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$299 iPad Coming To Counter Kindle's Fire?
Can An iPhone Really Can Make Your Eyesight Better?
iPad Gets Canadian Past U.S. Border Security
Classical Music Experience On iTunes Underwhelms
RIM's Latest Irrational Playbook Moment - Slashes All Model Prices to $299
Springer Launches SpringerLink Mobile App For iPhone
FileMaker Ships More Than One Million Units Of Bento For iPad, iPhone, and Mac
The History of Rock: Over 60 Years of Music Evolution for iPad
Kaboom! iOS and Android International Installed Base Expansion
$299 iPad Coming To Counter Kindle's Fire?
$299 iPad Coming To Counter Kindle's Fire?
Digitimes Research's James Wang says that while market watchers have mostly projected that Apple would follow its traditional pricing strategy for its next-generation tablet device, meaning it would start from US$499, with the present iPad 2 carried over and its price lowered to US$399. However, Wang thinks that if Apple releases two versions of the new iPad, as Digitimes forecasts, the pricing strategy may change.
Wanf reports that sources froinm Apple's supply chain are claiming that there will be two versions of the new iPad, one targeting the high-end segment and the other the mid-range, and says Digitimes Research believes the two new iPad models will both be equipped quad-core A6 processors but that the high-end model will be equipped with a higher resolution (ie: Retina) display (2048x1536) while the mid-tier model will feature the same 1024x768 panel reesolution as the iPad 2
By continuing production and marketing of the existing iPad 2, Wang observes that Apple could cover all tablet computer price segments - from entry-level to high-end, but that it remains tobe seen at what level Apple will set the price of its entry-level iPad, speculating that for Wi-Fi only models, US$299, US$349 or US$399 could all be possible.
He notes that with the non-Apple camp maneuvering in the US$199-$399 range, Apple dropping its iPad price to US$299 would really set the proverbial cat among the pigeons, impacting even Amazon's hot-selling Kindle Fire.
[Editor's note: With the iPad 2's R&D costs now surely amortized thousands of times over, if production costs can be trimmed to a point where Apple can make money selling a $299 iPad 2, without compromising build and materials quality, why not? Ed.]
For the full report visit here:
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120102PD209.html
Can An iPhone Really Can Make Your Eyesight Better?
Writing for Forbes, attorney Marc Weber Tobias says the first thing he noticed abput his new iPhone 4S was the inability to alter the font size for email summaries, unless he used the three finger tap to magnify the print. Unfortunately, when you do that it becomes a hassle to navigate the text, and notes the same issue is present on certain web pages or sites because the browser may be incompatible with magnifying the text so people over forty can read it.
Been there. Ed.
Tobias says he reads a lot of emails, documents, and web pages every day on his smartphones and that whenever he does a lot of reading close-up, for at least fifteen minutes after staring at small-sized text everything else is out of focus.
Been there too. Ed.
Worried that something was wrong with his vision or that he was unduly stressing my eyes so he called a laser eye surgeon friend, Dr. Vance Thompson, to ask whether continuously staring at very small characters on a smartphone was harmful to eyesight, either short or long term. He reports that the answer was unexpected and will probably be somewhat of a surprise to many smartphone users.
You can check it out at:
http://onforb.es/sfnqjX
iPad Gets Canadian Past U.S. Border Security
The Canadian Press's Andy Blatchford reports that a Canadian man who left his passport at home discovered an unusual way to get through U.S. Customs with the help of his iPad.... Martin Reisch saysig a U.S. border officer let him cross into the United States from Quebec after he presented a scanned copy of his passport he happened to have on his iPad along his driver's licence. Reportedly, Mr.Reisch was about a half hour's drive from the Vermont border last week when he realized he'd left his passport at home, but remembering that a scanned copy of the document was stored on his iPad, and home at that point a two-hour drive behind him, he decided to give it a shot. It worked. Not something to count on, however.
For the full report, visit:
http://bit.ly/zrovhD
Classical Music Experience On iTunes Underwhelms
WSJ's John Pancake says that while digital music files and Apple's iTunes may have made it easy to get even obscure pieces of classical music, fans of the genre are far from ecstatic, saying that when it comes to classical music, say iTunes makes for not-so-easy listening.
[Editor's note: As a classical music aficionado, I completely agree.]
In a column entitled "Searching for Beethoven: The iTunes Hitch," Pancake offers some tips to make it a bit easier.
You can check it out at:
http://on.wsj.com/yF1LZx
RIM's Latest Irrational Playbook Moment - Slashes All Model Prices to $299
tech.blorge.com's Ronald O Carlson, notes that when Research in Motion started selling their PlayBook tablet last spring, they hubristically declared that "amateur hour" was over. Never mind that the Playbook didn't then and still doesnt have native email, calendar and contact apps. "But don't think their foolishness is over," says Carlson, citing a report by AllThingsD's John Paczkowski, who notes that evidently the holidays didn't bring much joy to Research In Motion and its struggling PlayBook tablet, with RIM still knee-deep in unsold PlayBook inventory, catalyzing RIM's latest PlayBook sale. To wit: until Feb. 4, or whenever inventory runs out, RIM is selling all models of its PlayBooks for just $299 - a strategy Carlson calls "truly dim witted" and not so hot for the 16 gigabyte unit, which has been sold as cheaply as $199 at some outlets. However, for the 64GB version, which debuted at $699.99 and is currently selling on Amazon for around $370, it's a decent value (if you can live without untethered email support).
For the full reports visit:
http://bit.ly/tC1zVU
and
http://dthin.gs/sWn3xD
Springer Launches SpringerLink Mobile App For iPhone
Springer, a leading global scientific publisher, has launched the SpringerLink mobile app for iPhone and iPod Touch. It is free to download from the iTunes App Store providing access to the science platform http://www.springerlink.com containing articles and chapters from over 2,000 peer-reviewed journals and 49,000 books. In total SpringerLink is offering over 5.4 million documents spanning every area of science, technology and medicine.
The SpringerLink mobile app includes a number of features like personalized notifications, save and share abilities, advanced search, document details with abstracts and full-text views available to institutional subscribers. In addition, the app provides users with a multi-functional home screen, allowing for keyword and advanced searches. Included in the advanced search is a save search feature that allows the user to save any advanced search so that it may be quickly executed from the home screen. The user can be notified from the apps home screen when any new chapters or articles are published that meet the criteria of his or her saved search, allowing a user to specify his or her areas of interest and quickly check for new, relevant publications.
Free content in the form of article abstracts, over 127,000 open access research articles, plus book and journal covers and other document details are included in the app. Full-text is available to all users with institutional subscriptions. Users may instantly view materials while connected to a subscriber-based network. In cases where a user is not connected to the network but has a valid username and password, he or she will be presented with a link to log into SpringerLink.com. Upon log-in, the user will be redirected to the full-text PDF of the original request. Users can then share and save documents via email, Facebook and Twitter directly from the SpringerLink mobile app.
The SpringerLink mobile application represents Springers continued focus on providing useful digital tools to researchers, students and professionals, said Patricia Cleary, eProduct Management at Springer. As more and more research is done away from the desk and on the go, it is our responsibility to make sure our customers are equipped to conveniently access Springers vast collection of content.
Springer's content platform SpringerLink ( http://www.springerlink.com) provides electronic access to more than 2,000 scientific and specialist journals, more than 48,000 eBooks, more than 1,500 book series and about 200 reference works. The publications cover topics from 12 subject collections such as mathematics, computer science, medicine, engineering, economics, law, humanities and social sciences. It also makes available 25,000 searchable online protocols in life sciences and biomedicine.
Springer ( http://www.springerlink.com ) is a leading global scientific publisher of books and journals, delivering quality content through innovative information products and services. It publishes close to 500 academic and professional society journals. Springer is part of the publishing group Springer Science+Business Media. In the science, technology and medicine (STM) sector, the group publishes around 2,000 journals and more than 7,000 new books a year, as well as the largest STM eBook Collection worldwide. Springer has operations in about 20 countries in Europe, the USA, and Asia, and more than 5,500 employees.
SpringerLink in the App Store:
http://bit.ly/npAEMr
New in Version 1.0.1
• Various performance and usability improvements.
System requirements:
• Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
• Requires iOS 4.3 or later.
Free
AppStore
http://itunes.apple.com/app/springerlink/id473166018?mt=8
FileMaker Ships More Than One Million Units Of Bento For iPad, iPhone, and Mac
January 3, 2012 FileMaker today announced it has shipped more than one million units of Bento, the top-selling personal database for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Bento for Mac databases, available in seven languages, can be synchronized with Bento for iPhone and Bento for iPad so you will always have details at hand when youre away from your Mac. Bento for iPhone and Bento for iPad are sold separately on the iTunes App Store.
Bentos elegance has led to sales of more than a million units, meeting the needs of customers ranging from ranchers and mobile dentists to personal trainers and rock bands, said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president of marketing and services for FileMaker, Inc. With Bento on your iPad, iPhone, or Mac its easy to organize your contacts, track projects, plan events and manage just about anything.
Popular Acclaim For FileMaker Bento
Since its release in 2008, Bento has received rave reviews. Bloomberg Businessweek deemed Bento a powerful organizing tool anyone can use. Network World called it an awesome iPad app for road warriors ... a clean and intuitive personal organization database app. The Mac Observer praised Bento, noting This whiz-bang application makes building databases drag-and-drop easy, includes a slew of sharp looking templates, and can even work with your iCal and Address Book data.
And Bento users love it. Says Amy Holms, jewelry maker, With Bento for iPad, "I can now track everything in my business and home life. Its truly a fantastic tool for me." Jessica Fonseca, who turned to Bento to assist her when buying her first home, remarks that [Bento] is simple to set up and you can do almost anything with it. Daniel Donner, founder of Peidmont Avenue Clinic, says Bento is "just easy my assistant and I were able to set it up without any help and I use it on almost daily basis."
Templates make Bento useful in an instant
Bento comes with more than 30 free templates that help users do everything from organizing contacts and clients to tracking products and projects, managing orders and inventory, coordinating events and tasks, printing QR code labels and more. Bento lets users record voice memos on iPhone and iPad and sync to Bento for Mac to easily recall conversations and to-do items. FileMaker offers several Bento template kits to make organizing events and processes easier. These include the popular:
Bento Project Manager
Bento Student Survival Kit
Bento Family Organizer Kit
Bento Contact and Customer Manager
The Bento Template Exchange lets visitors browse and download more than 1,000 free templates and share their own. The templates are free to download and give people real-world examples of the many uses of FileMakers popular Bento personal database. More than one million templates -- for business, home and hobby uses -- have been downloaded:
http://bit.ly/qHTB30
iPhone
http://bit.ly/63PXyV
iPad
http://bit.ly/cWu7Bk
For more information, visit:
http://www.filemaker.com
The History of Rock: Over 60 Years of Music Evolution for iPad
January 1950: Sam Phillips opens the Memphis Recording Service...Later renamed Sun Studios, the location is widely recognized as the birthplace of 1950s rock 'n roll.
January 2011: The new decade begins with another 'Rock is Dead' story."
From John Lee Hooker to Kings of Leon, the evolution of rock music has supported careers, given rise to new media, and touched the hearts of people the world over. Relive the storied lifecycle of music from the 1950s to the present with The History of Rock, a comprehensive new app for the iPad from ditter.projektagentur based on the essential music history book from Parragon.
Named iPad App of the Week by the App Store in North America, UK/Europe, and Australia, The History of Rock is a definitive guide to rock, punk, metal, and beyond, presented in a multimedia timeline format designed especially for the iPad. Special features include:
(*) Year-by-year highlights scroll spanning the years between 1950 and 2011
(*) Breakout sections on key figures and moments in rock history, from an overview of surf rock to profiles on modern artists like Blur and Radiohead
(*) In-app YouTube integration of essential rock videos
(*) Full-color pictures of rock greats from jazz favorites like Miles Davis to hip-hop's Biggie Smalls
(*) "Sounds of the Decade" iTunes playlist samples and download recommendations
The release of The History of Rock follows the success of the ditter.projektagentur / Parragon collaboration The Photo Cookbook, which is an international bestseller and has been featured in several Apple commercials for the iPad. The History of Rock continues ditter.projektagentur's success in transforming Parragon's vibrant print book content into a beautiful multimedia app.
The storied lifecycle of rock music is best experienced through sight, sound, and words: The History of Rock brings all three together to provide a truly unique experience for the iPad. It is available on the App Store in the Music category for $5.99USD.
Device Requirements:
(*) Compatible with iPad
(*) Requires iOS 4.3 or later
(*) 117 MB
History of Rock 1.0 is $5.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Music category.
ditter.projektagentur:
http://www.ditter.biz/en/
History of Rock 1.0:
http://www.history-of-rock-app.com/
Purchase and Download:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/history-of-rock/id468650707
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