As Tim
Update: According to
So, it looks like no iPad 3 this year folks.
Source:
Monday, August 15, 2011
Digtimes Flip-Flops, No iPad 3 in 2011
Apple cancels iPad 3 supply orders for 2011?
Last Friday TiPb heard that while Apple had considered releasing iPad 3 as early as this fall, it ultimately wasn’t going to ship until the now traditional spring timeframe. Now the intermittently reliable Digitimes is reporting that Apple has cancelled orders with suppliers for iPad 3 parts for this fall.
Apple was originally set to launch its iPad 3 in the second half of 2011 with a supply volume of 1.5-2 million units in the third quarter and 5-6 million in the fourth quarter, but Apple’s supply chain partners have recently discovered that the related figures have all already been deleted, the sources pointed out.
Further, we theorized part of the reason could be the costs and yield rates of the reported 2048×1536 Retina Display, which Digitimes
The sources believe that the yield rate of the 9.7-inch panel that feature resolution of 2,048 by 1,536 may be the major reason of the supply delay since such panels are mainly supplied by Japan-based Sharp with a high price and Apple’s other supply partners Samsung Electronics and LG Display are both unable to reach a good yield.
They also report that backlighting and other issues with the Retina Display may also be playing a part. If Digitimes proves accurate, it’ll be interesting to see if the other part of our tip pans out — that iPhone 5 is set for October 7.
Google-Motorola purchase podcast special!
Yours truly was lucky enough to sit in with the big Android Central brain trust of Phil, Jerry, and Alex to discuss the details and ramifications of Google buying Motorola Mobility — at least as far as anyone can discuss them this soon after the announcement. Show notes can be found via the link at the bottom. Now go listen.
iPad Live 69: Patently absurd
Georgia, Seth, and Rene discuss iPad 3 release dates, the latest in Apple vs. Google and Lodsys patent pugilism, counting iPads, web apps still sweet, we want Nintendo games, Twitterific, Boxee, and Facebook contacts cleanup. This is iPad Live!
Thanks to the TiPb iPad Accessory Store for sponsoring the podcast, and to everyone who showed up for the live chat!
Music Hear me Roar by iPad Live theme song contest winner, DieselJesus!
Daily Tip: How to find the UDID or serial number of an iPad, iPhone
Trying to figure out where to find the UDID or serial number of your iPad, iPod touch, or iPhone? There are many reasons you may need to look up your UDID, IMEI, or serial number of your iOS device. While earlier generations had the serial printed on the back casing of the device, many newer models don’t. There are still several ways you can obtain this information both natively on your device or via iTunes.
Follow along to find out how.
As a side note, a lot of information is taken out for privacy reasons. Obviously your fields will not be empty.
There are a few ways to obtain serial numbers. The most common in under Settings.
If your iOS device will not boot and it has a SIM tray, you can also pull out the SIM tray and view the serial printed on it. As long as your SIM tray has not been mixed up with anyone else’s, it should be the correct serial number.
To view your UDID number in iTunes, use the following steps –
To view your UDID number from on your device, use the following steps –
Viewing device information from programs like UDID are especially convenient if you aren’t home to plug into iTunes and need to access the information quickly.
But what if your device is stuck in restore mode and you can’t load this information in iTunes or on the device?
You can still pull the information if you have a previous backup file as the backups are saved as “UDID – Date”.
Simply navigate to the following location and view your UDID as the name of your backup –
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
Have you used any of these methods or a different one? How’d they work for you?
Tips of the day will range from beginner-level 101 to advanced-level ninjary. If you already know this tip, keep the link handy as a quick way to help a friend. If you have a tip of your own you’d like to suggest, add them to the comments or send them in to news@tipb.com. (If it’s especially awesome and previously unknown to us, we’ll even give ya a reward…)
Apple cancels iPad 3 supply orders for 2011
Last Friday TiPb heard that while Apple had considered releasing iPad 3 as early as this fall, it ultimately wasn’t going to ship until the now traditional spring timeframe. Now the intermittently reliable Digitimes is reporting that Apple has cancelled orders with suppliers for iPad 3 parts for this fall.
Apple was originally set to launch its iPad 3 in the second half of 2011 with a supply volume of 1.5-2 million units in the third quarter and 5-6 million in the fourth quarter, but Apple’s supply chain partners have recently discovered that the related figures have all already been deleted, the sources pointed out.
Further, we theorized part of the reason could be the costs and yield rates of the reported 2048×1536 Retina Display, which Digitimes
The sources believe that the yield rate of the 9.7-inch panel that feature resolution of 2,048 by 1,536 may be the major reason of the supply delay since such panels are mainly supplied by Japan-based Sharp with a high price and Apple’s other supply partners Samsung Electronics and LG Display are both unable to reach a good yield.
They also report that backlighting and other issues with the Retina Display may also be playing a part. If Digitimes proves accurate, it’ll be interesting to see if the other part of our tip pans out — that iPhone 5 is set for October 7.
D.A says Gizmodo “not motivated by financial greed” in iPhone case
In April 2010, Jason Chen of Gizmodo made shockwaves on-line when he showed his audience a working prototype of the new iPhone 4. The prototype was examined on Gizmodo a few months before it was officially released on the market. It turned out that an Apple employee who was supposed to be testing the product, accidentally left it behind in a bar and someone picked it up and sold it to the Gizmodo writer. Law enforcement officials then raided Chen’s home and pressed charges against him for illegally obtaining the prototype. However, after more than a year of deliberations, the San Mateo district attorney’s office has decided not to press charges against Chen.
Morley Pitt, San Mateo County’s assistant district attorney said Chen’s decision to pay $5000 for the iPhone prototype was not motivated by financial greed, but rather “his claim was that he was undertaking a journalistic investigation.”
However, Pitt said that his office would proceed with misdemeanor “possession of stolen property” and “misappropriation of lost property” charges against two individuals who took the iPhone prototype without proper permission.
Journalists and their working material is usually protected by a variety of federal and state shield laws, which make it difficult for prosecutors to obtain and use their documents and material for criminal prosecutions. Addressing the issue, Pitt said, “We had a conflict between the penal code and the 1st Amendment and California shield laws,” Pitt said. “We felt that the potential Gizmodo defendant [Chen] had a potential 1st Amendment argument — one that we weren’t prepared to address on this particular set of circumstances.”
The case has drawn fire from various sides over the past year. Supporters of Chen said that the case was evidence of the overwhelming power of massive corporations like Apple and their ability to silence journalists. On the other hand, critics argued that this is evidence of a consumer culture that has lost all respect for intellectual property rights of firms that depend on a certain level of secrecy to effectively operate.
Both iOS and Android Apps store sensitive data
According to ViaForensics, most Android and iOS apps are still not secure with regards to storing sensitive personal information. This is sheds new light on smartphone security because up until now the focus has been on the security systems of the particular platform but not the apps that go with them.
According to a recent study that looked at both iOS and Android apps, it turned out that 76% of all apps store usernames in clear text without any encryption. Meanwhile, 10% of these apps store passwords in the same manner. More worryingly, it turns out that this is true of apps that come from a wide variety of categories. The study itself included apps from financial, social networking, productivity and retail.
The grading system for the apps was based on a simple pass/fail/warning system. Accordingly, apps that “passed” the test were those that managed to securely store essential data such as usernames, passwords, application data, etc. Meanwhile, apps that failed to pass the test were those that failed to do so. Apps that were not completely secure but not at a significant risk, were given a warning.
When the results came out, it turned out that 17 apps passed, 39 failed and 44 got warnings.
Financial apps: This category did best; 14 apps passed, 18 failed and 10 got warnings. While this may not be particularly encouraging by itself, the firm noted that many developers had begun adding encryption features that further enhanced the security of such apps. The few financial apps that actually failed the test included Mint (iOS and Android), Square (iOS) and Wikinvest (iOS)
Retail apps: None of these apps passed the test but only 2 out of 14 actually failed.
Productivity apps: These apps did not do too well; 3 out of 35 failed. A major concern was that these apps were storing sensitive information in clear text including information for gmail, iPhone mail, WordPress and Yahoo Mail.
Social networking apps were the worst; 14 failed and the remaining 5 got warnings. It was discovered that these apps did not not encrypt usernames and most of them did not secure passwords and application data.
Overall iOS apps did slightly better than Android app, but given the dismal results, it hardly makes a difference.
Twitterrific Now Keeps Your Timeline Between Devices
Twitterrific, the popular Twitter app for both
Once you enable it on your iPhone, iPad and iBook (what, you aren’t using all Mac products?), your last read tweet gets a little purple flag next to it, making it incredibly easy to spot when you switch from one gadget to the other.
So you can be reading Twitter while on the iPhone on a bus, get home and keep your place on your laptop, and then jump on your iPad and know exactly where you left off.
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ZENandTECH 11: Boundaries
Georgia and Rene talk about the importance of boundaries. From doormat to control freak, just like good fences make good neighbors good boundaries make good self-images and good relationships. This is ZENandTECH!
Were Apple’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 lawsuit photos misleading?
Webwereld took a look at the visual evidence presented against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 that got it banned from sale in most of the European Union, and has called shenanigans. Jerry from Android Central explains:
In Apple’s images, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been shown with a different aspect ratio (1:36 as opposed to the actual 1:46 — the iPad is 1:30), causing it to more closely resemble the dimensions of the iPad. This accounts for a full eight percent difference in the “short” side of the Tab, and you can see the result above. If that weren’t enough, the Samsung logo has been removed from Apple’s image, and of course it’s shown with the app drawer open instead of the normal home screen view.
Certainly seems like someone has some explaining to do!
[Webwereld via OSNews, Android Central]
Automatically insert your e-mail address with Double At [jailbreak]
Double At is a new jailbreak tweak that is dead simple but extremely useful. If you’re tired of entering your e-mail address for everything and you’re jailbroken, you may want to give Double At a try.
You can define your e-mail address within Double At and when you need to enter it into a form, double tap the “@” symbol on your keyboard and it automagically inserts your e-mail address into the field.
It’s simple but definitely helps if you’re the type of person that either constantly has to fill in forms with your e-mail or send your e-mail address to people via Twitter, e-mail, or whatever means you find necessary. Hit the link below to check it out!
BlackBerry Bold 9900 gets reviewed
Kevin Michaluk of sibling site CrackBerry.com has just posted his BlackBerry Bold 9900, with all the detail you’d expect, and a slick new presentation style that’s certain to wake you up. While many may think the new BlackBerry Storm 3 full screen BlackBerry Torch will be the true iPhone competitor from RIM, it’s hard to bet against the thing BlackBerry does best — front facing QWERTY.
Bottom line, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the best BlackBerry to date. We love the design, and the upgraded hardware platform delivers a ton of performance to the end user. It really is the best of BlackBerry as we have known it.
That said, there’s nothing fundamentally different in BlackBerry 7 that’s going to change the way you use your BlackBerry. For some that’s not a bad thing. For others it may be. There has always been a lot to like in the BlackBerry OS. And this is the same BlackBerry OS, with the same strengths and the same weaknesses. It’s still by far the best mobile platform for communication and it’s still lagging in areas like the quality third party apps.
So if you’re walking into a store this fall, iPhone 5 on one side, Android phone de jour on the other, would you walk past them for a BlackBerry Bold 9900? Check out Kevin’s review and let us know.
College Student App from Amazon Right in Time for Back to School
As a current college student, I’m always interested in what new apps there are for us broke college students. Today Amazon released a new app geared directly at college students.
Students can use this app to buy textbooks, games, movies and anything else on Amazon or place them on a Wishlist. With Amazon Student, you also get six months of Amazon Prime Shipping.
The coolest part of this app is the trade-in buyback feature. Students can scan barcodes of books, movies, games and other products eligible for trade-in (which can be found once you scan the item) for Amazon gift cards.
I know this will be a great tool to use while I’m searching for the best price on my textbooks this year. Amazon tends to have the better prices on textbooks but I’m always too lazy to write down what I need from the university bookstore and then go home and look it up on the website. Now I can just scan the barcode of the book while I’m at the bookstore and I will know right then and there if I should buy the book from the campus bookstore or order it online.
Great apps for journalists (part 2)
Last week we looked at some interesting apps that can really help journalists on the move. This week we look at a few more interesting apps. iOS devices allow journalists to access incredible amount of material and do unprecedented amount of work while they are moving from place to place. Devices like the iPhone and iPad allow previously unimaginable amount of flexibility with regards to the working environment. This means more work can be done and less time is wasted while travelling around.
iMovie ($4.99)
This handy app lets you use your iPad or iPhone to quickly capture and edit short video clips and post it on YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo and CNN iReport. This removes the need for additional steps and allows reporters to get things done quickly and easily.
Evernote (free)
Evernote lets users add a variety of text, audio and images to documents via an iOS device. The app can be also be accessed through other devices, which makes it very convenient. The app does not just help users organize their notes, it also sports some very interesting features including “geo-tagging”.
WordPress (free)
This app lets you write, edit posts on your blog at any time via your iPhone, iPad or iPod. This is best way to update your blog while on the move, no matter where you are.
Twitter, Facebook, Google + (free)
Something many journalists or writers have unwisely ignored over the years has been social networking. Websites like Twitter and Facebook (more recently, Google+) have revolutionized the way in which media is created and shared on-line. News now freely flows from social networking sites and it is becoming a viable rival to mainstream news networks. Hence, it is more important than ever before to have apps for Twitter, Facebook and Google+ so that you can keep touch with particular individuals or follow entire stories.
TabCo (Fusion Garage) announces Grid 10 (JooJoo2) and Grid 4 (JooJooPhone)
In what has to be one of the greatest keynotes of all time, replete with canned applause and canned questions, TabCo Fusion Garage announced the JooJoo2 Grid 10 tablet, and a Grid 4 smartphone.
They’re built on an Android foundation but with their own proprietary GridOS layer on top of it, and are doing this, they say, because Android might not really be popular, it might just be the only alternative… for now. In other words, they’re position Grid as the best user experience alternative to iPhone and iPad.
Seriously, they’re such a confusing mix of endearing and obnoxious, I’m not sure whether to lampoon or laude them. They’re an underdog you want to root for as it gets the $#!+ kicked out of it.
It’s almost enough to make you want to line up for a JooJooPhone. If you could line up for one, that is.
Google Is Buying Motorola Mobility
Now, this isn’t strictly speaking iPhone news, but this will have a major, major influence on the smartphone market, so we figured it was worth covering.
That’s right folks, Google is
Google has promised that it will run Motorola as a separate business from Android, keeping the OS open to all.
So, what does any of this mean? Hopefully that stock Android will now be the only Android installed on Motorola devices. It also means that if Google has any brains, they’ll do what Apple does and make a smartphone that is high quality, well designed, and retains its value.
What this also means is that Google is picking up a huge bucket of patents to continue their ongoing patent wars with.
Leaked Doc Shows The Real Reason Behind AT&T T-Mobile Merger
Late last week an internal AT&T document
The letter also shows that AT&T’s claim that they need to acquire the network in order to bolster their LTE coverage is untrue, as building out their own one would actually cost significantly less than buying out T-Mobile.
Again, the reality appears to be that AT&T is giving Deutsche Telekom $39 billion primarily to reduce market competition. That price tag eliminates T-Mobile entirely — and makes Sprint (and by proxy new LTE partner LightSquared and current partner Clearwire) more susceptible to failure in the face of 80% AT&T/Verizon market domination. How much do you think wireless broadband market dominance is worth to AT&T over the next decade? After all, AT&T will be first to tell you there’s a wireless data “tsunami” coming, with AT&T and Verizon on the shore eagerly billing users up to $10 per gigabyte.
Regardless of the motivation behind rejecting 97% LTE deployment, the letter proves AT&T’s claim they need T-Mobile to improve LTE coverage from 80-97% simply isn’t true. That’s a huge problem for AT&T, since nearly every politician and non-profit that has voiced support for the merger did so based largely on this buildout promise. It’s also a problem when it comes to the DOJ review, since proof that AT&T could complete their LTE build for far less than the cost of this deal means the deal doesn’t meet the DOJ’s standard for merger-specific benefits.
It looks like this leak might be enough to scuttle the purchase, which we can only hope.
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Apple Orders 26 Million Of The iPhone 5
iPhone 5 orders for the third quarter of 2011 have been lowered from seven million units to 5.5-6 million units, while fourth-quarter orders have been raised from 14 million units to more than 20 million units…total shipments iPhones in 2011 will reach 95 million units, the sources noted.
Fewer orders in Q3 and more in Q4 is interesting, and I assume paints a picture of the iPhone debuting in October with a huge Christmas push.
That’s assuming they’re using calendar quarters, not
Otterbox Defender Giveaway in our iPhone Forums
What better way to start off a Monday then with a contest and a good one at that. We’re offering
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Google buying Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion [Updated]
Google has just announced that they’re buying Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in an attempt to supercharge the Android platform. While the move will bring Google into the handset manufacturing business for the first time, potentially setting them up to deliver the same type of unified, integrated experience Apple is famous for, Google maintains they’ll be running Motorola as a separate business. Which raises some important questions:
Quotes from Larry Page and Sanjay Jha after the break.
[Google PR, Google Blog, Android Central coverage]
Larry Page, CEO of Google, said, “Motorola Mobility’s total commitment to Android has created a natural fit for our two companies. Together, we will create amazing user experiences that supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners and developers. I look forward to welcoming Motorolans to our family of Googlers.”
Sanjay Jha, CEO of Motorola Mobility, said, “This transaction offers significant value for Motorola Mobility’s stockholders and provides compelling new opportunities for our employees, customers, and partners around the world. We have shared a productive partnership with Google to advance the Android platform, and now through this combination we will be able to do even more to innovate and deliver outstanding mobility solutions across our mobile devices and home businesses.”
Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google, said, “We expect that this combination will enable us to break new ground for the Android ecosystem. However, our vision for Android is unchanged and Google remains firmly committed to Android as an open platform and a vibrant open source community. We will continue to work with all of our valued Android partners to develop and distribute innovative Android-powered devices.”
Just to remind us that Google will still be Google — unabashedly hypocritical to the last — Page added the following by way of the Official Google Blog:
We recently explained how companies including Microsoft and Apple are banding together in anti-competitive patent attacks on Android. The U.S. Department of Justice had to intervene in the results of one recent patent auction to “protect competition and innovation in the open source software community” and it is currently looking into the results of the Nortel auction. Our acquisition of Motorola will increase competition by strengthening Google’s patent portfolio, which will enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies.
Are “anti-competitive patent attacks” worse than “anti-competitive patent violations”? Google’s a big boy company now, facing regulatory scrutiny and lawsuits over their own practices, including their treatment of rival SkyHook, so how about we can the rhetoric and just make us some great new Googlerola phones, would you please?
UDPATE: Google’s ODM partners have responded to the news… in a way that makes us suspect Google snuck into their houses late last night and replaced them all with Android-powered Replicants. [Android Central]
Peter Chou, CEO, HTC:
“We welcome the news of today‘s acquisition, which demonstrates that Google is deeply committed to defending Android, its partners, and the entire ecosystem.”
Bert Nordberg, President & CEO, Sony Ericsson:
“I welcome Google‘s commitment to defending Android and its partners.”
Jong-Seok Park, Ph.D, President & CEO, LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company:
“We welcome Google‘s commitment to defending Android and its partners.”
J.K. Shin, President, Samsung, Mobile Communications Division:
“We welcome today’s news, which demonstrates Google’s deep commitment to defending Android, its partners, and the ecosystem.”
Yeah, like Georgia said, “we welcome our new Motogoog overlords…”
iPhone 5 with LTE in carrier testing?
There are a couple of conflicting stories this weekend about wether or not Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5 — which could be set for launch on October 7 — will have 4G LTE wireless networking built in.
BGR claims to have caught a glimpse at a plist file (preferences list) from an iPhone carrier that shows some interesting LTE info:
BGR has obtained evidence of an internal iOS test build from one of Apple’s major carrier partners, and buried in the firmware is a property list (.plist file) for LTE. This doesn’t necessarily mean every Apple device that’s about to be released will feature an embedded 4G LTE modem, but it certainly means Apple isn’t sitting on the sidelines as 4G LTE networks continue to roll out around the world.
The Cell Phone Junkie, however, points out that the chips Apple probably wants to use still won’t be ready until 2012:
Typically, a switch in chips would require a 3-4 month production process on Qualcomm’s part for the initial order. This would mean if the iPhone 5 was using anything other than the MDM6600 for an October release, we would have likely heard about a leak (like the one from the The Street for it launch) for the switch to something different. And unless Apple is pushing the device launch into early 2012, I don’t see a chip switch happening this year.
So how do we reconcile these apparently conflicting reports? Apple almost certainly has LTE iPhones in the labs so they no doubt have iOS builds that can run the radio. It’s possible the plist entry exists for lab testing but not for real world use.
That means we’d still get an HSPA+ “4G” iPhone 5 in 2011, but would still be waiting on an LTE 4G iPhone 6 in 2012.
Unless of course Apple’s managed to work a miracle and decided to make iPhone 5 the first AT&T LTE device…
Google buying Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion
Google has just announced that they’re buying Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in an attempt to supercharge the Android platform. While the move will bring Google into the handset manufacturing business for the first time, potentially setting them up to deliver the same type of unified, integrated experience Apple is famous for, Google maintains they’ll be running Motorola as a separate business. Which raises some important questions:
Quotes from Larry Page and Sanjay Jha after the break.
[Google PR, Google Blog, Android Central coverage]
Larry Page, CEO of Google, said, “Motorola Mobility’s total commitment to Android has created a natural fit for our two companies. Together, we will create amazing user experiences that supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners and developers. I look forward to welcoming Motorolans to our family of Googlers.”
Sanjay Jha, CEO of Motorola Mobility, said, “This transaction offers significant value for Motorola Mobility’s stockholders and provides compelling new opportunities for our employees, customers, and partners around the world. We have shared a productive partnership with Google to advance the Android platform, and now through this combination we will be able to do even more to innovate and deliver outstanding mobility solutions across our mobile devices and home businesses.”
Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google, said, “We expect that this combination will enable us to break new ground for the Android ecosystem. However, our vision for Android is unchanged and Google remains firmly committed to Android as an open platform and a vibrant open source community. We will continue to work with all of our valued Android partners to develop and distribute innovative Android-powered devices.”
Just to remind us that Google will still be Google — unabashedly hypocritical to the last — Page added the following by way of the Official Google Blog:
We recently explained how companies including Microsoft and Apple are banding together in anti-competitive patent attacks on Android. The U.S. Department of Justice had to intervene in the results of one recent patent auction to “protect competition and innovation in the open source software community” and it is currently looking into the results of the Nortel auction. Our acquisition of Motorola will increase competition by strengthening Google’s patent portfolio, which will enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies.
Are “anti-competitive patent attacks” worse than “anti-competitive patent violations”? Google’s a big boy company now, facing regulatory scrutiny and lawsuits over their own practices, including their treatment of rival SkyHook, so how about we can the rhetoric and just make us some great new Googlerola phones, would you please?
UDPATE: Google’s ODM partners have responded to the news… in a way that makes us suspect Google snuck into their houses late last night and replaced them all with Android-powered Replicants. [Android Central]
Peter Chou, CEO, HTC:
“We welcome the news of today‘s acquisition, which demonstrates that Google is deeply committed to defending Android, its partners, and the entire ecosystem.”
Bert Nordberg, President & CEO, Sony Ericsson:
“I welcome Google‘s commitment to defending Android and its partners.”
Jong-Seok Park, Ph.D, President & CEO, LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company:
“We welcome Google‘s commitment to defending Android and its partners.”
J.K. Shin, President, Samsung, Mobile Communications Division:
“We welcome today’s news, which demonstrates Google’s deep commitment to defending Android, its partners, and the ecosystem.”
Yeah, like Georgia said, “we welcome our new Motogoog overlords…”
Daily Deal: 60% off OtterBox Defender Series Case for AT&T/GSM iPhone 4
For today only, the TiPb Store has the OtterBox Defender Series Case for the AT&T/GSM iPhone 4 for on sale for a whopping 60% off. That’s three full layers of protection for less than most cases charge for one! We’re talking the full plate armor option here people! What are you waiting for — go get it before it’s gone!
Mobile Nations Monday Brief: August 15, 2011
Poll: What does Google buying Motorola mean for Apple?
Holy heck! Waking up to the news of Google buying Motorola Mobility just shows you how fast our industry is moving and changing. But what does it mean for Apple, iPhone and iPad? Will Google really continue to run Motorola “as is” without much change, and Droids and Xooms will just come out again as they came out before? Or will Google start to copy the Apple model more and give Motorola exclusive Nexus handsets with much better, and even more competitive integration? Or will HTC, Samsung, and other Android OEMs feel screwed by this whole deal and start looking more seriously at Windows Phone or maybe even webOS, resulting in less choice for consumers on the Android side?
What do you think, TiPb Nation? Will Motorola for one welcome their new overlords and remain status quo, or is this the beginning of a new galactic order when it comes to iPhone and iPad competition? Vote in the poll above and give me your analysis in the comments below!
Does The Cinemax App Violate Apple’s No Porn Rules?
Revealed: What the Product in That “Mind-Blowing” Video Is
Remember that video we had
So what could possibly be the product utilized in the video to make real items appear to materialize out of the iPhone’s display? It is called Render, created by Sean Scott.
With Render, users can make objects vanish, reappear, and seemingly fly through the iPhone’s screen to create the effect that the virtual world and reality are becoming intertwined. Or at least make objects appear to do those things since in reality, this is just an effect. Confused? It is simply an illusion; a magic trick.
Do not discredit it just yet though. Despite how it is nothing more but magic, this is a trick you can really do for others. The core of magic is how good illusions look like the impossible is being done in a perplexing, non-obvious way. After all, you can make family and friends believe that you have the ability in the video. Heck, why not impress the technologically-impaired in your life?
One of the great things about magic tricks is that they can be uniquely altered to be done in multiple ways once a trick’s basis is learned, thus they can go a long way. Whether it is worth $35 or not is up to your desire to blow away/freak out.
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