Tag: ipad
Apple "fix" location data logging with iOS 4.3.3
Following the controversy surrounding recent reports that iOS devices were logging and saving every single place that a user visited, Apple have rolled out the new iOS 4.3.3 update which should "fix" the privacy invasion. Rather than tracking every single…
iOS 5 may support over-the-air updates
Over-the-air updates may be heading to Apple's iOS devices with the iOS 5 update, meaning that users will no longer be tied to a white cable coming out of their PC or Mac in order to get the latest device…
APP OF THE DAY: Music Hunter (iPad)
The iTunes store is a vast repository of musical goodness, but sometimes its recommendations for new music can be a bit rubbish. Music Hunter is an excellent new iPad app from We Are Hunted (who have an equally great website)…
APP OF THE DAY: 4oD Channel 4 catch-up TV (iPad)
Channel 4's TV catch-up service, 4oD, is now available on the iPad. Squeezing select shows from Channel 4, E4 and More4 into a touch-friendly interface, programmes will be available to be streamed to the tablet for 30 days after they…
Apple faces lawsuit for iPhone location tracking (but Jobs says the tracking stories are false)
Rumour has it Apple's iPhone and iPad is keeping track of your whereabouts even when your location services are off – we don't like the sound ofthat, do we. At least now a group has banded together to sue…
Extortionate tablet roaming costs revealed: iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab users beware
Planning on taking your iPad 2 or Samsung Galaxy Tab on holiday with you this year? Well you might want to think twice about turning on any 3G roaming features while you're abroad, as a new Which? study has…
iPhone 4 and iPad 2 drive record quarter earnings for Apple
Apple have revealed record earnings for the second fiscal quarter of 2011. The Cupertino-based company hit a record net profit of $5.9 billion, with an income of $24.67 billion between January and March of this year. Strong sales of iPad…
Five reasons why RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook isn't flying off the shelves
RIM's iPad battling BlackBerry PlayBook tablet went on sale in the US yesterday. But rather than having droves of the BlackBerry faithful scrambling into stores to pick it up, reports are of a far more muted launch day. Reuters…
Apple sues Samsung over Galaxy tablet and smartphone ranges
The gloves are off between Apple and Samsung, with the Cupertino company taking the South Korean manufacturer to court. Apple have filed a patent suit against Samsung, claiming that many elements of the iPhone and iPad designs and interfaces have…
REVIEW: Motorola XOOM Honeycomb tablet
The Motorola XOOM is a fairly tricky device to review. On the one hand, you have a high-spec tablet device that's packed full of enough features to really give the Apple's iPad a run for its money. On the other hand, as the first tablet to hit the market with the Honeycomb OS, it's very much a guinea pig for Google's newly-focussed tablet assault with Android. As a result, it's just as much a critique of the OS (which Motorola likely had very little input with) as it is the device itself, and in many respects can therefore act as a glimpse as to what to expect from Android tablets in the future. Is the XOOM's hardware/OS combo enough to topple Apple's "magical" slate?
