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Apple ditches Google Maps display tiles in iPhoto for iOS
When Apple unveiled iPhoto for the iPad and iPhone this morning it showed off an assortment of new features, but one thing it didn’t tout was something left behind: Google Maps. Bringing up the location feature in the app calls up tiles that bear little resemblance to the Google service used in the rest of iOS and in iPhoto for OS X. Writer Holger Eilhard was able to discover that the tiles are in fact being pulled from Apple directly, from a server named gsp2.apple.com.
It’s no secret that Apple has been moving away from relying on Google‘s services, even going so far as to pick up several mapping companies itself in recent years. While there’s nothing here yet that confirms Apple has rolled its own service — these could easily be…
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AT&T and Verizon keep data plan pricing the same for the new iPad
One of the headlining features for the new iPad is LTE in the US from Verizon and AT&T, each of whom previously offered 3G data plans for the iPad 2. Fortunately, it seems both carriers aren’t going to take this opportunity to gouge excited iPad users for more cash — no-contract data plans for the iPad will stay at the same price for both carriers. AT&T will continue to offer a 250MB plan for $14.99, a 3GB plan for $30, and a 5GB plan for $50. Verizon counts with its standard 2GB for $30, 5GB for $50, and 10GB for $80 plans. Oddly enough, if you visit Apple.com to preorder the new iPad, the site gives a different option for AT&T’s data plans — it says that $30 only gets you 2GB of data (see our screenshot below). However, we reached…
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Apple Unveils ‘New iPad’ With Retina Display, 4G LTE Support
Apple‘s latest version of the iPad includes a high definition retina display and 4G LTE supports. What it doesn’t have, though, is a name.
Latest iPad Unveiled at Cupertino
Whether it would come out as iPad 3 or iPad HD, people didn’t mind as long as Apple finally unveiled its latest tablet. Speculation over the new iPad ran rampant; from edge to edge screen, to magnetic-linking iPads, to the “tixel-field” screen.
Apple's teaser image for the iPad 3 unveiling on March 7 (Image: Apple)
Here are the official specifications from today’s press conference at Cupertino:
Ultra high definition “retina” display, 2048 x 1536 , 3.1m pixels
A5X quad-core graphics
iSight camera, 5MP sensor, backside illumination, 5-element lens. Apple software for image signal processing
HD video recording with image stabilisation
Voice dictation, supports English, French, German, and Japanese
Next-generation wireless, 4G/LTE
10 hours of battery life on WiFi; on 4G, nine hours
iPad WiFi version: US$499 (16GB), $599 (32GB) and $699 (64GB)
iPad 4G version: US$629 (16GB), $729 (32GB) and $829 (64GB)
Available on March 16, pre-orders start now.
Apple hasn’t announced the official name yet, because the boffins are demonstrating image and video editing as I write this.
Alas, there will be no “tixel” touch screen. Tixel is a minute electrical current that passes from the screen to your finger, giving you the sensation or texture of the surface for whatever image you are rubbing onscreen. This haptics technology comes from Finland’s futuristic company, Senseg. All the rest of the rabid rumors like edge to edge screen and magnetic linking iPads are for the succeeding generations, I guess. I will update with more details and images later today.
Live from Apple’s iPad 3 event
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Google Creates Hub for Buying Apps, Entertainment in One Place – BusinessWeek
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Google Creates Hub for Buying Apps, Entertainment in One Place
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By Brian Womack on March 06, 2012 Google Inc. (GOOG), stepping up competition with Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) in digital media, unveiled a site called Google Play that lets users get Android applications, music, books and movies in …
What's Next For Google Play? Audiobooks And MagazinesTechCrunch
Google Play launched to take on Apple's iTunesBBC News
Google needs to extend the return window for application purchasesPhoneDog
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Samsung attacks Apple again in a Seoul court – SlashGear
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Samsung attacks Apple again in a Seoul court
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Samsung Electronics has filed a new lawsuit against Apple in a Seoul, Korea court. The new lawsuit is again over patents. The patents in this case allege Apple is violating three more Samsung patents. The suit also covers utility patents that relate to …
Samsung Files Lawsuit Against Apple In SeoulWall Street Journal
Ahead Of Today's Apple News, Samsung Files Yet Another Suit In Korea Over iPad …TechCrunch
Samsung files fresh lawsuit against AppleNEWS.com.au
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5 Essential Singapore Travel Apps
As you would expect given its high-tech geek status, the Lion City has produced some great local Singapore travel apps that help locals and visitors eat, sleep and enjoy their lives. There are plenty of these savvy apps out there, but here are five that come recommended, and more importantly are free.
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Travel Wire Asia has a review of the following free apps, which no Singapore traveler should go without.
Summon Auntie, an app that helps travelers look for parking space;
Singapore Transit, a map and guide for getting around Singapore’s public transport system;
Hosay!, for deciphering the nuances of Singaporean English;
iChangi, which offers live updates on flight information;
HungryGoWhere, an app for spotting the best restaurants in town, complete with user reviews.
New AppleCare+ plan to cover iPad 3 accidental damage?
Apple introduced its $99 AppleCare+ protection plan back when the iPhone 4S launched last year, replacing the standard package. It still extends free repair service to two years from the purchase date, but also covers up to two replacements due to accidental damage — though you do have to shell out $49 a time. However, this plan is currently limited to the iPhone, with iPad owners’ only option right now being the standard $79 AppleCare package that doesn’t cover your butterfingered mishaps. That may be about to change with today’s near-certain announcement of the iPad 3, if MacRumors is to be believed, as the site is reporting that the same plan will be introduced alongside Apple’s latest tablet. The report has also been corroborated…
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Apple Unveils New IPad
Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new iPad, the third edition of its wildly successful multitouch tablet. The new tablet sports a Retina display, a vastly improved camera, the new A5X processor, the high-speed mobile broadband technology LTE, and voice dictation support. Rather than give the iPad a new name like iPad 3 or iPad HD, Apple appears to be calling the new iPad simply “iPad” or the third-generation iPad.
The New IPad Expected to Tax Corporate Nets
Apple‘s introduction of the new iPad is expected to increase traffic on corporate campus networks, force IT to rethink access and security policies, and step up investments in mobility.
Making of Apple’s New iPad: Who’s In Charge?
While the new iPad‘s graphics are impressive, everything else reeks of life without Steve Jobs.
Five Things That Would Make the IPad 3 a Better Business Tool
Here are five features that Apple could add to the iPad 3 that would make it a blockbuster success as a mobile business tool.
Apple Adds App Store Catalog Section Ahead of New IPad
Apple’s addition of a Store Catalog section in the App Store may point to new content features in the next-gen iPad.