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Apple releases iOS 5.1.1 update for iPad, iPod touch and iPhone: fixes AirPlay and network bugs

Plugged your iDevice into an iTunes-equipped machine lately? You should. Apple has just let loose iOS 5.1.1, a seemingly minor point update that actually promises to fix quite a few (potentially) substantial quirks. Coming two months to the day after…

Editorial: Apple isn’t making a ‘converged’ laptop / tablet hybrid, but I still want one

Deflated. Disappointed. Let down. Unsurprised. All of those emotions ran through my being at one point or another following Apple CEO Tim Cook’s comments regarding “converged” devices, but if anything, his denial has made me all the more hungry for t…

Not-Horrible iPad Cases: a round-up of the best

The following round-up is from our esteemed colleagues at The Wirecutter. We recently were discussing this very topic in the Editor’s household, where children abound and the SmartCover fails to do much protecting.

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Third betas of Adobe Flash 11.3, AIR 3.3 give peeks at low-lag audio and deeper iOS support

Adobe’s famous desktop browser plugin may be looking forward to a 2013 overhaul, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t out to improve itself in the here and now. Flash Player’s 11.3 beta, for instance, rolls in low latency audio support through NetStream, d…

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay A3 iPad Speaker: A Pricey Dock for Audiophiles

Bang & Olufsen’s Beoplay A3 iPad Speaker amps up the audio in a pyramid-shaped dock with three .5-inch tweeters and a two-inch woofer. It’s got signature B&O style, and carries the signature B&O price tag along with it.

iPad drag-to-edit keyboard prototype shows Apple how easy it could be (video)

Text editing on the iPad is a bit of a slog unless you have a dedicated keyboard. One Daniel Hooper, however, has a simple but clever idea to fix this: use the keyboard as a pseudo-trackpad. As he shows in the prototype video below, his idea has touc…

Apple hoards tablet share while market falls off a cliff for first quarter

The overall tablet market is suffering despite Apple’s strong numbers when it comes to iPad sales. Released Thursday, IDC’s quarterly report on the tablet market shows a steep decline in worldwide tablet shipments during the …