Hotmail gains ActiveSync support for iOS, other platforms

Hotmail gains ActiveSync support for iOS, other platforms
Microsoft has begun enabling Exchange ActiveSync support for Hotmail users, reports say. The technology should allow push synchronization with a number of mobile devices, most notably the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Also supported are Windows Phone 7 and Windows Mobile 6.x devices, as well as Nokia E-, S- and N-series phones.... Microsoft - ActiveSync - Hotmail - Microsoft Exchange Server ...

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Press Release - Fishdom on iPad by Playrix to Hit the App Store in Mid-September

Press Release - Fishdom on iPad by Playrix to Hit the App Store in Mid-September
Games developer and publisher Playrix Entertainment will make Fishdom, its first internal iPad port, available to the public via App Store by mid-September. In Fishdom HD, players earn cash by progressing through match-3 boards and solving puzzles to earn virtual cash.

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Melbourne Uni begins 50 student iPad pilot

Melbourne Uni begins 50 student iPad pilot
Melbourne University's Trinity College has launched a 50 student pilot program to foster creativity and critical thinking, with each participant receiving an iPad to be used with their studies.

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GeekDad Opinion: Enough ABCs From iPhone / iPad App Developers

GeekDad Opinion: Enough ABCs From iPhone / iPad App Developers
The iPad has proved a boon for app developers of basic pre-school tutorials. But just as there are too many fart apps (though one may be too many) there is an overabundance of those which purport to teach the "ABC's," and lots of them just plain suck. Enough already!

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iPad the right fit for giant sumo wrestlers

iPad the right fit for giant sumo wrestlers
Sumo wrestlers in Japan are being given Apple iPads because they often struggle with smaller cellphone keypads due to their giant hands.

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Review: Diptic for iPhone and iPad

Review: Diptic for iPhone and iPad
With the help of this universal app for the iPhone and iPad, you can easily mix your photos into a collage that tells a story. A few areas of Diptic could use some fine-tuning, but overall this is an easy -- and fun -- image editor.

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Netflix Comes to the iPhone and iPod touch

Netflix Comes to the iPhone and iPod touch
Video rental leader Netflix has been a hit with Apple iPad owners, thanks to its app that enables Netflix subscribers to stream movies and television shows to the device. Now, Netflix has extended its Netflix App to the iPhone and iPod touch, enabling owners of Apple’s smaller-screened portable devices to stream video content.

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ePub export comes to Pages in iWork 9.0.4 update

ePub export comes to Pages in iWork 9.0.4 update
If you’ve been looking for a way to create ePub documents that you can read in iBooks on your iPad or iPhone, then you’re in luck. Apple on Thursday released iWork 9.0.4, an update to its suite of productivity software; chief among the improvements is the ability for Pages to export ePub files.

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Samsung gives sneak peak of iPad basher

Samsung gives sneak peak of iPad basher
Galaxy Tab fizzes in It's official: Samsung will unveil its would-be iPad beater, now called the Galaxy Tab - sounds like a fizzy drink - just ahead of the IFA consumer electronics show early next month.…

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Biz Break: Apple's iPad rules the tablet world. How will its next big thing do?

Biz Break: Apple's iPad rules the tablet world. How will its next big thing do?
Today: Apple invites reporters to a Sept. 1 product event. Plus: Google adds Skype-like phone features to Gmail. And: More signs of a real estate slowdown.

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Review: Bloomberg for iPad

Review: Bloomberg for iPad
This information-packed app offers an immense amount of global financial news while also letting you track your investments.

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RIA Clients Can View Portfolios and Performance Reports on Their iPad with New Enhancement from Adhesion Wealth ...

RIA Clients Can View Portfolios and Performance Reports on Their iPad with New Enhancement from Adhesion Wealth ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adhesion Wealth Advisor Solutions, www.adhesionwealth.com, has enhanced its WealthADV technology platform to provide more ways for RIAs to communicate with clients. Now clients can check their portfolios and performance reports via the iPad as well as most Mac and Microsoft Windows-based devices. Adhesion’s client portal enhancement is ...

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Apple to hold 'special event' September 1st... we'll be there live!

C'mon, you saw this one coming, right? Just like they always do come fall time, Apple will be holding a "special event" on September 1st out in San Francisco, and we'll be on the ground reporting live. Think we'll see that new Apple TV we've been hearing about? Some iPods? A 'one more thing'? Yes, probably. Tune in here at 10AM PT / 1PM ET on the 1st to catch the best liveblog in the business!

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AT&T: Tablet Computers Might Make Laptops Obsolete

AT&T: Tablet Computers Might Make Laptops Obsolete
AT&T’s chief device strategist, who oversees the carrier’s relationship with Apple, says iPad-like devices costing as much as $1,000 might soon make many laptops obsolete

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Sharp's e-reader ready to 'rival the iPad' by year's end, may have a 3D future

Sharp is going to launch its brand new e-reader in Japan this fall with US retail availability to follow by the end of the year. Riveting stuff, isn't it? Well, the company's President Mikio Katayama does his best to spice things up by proposing this device will aim "to rival the iPad," and it may well sport a color LCD if earlier indications still hold true, but what's really got us hot under the collar is the potential for 3D down the line. Katayama claims to have witnessed great enthusiasm f

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When It Comes to New iPad App, People Who Read People Are the Luckiest People in the World

When It Comes to New iPad App, People Who Read People Are the Luckiest People in the World
Looks like People magazines rumored iPad standoff with the photo agencies that supply it with paparazzi shots is over. The publications iPad app debuted early this morning and with an interesting twist: a subscription verification interface that permits current People subscribers to download the issues for free. [Further details to follow ]

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Olive Telecom's OlivePad reviewed, we wish we spoke Hindi (video)

Another contender has entered the fray in the great tablet wars of 2010. It's the $500 Olive Telecom OlivePad, a seven-inch, 800 x 480 capacitive touchscreened device. Announced back in July, Indian television show TechGuru snagged one for review a few weeks back where they, predictably, squared it off against an iPad. The Android 2.1 device looks nice enough, but, according to the translation recently provided by Netbooknews, doesn't compare to Apple's device in terms of visual appeal. It is,

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Google's version of iPad planned for Nov.?

Google's version of iPad planned for Nov.?
The Apple iPad. (Reuters) Reports are floating around the blogosphere that HTC is building a tablet based on the Google Chrome OS and will launch the device on Verizon Wireless on November 26.

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News: Apple posts new ‘iPad is’ TV ad

News: Apple posts new ‘iPad is’ TV ad
Apple has released a new iPad television ad, the second for the company’s tablet device. The new app-focused spot shows the iPad being used mostly in front of a white background, while showing a variety of different apps. The spot starts with the words “iPad is” on the screen, and a different descriptor—including “delicious,” “current,” “learning,” “playful,” “literary,”…

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TV Guide iPad App Features Social TV Listings, Entertainment News and Fall TV Preview

TV Guide iPad App Features Social TV Listings, Entertainment News and Fall TV Preview
Do you have an iPad? Want to tell your friends and family what you're watching and when? TVGuide.com's new free iPad app will allow users to not only get entertainment news and preview fall TV, but also to use Facebook and Twitter to post viewing plans ...

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Apple attempts to patent kill switch that roots out unauthorized users, detects jailbreaks

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Just about every mobile operating system manufacturer can remotely delete apps from the smartphones they help provide, but if a recent patent application is any indication, Apple's looking to lock down the whole enchilada on future devices. The basic concept is as simple as the diagram above -- certain activities trigger the phone to think it's in the wrong hands -- but the partic

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Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: Bartleby’s Book of Buttons 1, Dunk, MovieToImage, Photoshop Express + WunderMap

Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: Bartleby’s Book of Buttons 1, Dunk, MovieToImage, Photoshop Express + WunderMap
Welcome to the latest edition of iPhone and iPad Gems! Today’s collection of applications includes a selection of titles that range from niche to broadly appealing, and from kid-friendly to adult-specific. Four of the five apps were worthy of B+ or A- ratings due to impressive designs, features, and/or pricing, which as frequent readers will recognize is a relatively high number of

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Accused iPad thief in Colorado accused of trying to have robbery victim killed

Accused iPad thief in Colorado accused of trying to have robbery victim killed
A man suspected of mangling a shopper's finger while stealing an iPad has been accused of trying to arrange to have the victim killed.

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Accused iPad thief faces attempted-murder charge

Accused iPad thief faces attempted-murder charge
A man suspected of mangling a shopper's finger while stealing an iPad has been accused of trying to arrange to have the victim killed.

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Apple debuts new ‘iPad is Delicious’ television ad (with video)

Apple debuts new ‘iPad is Delicious’ television ad (with video)
Apple's magical and revolutionary iPad isn't just one thing...

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People Magazine iPad App DELAYED By Paparazzi

People Magazine iPad App DELAYED By Paparazzi
What's Your Reaction? The publishing world's headlong rush to Apple's iPad has hit a big hitch.

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Yahoo Mail with HTML5 now optimized for Apple iPad

Yahoo Mail with HTML5 now optimized for Apple iPad
Today Yahoo announced a version of its Yahoo Mail website that's optimized for the Apple iPad with HTML5 support. The specially formatted website supports attachments, search capabilities, and Smart Folders. It also offers local caching support for email viewing where a WiFi or 3G signal isn't available. iPad owners can check it out for themselves by visiting mail.yahoo.com. Read the full story ...

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Verizon to Bring Live TV to Mobile Devices

Verizon to Bring Live TV to Mobile Devices
Soon iPad and other mobile device owners will be able to watch live, streaming cable TV from their mobile devices courtesy of Verizon FiOS.

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HBO heading to iPad and mobile devices 'in six months,' still cold on Netflix

"There is value in exclusivity... [Consumers] are willing to pay a premium for high quality, exclusive content." There is something to HBO Co-President Eric Kessler's words that ring true with his company's goals, and unfortunately for Netflix enthusiasts, that subscription service isn't part and parcel with his philosophy. In an interview with Bloomberg, Kessler reportedly offered the previous statement as an explanation to why the two companies would likely not make a deal together, despite N

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Remains of the Day: Why don't we just call it iPadworld?

Remains of the Day: Why don't we just call it iPadworld?
The iPad is affecting people in all kinds of ways: Some break the law for it, some are cutting back on netbook shipments, and some are feeling really blue about its limited font support. Here are your Monday remainders.

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ASUS downgrades Eee PC shipment forecast, blames iPad

Been waiting for evidence that the iPad will dent the netbook market? If you believe ASUS, that's already happened, with the Eee PC vendor reporting fewer sales in the second quarter relative to the first and downgrading expectations for the usual peak season of Q3. Apple's prodigious tablet is specifically named by ASUS CEO Jerry Shen as an invader that is "crowding out" netbook demand, though he remains firmly committed to the small and affordable laptop market. All the same, Shen does also p

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Digital Comics Show Potential As Ad Platform

Digital Comics Show Potential As Ad Platform
clickz ComiXology recently ran its first ad on its iPhone/iPad application.

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California universities use iPads to report news, diagnose heart conditions; Penn State students are like, 'what's an iPad?'

As you know, colleges and universities love throwing in "free" gadgets to justify bumping up their enrollment fees. To this end, USC Annenberg has announced a new program to provide j-school students with iPads, digital cameras, and audio recorders to help them report the news. Now, don't get us wrong: we appreciate the importance (and we're big fans of) "the journalism," and if an upgrade from those long, skinny notepads to modern consumer electronics helps facilitate a new crop of Woodwards '

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Amazon confident Kindle can compete

Amazon confident Kindle can compete
The Kindle from Amazon.com is designed to let us do one thing very well: read. To survive, it must excel at this, not only by jostling to stay a nose ahead of other e-readers, but also by maintaining an enormous lead over the Apple iPad and its coming... Amazon.com - Apple - IPad - Kindle - Business

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Asus Plans Eee Pad Android Tablet for March

Asus Plans Eee Pad Android Tablet for March
Asustek Computer will launch the Eee Pad EP101TC as its first Android tablet in March to compete with the low-end Apple iPad. Asus will also launch two Windows-based tablets.

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Analyst: Next gen Apple iPad will have Cortex-A9-based CPU

Analyst: Next gen Apple iPad will have Cortex-A9-based CPU
Apple's next generation iPad will come with a much improved spec, including ARM Cortex-A9-based processor and 512MB RAM. That's according to Digitimes Research senior analyst Mingchi Kuo, who predicts Apple will launch the new iPad in the first quarter of 2011.

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Kindle fails to win over public

Kindle fails to win over public
Apple Inc's iPad and Amazon's Kindle e-book reader have both gained a great number of fans in the global market since their debut, yet local consumer acceptance of the Kindle has paled in comparision to the iPad.

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Bavoo.com Provides A Better Way To Search And Browse Through Thousands Of iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch Applications

Bavoo.com Provides A Better Way To Search And Browse Through Thousands Of iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch Applications
Los Angeles - (1888PressRelease) Bavoo.com is a new search engine that allows people to search, browse and download applications for the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch with ease.

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Axon Logic's Haptic tablet can run a desktop's OS, has a desktop's price

Half a year ago, you'd have been forgiven for expecting that today both Windows 7 and Mac OS X would have flagship tablets representing them, in the shape of the HP Slate and the Apple iPad. Alas, one of those devices ran away to enterprise land and the other opted for a mobile OS. It's against this backdrop of disappointment that Axon's Haptic tablet enters, with confirmation that its Atom-based innards are fully compatible with Linux, Windows and Mac operating environments. With a 10.1-inch r

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News: Arods Inredningar intros WallPad for iPad

News: Arods Inredningar intros WallPad for iPad
Arods Inredningar has introduced its new WallPad stand and wall mount for iPad. Made from sustainable wood and coated in a protective paint finish, the WallPad is an angled holder that includes two screws and two wall plugs to hook onto the wall, rubber feet for laying flat on a table, and an optional metal stand for upright desktop use. In addition, it also features access within the stand for ...

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Apple releases iOS 4.0.2 for iPhone and 3.2.2 for iPad, fixes PDF vulnerability

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Dell Readies Streak Android Tablet for Debut

Dell Readies Streak Android Tablet for Debut
Dell's answer to the Apple iPad, the Streak tablet, will go on sale this week with a sticker price of $299.99 for customers who sign on with AT&T Wireless for two years and $549.99 without, according to a post on the company's Direct2Dell blog.

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Microsoft Research reveals RearType, puts QWERTY back where it belongs

We've seen a few wacky split keyboards in our day, and even the occasional back-typing peripheral, but Microsoft Research has just congealed the core ideas into a why-didn't-I-think-of-that device for mobile use. Dubbed RearType, the QWERTY solution literally sticks a three-row keyboard on the back of a tablet PC, allowing users to have the same physical sensation as on laptop or desktop without taking up valuable touchscreen real estate. While there's still a few kinks to be worked out of the

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Posts Tagged ‘windows 7 tablet’

Posts Tagged ‘windows 7 tablet’
This latest video shows a Windows 7 tablet and Apple iPad going head to head in a series of every day tasks. The hardware used for the Windows 7 contender is the Hanvon Windows 7 slate, one of many Windows 7 tablets that will be released before the year is out.

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The Easier Way to Install Flash on iPhone 4 and iPad [Flash]

The Easier Way to Install Flash on iPhone 4 and iPad [Flash]
# flash Didn't you hear? Flash (well, Frash) came to jailbroken iPhones yesterday. But if that eight-step process was a little bit complicated for you, there's a new three-step method available right now. More »

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XtremeMac announces new iPad cases and protectors

XtremeMac announces new iPad cases and protectors
Sunrise, Flordia-based XtremeMac has announced several new cases for the iPad, starting with the Tuffwrap ($40), a form-fitting silicone snap-on that protects the iPad without hindering access to its controls and connection ports. The case also sports textured sides for extra grip power.

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Put Your Point Across Perfectly with CheckItOut

Put Your Point Across Perfectly with CheckItOut
New screenshot and annotation tool application for Iphone and Ipad is fast gaining support from both business professionals and casual users

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Apple to fix security hole in iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch software

Apple to fix security hole in iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch software
Apple is planning to release a fix for a security hole in the software that runs on its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices.

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