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iPad By Davis: “Everything Everywhere finally reveals its LTE pricing, offers just 8GB maximum data allowance” plus 19 more

iPad By Davis: “Everything Everywhere finally reveals its LTE pricing, offers just 8GB maximum data allowance” plus 19 more

Everything Everywhere finally reveals its LTE pricing, offers just 8GB maximum data allowance

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:17 AM PDT

Everything Everywhere finally reveals its LTE pricing, offers just 8GB maximum data allowanceUK network Everything Everywhere has finally revealed its pricing structure for its LTE data service which starts on October 30th. Everything Everywhere has a UK exclusive on LTE for the foreseeable future and to be fair that is reflected in the costs of the plans. EE will launch with three plans to choose from and each will include unlimited telephone calls and text messages, the only difference will be the amount of data allowed in each package.

EE has a total of five different data allowance packages starting from 500MB right up to 8GB. With prices starting at £36 per month right up to £56 per month for the 8GB allowance. They are all subject to a 24 month agreement. 500MB £36, 1GB £41, 3GB £46, 5GB £48, 8GB £56. Each plan includes the use of VoIP and tethering at no extra cost.

According to Pocket-lint, EE will also offer subsidized iPhone 5 pricing when it launches next week; so you could pick up a 16GB model on the cheapest tariff for £179.99. If you decide to go for the 64GB model that figure would rise to a whopping £379.99. There are of course many different offers in between depending on which handset and plan that you choose; all of the details have not been revealed as of yet. If you are in the UK, what do you think of the LTE pricing from Everything Everywhere? Personally I will be sticking with my "All You Can Eat" data from Three UK as it offers true unlimited data at much better prices than Everything Everywhere are offering; I can live without the high speeds for now.

Source: Press Release, Pocket-lint

EE TO LAUNCH SUPERFAST SPEEDS, EXCITING NEW SERVICES, SIMPLE PRICING & EXPERT SUPPORT FOR CONSUMERS & BUSINESSES ON 30th OCTOBER

· Superfast speeds: EE delivers superfast speeds, five times faster than 3G, and typically ten times faster in homes and offices with fibre broadband

· Exciting new services: EE Film provides customers a one-stop shop for film, combining 2-for-1 cinema ticketing, listings, trailers and film downloads or streaming into one place. EE Film also offers 'pause & play' functionality between mobile and PC with the largest catalogue of new releases compared to similar providers. The new Clone Phone insurance service replaces your device and digital content in under 24 hours

· Simple pricing for the digital age: Unlimited calls and texts as standard on your mobile; customers simply select their data allowance, starting from just £36 per month for consumers and £35 (excl VAT) for businesses, with built-in cost control tools

· Expert Support: Fast track service for all customers, plus access to approximately 10,000 experts on the high street, on the phone and online

23rd October 2012. London. EE, the UK's most advanced digital communications company, today unveiled the pricing and plans for its new superfast Fibre Broadband and 4G services, designed for 21st century consumers and businesses alike.

The UK's first 4G mobile service will launch on Tuesday October 30th, offering consumers and businesses a new way to access the people, places and things they want on the move, with speeds typically five times faster than 3G.[1]

EE will also launch its new fixed-line fibre service for the home and offices, with speeds typically ten times faster than today's standard broadband plans.[2]

The delivery of increased speeds and connectivity has inspired the development of EE's first next-generation digital services, such as EE Film and EE's new device and digital content replacement services.

Olaf Swantee, CEO of EE, said: "We're proud to be leading the way and pioneering the roll out of 4G in the UK. With our new brand and unique 4G and fibre services, we will deliver consumers and businesses across the country next-generation services and a superior level of support.

"Our new plans have been developed to offer our customers everything they have been asking for – superfast performance, choice and value – as well as a fresh approach to pricing and customer service that offers accessibility, flexibility and guidance every step of the way."

The launch of the EE brand will be backed by a multi-million pound marketing campaign across TV, print and digital media channels.

Superfast speeds EE will be the first company in the UK to launch a mobile 4G service, along with its new fixed-line fibre broadband service. It will be called 4GEE and will offer speeds five times faster than 3G, and speeds typically ten times faster than currently available in homes and offices.

EE will be available to buy nationwide, with the 4GEE service going live initially across ten cities on 30th October[3]. The company has an aggressive 4G rollout plan in place with six further cities coming online in the run up to Christmas, with further cities and rural locations planned for 2013, and 98% of the population due to be covered by the end of 2014.

Once achieved, this will be the fastest rollout of any UK network in history.

EE's Fibre Broadband service, available to both consumers and businesses, will be available in 11 million premises nationally with plans starting at just £15 per month.

Smart new services The launch of superfast mobile and fixed speeds by EE will inspire the birth of revolutionary and exciting new services for business and consumers.

The first such service is EE Film, the only service in the UK which combines 2-for-1 cinema ticketing, listings, trailers and film downloads or streaming in one place. The Film Store presents the largest catalogue of new releases available in the UK, with more than five times the number of new releases than other similar providers, and more than 700 films available in total.

EE customers will be able to watch a film of their choice on their mobile, on their PC or even on their TV (via their laptop). Pause & Play also allows customers to view the film on one device, such as their smartphone, pause it, then pick it up on another device, such as their laptop.

4GEE customers will able to download or stream a film, each week, on EE, without impacting their data allowance. Further films can be downloaded or streamed with prices starting at 79p, and the cost can be charged to customers' mobile bill, or credit and debit cards.

Simple pricing for the digital consumer 4GEE phone plans will offer customers a wide selection of simple smartphone and mobile broadband plans, putting the customer in control by combining a range of data options with unlimited UK calls and texts. Data allowances start with the light data usage entry plan, offering 500MB (£36/pm) and extending up to 8GB (£56/pm) for the heavier data user.

Data controls will alert customers when they are approaching the data allowance limit, and then when their limit is reached. They can then choose to buy a data add-on, or wait until the next bill period starts.

All customers will be able to tether or use VoIP services as part of their plan – with no need to buy specific data add-ons. BT Wi-fi is also included in all plans at no extra cost, providing on-demand access to millions of wireless hotspots across the UK.

For just £5 more a month, customers will be able to take their unlimited voice and text allowance abroad with them, in Europe and selected countries in the rest of the world[4], as well as access to special data add-ons offering significant value on data use while abroad.

New Fibre Broadband and 4GEE plans for Business Small business customers will have a range of 4GEE phone plans, with data allowances of 1GB including unlimited UK calls and texts starting from £35/pm (excl. VAT). Companies can also reduce costs by choosing the new 4GEE Sharer Plan, which allows sharing of data allowances across all users and devices within their business, plus inclusive calls to colleagues and landlines.

EE also provides medium sized, public sector and corporate customers with a range of dedicated 4GEE plans from an additional £3 a month on top of their existing or new package, as well as added services including security and mobile application development. Data share plans are also available for these companies, with the added benefit of increased spend control through reduced out-of-bundle rates for data, and spending caps ranging from £50-£200.

Olaf Swantee commented: "UK Businesses have shown considerable interest since our 4G launch intentions were announced. We hope that our new 4G plans and services will make us the most exciting digital communications business partner to work with in the UK."

EE Consumer Fibre Broadband plans EE's Fibre Broadband will offer speeds typically up to ten times faster than the UK average. Ideal for households or small businesses with multiple devices, EE Fibre broadband offers maximum download speeds of 76Mbps – allowing customers to stream HDTV, play online games, watch films on demand or quickly upload or download large files. Plans start from £15 per month[5], with off-peak calls and a free BrightBox router included as standard.

4GEE customers save £5 per month when taking EE's Fibre Broadband product for the entire length of their phone plan – offering savings of up to £120[6]. Orange and T-Mobile customers can also benefit, allowing them to enjoy EE Fibre Broadband in the home or office at reduced rates.

Expert service EE customers can expect a superior level of service on the high street, on the phone and online, with a significant new service approach and services designed to give customers peace of mind.

10,000 EE experts have been trained to serve and sell to customers in a new way, designed around specific handset types. If an EE customer wants to speak to an expert at one our customer centres, they can fast-track the automated call system by first connecting, then dialling 33, to get connected directly to an expert.

EE also operates customer services on social networks Twitter and Facebook.

A number of new services, fit for the digital world, have also been developed to provide peace of mind for new EE customers.

Clone Phone: Clone Phone from EE securely backs up data such as contacts, calendar and content (customers' own photos and videos) via an App, which provides an easy way to restore your content if a phone is lost, stolen or broken. It means you don't just get your handset back, but you get your digital life back too.[7]

Repair & Loan Phone: Repair and Loan Phone provide a convenient way to arrange a repair in store[8] and stay in touch in the meantime. All customers will be provided with a replacement phone, and phones will be repaired and returned within 14 days. Small business customers benefit from next day replacement for any faulty phone.[9]

Transforming the high-street From the 30th October, all existing Everything Everywhere, Orange and T-Mobile stores will become newly branded EE stores.

4G Ready EE will be offering a simple process for Orange and T-Mobile customers who've already purchased a 4G ready handset, to swap to 4G, at no additional cost.[10]

For more information on 4G and Fibre plans or the EE brand, please visit www.ee.co.uk.

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Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:07 PM PDT

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Atlas by Collins for iPhone and iPad review

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 07:06 PM PDT

Atlas by Collins is an iPhone and iPad app and evolving data visualization tool that represents worldwide information on a section of themed globes with over 200,000 places you can discover and explore. Atlas is not only a great learning tool for individuals, but can also be used in a classroom environment or for giving presentations.

Saying that Atlas is packed with information is understatement. Because of the sheer volume of information included, not all maps are initially downloaded when you install the app. Instead, you get to choose which maps you want and download them at your leisure. Just make sure you're connected to WiFi as these are not small downloads! The maps included with Atlas are the following:

  • Satellite map: A clear satellite image of the Earth from space down to street level
  • Physical maps: 3-D maps display physical features such as oceans, mountains and deserts
  • Political maps: Current states and territories, political and economic alliances, and historical maps showing the effects of exploration, colonialism and conflict
  • Environment: The impact of human life on the natural world, and how countries compare on environmental issues such as pollution and forest loss
  • Population: Statistics about the people who inhabit the world, including population trends, migration, and birth and death rates
  • Communications: How technology connects the world, including mobile coverage, Internet usage and number of telephone lines
  • Energy: The distribution of energy resources, and patterns in energy production and consumption

Each map is initially displayed as a globe and you can rotate around it and zoom into the areas you wish to learn more about. The points of interest on the globe are indicated by an icon. When you hover over a point of interest, the text field at the top of the screen will switch to its name. To learn more about the location, tap the information button and more info will pop up.

Most globes will be color coded to represent information that is unique to that map. For example, when looking at the population distribution map, the entire globe will be one of 10 colors and the scale is displayed at the bottom of the screen so you know what each color represents. Some globes may also include special points of interest that are unique to that map.

Unfortunately, Atlas does not let you in zoom in to the maps as far as I would've thought. If you zoom in too far, the map will convert to Apple Maps and the search bar will be replaced with "Search in unavailable in Apple Maps". The zoom threshhold isn't very close and greatly affects one's experience while using Atlas. For example, in California, the closest the map will let me zoom does not show any cities between San Jose and San Fransisco. The good news is that if you know the names of cities in this region, you can search for them and Atlas will find them.

Overall, the performance of Atlas is great. With such a large amount of information included with each map, one of the first things I was concerned about was scrolling, as laggy scrolling is a major pet-peeve of mine. That good news is that Atlas performs great -- mostly. If you scroll around and zoom in/out without giving Atlas enough time to start loading loading information on a point of interest, then scrolling is perfect. I tested this on the new iPad, the iPhone 5, and the iPod touch 5. All of them did great. However, if you pause on a point of interest and Atlas starts to load it (the little curser will start spinning) and start to scroll or zoom in/out before the loading has completed (typically less than 2 seconds), then the performance will begin to lag. This is annoying, but understandable. If you're aware of it, then you can take measures to avoid it so that your experience is ruined.

The good

  • Explore colour-coded world maps showing up-to-date information on topics from mobile phone coverage to energy resources and environmental threats around the world.
  • View mapping offline down to 1:2,000,000 scale, plus zoom-in on any location down to street level when online with Apple Maps
  • Explore satellite, physical and political maps at their most detailed and up-to-date.
  • Research in-depth country profiles for every nation on Earth.
  • Discover over 200,000 cities, towns and major natural landmarks instantly through search, even when offline.
  • Keep up-to-date with new data releases so you're always in the know about changes to our world.
  • Switch seamlessly between iPhone and iPad without losing your place.
  • Coming soon: download globes on world economy, climate, global development, UNESCO World Heritage sites, and more.
  • iPod touch 5 offers the same performance when using Atlas as the iPhone 5 and iPad

The bad

  • Although it usually runs great, if you pause over a location for a minute and then try to move while it's loading the transition will not be smooth
  • If you zoom in to far, the map will switch to Apple Maps and a search field will be replaced with "search is unavailable in Apple maps". You don't have to zoom in that close for this to happen.

The bottom line

Atlas by Collins is an awesome geography app that is packed with information. Even as someone who is typically not interested in this type of information, I find Atlas to be intriging. For me, I like to look at the broad information to get a general idea about the map and exlaim things like "wow! I knew there were a lot of people in China, but I didn't realize there was that many!" Geograpy and social studies buffs will appreciate the other detailed information including both historical and current data.

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What do you think Apple will announce at the iPad mini event? [Poll]

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 07:08 PM PDT

We've put up our iPad mini event preview, where we went through all the stuff we think Apple may announce tomorrow at their October event. So now it's your turn! What are your predictions?

Since we keep calling it the iPad mini event, we really kind of hope that'll be on the official Keynote list, but what else do you expect to see? Updated iPad 3? A new iMac and Mac mini? What about a 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro? Any chance for a new Mac Pro or Retina MacBook Air? Too soon? To physically impossible?

Any updates on deck for peripherals? Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad 2? A newer, better keyboard maybe? New Thunderbolt displays with USB 3?

And how about software? iTunes 11 seems almost certain, but could there be more to it than we've seen so far? Could iOS 6.1 make an appearance? What about iOS 6.0.1? And what features would you want to see?

Could there be a new version of iLife and more urgently, iWork for Mac? Aperture, Final Cut Pro, or Logic due for an update?

iBooks 3.0 should get shown off, but will iBooks for Mac? Will any brand new apps debut? Anything exclusive to the iPad mini?

We're less than a day away, this is your last chance to weigh in -- what to do you expect to see at Apple's Oct. 23 event? Vote in the poll up top and then give me your full predictions in the comments below!

Forums: AT&T MVNO preferences, iOS 6 rumor discussion and Google Music help

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 07:03 PM PDT

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How to find restaurants, read reviews, and make reservations using Siri

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:57 PM PDT

How to find restaurants, read reviews, and make reservations using Siri

With iOS 6, your personal virtual assistant, Siri can now help you find restaurants and even book tables. You will need the OpenTable app from the App Store to complete your reservations, but Siri do a lot of the heavy lifting, including finding places and times, and showing you Yelp-powered reviews and pictures.

How to download Yelp and OpenTable

To get the most out of Siri's new restaurant assistant services, you need to download a couple of extra apps from the App Store. Yelp allows you to see more restaurant reviews, and access reviews from more places. OpenTable lets you complete reservations and book your spot at restaurants. Both are free.

Once they're installed, you're ready to go.

How to search for different types of restaurants with Siri

No matter what kind of cuisine you're in the mood for, if there's a restaurant in the area that serves it, Siri can help you find it. Whether you're planning a trip and aren't sure what restaurants are in the area of your destination city or simply want to find new places to dine in your home area, just ask Siri.

  1. Press and hold down your Home button to activate Siri.
    2. launch siri on iphone 5
  2. Tell Siri "Find Asian restaurants near me." or "Find Italian restaurants in San Francisco, CA."
    3. find restaurant type siri
  3. Wait for Siri to bring up the restaurant widget.
    4. restaurant list siri
  4. Tap on the name of any restaurant in the list to get more information on it.
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Unfortunately, Siri isn't great at recognizing restaurants with other-language names. For example, if Siri is set to English, it has trouble with restaurant names that are Italian, French, Greek, etc. Which, depending on where you live, can be a lot of restaurants. This means you're usually better of simply asking Siri simply to search for restaurants nearby or in a specific area, and then tapping on the one you want.

How to get restaurant reviews with Siri

If you already have an idea where you want to go, but want to see what others have thought about it first, Siri can bring you all the reviews you need, straight from Yelp.

  1. Press and hold down your Home button to activate Siri.
    2. launch siri on iphone 5
  2. Tell Siri to "Show reviews for Oriental Pearl in Michigan City, IN." or "Find restaurant reviews for Big Bowl."
    3. siri restaurant reviews
  3. Siri will sometimes find more than one match. Tap the name of the restaurant you want. If there's only one match, you may see a map come up with reviews above it. Tap on the Reviews part.
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  4. You will be taken to the Yelp! app to view reviews.
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How to get pricing, hours, and learn more about restaurants with Siri

Once you know where you're going, you might still want to know things like operating hours, price range, or even contact information. All you have to do is ask.

  1. Press and hold down your Home button to activate Siri.
    2. launch siri on iphone 5
  2. Tell Siri to "Show me information on Red Lobster in Michigan City, IN." or "Find information on Maxine's Restaurant."
    3. restaurant info with siri
  3. Wait for Siri to bring up a list of restaurants.
  4. Tap on the restaurant you want to learn more about.
  5. Wait for Siri to present you with the restaurant information card.
    6. restaurant pricing etc siri

You can tap on the picture stack at the top left to see Yelp photos of the restaurant. Next to the picture stack is the price range in dollar signs ($ for cheap, $$$$$ for expensive). Tapping the phone number will call the restaurant (if you're on an iPhone). Tapping the website address will take you to Safari and show you the site (if it's not stuck in 2005-era Flash). Tapping the map will take you to the restaurant location in the Maps app.

How to make restaurant reservations with Siri

  1. Press and hold down your Home button to activate Siri.
    2. launch siri on iphone 5
  2. If you know the restaurant name, you can say "Make a reservation at Bentwood Tavern." or "I need reservations at Quince at 8:30."
    3. siri opentable reservations
  3. Siri will then ask you for the time you'd like to make a reservation if you haven't already told her.
    4. siri time of reservation
  4. Siri will then show you the availability and let you change or make edits to the reservation. Once you're done, just tap the Make Reservation button.
    5. siri reservations open opentable
  5. OpenTable will launch and ask you to confirm or modify your reservation. That's it. You're done!
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How to get directions to a restaurant with Siri

If you already know the name of the restaurant you'd like to go to but aren't sure how to get there, Siri can use Maps to help you find it.

  1. Press and hold down your Home button to activate Siri.
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  2. Ask Siri something like "Get directions to Olive Garden in Chicago, IL." or "Give me directions to the Chinese restaurant that's closest to me."
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  3. Siri will find what you're looking for and instantly launch you into the default Maps app and route you to the restaurant of your choice.
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Amazon accused of closing and wiping Kindle account, reminding us we don't own DRM content

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:35 PM PDT

Amazon accused of closing and wiping Kindle account, reminding us we don't own DRM content

There's a story going around about Amazon closing someone's account and wiping her Kindle of all its content, without offering any specific information or recourse. It's a single-sourced story, and Amazon's side hasn't and may not be heard, but it serves as a powerful cautionary tale for users of any DRM (digital rights management) wrapped online content provider, including Apple's iTunes. Martin Bekkelund writes about alleged the incident, which he says happened to his friend Linn, on [bekkeland.net]:(http://www.bekkelund.net/2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/):

As a long-term writer about technology, DRM, privacy and user rights, this Amazon example shows the very worst of DRM. If the retailer, in this case Amazon, thinks you're a crook, they will throw you out and take away everything that you bought. And if you disagree, you're totally outlawed. Not only is your account closed, all your books that you paid for are gone. With DRM, you don't buy and own books, you merely rent them for as long as the retailer finds it convenient.

And the same, of course, applies to your TV shows, movies, and other content. With iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match, all of our purchased apps, movies, TV shows, books, etc. all live in iCloud, and we need to log in with our Apple ID to re-download them to our iPhones and iPads, or stream them to our Apple TVs. iTunes will even authorize a device to playback local copies of the DRM content. While music, which went DRM-free in 2008, podcasts, and a very few other content types can be easily copied and backed up and played anywhere and with anything compatible, most of what iTunes "sells" cannot be. Same for Amazon. Same for any online provider.

You don't own your content, the company that controls the DRM does, and it's only at their sufferance that you can play it.

And it's not just digital content either. Right now my pricy 7.1 speaker system is sitting dead and my receiver unplugged because it's decided all my fully legitimate signals aren't HDCP (high definition copy protection) compliant so refuses to play them. I was recently given the Avengers BluRay and I couldn't watch it because my offline BluRay player claimed it's encryption keys were outdated.

We're charged full price for content, but we no longer enjoy any actual ownership rights. We're licensees, at the mercy of faulty chips and servers that go down and services that go out of business (PlaysForSure turned out to be anything but), and an entertainment industry that's more concerned with treating us all as potential thieves that need to be guarded against rather than customers that deserve to be delighted.

We don't know the specifics of this case, but that our accounts can be closed and our access to the content we paid for, terminated, should be a cause for huge concern, and something we should never forget.

If the emails contained in the email below are accurate, shame on Amazon. As someone who buys Kindle books (okay, Kindle comic books) it does give me pause about continuing to do business with them. But like I said above, what's the alternative?

Maybe none of the established players. And maybe that leaves the door open for something new and next?

Official iMore app gets updated for iPhone 5, adds Launch Center Pro support

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:23 PM PDT

Official iMore app gets updated for iPhone 5, adds Launch Center Pro support

We've updated the official iMore app to take advantage of the new iPhone 5 and iPod touch 4-inch, 16:9 display, and it's just gone live on the App Store. Now you can get even more of everything you love about iMore, right in the app. That's more news, more reviews, more how-tos, more podcasts, more contests, and more... more.

Because we're a bunch of geeks, we've also added support for David Barnard and Justin Youens' phenomenal Launch Center Pro, so now not only can you launch the iMore from the Home screen, you can launch it from Launch Center Pro as well.

We've also added the ability to copy links to the clipboard for easier and more flexible sharing. Huge thanks, as always, to Tammy Coron, Seth Clifford and the team at Nickelfish for all the work they put in.

This is an interim update. We've been listening to all of your feedback and we're working hard on an big update to bring you a lot of the features you've been requesting, so stay tuned. And in the meantime, go grab your tallboy iMore app and get ready for all our iPad and Mac event coverage coming your way tomorrow!

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Lovely iPad Mini Rumor of the Day: Launch Event Tomorrow Will Highlight Education

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:43 PM PDT

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OK, I'm sure many of you will be glad to see the back of iPad Mini rumors and posts about them here once Apple tells us all about the new smaller iPad tomorrow. But here's just one more iPad Mini related rumor that I really like the sound of: 9to5Mac and many others are predicting that along with the unveiling of the iPad Mini tomorrow, there will be a strong focus on education.

We've written often here about the increasing and impressive impact the iPad is having in the education arena – from kindergartens right up to the most prestigious of universities. My colleague Alicia wrote about it eloquently after Apple's special education event at the beginning of this year, I've covered many notable school rollouts or results of pilot programs in schools, and I mentioned it again in my recent post on why the iPad Mini is exciting.

So I'm delighted to see today's rumors that Apple execs will highlight the iPad's 'educational capabilities' at the iPad Mini launch event tomorrow, and the recent leaks showing a major update for the iBooks app, to Version 3.0.

A smaller even more portable, lower-iPad should make an iPad per student much more of an attainable goal for many schools and school districts – and I'd happily bet that the iPad Mini will take the iPad from big in education to more like huge in education. I believe it's a fantastic learning tool and I'm excited to see what Apple have to say about the iPad and education tomorrow.

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My last minute guess at the iPad Mini’s starting price is…

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:41 PM PDT

…$249

See you tomorrow.

Want an iPhone 5 exploded across your t-shirt?

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Exploded iPhone 5 t-shirts now available in silver and asphalt

If you've been waiting for the iPhone 5 to hit the exploded t-shirt series, your wait is over. Tee Trilogy has now brought their trademark style to Apple's newest device, and the Exploded iPhone 5 t-shirt is available in both asphalt (dark gray) and silver (light gray) for your geeky pleasure.

Shirts are 100 percent cotton American Apparel style 2001 with a soft-hand screenprint.

SHIRTS WILL SHIP on MONDAY OCTOBER 29

Note the shipping date above and if the iPhone 5, or any of the their other exploded shirts appeal to you, get your orders in accordingly.

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iMore show 321: Cingleton deux and solving for scale

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:34 AM PDT

Rene Ritchie and Guy English talk Cingleton Deux, the challenges of scaling Apple, software, and expectations, Tweetbot for Mac and the value of software, pantsing the quarterback, The Magazine, and the iPad mini and iBooks. This is the iMore show.

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Samsung will stop selling displays to Apple next year

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:09 AM PDT

Samsung Display will stop selling to Apple

Samsung Display has announced that they will be ending their display contract with Apple and will no longer supply LCD panels starting next year. Lower margins on Apple devices are said to be a primary reason for the split. Apple has long used Samsung displays for their iOS devices, and in the first part of this year, Samsung Display shipped 15 million LCDs to Apple, their single largest supplier of displays. However, they shipped less than 3 million displays to Apple in the last quarter, and are reportedly not providing any panels for the iPad mini. Additionally, Samsung Display may be making room for other, higher-margin partners, as the Korea Times reports:

According to multiple sources contacted by The Korea Times, Samsung Electronics' handset division and Amazon are increasing their orders for displays used in tablets, which is a sufficient substitute for possible losses from cutting the relationship with the iPad maker.

This comes as Apple has moved to decrease their reliance on Samsung as a parts supplier. TSMC supposedly has the contract for the manufacture of quad-core A-series processors starting late next year. LG Display and Japan's Sharp, already Apple's partners, will undoubtedly see their display orders from Apple increase. Both companies, along with Japan Display, currently provide the in-cell touch panels for the iPhone 5, and are undoubtedly making panels for the iPad mini. Given the severe decrease in orders for the last part of the year, it seems that Apple has already been moving away from Samsung displays for some time, and Apple's other partners should have little trouble stepping in. As relations between Apple and Samsung deteriorate, other companies move in to fill the gaps, and given the profit they stand to make on Apple's contracts, they are perfectly happy to do so.

Source: The Korea Times

iOS 6.0.1 reportedly in carrier testing, could make its way to users soon

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:15 AM PDT

iOS

Apple has reportedly started testing iOS 6.0.1 with carrier partners and the update could launch as early as next week as part of the iPad mini release. iOS 6.0.1 is said to contain bug fixes for various issues found in the original iOS 6 release, such as keyboard rendering glitches, the camera flash failing to go off, and a number other issues, from smaller annoyances to security problems. Jonathan S. Geller of the newly redesigned BGR reports:

In addition, the new software will improve Wi-Fi support, fix cellular data not working in some cases, add a consolidated cellular data switch for iTunes Match, fix a bug that allowed access to Passbook pass details from the lock screen, and also finally fix the bug that caused Exchange meetings to be unexpectedly cancelled for the entire calendar invite group.

Geller also says that Apple has only begun testing iOS 6.1 internally. It is not yet known when that update will be available, but it could be months before its public release. In previous years, the first minor update to the new iOS release came less than a month after launch. The first major post-release update, x.1, usually releases between two and three months after the initial release, though last year, iOS 5.1 did not appear until almost five months after iOS 5 was released.

If Geller is correct, and his carrier sources have provided accurate iOS update information in the past, it seems that iOS users will get at least a few fixes sooner rather than later.

Source: BGR

Price Drops: iNetTools for iPad Now Free

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:50 AM PDT

iNetTools iPad app

iNetTools for iPad offers a handy little set of basic network diagnostic tools. You can use it for ping, DNS lookup, traceroute, and some basic port scanning.

The app also provides a Server List for servers you work with often and a Recent Tasks area with history of your recently executed tasks. I've seen quite a few similar apps for the iPad, but I quite like the simple interface on this one.

It has just gone free today and I'm not sure if this is a limited time price drop or a permanent change. It looks more like the latter as it carries a few small ads and offers an In-App purchase upgrade to a 'full' version for $2.99. I don't see any details on how the full version is different so I'm imaging it may just be an ads-free version.

In any case, this is quite a nice little network utility app for the iPad, and at least for today you can snap it up for free.

Here's an App Store link for iNetTools. There is at least one other similarly named app, so please note this one is published by ComcSoft.

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Do You Need a Mini Smart Cover for the iPad Mini?

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:22 AM PDT

iPad Mini Invitation

It looks like 9to5Mac may have some inside information on Apple Smart Covers or cases for the (expected) iPad Mini. They've seen some part numbers that they think are smart covers for either the new smaller iPad or possibly for new standard-size iPads updated with Apple's new Lightning connector.

When I first saw their post my initial reaction was along the lines of 'Hey, I want a Mini Smart Cover' – but after a couple minutes I thought perhaps not. I love using the Apple Smart Cover on my iPad 3, as it's lightweight, offers the slick automatic sleep/wake feature, and provides protection for the lovely retina screen.

But the general consensus at the moment is that the iPad Mini will not have a retina screen, so I'm thinking I would be happy to put a screen protector on it (which I don't on the new iPad 3). And since the iPad Mini should be an even more portable device than the current iPad, one that's almost pocketable, I'd rather not add much of any bulk to it.

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Mobile Nations podcast. 11:30 am ET/8:30am PT. Be here.

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 08:10 AM PDT

The Mobile Nations podcast returns with Kevin Michaluk of CrackBerry.com, Phil Nickinson of Android Central, Daniel Rubino of WPCentral, Rene Ritchie of iMore, and special guest Marcus Adolfsson, CEO of Mobile Nations!

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". Want to subscribe to any or all of our shows? Head on over to our podcast page.

October 23 preview: Imagining Apple's iPad mini event

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 07:13 AM PDT

October 23 preview: Imagining Apple's iPad mini event

Back in May, iMore learned Apple would be going ahead with a 7-inch iPad and targeting an October release. Now Apple has gone and announced an October 23, 2012 event, and while we won't know the exact agenda until Apple executives take the California Theater stage, it's widely expected that the iPad mini will be star of the show. But it won't be the whole show. Whether Apple runs the October iPad/Mac event like the September iPhone/iPod event, as essentially two separate events glued together, or whether they run them as a single event like the WWDC Keynote that flows from one topic to another, rumors persist of a focus on iBooks, of an updated iPad 3, of new Macs, and perhaps of more.

Figuring out which are red herrings and which are real leaks, which are actual products and which are just products of the imagination is an interesting exercise. Apple doesn't pre-announce, but they also don't just throw things at walls to see what will stick. They're secretive but focused, surprising but sane. Based on their past behavior, we can try and predict their future behavior. And based on their past events, we can make some educated guesses about this week's event.

Apple update

Tim Cook: Year One

As usual, it's likely Apple's CEO Tim Cook will take the stage first, welcome everyone, and the proceed to give a quick overview of how Apple is doing. Apple Retail, iPhone 5 sales, Mac sales, App Store, iTunes Store, iBookstore, and everything else we usually see at the beginning of an Apple event. And again, unlike most other companies, we won't get bullshit percentages of specific markets or inventory stuffed into channels. We'll get numbers, big ones, and lots of them.

iPad mini

iPad mini preview redux

There is a segment of the market for which the current 9.7-inch iPad is too expensive, to heavy, or for one or both of those reasons doesn't make it the reading-centric experience they're looking for. An iPad mini -- or iPad air -- that costs less, is substantially lighter, and is launched in conjunction with an expanded and improved iBooks initiative, addresses that market segment.

It could well be the next big (little) thing, and Apple's next hundred million seller. And it could kick Amazon's Kindle teeth in. Here's the deal:

iPad 3 mark II

Regarding the iPad 3 mark II

Back in August iMore reported that Apple was planning to update the iPad 3 to the new Lightning connector as well. In addition, new chipsets also sounded like their were on the agenda, including an iPhone 5-style cellular radio for international LTE. Although not at all a direct parallel, think of it like the Verizon iPhone 4 and its improved antenna -- a mid-cycle update to add additional markets, that just happens to improve a few things along the way.

iBooks

iBooks 3.0 appears in iTunes listing ahead of iPad mini event

If Apple really intends to use the iPad mini to clear the tablet skies of Amazon and their budget-ilk, than it needs to address books. Apple is so far ahead of any other online content provider in almost every area, it's almost laughable (if those of us outside the U.S. weren't so busy crying...), but books are a different matter. Apple's iBooks have always been technically ahead of Amazon's Kindle books in terms of capabilities, but Amazon is closing that gap. The gap Apple has to close is catalog.

It doesn't matter how good looking your books are if the ones people want to read aren't in your catalog. If Apple can equal Amazon's catalog, only then can their technology really eclipse Amazon's offering.

(And hey, can we get a Mac version already?)

Macs

New details on new Macs rumored for Oct. 23 Apple event

The Retina Mac revolution began with the 15-inch at WWDC. Where it goes next has been the question ever since. 21- and 27-inch iMacs (and Thunderbolt displays) probably aren't imminent. Making panels that big and that dense sounds cost prohibitive at this point. Driving that panel is also beyond the throughput of current generation ThunderBolt connectors. Too. Many. Pixels.

Likewise, the MacBook Air line lacks the discreet GPU needed to run Retina, and lacks enough space in the unibody for batteries to power it. That leaves the 13-inch MacBook Pro. Apple could add a GPU to the 13-inch, and the panel size is smaller than the 15-inch, so it's both doable and affordable. And it looks like that's exactly what Apple has done -- the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro.

The Mac mini will likely see updates to the latest Intel chipsets, along with USB 3.

That just leaves the iMac. It won't be Retina, it will also get updates to the latest chips and USB 3. The big question is whether it will get the same, new laminated panel the new MacBook Pros enjoy. That wouldn't make it denser, but it would make it better looking.

iTunes 11

Apple showed off iTunes 11 for the first time at the iPhone 5 event back in September, but won't be releasing it until October. That leaves the potential for additional features to be shown off. And that's a mixed bag. People still use desktops and Apple still needs a single hub it can easily port to Windows, but iTunes is the past.

Regardless of what we get this Tuesday, it might just be the beginning of that end.

iOS 6.x

Time was Apple released new versions of iOS in the summer alongside the new iPhone, and updated them to iOS x.1 alongside thew new iPod touch. But now iPhone's are released in the fall, and this year the iPod touch with it, so could there still be an iOS 6.1 before year's end?

We've heard rumors of additional iOS 6 functionality, things that didn't make it into the first release. AirPlay direct, and other direct device-to-device data transfer features are one. Expanded background downloads and other activity is another.

We've all seen the iPad before. We've all seen iOS 6 before. Apple makes their money on hardware, but their soul is in software. If there's something else to either the device or the event, if there's something else on the roadmap this year, we'll know it when and if Apple SVP of iOS, Scott Forstall, takes the stage.

Join us for our coverage on Tuesday.

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Posted: 22 Oct 2012 06:47 AM PDT

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Monday Brief: Apple/Google Events, Surface Launch, and more!

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 06:14 AM PDT

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