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24Dec2010
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iPad 2 to Get New Back, Better Speaker

A new report by Japanese Apple blog MacOtakara (via AppleInsider) published Thursday claims the next iPad will have a flat back like the iPod touch, a better speaker with a wider range, and a smaller bezel around the screen, reducing the overall size of the device. MacOtakara cites an “anonymous Chinese source,” as the origin of the new rumor. According to the source, the new iPad’s back won’t have a curved back, and will taper into a flat surface, much like the iPod touch’s

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Bing 2.0 brings better Facebook integration and the impressive Streetside to iPhone (video)

What's New in Version 2.0Quickly find the perfect restaurant based on your price range, cuisine, atmosphere, or location. Easily find great movies by name, location, or theater.Use the Plans feature to plan a night out, a dinner and a movie, or any event you want. See what plans your Facebook friends like and read their comments.More transit directions to help you plan your commute. Real-time transit updates for Boston, San Francisco and Seattle (more cities to come), show you if a bus is on

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Latest Steve Note promises better PDF management in iBooks app

We know you’ve lost sleep waiting for it — now it looks like Steve Jobs is waving his wand to make sure you gonna get it, unleashing a recent Steve Note which promised a new feature is “coming”. He’s so terse. What’s the feature? Well you know you can read PDFs in the iBooks app, and store them in there too? Seems soon you’ll be able to store your PDFs in folders on your virtual bookshelf. Just like those folders full of collected paperwork you may keep on your real

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iOS 4.2 updates Mobile Safari: Accelerometer & gyroscope support, WebSockets, better HTML5 support

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 04:32 PM EST "iOS 4.2 is a free update for every iPhone, iPod or iPad device available now. This new release provides some major changes on HTML5 and W3C future standards support, like WebSockets and Accelerometer support, print support, new JavaScript data-types and better SVG support," Maximiliano Firtman reports for Mobile Web Programming. "Apple didn’t update yet Safari documentation to reflect these new APIs. This information is based on JavaScript research

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Free Fallers By ChilliJuice

In the new game Free Fallers, construction crews are moving in to build stuff and in the process are mowing down the happy homes of the pandas.  These witty pandas aren’t about to just sit around and take it so they concoct a crazy plan to drop from the sky and crush the construction crews into submission.  To aid their mission they summon the help of their fellow animal buddies and begin to wage all out war on the home wreckers. Free Fallers is good game for both children and

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Free Xvid and DivX Video Player for the iPad

CineXPlayer is a new video player for the iPad that allows you to watch Xvid and DivX movies. You love to watch your movies anywhere, anytime and take them with you on your iPad. But you realized that some of the most popular movie file formats (such as Xvid) won’t synch or play on your iPad ? Features: ● Transfer your Xvid movies to your device instantly (no conversion needed) ● Play your movies anywhere, anytime - even when you have no Internet connection (in a train, a car, a

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iPad not charging but charging on USB

The reason the iPad doesn't charge through  most USB ports is due it requiring 10W of power to charge it Here’s what we know so far through reports and our own tests: iPad charges just fine through the wall charging brick and accompanying USB data cable It charges just fine when connected to USB ports on iMac, MacBook Pro It does not charge correctly when connected to a PC It does not charge correctly when connected to an older MacBook Pro (pre-Unibody) It does not charge

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04Aug2010

Survey Claims Fewer Dropped Calls for iPhone 4 Than iPhone 3GS

Research firm ChangeWave today released the results of a recent survey assessing customer satisfaction with the new iPhone 4. While the report reveals strong satisfaction with the device, users are somewhat less impressed with the new device than they were with the iPhone 3GS at its launch last year. The emerging pattern is that while the iPhone 4 has been very well received by new owners, the survey findings aren't quite at the nosebleed levels seen at a similar point in time for the 3GS

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