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Apple To Launch Completely Redesigned iPhone in Fall 2012 - Rumor
What the Apple iPad 2 Has to Offer, And What It Doesn't
How To Get The Most Out Of Your New iPad
Paul Thurrott's Favorite Apple Mac OS X and iOS Software Picks
The Surprising Success Of The Confession App
Three Reasons Why Financial Journalist Won't Leave BlackBerry For iPhone
Could RIM Be the Apple of the Next Decade?
Experience BMW Magazine On Your iPad
Agile Tortoise Releases Phraseology - An iPad app for Writers
New Year, New Apps - Apps for Homeschooling Celebrates, iTunes Giveaway
Christian Technology Company, Holypop.com, Names David Smeringe Chief System Architect & Application Developer
Apple To Launch Completely Redesigned iPhone in Fall 2012 - Rumor
BGR's Jonathan S. Geller says:
BGR has learned a number of details surrounding Apples next-generation iPhone from a close source. For starters, we can now confidently say that Apple's next iPhone will launch in the fall next year, around the same time that this year's iPhone 4S launched.
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/tGISOD
What the Apple iPad 2 Has to Offer, And What It Doesn't
My General Info Rescourse's Pam looks at how the iPad 2 is very different from the original iPad, noting that one activity you can perform on an iPad 2 that you couldn't on the original iPad is FaceTime video calling. The iPad 2 also has HD cameras in both the front and back, and the Photo Booth app enables you to take snapshots of yourself as well as your friends.
However, she notes that the lack of Flash support in the Apple iPad 2 has many users disappointed, creating limitations for viewing Flash-based websites based on, nor does the iPad have a SD card, which makes it more difficult to import photos from a digital camera, although it can still be done with an optional, extra-cost adapter. You also can't add extra storage.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://bit.ly/swpkXt
How To Get The Most Out Of Your New iPad
DigitalTrends' Tim Daloisio has posted a starter guide to help put you on the fast track to learning and loving your new tablet.
You can check it out at:
http://bit.ly/uJgkR6
Paul Thurrott's Favorite Apple Mac OS X and iOS Software Picks
WinSuperSite's Paul Thurrott is best known as a Windows advocate, but he's included Mac OS X and iOS categories in his roundup of his 2011 software favorites.
Mac OS X
Windows Live Mesh for Mac OS X
Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader
Windows Phone 7 Connector 2.0 for Mac
iOS: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
LogMeIn Ignition
Google Cloud Player
AirPlay for Windows Media Player
Bing for iPad 1.1. Now with Lasso
OneNote Mobile 1.2 for iPhone
Skype for iPad
Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader
Defender of the Crown for iPhone and iPad
Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies for iPad
My Xbox LIVE for iOS (iPhone and iPad)
Microsoft apps for iOS: Kinectimals, Lync, SkyDrive, OneNote, Halo Waypoint, My Xbox LIVE, Bing, and Photosynth
For full profiles, visit:
http://bit.ly/vRQYB2
The Surprising Success Of The Confession App
The Globe and Mail's Wency Leung reports that when they launched their first Roman Catholic mobile phone application early this year, the founders of the Indiana-based startup Little i Apps had hoped their product would reach a small, niche market of fellow Catholics.
Leung says they never dreamed that their Confession app, which provides a step-by-step guide to giving confessions, would turn out to be such a hit, breaking into the iPhone App Store's top 25 most popular apps shortly after its late January release, beating out beating titles like Plants vs Zombies and Sims.
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/uLxkUd
Three Reasons Why Financial Journalist Won't Leave BlackBerry For iPhone
Forbes Staffer Halah Touryalai says her iPhone-using friends are always concerned about her wireless wellbeing when they see her pull out her BlackBerry, noting that she's sure the iPhone is plenty faster than the BlackBerry, but has her reasons for not switching, the three main ones being:
- The Red Indicator Light
- The Full Keyboard (noting she's never lost a typing race to an iPhone user - ever - and that she's never met someone with a touch keyboard who says they love it).
- BBM
For the full commentary visit here:
http://onforb.es/sfYCum
Could RIM Be the Apple of the Next Decade?
Now there's a "man-bites-dog" headline that faily jumps off the page, what with the serial contretemps RIM has been weathering over the past year or so.
Writing for Motley Fool, Eric Bleeker, senior technology analyst, and Jeremy Phillips, CTO, investigate recent chatter that Research In Motion could be the Apple of the next decade, and concluding that while RIM investors can look forward to a buyout and a healthy premium if current management is kicked out and conversely more delays, writedowns, and market-share pain if management stays, they can never look forward to seeing their company become the next Apple.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://bit.ly/uuAH6u
Experience BMW Magazine On Your iPad
The BMW Magazine, now available as an iPad app., is winner of multiple awards, now also including the renowned red dot: best of the best.
Thanks to a clever navigation system, you can tap, turn, tilt and swipe your way through this lively mix of themes. Plus there are exciting video clips, entertaining animations and direct links to the internet for guaranteed interactive reading, viewing and listening pleasure.
New in Version 1.1
• Product-related data updates
Free
System requirements:
• Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 4.2 or later.
For more information, visit:
http://bit.ly/ur5jVN
App Store:
http://bit.ly/ue0kIx
Agile Tortoise Releases Phraseology - An iPad app for Writers
Texas based Agile Tortoise announces Phraseology 1.0.1, an iPad app for writers. The developer of the #1 ranked dictionary/thesaurus app, Terminology, has returned with a new kind of text editor for people looking to improve their writing on the iPad.
Phraseology is an iPad text editor with a simple environment that gets out of your way and lets you concentrate on writing, while providing easy to use tools to help organize and analyze your words. Whether drafting a tweet, an email message or working on the next great American novel, Phraseology can help.
Features include:
(*) Manage an unlimited number of draft and archived documents
(*) Unique "arrange" view lets you quickly reorganize lines without cut and paste.
(*) "Inspect" view analyzes your text by part of speech and root words letting you navigate your document to reduce repetition and hone your language
(*) Calculates common readability scores, such as Gunning Fog, Flesch Kincaid, SMOG index - and statistics like average syllables per word and average words per sentence
(*) Integrates with Agile Tortoise's #1 ranked iPad dictionary and thesaurus app, Terminology. If Terminology is installed, additional features are enabled to lookup and select replacement words
(*) Character and word counts
(*) AirPrint, email, export/import and Twitter integration
(*) Markdown support with previews and the ability to email and print formatted HTML
(*) Font customization
Device Requirements:
(*) Compatible with iPad
(*) Requires iOS 5.0 or later
(*) 0.7 MB
Phraseology 1.0.1 is offered at the special introductory price of $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category. To celebrate the release of Phraseology, Agile Tortoise's dictionary/thesaurus app, Terminology for iPad is also on sale for only $1.99.
Phraseology 1.0.1:
http://agiletortoise.com/phraseology
Purchase and Download:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/phraseology/id484666152
YouTube Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBE5WyZzA1A
New Year, New Apps - Apps for Homeschooling Celebrates, iTunes Giveaway
Apps for Homeschooling is celebrating the New Year by giving away a $25 iTunes GC (US)! This popular review website now has over 100 detailed educational app reviews sorted by grade, subject, device, and cost. Homeschoolers, educators, and parents can enter to win before January 11th, 2012 by sharing which new homeschooling apps they'd like to buy to prepare for the new semester and the new year.
"It has been an exciting four months of rapid growth since Apps for Homeschooling first went live," says Jennifer Bogart, site owner of Apps for Homeschooling. "After growing rapidly to 1500+ Twitter followers and 2000+ Facebook fans we have so much to celebrate. We want to share our joy by giving away a $25 iTunes GC to one of our readers so her family can enjoy new apps in the new year!"
The giveaway is easy to enter by writing a comment on a blog post with the apps the reader would like to buy with the iTunes GC should she win. Optional bonus entries are also available. The giveaway is limited to entrants with a US iTunes account and closes Wednesday, January 11th at 12 A.M. MST. The winner will be announced the following day.
With many homeschooling families receiving iPads and iPod touch devices as gifts over the holiday season and purchasing them for the upcoming new school semester, homeschoolers are eager to learn about the best educational apps available. "As a homeschooling mom myself, I understand how busy homeschoolers are. The App Store is huge and it can be difficult to find the apps that best meet specific educational goals. Our site is designed to make it simple for home educators to find the apps they need when they need them along with our personal, first-hand experiences using the apps together as a homeschooling family," shared Jennifer Bogart.
"It's going to be a new year and a new semester. Families have new devices from holiday gift-giving and are eager to add some new educational apps to their libraries! Many new families have joined us on Facebook this past week, and site traffic has never been higher," Bogart noted. "I can't help but feel that same excitement as I look forward to the new educational apps that will be released in 2012."
Apps for Homeschooling:
http://appsforhomeschooling.com
iTunes GC Giveaway:
http://bit.ly/t4D6Fv
Submit Your App for Review:
http://appsforhomeschooling.com/add-your-app/
Christian Technology Company, Holypop.com, Names David Smeringe Chief System Architect & Application Developer
Holypop.com, a Christian tech startup recently profiled on Christian Post ( http://bit.ly/rP671H ) has promised to develop some of the world's most innovative solutions for Bible-believing Christians, and are taking new steps to secure themselves as a standard-bearer in their industry. This includes the news that Swedish web developer David Smeringe has joined the growing company.
"The team at Holypop.com is excited to announce the recent naming of Mr. David Smeringe to the role of Chief System Architect & Application Developer," Holypop's Founder & CEO, Chris Carberg said, announcing the new addition in the Orlando, FL headquarters. "David Smeringe is a talented and creative web developer who brings a unique approach to this new industry of Christian tech startups. We anticipate him being a long-term driving force behind our company as we roll out new interactive tools."
This new role will entail developing and architecting a brand-new Holypop innovation, already in the latter planning stages. Holypop's CTO, Scott Basham, will be stepping into a project management & operational support role to facilitate the new team member. "There are certain people you speak with, talk shop with, share your faith with, and you know it's a slam dunk. I'm confident that David is a blessing to Holypop," Basham said. "We'd prayed about David for quite sometime, and we're delighted to have someone so passionate about serving God through technology. He's a remarkable guy, and I'm proud to work beside him on these important and exciting opportunities."
Mr. Smeringe has been working professionally as a web developer in 2000, and in 2006, founded Merea AB, a Swedish based web-development firm. He and his family (His wife Amanda, their three children, and their fish) live in Falkenberg, on the western coast of Sweden.
Holypop.com recently relaunched of their brand, promising new faith-based innovations, and this hiring comes on the heels of that announcement. This all seems to tie in with Mashable.com's article proclaiming that "Religious Americans Just as Tech-Savvy" ( http://on.mash.to/tOaulp ).
Holypop.com LLC was founded in 2008 in Central Florida, offering a Christian web-based educational community with quality biblical content, absolutely free. Holypop is also is in the process of developing mobile apps, web applications, and solutions for churches.
Holypop is Faith in a New Generation.
http://www.holypop.com/index###
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