iPad By Davis: “iMore Weekly Contest winners: Pad & Quill cases and Weather photo contest!” plus 19 more

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• iMore Weekly Contest winners: Pad & Quill cases and Weather photo contest!
• Sundance Film Festival to debut Ashton Kutcher’s portrayal of Steve Jobs
• How to play and control music using Siri
• iTunes music goes live in 56 new countries, movies in 4 new countries
• Curious number of new iMacs born in the USA
• Create a time capsule of your life with little memory for iPhone
• Some Thoughts on the Demise of The Daily, the First iPad-only Newspaper
• State of the Mobile Nations Survey: We need your opinion!
• Enter now to win the iPhone, iPad, or iPod of your dreams from iMore!
• Travel back in Christmas time with Holiday Time Machine for iPhone
• Starbucks for iPhone now supports iPhone 5
• Issue #3 of Swipe Magazine Out Now – Featuring Yours Truly Again
• Apple seeds iOS 6.1 beta 3 to developers
• How To Manage Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions in iOS 6 on the iPad
• MObile Nations Movember Final update - The aftermath!
• iMore show 328: Wasted pixels
• Chris’s gift picks: 2012 holiday guide
• Apple launching iPhone 5 in in 50 new countries this month, including South Korea, Brazil, and Russia
• The Daily going dark: News Corp stopping the digital presses on December 15
• iTunes Store looks set for Russian launch, small event to be held in Moscow on December 4

iMore Weekly Contest winners: Pad & Quill cases and Weather photo contest! Posted: 04 Dec 2012 01:13 AM PST If there's one thing iMore loves even more than iPhones and iPads (and iPods!), it's giving cool iPhone and iPad accessories and apps to our awesome readers. This week we have... iPhone and iPad mini case from Pad & Quill winners iPad mini cases: curiousj87 lmbrrt RyTry iPhone cases: dalbertson daniels313 lexsterama   Weekly Photo Contest: Weather! Grand prize winner photyograph!   Runner-Up caropinzon! Congratulations everyone! Winners will be contacted in the next few days with information on claiming their prizes. Looking for another chance to win? We always have a contest underway for something cool, so keep your eyes on the blogs for those announcements.

Sundance Film Festival to debut Ashton Kutcher’s portrayal of Steve Jobs Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:47 PM PST The Sundance Film Festival will be the venue for the first ever screening of the movie "jOBS which sees Ashton Kutcher in the role of Steve Jobs. The film has been included in the line-up and will be screened in January 2013 according to The Verge This coming January is likely to be the first time that anyone outside of a production facility will get a look at jOBS, the new biopic of Steve Jobs starring Ashton Kutcher. The movie, which was initially announced in April of this year, covers 30 years of Jobs' life from 1971 to 2000 as an entrepreneur and leader of such companies as Apple, NeXT, and Pixar. It also stars Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, and Matthew Modine. jOBS is set to be screened on January 27, 2013, the closing night of the Sundance festival. It is not yet clear when it will be released to regular theaters for those that can't attend the movie festival. The jOBS film is not to be confused with the Sony film which is based on the recent best-selling book Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson; this is an entirely independent venture. The screening of the jOBS film was originally slated for a late fall 2012 release so it looks like it has slipped a little behind schedule. Not too much longer to wait especially if you are planning on attending the Sundance Film Festival. The 2013 Sundance Film Festival takes place between January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Source: The Verge

How to play and control music using Siri Posted: 03 Dec 2012 09:54 PM PST Complete guide to Siri controls for playing songs, artists, albums, genres, and enjoying your music Siri can help you access your music more easily than ever. With Siri you can play tracks, albums, and entires genres without ever having to open your Music app. If you're in the car, Siri also makes for a safe way to keep your tunes going while keeping your hands on the wheel. How to play a specific song with Siri How play a specific artist or album with Siri How to play a specific playlist with Siri How to play a specific genre with Siri How to shuffle music with Siri How to pause, play, and skip tracks with Siri How to play a specific song with Siri Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. Tell Siri to play a specific song title. For example: "Play Pumped up Kicks" Siri will begin playing the song in the background. If you don't specify an artist and there is more than one song with the same title, Siri will ask you which one you meant. How to play a specific artist or album with Siri Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri Tell Siri to play the specific artist or album you want. For example, "Play music by Foster the People" or "Play the album Nothing but the Beat by David Guetta." Siri will begin playing the album or artist in the background. How to play a specific genre with Siri Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. Tell Siri to play the specific genre of music you want to listen to. For example. "Play some dance music". Siri will begin playing the genre in the background. How to play a specific playlist with Siri Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. Tell Siri the name of the playlist you want to play. For example, "Play my Road Trip playlist". Siri will begin playing the playlist in the background. How to shuffle music with Siri Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. Tell Siri what you want to play -- a playlist, album, or music by a certain artist -- and tell it that you want to shuffle. For example: Play music by Foster the People on shuffle. If you're already playing a certain genre, album, or artist you can just tell Siri you want to shuffle by saying: "Shuffle". How to pause, play, stop, and skip tracks with Siri Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. If you've got music already playing you can control the current track's playback by telling Siri what you want to do. For example: "Pause music" or "skip track". If you've stopped your music and would like to continue were you last left off you can tell Siri:"Resume playing." How to get more help with Siri If you still need help with setting up or using Siri with your iPhone music, or any other Siri feature, head on over to our Siri Forum and ask away!

iTunes music goes live in 56 new countries, movies in 4 new countries Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:58 PM PST Apple has just expanded their already formidable lead when it comes to international, online content from the iTunes Store. In total, 56 new countries now have access to iTunes music, including several in Eastern Europe and a plethora in Africa, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean. New iTunes movies countries include India, Indonesia, Russia, and Turkey. Eric Slivka from MacRumors has compiled a list. MacStories previously reported that Apple offered music in 62 countries compared to Microsoft's 8, Google's 1, and Amazon's 7. With today's additions, that brings Apple to a staggering 118 countries for iTunes music. For movies, Apple had 62 to Microsoft's 20, Google's 8, and Amazon's 2. Apple now has 66. Compared to Apple's growth, it's not that the competition looks like they're standing still. It looks like they're in rewind. For the full list of new iTunes music countries, hit the link below. Source: MacRumors

Curious number of new iMacs born in the USA Posted: 03 Dec 2012 05:11 PM PST For some time now there have been Apple products that bore "Assembled in USA" labelling, specifically built-to-order custom-configured Macs. But standard configurations of MacBooks and iMacs universally came over from China. As noted by Fortune, some of Apple's new super-slim 21.5-inch iMacs are coming with "Assembled in USA" labels, in standard configurations available off-the-shelf at Apple's retail stores. Now, not all of the new iMacs bear USA labeling, there are a lot that also come with the China labels still. But enough to be curious. Back in May of this year, Apple CEO Tim Cook was the opening interview for D10, offering a wide-ranging discussion about the past, present, and future of Apple. At that time, All Things D's Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg pressed Cook on a touchy subject for any multinational manufacturer of anything: why build in China instead of in the US? Cook offered a safe answer, explaining that he wants Apple products to be built in the US of A, but that the flexibility and speed of the Chinese industrial complex and availability of skilled workers in China make building iPhones and the like hard to justify manufacturing in the US. But, said Cook, Apple does purchase several components from US manufacturers; the ARM-core chips used in iOS devices are built in Texas and Gorilla Glass for the mobile screens is manufactured in Kentucky by Corning. Alas, the boxes kept coming, noting "Designed in California. Assembled in China." That "Assembled in China" line is a standard note on many devices (with the exception of a few companys, such as Sony who tends to build in Japan, or Samsung who puts things together in South Korea), though for some time now there have been Apple products that bore "Assembled in USA", specifically built-to-order custom-configured Macs. But standard configurations of MacBooks and iMacs universally came over from China. As noted by Fortune, some of Apple's new super-slim 21.5-inch iMacs are coming with "Assembled in USA" labels, in standard configurations available off-the-shelf at Apple's retail stores. Now, not all of the new iMacs bear USA labeling, there are a lot that also come with the China labels still. Why exactly these standard entry-level iMacs are coming from US assembly plants instead of China isn't clear. As 9to5Mac points out, the regulations surrounding "Assembled in the USA" are quite specific, requiring more than just a screwdriver to make it so. It could be Apple actually moving more manufacturing to the United States, or it could be a case of difficulties in the new iMac's complex production necessitating that the US-based custom-order plants pick up some of the slack in order to meet expected demand at launch time. Maybe it's a combination of both. There's still a lot that would need to happen for Apple or any other purveyor of electronic gadgets to be able to move an entire manufacturing line for mass market products like iMacs or iPads or iPhones to the United States, but you've got to start somewhere. Source: Fortune,  9to5Mac

Create a time capsule of your life with little memory for iPhone Posted: 03 Dec 2012 02:52 PM PST little memory is a an app that helps you remember the little things in your life by showing you what happened in your life exactly one year, month, or week ago. Every day, you simply make a small entry of what you'd like to remember and once you have enough entries, little memory will show you past memories. It's easy to remember big things, but little memory will help you remember small things like that trip you took to the park with your baby when she thought woods chips were simply amazing. To help you remember to make a daily entry, little memory will send you a notification at a specific time every day. For many people, you'll probably want to choose a time at the end of the day when the kids are in bed and you're winding down before bed, as this is when you'll be most likely to actually make an entry. The beauty of little memory is that it actually restricts you to short entries (max of 210 characters) so keeping up with your journaling doesn't feel like a chore. In addition to text, little memory also allows you to attach one photo to each entry, adding a visual element to your memories. What's great about this is that if you can't think of what you'd like to add for the day, you can simply browse through the photos you took that day since you only take photos of things you think are interesting. Then you can add a sentence or two about why you took the photo. Unfortunately, little memory only includes 7 photo credits and you must purchase a subscription to get an unlimited number of them. You are able to view your memories on the web, so I assume that's why they don't allow unlimited photos to begin with. If you like, you can share you memories with your friends over email, messages, Facebook, or Twitter. I definitely see myself sharing past memories about my kids with my husband so that we can think back to those special moments together. In addition to seeing old memories, little memory will also give you insights about your entires that looks for patterns like commonly used words and emotions so that you can see a snapshot of what you write about most and how you're feeling. These insights go back 3 months, but if you signup for the previously mentioned subscription, you can go back to when you first started using little memory. A subscription to a premium little memory account is $3.99 per month, $22.99 per 6 months, or $42.00 per year. Don't let these prices scare you off, though, as little memory is very usable without a subscription plan. I wouldn't even consider signing up until I had been using the app for at least 3 months. The good see what happened in your life a year/month/week ago daily reminders, so you don't miss a day attach a photo to a memory be inspired by your own words with a morning notification all your memories are private and personal (requires password) see the length of your longest streak of memories see insights of words used and emotions graphed over time invite your friends via email, messaging, facebook, or twitter get an archive of all your memories for your own backup/safe keeping easily share your memories over email, messaging, facebook, or twitter The bad Only includes 7 "photo credits". To get more, you must purchase subscription Can't choose how photos get cropped The conclusion I just picked up little memory, today, but I look forward to using it on a daily basis. I love to blog and journal, but it's often times a bit of a chore to actually do because I feel obligated to put in at least a little bit of effort. With little memory, all I need to do is enter a sentence or two about something I want to remember about my day (good or bad) and I'm done! I have a habit of spending a few minutes on my iPhone while laying in bed every night, so this is when I plan to make my entries. I can't wait until I start seeing past memories. $1.99 - Download Now

Some Thoughts on the Demise of The Daily, the First iPad-only Newspaper Posted: 03 Dec 2012 01:33 PM PST Well, the grand experiment of the first iPad only newspaper is soon coming to an end. The Daily, published by Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp, will be publishing a final farewell issue on December 15 – around two months shy of two years from its launch in the iPad App Store. The Daily has over 100,000 subscribers but appears to have fallen a long way short of its owners' financial targets – and probably far short of breaking even. Little surprise there though with the early reports that $30 million was spent on it before it even hit the App Store and of a staff of over 100 for the title. Here's a few excerpt chunks from the press release from The Daily: Two years ago, we set out to create a revolutionary product that people would love.  The Daily delivered great original reporting, excellent design, and custom interactivity to users every day.  Although we have over 100,000 passionate paying subscribers, unfortunately we have not been able to build a big enough audience fast enough to make our business model work. … Our iPad app will cease publishing on Dec. 15 with a farewell issue.  The Daily has a strong social media presence and a large, engaged community of fans and we intend to continue to engage our social following with our unique take on the news.  The Daily innovated every day. We broke some great stories. We made a publication that a lot of people love. We should be proud of what we achieved. I was fascinated with the idea of The Daily the first time I heard about it – but found it disappointing right from the off. (...) Read the rest of Some Thoughts on the Demise of The Daily, the First iPad-only Newspaper (397 words) © patrickj for iPad Insight, 2012. | Permalink | 3 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: iPad Apps, iPad newspapers, The Daily   Comments Yup, it's a shame they never got those sorted out. by Patrick Jordan I have been a subscriber of The Daily since day one. I, for ... by John Hunter I was a subscriber from day one, but gave up after three months ... by Curtis Related Stories Issue #3 of Swipe Magazine Out Now – Featuring Yours Truly Again Hulu Plus for iPad Updated – Adds Kids Section Best Free iPad App of the Week: Etsy This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

State of the Mobile Nations Survey: We need your opinion! Posted: 03 Dec 2012 01:05 PM PST With new Apple, Android and Windows Phone 8 devices hitting the market this fall, and new BlackBerry 10 phones just around the corner in early 2013, there have never been so many amazing phones on the market to choose from. Before the holiday season hits, we wanted to pause for a moment and check in to see where everybody is at. It'll only take a minute or two to fill out this State of the Mobile Nations survey, and we'll love you forever if you do. Thanks for participating! Take the Survey!

Enter now to win the iPhone, iPad, or iPod of your dreams from iMore! Posted: 03 Dec 2012 12:51 PM PST Have you been dreaming of a new iPhone 5 for Christmas? An iPad or iPad mini for Hanukkah? An iPod touch for Festivas? Well you're in luck! Every week for the next four (4) week we're going to be giving you a chance to win the iOS device of your dreams! (Technically four (4) $350 U.S. Apple Store gift certificate for you to buy (or put towards) whichever Apple device or devices you wish!) You can enter each contest, each week, for a total of 4 chances to win! And entering this week couldn't be simpler: Just leave a comment below telling us which iOS device you want and why! We'll announce winners each week when we announce the next way to enter. That's it. That's all. Enter NOW!

Travel back in Christmas time with Holiday Time Machine for iPhone Posted: 03 Dec 2012 12:05 PM PST Holiday Time Machine is fun little app that includes over 2,500 Holiday videos from 1898 to 2012. That's over a century of history! You get to browse by year and choose from 1-60 different videos for each year. The types of videos include famous scenes from television shows, commercials, trailers, and even sometimes entire motion pictures (for the older videos). For example, in 1990, you can watch a 2 minute trailer for Home Alone and in 1992, Mariah Carey's performance of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is available. Holiday Time Machine is a universal app for iPhone and iPad and supports Airplay so that you can easily share to your AppleTV or other Airplay supported device. Want to bring your friends with you on your blast to the past? Share your favorite videos to Facebook and Twitter so that they join in on the nostalgia with you. There's also one video that we are all familiar with that can be accessed quickly at any time -- the Virtual Yule Log! Just tap the tree icon in the upper lefthand corner of the screen to get to it. What I love about Holiday Time Machine is the memories that some of these videos remind me of that are completely unrelated to the videos themselves except for the fact that my brain associates them with the same year that something else significant happened. Holiday Time Machine is also helping me create a list of movies I want to watch this season due to all the trailers. Unfortunately, there isn't a way to mark videos as favorites, so I have to keep track of this list elsewhere. If you pick this one up, let us know what you think! $0.99 - Download Now

Starbucks for iPhone now supports iPhone 5 Posted: 03 Dec 2012 11:13 AM PST The Starbucks app for iPhone has finally been updated to support the iPhone 5's larger display. Starbucks has also added back the sound effect that was removed when stars were added to your cup. For those who don't like the sound, they can disable it in the Settings section. All I really have to say about this update is: finally! Free - Download Now

Issue #3 of Swipe Magazine Out Now – Featuring Yours Truly Again Posted: 03 Dec 2012 09:37 AM PST Issue 3 of Swipe Magazine for iPad is out today. If you're a big fan of iPad apps and games this magazine is aimed squarely at you. Here's a slice of its App Store description: This is the only dedicated magazine that focuses on the best App Store content, and which has been built from the ground up as a true interactive digital experience for iPad. (An iPhone version is coming soon.) Every issue is packed with only the very best games, apps, and accessories as rated by the leading independent review sites of the iPhone Alliance – a genuine 'who's who' of the iOS media so you know they are opinions you can trust. A bit of disclosure early on here: I'm a regular contributor to Swipe Magazine and this site is a member of the Smartphone Alliance. Features in Issue 3 include an iPhone 5 case roundup, TouchGen's preview of the Modern Combat 4 game for iOS, an iPad mini review roundup featuring my review along with those from TouchMyApps and 148Apps, and reviews of lots of hot new titles like FIFA 13,Need for Speed Most Wanted, and Angry Birds Star Wars. (...) Read the rest of Issue #3 of Swipe Magazine Out Now – Featuring Yours Truly Again (116 words) © patrickj for iPad Insight, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: iPad magazines, Swipe Magazine Related Stories Some Thoughts on the Demise of The Daily, the First iPad-only Newspaper This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Apple seeds iOS 6.1 beta 3 to developers Posted: 03 Dec 2012 10:00 AM PST Apple has released iOS 6.1 beta 3 to developers. If you're a paid iOS developer, head on over to Settings > General > Software Update to update in place, or developer.apple.com to download and install manually via iTunes.

How To Manage Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions in iOS 6 on the iPad Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:28 AM PST The Newsstand section of the iPad App Store now has a good range of leading newspapers and magazines for the iPad, an these iPad editions offer subscription plans. Generally, just as with print publications, subscriptions offer savings as compared to buying individual issues. When you sign-up for an iPad newspaper or magazine subscription it is set to auto-renew unless you manually change it. It's easy to keep track of your subscriptions, modify them, or cancel them right on the iPad itself. Before iOS 6 there were a couple of ways to do this – now under iOS 6 there's just one way. Here's how you manage your subscriptions: – Open the App Store app on your iPad and tap on the Featured button in the bottom nav bar – Scroll down to the bottom of the Featured page – below the Quick Links section – and tap on the button that says 'Apple ID' and your username – That will bring up a popup dialog – tap the top choice on there that say 'View Apple ID'. Then sign in with your Apple ID password when prompted. (...) Read the rest of How To Manage Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions in iOS 6 on the iPad (83 words) © patrickj for iPad Insight, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: how to manage subscriptions, iPad tips, Newsstand Related Stories iPad Tips: How To Delete Cookies for Individual Websites Can't Save Facebook Photos in iOS 6: An Easy Fix iPad Basics: How to Change the Apple ID on the iPad This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

MObile Nations Movember Final update - The aftermath! Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:44 AM PST Total Mobile Nations Network Movember Funds Raised: $14,409 (USD) December is here which means the month of Movember is over and our moustaches have been shaved off. This is the first time we participated in the event as a network and it was an outstanding success. Together we raised over $14,000 for prostate and men's mental health research... MO-MAZING!! Be sure to watch the video above to take a gander at the many men who participated in this year's event. And below we give special props to the tremendous fundraising efforts of a few of the team members that went above and beyond the call of duty, and also pay tribute to our favorite moustaches grown this month. We'll be reaching out to these invidividuals to hook them up with some special prizes, courtesy of MObile Nations. Big congratulations to everyone that participated, and see you all back here next year for Movember at MObile Nations!   Top Fundraisers Mike Whitton in Canada raised a total of $1762 (USD)   Daniel Kollehn in Australia raised $1105 (USD)   Joel Kuipers raised $410 USD and Jeffrey Smith raised $400 USD. Awesome!   Favorite Moustache - the Most Dapper Look Graeme Flack, Captain of Wheatley Associates Mo Bros   Favorite Moustache - the Best Handlebar Mark Kashman in the US aspired for handlebar greatness.   Dirty Moustaches... The Mobile Nations Mo-staches Clockwise: CrackBerry Kevin, Jakob Adolfsson, Adam and family, and Seth Ballard Clockwise: Simon Sage, James Richardson, James Falconer, Bla1ze, Kevin, and Tom Kaminski.   Be sure to click through to our Mobile Nations Network page and you can check out all of the individual pages for each member on the team. Huge congrats and thanks go to everyone who participated, donated and supported Movember this year. The moustaches will be back next year!

iMore show 328: Wasted pixels Posted: 03 Dec 2012 08:49 AM PST Rene talks with Seth Weintraub of 9to5Mac about the nature of Apple rumors, the trouble with keeping secrets, Apple vs. Android, the future of iOS devices, and more. This is the iMore show. Subscribe via iTunes: Audio | Video Subscribe via RSS: Audio | Video Download directly: Audio | Video Guests Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) of 9to5Mac Hosts Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) Credits You can reach all of us on Twitter @iMore, or you can email us at podcast@imore.com or just leave us a comment below. For all our podcasts -- audio and video -- including the iMore show, ZEN and TECH, Iterate, and more, see MobileNations.com/shows This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Chris’s gift picks: 2012 holiday guide Posted: 03 Dec 2012 07:37 AM PST This season we're asking everyone here at iMore to share some of their favorite gift ideas. Sure, there'll be iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps and accessories included on everyones' lists, just as you'd expect, but there'll also be other stuff, great, geeky, gorgeous other stuff that's as multi-facted and fun as the people themselves. It's my turn and I've found a couple must-haves for the gadget fanatics you'll be shopping for this year. iPad 2 I didn't upgrade my trusty iPad 2 to the new iPad or the iPad 4th generation and I am still glad I didn't. The iPad 2 does everything I need it to do in a lighter form factor and it has saved me a fortune too. I would still recommend (and have for that matter) the iPad 2 to people who don't really care about a razor sharp screen or have any need for it either. For me, it is the best iPad made so far, lighter and cheaper than the newer models out there now. I have had it for nearly two years now and it still makes me smile every time I use it. If you don't want to pay the extra for the Retina display, don't be put off by the iPad 2. It is still the best tablet out there in my opinion and should not be dismissed as yesterday's technology. The fact that it can be easily jailbroken and used as an XBMC client is the icing on the cake! From $399 - Buy Now Soundwave SW50 Bluetooth Speaker (UK) I have been on the lookout for a reasonable priced good quality Bluetooth speaker that I can use in my bathroom and bedroom. Sure the Jambox is a lovely solution but the price is just a bit too tasty for me. Instead I decided to go for the Soundwave SW50 Bluetooth speaker and I am really glad I did. I ordered it from Amazon here in the UK and it cost in total with free shipping, just £20 or $32 and to say I am impressed is an understatement. Once I paired it with my iPhone 5 (which was very straight forward) I started to play some music through it and the quality was excellent. The most impressive part is the bass reproduction for a speaker that fits in the palm of your hand; it is really loud, more than good enough to fill a reasonably sized room. It even comes with a rechargeable battery which uses micro-USB to charge it and it can even be used as a Bluetooth speaker-phone. The Soundwave SW50 is a real bargain and is now sitting in my bathroom. It is compatible with any phone, mp3 player, tablet or laptop that supports the Bluetooth A2DP profile. It's available from Amazon in the UK. From £19.90 - Buy Now If you're not in the UK, check out the Jambox. $199 - Buy now TuneLink Auto This accessory was an absolute must after I upgraded my iPhone 4S to the iPhone 5. I listen to music and podcasts all of the time when I am driving around and my iPhone 4S had a kit that allowed the audio from the dock connector to be piped straight into my car stereo. Due to Apple' change in dock connector from the 30 pin to the Lightning connector, I could no longer use this when I switched to the iPhone 5; this is where the TuneLink Auto comes in. The TuneLink Auto is a Bluetooth stereo audio interface that plugs into your car's 12-volt power socket and then into your cars AUX 3.5mm input. Your iPhone can then connect to the TuneLink via Bluetooth and it plays your music through your stereo all without wires. It also comes with a USB port so you can plug in your Lightning cable and charge your iPhone 5 if needed. The sound quality is fantastic and as soon as you start your car the iPhone pairs to the TuneLink and your music or Podcasts start playing without any interaction needed. It works perfectly every time. If your car doesn't have an AUX input, fear not, the TuneLink also has an inbuilt FM transmitter included too so you can tune it to a free radio station and listen to your music that way; the sound quality using the FM transmitter is nowhere near as good as with the wired solution. The TuneLink is a top piece of technology and I love it! $79.00 - Buy Now If you want something that can be used both in the car and around the house, check out the BlackBerry Music Gateway: $49.95 - Buy now Tweetbot If you love know someone who just getting started using Twitter, then you must give them Tweetbot. It is quite simply the most elegant and functional Twitter client for iPhone. It has been designed from the ground up to take advantage of the buttery smooth animations found when developing for the iOS platform. Not only does this app look the best it performs the best and has the best features too. From multiple timelines to smart gestures, push notifications to mute filters, this app has them all and so much more. $2.99 - Buy Now Pocket Casts I love listening to podcasts, I subscribe to loads of them and need an app that helps me stay organized and tells me when new episodes are available. Thankfully I discovered Pocket Casts which fits into my life perfectly. Pocket Casts has a fantastic clean user interface and features in abundance. It can download new episodes in the background; notify you when new episodes have been released and so much more. It is an excellent app and one I use on a daily basis. If you know someone who needs a good podcast app, gift them Pocket Casts. $1.99 - Buy Now

Apple launching iPhone 5 in in 50 new countries this month, including South Korea, Brazil, and Russia Posted: 03 Dec 2012 07:00 AM PST Apple has announced that they're launching the iPhone 5 in 50 more countries this month. Friday, December 7 will see the iPhone 5 coming to South Korea. Friday, December 14 will see it come to Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Grenada, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Montenegro, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. And Friday, December 21 will see come to Barbados, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Egypt, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St.Vincent & the Grenadines, Tunisia, Uganda and Vietnam. In addition to the 47 countries that already offer the iPhone 5, there launches will bring the total to 97 by the end of 2012.

The Daily going dark: News Corp stopping the digital presses on December 15 Posted: 03 Dec 2012 06:16 AM PST The Daily, the flagship magazine launched at a special event on February 2, 2011, is closing down on December 15, 2012, just shy of its second birthday. A bold attempt at embracing tablet-centric publishing with the support of Rupert Murdoch and Apple, News Corps announced the shut down as part of a large overall restructuring that will involve their news division keeping the name News Corps, their entertainment division splitting off under the name Fox Group, and Jesse Angelo, who was editor-in-chief of the Daily, will become published of the New York post. Here's what Murdoch had to say in the News Corps press release: As part of a digital restructuring initiative, the company will cease standalone publication of The Daily iPad app on December 15, 2012, though the brand will live on in other channels. Technology and other assets from The Daily, including some staff, will be folded into The Post. "From its launch, The Daily was a bold experiment in digital publishing and an amazing vehicle for innovation. Unfortunately, our experience was that we could not find a large enough audience quickly enough to convince us the business model was sustainable in the long-term. Therefore we will take the very best of what we have learned at The Daily and apply it to all our properties. Under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Col Allan and the business and digital leadership of Jesse, I know The New York Post will continue to grow and become stronger on the web, on mobile, and not least, the paper itself. I want to thank all of the journalists, digital and business professionals for the hard work they put into The Daily." News Corps also says some technology, staff, and other assets will get folded into the New York Post. The Daily has been an interesting ride. Traditional publishers have been reticent to do digital-first publications in the past, and it was great to see News Corps try to blaze a trail into that new frontier. However, they did it in a very traditional way, and their analog strategies and business models never seemed to mesh with the realities of digital content gathering and distribution. It doesn't feel like a great news magazine can't be made exclusively for tablets, it feels like News Corps realized their weren't making the right one, the right way. Marco Arment's The Magazine does a great job re-inventing short-form articles for mobile in general, and Newsstand in specific. Perhaps it will likewise take a new person or organization to figure out news-gathering and reporting. Source: News Corps

iTunes Store looks set for Russian launch, small event to be held in Moscow on December 4 Posted: 03 Dec 2012 05:54 AM PST At long last, the iTunes Store looks like it will be officially launching in Russia. For a few weeks now, we have heard rumblings that it may be launching very soon, some users have already seen songs for sale in music searches at extremely competitive prices. Now Apple has supposedly sent out invitations to a small number of people to attend an event in Moscow tomorrow; the news comes from a report by TechCrunch A tipster has forwarded us an email, in Russian, inviting a small group of people to an iTunes event in Moscow on the evening of December 4. The email does not give much away, simply noting that team iTunes will be holding a musical evening, and that it's a small, invitation-only affair, at one of the city's swanky shopping centers, GUM, located on Moscow's Red Square. The email was sent out by one of Apple's PR people in the country, Irina Efremova. We have contacted Apple to ask about the event and will update this post as we learn more. People have been anticipating a launch of iTunes in Russia for some time now. It was originally planned for the October of this year, and then delayed to November, according to sources cited by the RIA Novosti Russian news agency from November 20. That report had also said the launch was now "delayed indefinitely." The news that the iTunes Store will be launching in Russia will be welcome news, not only to the Russian public but to Apple too. Android phones dominate the market in Russia with iPhones having just 2% market share. If Apple could offer its iTunes music services, that would surely open the door to an increase in device sales as well as an increase in revenue from music sales. Source: TechCrunch

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