Sky Offers Betting Odds on iPad 3 Features [iOS Blog]
A British sports book is offering odds on whether certain features will be included in the iPad 3 which is expected to be announced next week. The web is awash with rumours about the specifications of the new hardware and Sky Bet has chalked up odds on exactly which features it will and won’t have. Sky Bet’s Helen Jacob, said: “It would be foolish to bet on the specification of most new products given the risk of information leaks but details of new Apple products are so well guarded that we have no qualms about offering odds.”Sky Bet, a division of News Corp., is taking bets on a number of different features, but has kept maximum bets low “due to the risk of people with insider info”, according to Jacob. – Will the iPad 3 have a Retina Display?
‘Apple Store’ App for iOS Updated with Account Management Features
Apple today updated its Apple Store app [App Store] for iOS to version 2.1, adding several new features and making the app available in the Netherlands for the first time to support the Amsterdam store opening this week. Among the most notable additions to the app is a new “Account” section where users can update their billing information and addresses as well as shipping addresses right from the app. Users have until now had to log into their accounts through the Apple website in order to update payment methods if they wished to change them for an in-store EasyPay purchase. Apple also touts the ability for customers in the United States to choose from any of the three iPhone carriers when purchasing an iPhone through the app.What’s New in Version 2.1 – Choose iPhone plans from all three U.S.
Why Andrew Stanton Dedicated ‘John Carter’ To Steve Jobs
Despite being known mostly for his monumental impact on the tech world, Steve Jobs also played a huge role in the movie industry. Not only did iTunes change the way movies are distributed, but Steve’s dedication to Pixar changed the way visual stories are told. Pixar stands as one of the most admired movie studios Related StoriesNew Photo App Pxl Turns Your Ordinary Photos Into Abstract Art MasterpiecesSprint Releases Free iPhone App For Watching Cable TV On The GoMajor Retailers See Dwindling Apple TV Stock Ahead Of Imminent RefreshIs Apple Missing The Boat On NFC?‘MLB At Bat’ 2012 App For iPhone And iPad Now Available In The App Store
New Photo App Pxl Turns Your Ordinary Photos Into Abstract Art Masterpieces
There is certainly no shortage of Photography apps in the iOS store that promise to do magical things to your snapshots. Users can turn their photos into vintage looking pictures via Instagram, transform faces into comic book art with Halftone, or do weird things with Percolator, but this latest app is a bit different from Related StoriesLook Like Darth Vader And Charge Your iPhone At The Same Time With The AIRE MaskSprint Releases Free iPhone App For Watching Cable TV On The GoMajor Retailers See Dwindling Apple TV Stock Ahead Of Imminent RefreshIs Apple Missing The Boat On NFC?‘MLB At Bat’ 2012 App For iPhone And iPad Now Available In The App Store
‘MLB At Bat’ 2012 App For iPhone And iPad Now Available In The App Store
With baseball season nearly upon us, now is the time to download MLB’s brand new iOS app. MLB.com At Bat went live in the App Store for free this morning with some great features and better pricing options. Instead of having to pay $30 for the separate iPhone and iPad apps like last year, MLB Related StoriesLook Like Darth Vader And Charge Your iPhone At The Same Time With The AIRE MaskNew Photo App Pxl Turns Your Ordinary Photos Into Abstract Art MasterpiecesSprint Releases Free iPhone App For Watching Cable TV On The GoMajor Retailers See Dwindling Apple TV Stock Ahead Of Imminent RefreshIs Apple Missing The Boat On NFC?
Is Apple Missing The Boat On NFC?
One of the big trends at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has been announcements regarding NFC. While NFC has been supported in a handful of Android phones and BlackBerry models, till now there haven’t been many real-world applications for it. With several announcements around NFC, the technology’s time may be finally be coming.
Daily iPhone App: WorldCard Mobile scans your business card collection
The paper business card may go away someday if innovative apps like Bump and Evernote Hello take over, but for now we’re still dealing with these little chunks of cardboard. Of course, in almost all cases it’s not the physical object we care about, but rather the data printed on the card. (Some exceptions are inevitable.) Getting those inky bits converted to actual bits is easy enough with your iPhone and the right app.
eBay sees its iPad listings increase ten-fold over last year
Apple set March 7 as the date for its big iPad announcement. Eager customers are looking to sell their older iPads in anticipation of buying the latest model. Instead of dealing with Craigslist spammers and deadbeat auction buyers, many people are turning to eBay’s InstantSale program to get quick cash for their tablet. Within hours of the iPad 3 event announcement, eBay told CNET it logged more than 125,000 trade-in offers, 97 percent of which were iPad models. This is a ten-fold increase in the number of offers made during the same month in 2011.
TUAW TV Live: T-minus one week and counting
On today’s episode of TUAW TV Live, we’ll be talking about next week’s announcement of the next-generation iPad, showing off some apps, and all-in-all just having some fun. Next week at this time, we’ll hopefully have all the details — but what’s so fun about that? Speculation is much more exciting. Below, you’ll find a Ustream livestream viewer and a chat tool
