All posts tagged iPad

iOS Apps to Require Explicit Permission to Access Address Book Data

By | February 16, 2012 | Apple, Apps, iPad, iPhone | No comments

Last week a controversy came to surface pinpointing a popular iOS app “Path” uploading user Address Book data to their servers without them knowing. Next web reports that U.S. Congressmen Henry Waxman and G.K. Butterfield have now weighed on in the issue, sending a letter to Apple requesting information on the company’s data collection policies it imposes on App Store developers. In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the legislators state:

This incident raises questions about whether Apple’s iOS app developer policies and practices may fall short when it comes to protecting the information of iPhone users and their contacts.

Apple has issued a statement to AllThingsD and promised to address the issue with the new update of iOS.

Apps that collect or transmit a user’s contact data without their prior permission are in violation of our guidelines,” Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told AllThingsD. “We’re working to make this even better for our customers, and as we have done with location services, any app wishing to access contact data will require explicit user approval in a future software release.

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Soulo Converts iPad or iPhone into Karaoke Machine

By | February 9, 2012 | iPad, iPhone, iPod | No comments

Soulo iPad App

Enter Soulo, a software and microphone kit that can turn an iPad, iPhone or iPod into a karaoke machine. App is free on the App Store but you have to pay for the kit which is $69 for the wired and $99 with the wireless microphone. The software app does emulating the sing-along video animation typically found in a commercial karaoke machine.

An initial bundle of 10 songs or so are free then after that you can download a song for $0.99. Audio output options include listening through headphones or other speaker systems via the devices’ stereo jack. The wireless receiver also can connect to a TV. App can be downloaded here.

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Tip of the Day: How to Setup iMessage to Receive Messages Across all iOS Devices

By | February 7, 2012 | iPad, iPhone, iPod | No comments

iMessage is Apple’s messaging service which works over wi-fi or 3G. Using iMessage you can send messages to people using iPad or iPod. If you own more than one iOS device and you want the ability to use any device to reply to your iMessages then your Apple ID needs to be set up on all devices.

On iPhone iMessages uses phone number by default and you need to make sure that your Apple ID is also set so it can sent across to other devices which are setup using same Apple ID. via iLounge

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iBattz to launch Mojo Removable Power Card battery pack for iOS Devices

By | February 3, 2012 | iPad, iPhone, iPod | No comments

iBattz Mojo Power Card

iBattz is rolling out Mojo Removable Power Card battery pack for iOS devices. The power card is of the size of a credit card and 12mm thick. and has a USB port.

Mojo Removable Power Card features a removable 2500 mAh battery pack, a full-size USB port for charging and recharging, and 1.0 Amp output for fast charging of the iPhone. iBattz’ Mojo Removable Power Card battery pack will be available soon and will sell for $60. via iLounge.

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Avid Releases Video Editing App for the iPad

By | February 3, 2012 | iPad | No comments

Avid Studio For iPad iOS

Avid Studio has released it’s first ever app for any Apple device and it is available for download on the App Store. Avid Studio helps you edit your video on the iPad and is competing with Apple’s iMovie. App offers most features present in desktop version of Avid Studio.

The app is currently available in the App Store for an introductory price of $4.99 and will increase to $8 after 30 days. Avid Studio released after Apple released an update for professional video editing software, Final Cut Pro X for OS X.

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iPad in Hands of 96% of enterprise Users, iPhone share Jumps to 53%, Study Finds

By | January 27, 2012 | Apple, iPad, iPhone | No comments

Good Study

According to Good Technology iPad accounts for 96% of enterprise Users and iPhone share Jumps to 53% of all smartphones. Figures came from more than 2,000 companies using Good’s Technology services in the fourth quarter.

Good provides push messaging, device management and security products for corporate mobile users, competing against RIM’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The company supports Windows Mobile, Symbian, iOS and Android.

In other devices the top Android device was Samsung’s Galaxy S II. There was no spot for Windows and Symbian phones in the Top 10. Half of Fortune 100 companies use Good’s services.

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Raspberry Pi Model B ($35) Computer has AirPlay Capabilities

By | January 26, 2012 | iPad | No comments

Respberry Pi Showing Off AirPlay Capability

Raspberry Pi is a Linux based computer board which is still being developed and eventually will be available in education institutions for research and development purposes. A  Model B version of the device is being demoed and it shows off the small computer’s AirPlay streaming capabilities. Following video shows that iPad is able to stream a video clip to Raspberry Pi without any issue.

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Hands on Video Apple iBooks 2 on iPad

By | January 19, 2012 | iPad | No comments

Engadget has posted a hands on video with Apple’s new iBooks 2 running on iPad.

Interacting with the books is a generally intuitive combination of tapping, swiping and pinching. You can pinch from any page to get out to the heading of that chapter, then drag along a bar on the bottom to quickly go from one chapter to the next. When you’re looking at any page, you can get a closer view of any of the media there by simply pinching it. Tiny picture of an ant? Give it a nudge and it’s full-screen. You can then swipe through galleries, play movies and interact with various other widgets that authors can drop in place.

OnLive Desktop iPad app Available Now in App Store

By | January 13, 2012 | iPad | No comments

Onlive Desktop iPad app is available now to download for free. Onlive Desktop app let you run Window 7 popular applications like Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint right from your iPad with touch friendly controls. Applications are running on their servers and are streamed to iPad. Check out Walt Mossberg video review below.

There is a Standard Free package with 2GB storage. Pro package will be available soon with 50GB storage(starting at $9.99/month). Full details of the packages can be found here.

20 Times More Powerful GPU for iPhone and iPad

By | January 11, 2012 | iPad, iPhone | No comments

Imagination technologies announced it’s next generation of GPUs which are 20 times more powerful than the existing one. GPU stands for “Graphic Processing Unit” and they accelerate graphics and video displays.

Imagination Technologies announced two in the Power VR family, PowerVR G6200 and G6400 GPU.G6200 will feature two compute clusters, while the G6400 will sport four clusters.

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