Monthly Archives: February 2012

MWC names Galaxy S II best smartphone, iPad 2 best tablet

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

The Mobile World Congress on Tuesday announced the winners of the 17th Annual Global Mobile Awards, with Samsung dubbed Manufacturer of the Year for its Galaxy S II Smartphone of the Year, while Apple’s iPad 2 took home Tablet of the Year honors. Continue reading →

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Lytro’s light field camera starts shipping

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

Lytro kicked off spring early on Wednesday by shipping its promised light field camera. The genuinely unique camera costs $399 in its 8GB blue and gray variants and $499 for the 16GB red edition. Using one currently requires a Mac to process the final shots; Lytro has so far only developed an OS X version of the editing app used to pick the focus point and process final shots…. Continue reading →

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Apple cracking down on links in iBookstore titles

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

Apple is clamping down on iBookstore titles just because they link to outside bookstores, a report notes. Stop Stealing Dreams author Seth Godin complains that Apple recently rejected his title because the book contains links to works cited in the bibliography. “Multiple links to Amazon store. IE page 35, David Weinberger link,” a rejection notice reads. Godin comments that the issue is also easy to work around in his case, since the unrestricted EPUB edition can be accessed on an iOS device via a web link…. Continue reading →

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Disney releases two new children’s storybook apps for iOS

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

The Walt Disney Company’s DigitalBooks division has released two new “storybook apps” for children and parents, each of which offer new perspective and interaction with a classic Disney animated film, in this case the 1994 film The Lion King and the more recent 2010 hit Tangled, based on the fairy tale of Rapunzel. Both books feature a wide range of animated clips from the films and interactive activities…. Continue reading →

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Apple denies sale of ebook containing links to Amazon

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

Entrepreneur and prolific author Seth Godin has accused Apple of blocking sales of ebooks containing links to Amazon’s online store after recently finding that his own short manifesto had been refused. Continue reading →

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MLB At Bat 2012 for iOS launches with new pricing scheme

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

Major League Baseball has launched the 2012 edition of its MLB.com At Bat app. The title is now universal, supporting both the iPhone and the iPad. The most significant change though is its pricing, as a $15 year-long or $3 annual fee currently only includes audio broadcasts of games, not video…. Continue reading →

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Proview and Apple argue in China higher court over ‘iPad’ trademark

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

Apple and Proview squared off in a high court in Beijing on Wednesday over use of the “iPad” name, where Apple accused Proview of “conspiratorial” actions to gain money. Continue reading →

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Briefly: Marvel comes to iBooks, Smart Baby Monitor in US

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

On Tuesday Marvel begin offering a number of its graphic novels in Apple’s iBook Store. Titles include Civil War, Spider-Man, House of M, Captain America, New Avengers, and more, with prices ranging from free up to $25. The publisher has promised to add new titles to the store each week, all of which will be viewable on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Furthermore, Marvel is also currently offering New Avengers Vol.1: Breakout as a free download…. Continue reading →

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SmugMug releases app to ‘awesomize’ your photos

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

SmugMug wants to make sure your iPhone photos are doused in a whole lot of awesome sauce. The photo-sharing site on Wednesday released Camera Awesome, an iOS camera app with advanced shooting features, plenty of editing tools and filters, and sharing capabilities. Continue reading →

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