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Gmail 2.0 for iOS Review

, Dec 4th 2012 Discuss [11]

If you’ve got a Gmail account and you work with the iPhone or an iPad, you may have been jealous of all the extra fabulous features that your Android friends and family have had that you didn’t in a Gmail app – that era has ended. With Gmail 2.0 for iOS, you’ve got a perfectly simple interface that’s so stripped down, you might think something is missing. In reality you’ve got the best-tuned Gmail app experience yet offered on iOS – though that should be true every time there’s a release, it’s gotten particularly well improved over the past this time around.

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Yahoo’s year-end search report sees iPhone 5 near top

, Dec 3rd 2012 Discuss [7]

Now that we've officially entered December, 2012 is beginning to wind down. Since we'll soon be saying hello to 2013, it's time once again for those interesting year-end list that give us all sorts of statistics from the last 12 months. Today one of those lists is coming from Yahoo, breaking down its 10 most popular search terms for the year. Read The Full Story

iPad mini 4G Review (Verizon)

, Dec 3rd 2012 Discuss [19]

One of the takeaways from our iPad mini review was quite how travel-friendly the smaller tablet proved to be in comparison to the full-sized version. The 9.7-inch iPad has grown progressively slimmer across its generations, but the 7.9-inch form factor has bag-friendly advantages in its narrower width and shorter length. The fact that it’s so easily used one-handed makes it a more direct alternative to a Kindle or NOOK for ebook reading, too. While the WiFi-only model’s design begged to be included in your bag or purse, the 4G version finally has the flexibility to match.

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SlashGear 2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Tablets

, Dec 1st 2012 Discuss [4]

Tablets will be the must-have gift of 2012, the trend-watchers tell us, but that means a whole lot of slates competing for your dollar. This year has seen Apple raise its game with a second size option, while Android has evolved into a legitimate alternative, and Microsoft has made its own play for the market with Windows RT. Which tablet to pick if you don't want to be standing in the returns line the morning after? Read on for the SlashGear suggestions. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 30, 2012

, Nov 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Friday evening everyone! Not only is this the beginning of the weekend, but it's also the last day of November. Tomorrow December begins, and the holiday rush will soon be in full swing. How about we all prepare with a recap of the news from the final day of the month? Today Verizon announced that it will soon be sending out Jelly Bean updates to the Motorola DROID RAZR HD and the RAZR MAXX HD, so if you own one of those phones, be on the lookout for an update next week. Apple launched its new iMac today, and we learned that the company will be bringing the iPad Mini to China on December 6, with the iPhone 5 to follow a week after. Read The Full Story

iPad mini coming to China December 7, iPhone 5 a week later

, Nov 30th 2012 Discuss [4]

We knew at some point that the iPhone 5, and other Apple products, would be hitting China sometime before the year's end, but now it's finally official. The iPhone 5 will cross over Chinese borders and make its way into the country on December 14, while the iPad mini and the 4th-generation iPad will land on Chinese soil a week earlier on December 7. Read The Full Story

Apple parts providers to increase yields in Q1 2013

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [2]

Apple's supply chain has definitely seen plenty of issues recently when it comes to meeting demand. iPad minis, as well as the new iMacs aren't being manufactured fast enough due to low yield rates of displays. Both LG Display and AU Optronics are experiencing mass production issues, and they don't expect things to get better until Q1 2013. Read The Full Story

KORG iPolysix goes multi-tune for iPad and iPad mini

, Nov 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

The world-wide best-selling Polysix polyphonic synthesizer has been revealed for the iPad as well as the iPad mini this week. This legendary bit of hardware will now be able to be played digitally by you on either your full-sized Retina-quality iPad or your iPad mini, "fully replicated" per KORG's specifications. This app is being released with not just one keyboard on-board, but two Polysix units, a mixer, and a six-part drum machine as well. Read The Full Story

Squrl for iOS Review

, Nov 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

A video discovery app that takes all of the UI greatness of Pulse and smashes it into an environment dedicated to searching through not only your favorite blogs’ feeds of videos, but YouTube, Netflix, and Hulu as well. This app has been out for more than a few weeks, but here in its newest iteration it’s become something of beauty – and it’s free, to boot. You’ve got a “What’s Hot” section for new video discovery and a way to search for the video you want across multiple platforms spanning essentially the entire web – what more could you ask for?

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Samsung requests to have iPad mini added to lawsuit

, Nov 21st 2012 Discuss [6]

Following Samsung's recent victory in having the iPhone 5 added to the present lawsuit between it and Apple, the Korean company has now requested that the recently-launched iPad mini also be added. The Apple device allegedly infringes on two wireless technology patents and several other feature patents that are used for both varieties of the mini iPad. In addition, Samsung has also pursued whether it properly went after the iPod Touch, stating that it will do so if necessary. Read The Full Story

Apple quietly delays some international iPad mini 4G preorders

, Nov 19th 2012 Discuss [2]

Delivery times for some preorders of the iPad mini WiFi + Cellular have slipped back into early December, with Apple quietly updating its tracking system from the original "late November" estimate for international buyers. Some shoppers checking their order status today have found that Apple has pushed back the delivery to December 4, even if they placed orders for the 3G/4G-enabled tablet shortly after it went up for sale. Read The Full Story

iPad mini heist leads to arrest

, Nov 18th 2012 Discuss [12]

A couple of days ago, it was reported that $1.9 million worth of iPad minis were stolen from JFK Airport in New York, but the FBI has announced today that they have made an arrest. JFK worker Renel Rene Richardson allegedly assisted in the heist and acted as a lookout with two others loaded pallets of iPad minis onto a semi using forklifts. Read The Full Story
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