One More Step For Apple In China: It's Now Accepting App Payments In Yuan
China has become an increasingly important part of Apple’s empire, and today it looks like the company has taken one more step to growing th… Read more at paidContent »
Apple: Kindle Fire ad could “lessen goodwill” associated with App Store
Apple has made a change to the scope of its lawsuit against Amazon regarding its “App Store” trademark says CNET, addressing claims made in recent advertisements for the online retailer’s new Kindle Fire Android-based tablet. Amazon’s marketing threatens the App Store brand, says Apple. Read more »
IPad 3 screen shipments reportedly ramping up
Apple has reportedly ordered two million high-res display panels from Samsung, LG and Sharp for November, adding to the one million it’s said to have ordered in October. The screens, according to a previous report, are said to be Retina displays, with resolution of 2048×1536 pixels. Read more »
Flipboard Readies For iPhone Launch, International Push
News aggregation app Flipboard has introduced new features to support its upcoming iPhone version, whilst also apparently preparing to re-la… Read more at paidContent »
Not just for grown-ups: Kids also wishing for iPads and iPhones
On Thursday, Nielsen released figures indicating holiday desire for Apple’s mobile products knows no age limits; six- to 12-year-olds cited the iPad as their most desired consumer electronics product for this holiday shopping season, with the iPod touch and iPhone coming in second and third. Read more »
Apple’s iPad, iPhone top many holiday shopping lists this year
Apple seems poised for a strong holiday season, at least according to two new surveys. Both those doing the shopping and those writing up their own personal wish lists seem to be in sync about one thing: Apple’s iPad and iPhone are in high demand. Read more »
Apple Adversary Zuora Raises $36 Million For Subscription Services
Big funding round for the digital content subscription and billing specialist Zuora: the company has raised $36 million in a Series D round… Read more at paidContent »
Next Issue Media Expands Digital Newsstand Beyond Samsung Galaxy
Next Issue Media, the digitized magazine and newspaper newsstand, has added several more titles from company backers Hearst and Time Inc. (N… Read more at paidContent »
Samsung Selling A 'New' Galaxy Tab 10.1N In Germany: Is It Less iPad-Like?
If at first you don’t succeed, just tweak the edge a little? Samsung has redesigned its Galaxy Tab device in hopes of getting around an inju… Read more at paidContent »
Feature wars and computing shifts: Netbook vs. Tablet
Tablets began outselling netbooks earlier this year, but the small laptops still have their fans. One person created a list of 101 things a netbook can do and it’s a great read. But I’d argue that most consumers are moving away from such traditional computing activities. Read more »
A few of our favorite things: Headphones and headsets
For our inaugural edition of our weekly holiday gift ideas, we’ll be looking at an essential for iPhone, iPad and Mac owners alike: headphones. Mostly, we’ll be talking about stereo headsets that also feature mics and remote controls, which work with recent Macs and iOS devices. Read more »
Nokia Drops More Hints Of An Upcoming Windows 8 Tablet
Considering all the issues and upheavals that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has had in its core business of mobile phones — what with the declining mar… Read more at paidContent »
Netflix Targets Kindle Fire, Nook Owners With Redesigned Android Tablet App
In a year during which it has shown no fear of dancing to the beat of a different drummer, Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) once again bucked the conven… Read more at paidContent »
How to quickly access settings from your Home Screen
IPhone owners who jailbreak their devices have been able to add icons for changing settings to their home screens. Now it’s possible to do the same thing without jailbreaking, using a handy website and mobile Safari’s “Add to Home Screen” feature. Read more »
Hands on with Kindle Fire: It’s mostly hot for $199
After deciding if I wanted a Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet, I pre-ordered Amazon’s tablet just two days ago and it arrived at my home office today during lunch. Here are my first 30-minutes worth of impressions to share on the hardware, software, and user experience. Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 11-15-11
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The living room PC is here: the iPad
Apple’s iPad is a mobile device, but “mobile” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s being used while on the go. New research from McKinsey found most iPads never leave the home, and are used most in the living room, for things like watching video or browsing the web. Read more »
Samsung Wins The Right To March Trial In Bid To Ban iPhone 4S In Australia
One more development in the legal fight between Samsung and Apple: a court in Australia has granted a March date for a case being brought by… Read more at paidContent »
5 reasons e-reader sales will nearly triple by 2016
Dedicated e-reader sales aren’t growing as fast as those of tablets, but are still expected to nearly triple in the next five years, reaching 67 million sales by 2016, according to Juniper Research. Even with the growth of tablets, I agree with Juniper for several reasons. Read more »
Iongrid brings Office apps securely to iPad
Iongrid’s new Nexus software promises to bring your Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets to your iPad with what it calls “pixel perfect” fidelity and in a way that won’t give IT or the compliance department a collective heart attack. Read more »
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Adds iPad 'Digital Combo'; Site Still Free
Some newspapers have added paywalls to their websites while their apps remain free, but the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is trying the oppos… Read more at paidContent »
Apple Launches iTunes Match, But Puts Temporary Hold On New Subscriptions
It took a little longer than expected, but Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) launched iTunes Match Monday with the release of a new version of iTunes just… Read more at paidContent »
Mac on track for yet another record quarter
For the current quarter, Apple is set to break Mac sales records yet again, according to figures released Monday by NPD. The Mac, though no longer Apple’s flashiest device category, is its least volatile in terms of competition and growth. Read more »
Amazon Kindle Fire: What the web is saying
Early reviews of Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire tablet appeared on Monday, in advance of the device being received by customers. What’s the verdict? It all depends on what you’re looking for in a tablet, but here’s a sampling of review thoughts and commentary from Twitter. Read more »
Reviewers May Find Faults, But Developers Say Kindle Fire Is Big Big Big
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The Kindle Fire tablet may not be all reviewers’ cup of tea, but Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) seems to have gotten one thing just right: it’s picked… Read more at paidContent »
Kindle Fire, First Reviews: Hot Gadget Or Just Another Lukewarm Tablet?
A new day, and a new device to challenge Apple’s iPad in the market for tablets. Read more at paidContent »
How iPads, phones & sensors will redefine our homes
An Internet-connected, sensor-based and iPad-managed terrarium — a micro ecosystem — by London-based product designer Samuel Wilkinson is an artful marriage of physical living and digital worlds and it could be a precursor for what home and gardens could become in the age of connectedness. Read more »
Games for the weekend: Dragons Rage
For the last two weeks, the game that has captured my attention the most is Prativo Group’s Dragons Rage. For just $0.99 (iPad and iPhone), you can submerge yourself into a world where dragons are feared and fought by peasants branding pitchforks. Read more »
Veterans Day: 5 apps for 11/11
Today is Veterans Day, a day meant for appreciating the hard work and sacrifice of our men and women in the military, past and present. This week’s highlight of mobile apps we like includes iOS apps that help us remember and appreciate those who have fought. Read more »
Inkling’s iPad cookbook is selling like crazy
Inkling, the startup that develops iPad versions of college textbooks, made its first foray into the general consumer market last month with the launch of The Professional Chef, a textbook for pro chefs. Smart move: The title just became the third highest-grossing iPad app worldwide. Read more »
Condé Nast Marries Print And iPad Subscriptions In UK
Condé Nast is finally allowing UK print subscribers to its magazines to access the same magazines inside corresponding iPad apps, by inputt… Read more at paidContent »
iHome iW1 AirPlay speaker review: A new kind of iPhone stereo
IHome was among the first to announce a third-party speaker with AirPlay built-in, but it took a while to get here; about a year from first appearance to release. So after a such a lengthy development period, how does it perform? Read more »
U.K. survey finds many iPads getting limited use
An interesting new survey out of the U.K. finds that a significant number of iPads may not be getting as much use as you might expect. How often do you use your iPad? According to the new survey, it’s possible more than a quarter of you answered once a week or less. Read more »
As China PC sales grow, more plan to buy Apple
A new Morgan Stanley survey found that Apple is the most desirable brand of computer in China right now, beating out local heavyweight Lenovo. China became the biggest buyer of personal computers as of August, according to IDC, so that’s great news for Apple. Read more »
HP dithering puts it behind the eight ball in mobility
Hewlett-Packard, the world’s biggest PC maker, has cycled through a flurry of client device strategies in the past year. Those changes, including the discontinuation of the TouchPad, bred confusion not only about HP’s hardware roadmap but also about its ability to drive future cloud services. Read more »
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Connected world: the consumer technology revolution
Connectivity changes everything. That’s the credo driving just about every corner of our day-to-day lives. As human beings, we are now connected to one another through not just our social networks but also our cars, the books we read, the albums we download and even our own health and wellness habits (to name just a few areas). With that in mind, GigaOM Pro has singled out certain areas in the technology industry where we see this shift to constant connectivity taking place most drastically. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Mixel invites iPad users to create social collages
Mixel, a new iPad app, invites people to make really simple photo collages that can be shared easily among friends and remixed into new creations that form a sort of visual conversation. The free app tries to make art fun and casual. Read more »
Updated: Flash In The Pan: Adobe Confirms End Of Mobile Flash And 750 Jobs
Update: Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) how now posted an item on its own blog confirming that it will stop developing Flash for mobile devices, and will… Read more at paidContent »
An oversight in iOS Newsstand: No free subscriptions
The team behind TRVL, a free iPad-exclusive digital travel magazine, was very excited about the prospect of Newsstand; after all, recent numbers show that some publishers are seeing their products reach as many as 268 percent more subscribers. But there’s a problem: Newsstand doesn’t do free. Read more »
Kindle Fire heat may be cooling passion for iPads
A new ChangeWave survey of 2,600 early adopters found that 5 percent had pre-ordered or were very likely to buy a Kindle Fire. And of those consumers, 26 percent said they were planning on delaying or holding off on the purchase of an iPad. Read more »
