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There are hundreds of thousands of iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps for just about everything — so how come the one you need, the one you know just has to be there, is so hard to find? Enter TiPb’s new weekly feature where staff and readers alike sort through the App Store and help you find just the right App for That. This week, Jonathan @MrJR84 asks:
Hey @llofte! Is there an bookmarklet/app to share a webpage or clipboard to other devices? Since we don’t have WebOS touch-to-share…
To see what we found for Jonathan, follow along after the break!
Handoff [$1.99 - iTunes link] is a universal application for iPhone and iPad that allows you to share things from your computer’s web browser to your iPhone and iPad.
First, you must head to Handoff’s website and download the extension for your web browser of choice (Safari, Firefox, or Chrome). Once you’re all set up, you’re ready to start sharing web pages, maps, phone numbers, selected text, and more between your devices.
When you send an item to your iPhone and iPad, you can receive a push notification on said device for quick accessibility to that item. You can also set up Handoff to open other apps when receiving a push notification. These apps include Safari (and some other web browsers), YouTube, Maps, iTunes, App Store, Articles (for Wikipedia), IMDB, Yelp, and Twitter.
Anyone else have any App for That suggestions for Jonathan? Let him — and all of us — know.
Having trouble finding what you need in the app store? Send us an email to iosapps@tipb.com and let us know what you’re looking for, and we’ll do our best to find you just the right App for That!
According to AppleInsider, Apple could be looking to launch full 1080p HD video rentals through its iTunes software as early as September. Currently 1080p content has not been available on any Apple platform through iTunes, be that via a Mac or the Apple TV. This could soon change as “people familiar with the matter” have told AppleInsider that certain films are now being submitted to Apple in three formats; including 1080p.
One such film from 20th Century Fox was said to have arrived with encoding options for SD (480p), HD (720p), and a new, third format listed as HD+ (1080p). Similarly, a small number of upcoming releases from two of the other ‘big 5′ movie studios were submitted with optional resolutions of 1920×1080 and an average bitrate encoding of 10,000 kbps.
Another problem to consider is internet bandwidth; you would need a very fast download speed to enable streaming of 1080p content. I struggle to stream standard definition content with my connection!
It appears that Apple has finally got on top of the iPad 2 availability problems, as it is now quoting just 3-5 business days on every model of the iPad 2. This is the first time since its launch back in March that the availability has been quoted at under a week. The delivery times are mirrored in the UK store also.
If you are planning on picking up an iPad 2, now could be the time to do it. Of course you could be put off buying one now due to the constant rumors of an iPad 2 HD coming later this year. I am going to be really upset if these rumors do turn out to be true; after just buying an iPad 2!