And The Winner Is….Gail Davis UK Mum Wins $10,000 iTunes Card – Except She Didn’t Download The Winning App
Oh mums we love you, and Gail Davis certainly loves Apple now. She is now the proud ‘owner’ of a $10,000 iTunes card courtesy of Apple for downloading the 10 billionth app from the iTunes App Store. The funny thing is, she didn’t download it. In fact, that accolade goes to he daughters, who downloaded the free Paper Glider app on one wet and cold Saturday afternoon in the suburbs of London, Kent. During an interview on Radio 4 Live Gail Davis admitted she didn’t actually download the app. ‘I have to confess it wasn’t me who downloaded it but my daughters’ she sad. In fact when Gail received the…
Hugh Is One Big Tease – Playboy IS Coming To Every iPad In March 2011
Just the news you wanted to hear on this bright and sunny Sunday morning, or maybe not, but anyway, despite all the negative waves whirling around yesterday reporting that Playboy wasn’t coming to an iPad near you, Hugh has now dispelled those and replaced them with very postive waves. ‘Playboy will be available on iPad and Internet for $8 a month for every issue, past and present starting in March’. So said Huge Hefner So there you have Playboy fan boys do not fret, you’ll be able to swipe your digits all over your very own centrefold Playboy on your iPad very soon. Don’t listen to those nasty rumors, you’ve…
Ten Billion Apple Apps Now Downloaded – They’ve Done It
The magical number 10 billion has now been reached with all the magical devices out there making Apple’s latest target yet another victory. The competition has now closed and one lucky person will soon be cherishing their $10,000 iTunes card. We can’t wait to find out who that is. If it’s you, let us know!
Apple Updates Numbers, Pages and Keynote For iPad
Numbers Numbers, the powerful spreadsheet application made for the Mac, has been completely redesigned for iPad. Tap the bright Multi-Touch display to create compelling, great-looking spreadsheets in minutes. With over 250 easy-to-use functions, an intelligent keyboard, flexible tables, and eye-catching charts, all the answers are at your fingertips. So, what’s new? Fixes an issue where new cell values would not be saved when Numbers was quit and restarted. Fixed an issue where an invalid Region Format in iOS settings would cause Numbers to quit. Fixed an issue with the predictive text menu when using Chinese or Japanese characters. Wireless printing with Airprint. Print preview. PDF export. Support for iOS 4.2 multitasking.…
Foxconn Says ‘No Need For Overreaction’ To Steve Jobs’ Medical Leave
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co), the largest manufacturer of electronics and computer components worldwide with up to 450,000 workers and of course manufacturers of products from Apple, Amazon, Cisco, HP, Dell, Nintendo, Nokia, Microsoft, Sony and Sony Ericsson have spoken out in relation to the controversy surrounding Jobs’ medical absence. In a report from DigiTimes, Foxconn acknowledged that Steve Jobs’ had taken medical leave and expressed that it was not the first time and since Apple, their major client, is ‘well organized’ they will not experience any operating issues simply ‘because of one person’s absence.’
Photo Stream Service, iPadTime and PhotoBooth Added To iOS 4.3 Developer Build
AppleInsider reports this morning that the latest developer iOS 4.3 beta 2 release mentions a new MobileMe-based Photo Stream picture sync feature, supposedly part of a new Media Stream service and in addition includes versions of a standalone FaceTime and PhotoBooth app for iPad. The idea behind Photo Streams is the facility that you will be allowed to invite other users to view your photos as you take them and upload them to a service, which seems to be connected to MobileMe and 9to5 Mac speculate that Media Stream can be directly connected to Find my Friends. We already know that this latest release includes updates for the new Apple…
Starbucks Now Accepts Mobile App Payments
Starbucks, the Seattle-based coffee store chain, announced today that its mobile payment system is now available nationwide, allowing users to pay for items using the Starbucks Card Mobile app available for the iPhone and Blackberry. Starbucks Card Mobile is a free app compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch. To make payments through the app, a registered Starbucks card is required. Obtaining a card and registering it with Starbucks is also free. Making A Payment To make a mobile payment, a user simply presents the barcode on the Scan Now screen within the app to a cashier. The sale amount will then be deducted from the associated Starbucks card. Mobile…
Apple iPad To Get Porn – Official
Steve Jobs has only been gone a day and already Playboy Magazine is ‘making a move’ on the Apple iPad. That’s right, from March 2011 you’ll be able to ‘read’ the full content of Playboy magazine from your Apple iPad, including the full back catalog. Now all you Android guys out there may feel a little put out, seeing that Jobs was particularly forthright about what can and can’t go on the iPad. In fact Steve was quoted as saying ‘if you want porn, buy an Android’. Well it’s interesting how things change but it seems that Zinio subscription you’ve been toying with might just come into it’s own. Playboy…
StompBox Pedal Controller for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
Wow, this is very rock and roll, now users of iShred Live, that killer iPad guitar app can use this StrompBox Pedal controller directly attached to their iPad to help them make some aswesome sounds, without taking their fingers off of their guitar. This is just what rockers have been waiting for, thank you Griffen and Frontier Design group who have developed this in partnership. With assignable foot switches and a 1/4" effects pedal input jack, our StompBox allows musicians to use a compatible iOS device (i.e., iPhone, iPad or iPod touch) as a portable, programmable effects board and practice rig. StompBox effectively recreates the experience of an actual pedalboard.…
Stainless Steel Kickstand for your iPad
NewPCgadgets have introduced Tablet Coasters, stylish stainless steel kickstands for your iPad. Tablet Coasters are similar in design to their very popular Smartphone Coasters. These sleek and attractive polished stainless steel coasters raise your Tablet PC to a comfortable 35 degree viewing angle while enabling you to be more productive. The stackable space-saving design makes Tablet Coasters great for home or office. Coasters are also perfect for presentations, conferences, trade shows or for displays. Now you can give you new iPad the stylish look it deserves while improving the overall function. Tablet Coasters work with all popular tablet PC’s including the Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy, HP Slate, BlackBerry PlayBook, Toshiba…
