Browsing all articles from April, 2011
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Apr
2011

Twitterrific just received a huge update and brings many new features, improvements and bug fixes. New Features Username auto-completion when composing a tweet ?Report Spammer? option on user profiles (must not be following) Tap and hold on a user?s avatar for quick access to report action Support for Cloud.app media uploads & URL shortening Camera support for iPad 2 Settings option [...] Twitterrific updates brings iPad 2 camera support and much more is a story [...]

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Apr
2011

If you still haven’t been able to find an iPad 2 in stock in your area, this iPhone app may be able to help you.  FindOne, available in the iTunes app store, uses your entered zip code to set up a search area, then it queries nearby superstore’s databases to find inventory.  You can specify [...] Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/04/21/let-your-iphone-help-you-find-an-ipad-2/ Luján Fernández

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Apr
2011

You may not be aware of this but the location of your iPad or iPhone is constantly being tracked. Also, each time you create backups or sync your device that information is being logged. If you are using default security settings anyone can access your personal data and location. The fact that this data is [...] Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ipadbuzzblog/~3/musn3CezvF4/ Marisa Tomei

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Apr
2011

How do you fit double the ink into the refill of a ballpen? By twisting the tube into a spiral, that’s how. Called the T&T Pen-Ink Chamber, the helical coil fits into any regular pen barrel and sits there for twice as long as a normal refill. The concept design makes much the refill’s reduced environmental [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/04/spiral-shaped-ballpen-refill-packs-double-the-ink/ Rachel McAdams

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Apr
2011

This Thursday, April 14 the all new Nighty Night HD app will become available in the iTunes App Store. It’s a great interactive bedtime book for iPad specifically designed for children ages 1-4. Nighty Night HD iPad App Key Features Vibrant 2D illustrations and animation 7 interactive animals (Dog, Pig, Sheep, Duck, Cow, Fish, Chickens) [...] Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ipadbuzzblog/~3/O1rXVR31xXA/ Tessie Santiago

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Apr
2011

Actress Elisabeth Sladen, loved by Doctor Who fans for her portrayal of reporter Sarah Jane Smith on the British sci-fi show, died Tuesday at age 63. She had been battling cancer, according to a BBC statement. “Sarah Jane Smith was everybody’s hero when I was younger, and as brave and funny and brilliant as people only [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/04/elisabeth-sladen-obit/ Sarah Michelle Gellar

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Apr
2011

Later today, Firefox will undergo its biggest developmental upheaval ever. Mozilla-central, the source of nightly builds, will be renumbered to version 5 — and at long last, after years of wallowing around version 1, Mozilla’s rendering and layout engine, Gecko, will also have its version number updated to match Firefox. Shortly thereafter, Firefox’s new channel system will be implemented. Firefox 5a2 will be introduced as the first Aurora build, and we should also see a [...]

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Apr
2011

Iomega’s SuperHero is a hybrid charging dock and backup station for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Problem is, it’s not that super. Source: http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/04/iomega-superhero/ Poppy Montgomery

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Apr
2011

Yes, that’s right, I said adorable. Because Cueboy Quest really is! You play an 8-bit cowboy whose goal on each level is to get to the door (and thus to the next level), but the door is often locked. To get it to open, you must shoot at one or more targets, and those targets aren’t always in your line of sight. For example, on one level the the target is a balloon which is [...]

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Apr
2011

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory was forced to disconnect internet access for workers on Friday after the federal facility was hacked, and administrators discovered data being siphoned from a server. Only a “few megabytes” of data were stolen before the lab discovered the breach and cut internet access to prevent further exfiltration from the sensitive government [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/04/oak-ridge-lab-hack/ Luján Fernández

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