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Version 1.7 of the everythingiCafe app is now available in the App Store. The application is the perfect companion app to our iPhone and iPad forums and it’s free.
The new update includes the following:
The everythingiCafe app remains free. The app is also completely ad-free for members who are signed into the forum. Our next update will include support for conversations/PM’s.
You can download the everythingiCafe app from the App Store.
Fomola has updated their iPad blogging app, Blogsy, with the ability to edit WordPress pages.
Blogsy is a tool designed specifically to take full advantage of the iPad’s unique touch functionality. Adding your photos and videos is as easy as dragging them from the media sidebar and dropping them into your blog post. This makes writing blog posts as easy as it should be, saving you from the hassle of manually copy/pasting embed codes or links. Simply put, we think that Blogsy makes writing so easy that you will use it instead of your computer.
I’ve never been one to blog from my iPad because of the limitations that most apps (and Safari) have on photo management. Blogsy has the potential to change that.
Blogsy is available on the iPad for $4.99. Screenshots after the break.
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You all probably don’t believe any of these circulating rumors anymore, and I don’t blame you. After all, there are a whole plethora of them floating around, of which one or none materialize. But
The interesting part about this new rumor, which was written about today, is that the low-priced device could in fact be the 3GS selling for $350. So why would a current owner of the iPhone 4 decide to downgrade? Come August, Apple would announce the new addition in their lineup (the iPhone 5 or 4S) along with the new option to purchase the 3GS without a contract.
What could this mean for Apple and for potential buyers? For Apple, anyways, they have opened up their own smartphone market to offers buyers a choice of three different iPhones. Yes folks, three different iPhones. Given that Apple will be offering the 3GS, they will probably also still keep the iPhone 4 in production. That means that there will be low, middle and high price-point options available for customers. The iPhone 4 and next-generation would of course be sold with contracts as well.
Seems Apple is determined to stay in the lead in the race of smartphone-producing companies. What do you think? Would you upgrade to the next-generation device or instead downgrade for the perk of not having an additional contract?
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Apple has apparently started testing display panels made by Samsung and LG for its next generation iPad 3 according to The Korea Times. The article claims that both companies are close to signing a deal with Apple. The screens are thought to have a huge resolution increase over the current iPad 2 display which is 1024 x 768. The new panels are believed to be “Retina” displays at a resolution of 2048 x 1536; with the same 4:3 aspect ratio.
Apple’s upcoming iPad 3 will feature an improved display to support quad extended graphics (QXGA), a display resolution of 2048×1536 pixels with a 4:3 aspect ratio to provide full high definition (HD) viewing experience,’’ said a source close to the talks.
The display panels are said to be going through various tests at laboratories in China and should be complete in the third quarter of this year.
Now when you put this rumor alongside the recent story of a second iPad release this year; with a retina display, it all starts to make a little sense. If the panels pass all of Apples tests in the third quarter, we may well see the rumored release in October. Of course you never know anything for sure until it is officially announced. I still think it is a bit of a long shot and really don’t think it’s going to happen this year!
Flowerpaper
One of the biggest challenges to work in general is stress. Yet, as of now, the only real stress relievers are games, music and video. Ironically, these things tend to distract people, leading to less time available, which in turn lead to more stress. However, Flowerpaper takes a completely different approach by allowing you to work on brilliant colors and patterns to create wonderful works of digital art.
Evernote
This one is actually highly rated but it is not something everyone seems to be aware of. It allows users to save text, photos, videos, screenshots, etc. You can even add your details and share it with your friends or colleagues. You can even access this app from other platforms including your desktop PC.
Bing
Microsoft’s search engine, bing, is well suited for the iPad. One of the best things about this app is that you can instantly search interesting keywords by drawing a circle around the particular word.
Plannr
This innovative app acts as a instant travel guide, providing advice for your travel itinerary depending on the date, location, interest and budget of your trip. Since it uses up-to-date information from the internet concerning the travel destination and relevant reviews, you can be sure to have a pleasant experience.
Dragon Dictation
Despite the advances in voice identification technology, it is sorry to see that it is not used more extensively. One reason is that it can be a hassle to set up. This will be no longer a problem with Dragon Dictation, which converts voice into text in a very simple and straightforward manner.
Just last week we heard of Apple trying to block the sale of HTC phones in the USA, and surprisingly, the ITC has already ruled against the HTC — but for a suit filed in 2010, not the most recent one. Man, these things get confusing. The International Trade Commission made an initial ruling stating that HTC infringed on two of the 10 patents that Apple alleged.
This is not a final ruling, and HTC is expected to appeal. The patents are apparently for a ”system and method for performing an action on a structure in a computer” and a “real-time signal processing system for serially transmitted data.”
Meanwhile, patent blog FOSS News has dissected the ruling, and points out that the patents are related to some pretty fundamental areas of Android’s OS, and could spell trouble for all Android phones in the USA.
