Saturday, March 5, 2011

  • According to a new story, Best Buy may outfit each of their on-floor retail sales associates with an iPad at each of the company’s 1,100 US stores.
    The report from Forbes cites “A source with knowledge of corporate mobile device deployments.”
    Continuing, the source clams the distribution of Apple’s iPad will occur at one of the 10 largest retailers in the U.S. which operates 1,100 U.S. stores, making Best Buy, which had 1093 U.S. stores as of September 2010, the most likely ...
    • There's not a lot of replay value in this god game for the iPhone and iPod touch, but the engaging gameplay is fun while it lasts.
    • With the iPad 2 , many people are sure to be excited that Apple is offering both AT&T and Verizon versions of the iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G. After all, many out there bemoan the less than desirable 3G service offered by AT&T, so it's nice that those people can buy an iPad 2 which allows them to opt for Verizon's 3G service. However, if you are a frequent international traveler like me, you'll want to make sure you buy the AT&T version of the iPad 2. While you can buy any iPad 2 and use it…
      • I’ve been blown away recently with the Google Translate, on both the web and on my iPhone – just superb speech recognition and translation abilities. But the speech synthesis capabilities of this versatile debabelizer are also quite impressive. Deciding to run a spontaneous real world test, two young women called a local Indian restaurant and [...]
        • It's time for another one of our patented iPad case round-ups, and, this time, it's a massive one dedicated to cases for the original iPad. From foam to leather, from case to stand, and from simple to complex, we've got all the latest entrants in the iPad protection racket lined up for your reading pleasure.
          • Worried about your unlimited AT&T iPad data if you upgrade to iPad 2, or maybe you just want to save $100 on an original iPad? Well, good news on both fronts! First up, AT&T has confirmed to Engadget that, if you have an original iPad with a grandfathered unlimited 3G data plan, you’ll be able to [...] AT&T: Keep grandfathered unlimited data on iPad 2, $100 off original iPadt is a story by TiPb . This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store . TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog
            • Brawsome, the Australian indie game developers behind Jolly Rover, was at the Game Developers Conference to promote its latest werewolf-inclusive title, MacGuffin’s Curse.
              • Forbes suggests Best Buy might be getting ready to roll out iPads to it’s 1,100 store strong salesforce. A source with knowledge of corporate mobile device deployments tells Forbes that one of the country’s top 10 largest retailers expects to distribute iPads to each of its on-floor sales associates. This retailer, the source [...] Best Buy to deploy iPad to salesforce? is a story by TiPb . This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store . TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog
                • iPhone Dev Team had released PwnageTool 4.2 few weeks back, which allows users who want tojailbreak and also unlock their iPhone to update their iPhone with a pre-jailbroken iOS 4.2.1 while preserving the baseband from getting upgraded so that it can be unlocked using Ultrasn0w. This guide will provide iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G users with step-by-step [...]
                  • This case looks pretty impressive and surprisingly thin. I saw the case on commandN – Episode #237. They have some pretty convincing videos on the manufacturer’s website of how the case works and I’ve posted them below. They are drop proof to military specs of 2 meters or 6.6 feet, waterproof to 2 meters and
                    • Not being able to get online can be a frustrating problem. It can cost hours of time and test your patience. See, Mac OS X doesn’t always work properly all of the time, and will occasionally assign itself an IP address, which will result in you being unable to connect to the internet. Luckily, there [...]
                      • Here are the best stories on Gizmodo this week. Enjoy! More »
                      • Veteran game developer Graeme Devine took the stage at GDC 2011 this week to talk about Apple's iPad (and by extension, the new iPad 2 , of course), and called it "the best gaming machine on the planet today." He went through his own thoughts on the device, talked a little bit about how developers could use the metaphor of touch to make the best games possible, and then went through a list of what he felt were the best practices for iOS development. Devine said that the first time he held an…
                        • Cipher Prime announced Pulse, a soon-to-be-released, remarkable rhythm game for the iPad
                          • Never mind the fact that you'll need to have a basic grasp of English to even understand this report -- if you're an avid user of Google Docs on your Android 2.2+ phone, you can now edit in 45 languages. Heck, even if you're not using Android, you can surf on over to docs.google.com with any iOS 3.0+ device and accomplish the same thing. Would it make it any clearer if we spoke slowly and removed all adjectives? [Thanks, Calvin] Google Docs: now supporting mobile editing in 45 languages…
                          • New to iOS 4.3 is the Personal Hotspot feature, which turns your iPhone 4 into a 5-device mobile hotspot. You can use it with WiFi, Bluetooth, or USB. The catch? Carriers will charge an extra monthly fee on-top of your already expensive phone bill. Well, there’s a nice little jailbreak tweak called TetherMe which will [...]
                            • I realize that I am a day late in reporting on something called Friday Night Champion, but it is another game by EA Sports that has come to iOS. Apparently, this is the “highest rated simulation fighting franchise of all time” as it shows the brutality of boxing. It also has the history of boxing [...]
                              • I sure that most of you have used Craigslist before, and I’m pretty certain I’ve found some writing jobs with it. It has come to the iPad in the form of Lifelike Craig HD. Lifelike Craig HD turns Craigslist into something like reading the want ads of a newspaper. It uses the iPad’s menus and [...]
                                • I know that the iPhone likes to pride itself as being able to mutlitask while on a phone call, but what about on an Android phone. I am assuming that is what Thrutu is made for. The App is this sliding drawer with five buttons made for the top of the dialer that will allow [...]
                                  • This Volcano Escape is one of those games where you have to beat something that is coming up at you. I recently found a game on Android called Ninjump where the character works its way up. The user plays Colonel Charlie Bravo, a war veteran who is on summer vacation, and has somehow woken up [...]
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