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- Patent gives a peek into Apple’s retail prowess
- Minimalistic puzzler Hundreds from Canabalt makers now available for download
- Corning announces Gorilla Glass 3 ahead of CES
- Ashton Kutcher’s ‘jOBS’ will hit theaters in April
- How to create a custom carrier logo without jailbreaking using Windows
- No Apple/Waze deal happening after all
- Facebook Messenger gains VoIP calling, but it’s Canada only initially
- Amid iWatch talk, Pebble teases ‘big news’ at CES
- Apple passes LG for second U.S. spot as iOS-Android duopoly tops 90%
- Angry Birds: 30M downloads on Christmas week
| Patent gives a peek into Apple’s retail prowess Posted: 03 Jan 2013 05:00 PM PST
No matter if you are in Syracuse, NY or Singapore, when you step into an Apple Store, you’re likely to be greeted in a singular manner. That’s no mistake. In fact, the ‘brain’ of Apple’s retailing success is part of a patent filing for a centralized floor plan management. It’s entitled “System and method for planning layout of a retail store” and details, well, everything. Starting from how the tech giant uses the iPad and centrally-controlled in-store displays to offer customers a unified appearance, no matter which Apple Store around the globe you happen to waltz in. Indeed, if tech retailing were part of the Star Trek universe, Apple locations would be manned by the Borg – seeming to operate with one mind…(...) "Patent gives a peek into Apple’s retail prowess" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Minimalistic puzzler Hundreds from Canabalt makers now available for download Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:36 PM PST If you’re a fan of iOS puzzlers with a twist, don’t miss out on Hundreds, an unusual puzzle game for the iPhone and iPad from the guys that brought you Canabalt, the popular side-scrolling platformer with retro graphics. Pitched as a game “about the space between you and the serene”, its premise involves growing floating bubbles by tapping them until they add to 100. The only problem: the bubbles turn red when touched and if they collide when red, it’s game over. Ff you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some bubbles to grow…(...) "Minimalistic puzzler Hundreds from Canabalt makers now available for download" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Corning announces Gorilla Glass 3 ahead of CES Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:43 PM PST
With just a few days left until the Consumer Electronics Show kicks off in Las Vegas, Corning, a Kentucky-based glass-maker, has announced the third iteration of its popular Gorilla Glass line. As most of you know, Gorilla Glass is a high-strength, thin sheet of glass used as a protective cover in many touch screen devices, including Apple products. And version 3 is a lot more durable…(...) "Corning announces Gorilla Glass 3 ahead of CES" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Ashton Kutcher’s ‘jOBS’ will hit theaters in April Posted: 03 Jan 2013 02:32 PM PST
Great news movie buffs, it’s just been officially announced that the jOBS film starring Ashton Kutcher will hit theaters in a few months. The movie, which has garnered a lot of attention from the media, takes a biographical look at Steve Jobs’ life. Last month, we heard that the flick was going to debut at the Sundance Film Festival later this month. And today we’ve learned that Five Star Feature Film and Open Road Films are teaming up to distribute the film, and it’s coming in April…(...) "Ashton Kutcher’s ‘jOBS’ will hit theaters in April" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| How to create a custom carrier logo without jailbreaking using Windows Posted: 03 Jan 2013 01:29 PM PST
A few days ago we showed you how to add a custom carrier logo to a non-jailbroken cellular iOS device. The app to enable the hack — CarrierEditor — is a Mac only app, so only Mac users were able to take advantage of the feature. Now it’s your turn, Microsoft faithful, as developer Dany Lisiansky steps up to the plate to provide a custom carrier logo solution for Windows users If you read our original post on CarrierEditor, then you’ll be happy to note that the process for adding a custom carrier logo using a Windows machine is virtually the same as it is on the Mac. Take a look inside as we break down the entire process in our full video walkthrough…(...) "How to create a custom carrier logo without jailbreaking using Windows" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| No Apple/Waze deal happening after all Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:25 PM PST
Yesterday, news broke that Apple was looking into buying Israeli start-up Waze Mobile, creators of the popular GPS app. Obviously, with all of the trouble Apple’s had with its own mapping software, and the fact that the two companies are partners, the deal made sense. But according to a new report today from the well-connected MG Siegler, there is no deal. The TechCrunch columnist wrote this morning that though there have likely been several meetings between Apple and Waze due to their partnership, there’s nothing more going on…(...) "No Apple/Waze deal happening after all" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Facebook Messenger gains VoIP calling, but it’s Canada only initially Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:15 PM PST
Facebook has just updated its Messenger iOS and Android app with the voice messaging feature. Facebook Messenger version 2.1, a free download over at Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store, now lets you record short voice messages for your friends, up to a minute in length. We’ll see if this is the voicemail for the 21st century, but anyone who updates to the new version gains this feature automatically and that’s a big advantage. But the social networking giant isn’t stopping there. In the new Facebook Messenger, you can now place voice calls to your Facebook contacts free of charge. Of course, these are VoIP calls so a Wi-Fi or cellular data connection is needed. It looks like Facebook, which some folks though would buy WhatsApp, is adamant to turn the Messenger app into a unified messaging solution. The last piece of the puzzle needed: video chat… (...) "Facebook Messenger gains VoIP calling, but it’s Canada only initially" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Amid iWatch talk, Pebble teases ‘big news’ at CES Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:48 AM PST
Pebble, the company behind the upcoming smart watch of the same name, is telling its Kickstarter backers that “it’s time” for some “big news” as the company promises to livestream its CES news event January 9 at at 12pm ET. For those unaware, their Pebble E-Paper Watch has been long in the making and last April became the most highly funded Kickstarter project to date, which tells you there’s certainly some demand for such a product. Should the company finally releases its iOS and Android smart watch, it could breathe new life into the product category that cries for a sprinkle of Apple magic. Or perhaps Pebble Technology figured it better release its gizmo ahead of a rumored iWatch Apple’s reportedly been collaborating on with Intel? Either way, looks like 2013 will be the year of smart watches…(...) "Amid iWatch talk, Pebble teases ‘big news’ at CES" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple passes LG for second U.S. spot as iOS-Android duopoly tops 90% Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:59 AM PST
Lots of interesting data points to chew on in the latest comScore survey pertaining to cell phone sales in the United States during a three-month period ending November 2012. According to data, having knocked LG out of the position it held, Apple rose to become the second cell phone maker in the United States, despite only making smartphones. Furthermore, nearly one out of each five mobile phone owners in the country is now using an iPhone. Looking just at smartphones, more than one in three U.S. subscribers now own a ‘boring’ iPhone. And as Apple and Samsung remain the only two smartphone vendors seeing growth in the U.S., no wonder iOS and Android now hold 90 percent of the country’s market for smartphones. Talk about duopoly!(...) "Apple passes LG for second U.S. spot as iOS-Android duopoly tops 90%" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Angry Birds: 30M downloads on Christmas week Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:56 AM PST
So much about Angry Birds running its course. Finnish developer Rovio announced today that its Angry Birds series, which just turned three, has been downloaded thirty million times during the Christmas week, raking in over eight million downloads on the Christmas Day alone. The 99-cent holiday sale of Rovio’s iPad games might have helped with that. It was an Angry New Year for Rovio indeed and the company produced a charming infographic that highlights other interesting holiday sales stats…(...) "Angry Birds: 30M downloads on Christmas week" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
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