Apple may be planning to add customizable avatars to its iOS Game Center. It's something we've long seen with Microsoft's Xbox Live Avatars and Nintendo Miis, but Apple may soon be hopping on the bandwagon. The company has filed for two patents titled "Avatar Editing Environment" and "Personalizing Colors of User Interfaces," revealing the avatar customization interface that is in the works for iOS.
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iPhone 4S: The Opinions Are In
With the iPhone 4S hitting stores and mailboxes this week, it becomes one of the most vital times for reviews of this newest member of the legendary smart device family. Only a select few hand-picked people were given the iPhone 4S with enough time to review the device at length, and you KNOW that they’re going to go just about as in-depth as you could possibly want them to go. That said, what we’re going to try to do here is to soften the immense blow that would be the hours of reading you’d normally have to do to get through all of them. What’s the general consensus amongst the first reviewers of the iPhone 4S? Let’s take a look!
iRig MIDI interface for iPad and iPhone now shipping
So you say you'd like to make some music with your brand new iPhone 4S or your relatively new iPad 2, yes? What better way then, than with the iRig MIDI, a lovely little Core MIDI interface for all your iDevices including iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. This device, as you can see, has MIDI in, out, and through, 2 LEDs to show you any activity going on through those ports, and a microUSB port so that you can charge your iOS device while you're jamming on some tunes. And what's more? You'll get some apps that are optimized to work with the device for free!
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iOS 5 available now
Apple’s iOS 5 has been released, with owners of the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad and iPad 2, along with the third- and fourth-gen iPod touch all getting the latest version of the mobile platform as a free update. Available to download for existing devices via iTunes, iOS 5 will also be preloaded on the new iPhone 4S, Apple’s fifth-gen smartphone that goes on sale this Friday.
Find My Friends app released for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Apple's Find My Friends app - announced alongside iOS 5 last week - has arrived in the App Store, though you'll need the new version of the platform in order to actually install it. The free app, which uses GPS to locate your friends and family and, if the privacy settings mash correctly, display them on a map in real-time, can be found here [iTunes link].
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iOS 5 Review
Apple iOS 5 is, arguably, the version we’ve always been waiting for. New iOS builds have always introduced new features, but in iOS 5 Apple sets out its digital hub ecosystem, the culmination of a decade of product positioning and service development. It also brings very specific challenges to each of Apple’s key competitors – Siri as the answer to Android’s voice command system, iMessage to take on BlackBerry Messenger – in addition to addressing some of the longer standing complaints iOS users have had. Read on for the full SlashGear review. Be sure to also check out our iPhone 4S review!
T-Mobile Bobsled VoIP hits iPhone, Android and browser
T-Mobile has extended its Bobsled VoIP service, broadening use from Facebook to cover access from the browser, from new Android apps, and with apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. In addition to the new apps, there are also free mobile and landline calls in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, though the Android/iOS software currently only supports calls direct to Facebook contacts.
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Steve Jobs Passes Away, the world mourns a legend
Today we’ve learned a sad fact, as reported by Apple themselves, that Steve Jobs has passed away. In a statement published by Apple’s Board of Directors it was announced that Jobs passing has of course brought sadness as well as reverence to the hearts of all that knew him. The world has lost a great mind and a great man, and we all mourn his passing with the utmost respect and honor.
Infinity Blade 2 from Epic Games coming December 1st to iOS devices
With the iPhone 4S having been updated to the Apple A5 dual-core processor like the iPad 2 features having up to 7x better graphics performance you can bet we’ll be seeing some simply amazing games coming soon. Just for a tease Apple has shown a bit of the graphics prowess we can expect on iOS devices with the A5 with the new upcoming release of Infinity Blade 2.
Apple announces new iPod touch with Retina Display, Face Time
Apple revealed hardware updates for its iPod shuffle, iPod nano, and iPod touch, but missing again is the iPod classic. The rumored capacity upgrade didn’t pan out and it’s not all too surprising with the popularity of the iPod touch and Apple shifting to the iCloud.
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Apple inventory adds two new iPhones, three new iPod touch devices
Apple's iPhone 5 unveiling called "Lets talk iPhone" is scheduled for October 4, and leading up to the major event is of course more speculation and clues as to what the company may have in store for everyone. According to a inside tip, Apple has updated its internal inventory system to include two new models of the iPhone and three new models of the iPod touch.
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iPhone 5 cases with clear back push for curved corners and button realignment
Another set of cases have appeared on an online merchant site, this time in three versions. As you should know quite well by now, the iPhone 5 is one of two iPhone devices expected to be revealed at the next Apple keynote event, this event likely for some time before the end of 2011, and possibly inside October. What we're seeing today is a set of three cases, each of them said to be fitting the iPhone 5, and each of them showing one unique sort of case change for this model. Though we're certainly not sure of the legitimacy of the online sales site (our tipster encouraged us to buy, so we'll tell you NOT to buy, of course), it's interesting to see these new renders.
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