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Netflix updates iPad app for Retina display

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 21st, 2012)

Updated to clarify that the app changes affect UI elements only, not video quality. Netflix has rolled out the Retina-ready version of its video streaming app for the iPad. You can grab it for free from iTunes. The video service requires a minimum $7.99 monthly subscription. Of course, the ...

Propellerhead announces Figure for iOS (Updated)

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 21st, 2012)

Propellerhead -- makers of the music DAW software, Reason -- had a press conference in Frankfurt, Germany yesterday where it announced some exciting new products and features. Most notably for iOS users, Propellerhead announced a brand new music making app, Figure. As indicated by Ernst ...

The Apple Store is down (Update: back up with no changes)

by Chris Rawson (Mar 20th, 2012)

Apple's online store is currently down. When the Apple Store goes down around this time of week, it's usually a sign of something new showing up in the store or some kind of promotional/holiday refresh taking place rather than simple maintenance updates. We haven't heard of any new products ...

iPads bought, unboxed ahead of US launch; Woz waits patiently in LA (Updated)

by Michael Rose (Mar 16th, 2012)

The wave of happy new iPad owners is rolling towards US shores, as the 8 am local on-sale time has already hit the other side of the world; heavy traffic and brisk sales were reported in Sydney, Hong Kong and elsewhere. For those of us waiting in line overnight outside Apple Stores to pick up ...

iFixit tears down the third generation iPad (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 15th, 2012)

iFixit got its hands on a third generation iPad as soon as it went on sale in Australia today. As they boasted on Twitter, "the first legit-purchased, legit-owned iPad 3 is now also the first legit-opened iPad... in the world." The iPad 2 and the iPad 3 have different displays and the ...

FaceTime not supported over LTE on new iPad (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 15th, 2012)

Reviews for the new iPad went live last night. While most reviewers were pleased with the tablet's LTE performance, there was one glaring omission. According to The Verge, the new iPad does not support FaceTime over LTE. You can turn on the iPad's WiFi hotspot and fire up FaceTime on the iPhone ...

Faux G: New "4G" indicator on iPhone 4S is the tip of a standards iceberg (Updated)

by Richard Gaywood (Mar 14th, 2012)

Update: See discussion of the ITU's "sliding scale" of 4G below. Commenters have pointed out that since 2010 the standards organization has acknowledged that 3G evolutions can reasonably be called 4G. References to 4G vs. IMT-Advanced have been clarified. In a rare move of capitulation to a ...

Preparing your old iPad for sale in five easy steps (Update)

by Steven Sande (Mar 12th, 2012)

It appears from the huge pre-sales of the new iPad that a lot of people are getting the new model. We've also heard from a number of iPad "recyclers" that they're seeing record numbers of people who are selling their original iPad or iPad 2 to trade up to the new model. Since I'm among those who ...

Elgato's Thunderbolt SSD delivers fast portable storage at premium prices

by Michael Rose (Mar 10th, 2012)

Update: Added BareFeats performance testing information. If there's one word I'd pick to describe Elgato's newest Mac peripheral, the Thunderbolt SSD external drive, it would have to be "minimalist." With this product, the company has delivered storage so simple that it's almost featureless. The ...

Apple announces third generation iPad starting at $499 (updated)

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 7th, 2012)

After months of anticipation, Apple has announced the third generation of the iPad. Prices are (all USD) $499/$599/$699 for Wi-Fi-only models in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB. Models with LTE 4G cost $629/$729/$829 respectively for the same capacities. The new iPad has a 2048x1536 retina display, which ...

25 billionth app downloaded from the App Store (Update)

by Steven Sande (Mar 3rd, 2012)

Sometime this evening, some lucky person downloaded the 25 billionth app from the App Store. The graphic you see above showed up between midnight and 1 AM ET, although I wasn't able to capture the exact time. If you're the winner of Apple's US$10,000 App Store credit, we'd love to talk to you. The ...

Retina display Macs, iPads, and HiDPI: Doing the Math (updated)

by Richard Gaywood (Mar 1st, 2012)

Love Apple gear? Like math? TUAW's Doing the Math series examines the numbers and the science behind the hardware and software. The rumourmill has been busy lately with claims that we might get "Retina display" Macs soon -- and of course, a Retina display iPad 3 on March 7, probably, maybe, ...

Snagit 2.0 arrives with expanded feature set (updated)

by Steven Sande (Feb 28th, 2012)

TechSmith's powerful Snagit app for capturing and annotating screenshots or websites has been around for a little over a year, having first been reviewed on TUAW in November 2010. Today Snagit (US$49.95) has been updated to version 2.0, expanding the capabilities of the app to a higher level. ...

Office for iPad reportedly due in weeks (Update)

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Feb 21st, 2012)

The Daily has gotten its hands on the upcoming iPad version of Microsoft Office, which its sources tell them will soon go through the Apple App Store vetting process. The interface is reportedly similar to OneNote, which we reviewed in December, and also contains technology that's in the Windows ...

Counterfeit Pokemon apps sneak into App Store (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 20th, 2012)

Each app in the iOS App Store must go through Apple's notorious approval process. Previously known for its heavy ban hammer, Apple is now earning a reputation for being lax and letting a myriad of cloned and counterfeit apps into the App Store. According to reports from Develop and Ars Technica, ...