If you've been going around snapping pictures with your iPhone or iPad, and have been unable to shake off the feeling that things would be so much better if your pictures looked like you were viewing them on an outdated black-and-white CRT monitor, then congratulations. You're the perfect demographic for this latest iOS app. If that doesn't describe you, then maybe you'll appreciate the sheer novelty of this creation.
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Moshi iGlaze for MacBook Air 11-inch and iPad 3 Review
The folks at Moshi have expanded their iGlaze line of protective covers for gadgets to work with the MacBook Air 11-inch notebook. This new line comes in several colors including white, black, and the one we’ve chosen to check out, Transluscent. This plastic covering comes in two pieces, top and bottom, and covers up everything except for your access to all ports and plugs. And there’s an iPad equivalent, too!
Bump for iOS Review
Through some form of fairy magic the application known as Bump has suddently become the most relevant application on the iTunes App Store for those who love to transfer photos between devices. This most recent update to the app makes it so simple to transfer photos from your iPhone and iPad to your desktop that there’s essentially no reason to use anything else. The best part about this application is the “magic” method you use to make it work – just bump it!
SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: May 25, 2012
It's time to wrap up the start of another weekend, folks, with no less than Google's next big thing: Project Glass - and some photos and videos to go with it! On that note, it appears that the next generation in space travel has officially begun - and we get to see it! It's SpaceX's landing with the ISS, in photos! Then back on earth all you with iPads and iPhones and iPods as well can grab your very own Absinthe 2.0 jailbreak right this second!
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iPen teased in Apple patent
The folks at Apple have once again pushed out a patent for a device they've never before suggested they'd go through with, this time an "iPen" complete with haptic feedback and a speaker. This device has been discovered by Patently Apple will likely never see the light of day, but was indeed filed by inventors Aleksandar Pance and Omar Leung for Apple back in the fourth quarter of 2010 and was published by the US Patent and Trademark Office today. Have a peek at what might have been - or what may be in the near future.
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Infinity Blade II “Vault of Fears” update 1.2 Review
This newest version of one of the most popular “epic” games on iOS for both iPhone and iPad is now live, version 1.2 “Vault of Fears” DLC for you lovers of the continuing death battle saga. This game is one made so perfectly suited to the iPad that Apple has featured it twice, once for the iPad 2 and another time with the new iPad for 2012 with Retina display. It’s got gameplay that’s extremely simple in its scope with graphics so impressive you’ll swear you’re playing on a much more advanced device.
Foxconn, Sharp building new iPhone display plant
Foxconn is partnering with Sharp to build a new plant in Chengdu, China for producing iPhone displays. The long-time Apple manufacturing partner recently bought a 10 percent stake in Sharp worth $808 million and already owns a 46.48 percent stake in Sharp's liquid crystal manufacturing plant in Sakai, Japan, said to be the most advanced facility in the country.
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Facebook Camera for iPhone Review
This week Facebook has deemed their next vision for sharing your iPhone photos a go with an application that takes on the task separate from the main Facebook app. This application is called Facebook camera and it brings the whole photography experience inside Facebook to its own separate universe. With this application you'll be browsing photos, taking photos, and editing photos - that's just about the long and shot of it!
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iOS Facebook Camera app launches in face of Instagram
It appears that Facebook has taken the time to create their own independent photo application not unlike what they've worked on for Android (and quickly rescinded) just weeks ago. This application will be rolling out to fans across the earth soon with quite a few features extremely similar to what users of Instagram are already used to using. What you wont be getting here is shares within the app only (as Instagram can do) and sharing with other social networks all at once - this is purely a Facebook thing.
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iOS and Android pummel competition in IDC report
Over at the IDC they've released some information leading to the idea that after the obvious leader Android at 59%, the world's top mobile operating system is iOS with 23% of the world's supply. The following data shows that Symbian is in third place with a surprising 6.8% with BlackBerry right up in that mix with 6.4%. Perhaps most surprising of all is the fact that Linux is beating Windows Phone with 2.3% over 2.2%, this likely stemming from the fact that many systems can be tracked to Linux while Windows Phone remains clearly its own - and the fact that Samsung continues to push their own Linux-based operating system Bada.
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Bump adds mobile to computer photo sharing
Bump was a novel little app that allowed you to share contacts and information by simply bumping two smartphones together. Now, the company is offering a new feature: the ability to transfer your photos to your computer using just the web browser. Users will be able to point their browsers to http://bu.mp in order to shift photos over from their phones to a computer without having to install any software.
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Satechi unveils new Bluetooth Multi-media Remote Control
Satechi has unveiled a new Bluetooth remote control that not only works for the iPhone and iPad from Apple, but will work with any OS device supporting Bluetooth. The remote control sells for $39.99 and is a smaller handheld device. The device supports Bluetooth 3.0 class II profile and will also work with computers for controlling multimedia video from across the room.
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