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Facebook scam claims to need testers for iPhone 4, iPad

tturbo — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:52:32 +0000

Popularity of Apple products has always brought out scammers, hoping to prey on the wish list's of potential targets. Currently, a Facebook scam promises to send consumers a brand-new iPhone 4 or iPad 3G for testing. In return for your opinion, you get to keep the device.

AutoCAD coming to iPad, iPhone, returning to Mac | Reuters

tturbo — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:51:46 +0000

Autodesk is bringing its AutoCAD architecture, design, and engineering software back to the Mac OS after an 18-year absence, the company announced this evening. But the company plans to do more than offer a Mac OS X version of AutoCAD: It says it will release a free version of the software, dubbed AutoCAD WS, for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch that lets users review, edit, and share AutoCAD files on those popular mobile devices.

iPad, iPhone, notebook, Netbook: A gadget glut?

tturbo — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:48:33 +0000

What is the tipping point for having too many gadgets? Well, it depends.

First, let me count the ways I can be connected: a couple of MacBooks, an iPad 3G, an iPhone 3GS, an old HP tower, and, if I need it, a BlackBerry Storm 2 (though Wi-Fi access only for the BlackBerry, as I recently discontinued service). That covers most of what I use everyday. (And I know people that add a Netbook to a similar mix of devices.)

Will the iPad Prevail in the Battle for Business Tablets?

tturbo — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:21:23 +0000

The iPad is the first of the third generation of tablet computers; the first two generations, one in the late 1990s and one in the 2002 timeframe, were failures. The tablets were too bulky, too slow, too expensive, and wireless connectivity had not yet advanced to broadband Wi-Fi and wide-area network services. Now that the iPad is out, and even before it was launched, a number of other companies decided they needed to be in the tablet business as well.

Porn and pirates hide Android’s money maker

tturbo — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:20:38 +0000

Android might be eating up smartphone market share, but Google's marketplace is leaving developers disgruntled.

Nearly half aren't making the money they'd imagined they'd make off of Android, and the lack of decent search, filtering, and ratings have been blamed.

Also: Google's laissez faire approach to gate keeping means the quality stuff's hidden by porn and inferior apps, while a lack of enforcement is allowing publishers' software to get ripped off by pirates

Netflix now available for the iPhone and iPod touch

tturbo — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:38:57 +0000

One of my most used applications on the Apple iPad is the Netflix streaming video player. I just read over on Boy Genius Report that Netflix is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch. The official press release details the release today.

Is Apple’s iPhone and iPad “Jailbreaking” Patent Practical: An Analysis

tturbo — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:21:02 +0000

Apple Inc. is planning to take the iPhone and iPod users head-on, who are using the jailbroken applications. The company has applied for patenting the technology of remotely blocking those iPhones and iPods which are loaded with pirated applications, software and games popularly known as jailbreaking apps.

This technology is one more measure taken by Apple Inc. to protecting its devices from unauthorized activities of users. Company has categorized the applications as unauthorized jailbreaking ones which are not approved by Apple Inc.

iPad as the new workhorse

tturbo — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:20:23 +0000

Note to IT: If you think all those iPads hanging around the office are just being used by dilatory employees to check Facebook and play Scrabble, the latest quarterly mobile workforce report from iPass would suggest otherwise.

According to the survey released today, 16.3 per cent of mobile employees have an iPad or tablet PC; another 33.2 per cent plan to get one in the next six months. More than 90 per cent of those plan to use it for work.

Does iPad + keyboard case = goodbye, Netbook?

tturbo — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:19:29 +0000

We've waited for one for months, and now someone's finally done it: an iPad case with a keyboard is finally here. Actually, it's already sold out. The KeyCase iPad Folio with Integrated Bluetooth Keyboard is a thin leather stand-type case for the iPad not unlike other cases we've seen, except with a silicone Bluetooth 2.0 keyboard built in. The keyboard recharges with Apple's standard iPad charge cable and lasts 45 hours.

Amazon: New Kindle Outselling Previous Versions

tturbo — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:18:41 +0000

Amazon.com says its latest Kindle, due Aug. 25, is outselling its predecessors in the month since its launch. That suggests the e-reader market remains strong despite Apple’s iPad.