iPad By Davis: “Apple now offering free next day shipping on all iPhone models in the U.S.” plus 19 more |
- Apple now offering free next day shipping on all iPhone models in the U.S.
- Might and Magic: Duel of Champions bringing sword and sorcery trading card game to iPad
- Eon Altar puts iPad twist on classic social role-playing games
- Steve Jackson's Sorcery! transplanted from novel to iPad in upcoming interactive story game
- Foldify updated with coloring book mode and more
- Weight Record for iPhone review
- Hands-on with Frontline Commando: D-Day
- Ravenmark: Mercenaries promises deep strategic warfare on iPad
- Soundtracker Radio for iPhone and iPad review
- Son makes £3,700 in app purchases, policeman father reports him for fraud
- Google+ iPad App Just Got Another Big Update: New Features for Photo Editing, Communities & More
- Want to use your iPad during takeoff and landing? The FAA may soon allow it!
- Apple beta-testing patch that disables Evasi0n
- Foxconn reports record profits thanks to Apple's expanding, harder to manufacture product lines
- Google+ for iPhone and Android update improves photo sharing, posting, location sharing, and more
- Need iPad Help – Just Ask
- How to view leaderboards, achievements, and more with Game Center on iPhone and iPad
- Football Manager Handheld 2013 for iPad Updated:
- Deal of the Day: 60% off Amzer Soft Gel TPU Gloss Skin Case for iPhone 5
- Debug 11: Don Melton and Safari
| Apple now offering free next day shipping on all iPhone models in the U.S. Posted: 26 Mar 2013 01:30 AM PDT
This is nothing really that unusual as Apple already offers free next day shipping whenever you order more than $50 worth of accessories from its store but it is the first time we have seen free next day shipping being offered on iPhone models. Apple has been pushing the iPhone of late especially since the launch event for the Samsung Galaxy S4. We have recently seen Apple sending out emails pushing the iPhone and telling us why we love the iPhone as well as launching a dedicated page over at Apple.com. This could just be another subtle push to help potential buyers sitting on the fence to make a decision favoring a new iPhone rather than one of the latest Android handsets. Source: Apple Store 
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| Might and Magic: Duel of Champions bringing sword and sorcery trading card game to iPad Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:30 AM PDT We took some time at PAX East 2013 to visit Ubisoft to see what they were up to. Obviously the new Assassin's Creed III content was a welcome sight to many, but Might and Magic: Duel of Champions has a lot of great things go for it. Users can fully customize their dock, the game itself will be completely unlockable by playing for free, and players will be able to compete online across platforms. One of the things Might and Magic: Duel of Champions does right is recreate the awe of rare holographic cards. Though the idea of having a central hero card that each side is trying to destroy while keeping their own safe is relatively established, having to defend multiple lanes of attack at the same time keeps things fresh. Through multiplayer and single player matches, players earn gold which can be spent on acquiring new virtual packs of game cards. The cash erned between each level orivudes a o if A For those hankering for a new iPad game that's decidedly different from iPad, maybe it's time to start heading out earlier. Jussying, at least it makes for more entertaining than watching an seeing exactly how the local cover service obscendenumber PAX East and 2012 of people watchng for the new For those interested in getting a headstart,, you can get an account right over here. 
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| Eon Altar puts iPad twist on classic social role-playing games Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:49 PM PDT Eon Altar is a really innovative iOS role playing game that was announced on Kickstarter a few weeks back, and we got a chance to play around with it at PAX East 2013. The gist is that one central tablet acts as a board for multiple players to share, while they still manage their characters and actions from their own iOS devices. The main goal here is to bring gamers together in the same room again, cooperating and communally enjoying a classic fantasy adventure. The RPG elements themselves are very traditional. The story is linear and the characters are relatively static, but this has afforded the Eon Altar the structure to be visually impressive. The game follows the standard RPG progression: kill bad guys, earn experience points, level up, and get new loot. Eventually, The developer hopes to have additional episodes launching after the first, which should be live in eight months or so. The best part about Eon Altar is that central hub. Not only is it exactly what most pen and paper role-players wish they have when they play, but combat and cinematic sequences are presented in such a great way that everybody involved can enjoy. It's quite a unique experience for both mobile and traditional gaming. Role playing purists will definitely want to check out Eon Altar when it launches later this year. Visit Eon Altar's landing page to keep tabs on the game's progress. 
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| Steve Jackson's Sorcery! transplanted from novel to iPad in upcoming interactive story game Posted: 25 Mar 2013 03:53 PM PDT Steve Jackson's Sorcery! was being shown off quietly at PAX East 2013, and not in the fantasy choose-your-own-adventure book kind of way that some fans might expect. We got a bit of time to scope out a really interesting iPad adaptation, which adds new life to interactive storytelling.
Players take the reins of a bold adventurer exploring a rich fantasy world. Just about every step comes with a new choice that has long term repercussions on how your story ultimately unfolds. Each of those decisions are highlighted in a novel-style narrative that pops up every now and then. There are also more decidedly game-y elements, such as stamina points and a light combat system, but by and large it's your decisions and not your stats that will determine the story's outcome. Though the game leans primarily on text, I was particularly impressed with the way the overworld map was rendered. From a static distance, it looks like an illustration you'd find in a weathered old paperback, but with a little panning and zooming, the entire topography comes alive through 3D modeling and shadows. I've spent my fair share of time around novels, but I think this kind of format holds a lot of promise for the more twitchy generation; smaller chunks of text, with recurring, important decision points, and rich visuals would certainly be enough to get me reading something other than blogs again. I certainly don't envy the poor guy that has to write all of these contingent plot lines though. Sorcery! for iPad apparently has 26 different endings, each reached through many different paths. A similar project, Versu, was cooked up by the cooked up by the guys who made Second Life, but I'm finding the format used in Journey has a lot more flair. Even if you've never read Steve Jackson, anybody remotely interested in literature should give this a shot. It's a really neat idea, and I hope it takes off. Sorcery! is aiming to launch in the App Store on May 4. Expect a premium pricetag a new episodes launched later as separate apps. 
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| Foldify updated with coloring book mode and more Posted: 25 Mar 2013 03:15 PM PDT
Foldify by Pixle, one of the more clever recent iPad apps, has updated to version 1.2. When Foldify originally launched, you could pick one of several paper cutout forms, draw whatever you wanted onto them, print them out, and make little paper figures/toys out of them. It was and is delightful! (I made the HULK!) But... Leanna pointed out that for people who didn't spend their childhood drawing comics or otherwise making with the art, it could be a little intimidating. She wanted templates with existing images she could color in. Well, Pixle listened, and now Foldify 1.2 includes 8 Coloring Book templates. There are also assorted bug fixes, performance enhancements, and work around along for the ride. If you haven't tried Foldify yet, it's an amazing amount of iPad-meets-real-world fun, so check it out. If you have, grab the update now.
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| Weight Record for iPhone review Posted: 25 Mar 2013 02:04 PM PDT
Weight Record for iPhone is an iPhone app that will help you keep track of your weight. It features a gorgeous interface with quick entry, BMI calculator, and the ability to record a voice memo with each entry. To record a weight entry, you simply tap the giant weight button at the top of the screen, slide to the correct weight, and tap the button again. Below the weight, you can see your BMI and the amount of weight change since the previous day. Unfortunately, the weight change is only calculated for consecutive days and is not displayed if the time since last entry was more than one day.
Weight Record also allows users to record a voice memo with each entry. This is a unique feature for weight tracking apps, but it makes me wonder why there isn't the ability to add a text note as well. At the bottom of the screen, there is a horizontal calendar that you can scroll through to look at past entries or submit an entry for a past date. In the middle of the screen, you can see your entries displayed as a graph. Unfortunately, this graph can only be viewed 7 days at a time Rotating to landscape orientation will increase the number of days in the graph from 7 to 13 days, but again, the zoom cannot be altered.
At the top of the screen, there is a progress bar that represents your weight-loss progress. Pulling down on the little arrow will reveal your average weight change by day, week, and month, as well as display your start weight and goal weight.
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The bottom lineEven though Weight Record is missing some features that I would love to see, especially when it comes to graphs, I really like this app. I'm a sucker for a pretty interface and that's how Weight Record grabbed my attention. It reminds me a bit of WeightBot and is now my go to weight-tracking app.
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| Hands-on with Frontline Commando: D-Day Posted: 25 Mar 2013 01:23 PM PDT We swung by the Glu offices while prepping for GDC 2013 today to check out their next Frontline Commando game, due to launch this Thursday. You'll find a lot of the same third-person, duck-and-cover action of the franchise, along with a few new elements that really sets it apart. Obviously since this Frontline is all D-Day themed, you'll have to blow up plenty of tanks, as well as play wave defense stages where you man an anti-air flak gun and shoot down enemy aircraft. While on foot, there's a new sprinting mechanic. If you don't time your leaps right, you may trip and take a hit to your health. Players explore a variety of different locales across Europe, and are ranked out of three stars for each mission's performance. Over time, they earn cash and currency to acquire and upgrade new equipment. The primary consumable you'll be relying on are grenades; they're scarce, but handy. For a free-to-play title, the graphics are great, and the authentic World War 2 weapons and history tidbits between levels really set the mood. Since the Call of Duty games have long since left the World War 2 theme behind, it's nice to have something new in the genre. To keep an eye on what's happening with FrontLine Commando: D-Day, hit up Glu's Facebook page. 
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| Ravenmark: Mercenaries promises deep strategic warfare on iPad Posted: 25 Mar 2013 01:19 PM PDT We got a sneak peek at the sequel to the hugely popular warfare strategy game, Ravenmark, at PAX East 2013, and it's looking solid. The main thing in Ravenmark: Mercenaries is asynchronous multiplayer, but there's a lot going on here. Loyal Ravenmark players will also get access to an exclusive unit, which is a nice touch. Players create their own banners and hire out their swords to warring nations in a richly-historied fantasy world. You can always engage in simple skirmish missions for your coin, over time upgrading your regiments and capitalizing on their experience, or you can take the challenge to your friends for fame and fortune.The units you can hire range from the usual infantry, cavalry, and archers, to more fantastic monsters and machines of war. On the battlefield grid, players have a wide array of tactical options imposed by mobility, terrain, and positioning. I've spent a fair bit of time in miniatures wargaming, so it was great to see something with equal tactical depth coming to iPad with full multiplayer capabilities. Besides that, fantasy geeks will really be able to sink their teeth into the game's storyline, especially if they've been following closely since the lsat game. If you fancy yourself a cunning military genius, be sure to download Ravenmark: Mercenaries when it launches in about two months. 
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| Soundtracker Radio for iPhone and iPad review Posted: 25 Mar 2013 12:42 PM PDT
A like for music is something almost every human being has in common. While tastes can differ greatly, there's no denying almost all of us like listening to music. Soundtracker Radio aims to make not only listening to music more engaging, but finding music easier than ever. The premise is simple, you listen to the music you've already got on your iPhone or iPad through the Soundtracker Radio app and others around you can see and listen in. The whole premise of Soundtracker Radio is to be able to interact with other users around you so everyone can find more music and discover what others enjoy. The music that's played through Soundtracker Radio is the music you've already got on your device or music your friends and contacts have that they're sharing. If you don't have any friends currently using Soundtracker Radio, that's okay, you can still check out trending music and stream those tracks live as well.
The main menu of Soundtracker Radio pulls out from the side and lets you switch between your activity feed which will feature what you and your friends have listened to lately to stations that you've created and more. The most engaging way of discovering music is to view the map around you by tapping on the Nearby tab. This will launch a map of your current location and show users around you and what they're currently listening to. To create a station, you can tap on the main menu button and choose the create station option option underneath your name. From here you can choose to add up to 3 artists that you'd like to a mix and give it a name. Once you're done the station will automatically start streaming. One thing I have noticed is that album art doesn't always pull in correctly and mach the artist's name. For instance, one of my albums pulled in the cover art for Calvin Harris but it was actually Ellie Goulding. Hopefully bugs like this will get fixed quickly.
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The bottom lineSoundtracker Radio is only as engaging as you and the people around you make it. If you've got a lot of friends that are always eager to learn about and download new music, this is definitely an app you'll want to share with them. The nearby option is really the best feature of the app but if no one around you is using the service, it makes it irrelevant pretty fast. While there are lots of mixes to discover under the trending section, sharing and exploring new music with friends is a lot more engaging. Whether you're an audiophile or are just in search of new music to check out, we'd still suggest giving Soundtracker Radio a try despite some of its limitations.
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| Son makes £3,700 in app purchases, policeman father reports him for fraud Posted: 25 Mar 2013 12:01 PM PDT
A U.K. policeman has reported his own 13-year-old son for fraud after the young man racked up a £3,700 charge for in-app purchases on his iPad that Apple refused to refund. The officer, Doug Crossan, says that his son was not aware that he was being charged for these downloads, and that he wants Apple to cancel the charge. Apple has refused to do so, so in order to get his money back, he reported the purchases as fraudulent.
What this means for Officer Crossan's son Cameron is that he could get brought in and questioned by his father's colleagues about this. Apple has safeguards in place to prevent this sort of thing from happening, and its position is that it is up to the parents to make sure that their children's App Store purchases are under control. The iTunes store requires authorization in order to make an in-app purchase, including a password. Officer Crossan's credit card details were on the iPad because he purchased an album through it. His position is that because the games were free initially, that they did not expect to be charged. So, should Officer Crossan get his refund? Or should he simply moniter his son's purchasing habits better, and not leave his credit card details on his child's device? Source: The Daily Mail 
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| Google+ iPad App Just Got Another Big Update: New Features for Photo Editing, Communities & More Posted: 25 Mar 2013 11:11 AM PDT
The Google+ iPad app has had another big update today, to Version 4.3.0. This one is packed full of significant new features and improvements for the app. Here's the change list:
I installed the update just a short while ago, and so far I am well impressed with it.
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| Want to use your iPad during takeoff and landing? The FAA may soon allow it! Posted: 25 Mar 2013 10:36 AM PDT
You may soon be able to use your iPad on flights during takeoff and landing, as the Federal Aviation Administration is considering loosening restrictions on devices that can be powered on during those times. The list of permitted devices would not include cellphones, and would be restricted to so-called "reading devices" such as Kindles and iPads, and all devices would be required to be put in airplane mode. A working group is currently studying the issue and hopes to release its results by the end of July, according to Nick Bilton at the New York Times:
What exactly is meant by "reading device" isn't quite clear apart from ereaders. Is an iPad a reading device? You can certainly read on it yes, but does it qualify? Given that airplane crew members are now able to use iPads during takeoff and landing to do their jobs, it seems reasonable that iPads would be on this list. But this raises other questions: what will I be allowed to do with my device? Can I play a game, listen to music, or watch a video? Hopefully this will become clear when the group releases its report in July. Source: The New York Times 
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| Apple beta-testing patch that disables Evasi0n Posted: 25 Mar 2013 10:34 AM PDT
Apple is beta-testing an update that will disable the Evasi0n jailbreak. David Wang, one of the creators of Evasi0n said, that in analyzing the beta release of iOS 6.1.3, he found that one of the five bugs used by the Evasi0n team to jailbreak iOS had been fixed. If 6.1.3 ships to users with this fix in place, it would mean that the Evasi0n jailbreak no longer worked. According to Forbes, Wang says that Evasi0n currently requires all of the exploits to function:
It's not uncommon for iOS updates to contain fixes for bugs that jailbreak developers use to get around the restrictions of iOS, so the fact that 6.1.3 effectively disables Evasi0n is not surprising. Wang expects that iOS 6.1.3 could remain in beta for another month. This might give him and the rest of the Evasi0n team time to begin to develop a version of the jailbreak that works with 6.1.3, but they will have to wait until 6.1.3 is finalized and released to the public before they know the entirety of what they're up against. Source: Forbes 
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| Foxconn reports record profits thanks to Apple's expanding, harder to manufacture product lines Posted: 25 Mar 2013 10:25 AM PDT
iPhone, iPad, and all-around Apple manufacturer Foxconn -- also known as Hon Hai -- has posted record profits for its fourth quarter amounting to NT$37 billion ($1.2 billion), a 5.6% increase. A majority of that increase can be contributed to Apple's expanding product lines and the cost involved in manufacturing, particularly when it comes to the iPhone 5. According to Bloomberg:
Last quarter Apple released several new products including the iPhone 5, iPod touch 5th generation, and iPad mini. All have come with their own production and manufacturing challenges. The iPhone 5 specifically has not only had scuffing and scratching issues but has much higher costs associated with production. The iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5th generation both contain a fused front panel assembly that was probably one bottleneck when it comes to production. Not only are these panels expensive themselves, they require a much more fine tuned production process which heightens the cost involved in producing them. Black (or slate in Apple's case), it also a harder color to anodize and the attention to detail and quality control was heightened by Apple after many users complained of the coating nicking and chipping away easier than it should. Assembly issues, particularly with the iPhone 5 is most likely another reason that Foxconn is fetching a higher price tag from Apple to assemble them. For those that have pulled apart an iPhone 5 or an iPad mini, you'll notice that given its thin design, cables and components are enclosed in a much tighter space and leave much less room for error when it comes to quality control.
More intricately put together products such as the iPhone 5, iPod touch 5th generation, retina MacBook Pro, and others most likely contribute greatly to the cost of manufacturing, explaining the increase on Foxconn's end. It will be interesting to see where profits go once demand is met within the current product cycle and new products start rolling out the door from Apple. Will they face the same manufacturing woes and will Foxconn be able to continuously obtain a premium to overcome them? Source: Bloomberg 
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| Google+ for iPhone and Android update improves photo sharing, posting, location sharing, and more Posted: 25 Mar 2013 09:35 AM PDT
If you use Google+ on your iPhone, you'll want to keep your eyes out for an update that will make sharing content, posting photos, and managing communities even easier. The update promises that you'll be able to do more in less time and have stricter control over your content when posting. When posting photos, you'll now have the ability to edit them natively within the Google+ app by adding filters, rotating, and cropping. The view profile section has also been tweaked and presents information in a much more streamline way. Anyone who has communities set up has probably noticed there wasn't much interaction or ways to control what posts you see via the app. With the update you'll now be able to control how many posts feed into your main stream via communities. Updates to location information including being able to only share location with certain circles. For example, if you'd like only your family and close friends to see your location information, you can set those circles in that way while leaving other circles without location information attached. That way, the way people view your profile will differ and the ones you choose to share location information on posts, the ones you share it with will see that information underneath your post. To see all the changes including screenshots of how changes will look, hit the link below. Source: Google+ 
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| Posted: 25 Mar 2013 08:31 AM PDT
Got an iPad question you can't find a good answer for? Need some help on fixing an iPad problem? Or just want to learn some great tips & tricks to get more out of your iPad? I'm happy to help out. We've even got a page for that here: http://ipadinsight.com/help-page/ Here's some of the topics I can help with: Mastering the iPad Basics
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| How to view leaderboards, achievements, and more with Game Center on iPhone and iPad Posted: 25 Mar 2013 08:39 AM PDT
If you play a lot of multiplayer games on your iPhone or iPad and have a Game Center account, you can easily create matches and play against your friends. Game Center is also great for tracking achievements inside a game as well as leaderboard standings between you and your friends. Not sure how to access them? Follow along.
Achievements are also a great place to look to see what you've unlocked and achieved in different games. Sometimes I like to go back even after beating a game and try to unlock the achievements that I wasn't able to get the first time around.
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| Football Manager Handheld 2013 for iPad Updated: Posted: 25 Mar 2013 07:35 AM PDT
Football Manager Handheld 2013 for iPad has been updated today, to Version 4.2. The biggest item on the change list is the January transfer window data update. There are also a number of game enhancements and bug fixes listed in the update details:
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| Deal of the Day: 60% off Amzer Soft Gel TPU Gloss Skin Case for iPhone 5 Posted: 25 Mar 2013 07:27 AM PDT | ||||||
Apple has launched a new promotion to entice would be iPhone buyers by offering them free next day shipping. The new promotion ony appears to be available in the U.S. Apple Store and no where else. The offer covers all models of iPhone from the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and the latest iPhone 5 models.
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Debug 11: Don Melton and Safari
Posted: 25 Mar 2013 03:16 PM PDT
Don Melton, former Engineering Director of Internet Technologies at Apple, talks to Guy and Rene about assembler on the Apple II, open-sourcing Mozilla, building Nautilus, creating WebKit and the Safari browser, teaching bears to dance, and cleaning cusses from code bases.
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- Bitsplitting Podcast Episode 1: Guy English
- Code Rush documentary
- Nautilus file manager
- WebKit.org
- Safari
- Keeping Safari a secret
- Safari is released to the world
- Why I retired from Apple
- Regarding fake projects and loyalty tests
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