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Case-mate announces new iPad accessories

  • Posted on May 21, 2012 at 2:20 am

Case-mate has announced seven new accessories for the Apple iPad. The company will offer its I Make My Case service for the iPad, letting users create their own customized hard case, as well as the , a flexible thermoplastic case featuring a unique pattern, open access to all ports and controls, and an included screen protection kit. The latter will sell for $40, while pricing for the I Make My Case service has yet to be announced. The features an inner layer of silicone for impact protection, wrapped in a rugged ABS plastic shell for increased structural integrity, and also offers access to all ports and controls. It will sell for $50, as will the , a horizontally-opening flip-style case made of felt with leather accents, offering interior storage pockets and a magnetic strap closure. The (listed online as The Walkabout) is a top-opening sleeve-style case made from premium tan leather and featuring a magnetic closure for $80, while the (listed online as The Express) is a black, splash-resistant ballistic nylon flip-style case with a horizontally-opening design and a magnetic closure. It will sell for $35. Finally, the Stand is an iPad stand that provides support in both landscape and portrait modes and features a collapsible design that snaps together for easy storage when not in use; pricing for the Stand has yet to be announced. All of case-mate s new accessories for the iPad are expected to be available in Q2 2010.

Apple, ATT, others sued over mobile processors

  • Posted on May 21, 2012 at 2:20 am

Apple and AT T, along with 20 other companies including Acer, Google, HTC, LG, Nokia, and Palm, have by California-based MicroUnity Systems Engineering, which is claiming infringement of 14 separate patents. AppleInsider reports that the suit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, specifically names the iPhone 3GS and third-generation models of the iPod touch, as well as competing devices including the Motorola Droid, Google Nexus One, Palm Pre, and Nokia N900. The patents specified in the suit appear to cover a wide range of mobile processor activities, relating to parallel operation, cache operation, and other general processing concepts. According to the suit, AT T was targeted because it sells the iPhone 3GS and services utilizing and software utilized by such products.

iHome ships iA5 alarm clock for iPhone, iPod

  • Posted on May 21, 2012 at 2:20 am

@ikallianace I ve had no problems with the snooze/off buttons. If you find a picture of the back of the unit, the long button that runs right at the top of the unit is the snooze button, while the square-shaped h button further down the back of the unit is the off button. Nice set up.The problem that Herr Doktor mentioned is my biggest complaint: I have to keep the display off while I sleep at night because of its brightness. Hitting the snooze button changes the brightness (it has three levels of brightness), but even the dimmest setting is too bright for me. Granted, I like complete darkness when I sleep and I think for most people it would be fine (I ve never had an alarm that s been dim enough for me). The great thing about the iA5 is if you hit the snooze button after you put it on the dimmest setting, it turns the display off. That s great for someone like me who doesn t want any light. All I have to do is hit the snooze button again and the display comes back on. The only other complaint I have is that (as far as I can tell) if you want to wake up to a specific song using the hardware alarm, you have to set an additional software alarm set to go off at the exact same time as the hardware alarm. Most people can probably just set the software alarm and be fine with it. I m worried that I ll forget to turn on the app one night and miss the alarm.Besides that, there s a few bugs with the app. I ve never been able to get the sleep data to work correctly it never states the bedtime and it often has a middle of the day time for the wake time. The hours of sleep are frequently wrong, too. The good news is that this should be fixable with a software update. Posted by Jordon on March 23, 2010 at 1:55 PM (PDT)

Apple: iPhone app crash fix coming in September

  • Posted on May 21, 2012 at 2:20 am

According to another from Apple CEO Steve Jobs to a concerned customer, Apple is aware of the problem with third-party iPhone and iPod touch applications crashing, and is working on a fix for the next firmware update. This is a known iPhone bug that is being fixed in the next software update in September, Jobs allegedly said in the email to an AppleInsider reader. Since the release of iPhone Software 2.0, and continuing through the releases of 2.0.1 and 2.0.2, iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod touch owners have reported problems with third-party applications failing to load, and simply returning the user to the home screen. The report speculates that the problem may stem from improperly set permissions.

Kensington intros sleeve, bag, charger for iPad

  • Posted on May 21, 2012 at 2:20 am

Kensington has taken the wraps off its new line of accessories for the iPad. The features a low-profile charging stem, a USB port with 2.1 Amps for fast charging of the iPad, an included, detachable USB-to-Dock Connector cable, and an LED power indicator. It will be available April 3 and will sell for $25. The for iPad is a simple sleeve-style case made from neoprene with a two-color reversible design and a slim profile; it is available now and sells for $10. Finally, the for iPad features an over-the-shoulder, messenger bag-style design offering a zippered exterior pocket with a mobile phone compartment, a soft, padded interior safety compartment for the iPad, and an interior accessory pocket for chargers, wallet, keys, and other small items. It will sell for $30 and is expected to be available April 30.

ComScore: iPad appeals equally to iPhone OS, non-iPhone OS users

  • Posted on May 21, 2012 at 2:20 am

According to a new survey conducted by comScore, the iPad in consumer awareness, and appeals equally to consumers who own an iPhone or iPod touch and those who don t. The survey of 2,176 Internet users found that 65% were aware of the iPad, the same number who were aware of the Amazon Kindle, and the numbers of those seriously considering a purchase in the next three months were also similar between the two devices, at 15% and 14%, respectively. The same percentage 15% of respondents who currently own an iPhone or iPod touch are seriously considering purchasing an iPad in the next three months, suggesting that a prior purchase of an iPhone OS device does not increase a consumer s likelihood of purchasing an iPad. When questioned about which iPad features and activities they would be most likely to use if they owned a device, only 37% said book reading compared with 28% who said they would be “unlikely” or “very unlikely to read books on the device. Internet browsing was the most popular choice, with 50% of respondents saying they would be likely” or “very likely” to surf on the iPad, followed by 48% for email, and 38% who indicated they would likely listen to music.

iGi debuts i-Got-Control for iPhone, iPod touch

  • Posted on May 21, 2012 at 2:20 am

iGi, also known as i-Got-it Corp, has introduced its new for the iPhone and iPod touch. i-Got-Control is a dock-connecting infrared transmitter and receiver that works in conjunction with the company s to allow users to control various electronics with their iPhone or iPod touch. According to the company, the i-Got-Control solution offers a database of more than 40,000 IR codes for leading consumer electronics devices; the app also allows users to learn a device s IR codes from an existing remote and set a single device as master volume device. The i-Got-Control for iPhone and iPod touch is available now and sells for $70; the companion app is free and requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.

Photo of the week: iPod in Egypt

  • Posted on May 21, 2012 at 2:20 am

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Rogers/Fido announces official tethering policy

  • Posted on May 21, 2012 at 2:20 am

Rogers Wireless and Fido in Canada have announced their , which extends to the iPhone. According to a post on Rogers RedBoard blog, [e]ffective immediately, tethering will continue to be included at no additional charge for Rogers and Fido customers who subscribe to data plans of 1 GB and above. This announcement essentially makes the company s prior tethering promotion its ongoing policy. The post also notes that tethering cannot be used with the new 1 GB+ One Rate Roaming plans (except Rocket stick plans), Family Shared Data Voice Plans and Smartphone Rocket stick shared data plans. Tethering capability was added to the iPhone in iPhone OS 3.0, but only select carriers have thus far enabled users to take advantage of the feature.

Marco Arment previews Instapaper on iPad

  • Posted on May 21, 2012 at 2:20 am

Marco Arment has released details on the upcoming iPad version of his popular Instapaper offline reading app. In a on his site, Arment confirms that Instapaper is coming to the iPad possibly even on day one. The new design is described as very similar to Instapaper Pro with slight interface tweaks and redesigns where appropriate. The most significant visual changes have been made to the landscape view with the folders now appearing in a sidebar to the left of the main content listing. Arment mentions that he had originally planned to wait to release a native version of Instapaper until he actually had an iPad available to work with, however after seeing the pixel-doubled iPhone version in the iPad simulator he found it completely unusable. As a result he decided that a native iPad version was necessary sooner rather than later. Arment also plans to make Instapaper Pro a universal iPhone and iPad application as he doesn t want anyone subjecting themselves to the iPhone edition in pixel-doubled mode. The universal version will be a free upgrade for existing Instapaper Pro users and will allow new users to use a single app on either the iPhone or iPad without having to purchase separate versions. Arment indicates that he plans to experiment with more radical interface changes in the future once he s actually used an iPad, but he felt that having an iPad-native Instapaper app available at launch was more important than waiting to perfect the app. Additional details and screenshots can be found at the .