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Archives for April, 2010

iPad Camera Connection Kit Delivered, Un-Boxed

IPad owner Jerrod H finally received his iPad Camera Connection Kit and did what any self-respecting geek does with brand new kit: He posted un-boxing photos. The kit is one of very few accessories which use the USB-ness of Apple’s Dock Connector to hook up to external hardware. In the box, as you can see …

IPad Desktop Runs Multiple Apps Together

Let’s be honest. When most people moan about the lack of multitasking on the iPhone or iPad, what they really want is multiple windows. IPhone OS4 won’t fix that, but Desktop, an appropriately named iPad app from Aqua Eagle, has a pretty good try. The App is actually an application suite, offering a split screen …

Google Maps Navigation headed to iPhone & other platforms

The launch of Google Maps Navigation on UK Android 1.6 and 2.x handsets this week could be just the beginning of the software’s spread, according to the company’s spokespersons.  They confirmed that Google intends to push the free turn-by-turn app to other platforms, including Apple’s iPhone OS, though they declined to give a definitive timescale …

The Daily Slash: April 22nd 2010

We’re one day away from the weekend, so we’ve got to make tonight special. You know, because it’s one day before the weekend. And that’s got to be a holiday somewhere. So, with that in mind, we’ll start the Best of R3 with a bit of Vodafone UK Google Nexus One goodness, and then some …

Who’s Winning The TV Pitch For E-Readers? Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Sony—Or Apple

Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is the latest e-reader vendor to try TV as a way to reach the broad base of consumers needed to succeed in the highly competitive space. The retailer just launched a major ad campaign for the Nook, which got through the holidays in a burst of launch publicity but now …

Rumor: Apple to Consider Acquisition of ARM

Apple is rumored to be considering a bid for ARM, the British company that designs the processors found in some smartphones including the iPhone, according to The London Evening Standard. ARM’s share prices soared to an eight-year high on Wednesday as a result of the rumor, but ARM chief executive Warren East today told The …

26 Percent of Wired’s Mobile Traffic Comes From the iPad

Less than three weeks after its launch, Apple’s iPad already accounts for 26 percent of the mobile devices accessing Wired.com. Overall, mobile devices account for between 2.3 percent and 3.5 percent of our overall traffic. For April 3-19, iPad users represented 0.91 percent of total site traffic. For the past year, the majority of mobile …