During the weekend Apple introduced 4 new sections in the App Store, both for iPhone and iPad:
When is Apple going to launch a section that collects all the sections they introduced in the App Store, though?
Apple Launches 4 New Sections in the App Store
UK Military Implementing iPad in the Classroom?
The iPad is seeing more combat than living rooms The Next Web reports. Young grunts at the Royal School of Artillery are getting key training and are learning faster than ever before via the slick device, thanks to the interaction and presentation of real-world combat situations.
”[…] benefits of iPad use in military training, and any learning experience for that matter, is a decrease in the amount of classroom time required when using the right app for the situation, decreases in costs associated with publishing training materials, and the mobility the iPad offers can transfer learning to any environment.”
Engaging students behind enemy lines, it’s great to see the iPad making waves in education. As colleges begin adopting the device too, I wonder if student performance will see similar increases in the classroom?
[BBC via The Next Web]
Apple Using Own Location Services in 3.2 & Higher
After the purchase of Poly9 and Placebase, you’d think Apple would start implementing their own Map services right? I think you’d be correct. Something’s that flown under the radar is the fact that in April, Apple started dropping the location based services of Skyhook Wireless and Google in order to implement their own. As of iPhone OS 3.2 and now iOS 4, Apple is in complete control of the location services used in the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
[via TechCrunch]
Apple Patenting Mobile App Ideas
This is a scary thought. Apple is interested in patenting mobile applications in three categories: travel, hotel, and fashion. Hip people gotta know where to say and how to look right?
Apple Targeting Crummy Rip-off Marketers
Every time I look for something Apple-ish on eBay, I always encounter dozes of unauthorized accessories sold at a dollar with expensive as hell shipping. Either from Hong Kong or someone unpronouncable name in China, it’s not fun wading through the hundreds if not thousands of illicit items for sale.
Thankfully, Apple is taking on this jackassery via a lawsuit.
Why Would You Ever Want to Turn Your iPad In A Fridge-Magnet?
Gadgets gone wrong, or must-have thing of this holiday season? I’m pretty confident a zillion of crazy iPad users will buy it, and love it.
Wired talks about a new product, the FridgePad:
“Made of aluminum with a big old magnet on the back to keep it firmly stuck to the fridge, the FridgePad holds the iPad with four plastic corner clips. Once secured to the door of the smallest and coldest room in the house, you can use the iPad to play music, podcasts or audiobooks, show you recipes or, well, anything the iPad can do. The more I think about it, the more it is clear how perfect the iPad is as a kitchen computer. And if you’re really messy when you cook, you could even slip the whole rig, magnet and all, into the ziploc bag and just slap that onto the refrigerator.”
You know what? Give me a great calendar app and I’m gonna stick my baby to the fridge. Maybe. But only if it comes with additional Ballmer stickers.
ForkLift 2 Beta 3 Now available
We would be remiss if we didn’t tell you that BinaryNights has launched their 3rd beta of ForkLift 2. It’s essentially what the final version should look like, and any bugs you’ve encountered in previous iterations should be all patched up. Be sure to send BinaryNights a big thank you and any feedback about any issues you encounter.
You can get the full scoop on the BinaryNights blog.
OpenAppMkt, An App Store for iPhone Web Apps. Kinda.
While it’s a great idea to showcase in one single place iPhone-optimized web applications, this attempt proves once again why Cocoa still reigns over web apps: it just doesn’t feel right on the iPhone. It’s constantly loading stuff, scrolling is weird, too many taps, pop ups - it’s not natural.
LogMeIn Ignition for iPad
Currently the 10th Top Grossing iPad application on the App Store, LogMeIn Ignition always seems to spark a bit of curiosity with iPad owners. For $30, what exactly are you getting with your remote application? I spent some time at home and in the real world testing LogMeIn Ignition for the past couple of weeks, and I have to say I’m pleasantly impressed with the quality of LogMeIn’s application, and I think it’s just about perfect for anyone who needs to access their desktop computer while mobile.