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Archives for April, 2010

Hands-on with Bento for iPad

Bento is the consumer version of popular database software FileMaker Pro. The new iPad version of the software joins the Mac version, currently at version 3, as well as the iPhone version in the growing stable of Bento implementations. At $4.99, the iPad application is 10 percent of the price of its desktop sibling, but …

Apple Ships 3G iPad

Get ready for round two of the iPad Hype Extravaganza: the 3G models of Apple “magical” Unicorn Tablet are shipping. Those who pre-ordered the cellular iPad have begun to receive tracking numbers and shipping notices from FedEx. While we’re not expecting quite the wave of news this second time around, we’re certainly interested to see …

Bike My Way, a Bare-Bones iPhone GPS-Logger

Bike My Way is a cheap and simple application that will turn your iPhone 3G or 3GS into a GPS track-logger for cyclists. It eschews the rather distracting frills of other biking or multi-purpose GPS apps for a simple, battery-saving feature-set. The $2 app records your progress to a GPX file, allows you to add …

iPad WiFi + 3G preorders now shipping

With Apple’s iPad WiFi + 3G models going on sale in-store this Friday, April 30th, it’s little surprise that online preorder customers are now being alerted that their tablets have been shipped.  9to5Mac are among those to receive the shipping update, and while Fedex themselves are only quoting a “late April” delivery, Apple has previously …

Wi-Fi Sync gets speed demo, optionally disables iTunes backup [Video]

After the positive reaction to the first demo video of Wi-Fi Sync – which promises to cut the cable between your iPhone, iPod or iPad and iTunes – app author Greg Hughes is back with a new video that demonstrates what sort of speed you can expect.  Obviously synchronizing over WiFi is going to be …

The Daily Slash: April 27th 2010

Does it feel like this week is going by pretty slow to you, too? We could’ve sworn this was a Wednesday, but thankfully we’ve got a daily tally, so we figured out the error of our ways pretty quickly. So, welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Daily Slash. Tonight, in the Best of R3 …

Apple Just Says Yes to iPhone Game for Smokers

Blogs and message boards have been lighting up with the buzz about Apple’s family-friendly App Store policy, which bans soft porn and satire — but a game that glorifies smoking somehow got the green light. Apple on Monday approved Puff Puff Pass, a $2 game whose objective is to pass a cigarette or pipe around …