Twitter Is Tracking You on the Web
Dustin Curtis:
Basically, every time you visit a site that has a follow button or
a hovercard, Twitter is recording your behavior. It is
transparently watching your movements and storing them somewhere
for later use. Right now, that data will make better suggestions
for accounts you might want to follow. But what other things can
it be used for? The privacy [...]
Mophie Juice Pack Universal Powerstation Pro means you can leave your phone charger at home
Festival essential
The Apple Store has begun selling a waterproof Mophie power pack that has enough juice to charge an iPhone three times over.
The Mophie Juice Pack Universal Powerstation Pro should go down a treat with festival-goers this summer as it means you won’t have to fight for that one electrical output.
With dual USB ports the [...]
Spotify and Last.fm join forces for Kopparberg festival app
Stay mud free this summer
Kopparberg cider is introducing a new music app that means you can enjoy this summer’s musical festivities direct from your computer ?
The Kopparberg Festival Player utilises both <a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/45497/spotify-for-ipad-pictures-hands-on” target=”_blank”>Spotify and Last.fm to produce playlists of musical acts who will be playing at this year’s UK festivals before being played [...]
Apple drops the 4G from UK iPads, now Wi-Fi + Cellular
Now Wi-Fi + Cellular
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Apple will no longer be referring to the <a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/5778/apple-ipad-3rd-generation-review” target=”_blank”>new ipad as a 4G version in the UK, after succumbing to pressure from customers and watchdogs.
The manufacturer’s UK website is now taking orders for “Wi-Fi” and [...]
7-inch Retina display iPad could be here by October
$200-250 price point
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Further reports suggest Apple could be set to unveil <a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/44759/ipad-mini-coming-says-samsung” target=”_blank”>a smaller ipad later this year as it looks to increase its grip on the tablet market.
Speculation is mounting that contrary to former opinion, the seven-inch ipad [...]
Facebook launches social App Center
Shop and share
Facebook will soon have its own application marketplace enabling users to discover and download apps from one social hub.
The likes of <a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/45052/draw-something-review-android-iphone-ipad” target=”_blank”>Draw Something, Spotify and Pinterest will all be available from the App Center that itself can be accessed through Facebook’s website or through its iOS and Android app.
Only the cream [...]
Andy Ihnatko Reviews iPhoto for iPad
Andy Ihnatko:
During this time, you will obsessively peck at iPhoto’s “Help”
button. When you tap it, every button and interface element
acquires a yellow coaching tag. It looks as though iOS is being
pecked to death by a flock of canaries.
But here’s the point: Somewhere around Day One of Week Two, the
clouds part. You’ll see a logic behind [...]
Findaproperty.com iPad app taking the stress out of moving house
House warming gift
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Following the success of the iPhone version, Findaproperty.com has released an app for the ipad.
Once downloaded, it uses the ipad’s GPS functionality to search for nearby properties before using the [...]
eBay’s iPad App
Mikhail Madnani, writing at Beautiful Pixels about the new 2.0 release of eBay’s ipad app:
The overall app is very smooth, responsive (are you listening
Facebook?) and supports both portrait and landscape mode. The app
is full of pleasing subtle textures that make you want to use the
app more and more.
Good design. From eBay. Think about that. This [...]
Chitika: iPad Accounts for Nearly 95 Percent of Tablet Web Traffic
Chitika:
Based off of impressions across our network, the ipad accounted
for 94.64% of all tablet based traffic. This is impressive in and
of itself but to put this number into perspective, the next
closest competitor, the Samsung Galaxy tablet, boasts a lack
luster market share of 1.22%. Coming in last, in respect to
traffic share, was the Barnes and Noble [...]
