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Google Mobile App on your Iphone

Posted by gracelim under iPad News, iPhone Accessories, iPhone Apps, iPhone News on Friday Aug 27, 2010

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Google has announced today on its Google Mobile App for different smartphones. The Google

Is  for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. They are also bringing push notifications for Gmail and Google Calendar. Users will never miss an important appointment or email since the application can help with push notifications from your Google account to your iPhone. It is an icon badge shows you’ve got new mail in Gmail, and Google Calendar event reminders appear right on your home screen. Included is an update is as-you-type results for searches on flight info, weather, stock quotes and currency conversions. The update appears to just be going live now, and may not yet be appearing for all users. Google Mobile for iOS also has a revised search area. Now you can see search results before you’re even finished typing. Results will start to show up as you type, and some types of information will appear above the search results if you’re looking for weather, stock quotes, flight info, or some other types of data.

Users can receive pop-up alerts when new email messages arrive or when calendar appointments are coming up. They can also configure the new version of Google’s Mobile app to work with multiple Google accounts — so if you have a few email addresses or calendars and you’d like to receive notifications from one but not the other, you can do that.

A number of users have said that the application is awesome since its convienient and helps them search right on their phones.

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Apple is now coming to China. It is true and reports coming in that the second biggest Chinese carrier will have the Apple iPhone 4 available on September 16th. Orders will have to be made online, and in advance, at least for starters.
The iPhone 4 that will land in China will still have the similar reception issues we know all the iPhone 4s launched anywhere else in the world.  China Unicom has actually prepared and will be subjecting all iPhone 4 buyers a complimentary case to alleviate those problems.
The online-only launch will ensure that we won’t be seeing any gigantic queues outside China Unicom shops, as has become customary whenever a new Apple product is released somewhere.
China Unicom, the exclusive provider of Apple’s iPhone in China, launched the 8G version of the iPhone 3GS on August 9. Caixin learned that the iPhone 4 is likely to suffer from the same issues related to signal reception in China, but China Unicom will be offering iPhone cases to customers as a free gift.

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Sumo goes high tech

Posted by gracelim under iPad, iPhone Accessories, iPhone Apps, iPhone News, Utility Apps on Tuesday Aug 24, 2010

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Sumo wrestlers are one of the most huge people in the world who has the ability to fight well. Japan who has an ancient sport of sumo restling is hugginh the  latest high-tech, with its governing body set to distribute Apple’s iPad to wrestlers. Those who often struggle with smaller cellphone keypads due to their giant hands.

“We will hand out the newest iPads to all the sumo stables to swiftly communicate what we need to,” association vice chairman Hiroyoshi Murayama said.

The sumo organization said it will give out iPads to Japan’s 51 “stables,” or the clubs the wrestlers belong to, with the goal of improving communication among the roly-poly grapplers after some in the past had missed information sent by fax or telephone.

“We will hand out the newest iPads to all the sumo stables to swiftly communicate what we need to,” association vice chairman Hiroyoshi Murayama said.

The iPad tablet PC, which starts at 48,800 yen  and $570, in Japan is  likely to be chosen because a lot of stablemasters does not  use computers and wrestlers are not good at punching in messages on their mobile phones due to their enormous hands, Jiji news agency said.

Sumo is trying to overhaul its image after being rocked by a series of scandals. Scandals  includes an illegal baseball gambling racket, assault and drug use.

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Go techie with your books

Posted by gracelim under iPad, iPad Accessories, iPad News, iPhone Accessories, iPhone Apps on Saturday Aug 21, 2010

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Recently Apple has made it possible for students to have an easy access to their notes for study purposes. Digital college textbooks have been dawdling to get off the ground, in part because of high prices and hardware distress. A

Now, a former Apple Inc. employee, Matt Mac Innis, is trying to wobble up the market with a new advance that taps into the iPad’s strengths.

His tech start-up, Inkling, is pioneering its first four full-length interactive college textbooks using its software platform. The software is designed specifically for Apple’s iPad—a marked departure from e-textbooks that are almost entirely just text that has been digitized. Inkling is one of a amount of companies serving textbook publishers rethink their titles for the iPad, eager to exploit its color, video, and touch-screen capabilities.

The four digital titles— McGraw-Hill Cos. best sellers in biology, economics, marketing, psychology—are expected to become available via the iTunes App Store beginning Friday. Prices will start at $2.99 per chapter and $69.99 for entire books, for a limited time. Thereafter, chapters will be $3.99 and books will start at $84.99.

The Inkling-based e-books make full use of the iPad’s color, video and touch screen. A biology text, for example, offers 3-D views of molecules such as DNA, video lectures, and interactive quizzes. Users can highlight text, take notes and share them in real time with other users, such as fellow students. Students can jump outside the text to Google or Wikipedia.

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Recover all your deleted files!

Posted by gracelim under iPad Apps, iPad News, iPhone Accessories, iPhone Apps, iPhone News on Tuesday Aug 17, 2010

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For those who are hiding something, you might as well give up. A new iPhone spy stick might  smack fear into the hearts of iPhone users who have something to hide. This USB stick allows the user to recover deleted texts, appointments, searches on Google Maps, contacts and other data that is stored on the iPhone. The collected data can be saved for later viewing (or confrontation). The process itself is rather simple, as all you have to do is hook up your iPhone to the computer, run the included software, and it’s good to go. The iPhone Spy Stick currently only supports Windows XP, Vista and 7. It only works on iPhones running iOS 3.2.1 and earlier, though support for the iPhone 4 is slated to arrive in October. The cost of snooping around is never cheap though, as the iPhone Spy Stick is retailing for $199.95.

The usb is actually very helpful for those who have deleted or lost files which might come in handy. This new innovation might not work for those who are currently hiding something form someone of their partners. Some people even thought Ellin Woods ought to have this us to keep his husband on track.

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No white iPhones in Uk

Posted by gracelim under iPad, iPad Accessories, iPhone Accessories, iPhone Apps, iPhone News on Friday Aug 13, 2010

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A UK courier has confirmed that there would be no white Iphone in the Uk until the end of the year. Apple has also issued a statement on the white iphone saying it would be delayed until later this year.
“We wanted to let you know that there won’t be any white iPhone 4’s in the UK until the end of the year. If you’re happy to wait another few months we’ll let you know as soon as they’re back in stock. Want an iPhone 4 now?”
Alternatively, if you want it now, click here or visit your local Orange shop to get the iPhone 4 Black 16GB or 32GB today. Best wishes
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It is uncertain whether Orange has received official word from Apple that supplies should not be expected until the end of year or if the carrier is simply basing its claim on Apple’s public disclosure of a launch delay until “later this year”. In spite of much news, many possible white iPhone 4 customers have been holding out hope that the device might make its exterior earlier rather than later.

It is also undecided whether Apple would lurch white iPhone 4 launches as it has with other iPhone models and the iPad. In such a case, the United States would most probably be the first to see a launch, and so it is indefinite whether Orange’s “end of the year” claim would apply to all markets.

Apple has not officially recognized the reason for the white iPhone 4 delays other than quoting manufacturing challenges. Some sources have claimed that Apple is experiencing problems with non-uniform application of the white paint leading to light leakage from the device’s backlight through its back and at seams.

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Apple’s new T.V

Posted by gracelim under iPad, iPad Accessories, iPhone Accessories, iPhone Apps, iPhone News, iPhones, Utility Apps on Thursday Aug 12, 2010

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There has been news of an updated Apple TV recently which will head to market just a few months ago.  A trusted source affirmed that they will be releasing a $99 version of the set top box. This is a similarly sized and packed with internals akin to that of the iPhone 4 (A4 CPU, 16GB of flash storage), and will introduce new iTunes streaming services the box could take advantage of.  Other information on the projects was not very good. The box won’t be capable of handling 1080i or 1080p video. In its place it will only push out 720p clips. Stories has been circulating and for much inside discussion, that this has something to do with the A4′s inability to crank on higher resolution content.  In addition, the device will be getting apps and apparently an App Store entry, though it’s uncertain if there will be cross-pollination between iPad and iPhone / iPod touch offerings and new Apple TV applications.

Apple will be officially changing the name of the device to iTV.  Fascinatingly, that was the name of the Apple TV when it was originally announced by the company. Apple certainly has been creating a lot of innovations for their items to reach to its consumers. It’s certainly is not new for Apple to be creating this kind of device since it has been one of the most famous brand there is.

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iPhone does multitasking

Posted by gracelim under iPhone News on Thursday Aug 5, 2010

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Zendesk, a Web-based customer support service for small, midsize, and large businesses, has updated its iPhone app with support for iOS 4. The more Twitter integration, and easy access to ticket supplicant information.
Zendesk for iPhone gives your staff mobile access to customer support tickets. They also  allow  them to monitor or respond to tickets while on-the-go, whether customers make contact with you through e-mail, Twitter, or your company’s Web form.
This unassuming 1.0.2 update adds some key service integration, including better support for “twickets”—tickets created by customers through Twitter. Zendesk for iPhone will now visually mark twickets with a Twitter badge and allow you to respond either via public reply or a direct message. Zendesk 1.0.2 can now also display ticket requester information, including name, date, and their Twitter account.
The new version also brings iOS 4 supports, including multitasking, as well as high-resolution graphics for the iPhone 4.Zendesk for iPhone is free, as the company offers a variety of pricing models for its range of customers that includes MSNBC, Lonely Planet, and Twitter. Monthly pricing starts at $9 per seat for up to three seats at small businesses, then moves to $29 per seat for up to 20 seats at “agile organizations,” and $59 per seat for up to 100 seats at large organizations. Interested customers with more than 100 seats should contact Zendesk directly for pricing.

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