While playing around with the new iOS 4.3 beta on the iPad, we came across an interesting menu item in the settings app that lets you now change what the Mute button does. You now have the option of switching it back to a lock rotation button.
If you think back to when the iPad first got iOS 4 the handy lock rotate button had its function changed to a mute switch. Since then, to lock the rotation you had to double tap the home button, swipe to the controls menu and then tap the orientation lock button. A number of people complained about this process and it appears in this case, Apple has decided to listen. [Read more…]
Apple has released iOS 4.3 beta 1 to developers indicating that the latest update isn’t too far away now.
Motorola has introduced details of its first Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet at CES 2011. The new tablet will be called the Motorola XOOM and will have a 10.1 inch screen.
HP has sent out an invite to a press event that will be specifically for webOS and will be held on February 9.
Skype for the iPhone has received an update bringing it up to version 3.0. This is the very same version we reported on a couple of days ago that had leaked on one of the Skype websites.
The message above shows what we could be seeing early next year… that is video calls on Skype on a Verizon iPhone if the image is to be believed.
As expected, the Infinity Blade update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is now ready for download. A number of new features have been added to the game such as more swords, shields, helmets as well as Armor. A new enemy can also be found in the game.
T-Mobile (US) is launching a MiFi solution sometime next year. The first of two MiFi devices is launching in March 2011 and has been codenamed “Lil Wayne” for reasons we do not know.
NavFree for the iPhone has launched in the US. The NavFree app is free, as the name suggests, and brings navigation to the iPhone and iPad.
Motorola has created a video teaser called the “Tablet Evolution”. The ad is preparing for the unveiling of the Motorola Android 3.0 tablet and explains that it will be revealed at CES 2011.
LifeHacker has created a handy tutorial that allows you to store your iTunes library in the DropBox service. What this does is allow you to sync your iPhone, iPad or iPod to a number of computers without getting any syncing errors or conflicts.
