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Apparently a 100 year old lady named Virginia made her first computer an iPad. Nice Choice!
Centenarian's First Computer? The iPad.
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Mark is an award-winning journalist who worked at 9to5Mac for over six years. He covers Apple and other topics related to the consumer technology industry.
Mark is regarded as one of the go-to reporters for all Apple-related matters, one of Wired‘s top 16 people to follow in technology, and one of TIME Magazine‘s top 25 bloggers of 2013. Mark has also been profiled by CNN Fortune multiple times, NPR, the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, the Huffington Post, Business Insider, Columbia Journalism Review, Marketplace, Haaretz, and USA Today. Mark was also recently named to the 2015 Forbes 30 under 30 List.
In 2012, Mark published the first photos of the iPhone 5, broke the news about Apple’s switch to an in-house Maps application, revealed the first 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro, forecasted that Apple would update the iPad’s software with Siri support, and accurately revealed the iPad mini’s higher-than expected price point.
In 2013, Mark published the first photos of the original iPad Air, provided the first details about Jony Ive’s end-to-end iPhone and iPad software update called iOS 7, provided information about OS X Mavericks, and detailed Apple’s early work on the Apple Watch.
In 2014, Mark revealed Apple’s work on a new Health application for iOS 8 and the Apple Watch, Ive’s redesign of OS X called Yosemite, and details about the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Mark started out 2015 with a significant scoop detailing Apple’s yet-to-be-released 12-inch MacBook with a Retina display, thinner design, and more advanced trackpad and keyboard. He has continued the year by reporting on several details about iOS 9, including the new Proactive Assistant, redesigned Siri, upgraded Maps with transit functionality, new system font, split-screen iPad apps, Swift 2.0, as well as predicting a performance focus for both that software upgrade and OS X El Capitan. Mark finished the year by reporting the majority of the details about the new Apple TV, iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple Watch updates, the iPad Pro, the iPad mini 4, and iMacs.
Mark started out 2016 with exclusive reports on Apple’s work on a pair of completely wireless Beats headphones for the iPhone 7, details on the iPhone SE, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, Apple Watch updates, Apple’s March product event, new Apple retail initiatives, and Tim Cook’s Town Hall meeting with Apple employees.
Mark has also written long-form features on “Apple Anonymous,” a group of retail employees who discuss work over Twitter and the fascination of watches by Apple executives. Most significantly, in fall 2014, Mark published an extensive profile of Apple’s PR and Communications department that was compiled over two months into nine chapters. Mark also provides analysis on relevant technology industry topics, such as Apple’s recent executive shakeup. Mark kicked off his writing career at the end of 2009, and he had his first significant break in 2011 with a story detailing Siri and the iPhone 4S.
You can follow him on Twitter.
Apple Posts iPad Maps and App Store Guided Tours
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Apple has just recently updated their iPad Guided Tours page to display new tours for Maps and the App Store. Apple also went ahead and published these new videos to their YouTube Channel. We wonder why it took Apple this long to post tours for these essential iPad Apps. Maybe they were waiting for a more populated iPad App Store before showing it off on video.
Holy Cow Batman: Android on iPhone!
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We never saw this coming… actually working, but from this video, Android seems like it’s a go by the jailbreak community. It’s obviously in an early Alpha stage as demonstrated in the video, but hopefully we will be able to land our anxious hands on it soon.
via Gizmodo.
Denver Cops Show Video Of Violent iPad Theft
Denver police have released surveillance video showing the widely-reported iPad theft in which robbers seriously damaged the finger of the victim while ripping him off.
The attack took place on Monday when Jordan collected the iPad from a Denver Apple Store for a co-worker. He was leaving the mall with the bag wrapped around his hand when the thief struck, seizing the bag with such force victim, Bill Jordan, saw his finger seriously torn.
“I saw just a bone, all the skin and tendons and everything were off,” Jordan told CBS affiliate KCNC.
“The film shows them walking right behind me down the stairs as I was going out the store,” Jordan explained.
Metro Denver Crimestoppers is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading the capture and conviction of the suspects.
iPhone OS 4 Bluetooth Keyboard Features Video
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Adobe busts out the Haterade on Apple
We’re not exactly sure where The Flash Blog stands as a mouthpiece of Adobe corporate (official vs. unofficial), but they’ve certainly let their feelings be known without any sugar coating or corporate speak. Lee Brimelow, the author is a Platform Evangelist at Adobe focusing on the Flash, Flex, and AIR developer communities.
What is clear is that Apple has timed this purposely to hurt sales of CS5. This has nothing to do whatsoever with bringing the Flash player to Apple
More Assorted iPhone OS 4 Tidbits
Playlist creation in the iPod App (this is also on the iPad’s OS 3.2)
Make calendar events out of Mail message info
Gift App Store Apps
Connect External Braille Devices
Larger Text in Messages, Mail, and Alert Popups (push notifications)
Folders work in the dock and look Awesome! (Think stacks in Snow Leopard)
Organize App Arrangement within folders
Live Safari Web search Suggestions
Threaded E-Mails
Users can Search Google and Wikipedia from Spotlight
Engadget discovers that users now have the ability to search Google and Wikipedia from spotlight on their 4.0 iDevice. Take that Web OS!
The Official iPhone OS 4 Default Wallpaper for your Pleasure
Here’s the rain drops wallpaper for your usage pleasure as seen in today’s Stevenote. I know I was dying for it, so I’m sure you were too:
Woz is camping out for an iPad in a mall y'all
Steve Wozniak was seen tonight at the Valley Fair Mall in line, getting ready to camp for his iPad. Camp? in a fricken mall? GREAT IDEA WOZ! Looks like there will be no shortage of media attention at this Apple Store. As you can see Woz decided to bring some 2 dollar bills. Maybe this is all he has left after buying an iPhone 3GS in Black and White, as well as buying all the Segways he can get his hands on. Maybe the 2 represents the number he used to be in the company. Whatever it is, it’s sure great to see one of the biggest geeks alive waiting in line for his iPad like everyone else.
700 Approved iPad Apps (Video)
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Apple iPad Case Hands-On
iPad Accessories Packaging
For those packaging buffs out there (You know who you are!) here’s what the packaging of the iPad Keyboard Dock, Regular Dock, and 10W Power Cable look like.
USA Today iPad Review Hits
iTunes 9.1 Released with iPad Support
Today Apple released an update to iTunes which brings complete support for the iPad. Unless you have been on Pluto the last 3 months, you would know the iPad comes out this upcoming weekend. This update is out right on time and allows iPad syncing, and brings Books control. Also, you now have more control over Genius playlists.
iPad Firmware Download Leaked and Apple Slips iPad OS 4.0
As reported earlier, Apple released the final Golden Master seed of the iPad 3.2 SDK. This allows developers to build their apps to run on the iPad via the App Store starting April 3rd. Now Apple has uploaded 2 interesting files to their download servers. The actual firmware installed on the iPad and the iPad’s legal documentation.
What the new firmware holds is yet to be determined, but the legal documents shed light on a lot of new information. First, all iPad software updates including major ones will be free of charge. Second, Apple informally announced the availability of iPad/iPhone OS 4.0.
From Apple in Document:
Apple will provide you any iPad OS software updates that it may release from time to time, up to and including the next major iPad OS software release following the version of iPad OS software that originally shipped from Apple on your iPad, for free. For example, if your iPad originally shipped with iPad 3.x software, Apple would provide you with any iPad OS software updates it might release up to and including the iPad 4.x software release. Such updates and releases may not necessarily include all of the new software features that Apple releases for newer iPad models.
iPad Developers: Take Screenshots of your iPad Apps
We’ve discovered a very handy an undocumented tip today in the iPad simulator which allows developers to take screenshots for their iTunes metadata. Simply follow these steps and you will be good to go.
1) Launch your app and get it running on the simulator.
2) Click edit in the menu bar and while selected, press the option key.
3) Things brings up the ‘copy screen’ toggle. Click that.
4) Now simply paste the screen where you can and save it for upload.
Updated iTunes Connect: Submitting iPad Apps Interface
Developers Can Now Submit iPad Application for Review
Apple today announced developers can begin submitted their applications for review to the iPad App Store. According to Apple this is a Grand Opening special for developers. Developers have until March 27 at 5 P.M. Pacific time to get their apps in. Only app submitted before then will be apart of the grand opening. This gives developers 8 days to get their apps available on opening day.
From Apple:
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iPad will begin shipping soon and your opportunity to be part of the grand opening of the iPad App Store starts today. Submit your iPad app now for an initial review by the App Review Team and receive feedback on its readiness for the grand opening.
Submit Your App by March 27.
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iPad Camera Kit now for sale on Apple Online Store.
Today, Apple has released the anticipated iPad camera kit to the online store. Ever since Apple launched iPad pre-orders people have been wondering where the kit is. Today, the kit is no longer missing in action as available for $PRICE PUT HERE. Here’s the link to the store page. Did you get an iPad Keyboard Dock?
Minor Delays on Apple iPad Accessories and Camera kit lost in plain sight
Which iPad are you going to pre-order tomorrow?
iPad Photos.app Video Walkthrough
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