Yesterday, the elusive and long-rumored iPad mini event was as good as confirmed for October 23rd. AllThingsD reported the date, and the well-connected Jim Dalrymple gave his "yep" of approval.
And now that we know when it's going to be, the next question is what is it going to be? We'll see the smaller iPad, of course, but what else? Well the word is, there's going to be a focus on iBooks...
Welcome back to iDownloadBlog's lessons in iPhone Photography. Before we get into today's lesson, iDB reader Latinpride011 left a comment last week asking for a quick video about Hueless. I can't oblige everyone, but I try my best. So here you go. I hope it helps!
Now that we've got that taken care of, let's get your iPhone photography moving! In this lesson I want to introduce you to a cool little technique we call 'panning'. The goal of this technique it to keep your moving subject in focus and turn the background into a blur of motion. The way you achieve this look is to have your subject move past you as you 'pan' your iPhone in pace with your subject as you take your photo. Here's an example of this technique in action...
Heads up all of you designers and concept artists. The entire GUI (graphical user interface) for iOS 6 has just been uploaded to the web.
That's right, all of the buttons, menus, icons and anything else you can think of graphic-wise in iOS are now available for download...
While the jury is still out on whether or not Apple will approve Google's rumored standalone Maps app, it seems clear now that the company doesn't want any copycats in the App Store.
Reports started surfacing this morning that Apple has pulled ClassicMap, a Google-powered mapping application that looks a lot like the Google Maps app Apple replaced in iOS 6...
Over the past few weeks, we've been hearing about problems within Foxconn's production lines regarding the iPhone 5. Workers are unhappy with the complicated manufacturing procedures, and higher quality standards, and thousands have even gone on strike.
These problems are said to be one of the main factors in the iPhone 5 supply constraint Apple is seeing worldwide. It's three weeks after launch, and the handset is still seeing shipping times of 3-4 weeks. But rumor has it that Apple is working on a solution...
For some time, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been cagey when it comes to discussing hard numbers surrounding the Internet retailer's Kindle. But apparently, Bezos is a bit more open when not talking to U.S. reporters. Speaking to the BBC Thursday, Bezos said his company sell's "the hardware at cost, so it is break-even on the hardware."
The answer shouldn't be too much a of a surprise. As All Things Digital notes, selling items cheaply in hopes of consumers snapping up humungous numbers of your widgets is a rather common retail practice. Apple has successfully bucked this trend, hauling in huge profit margins for its devices...
According to a new study by ChangeWave Research, a 451 Research company, "massive iPhone 5 buying" continues despite a string of at times sensationalist reporting of various teething problems with the handset, ranging from the unwarranted cellular data usage and light leakage issues to the purple haze and virtual keyboard flickering woes.
More interesting than that, the study found that so-called Mapgate and incompatibilities with 30-pin accessories brought upon users by Apple's new miniature Lightning connector literally had zero effect on iPhone 5 sales...
Third-party accessory makers in Asia appear well-prepared for Apple's expected Oct. 23 launch of a smaller iPad. Nearly two dozen Asian add-on manufacturers have gadgets all set to sell when the reported 7.85-inch 'iPad mini' is finally unveiled, according to a Wall Street analyst.
Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White said he met accessory makers during a tour of Asia and found some add-on products already boxed-up and ready for shipping. At one point, White even handled a "pilot" version of the smaller iPad, which "he was easily able to keep in his coat pocket," according to AppleInsider...
Apple's iPhone 5 in under three weeks has managed to overtake Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III smartphone in web traffic volume, a new survey by research and analytics firm Chitika has found. Let's put this in some perspective. The iPhone 5 went on sale in the United States, Canada and seven major oversea markets on September 21, or just over three weeks ago, rolling out the following week to 22 more countries.
Samsung released its Galaxy S III on May 29, four months ago. By July, the South Korean conglomerate was selling the flagship handset in a whopping 145 countries, shipping 20 million units as of September 6. Apple plans to sell the iPhone 5 in a hundred countries through 240 carriers by year's end and announced opening weekend sales of five million iPhone 5 units...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry with its headquarters located in the Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan, will according to an analyst's research note begin making next-generation quad-core mobile chips for iPhones, iPod touches and iPads sometime in 2014. We heard before that TSMC has a “good chance” of winning Apple’s chip biz in 2014 and this report reaffirms the notion...
After Apple was accused of lifting the iPad clock design from the timeless railway clock created by designer Hans Hilfiker for the Swiss Federal Railway service (SBB), and following a round of negotiations between Apple and the railway service, the Cupertino, California headquartered gadget maker has agreed to license the iconic timepiece look for the new clock app in iOS 6. The information has been confirmed officially by the SBB. Good move Apple, good move...
October 10 came and went without an Apple media event (here's why), but that doesn't mean the rumor-mill is standing still. According to a new report by a Wall Street Journal-owned blog, Apple will hold an iPad mini event on October 23 (that's a Tuesday). And instead of holding a presser at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, where the iPhone 5, iPads and other products were introduced in the past, Apple has reportedly opted for a more intimate setting at Town Hall Auditorium on its Cupertino, California headquarters.
UPDATE: Jim Dalrymple of The Loop has weighed in on the rumor with his trademark "yep".