Of all the sports associations getting iPads and deploying them for better communication between managers and athletes, I thought Japan’s Sumo Association would have been the last. I mean, sumo wrestlers aren’t exactly “techy” people. Sumo is a pretty traditional sport, bounded to old rules - can you imagine these oversized wrestlers sitting down and enjoying Robert Scoble’s tweets on Flipboard?
Sumo Wrestlers Getting iPads, Too
Unboxing The New Hexacore Mac Pro
MacRumors collected a set of unboxing pictures of the new Mac Pro from Japan’s Recruit. The pictures show the new SSD drive, ATI Radeon 5870 and the new Hexacore Xeon CPUs.
iTunes U Downloads: 300 Million in 3 Years
Earlier this morning Apple announced that iTunes U downloads have topped 300 million in over 3 years. More than 800 universities have iTunes U accounts, half of these institutions distribute content through the iTunes Store.
A very good result, and the prove that iTunes is growing large of great content. I just wonder how long Apple will allow iTunes to contain all this content, before moving to other solutions. Cloud distribution, anyone?
Check out the press release after the break.
The New Simplenote, Now Available
Great news, iPad and iPhone users: the all-new Simplenote is now available, together with a complete new webapp, full support for iOS 4 and tags. I’ve been beta testing the new version, and it’s awesome. Really, a great update now live in the App Store. For free.
The new version (labelled 3.0.3) introduces brand new features that make Simplenote a fresh new experience. A new icon (lovely), a new UI, tags for posts (a much requested feature), fullscreen mode and easy note sharing. It’s very easy, and a killer feature for users like me, who need to share notes and documents with a team.
Simplenote is available here for free. A premium subscription is available as in-app purchase at $11.99. Check out the first screenshots and changelog below, and stay tuned for our full review coming tomorrow.
It’s More Than a Time Log
There’s a few of us who enjoy a bit of personal data analytics. As I revamp my personal life style to fit in with a bustling third year workload in college, I’m always interested in where I can cut corners, or if I can find a way to improve my note-taking habits (which are quite slow) by getting some insight into how much time I actually spend/waste on doing things. More Than Time Log is something I’ve had on my iPod touch for a while: initially launched for iOS 4, the developer has made it compatible with older devices running 3.1.3 and beyond while ensuring a usable experience on the speed front. But as for how easy it is to track information, let’s dive in.
Google Goggles Coming to iPhone “By The End of 2010”
We have a release date for Google’s Goggles iPhone application. Sort of. The Register reports that, during the Hot Chips conference at Stanford University on Monday, Google staff engineer David Petrou confirmed that Goggles for iPhone is almost ready, and should be released by the end of 2010.
Slow Start? AT&T and “The Switch” iAds Rolling Out to Users
Business Insider has just found out that Apple is rolling out to new iAd campaigns: one for AT&T’s $15 monthly data plan and one for “The Switch” movie Jason Bateman and Jennifer Anniston, which debuted last week.
I haven’t been able to test them, but from what I read on BI’s report - they look great.
Win A Copy of Dunk for iPhone
Dunk is a great Dribbble client for iPhone I reviewed a few days ago here. From the review:
“For a first release, Dunk works very well and looks good. It could use some additional features, API love and portrait mode support, but I’m sure 1.1 (and the future 1.2, I guess) will solve all these issues. Cheers to Robocat for releasing the first great mobile Dribbble client.”
Moleskine iPhone 4 Case
I can’t say I didn’t see this coming: a moleskine-like case for the iPhone 4? Could you even have doubts about it?
So here it is, a case that looks just like an old moleskine complete with its traditional elastic bland. It’s the classiest way to hide an iPhone. Or the worst way to access the volume buttons.
Your call.