New Apple Invitation For January 19, 2011
Apple has sent out invites today for a press event to be held in New York City next Thursday, January 19, 2011. There have been and still are many rumors circulating as to what Apple will be announcing. The most likely one though is that this event will concentrate on iBooks with education majoring. Steve Jobs was determined to ‘shake up’ the textbook market and perhaps this event will mark the start of that… We’ll be covering this event, so check back for that.
Griffin and Crayola Kid-Friendly Apps and Accessories Announced at CES
Griffin Technology, one of the world’s foremost creators of innovations for everyday life, and Crayola, whose products have inspired creative expression in children for more than 100 years, are excited to announce a new lineup of kid-friendly apps and mobile accessories at CES 2012. “With these new products kids can enjoy taking photos, listening to music and using their iOS devices in a totally new and colorful way,” said Mark Rowan, President of Griffin Technology. “Making technology fun and accessible for children is both exciting and rewarding; we look forward to a continued collaboration with Crayola in 2012 to bring kid-friendly creative experiences to the digital world.” “Our successful…
Griffin Previews the Twenty Audio Amplifier for Airport Express at CES
“The Griffin Twenty is the easiest, best-sounding solution for consumers who have speakers that are not AirPlay-enabled but still want to stream high-fidelity audio wirelessly,” said Mark Rowan, President of Griffin Technology. “Not only can users stream from their iTunes library, they can easily connect with any AirPlay-enabled iOS device.” Twenty boasts a zero-configuration audio set-up that streams Apple Lossless sound from iTunes or any other AirPlay-enabled app (Pandora, Spotify, last.fm, etc.) to the user’s speakers via a low-profile digital amplifier. Twenty comes equipped with a power connection and mount for Airport Express. It features a 2.1 channel sound system with 20 watts output per channel and also supports…
Mobile App Usage Driving Largest Ever Shifts In Consumer Behaviour
Flurry have produced another great chart this time demonstrating that ‘The era of mobile computing, catalysed by Apple and Google, is driving among the largest shifts in consumer behaviour over the last forty years. Impressively, its rate of adoption is outpacing both the PC revolution of the 1980s and the Internet Boom of the 1990s. Since 2007, more than 500 million iOS and Android smartphones and tablets have been activated. By the end of 2012, Flurry estimates that cumulative number of iOS and Android devices activated will surge past 1 billion. According to IDC, over 800 million PCs were sold between 1981 and 2000, making the rate of smart device…
Our Daily App Giveaway – Filterstorm
Welcome once again to our Daily App Giveaway section of theappwhisperer. We value our readers so much we want to share our love of apps with you. That’s why we have created this new section as each day we will be giving away free apps. Today we have some Filterstorm codes to giveaway, each worth $3.99/£2.49. Filterstorm has been designed from the ground up to meet your iPad and iPhone photo editing needs. Using a uniquely crafted touch interface, Filterstorm allows for more intuitive editing than its desktop counterparts with a toolset designed for serious photography. A favorite of Photojournalists, Filterstorm is at home in a professional workflow, or for…
Android And iOS Apps To Help You Get Around 2012 International CES Show
If you’re off to the 2012 International CES show in Las Vegas, running from January 10-13 then you might want to pick up one of these apps to help you get around. Both Android and iOS offerings are available and we’ve included the links below to download, they’re both free. iOS App Follow Me is the official iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch application for the 2012 International CES®, January 10-13, 2012, in Las Vegas. Know where you are on the show floor and navigate like a pro with our interactive maps, search the exhibitor directory, or create your show schedule by choosing sessions you want to attend and speakers you want to…
Photo Guide – Get the Most Out of Your DSLR – Temporarily Free
If you received a new DSLR this Christmas then perhaps you don’t feel like wading through the instruction manual or DVD but want to know how best to use your camera in specific situations. Well, if this sounds like you then it’s a great idea to download this app today, as it has had a price drop, it’s down from £0.99/£0.69, so is definitely worth checking out. You can download it here.
Apple After Rights To Stream English Premier League Football
Well, it looks like Sky have got some serious competition on their hands. The Daily Mail are reporting this morning that Apple ‘are showing interest in joining the billion pound battle for the next set of live Premier League TV rights when the tender goes out before the end of the season’. Apple see the Premier League as a crucial platform to help establish their Apple TV in the UK and of course boost their iPad sales as the iTunes subscription service is already in place. The Daily Mail reports that Sky paid £1.6 billion for their current packages and we all know that Apple have plenty of cash to…
Use Your iPhone Like A Walkie Talkie
If you lust after the days of communicating via walkie talkie, this app lets you to use your iPhone in a similar way, allowing you to reminisce. Communicator for iPhone allows the user to connect to other iPhone devices via BlueTooth and create your own private communication network. It’s temporarily free and you can pick it up here to give it a try.
iPhoneography – Quick Lomo Pro – Temporarily Free
A simple and convenient camera to capture your moments in a cool, stylish Lomographic way. No complicated process or saving procedures to go through. Simply point and snap. Quick Lomo will take care of the rest and give you a stunning lomograph. With the original Lomo LC-A in mind, we created this digital replica which will turn your iphone into a lomo cam. The final photo will look very similar to a real lomograph with high contrast and saturation by cross processing color slide film E6 with C41 chemicals (E to C). This app is free today (it usually retails for $0.99/£0.69), click here to download. Features ★ Fast…
