Ion Audio in association with Atari, today introduced the iCade. An arcade machine look alike tabletop dock with a joystick designed to turn your iPad into an arcade machine.
The product first turned up as an April Fools joke from Thinkgeek. But now it’s real! We’re on the way to check it out and we’ll have full details soon. Until then, here’s a shot to hold you over.
Questions we have include does this work with more than Atari games, and of course how much and when??
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Developer: SHAPE Services
Price: $4.99
Version: 1.3
Design Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Features Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Integration Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Note: this review focuses on use with an iPad, but the iDisplay application is universal and all devices – iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad – will work.
 iDisplay is a tool that transforms your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad into a secondary display for your mac or PC, acting just like any other external monitor. To get started, you’ll first need a copy of iDisplay Desktop – software built specifically for iDisplay. It’s free, quick and simple to set up, and once installed, does all the work.
Instead of connecting an iPad to your computer, it’s all done over-the-air on your local network. The application will automatically generate a local IP address to which the iPad can connect and be transformed into an additional monitor (with its full 1024
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A change in application store’s developer terms and conditions were spotted. This change was found allowing the developers 50% discount if they offer their application for bulk purchases normally by educational institutes. Therefore, it is basically for the benefit and advantage of the educational institutions. This program will promote and support the educational institutes and will also improve the quality of such institutes.
Apple Debuts App. Store Volume Purchase Program for Educational Institutes
Taking specifically about Apple, a program for educational institutes regarding the advantages of the discounted pricing has been posted. The basic idea, through which it was to be accomplished, was Volume Purchase program. It becomes easy for the educational institutes to purchase iOS applications because of Volume purchase program. It is about the volume and the distribution of the application to different users. A special offer to the app. developers has also been given by the purchase program. They can avail it if they purchase 20 or more applications.
Therefore, with the help of volume purchase program, purchasing of iOS apps becomes quite easy. Normally there are hundreds of students in a college and if apple is signing a contract with one college, it can sale a lot of applications to many users. In such cases, minimizing the profit margin is good to facilitate the customers.
Volume Purchasing
If we talk about the procedure required for volume purchasing, there are certain vouchers which are available for accomplishing the Volume purchasing. They are available through the Apple Store of Education in certain denominations. These denominations are mostly of $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000. There are authorized representatives which sell these vouchers. You can purchase these vouchers from them. They are delivered through the regular mail. After that, they can be distributed to the program facilitators. Then, can be redeemed in the application store.
This is actually Apple Debuts Applications Store Volume Purchase Program for Educational institutes. It is basically aimed for helping the educational institutes to seek maximum benefits from the discount pricing. The procedures and ways to get it accomplished are quite specific and beneficial as well.
Apple’s Contributions
Thanks to apple as providing and maintaining such a program, in which students who do not have more money, can also get benefits from the applications and can purchase such app. for their work and according to their satisfaction. This program is also beneficial for Apple, as this program provides a lot of sale on a minimum profit. This program is also a great source of publicity for Apple applications.
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A lot of talk in the mobile world is surrounding mobile platforms like Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. However, while these behemoths are certainly quite most popular they are by no means the only offerings on the market. Microsoft has Windows Phone 7, Palm webOS and Nokia Symbian and MeeGo.
We don’t hear much about MeeGo but if you’re a fan of the platform and currently have a Windows Mobile 6.5 touting HTC HD2, pay attention. Thanks to the work of some top notch hackers, MeeGo 1.1 has been ported to the HD2. Unfortunately, things like the touchscreen and WiFi don’t yet work but as development continues these things are sure to be remedied.
Once a publicly available install method is made known we’ll be sure to pass it your way.
via slashgear
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Developer: Teehan+Lax
Price: $4.99
Version: 1.0
Design Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Features Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Integration Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
 TweetMag is a Twitter-dedicated application built to offer a magazine-style view of what articles and links people are tweeting about both in your own stream and in the outer world. “It’s like making a personal editorial team out of the people, lists and tags you follow” reads the official blurb. So how well does it work? Let’s find out.
After TweetMag authenticates with Twitter through the input of your login credentials, the application does all the work – from scanning for links and finding articles to placing them on a personal, uniquely-created homepage. This homepage is very cleanly designed, with an effective balance between text and images (at least for my feed). Each article is clearly defined and readable with a single tap. The homepage also includes any videos people from your feed have tweeted. Everything can be enjoyed in-app, including YouTube videos.
Although you can’t see who tweeted what from your personal home screen, tapping on an article will reveal who the tweeter was, along with any other tweets containing that link. All of this information is kept to a sidebar, with TweetMag offering preference to the article rather than the tweeter: exactly the way it should be. Options to tweet an article, save it, e-mail the link or open in Safari also exist, as well as the ability to @reply to the person who tweeted the link in the first place.
I noted earlier that the application can operate beyond the borders of your own twitter stream. A ‘Top Stories’ tab provides a self-explanatory list of the most popular articles and links, all laid out in the same way as your personal home screen. If you’re looking to tailor your tastes towards specific categories, TweetMag has you covered. And if you’re looking to refine your results even further, whether it be to a person, tag or keyword, TweetMag has it all in-house, available with a few taps.
It’s an interesting take on a device that prides itself on innovation. TweetMag is a great idea, ensuring that you’re kept up-to-date and in-the-loop about the happenings of your stream. However, the major issue in this version reviewed is stability: the application crashed multiple times during my testing, which dampens my overall positive outlook. Nonetheless, if you’re curious enough to view a fresh perspective of your steam, TweetMag’s for you. There’s no single person tweets to be found, this application is all about the articles and links behind the tweets. And in 140 characters, you can only say so much.
However, perhaps the biggest problem to TweetMag is a rival application: Flipboard. This free alternative does what TweetMag does to an extent, albeit with a little less flare, but with a whole lot more social networking, from Facebook to Flickr. And with a $4.99 price tag, TweetMag is the more expensive of the two. It’s up to you and how much you value your stream’s content.
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