Posts Tagged ‘news’

Apple releases iBooks 1.3 with new read-aloud feature for children’s books

Apple on Tuesday released iBooks 1.3, an update for its iOS-based e-reading software, adding a new read-aloud feature that uses a real narrator to read some children's books.

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Inside Apple’s iOS 5: Reminders app offers location-aware to-do lists

One new application in iOS 5 is Reminders, a location-based organization tool that aims to offer improved to-do lists that are compatible with iCal, Outlook and iCloud.

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iCloud Won’t Work with Windows XP

It has been discovered in Apple’s documentation that iCloud will not work with users running Windows XP. Both iTunes 10.3 and MobileMe will work fine with Windows XP, but the new iCloud won’t. It sounds like an artificial limitation to me. The thing of it is, Windows XP, ten years after it’s release, is still the world’s most ubiquitous Operating System. For the Mac users iCloud support only goes back to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

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Why iA Writer for iPad is Unbeatable and Unreasonable

There are already a thousand and one reviews of iA Writer on the App Store and on the web, so this won’t be one of those. This is simply a quick post to highlight one really awesome feature of the app, while lamenting a strange design decision that I very much hope iA will reconsider. Writer’s font and its on-screen keyboard are great, but it’s really the use of white space in iA Writer that kicks the most ass. With Focus mode turned on, not only do you benefit from the selective graying out of all-but-three lines, but you get a *lot* of white space below your insertion point that never goes away.

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iBamboo promises electricity-free iPhone 4 audio boost | iLounge News

iLounge news discussing the iBamboo promises electricity-free iPhone 4 audio boost. Find more iPhone Accessories news from leading independent iPod, iPhone , and iPad site.

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iPhone Live 155: Enter iOS 5 and iCloud

Our podcast feed Download Directly Subscribe via iTunes Rene, Seth, The Keith Newman, Ally, and Leanna talk WWDC 2011 Keynote: iOS 5, iCloud, what it means for Apple, for users, for Jailbreak, and for apps. Yes, we snuck in an early, secret show on you… This is iPhone Live! Hosts Rene Ritchie ( @reneritchie ) Seth Clifford ( @sethclifford ) The Keith Newman ( @thekeithnewman ) Ally Kazmucha ( @iMuggle ) Leanna Lofte ( @llofte ) Credits Thanks to the TiPb iPhone accessory store for sponsoring the podcast, and to everyone who showed up for the live chat! Our music comes from the following sources: I Called You — iPhone Remix by Pete Leidy via Sneakmove iPhone Ringtone Challenge iPhone Live 155: Enter iOS 5 and iCloud is a story by TiPb . This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store . TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog

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iPhone 5 Rumors: Reported to be SIM-less with 8MP camera

There is a rumor going around that the 5th generation iPhone will be released in July or August and will have the same form factor as the iPhone 4 with an 8MP camera and no SIM. Citing an anonymous source, Macotakara reported Monday that the next iPhone will have the same form factor as the iPhone 4, and will use an ARM Cortex-A9 processor. The report said it is “not confirmed” whether the new processor will have a single CPU or is dual-core. The report also said the handset will have an 8-megapixel camera, and a SIM-less design along with 3-4 internal antennas that will allow the device to serve as a “world phone” compatible with both GSM and CDMA networks. That would allow the same hardware to run on both AT&T and Verizon networks in the U.S. The report claims that the device, which will include a Qualcomm chipset, will be released at the end of July or in early August. While later than usual, that release date would be sooner than the fiscal 2012 claim the same site made back in March.

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IPhone add-on Lark can help you sleep – USA Today

USA Today IPhone add-on Lark can help you sleep USA Today For now, this combination "un-alarm" clock/sleep coaching solution works in tandem with the iPhone , iPod Touch or iPad, but the Palo Alto, Calif., start-up behind Lark (which goes by the same name) is planning to bring out an Android version relatively ... and more

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Microsoft demonstrates Windows 8 with HTML5 apps

Microsoft has provided a look at how it plans to bring Windows to more mobile devices in the future, leveraging ARM processors and using HTML5 as the basis of a new app platform.

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Apple files for European ‘iCloud’ trademark

Apple has filed for the "iCloud" trademark with the European Trademark Office with a wide range of classes, including "delivering digital music by telecommunications."

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