Archive for May, 2010
May 12th, 2010 at 10:11 PM EST | by inu846W
We’ve just learned from the good folks at Twitterrific that their iPad app will now include the ability to upload images and videos.
Multimedia support is just one feature that makes Twitterrific stand out among iPad Twitter apps — and one feature that will likely keep Twitterrific in many users’ hearts in the event that Twitter releases an official iPad app, as well.
The app already includes features such as filters, retweets, link shortening, email and tweet translation. It also allows users to manage multiple accounts with an upgrade.
Read more: Mashable.com
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May 12th, 2010 at 9:35 PM EST | by inu846W
Thanks to its small size and weight, the iPad’s place is not on our desks, but at our side–a constant companion that augments and enriches our daily lives. This seems to be inspiring all sorts of innovative apps that take advantage of everything our beloved tablet has to offer in new and exciting ways.
One such example comes from the labs of U.S. cable giant Comcast, which demoed a prototype of its new Xfinity Remote, an app that can be used to access and control the company’s on-demand and TV-recording services.
Read more: PCWorld.com
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May 12th, 2010 at 1:24 PM EST | by inu846W
Why isn’t there a native Facebook app for iPad yet? It’s not like the company hasn’t had the time or lacks the resources to update its existing iPhone app. For the time being, iPad users have to choose between blowing up the iPhone app to almost unusable dimensions for the larger screen or use the web app which, to be fair, is acceptable.
That said, it does seem strange that such an obvious iPad app hasn’t yet made its way to the App Store. Thank heavens then for the guys at sobees who have taken it upon themselves to put together a Facebook client for the iPad and, from our initial inspection, have done a brilliant job!
Read more: 148apps.com
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May 11th, 2010 at 10:14 PM EST | by inu846W
If you’ve just seen Iron Man 2 on the big screen, here’s your chance to get in on more action in Gameloft’s Iron Man 2 for iPad. Become Iron Man or War Machine and suit up to save innocent lives from dangerous drones and villains, including Whiplash from the movie. The time has come for you to answer the call.
Review
Iron Man 2 for iPad comes complete with 9 levels of play, upgradeable suits with numerous enemies to fight. You will first assume the role of Tony Stark, Iron Man and have the option of playing as War Machine in later missions. The game begins with simple tutorials designed to help you learn the game’s controls such as weapon’s targeting to flying around the city. Your character will come outfitted with repulsor lasers and missiles. As you complete each mission’s objectives, you’ll gain experience points which you can use in between missions to upgrade your character’s attacks, shields and combinations.
You begin the fight in New York and move to different locations such as third world villages and even underwater. Mission objectives will basically call for you to defeat all enemies or to go to a waypoint and defuse bombs. Bomb defusal is a built-in mini-game which will require you to slide puzzle pieces around to match the image you are given.
Read more: iPadmodo.com
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May 11th, 2010 at 8:37 PM EST | by inu846W
A while back, TUAW took a peek at RoqyBluetooth, a GPS solution for jailbroken iPads and iPod touches. Today, Matthias Ringwald has released BTstack GPS. Like Roqy, BTstack GPS offers integrated core location for Bluetooth-enabled devices that lack an onboard GPS system.
Retailing for $5 (via the Cydia store), BTstack GPS was written by the same developer who created BTstack, allowing iPhone OS units to communicate with external bluetooth devices including keyboards (you may be familiar with his BTstack Keyboard application), mice, Wiimotes, and now, Bluetooth GPS dongles.
The software requires you to disable Apple’s Bluetooth in the settings app. You then launch the GPS app, wait for your system to detect the external GPS unit, select it, pair, and then wait again as the GPS unit finds locks to the low orbit satellites that provide GPS data. This can take a minute or two, so be a little patient. Once the lock finishes and the GPS data starts flowing, Ringwald’s app will update, showing your current location on a map.
Read more: TUAW.com
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May 11th, 2010 at 8:15 PM EST | by inu846W
Recently, TUAW has looked at using the iPad’s camera connection kit to attach and use USB drives. If you’re using a jailbroken iPad, you’ll be pleased to discover that the camera connection kit allows you to connect a USB stick or hard drive and access it from your iPad. That means you can easily bring extra files on-the-go and copy them into third party (i.e. no, you’re not going to update your iTunes library on the go…yet) applications.
Mounting drives is the province of a built-in application called MobileStorageMounter. It’s part of the iPad’s core services. When it sees a new FAT or HFS USB device, it attempts to mount that device using standard Unix services. If it finds a built-in DCIM folder on the drive, it launches the iPad Photos application. If not, it throws up the dialog shown at the top of this post, reporting that the attached USB device is not supported.
As far as you’re concerned, that error message is good news. It means that the device has been properly mounted and is ready for use. If you do not see the dialog, it’s time to take one of two courses of action: a quick fix that works most of the time and a thorough fix that always works.
Read more: TUAW.com
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