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Armor Your Apple Ipad 2 For To School By Winning A Ballistic Tough Jacket

 

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iPhone and iPad

iOS 6: 10 Things Worth Knowing

Apple’s forthcoming revision of its iOS mobile operating system delivers more Apple and less Google. Here’s a look at other key changes.

Apple iPhone 5 Vs. Samsung Galaxy S III: What We Know

Apple has not specified a release date for iOS 6, the next version of its mobile operating system. But with the arrival of iOS 6 beta 4 on Monday, the official release should come in late September or early October. The company has only said that iOS 6 will be available this fall.

iOS 6 is more evolutionary than revolutionary. Unlike earlier iOS updates that filled missing gaps with additions like multitasking or in-app payments, iOS 6 focuses mainly on improving existing features and integrating cloud services.

 

Among the various changes, these 10 are the most noteworthy.

No More YouTube App

Apple says that its license to include the YouTube app in iOShas expired. Given the bad blood between Apple and Google, chances are that Apple didn’t try too hard to renegotiate that deal. Let the celebrations begin: Google is working on a new YouTube app that will be distributed through the App Store and whatever the result, it’s sure to be an improvement on the primitive YouTube app that has shipped on iOS devices since June 2007.

Maps Will Be Different

Apple’s desire to limit its reliance on Google services led it to purchase three online map companies in the past few years. The result of those acquisitions was revealed at Apple’s developer conference in June: Maps in iOS 6 will depend on Apple’s own geo data. Will Maps by Apple be better than Maps by Google? Apple isn’t prepared to say as much, though it insists that Maps is “the most beautiful, powerful mapping service ever.”

 

By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek

August 08, 2012 11:06 AM

 

Windows Tablet

Microsoft reportedly changing Metro design branding to ‘Windows 8’

imageToday that Microsoft has nixed “Metro” since the name because of its brand new tile-based design language, it’s reportedly going to be flipping to simply “Windows 8.” ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley says that according to this girl sources, “Metro-style applications” definitely will formally become “Windows 8 applications,” the “Metro owner interface” definitely will become the “Windows 8 owner interface,” and “Metro design” is going to be “Windows 8 design.” Foley points to the brand new promotional page for Lenovo’s ThinkPad Tablet 2, which touts “desktop and Windows 8 apps,” because a sign which producers can even have been updated of the conclusion. On Windows Cellphone 8, Microsoft remains to be stated to feel calling the interface “Windows 8.”

Microsoft did not formally revealed the conclusion to stop utilizing the Metro codename, however a leaked memo disclosed it ended up being creating the change because of a “important European partner,” perhaps Germany business Metro AG. Because then, it has apparently been pushing the phase “Windows 8 design UI” or maybe “New User Interface” however had been expected to choose a brand new name by the end of the week. Just phoning it Windows 8 is better than either of those, but you don’t envy the individual which has got to explain the reasons why the software somebody is using on Windows 8 isn’t in fact a “Windows 8 software.”

iPhone and iPad

Bladepad Could Change The iOS Game But Will It Ever Take Off?

Console-style 3-D games have become increasingly popular on iOS devices. While these games can be enjoyable on a touchscreen, they lack the precision that a physical controller offers. There’s a new Kickstarter project in town that has the potential to add the perfect controller to encourage your iPhone gaming addiction.

Bladepad is an iPhone-based controller that could change iOS gaming for the better if it ever takes off. It needs your help to come to life, but will it receive the attention from game developers that it deserves?

According to the Kickstarter description:

Bladepad turns your iPhone into a true gaming system complete with dual joysticks, dual bumpers, and a detachable protective case!
Connect Bladepad to your iPhone via Bluetooth. Place your iPhone in the protective case and the gamepad slides out beneath your phone. When you are done playing, the gamepad slides back in place under your phone.
Bladepad has all the right ingredients to be an awesome controller for iOS. The problem with Bladepad, and all other iOS controllers, is getting game developers on board.

Bladepad’s creators claim they already have the support needed:

Bladepad will feature game support from both top studios and indie game makers (think ‘top action/adventure and sports games on iOS.’) Expect Bladepad to have the game support of a popular handheld console.
I’ve seen quite a few promising iOS controllers surface, but none of them seem to catch on. Most of the blame gets put on the controller manufacturers, but it’s the game developer’s support that’s needed to make these controllers a standard.

For $69 you can back this new Kickstsarter project and get your hands on an “Early Adopter Bladepad.” If you decide to back this awesome controller, I suggest sending an email to your favorite iOS game developer and letting them know about Bladepad.

The iOS community can help bring this new controller to life, but Bladepad needs the support of the industry to make it a gaming standard.

 

Android

Google’s iPad challenger goes on sale today

Made by Asus, the new 7-inch Google tablet Nexus 7 will go on sale today in Australia from $249 with a promised delivery of mid-July.

 

This is the first time a Nexus device will be sold directly to Australian consumers, and the new tablet from Google is expected to challenge both the iPad and Amazon’s Kindle Fire.

 

While it may not be an iPad killer, the price point for a 7-inch tablet will definitely put pressure on the competition, especially the Kindle Fire. The Nexus 7 is $170 cheaper than a basic iPad, and only $20 more than an iPod Nano.

 

There are two versions of the tablet available – an 8GB or 16GB model – both have a quad-core processor, HD display, a front facing camera, will run the latest Android OS (4.1 Jellybean) and will weigh just 340 grams. The 16GB model will be available for $299.

 

The tablet will come pre-loaded with sample movies, music, books, magazines and a $25 gift voucher to use in the Google Play store.

 

Google also presented a challenger to Apple TV – the Nexus Q – an orb shaped media device, which offers many of the same features found in Apple TV, but with one key difference. The Nexus Q allows for media sharing with friends, so long as they are using Android devices.

 

The Nexus Q will go on sale today in America for US$300, and will be rolled out to other countries, however there is no specified date at this time.

 

The Nexus 7 will be available online through the Google Play store.

 

You can check out the trailer here:

 

 

 

 

 

Windows Tablet

Windows 8 is now due on Oct. 26

20120718-151036.jpgMicrosoft and partners will make Windows 8 available on new PCs and via various upgrade programs on October 26, officials are saying.

The latest tidbit is Windows 8’s exact availability date is going to be October 26. (The last we heard at the Microsoft Partner Conference a week ago is it would be in late October.)

October 26 will be the date Windows 8 will be available preloaded on new PCs and also to those purchasing it through one of the upgrade programs Microsoft has announced recently.

Microsoft officials shared the exact date on July 18 with the thousands of Microsoft salespeople attending the Microsoft Global Exchange Conference in Atlanta, according to a July 18 post on the Windows team blog.
Windows 8 is on track to be released to manufacturing by the first week of August, officials said last week. Windows Server 2012 and Visual Studio 2012 also will be released to manufacturing at the same time. But Windows Server 2012 won’t be available to customers until September, Microsoft officials have said. Execs have declined to say when developers will be able to start using the final Visual Studio bits.
Microsoft officials said last week that business users with volume-licensing contracts will be able to get their hands on the final Windows 8 bits shortly after the product is released to manufacturing, which will be two-plus months before the product is generally available via retail. Microsoft officials are declining to say when those with MSDN and TechNet subscriptions will be able to obtain the final Windows 8 bits.
This item first appeared on ZDNet’s All About Microsoft blog under the headline “Windows 8’s delivery date: October 26.”

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