Berlin startup Readmill’s iPad-based social reading app has got plenty of attention. Now it’s getting a significant update that will make it simpler and easier to use for everyone — including making it more useful for independent publishers to hook themselves in to. Read more »
On stage Monday at its WWDC developer event, Apple introduced iOS 6, the next platform upgrade for its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Here’s a look at some of the 200 new features for iOS device owners in the next iteration of Apple’s mobile platform. Read more »
IT professionals besieged by demands to support all manner of non-corporate tablets and smartphones in the workplace really want users to know that there’s a reason for their reluctance: BYOD, they say, isn’t easy in an era of cut-rate IT budgets. Read more »
Enterprises unnerved by the bring-your-own-device movement that many had promoted are now trying to lock down employees’ own devices for security purposes. The unintended consequence is that many of those employees, frustrated by these restrictions, just use unsanctioned devices instead. Read more »
Dread waiting around with nothing to do during a layover or waiting for a delayed flight? Meet the company that’s planning to outfit North American airports with tens of thousands of iPads to use — for free. The first cities will be New York, Minneapolis and Toronto. Read more »
The ongoing saga between Apple and Samsung over the latter’s Galaxy 10.1 tablets took another twist this week as US District Judge Lucy Koh refused to grant a preliminary injunction banning the devices. Read more »
It seemed a bit strange that following Siri’s debut in fall 2011 the iPad introduced five months later wasn’t equally equipped with the voice-assistant technology. But there are whispers that will change later this year, and Siri will debut on the new iPad. Read more »
Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: Apple’s disruption of the TV business, how Tim Cook and Microsoft differ on the definition of PCs and tablets, what Facebook integration in iOS looks like, and iOS security. Read more »
A report that Microsoft will hold back on Office for iPad and Android devices until it’s out on Windows tablets and phones illustrates Microsoft’s quandary. Office is its cash cow and solidifies account control. The danger is people may like iPads more than Office. Read more »
The adoption of tablets, social media and new interfaces and the changing nature of the TV itself mean the digital living room will continue on its path of rapid change, thanks to new ways of creating, viewing, bundling, distributing and selling content. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Apple has cleared a regulatory hurdle in China for selling a 3G device there. But what is it? The latest iPhone and older iPads are already available, but the newest iPad is still a question mark. Is this a sign its Chinese debut is near? Read more »
Roambi is becoming a tool for more than creating cool, interactive data visualizations or real-time business intelligence reports your boss or colleagues will read on their iPad. Now Roambi is aiming to be a mobile app development/ publishing service with a new feature called ESX Platform. Read more »
Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: How Facebook is reminiscent of Palm, phones shipped versus phones sold, how doctors are using the iPad, and another clue that Apple is redesigning its mobile maps. Read more »
I’m starting to use iPhoto for iOS more often in my photography workflow. While it’s unlikely it’ll ever fully replace a true post-processing program like Aperture or Lightroom, for shots that don’t require that high degree of editing I find iPhoto for iOS to be suitable. Read more »
If your family owns multiple Apple devices and has many Apple IDs, it can be overwhelming or even maddening figuring out where your content is. It doesn’t have to be that way: Here’s a guide to finding the best Apple account management solution for you. Read more »
It appears Apple is working on a device with a screen size larger than an iPhone, yet smaller than an iPad. Many have also been waiting in anticipation for what could be the next big thing in television. But what if these stories are all related? Read more »
Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: Dell says “alternative mobile devices” are putting a crimp in its PC sales, Digitimes responds to accusations of Apple rumormongering, and Microsoft could be readying Office on iOS. Read more »
The biggest challenge for a media company like Meredith is shifting focus to consumer engagement across platforms, Meredith’s Liz Schimel said at paidContent 2012. Part of that means making the brands available on the right platforms, but not all platforms. Read more at paidContent »
Tablets may be a hot item now, but they’re just getting started. At paidContent 2012, Forrester Research analyst James McQuivey noted that it’s not just a “tablet or iPad world” coming, but an “everything world.” Read more at paidContent »
Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: iPads and the Greek debt crisis, Kaspersky on iOS security, details behind Apple’s Monday stock surge, Apple’s spendy ways when it comes to chips, and TiVo’s iPad arrival. Read more »
The bring-your-own-device trend may cause as many problems as it solves, according to IBM CIO Jeanette Horan. BYOD, in which companies let (even encourage) employees to use personal smartphones or tablets to access company applications, boosts productivity. It also causes big IT headaches. Read more »
Like last month, California and Hawaii lead in new iPad activations, accounting for nearly 18 and 16 percent, respectively. But Nebraska is a surprise No. 3. A big part of that isn’t due to your regular gadget consumers, but one of the state’s public education initiatives. Read more »
Comcast says it is planning to make sweeping changes to its data usage plans and will start by boosting the data cap from 250 GB/month to 300 GB/month. The change is in response to changing consumer usage behavior and shift to more cloud-oriented computing. Read more »
China is expected to rule soon on Google’s proposed acquisition of Motorola, with the deal already approved elsewhere. Google needs the deal, especially for tablets, says Goldman Sachs, because the costs are too high to be the default search engine on Apple’s iPad. Read more »
ISwifter is showing how it can create a full-fledged Facebook app that also includes Flash gaming. TheWorx iPad app, a Facebook application that is set to go live next month, will provide users with access to status updates, their news feed and photos and also gaming via an App Hub. Read more »
This probably won’t shock you, but tablets connected to 3G and 4G networks consume a lot more data than their smartphone equivalents. However, on Tuesday video optimization vendor Bytemobile reported exactly how much: iPads eat up three times more data than iPhones over the cellular network. Read more »
“Virtually every publication in the world right now would desperately like to be 100 percent digital,” said Flipboard editorial director and Time Inc. vet Josh Quittner said at Internet Week this week, as publishers debated how to monetize digital magazines. Read more at paidContent »
Under pressure because the new iPad’s 4G connectivity does not work outside North America, the company has started dropping its claims in some international markets — like the UK and Australia — but not in others. Read more »
Who wears a watch anymore? With smartphones taking over the world, several companies are trying to make time-telling apps as elegant as the most fashionable Swiss watch. Here are three apps for the iPhone and Android phones that are worth checking out. Read more »
You may have already heard of The Elevation Dock for the iPhone or the LunaTik Watchband for the iPod nano or even the Pebble E-Paper Watch, but here are seven equally great product concepts for iOS products that you may also be interested in supporting. Read more »
If drawing is the universal language, Doodle.ly wants to be the app for that. But first it has to solve a problem: A lot of people are pretty bad at drawing. Read more »
Evernote has acquired iPad handwriting app Penultimate for an undisclosed sum — and hired the app’s founder, Ben Zotto, to “put handwriting and digital ink functionality into other Evernote products and platforms.” Read more »
Rui Viana isn’t a full-time app developer and he hasn’t learned how to use Apple’s iOS SDK. Using an iPad-only development environment called Codea, he created Cargo-Bot directly on the iPad and saw more than 200,000 downloads in the first week. Read more »
You won’t be replacing batteries on Logitech’s newest iPad keyboard case. As its name implies, the $129.99 Solar Keyboard Folio uses light — either indoors or out — to maintain its battery life, which is two years on a single charge, claims Logitech. Read more »
A survey of court records reveals that a growing number of iPhones and iPads are the target of forensic examinations by federal agents. Read more »
While Spotify has been churning out news, one question kept popping up: when are we going to get an iPad app? Well, Spotify is finally obliging, giving premium users a polished iPad version that it hopes can rule the living room. Read more »
Four guys from MIT have come up with a super easy way to see PDF and other document files on the mobile browsers without needing any kind of plugins and special add-ons. Their company, Crocodoc has already snagged customers like Dropbox, SAP and LinkedIn. Read more »
The Financial Times is preparing to kill off its iPad and iPhone app for good, signalling its final conversion from executable-app to web-app publishing. Read more at paidContent »
Inkling, which started out as an iPad textbook publisher and recently launched an interactive e-book publishing platform called Habitat, is moving further into the consumer realm with a new series of Frommer’s interactive digital travel guides. Read more at paidContent »
Back in the day when iPod was king, it was the auto-industry that helped accelerate its adoption in the mainstream (and vice versa.) Now car makers are experimenting with iPad integration. I wonder if the history will repeat itself and propel iPad miles ahead of rivals. Read more »
