COMPUTERWORLD: Apple’s plotting course for the release of iPad 2.0 in February today’s hot rumor claims, but there’s some signs Apple plans a massacre as it prepares the ground for 2011′s expected battle with tablets powered by Android’s more tablet-friendly “Honeycomb” software. Apple has price, subsidy and many more options open to it as it moves into next year.
ABBA fans — there’s an app for that. ABBA Singbox is your sing-along a ABBA app for all happy fans of the Swedish four piece. In the style of SingStar and Lips, the app lets you sing along with the songs at two difficulty levels. Amateur, which tests timing, and Pro, which also tests pitch. Read more
Jailbroken iPad users running iOS 4.2 are now able to run Apple’s iMovie iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4 application via a few SSH tricks. The problem is that iMovie runs like an iPhone app on an iPad- letterboxed. That’s where the jailbreak app FullForce comes in. The jailbreak-only app (available on Cydia) makes iMovie run fullscreen like a native iPad app. Check out more screenshots and instructions after the break (Thanks, SilverTH):
Apple’s taken yet another slice of the enterprise market with the introduction of the all-new iPad-savvy version of Cisco’s industry-leading Webex platform!
This will let you schedule and start meetings on your PC — and host meetings on your iPhone — when you sign up for a WebEx account.
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COMPUTERWORLD: Apple works in partnership within the in-car entertainment systems sector, but somehow solutions there lack a certain ‘Apple’ touch. So just what might a fully integrated future Apple-focused in-car entertainment system be capable of?
The eBook wars have just become a tri-partisan dispute, with Amazon versus Apple now seeing a third gorilla enter the room as Google launches its long-anticipated ebookstore.
Google eBooks is apparently “all about choice”, so you can get an app for iPhone, Android, Nook and Sony and for your computer. The service isn’t yet available outside the US.
Interestingly, your books are stored in the cloud, suggesting ad opportunities for the company. Read more
