Web OS TouchPad vs iPad - Still no iPad killer?

Many reviews of the new tablet released by HP which supposedly should become the next iPad killer weren’t so optimistic. Despite this some reviews wrote about a good first generation tablet which could significantly improved in next versions.

Hewlett-Packard’s Web OS tablet features a 9.7” display with a high resolution which equals iPads display. But the device itself is almost double thicker than Apple’s tablet. TouchPad is thick 13.7 mm while iPad 2 is only 8.8 mm. It is also heavier for some 140 grams.

Byword for Mac OS X

Text editing software or apps as we usually call them in the Apple world are something almost as old as computing. A good text editor is essential for anyone working on his computer or rather tablet these days. There are different flavors of text editors available on different platforms, but for today’s users habits and expectations demand sheer efficiency as something that is most wanted. In the same spirit of radical efficiency and simplicity comes a new text writing app named Byword.

Tips and trick for iPhone and iPad newbies

As data storage capacities of our iOS devices increase so do our ever growing demands for music, videos apps and everything else. If you are worried you will soon run out of free space on your iPhone or iPad here is a tip on how to check the available space. Why wait for an inconvenience moment like if you are taking a video of your kid on the playground or your birthday celebration to find out there isn’t enough storage space on your iPhone? Here is a way to prevent this. Rest assured this is something very easy.

Google launches a new social network

Google is launching it latest attempt to compete with Facebook. Google + is a new product for social networking which should according to the Search Engine Giant outperform and outsmart currently the number on in the social networking: Facebook. The main future of Google + which should make it distinctively better than Facebook are so called “circles”.

Secret weapon: iPad 2

Singaporean Army plans to equip all new recruits with Apple’s latest model of iPad 2 tablet. According to Indian Times, Headquarters of Singaporean Armed Forces will include iPad 2 into standard equipment of every new soldier. Singaporean Department of Defence expect this move to be well received by well educated and technologically educated young soldiers.

Pope Benedict XVI tweets from an iPad!

The head of the Catholic church has started tweeting. His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI sent a tweet from the official Vatican news Twitter account for the first time. In his tweet it was announced that a new Catholic news portal will be launched soon. Interestingly this tweet was sent to the Twitter social network from an iPad.

Don’t you think it’s amazing that the Pope is actually using Apple’s iPad? It seems that Vatican is trying to keep the pace with the technological revolution we witness today. Recently they have launched a Facebook app called Pope2You and also an dedicated Youtube channel. They have even encouraged priests to use blogs to connect with the public.

Fring releases ipad app

Fringe has just released its app for iPad. Fring is interesting for ipad users as it has video calling which something most iPad users will want to have available on their devices. Even more so since this is the first free video calling app available on iPad. As we have written earlier, Skype is still testing its iPad app and Fring is probably trying capitalize on this fact with this early app release.

iPhone health apps: Skin scan

Apple’s iPhone is stubbornly breaking into different areas of life, and App Store sells more and more earlier impossible to have apps. This time here is another potentially great app. Scin Scan is made to help you protect your health from real risks. While it wont completely replace your dermatologists careful examinations it could improve and point to potential dangers.

How does this work? Simply: you take pictures of moles on your skin and the app will measure its size. When measured, apps algorithm will calculate the possibility for development of melanom. This health app was created by Victor Anastasiu and a team of developers. Beside iOS developers, Mr. Anastasiu also included in his team two mathematicians and a couple of dermatologists. Anastasiu and his team have gathered more than $70,000 in funding.

Apple working on iPhone Nano?

We all know Apple is working on a new iPhone model. Instead of launching the new model on WWDC earlier this month Apple has postponed its release for the fall, so the new iPhone should be available at the same time as the iOS 5 becomes officially released. The big question is: what kind of new iPhone will we see? Will it be something completely new as iPhone 5? Or just enhanced iPhone 4S?

Apple will prevent SHSH based iOS downgrades?

iPhone Dev Team is worried that Apple is trying to develop a way to prevent iOS firmware downgrading by using SHSH blobs. SHSH blobs are saved on Cydia servers if you chose to do so when you jailbreak your device. Alternatively you can use TinyUmbrella or some similar tool to save SHSH blobs. You can read more on how and why to save SHSH blobs in our blog archive. Developers from iPhone Dev Team think that this is connected with the new over the air upgrades changes in iOS, but this isn’t something cheerful for iPhone jailbreak users.