Gmail App for iPhone and iPad Download Now Available on iTunes

November 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Update: The app has been pulled due to a bug in the notifications. When it’s fixed it will be back up. If you already have the app then you can carry on using it.

As rumoured yesterday, Google has finally released a Gmail app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

We’ve combined your favorite features from the Gmail mobile web app and iOS into one app so you can be more productive on the go. It’s designed to be fast, efficient and take full advantage of the touchscreen and notification capabilities of your device. And it’s one more reason to switch to Gmail.

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ASUS Transformer Prime Launch Expected Next Week

November 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment

We are hearing today that the ASUS Transformer Prime could go on sale as early as next week. The tablet device is an Android 4.0 unit although when it launches, it will likely first run Android Honeycomb until Ice Cream Sandwich is made available.

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Ultra-Thin MacBook Pro Could Lose Optical Drive

October 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Apple [AAPL] could be working on an ultra-thin MacBook Pro from what we hear today. The information hints that to get the MacBook Pro thinner the company will remove the optical drive and make an external option available for those that want it.

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TouchFire Screen top Keyboard for iPad

October 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment

TouchFire is an iPad attachment that aims to make typing on your iPad feel like typing on a real keyboard. It attaches over the top of the landscape keyboard on either the original iPad or the iPad 2 and allows typists to feel where the keys are with the result of making it easier to type quickly.

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Siri Ported to the iPad – Doesn’t Connect to Apple Yet

October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Although the Apple iPad 2 and iPhone 4S have a lot of similar technical specs, ie the A5 processor, same amount of RAM etc…, it was only the iPhone 4S that got Siri.

We now see that some jailbreakers have managed to port Siri over to the iPad. The downside (and it’s a large downside) is that Apple isn’t authenticating requests which basically means it doesn’t really work. All the options are available and work the same way as they do on the iPhone 4S, but when it comes to processing speech it stops dead.

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New Apple MacBook Pro Launches

October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Apple [AAPL] has just refreshed the lineup of MacBook Pros. The new versions have received a bump in specs which sees CPU and storage increased on some of the models.

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Google Chromebooks Available to Enterprise and Education with Pay-Once Option

October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Buying a Google Chromebook for education or enterprise requires that you pay a monthly subscription fee for three years. This is now changing as Google [GOOG] has announced that the Chromebook will be available for a one off price of $449 or $519 for the WiFi only and 3G models respectively.

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iOS 5 on iPad 2 Security Vulnerability Spotted

October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Since the launch of iOS 5 the iPad 2 has gained a security issue which allows a smartcover, or any other magnet, to be used to bypass the lock screen.

Although some of the things you can do when bypassing the lockscreen are limited, if you leave an app open on your device it can allow users to get in and delete apps or use the last app you had open. If you close out the app you are last in then the user can still delete apps and look at what you have (and search spotlight), the user cannot open apps.

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TomTom Update for iOS Brings Support for iPad

October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago we wrote that TomTom was about to make TomTom for the iPhone in to an iPad compatible app. This update has now arrived and brings with it support for both the iPhone and iPad in a single app.

As TomTom has decided not to charge again for the iPad version of the app, this also means that any in-app purchases you have made on the iPhone version can also be carried over to the iPad version.

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Teaser Page Goes Live for the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Asus has launched a teaser page in preparation for the launch of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime. The device is a tablet that has an NVIDIA quad-core Kal-El processor inside (a Tegra 2).

The Eee Pad Transformer Prime is the world’s first tablet to feature Project Kal-El, NVIDIA’s next-generation quad-core Tegra® mobile chip, giving birth to a new breed of high powered tablet devices. Armed with this technology, the Transformer Prime is blazing fast. In fact, we are setting a new industry standard for how fast a tablet should be. Multitasking and HD movies? Piece of cake.

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OmniFocus for iPhone and iPad Get Location Based Reminders

October 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Omni Group has pushed out a couple of new updates today. Each is for OmniFocus for both the iPhone and the iPad. One of the new features that the updates bring is location based reminders. The location based reminders work in a similar way to the built in iOS 5 Reminders app and allow you to put a point on a map where you want to be reminded of something. As soon as are within a certain distance of that point you get a reminder pop up on screen.

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Facebook for iPad Launches

October 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Facebook has just released an update for the Facebook App which now makes it compatible with the iPad. The new update is version 4.0 and is compatible on both the iPad and the iPhone. The Facebook app for is a much welcomed update for many who have requested an iPad version over the past 18 months.

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