Apple Times

With all the freebies that have been flying around each week, it’s a wonder we haven’t run out. Then again, how many hundreds of apps and games are released each week? Yeah, I suppose when I think about it that way it’s no wonder we’re still going strong. Strong with savings! … I’m sorry. Just ignore me and take a look at this week’s list. I’ll be sitting over here.  [ Read More ]

Back in late December, Apple was fined $1.2 million by Italian regulators over allegations that the company promoted its AppleCare extended warranty program to customers without adequately disclosing that many of the program’s benefits were already included in the standard two-year warranty required by Italian law. As noted by @setteBIT, Apple has now added to its Italian online store a prominent link sharing the court decision (PDF). The document outlines  [ Read More ]

The increasing power and proliferation of smartphones has given us an increasing amount of ways of connecting with each other. However, all of these new communication venues have also given us an increasing amount of contact information to keep track of. Android users already know how Xobni’s app Smartr Contacts can help simplify that process and now iPhone owners can too. Smartr Contacts pulls data from various sources in order  [ Read More ]

Research firm Strategy Analytics today announced the results of its calculations of worldwide tablet shipments during the fourth quarter of 2011, revealing that Apple continues to hold a majority of the market as Android improves its standing on the strength of Amazon’s Kindle Fire. Peter King, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “Global tablet shipments reached an all-time high of 26.8 million units in Q4 2011, surging 150 percent from 10.7  [ Read More ]

Brazilian newspaper Folha reports [Google translation] that the Brazilian government has officially approved tax incentives that will allow Foxconn to begin producing iPads in the country. Interministerial Ordinance #34, signed on Monday and published in Brazil’s official register today, specifically provides for a reduction in or exemption from certain taxes associated with the production of touchscreen tablet devices lacking a keyboard and weighing less than 750 grams. According to ministerial  [ Read More ]

Bloodnote isn’t the most exciting sounding of apps but it is extremely useful for those people who need to keep an eye on their blood pressure. The app provides an easy way of entering blood pressure measurements as and when the user wants them to. It’s all laid out in a clear and concise manner so that the systolic, diastolic and pulse can all be consulted at a quick glance.  [ Read More ]

The iOS Moffee experience seems to be a bit of a mixed bag, what with the somewhat lackluster response to their dice app and the fun-but-flawed nature of TheColossusAge. Well if early impressions are any indication, the bag is going to get decidedly full of more awesome once they release The Temple of Ogrosh. In a nutshell, The Temple of Ogrash is meant to be a gamebook set in the  [ Read More ]

When it comes to racing games on iOS, it is safe to say that there are more than a couple of options.  However, very few have the look and feel of the gorgeous visuals found in a Square Enix game.  Though it isn’t from the famed Japanese developer, the upcoming game Speed Blazers, from developer Fraktalvoid seems to to be hitting on many of the same visual cues.  If you  [ Read More ]

As noted in our forums, Apple today pushed out a new firmware update specifically targeting users of the company’s Mid-2010 13-inch MacBook Pro model. The new MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.5 brings compatibility with Lion Internet Recovery, allowing users of OS X Lion to reinstall the operating system from scratch on a brand-new hard drive without the need for physical recovery media. About MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.5  [ Read More ]

According to new survey data from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (via VentureBeat), the share of U.S. adults owning a tablet device nearly doubled during the most recent holiday season, moving from 10% to 19% between mid-December and early January. While the introduction of Amazon’s Kindle Fire certainly played a significant role in the tablet growth, the news still bodes well for Apple’s iPad performance during the quarter.  [ Read More ]