iPad By Davis: “Letterpress update allows players to remember words for later” plus 13 more |
- Letterpress update allows players to remember words for later
- Switching to Android. Or not.
- Cut the Rope: Experiments adds new level box, Ant Hill
- Minor Updates for Keynote, Numbers & Pages iPad Apps Today
- How to quickly change or move a meeting time in the Calendar app for iPhone and iPad
- Want a sneak-preview at the future of iMore? Check out the new CrackBerry!
- Phil Schiller tweets link to mobile malware report that highlights Android security threats
- Skype updated to give a better call experience and other UI enhancements
- Cool Things: iPad Video App for Sports Coaches
- The Fastest Way to Remove All the Photos from the iPad Camera Roll
- Good Habits for iPhone review
- Twitter for iOS updated, improves search, removes three video services
- Apple reportedly discussed switching iOS chip manufacturing to Intel foundry
- Deal of the Day: 40% off BodyGuardz Garrison Premium Folio Case for iPad mini
| Letterpress update allows players to remember words for later Posted: 07 Mar 2013 07:54 PM PST
The popular social word game Letterpress has been updated with a few new features and fixes, the most notable being the ability to save words for later. This is restricted to a single word per game, and you simply tap-and-hold the Clear button to close out a game after you've selected a word. The next time you open the game, the word will fly back up out of the grid. And because I just love the update notes that Atebits releases, here they are:
Personally, I'm very happy with the ability to save words, as it's been a request of mine for quite some time. I admit that I'd love to save a whole list of words, but since some view this as cheating, I'm happy to compromise with just one word per game. Anyone know what the "cosa súper secreta" is?
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| Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:52 PM PST
Andy Ihnatko, with whom I have the pleasure to work with on MacBreak Weekly, has written a series of three articles for TechHive detailing why he decided to switch from an iPhone 4S to a Samsung Galaxy S3.
I have immense respect for Andy. I learn something from him each and every week, and his passion and integrity are enormous inspirations to me. As someone who's followed his work for a long time, it's hard to see how anyone was blindsided by this series either. His appreciation for Android and Android phones has been growing steadily and publicly for a while now. When he writes about his decision to switch, he's not trolling. He's not vamping. He's not doing anything more or less than what he very specifically states -- explaining why, for him, the Samsung Galaxy S3 now better suits his phone needs than the iPhone does. And he's certainly not alone. Phil Nickinson and the people at Android Central love their Nexus, HTC, LG, Sony, and Samsung phones, Daniel Rubino and the people at Windows Phone Central love their Nokia, HTC, and Samsung phones, and Kevin Michaluk and the people at CrackBerry love their BlackBerrys. We're lucky to live in a time where every major manufacturer is fielding great devices. No matter who you are or what needs you have, there's a good chance you can find a phone that fits you and them. What's most remarkable about Andy's series, however, is how well defined his arguments are, pro and con, and how in reading them, I can see both how Android fits his needs better, but also how iOS is still far and away the only option for me. CustomizationWhere Andy values the flexibility of Android, I see it as a time sink. Maybe I've just grown lazy. I used to spend hours and days tweaking PalmOS and Windows Mobile, trying to get it them as close to perfect as possible, just because I could. But perfect is a moving target and ultimately, an endless task. Now I choose to invest my time elsewhere. Like Watchmen, I've learned the value of the 9-panel grid. Like the boy in the Matrix, I understand what is impossible and so have chosen to bend myself. Even my Nexus 7 and Nexus 4 are as stock as the day they were born. For people who love to tweak, Android is probably best choice on the market right now. But I'm not looking for a better keyboard. I just want to type. I'm no longer interested in working at my phone, I just want it to work for me. And so, for me, Captain Default, the iPhone comes right out the box with better choices having already been made. FeaturesThe iPhone, arguably, was never designed with third-party apps in mind. The App Store, third-party multitasking, folders, non-modal notifications, etc. were all bolted on later. To this day, there's no sharing intents or inter-app communications, no way to re-set defaults, no actionable notifications, no persistent internet connections, no changeable icon states, etc. Years later and third-party apps are still clearly, sometimes painfully, second-class citizens. Especially when compared to the power Apple's built-in apps have enjoyed from day one. For Andy, that's annoying enough to be a deal-breaker. For me, Android's origins as a BlackBerry or Windows Mobile competitor, and the architectural decisions that plague it's current manifestation as a full, touch-screen operatings system, are the deal-breaker. Multiple interface redraws, the inability to gracefully scroll or pan or pinch, the lack of 1-to-1 tracking, while improved, are still intolerable. They're like nails on a chalkboard for me. They're my deal-breaker. I'd rather put up with doing less better than doing more less enjoyably. Each of us has different things we're willing to put up with because we have different needs. I don't use a fraction of the features on my iPhone anyway, much less the features on my Nexus 4. But the ones I do use, over and over again, day in and day out, I expect to be polished to the point of invisibility. That's what matters to me, and what the iPhone has prioritized since day one. AppsThe same thing holds true for apps. While Andy rightly points out that all the major apps and major categories of apps are now well served on Android, and that the quantities have evened out, for me the quality still hasn't. To make a poor analogy, the big beer brands are all in both stores now, but the iOS micro-brewers are still crafting circles around everyone else in the industry. Part of that is due to Apple's legacy strengths. iOS enjoys not only a phenomenal set of Objective C frameworks, but am entrenched developers and designers who really, truly care about the craft of making great apps, and mostly only care about making them for iOS. Of all the apps on my iPhone, I can count on one semi-clenched hand how many are available on other platforms. (Right now, only 1Password, Dropbox, Instagram, and Netflix. and 1Password is so much better on iOS, I'm tempted to only half-count it.) Fantastical, Twitterrific, Tweetbot, Screens, Letterpress, Elements, Drafts, and the list goes on and on. That's not even counting Apple's App Store-only apps, many of which, like GarageBand, have reset expectations for what it means to be a mobile apps. (You can get Google apps on iOS, the reverse isn't true.) That's slowly changing, of course, with DoubleTwist, Shifty Jelly, Dots and Lines, and others making absolutely gorgeous Android apps. yet where Andy says no iOS app was enough to prevent him from switching, over a dozen merge, Voltron-like, to make it an absolute show-stopped for me. DiversityAndy also points out the value of bigger screens on most Android phones. Personally, I don't think bigger screens are the issue -- I think the choice of screens is the issue. Some people really do prefer smaller phones that fit in their skinny hipster jeans, while others really do prefer phones so big they're almost tablets. Android phones come in almost every size imaginable, in quarter-inch increments. You can get small or large. With the iPhone, you can't. Andy wanted a bigger screen and Apple simply wouldn't sell him one. Samsung would. I'd be interested in trying an iPhone with a bigger screen, but the 4-inch screen is fine for me. I have an iPad mini, and to me, when it comes to screen size and software class, a small tablet is far, far better than a big phone. I recognize some people prefer not having to lug around two devices, for me it's still well worth it. Just like my tablet can't yet replace my Mac, my phone can't yet replace my tablet. Not a Galaxy, not even a Note. StayingIt's a new year, and there'll be new software, services, and phones from Samsung, Apple, and everyone else. We live in interesting times. I'm still delighted by the iPhone and iOS on a daily basis. When and if that stops being the case, maybe I'll consider switching too. (I used to be all-in on Windows, Xbox, and Windows Mobile, after all.) Maybe the opposite will happen and Andy will switch back. Or to Windows Phone. Or to BlackBerry. There are no more bad choices, only hard ones. Give Andy's series a read, and you'll see how he made his. 
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| Cut the Rope: Experiments adds new level box, Ant Hill Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:16 PM PST
If you're a fan of Cut the Rope and you've already tackled all the current levels available in Experiments, you may want to check your app updates. A brand new box of levels has just been added and this time Om Nom will have some help acquiring his candy. In the new set of levels, Ant Hill, Om Nom will be able to get some help from some ant friends to carry the candy to the ultimate goal, his mouth. The ants have specific paths that they follow and you'll need to get the candy to them where they'll help you out by carrying it along their path. You can then use other objects to intercept the candy and get it closer to Om Nom. If you already own Cut the Rope: Experiments, Ant Hill will be a free upgrade for you. If you don't, you can pick up the entire app and all the level packs included, a total of over 175 levels, via the link below.
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| Minor Updates for Keynote, Numbers & Pages iPad Apps Today Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:19 PM PST
Apple's iWork suite for the iPad, the Keynote, Numbers, and Pages apps, have all been updated today – to Version 1.7.2. This is a very minor update with not a lot of detail offered in its change list:
Still better than a kick in the teeth I suppose, and honestly I find these apps very stable and bug-free anyway. I can't recall having any major issues with Keynote in particular, which gets the most use of the three on my iPad. Have any of you been having any notable issues with any of the iWork iPad apps? © patrickj for iPad Insight, 2013. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us         Related Stories
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| How to quickly change or move a meeting time in the Calendar app for iPhone and iPad Posted: 07 Mar 2013 12:53 PM PST
If you use the default Calendar app on your iPhone or iPad, there's probably been a time or two that plans change and you need to change the time of a meeting or appointment. While you can always edit the event and manually change the time, the Calendar app does give you another way that's actually a lot faster. Here's how.
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| Want a sneak-preview at the future of iMore? Check out the new CrackBerry! Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:57 AM PST
CrackBerry, the BlackBerry-centric side of the mighty Mobile Nations community, has just undergone a massive redesign. As mobile devices go more mainstream, the needs of their users -- our readers, listeners, and viewers -- grow increasingly diverse. Serving those needs -- your needs -- gets increasingly challenging. CrackBerry is our first stab at it, and wow did we swing for the stars. It may not look like your traditional reverse-chronological blog (though there's a button you can push to escape back to that!), but it's going to allow us to better present and organize content, and really take our communities to the next level. iMore 3.0 won't be exactly that, of course, but it'll be based on that. Every site, every design is an iteration. But, if you want to get a sneak-preview of where we're going next, head on over to CrackBerry and click or tap your way though their killer new Home page and amazing new device, topic, and help pages. And if you're curious about the process we took and the thinking behind it, check out these joints: And a huge congratulations to Kevin, our CEO, Marcus Adolfsson, Tom, Mike, Steph, Mike, Chris, and the tech team, and David, Jose, and the design team, and Adam, Chris, Michelle, Simon, and everyone whose fingers bled black and orange getting the site updated. Terrific accomplishment. 
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| Phil Schiller tweets link to mobile malware report that highlights Android security threats Posted: 07 Mar 2013 11:04 AM PST
Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller has taken to Twitter to poke fun at Android over malware issues. Schiller simply tweeted "Be safe out there" and linked to the Mobile Threat Report from Q4 2012 from F-Secure, which talks about security issues in mobile software. According to the report, threats to Android accounted for 79% of 301 specific threats in 2012. F-Secure said that 96 new families of malware for Anroid surfaced in 2012 alone:
iOS accounted for just 0.7% of threats posed to mobile operating systems. Apple usually reserves taking shots at the competition for official events. This jab from Schiller is relatively low-key, simply linking to a third-party report on mobile security. There's no condemnation of Android in Schiller's message. No marketing push. Just Phil Schiller having some fun with the competition. 
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| Skype updated to give a better call experience and other UI enhancements Posted: 07 Mar 2013 10:41 AM PST
Skype has just received an update that adds a better designed calling experience along with some other enhancements and fixes. If you frequently use Skype for messaging, the update also brings with it quicker ways to clear out messaging histories. The update also includes bug fixes and enhancements such as changes to chats so they now appear in the right order. The new version is already live in the App Store and if you're a frequent Skype user, we'd recommend picking it up. The new interface looks a lot better than the old one in our opinion and makes much better use of screen real estate. Let us know what you think if you've already grabbed it.
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| Cool Things: iPad Video App for Sports Coaches Posted: 07 Mar 2013 09:57 AM PST
CoachMyVideo is a great looking app for sports coaches. It's aimed squarely at coaches and designed by coaches. Here are some of its notable features:
I've only ever done a small amount of coaching (Softball) but I have to think this app...  Related Stories
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| The Fastest Way to Remove All the Photos from the iPad Camera Roll Posted: 07 Mar 2013 08:49 AM PST
Deleting a single photo from the iPad Camera Roll is easy. Deleting a handful of photos – say 20 or so – is also pretty simple to get done. But if you have got hundreds or even thousands of images in your Camera Roll, there's not an easy or quick way to remove them all right on the iPad itself. Fortunately there is an easy and fast way to do this by connecting your iPad to a Mac or Windows PC and using the default photo import apps. Here's how … On a Mac: *** A good safety measure when doing this is to do one import without choosing the 'delete after import' options and check that all your images have been successfully imported before running it a second time and letting the images be removed from the iPad. – Connect your iPad to your Mac via USB using its sync cable.
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| Posted: 07 Mar 2013 08:25 AM PST
Good Habits by Good To Hear is an iPhone app that helps you build habits by doing something every day. It features a colorful interface that keeps track of your current and past chains of success. Your habits are displayed as simple list, each with a different color (up to 6 colors). Associated with each habit is two numbers: the first one represents your current streak, and the second one is your longest streak. When you perform your goal, simply check the box and it will automatically add a day to the chain.
If it's your first time using the app and you've already have been doing something for a period of time, you go can tap the dates on the calendar that you succeeded, or dragging your finger across dates will quickly create a chain. Good Habits supports Reminders, but doesn't let you choose a specific time for them. Instead, you are give a list of 24 options, all of them on the hour.
If you know you're going to be unable to do a habit for a couple days (say, due to travel), then you can pause it without breaking your chain. Simply hit the pause button; this is also how to delete a habit. The good
The bad
The bottom lineWe all have good intentions when it comes to being consistent with something that will positively impact our lives, whether it's flossing our teeth, practicing an instrument, or quitting a bad habit, but it's easy to get caught up in our busy lives and tell ourselves that we'll do it "tomorrow". And when tomorrow comes, we say "tomorrow", again. Good Habits may be exactly what you need to stay on top of your goals and be motivated to keep going. It's like a game -- don't break your streak!
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| Twitter for iOS updated, improves search, removes three video services Posted: 07 Mar 2013 07:15 AM PST
Twitter for iOS has been updated, improving search and removing the capability to upload to certain video services. Twitter for iOS will now give you more user and topic suggestions for your search terms based on what happens in real time. You will also receive these suggestions when adding a username or hashtag to a tweet. Additionally, Top Tweets from major past events will pop up when you search terms related to that event. This update also adds some smaller features. Viewing a webpage within an app, you can now pull the tweet with the link to the page up from the bottom of the screen for additional context. Conversations in the Details view now contain every reply to tweets in the conversation. Blocking a user in the app causes their tweets to disappear immediately. Twitter also removed support for video uploads to three services. Mobypicture, Vodpod, and Posterous are gone from the app. No reason for the removal of these services was given in Twitter's blog post on the update, though Posterous is shutting down soon. The removal of these services leave Telly and yFrog as the only video options left in the iOS app. Download the updated and let us know what you think?
Source: Twitter blog 
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| Apple reportedly discussed switching iOS chip manufacturing to Intel foundry Posted: 07 Mar 2013 07:13 AM PST
Not to be confused with switching iPhones and iPads to Intel-powered chipsets, Apple is rumored to have been in discussions to have their existing iOS device chipsets manufactured by Intel's industry leading foundries. Noel Randewich and Nadia Damouni of Reuters report:
Previously, Intel manufactured only their own chipsets. While Reuters says no deal has yet been made, the advantages of switching to Intel are several. First, it removes Samsung, now a major rival, from Apple's chip manufacturing chain. Not only funding, but giving access to a company that's shown no hesitation to take inspiration from Apple in the past is a growing competitive disadvantage. Second, Intel remains the most advanced chip fab in the world, and will likely be able to take Apple to smaller die sizes faster than anyone else, allowing for more power efficient processors earlier. Apple's size, and their tendency to order huge volumes of the same or similar components, makes them attractive clients, but also helps Apple enjoy tremendous economies of scale. An Apple/Intel fab deal, if it ever comes to pass, could be a huge win for everyone. Apple gets better chips, Intel gets more diverse revenue, we get more advanced iPhones and iPads, and Samsung gets to turn all that foundry capacity towards making more Galaxy chips. If it ever comes to pass. Source: Reuters 
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