Brazilian made iPads to ship in December, production already started

According to a report by Brazilian technology website UOL, the Brazilian Minister of Science and Technology, Aolizio Mercadante, has confirmed that the new Foxconn factory in Jundiai is up and running. The iPad 2 production line is in operation and they will begin shipping this December.

At first many doubted, but it will be the first time that the company will produce iPads outside Chinese territory. We are taking a big step for digital inclusion in the country,” he said. Mercadante also said that the federal government will announce in the coming days to invest in a big factory of games in the Manaus Free Zone.

Originally the factory was scheduled to start production in late August / early September so it appears that the time frame was spot on. Foxconn has apparently sent over 175 engineers from China to assist with the smooth running of the iPad 2 production process.

[MacRumors]

 

New and updated iPhone and iPad apps for Wednesday, September 14

Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!

Penultimate: Now you can import photos and images onto your notebook pages! [$0.99 for iPad - App Store link]

Jetpack Joyride: Suit up with a selection of the coolest jetpacks ever made and take to the skies as Barry Steakfries, the lovable hero on a one-way trip to adventure! Now with a new vehicle and jetpack! [$0.99 for iPhone and iPad - App Store link]

Dynamic English Lessons – Phrasal Verbs: These aren’t your routine and ordinary learn to speak English lessons! [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link]

English For Children: Teaches kids common words by use of the spaced repetition technique. [$2.99 for iPad - App Store link]

Burn the Rope Worlds: The goal is to burn as much rope as possible without letting the flames burn out. [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link]

Any other big app or game releases or updates today?

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Poll: Would you be less likely to get iPhone 5 if there’s no new design?

There are two seemingly conflicting rumors circulating about iPhone 5‘s design — 1) that it will be a real, radical iPhone 5 redesign in a thinner, curvier, bigger screened, dare-I-say more metal-backed package, or 2) that it will be more of an iPhone 4S with increased specs like an Apple A5 chip but the overall design will still be the same as the current iPhone 4, stainless steel sandwiched in glass.

I’ve been hoping for option 1, a real, redesigned iPhone 5 since about a minute after I saw the back glass of iPhone 4. Jeremy on the other hand keeps bringing me down by saying “you get iPhone 4S!”.

But is faster, maybe thinner and lighter enough for you? Or will it take a substantial redesign for you to upgrade your iPhone again? If you don’t get it this generation, will you hold onto what you have and wait for the next or, horror of horrors, start looking at something else? I know Rene loves the iPhone 4 design and I’m sure many others do as well. Sure it has been on the market for 15 months already, but iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS kept the same design on the market for 24 months (closer to 40 if you count the iPhone 3GS 8GB that’s still being sold today!)

What do you think, TiPb Nation — Would you be less likely to get iPhone 5 if there’s no new design?

Learn the Alphabet with VivaKids’ ABC for iPad [Kids Corner]

VivakIds’ ABC is an iPad app to teach toddlers and pre-kindergaten kids the alphabet. The alphabet will com alive with stop-motion animation with the help of internationally renowned artist, author and educator Ulrike Kerber.

The letters of the alphabet come alive in this fun iPad app that seamlessly combines letter shapes and sounds into words both familiar and challenging. Toddlers and pre-kindergarten children are engaged and captivated by the motion and imagination expressed in this colorful, cheerful learning tool.

VivaKids’ ABC is available on the iPad for $2.99.

[App Store link]

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Daily Deal: Case-Mate Torque Case for AT&T iPhone 4 only $4.95!

For today only, the TiPb Store has the Case-Mate Torque Case for AT&T iPhone 4 on sale for only $4.95 — a whopping 80% off!. That’s double injection molded silicon in your choice of black, yellow, red, green, or gray — Get it before it’s gone!

Shop Case-Mate Torque Case for AT&T iPhone 4 now!

I0n1c’s Black Hat iOS Kernel Exploitation presentation available to download [jailbreak]

Stefan Esser, better known as I0n1c has put together a rather detailed presentation on the latest iOS jailbreak techniques. The presentation was made recently at Black Hat 2011 in Las Vegas. The presentation consists of 97 slides in total covering subjects like Kernel Debugging, Kernel Exploitation and Kernelpatches from jailbreaks.

The iPhone user land is locked down very tightly by kernel level protections. Therefore any sophisticated attack has to include a kernel exploit in order to completely compromise the device. Because of this our previous session titled “Targeting the iOS Kernel” already discussed how to reverse the iOS kernel in order to find kernel security vulnerabilities. Exploitation of iOS kernel vulnerabilities has not been discussed yet.

To be honest, this is way over my head but if you do have an interest in this area and want to take a look at the presentation in its entirety, you can download it here.

[iClarified]

Sales estimates for the iPhone and iPad rise

Despite the fear of recession, tech firms like Apple are thriving. In fact, if you want to invest its Apple’s stocks maybe more foolproof than gold itself (be careful of the gold bubble). Apple has been playing it safe by providing conservative estimates of its performance but as the fourth quarter draws to an end, analysts across the board are racing to raise their estimates.

 

The following are some of the examples of major market research analysts and their revisions of the estimates
 

 

 

 

Overall, while Apple can boast about the increase in sales of all its major product lines, only the iPhone and iPad are doing extremely well. The Macs are increasingly being pushed to the sidelines. The majority of the company’s profits are now heavily focused on the iPhone and iPad but there is always the danger that if Apple because too dependent on these devices, it may stumble in the future. Even as it readies to launch the iPhone 5, its rivals are planning to release very more powerful and sophisticated phones. Fortunately, Apple has sensibly expanded its product range, especially in terms of services.