iPad By Davis: “Forums: Maintaining separate iTunes accounts, A unique photo syncing problem” plus 19 more |
- Forums: Maintaining separate iTunes accounts, A unique photo syncing problem
- Apple reportedly in talks with cable companies regarding live TV for Apple set-top box
- Remains of the Day: Straight ahead
- Adobe adds packaging feature to Illustrator CS6, but only for Creative Cloud subscribers
- Everything you need to know about the iPad mini, tonight, on the iMore show!
- Pinterest goes all-in with mobile, releasing iPad and iPhone apps
- Verizon bringing 4G LTE to 34 new markets tomorrow, expanding 38 others
- Oracle Java SE7 Update 6 brings full support for OS X
- iPad mini components reportedly begin to leak, but are they legit?
- Buying Guide: VoIP for small business
- Could Apple sell a $200 iPad mini, and how would investors react if they did?
- TechHive: Fixing Apple's Podcasts app
- Pinterest Finally Has an iPad App
- Pinterest for iPad now available
- Three apps for listening to streaming radio on your iOS device
- How to open apps from an unidentified developer in OS X Mountain Lion
- Twitter co-founders seek to shake up Web publishing with Medium
- Price Drops: iA Writer on Sale at 50% Off
- Weekly Photo Contest: Shadows!
- MOBiLE CLOTH Launches New Website Featuring Their “Photography Project”
| Forums: Maintaining separate iTunes accounts, A unique photo syncing problem Posted: 15 Aug 2012 08:28 PM PDT
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| Apple reportedly in talks with cable companies regarding live TV for Apple set-top box Posted: 15 Aug 2012 05:46 PM PDT
Aside from a full-on Apple television, one of the longest running rumors in Apple living-room land is a deal with cable companies and/or broadcast networks for the right to air traditional cable programming on an Apple TV or similar set-top box. However, television is notoriously myopic and future-averse, and Apple has previously sought to disrupt rather than engage their business. But that might be changing. Jessica E. Vascellaro And Shalini Ramachandran, writing for The Wall Street Journal, report that Apple might be trying a more pragmatic approach than before.
Steve Jobs once elaborated on the problems involved in going to market with a television or television box, namely the cable companies make even the cell phone companies look unified and sane by comparison. It's tough to see Apple compromising on either user experience or control to get a deal like that done either, but the Wall Street Journal has certainly proved credible in the past. This could just be another in the long history of periodic feeling outs that Apple and Hollywood seem to feel compelled to engage in -- a tug at the thread Apple CEO Tim Cook still feels is there. The WSJ also once again repeats the rumor that Apple has prototyped television sets, as mentioned above, and as iMore has also heard previously. Where all of this is going, if any of it is going in the short term, is probably still too early to say, but for most consumers, including Apple consumers, it remains a problem that needs solving. And the Apple TV remains a single-digit million-selling hobby, rather than the hundred million unit moving solution that typically attracts Apple this days. 
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| Remains of the Day: Straight ahead Posted: 15 Aug 2012 04:30 PM PDT  The mini iPad is on the straight and narrow, Apple and Samsung try to straighten things out, and the man who broke into Steve Jobs's house may go straight after his arrest.
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| Adobe adds packaging feature to Illustrator CS6, but only for Creative Cloud subscribers Posted: 15 Aug 2012 02:50 PM PDT  Adobe has followed through on its promise to add additional features to Creative Suite 6 for subscribers to its Creative Cloud apps-and-services bundle.
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| Everything you need to know about the iPad mini, tonight, on the iMore show! Posted: 15 Aug 2012 02:27 PM PDT The best damn podcast in the world returns LIVE tonight and we'll be talking all about the rumored iPad mini, the rumored iPhone 5, and the rumored... rumors. All that, and more micro-dock, iOS 6, and Apple talk than you can shake an accelerometer at. Also: your questions answered! So join Rene, Georgia, and Seth, and the best looking, absolutely most charming chat room in mobile, LIVE tonight at 6pm PDT, 9pm EDT, 2am BST for all the action. Seriously. Set an alarm. Bookmark this page. Be here. Want to go full screen? Head to iMore.com/live. Want to watch via iPhone or iPad? Grab the Ustream app and search for "mobilenations"! 
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| Pinterest goes all-in with mobile, releasing iPad and iPhone apps Posted: 15 Aug 2012 01:50 PM PDT  Looking to get in on the booming mobile market, social network Pinterest has unveiled iOS and Android mobile apps for its pinboard service.
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| Verizon bringing 4G LTE to 34 new markets tomorrow, expanding 38 others Posted: 15 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT
Verizon announced today that they will be flipping the 4G LTE switch tomorrow, August 16th, in 34 new markets while expanding coverage across 38 others. To Verizons credit, their 4G LTE rollout now covers more than 75 percent of the U.S. population making their grand total of areas covered beyond 370 markets. That's great news for LTE iPad owners who'll now enjoy faster, better download speeds in quite a few new areas plus, it should certainly help Verizon push some iPhone 5 devices that are rumored to have LTE as well. Looking for the full list to see if your area is covered? You'll find it below. New Markets
Expanded Markets
Source: Verizon
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| Oracle Java SE7 Update 6 brings full support for OS X Posted: 15 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT  With the release of Java SE7 for OS X, Apple's platform can boast full compatibility with the latest version of the cross-platform technology.
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| iPad mini components reportedly begin to leak, but are they legit? Posted: 15 Aug 2012 12:17 PM PDT
We've seen tons of part leaks in regards to the next generation iPhone over the last few weeks, but very few when it comes to the iPad mini, and next to nothing about what might be going on inside it. With the iPhone reportedly set for introduction on September 12, and release on September 21, production is likely sufficiently ramped up to make parts leaks more likely. While the iPad mini might also be on track for the same introduction day, we don't know when it will ship yet, so there may simply not be as many parts yet to leak. However, a new part discovered by Nowhereelse.fr could give us our very first look at the internals of the iPad mini. Here's the alleged part:
Taking a look, this part contains connectors for the headphone jack, dock connector, and Home button contact. You can see that, when put next to what could possibly be the new iPhone's dock connector, the part is much too large to be part of an iPhone or iPod touch assembly. While we've managed to put together mockups of what we think the new iPad mini will look like, we don't yet have any idea on what type of hardware it will be running. All other things being equal, it could be similar to the iPad 2, the new iPad, the iPod touch, or some mix in between. While this component doesn't give us much to go off, it does give us a couple hints at how it may be laid out. The location of the headphone jack in proximity to the dock connector is interesting. If this is actually a legitimate part, it may mean the headphone jack will be moved from its current location at the top of the iPad to the bottom. This lines up with the existing iPod touch placement, and reports of the next generation iPhone featuring a headphone jack at the bottom. That would add congruence across all of Apple's mobile product lineup. More obviously, the micro dock connector also makes an appearance as expected. iMore originally learned about Apple ditching the traditional 30-pin back in February back in February, and more recently, and that Apple would soon follow suit with the rest of their iOS line of products. The only thing that's a little baffling about the dock connector is that there are reports of it having 10 pins as opposed to the 8 or 9 we would expect. Whether this will be for some other kind of connection source that could make an appearance in the new iPad mini or it's not a final prototype isn't certain. Other than that, I'd say this could be our first look at an internal component of the iPad mini or at the very least, an earlier component that was used in a prototype of that device. Source: Nowhereelse.fr 
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| Buying Guide: VoIP for small business Posted: 15 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT  Ready to throw Ma Bell from the train? Allow us to lend you a hand. We discuss the pros and cons of VoIP, and offer a look at available options.
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| Could Apple sell a $200 iPad mini, and how would investors react if they did? Posted: 15 Aug 2012 11:45 AM PDT
Lately on iMore, and other websites, there has been a lot of discussion around the idea of Apple selling a lower cost tablet. So I thought it would be worth writing about this topic from the perspective of an Apple investor. Is a cheaper tablet a good idea? Is it necessary? Absent an official Apple press release, we don't actually know with 100% certainty that this will happen, but for the sake of argument let's say it does. To me, the idea of a smaller iPad makes a lot of sense. I have an iPad and two BlackBerry PlayBooks in my house. Every one of these three tablets gets plenty of use, and I can see the use cases for large and small. Besides that, Apple has a long history of successfully carrying multiple sizes. Just look at the MacBook Pro and Macbook Air lines. You have 11-, 13-, and 15-inches options (and until a couple of months ago, 17-inches as well). I've always said that tablets can come in multiple sizes. Once you pick an aspect ratio (whether it be 16:9 or 4:3, or something else), the size should just be an option. It has been this way in the TV industry forever. Why are tablets any different? If you buy my argument that size is simply an option, why would a slightly smaller iPad deserve a significantly smaller price? How can Apple price a 7-inch iPad at $199 or $249 while asking the much larger price of $499 for the regular (new) iPad? It's probably not fair to compare the new iPad to an iPad mini either. If Apple uses the same resolution of the iPad 2 and similar spec'd components, then we should compare an iPad mini against a $399 iPad 2. But still, half the price for slightly smaller? What will this do to the company? Let's take a look at current iPad gross margins. Reuters reported on evidence coming out of the Apple vs. Samsung court case, saying: Between October 2010 and the end of March 2012, Apple had gross margins of 23 to 32 percent on its U.S. iPad sales, which generated revenue of more than $13 billion for Apple, the filing said. Apple does not typically disclose profit margins on individual products. Is this data actually accurate? I'm not convinced. Even at the 32% level, I have a hard time believing a $499 iPad costs Apple as much as $378 to manufacture, which is what the cost needs to be for a 32% margin. iSupply pegs the bill of materials + manufacturing on an iPad 3 16GB at $316.05, and an iPad 2 16GB at $240.10. Who knows how Apple defines gross margin in court statements. Separately, UBM TechInsights says Apple actually earns a margin of about 53% on the iPad 2. That sure sounds more like the Apple I know. Premium prices, premium margins. But still, they do sell lower end products such as the iPod touch. Currently an 8 GB model of the iPod Touch sells for $199, and production cost is estimated to be around $150. That makes for a +30% margin on Apple's lowest cost iOS device. A $200 iPad Mini, to me, seems completely out of the question. Why in the world would Apple launch an iPad 2 quality product at an iPod touch price? Normally, within Apple, portability has been marketed as a feature, not a cost-saver. If Apple was to sell an iPad at sub 30% margins, I think the stock would take a deep nosedive. There's just no good reason for Apple to make such a move right now. Perhaps months ago, when the Amazon Kindle Fire was released (sold at essentially zero margin, for $199) and the Google Nexus 7 was on the horizon (also sold at essentially zero margin for $199), Apple may have considered defensive moves to capture market share and keep the competitors out. But today? It doesn't seem necessary at all. Even in China, Apple has institutional investors who would sell en masse. Wall Street would start puking out the stock. It's really as simple as that. Wall Street already understands perfectly well that the iPad has much lower margins than the iPhone. But Apple is still a company with 72.7% market share for tablets in China. Price is not limiting Apple's market share, clearly. My take is, we will see a smaller iPad. Reporting by iMore and others has pretty much confirmed this. But nobody seems to be as sure about the price point. I think Apple has already established market share leadership with the iPad and doesn't need to cut prices significantly. I would be shocked if an iPad Mini hits the market at $299 or below. But at the $299 or above price point I think Apple can still earn reasonable margins, while opening up the market to much larger volume, and further cementing its market share lead. 
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| TechHive: Fixing Apple's Podcasts app Posted: 15 Aug 2012 11:15 AM PDT  Apple's Podcasts app isn't a terrible app, but it's definitely in need of some work. Christopher Breen lays out what the company can do to improve the program.
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| Pinterest Finally Has an iPad App Posted: 15 Aug 2012 11:03 AM PDT
Maybe it's just me, but it feels like this one has been a long time coming – Pinterest now has an iPad app. Here's how the App Store page for the app introduces Pinterest:
I've had an account on Pinterest that gets occasional use for a few months now and I tend to mostly enjoy the site when I remember to visit it. Pretty shortly after signing up I looked for an iPad app for Pinterest and could only find an official app for the iPhone and some 3rd party apps for iPad. I tried out at least one 3rd party Pinterest app or maybe a couple – but that didn't grab me and didn't stay on my iPad long. (...) © patrickj for iPad Insight, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us
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| Pinterest for iPad now available Posted: 15 Aug 2012 10:27 AM PDT
Pinterest lovers rejoice! The Pinterest app has gone universal and is now available on both the iPhone and iPad. It features a gorgeous design with an easy-to-access side panel. Pinterest for iPad allows you to view your pinboards, pin your inspirations, browse by category, follows new boards, and more.
When viewing your following tab, the pins of the people you follow are displayed in a stylish collage format similar to the web version of Pinterest. Each pin displays a photo, the description, and the "pinned by", "via", and "onto" information. Tapping on the pin will display it nice and big in a popup that allows you to repin, like, share to Facebook and Twitter, and leave a comment. Tapping on the big photo will open up it's associated web page or article in a built-in browser.
From the side panel, you can access the built-in web browser, all of the available categories, and your profile page. When Pinterest was first released for the iPhone, I was not impressed. It had poor performance and was not a joy to use. I have the opposite impression of Pinterest for iPad. It is very well done, has an intuitive interface, and runs great. My Pinterest activity has great declined in the past few months, but with Pinterest for iPad, I expect I'll be using Pinterest much more often. Free - Download Now
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| Three apps for listening to streaming radio on your iOS device Posted: 15 Aug 2012 10:30 AM PDT  Internet radio stations are easy to access via iTunes, but no so on iOS devices. These apps might be just what you're looking for.
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| How to open apps from an unidentified developer in OS X Mountain Lion Posted: 15 Aug 2012 08:27 AM PDT
If you're running OS X Mountain Lion on your Mac there's a feature you should know about called -- Gatekeeper. The primary function of Gatekeeper is to prevent malware like viruses and trojan horses from getting their hacking hooks into your Mac. Gatekeeper does this, by default, by only allowing apps that are downloaded from the Mac App Store or from "identified and trusted developers" be opened. But what if you know the app you're trying to open is safe even, though the developer didn't or couldn't get a trusted certificate from Apple? (For example, Jailbreak software). There are a few ways to bypass Gatekeeper if you run into this issue. Follow along and we'll show you how. How to bypass Gatekeeper on a case-by-case basisThis is the method we recommend using. It gives you Gatekeeper's full security, but the flexibility to open occasional unsigned apps when you know and trust them. If you attempt to open an app you downloaded from a source other than the Mac App Store, and get the popup below, you'll need to override Gatekeeper in order to open it. As always, make sure you know where the app came from before overriding Gatekeeper. Instead of double-clicking on the app in question to open it, here's what you do:
  The app will open and you'll be able to use it normally now. You may get one more popup from time to time verifying that you're sure, but you can confirm them as well, as needed. How to change Gatekeeper settings to allow or disallow unidentified appsWe DO NOT recommend this approach for anyone who doesn't constantly and consistently need to open non-Mac App Store, non-signed apps. In other words, if you do this, you're someone who knowingly gives up the protection of Gatekeeper because your work or other activities require it, and you know full well what you're doing. Consider yourself warned. Again.
    The bottom lineAgain recommend using the first option (contextual menu "Open" command) and leaving Gatekeeper on one of the first two settings as opposed to allowing apps from anywhere to be opened and run on your Mac. This will help prevent any malware or malicious apps from doing any damage to your Mac. If you have other OS X questions or need help with features like Gatekeeper, make sure you check out or OS X forums as well! 
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| Twitter co-founders seek to shake up Web publishing with Medium Posted: 15 Aug 2012 08:15 AM PDT  Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone have unveiled a preview of Medium, which they describe as a new Web publishing platform.
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| Price Drops: iA Writer on Sale at 50% Off Posted: 15 Aug 2012 08:30 AM PDT
iA Writer,the superb writing app for iPad and iPhone, is on sale at 50% off – down from $1.99 to just 99 cents. There are no specifics on the timeframe for this sale, but generally these sort of price reductions for this app last anywhere from a few days to a couple of months. This is by far and away my favorite pure writing app on both the iPad and on my MacBook Pro. It has an almost invisible, elegant UI, great typography, keyboard extensions for commonly used special characters, and a very useful focus mode. It syncs via iCloud and Dropbox and in both cases the sync is flawless. It's also a universal app, designed to run on both iPad and iPhone. If you do a lot of writing on your iPad this might be the best 99 cents you ever spend if you decide to pick this app up. Here's an App Store link for iA Writer. © patrickj for iPad Insight, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us
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| Weekly Photo Contest: Shadows! Posted: 15 Aug 2012 07:34 AM PDT
It's time to announce this week's photo contest -- Shadows! For many photos, shadows are a curse and photographers do everything in their power to avoid harsh shadows. But for other photos, it's the shadows that really make the photographs and add drama and mood to the pictures. This is what we want to see this week -- get creative with shadows! The prize: Glif tripod mount and stand!
In addition to a thumbs up from the iMore crew and all of us yelling about how great of a photo star you are, the winner of this week's photography contest will receive a Glif tripod mount and stand! The rulesThe rules of entry are very simple. The photo must have been taken with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch (we'll check the EXIF data of the original file to verify) and any edits must have been done with an iPhone or iPad app. No Photoshop CS6! If you have external lens accessories you are more than welcome to use them. You can submit as many photos as you'd like, but remember, this is a contest, so make sure you submit your best work! ResourcesNow, before you run off to take your photo, remember that it's not technical skill alone that will claim this prize. Even if you're not the best photographer (yet!), a great eye and a great subject can still get you the win. However, a little help can never hurt, so make sure you check out these articles from our iPhone photography series for some tips.
How to submitSubmitting your photos is easy. just head over to the iMore Photography Forum and post your photos to the official contest thread. Don't forget to state which apps, if any, you used to edit your photo! That's it! Now go out and shoot! 
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| MOBiLE CLOTH Launches New Website Featuring Their “Photography Project” Posted: 15 Aug 2012 07:54 AM PDT
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