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Anobit Says Deal With Apple Finalized
Make The Most Of iOS 5's Hidden Features On The iPad
Google's Schmidt Promises Serious iPad Rival
You Can Now Watch Video On The BBC News Website On Your Apple iOS Device
Lessons From Managing 12,500 iPads
The First False Step By Samsung In Marketing Mobile Phones?
Stealth Protection for Your iPhone
Sunday The Most Successful Day To Release Apps
1-Click Flashlight Going Free for 1 Week to Celebrate 400k Downloads
iAutoText Keyboard released - Type 180 words per minute in iOS
Put an iPad or iPhone Train Set under Your Tree with iRunTrains 2.0.0
Birds Of Paradise Releases New Interactive Christian Children's App - Free Until Year-End
Anobit Says Deal With Apple Finalized
Y-Net News's Meir Orbach reports that Anobit's executive management gathered the startup cpmpany's employees at a Herzliya hotel on Tuesday morning to inform them that they are now working for Apple, which is set to inaugurate its first development center outside US at Haifa's Scientific Industries Center, due to its proximity to Technion
Orbach says talks between Anobit and Apple over an estimated $400-$500 million deal were revealed by Calcalist last week, and that Anobit develops a chip - already incorporated into Apple's flagship products such as the iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air - that enhances the performance of flash memory using unique data signal processing (DSP) technology, and that the chip may as much as double the memory volume in new iPads and MacBooks.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4164313,00.html
Make The Most Of iOS 5's Hidden Features On The iPad
APCMag's Dan Warne notes that whileiOS 5 has a bundle of great headline features, it also packs in a few extremely useful ones that you might not even notice.
There is a thumb-friendly split keyboard for your iPad, plus custom autotext shortcuts, which can be extremely useful for saving repetitive typing of things you often add in to emails, instant message chats or documents, but
unfortunately hidden away in a submenu that very few people would ever look at. (go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Add new shortcut).
Then there's multi-touch app switching. Warne observes that one of the biggest time-wasters when working with a tablet is switching between apps, but iOS 5 introduces a multi-touch method of app-switching: the four finger swipe, plau a five finger pinch to close the app and return to the home screen.
There are also location-based reminders (3G iPads)
You can check it out at:
http://bit.ly/t02k5X
Google's Schmidt Promises Serious iPad Rival
NewsFactor's Adam Dickter reports that Google CEO Eric Schmidt told the Milan-based Italian newspaper Corriere della Serra that "in the next six months we plan to market a tablet of the highest quality," his comments in Corriere della Serra widely believed to signal that a tablet based on the pure-Google Nexus phone model is in the works.
Dicter notes that in the newspaper interview, Schmidt also praised his former rival, the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, as a friend and "the Michelangelo of our time" who "realized the revolutionary potential of the tablet and has created an amazing product like the iPad."
For the full report visit here:
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=81466
You Can Now Watch Video On The BBC News Website On Your Apple iOS Device
The BBC says video on the BBC News Website now supports the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
Certain content is currently excluded, including live video and clips that are audio only, but the BBC hopes to be able to introduce those soon. Videos that are currently excluded will appear with the message 'This content is not currently available for your device'.
For more information, visit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/help-16055040
Lessons From Managing 12,500 iPads
InfoWorld's Galen Gruman notes that a majority of corporations have adopted iPads to some degree, but most are piloting the devices and/or allowing informal use by employees. However, SAP is not one of those companies, was an early believer in the iPad concept and now has more than 12,500 in use - some issued by the company and others brought in by employees.
Gruman reports that he met recently with SAP CIO Oliver Bussmann, and chatted for more than an hour on the company's use of iPads and other mobile technologies, as well as the issues that arise when you adopt post-PC technology, with Bussmann noting that for many employees, the iPad has largely replaced their laptops, though he believes it will be some years before tablets can completely substitute for the laptop of today.
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/vKbxjI
The First False Step By Samsung In Marketing Mobile Phones?
HardMac's Lionel says that with its Galaxy mobiles, Samsung quickly became a major player in the market of smartphones, but a recent Samsung ad could throw a large cold chill on the relationship it weaves with its clients. The ads revealed the list of the mobiles that will be updated with the next major version of Android, and Samsung's Galaxy S is not on the list.
Lionel ventures that perhaps this announcement will convince potential customers of Samsung mobiles that the iPhone is, on medium term at least, a better investment.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://bit.ly/uABJwT
Stealth Protection for Your iPhone
West280, a designer of innovative, form-fitting cases for the iPhone, has announced its new iOpener 4 for all iPhone 4 models.
With lines the manufacturer says were inspired by a stealth fighter jet, iOpener 4 is sleek yet deceptively tough, fitting the iPhone like a fine Armani suit, yet protecting it like a suit of armor. The case also includes West280's patented, slide-out bottle opener, adding a splash of personality to the iPhone [perhaps not the most wisely-chosen metaphor in this context. Ed.]
iOpener includes a raised bezel to protect the screen and full perimeter protection around iPhone controls and ports. West280's unique engineered interior design transfers the majority of impact forces away from the phone body. The two-piece case is molded from a proprietary polycarbonate/ABS polymer alloy that is capable of withstanding massive impact forces. When the stainless steel bottle opener is retracted into the case the three layers of plastic and steel create a suit of armor that West280 suggests may make iOpener the world's toughest plastic case.
iOpener 4 is available now for Pre-Order for $29.95 at: http://www.west280.com
Shipments are expected to begin approximately February-March 2012 timeframe. All U.S orders ship free via Priority Mail.
iOpener 3 is currently shipping for $29.95 at:
http://www.west280.com
iOpener 3 fits all models of iPhone 3 (3, 3G and 3Gs).
You can check out the new iPhone 4 lineup, plus all of West280's cases at:
http://www.west280.com
Sunday The Most Successful Day To Release Apps
New research on app success reveals that Wednesday is the most popular yet worst day for developers to release apps into the marketplace, and quiet Sunday has the greatest chance of apps reaching ranking success in the top 240. Mobilewalla, the search, discovery and independent analytics engine that ranks all apps, conducted the research.
Mobilewalla analyzed apps released in the Apple Store and the Android Market in a 17-week period between May 16th and September 8, 2011; total number of apps released during this period: Apple 91,754 and Android 122,220. The apps were sorted by the day of the week they were released (noting that developers control release dates in the Android Market; for Apple the release dates are effected by the iTunes review cycle).
The most salient findings are:
(*) Apps released on Sunday have statistically performed the best. A total of 42% of apps released on Sunday in the Apple Store reach the top 240 while 11% of apps launched in the Android Market achieve the same status.
(*) Thursdays are the worst days to release apps for success on Android (only 7% of apps achieve top 240 status) while Friday is the worst day for Apple (when 10% reach the top 240).
(*) An app on the Apple platform is 4 times more likely to be discovered compared to an app on the Android Market.
Anindya Datta, Ph.D., founder and chairman of Mobilewalla has published a corresponding brief on this subject called "The Best Day to Release your App to Facilitate Discovery and Success," exclusively for members of Mobilewalla's Developer Forum. Datta explains, "We looked at the correlations between apps released on specific days of the week and their achieved level of success (measured as the highest ranking obtained in their native app stores). "The reasons for the differential lie in the ease of discoverability of apps in the two platforms. In fact, an app in the Apple platform is 400% more likely to be discovered compared to an app on the Android Market."
"Apple users discover apps more conveniently than Android users. And while it is impossible to identify exact causes for this pattern, users may find it easier to browse items in the relatively low number of apps launched over the weekend."
Mobilewalla:
http://mobilewalla.com
App Intelligence Page:
http://bit.ly/qTnJnh
1-Click Flashlight Going Free for 1 Week to Celebrate 400k Downloads
Turn your iOS device into even more of a power tool than it is already. 1-Click Flashlight 5.0 makes turning on the iPhone native flash as a constant stream of light just one click away. Simply touch the app icon and the flashlight will activate before the application finishes launching. It's the fastest, easiest way to turn your device's native flash into a powerful flashlight. To celebrate over 400,000 downloads MyClickApps LLC is making it free for one week.
The iPhone has been nothing if not a wonderful emergency tool. Whether you're stuck on the side of the road, need your GPS coordinates, or want to know where the nearest hospital is, the iPhone can prove invaluable when you need help most.
Now, one of those emergency features is easier than ever to activate. 1-Click Flashlight makes turning on the iPhone (or iPad's) native flash as a constant stream of light just one click away. Simply touch the app icon and the flashlight will activate before the application finishes launching!
1-Click Flashlight is tried and true. It has been used by people around the world in the most dire of circumstances. Residents of both Hurricane Irene and the recent tsunami and earthquake in Japan found the app invaluable during power outages.
What advantages and features does the app offer? Not only is it user friendly, it's fast to activate and easy to turn off (simply press the Home button). Comes with a fun strobe feature. Just tap the screen while the app is activated and you'll see a strobe icon - click it to activate the feature. 1-Click Flashlight also offers support for running your music in the background and the app disables iPhone auto-sleep mode so you can use your flashlight without any interruption.
1-Click Flashlight is also very conscientious of your iOS battery life. The app auto-dims the iPhone screen, displays a battery meter and offers the option to automatically turn off the flashlight when the battery level has reached less than 10%. 1-Click Flashlight has reached the top 20 iPad apps in China and has been mentioned in American Consumer. It has been downloaded 400,000 times and used more than 5 million times!
The developers say they are dedicated to making this app the best iOS flashlight app.
Device Requirements:
(*) iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
(*) Requires iOS 4.3 or later
(*) 1.8 MB
1-Click Flashlight 5.0 is regularly $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category.
MyClickApps:
http://www.myclickapps.com/
1-Click Flashlight 5.0:
http://bit.ly/rPuTdQ
Purchase and Download:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/id384357434
iAutoText Keyboard released - Type 180 words per minute in iOS
iPhoneBestSoft today introduces iAutoText Keyboard 1.0 for iOS devices, its new productivity app designed to cater all your needs when composing text messages. iAutoText Keyboard is a smart way to input text and symbols. It offers a centralized place to compose, store, search, reuse and manage text messages, as well as help assist you to type fast by AutoText and AutoComplete. Bundled with a huge library of Emoji and Unicode Symbols, Text Art, Cool Text Styles & Text Clips, iAutoText Keyboard will help you have fun with composing messages in your SMS, Email, Twitter and Facebook.
Existing features include:
(*) Enable 460+ emoji icons for iOS
(*) Single customizable library of Text Clips, Text Arts, Symbols
(*) 1000+ icons and pre-defined shortcuts
(*) AutoComplete from your frequently typed words
(*) AutoText using your assigned shortcut and expanded into long text snippet
(*) Text2emoji to input emoji/unicode icons by shortcut key
(*) Unicode symbols and keyboard
(*) Cool TextStyles and lot of Text Art for your cool status update
(*) Type and walk, typing in a transparent viewport and help you avoid obstacles when walking
(*) Send composed text to sms, email, twitter, facebook, tumblr directly
A lot of features, but the developers still put all of them in a single App because they think all are important for composing text message:
(*) AutoText:
Type faster using abbreviation shortcut which converted into long text snippet.You can create a library of abbreviation shortcuts for text clips that you use frequently, such as addresses, standard replies, chat shorthands, text arts and symbols. Type the shortcut and Tap AutoText, it will automatically expands to the full text clip or the symbols.
(*) AutoComplete:
The App will autolearn what you have typed. Next time, it will suggest your commonly used words while you type.
(*) Text2Emoji:
Frequently used icons can be input directly with Text2Emoji. e.g. Type
and it will automatically convert to a smiley icon.(*) Cool TextStyles:
10 Cool TextStyles for you to use in social networking.
(*)Great Emoji, Unicode Symbols and Text Art:
Huge searchable library of Emoji & Unicode Symbols and Text Art.
Device Requirements:
(*) iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, 3/4G iPod touch
(*) Requires iOS 3.2 or later
(*) 3.0 MB
iAutoText Keyboard 1.0 is $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category.
iPhoneBestSoft:
http://www.iphonebestsoft.com
iAutoText Keyboard 1.0:
http://iautotext.iphonebestsoft.com
Purchase and Download:
http://bit.ly/tLndOW
Put an iPad or iPhone Train Set under Your Tree with iRunTrains 2.0.0
Onomaly Software has announced the v2.0.0 releases of "iRunTrains" and "iRunTrains for iPhone." These are 3D, hobby train simulators for the iPad and iPhone. Fun to play and pleasant to just watch, these apps are fun for all ages. Drive trains, control speed, direction and braking with the touch train selector, throttle and brake controls. Select from many dynamic views that "chase" and track the trains. With these iOS train sets, you can even take a virtual ride on the steam or diesel engines.
One iTunes iRunTrains user is cited saying, "If you like model trains, you'll love this." Another declares, "It's got plenty of well-thought-out features, endless views and options."
(*) Drive your trains: Control train speed and direction and switch turnouts using simple touch controls
(*) Watch your trains: Select from many dynamic views that "chase" and track the trains.
(*) Ride your trains: Choose from 4 different vantage points on train engines or cabooses
(*) Guide your trains: Activate the color-coded turn switches just in time to avoid "calamity"
(*) Change your trains: Switch out engines and cars - even on the move
(*) Change your tracks: 9 awesome track layouts!
(*) Train wrecked? No problem they bounce away and are immediately ready for more action
(*) No big setup; play iRunTrains immediately
Features:
(*) Elegant, scrolling track selector
(*) Full touch gesture-based interface; pinch to zoom; drag to change view angle; tap to pan
(*) Excellent 3D graphics
(*) Serene, seaside layouts with a shimmering sea and changing tide
(*) Buildings, bridges, loading docks, and houses complete the scenery
(*) Immersive 3D audio
(*) Horns, steam whistles, bells, diesel and steam engine sounds
(*) Real train physics that include collision and derailment detection
(*) Post a photo from album or camera (iPad 2) to the billboard
(*) Choice of sea type, terrain color and textures
(*) Beautifully rendered moving sky
(*) 6 viewing modes
(*) Hideaway control panel
(*) Help overlay
Supported Languages:
(*) US English, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Spanish
Device Requirements:
• iRunTrains is compatible with iPad, iPad 2
• iOS 4.2 or later
• iRunTrains for iPhone is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPod touch 4th Generation
• iOS 4.0 or later
iRunTrains 2.0.0 ($2.99 USD) and iRunTrains for iPhone 2.0.0 ($1.99 USD) are available worldwide through the App Store in the Entertainment category.
Onomaly:
http://www.onomaly.com
iRunTrains 2.0.0:
http://www.onomaly.com/iRunTrains.html
Purchase and Download (iPhone):
http://bit.ly/v3olXF
Purchase and Download (iPad):
http://itunes.apple.com/app/iruntrains/id410454730
Birds Of Paradise Releases New Interactive Christian Children's App - Free Until Year-End
Estonian animation studio Birds of Paradise has announced that children's app "Little Ace and the Ten Commandments", their latest iPad app for the Christian marketplace, is now available in AppStore. Full version is free until end of the 2011.
"Little Ace and the Ten Commandments" is a beautiful hand-drawn and easy-to-read children app/book, based on the Ten Commandments from the Bible. It's an valuable interactive tool for parents to help them easily and amusingly introduce biblical principles.
President of Estonian Council of Churches, Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church bishop Einar Soone describes the Book as follows: "While learning the basic rules of life, the little chick sees world and surroundings with new look. Surprisingly fresh way to show normal standards of life, written in ancient times. Fun and exciting adventure for the whole family!"
Anni Toom, a young kindergarten teacher commented: "Excellent helper for parent or teacher to introduce the basic rules of life to a child. It gives you a great opportunity to explain each commandment by your own way!"
Daniel Muntinen, CEO of animation studio Birds of Paradise: "Our iPad children's books provide a new level of interaction for Christian children's books utilizing custom graphic animations, sound effects, touch and tilt interfaces, and more. These provide a new dimension for children's books to become interactive and allow the child to actively participate in children's books, rather than just passively reading them."
The new interactive children's book Features:
(*) Parents can narrate the story with their own voice!
(*) iCloud support: opportunity to narrate the book from distance- voiceover appears automatically onto the other devices!
(*) Interactive Book which gives child a unique opportunity to participate in a reading experience!
(*) 12 friendly and funny animals who help parents to introduce the Ten Commandments to a child!
(*) Opportunity for parents or teachers to explain each commandment!
(*) Lots of fun and easy tasks for children to complete!
(*) Numerous hidden touch-activated surprises, animations and sounds!
(*) Wonderfully illustrated 110 beautiful, colorful animated images!
(*) The Book is fully audio narrated both in English and Estonian by professional actors!
(*) Language Support for English, German, Russian and Estonian. More languages coming soon!
(*) Suitable for kids at age 2-10!
(*) First Book in series! More Little Ace's adventures are coming soon!
Device requirements:
(*) Compatible with iPad
(*) Requires iOS 5.0 or late
Full version of "Little Ace and the Ten Commandments" is free worldwide until the end of 2011, exclusively through the App Store, the Books category. Regular price is $2.99 (USD)
Birds of Paradise:
http://www.bop.ee
Little Ace and the Ten Commandments 1.0:
http://www.acethechick.com
Download from iTunes:
http://bit.ly/vDOKym
YouTube Video:
http://bit.ly/ut2tV4
Facebook Profile:
http://on.fb.me/tG5Kxy
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