Marketing Chair at law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, said that in-app purchases encompass multiple consumer protection issues, including marketing to children and recurring charges to a "non-traditional billing device." According to Goldstein, mobile devices have "essentially become the equivalent of credit cards in the hands of children. When that happens and you have on top of that programs that inherently involve recurring charges, it's a recipe for high FTC scrutiny."
App store analytics firm Distimo reports that between June 2010 and December 2010, revenues generated by in-app purchases in free applications more than doubled across both the iPhone and iPad. In-app transactions across free and premium apps now account for 49 percent of iPhone developer revenues and 29 percent of iPad developer income. Source:fiercemobilecontent
The move follows weeks after the Federal Trade Commission stated it would review potentially deceptive practices connected to in-app purchases within children's games optimized for iOS. Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) first alerted FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz to the issue, writing letters urging the consumer watchdog to investigate the in-app transaction model. "We fully share your concern that consumers, particularly children, are unlikely to understand the ramifications of these types of purchases," Leibowitz replied in a letter to Markey. "Let me assure you we will look closely at the current industry practice with respect to the marketing and delivery of these types of applications."
Markey wrote that the in-app purchase model may be deceptive, explaining that when parents download titles geared for their children, they do not anticipate the application will include virtual items available for sale. Last month, The Washington Post reported multiple parent complaints tied to in-app transactions across the iOS platform--one child playing the Smurfs Village game spent a reported $1,400 acquiring batches of Smurfberries priced at $99 each.
Consumer protection experts question whether Apple's new policies go far enough to satisfy lawmaker concerns, however. Linda Goldstein, Advertising and Marketing Chair at law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, said that in-app purchases encompass multiple consumer protection issues, including marketing to children and recurring charges to a "non-traditional billing device." According to Goldstein, mobile devices have "essentially become the equivalent of credit cards in the hands of children. When that happens and you have on top of that programs that inherently involve recurring charges, it's a recipe for high FTC scrutiny."
App store analytics firm Distimo reports that between June 2010 and December 2010, revenues generated by in-app purchases in free applications more than doubled across both the iPhone and iPad. In-app transactions across free and premium apps now account for 49 percent of iPhone developer revenues and 29 percent of iPad developer income. Source:fiercemobilecontent
Apple Fans Camp For New iPad
The new iPad went on sale in the United States on Friday, with Apple fans queuing at the company's stores across the country to be among the first to snap up the coveted tablet computers.
Apple began selling the iPad 2, which was unveiled by chief executive Steve Jobs last week, as sales opened online overnight and at Apple's 236 US stores starting at 5:00 pm (2200 GMT).
Estimated shipping times for iPads ordered at Apple's online shop went from a few days to a few weeks, indicating strong demand by people who didn't want to face queues at real world stores.
"I suspect they will sell more iPads this time around than last time around," Gartner analyst Van Baker told AFP.
"I am not seeing much shape up in the form of competition, so I have to continue to believe they are going to be pretty dominant."
A line of people, including some who camped out overnight swathed in rain gear and equipped with chairs and big umbrellas, formed around the block outside Apple's Fifth Avenue store in New York City.
First in line was Hazem Sayed, an applications developer who had purchased his coveted spot from Amanda Foote, an entrepreneurial 20-year-old from Florida who staked her claim outside Apple on Wednesday, then auctioned the place on Craigslist and by word of mouth.
"It went from $150 to $600 in about 10 minutes," she said. Finally Sayed came in with the winning bid: $900.
Sayed said he'd be immediately taking his new iPad 2 to a business meeting in Dubai where he would use its technology for mounting interactive presentations. "I'm going to buy two iPads. If I could I'd buy four," he said.
Many others in the crowd were foreigners seeking to take advantage of an opportunity they won't have in their own country for a while.
The iPad 2, which is one-third thinner, nearly 15 percent lighter and faster than the model released in April 2010, will be available in around two dozen other countries later this month.
Mingda Zhong, 18, a student from Nanjing, China, said that even the original iPad is rare at home. "You cannot buy the iPad 1 very easily," he said.
"Most Chinese do not have it."
About 50 people near the head of the long iPad 2 queue of outside the Apple Store in downtown San Francisco were there for a company that evidently intended to send the tablets back to China for resale at hefty mark-ups.
Second in line was James Almeida, a 24-year-old college student who resisted the original iPad but showed up at 4:00 am to sate his longing now that the second-generation model is available.
"I decided that the iPad is not something that anyone really needs, but if you have it, it's awesome," Almeida told AFP. "This is the only product I've seen that has created its own need, which is amazing."
Besides the size and weight, the other major improvement to the touchscreen tablet computer is the addition of front- and rear-facing cameras that allow users to take still pictures and video and hold video conversations.
Apple sold 15 million iPads last year, bringing in $10 billion in new revenue and creating an entirely new category of consumer electronics devices.
Dozens of other companies have been scrambling since then to bring tablets to market, most of them relying on Google's Android software, and Apple is hoping the iPad 2 will keep it a step ahead of its rivals.
But with the exception of the Galaxy Tab from South Korea's Samsung, rival tablet-makers have enjoyed little success.
"So far, it's looking pretty rosy for Apple," Baker said.
Technology research firm Gartner is forecasting sales of 55 million tablet computers worldwide this year and another research firm, Forrester, said Apple has little to worry about for now.
"Competing tablets to the iPad are poised to fail, which is why we're forecasting that Apple will have at least 80 percent share of the US consumer tablet market in 2011," Forrester said.
The iPad 2 received mostly praise from the influential technology columnists who adored its power, beauty, sleekness, and "eco-system" of applications for work or play.
More than 65,000 applications have been created for the iPad, while there are currently only about 100 crafted for tablets running Android.
The iPad 2 is selling at the same prices as the original iPad, ranging from $499 for the 16-gigabyte version to $829 for the top-of-the-line 64-GB model.
The iPad 2 will be available on March 25 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Britain, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Source:independent
Apple began selling the iPad 2, which was unveiled by chief executive Steve Jobs last week, as sales opened online overnight and at Apple's 236 US stores starting at 5:00 pm (2200 GMT).
Estimated shipping times for iPads ordered at Apple's online shop went from a few days to a few weeks, indicating strong demand by people who didn't want to face queues at real world stores.
"I suspect they will sell more iPads this time around than last time around," Gartner analyst Van Baker told AFP.
"I am not seeing much shape up in the form of competition, so I have to continue to believe they are going to be pretty dominant."
A line of people, including some who camped out overnight swathed in rain gear and equipped with chairs and big umbrellas, formed around the block outside Apple's Fifth Avenue store in New York City.
First in line was Hazem Sayed, an applications developer who had purchased his coveted spot from Amanda Foote, an entrepreneurial 20-year-old from Florida who staked her claim outside Apple on Wednesday, then auctioned the place on Craigslist and by word of mouth.
"It went from $150 to $600 in about 10 minutes," she said. Finally Sayed came in with the winning bid: $900.
Sayed said he'd be immediately taking his new iPad 2 to a business meeting in Dubai where he would use its technology for mounting interactive presentations. "I'm going to buy two iPads. If I could I'd buy four," he said.
Many others in the crowd were foreigners seeking to take advantage of an opportunity they won't have in their own country for a while.
The iPad 2, which is one-third thinner, nearly 15 percent lighter and faster than the model released in April 2010, will be available in around two dozen other countries later this month.
Mingda Zhong, 18, a student from Nanjing, China, said that even the original iPad is rare at home. "You cannot buy the iPad 1 very easily," he said.
"Most Chinese do not have it."
About 50 people near the head of the long iPad 2 queue of outside the Apple Store in downtown San Francisco were there for a company that evidently intended to send the tablets back to China for resale at hefty mark-ups.
Second in line was James Almeida, a 24-year-old college student who resisted the original iPad but showed up at 4:00 am to sate his longing now that the second-generation model is available.
"I decided that the iPad is not something that anyone really needs, but if you have it, it's awesome," Almeida told AFP. "This is the only product I've seen that has created its own need, which is amazing."
Besides the size and weight, the other major improvement to the touchscreen tablet computer is the addition of front- and rear-facing cameras that allow users to take still pictures and video and hold video conversations.
Apple sold 15 million iPads last year, bringing in $10 billion in new revenue and creating an entirely new category of consumer electronics devices.
Dozens of other companies have been scrambling since then to bring tablets to market, most of them relying on Google's Android software, and Apple is hoping the iPad 2 will keep it a step ahead of its rivals.
But with the exception of the Galaxy Tab from South Korea's Samsung, rival tablet-makers have enjoyed little success.
"So far, it's looking pretty rosy for Apple," Baker said.
Technology research firm Gartner is forecasting sales of 55 million tablet computers worldwide this year and another research firm, Forrester, said Apple has little to worry about for now.
"Competing tablets to the iPad are poised to fail, which is why we're forecasting that Apple will have at least 80 percent share of the US consumer tablet market in 2011," Forrester said.
The iPad 2 received mostly praise from the influential technology columnists who adored its power, beauty, sleekness, and "eco-system" of applications for work or play.
More than 65,000 applications have been created for the iPad, while there are currently only about 100 crafted for tablets running Android.
The iPad 2 is selling at the same prices as the original iPad, ranging from $499 for the 16-gigabyte version to $829 for the top-of-the-line 64-GB model.
The iPad 2 will be available on March 25 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Britain, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Source:independent
Blackberry Music Application
7digital experienced music providers are on scene a BlackBerry with a free application, even if we reflect the point in trying to compete with the iTunes digital music giant. However, it offers the opportunity to buy high berkualiti MP3 directly to your phone and lets you check the latest charts. Shazam is the crown jewel, although a relative veteran of the mobile music scene. Listen to the song on the radio but did not know what it is? Turn Shazam and within seconds it should be able to tag songs and let you know the artist and song. He novelty, however, like a pair of knock-off jeans, wear from time to time and artists clearly have not released any official likely to abandon Shazam. For those who know the artist and song title but do not know the lyrics, however, then TuneWiki may be a bit more useful. It collates all the songs on your phone and the river lyrics on the screen while it plays - a bit like subtitles for music miring.Ada also paid a number of popular applications available as well, from the Creator, MP3 to Ringtone aptly named Ultimate Music Quiz, which tests your music 1000 knowledge using several questions. This is all a little firecracker, but wet, and we wondered why the BlackBerry tertanya only stick to the real power - instant email and instant messaging. Source:youfacom.com
iPhone 5 Comes With Bigger Screen
The new generation of iPhone design has been leaked today. As you can see below, it’s Apple’s“mold engineering drawings” for the iPhone 5. They are applying the same design but comes with bigger screen. iDealsChina reported the wireframe CAD graphics are supplied to case designers that will provide accessories for the handset.
The design is identical as the current iPhone but as we have mention it will acquired larger screen with smaller bezel. According to the rumor, Apple is planning to change the glass back for a unibody metal chassis and antenna integrated with the company logo may not be the case. Inside you will see a dual-core 1GHz Apple A5 processor.
Souce:slashphone
Element Case Vapor Pro iPhone 4 Case
According to Element Case, the Vapor Pro is the most expensive non-designer iPhone 4 case available. This version is masculine looking and made in aluminum. Rather than snapping on to the iPhone 4, it is screwed on (with a supplied tool). The ports to all the buttons and connectors on the phone are easy to access, while the case further gives the iPhone a more ergonomic shape for holding. There is even a polymer section over the antenna to prevent signal issues. Element cases offers the Vapor Pro iPhone case in a number of colors and finishes. Retail price is $149.99, and you can enter to win one below.
To enter, leave a comment on this post sharing why you'd like to win this case. The giveaway ends on March 18th at 8:00pm PST. See additional rules below.
* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before March 18th, 2011 at 8:00PM Pacific Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
Souce:luxist
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