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- The first iPad mini reviews hit the web
- Philips Hue Personal Wireless Lighting Unboxing
- Unofficial Lightning docks arrive
- The iCade 8-Bitty Unboxing
- Apple delays iTunes 11 for a month to ‘get it right’
- Bluegrass Cellular to sell the iPhone 5 with a $50 discount starting Friday
- Apple’s green ranking drops to 118 in US
- Samsung bets on Windows
- Google gives its iOS search app Siri-like voice magic
- Shake ups and shufflings: some thoughts on the new Apple
| The first iPad mini reviews hit the web Posted: 30 Oct 2012 07:13 PM PDT
While most of us have to wait until Friday to get our hands on the new iPad mini, a select group of journalists have been using the tablet since Apple unveiled it last week. These writers were given early access to the device so they could post full-length reviews before it launches later this week. And a lot of those reviews just went live…(...) "The first iPad mini reviews hit the web" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Philips Hue Personal Wireless Lighting Unboxing Posted: 30 Oct 2012 03:30 PM PDT
I know, I’m crazy like that, but I just couldn’t pass up the chance to try something this cool. I bought a Philips Hue Starter Kit for $199.95. That’s more than half the price of an iPad mini for a few lightbulbs. But these aren’t any ordinary lightbulbs, as you read in our post yesterday. The Philips Hue starter kit allows you to dynamically change the colors and lighting of a room using a handy iOS app. You can even turn on your lights while away from home all from your iPhone. Needless to say, my curiosity got the best of me, and I simply couldn’t resist the chance to try something like that out. Check out my unboxing inside, and stay tuned for the full review…(...) "Philips Hue Personal Wireless Lighting Unboxing" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Unofficial Lightning docks arrive Posted: 30 Oct 2012 02:30 PM PDT
As Apple prepares to convene with accessory makers next month in order to lay out new rules pertaining to third-party Lightning gear, companies like iPhone5mod continue to exploit the supply-demand imbalance in order to produce unofficial accessories like cables and adapters that all use cracked Lightning chips. iPhone5mod already has a few of these in its offering and they’ve just announced another accessory which could easily strike a chord with long-time Apple fans: a Lightning dock. Just like it removed the optical drive from the new iMac, Apple with the iPhone 5 stopped making docks for Lightning devices. Therefore, this opportunity has basically presented itself…(...) "Unofficial Lightning docks arrive" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Posted: 30 Oct 2012 02:05 PM PDT
I recently got my hands on an iCade 8-Bitty Bluetooth controller from Think Geek. The controller harkens back to the 8-Bit days with its boxy design, hence its name. The 8-Bitty plays nice with all iOS devices, and even works with Android phones and tablets as well. Take a look inside as I unbox the controller, and check back soon for a more in-depth review…(...) "The iCade 8-Bitty Unboxing" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Apple delays iTunes 11 for a month to ‘get it right’ Posted: 30 Oct 2012 01:34 PM PDT
That’s right, no new iTunes on Halloween for you! As you know, Apple promised to release iTunes 11, a major overhaul, by the end of October. Now it seems yesterday’s management re-shuffling has affected the release schedule a bit as the company said today that iTunes is “is taking longer than expected”. The new release date is now being pegged at the end of November, a month from now, as Apple needs some more time to get the new iTunes right. That’s a repeat of last fall, when Apple similarly postponed the launch of iTunes Match. And perhaps inadvertently, Apple may have silenced the critics, just like that: instead of shipping prematurely, which reportedly was one of Scott Forstall’s deadly sins (Maps, Siri), Apple is now taking its time to have such a critical piece of software in the perfectly solid shape before getting it out of the door…(...) "Apple delays iTunes 11 for a month to ‘get it right’" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Bluegrass Cellular to sell the iPhone 5 with a $50 discount starting Friday Posted: 30 Oct 2012 01:11 PM PDT
It’s been originally reported that regional carrier Bluegrass Cellular would start selling the iPhone 5 on September 28 alongside Alaska's GCI and Appalachian Wireless, but something delayed those plans. Be that as it may, today the Kentucky-based carrier announced it will start selling Apple’s latest phone on Friday, November 2. The company has plans to undercut AT&T, Verizon and Sprint with an aggressive pricing policy. Bluegrass Cellular will also offer the iPhone 4S for just $49 and the iPhone 4 will be available starting at 99 cents, it’s been confirmed. These prices, of course, are valid only with a two-year service contract…(...) "Bluegrass Cellular to sell the iPhone 5 with a $50 discount starting Friday" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Apple’s green ranking drops to 118 in US Posted: 30 Oct 2012 11:44 AM PDT
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| Posted: 30 Oct 2012 10:45 AM PDT Say what you will about Samsung, but it’s always been a multi-platform player. True, the company’s bet on Android has paid off big time, but Samsung also maintains another smartphone operating system, its own Bada software, and pledges to build a plethora of desktop and mobile products driven by Microsoft’s new Windows 8 desktop operating system and its Windows Phone 8 counterpart. The South Korean conglomerate currently makes Windows-based Smart PC and Smart PC Pro, in addition to a Windows Phone 8 tablet and smartphone. All are marketed under the new ATIV moniker (whoever thought of that one?). I kinda like how the commercial above highlights different usage scenarios for these devices. By the way, what’s up with the evident James Bond theme to advertising recently?(...) "Samsung bets on Windows" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Google gives its iOS search app Siri-like voice magic Posted: 30 Oct 2012 10:11 AM PDT
Google's most advanced voice search has arrived on iOS! The company yesterday issued an update to its Voice search app for Android with new Google Now features for Android 4.1 devices. And today, the search Goliath has finally released a long-expected update to its iOS app. It brings a bit overdue iPhone 5 compatibility in addition to – and this is huge – the vastly improved voice search capability with artificial intelligence aspects akin to Google Now on Android Jelly Bean devices. Give it a few more releases and this app is bound to compete with Apple’s Siri. Also on tap are the usual bug fixes and a few other tweaks and enhancements. It’s a free universal binary that supports all iOS form factors natively so make sure to update to the latest version. Jeff had a chance to take it for a spin, I’ve included his video hands-on right below…(...) "Google gives its iOS search app Siri-like voice magic" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Shake ups and shufflings: some thoughts on the new Apple Posted: 30 Oct 2012 09:46 AM PDT
If there’s one thing that really came as a surprise this month, it’s certainly not the iPad mini, or any other product announcement, but the executives shake up and shuffling at Apple. SVP of Retail John Browett is gone, and that’s a good thing, and really, hardly a surprise. The biggest surprise was that he was hired in the first place. The real bombshell in yesterday’s abrupt announcement is the departure of SVP of iOS Software, Scott Forstall. Although it was the biggest kick, Apple’s press release also told us that Ive would now be in charge of Human Interface (aka everything design), iOS and OS X groups are now one, Maps and Siri are now part of the Internet Services unit, and Mansfield will lead the new Technologies group. Now that we’ve gathered a little more information about the news and that I’ve had time to really soak it in, I’d like to share my thoughts on the situation, and what it all means for the new Apple…(...) "Shake ups and shufflings: some thoughts on the new Apple" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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Despite recently obtaining a green apple logo, the iPhone maker’s ranking when it comes to green issues took a beating. The consumer tech giant ranks 118 among U.S. companies, a 68-point drop from a year ago. According to one report, Apple failing to answer a survey on greenhouse gas emissions from its American facilities via the Carbon Disclosure Project in both 2012 and 2011 was the chief reason for the poor showing…(...)
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