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- First look at the new iPad mini Smart Cover
- Maybe Microsoft should hire Forstall?
- Tim Cook sends email to Apple employees regarding management changes
- Meet the Hue, an overpriced app-controlled lightbulb from Philips
- Apple’s SVP of iOS software Scott Forstall to leave the company next year
- Apple updates Find My Friends with new features, resolves unexpected iBooks quits
- Roundup of Google’s new Nexus phone and tablet, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
- Analyst predicts Apple moving from tech titan to dinosaur within a year
- iPhone 5 launching in India and other countries on November 2
- The iPad mini cost concerns are overblown, analysts say
| First look at the new iPad mini Smart Cover Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:58 PM PDT
Although the iPad mini won’t start hitting shelves and doorsteps until this Friday, it appears the Cupertino company has decided to go ahead and start shipping the tablet’s accessories. Earlier this afternoon, my local FedEx driver dropped off this little guy: a Dark Grey polyurethane iPad mini Smart Cover. At first glance, the smaller Cover may seem like an exact replica of its larger sibling. But there’s one significant difference between the two, and that’s the hinges. Instead of using a bare metal hinge, like it does in the full-sized Smart Cover, Apple used a covered hinge in the mini version. So there’s no metal on metal…(...) "First look at the new iPad mini Smart Cover" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Maybe Microsoft should hire Forstall? Posted: 29 Oct 2012 03:50 PM PDT In the hope that this will have an instant meme value, I just came across this nice little clip of somebody demoing saving a document in Microsoft Word Preview on the Surface RT tablet. Go past the break to join the discussion in the comments…(...) "Maybe Microsoft should hire Forstall?" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Tim Cook sends email to Apple employees regarding management changes Posted: 29 Oct 2012 03:41 PM PDT
Earlier today, Apple announced some major changes to its management team. The company’s SVP of iOS Software, Scott Forstall, will be leaving next year, as will SVP of Retail John Browett. Other executives, particularly Jony Ive, will be picking up Forstall’s responsibilities, and a search is underway for Browett’s replacement. This afternoon, Tim Cook sent an internal email to Apple employees regarding the management changes, and thanked Scott for his many years of service. We’ve got that email after the break…(...) "Tim Cook sends email to Apple employees regarding management changes" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Meet the Hue, an overpriced app-controlled lightbulb from Philips Posted: 29 Oct 2012 03:00 PM PDT
How about a lightbulb that lets you personalize lighting settings and timers while you’re out, just by using an app for your iPhone or iPad? That’s what Philips set out to achieve with the Hue, “the world's smartest LED bulb", that it says consumes eighty percent less power than traditional bulbs. What’s more, the Hue uses the open ZigBee Light Link standard, allowing it to be integrated with other ZigBee certified systems. The free app for iOS and Android devices invites you to change settings, pick any color for any of your bulbs or group them together to create moody presets. You can also program your bulb to turn on and off at different times of day and more. Conveniently, the Hue is set to hit Apple stores on an exclusive basis starting tomorrow, October 30. That Philips is in a rush to release this product with a little help from one of the world’s most powerful brands actually speaks volume about the popular Lifx project which has already raised $1.3+ million on Kickstarter. At any rate, the Hue doesn’t come cheap, which is a real downer. Read on for additional details and a nice promo clip…(...) "Meet the Hue, an overpriced app-controlled lightbulb from Philips" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Apple’s SVP of iOS software Scott Forstall to leave the company next year Posted: 29 Oct 2012 02:07 PM PDT
This is huge: Apple just announced that some major executive changes will be taking place in 2013, one of which involves Senior Vice President of iOS Software Scott Forstall leaving the company. Forstall, as most of you know, has been largely responsible for the success of iOS and its devices. In his absence, Jony Ive, Bob Mansfield and other executives will take on more responsibilities. Additionally, Apple’s newly-appointed head of retail John Browett will also be leaving the company. A new search for his position is already underway, and in the mean time, all Apple retail will be reporting directly to Tim Cook. More details after the break…(...) "Apple’s SVP of iOS software Scott Forstall to leave the company next year" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Apple updates Find My Friends with new features, resolves unexpected iBooks quits Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:10 PM PDT
Apple has updated its Find My Friends app for iOS devices and iBooks 3, which launched alongside the iPad mini last week. iBooks version 3.0.1 is a minor update which resolves an issue where iBooks may unexpectedly quit. With last week’s release of iBooks 3, a free download, Apple added a new continuous scrolling theme akin to the Instapaper app, the ability to see iCloud purchases on your bookshelf, social sharing of quotes and more. Find My Friends version 2.0.1, also a free download, now features friends’ notifications regarding your location right under the Me > Followers section. You will also find your temporary friends listed under Followers in the Me tab as well…(...) "Apple updates Find My Friends with new features, resolves unexpected iBooks quits" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Roundup of Google’s new Nexus phone and tablet, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Posted: 29 Oct 2012 12:51 PM PDT
It doesn’t hurt to keep tabs on what competition is doing. Hurricane Sandy may have spoiled Google’s media event planned for today, but that didn’t stop the search giant from launching two new Nexus devices today along an Android software update. The company announced a new four-inch Nexus smartphone, made by LG, that provides pure Android experience free of carrier junkware and user interface skins. In addition, Google also launched a rumored ten-inch iPad contender with the world’s highest-resolution mobile display. Both devices run Android version 4.2, which still carries the Jelly Bean code-name. Here’s a full breakdown of Nexus news from today…(...) "Roundup of Google’s new Nexus phone and tablet, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Analyst predicts Apple moving from tech titan to dinosaur within a year Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:15 AM PDT
Psst. I’ve got a tip for ya: Apple’s going down. Yep, the iPhone maker is set to become a tech dinosaur about a year from now, according to one analyst. I’d blame the whole thing on Hurricane Sandy, but the analyst opinion was released last week, just after Apple announced lower-than-expected profit margins. “Apple’s time to turn from tech titan into a dinosaur will come, but we still think that we are at least a year away”, Berenberg Bank analyst Adnaan Ahmad recently told investors, according to Daring Fireball and cited by Fortune… (...) "Analyst predicts Apple moving from tech titan to dinosaur within a year" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| iPhone 5 launching in India and other countries on November 2 Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:30 AM PDT
Echoing an earlier prediction by BGR India, The Economic Times has it on good authority that Apple is ready to launch the iPhone 5 in the 1.24 billion people market of India this coming Friday, November 2. The App Store now accepts local currency and everything is seemingly ready for the launch as Apple works to achieve its self-imposed goal of bringing the iPhone 5 to a hundred countries across 240 carriers by year’s end. According to web reports, come November 2 the iPhone 5 will also land on store shelves in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Malta, Romania and Thailand and is also expected to hit the Dominican Republic and Mexico…(...) "iPhone 5 launching in India and other countries on November 2" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| The iPad mini cost concerns are overblown, analysts say Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:05 AM PDT
Stop your worrying. That’s the message from one Wall Street analyst trying to calm investors’ concerns over Apple announcing smaller margins. A wave of worrying erupted last week when company executives announced the iPad mini comes with an unwanted add-on: tighter profit margins. Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore called such concern “overblown,” saying the lower-than-expected margins are “nearly entirely cyclical and not structural” as Apple ramps up production and perfects the manufacturing process. After all, we’ve seen this before…(...) "The iPad mini cost concerns are overblown, analysts say" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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