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Simultaneously use up four twitter accounts with Sleet for iPad

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, Aug 13, 2012 a 9:53 pm

Sleet is a new iPad Twitter app by Inglorious Apps that allows you simultaneously use up to four Twitter accounts using a split-screen interface. You can view your timeline, mentions, direct messages, lists, favorites, search and customize your views according to your needs.

iPhone 5 pre-orders planned for September 12, second release wave for first week of October

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Aug 13, 2012 a 1:59 pm

A couple of weeks ago iMore reported that Apple would be holding their iPhone 5 event on September 12, 2012. We've since learned that iPhone 5 pre-orders are currently planned to begin that same day, at least in the U.S. Release is still planned for 9 days later, on September 21, 2012. We've also learned that the second wave of iPhone launches, the ones in international markets, will begin in the first week of October, likely October 5.

Cheap iPads sold on Craigslist to lure buyers into parking lots to be robbed

By chrissyboy6969, Sunday, Aug 12, 2012 a 4:06 am

Cheap iPads are being listed on Craigslist with a view to lure potential buyers to quiet car parks where they’re being robbed, sometimes at gun point. The latest scam comes from Uniontown, Fayette Count and WTAE has the full story.

Safe & Sound case looks to pump up the volume of your iPad

By chrissyboy6969, Saturday, Aug 11, 2012 a 3:19 am

The Safe & Sound is an iPad case that looks to increase the volume of your iPad speaker. It hopes to make listening to music, making FaceTime calls or anything else that you may need the external speaker for a much better experience. The Safe & Sound has just appeared on Kickstarter and is looking for funding to make the case a reality.

Refurbished iPad (3rd gen) now available at $50 off from the Apple Online Store

By chrissyboy6969, Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012 a 10:53 am

For the very first time, Apple has started listing the new iPad in its refurbished section of the online Apple Store. Starting today, you can save $50 off the price of a brand new iPad with retina display; if you are prepared to go down the refurbished route.

"Project Purple" and the pre-history of the iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Aug 4, 2012 a 5:38 pm

The single most fascinating aspect of the ongoing Apple vs. Samsung trials continues to be the wealth of historical information they're unearthing about the design and development of the iPhone and iPad. Yesterday, Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing. Phil Schiller, and senior vice president of iOS, Scott Forstall, both took the stand and shared an unprecedented look into the events and timelines surrounding the creation of Apple's iPhone and iPad.

Real Racing 3 set to bring console like visuals to your iPhone and iPad

By chrissyboy6969, Friday, Aug 3, 2012 a 8:28 am

Firemonkey has revealed some screenshots and a teaser video from its upcoming third episode of the ever popular Real Racing series of games for the iPhone and iPad and it looks amazing. The new game, if the screenshots and video are anything to go by, looks like the best version to date and the graphics look simply stunning.

Apple makes twice the profit margins on U.S. iPhone sales as it does iPad

By chrissyboy6969, Friday, Jul 27, 2012 a 7:34 am

It appears that Apple is making huge profit margins on United States iPhone sales according to figures revealed in a court filing yesterday. Apple never reveals its profit margins on any of its products individually, for obvious reasons, so this revelation spotted by Reuters makes interesting reading.

Apple Inc earned gross margins of 49 to 58 percent on its U.S. iPhone sales between April 2010 and the end of March 2012.

Best Buy customers returned Samsung tablets after mistaking them for iPads...

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jul 26, 2012 a 11:06 pm

Amid the flood of court documents being released as part of the ongoing Apple vs Samsung courtroom drama, Ina Fried from AllThingsD notes the following line (emphasis mine):

Apple's Podcasts for iPhone and iPad gets updated

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Jul 26, 2012 a 12:01 am

Apple has updated Podcasts for iPhone and iPad with significant improvements to performance and stability. Additionally, Podcasts in your library will show the number of unplayed episodes, Top Stations will show the podcast title if artwork is missing, and when playing the next episode, playback speed is remembered.