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Apple to Begin Rejecting Apps that Access UDID and Don’t Support Retina on May 1

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UDID Alternative ComingAs of May 1st, Apple will be cracking down on App Store submissions. In a note published to app developers today, Apple revealed that it is going to begin officially rejecting new and updated apps that access the unique device identifier or UDID of an iOS device.

In addition, after May 1, newly submitted apps and app updates must be designed to support the Retina display of both the fourth generation iPad and the iPhone. Apps are also being forced to include full screen iPhone 5 support, rather than offering mere compatibility.

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Go Inside the Cockpit With the iPad Flight Bag

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Cockpit Chronicles with Kent WienIn July of 2011, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave authorization for pilots to replace their heavy, bulky flight kits with an iPad. Instead of having to lug around 40 pounds of manuals, maps, and other documentation, commercial airlines could exchange paper for technology. Over the past year-and-a-half, various airlines have switched to paperless flight bags. We have reported on different aspects of iPads as flight bags over the years, but we’ve never seen more than a snapshot or two of the process.

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Apple Adds Audiobus Support to GarageBand

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AudioBus

Audiobus is, kind of, the coolest music app in the App Store. It is a mediator, of sorts, that lets one music app interact with another music app. It is really quite extraordinary. Once the app is downloaded to your device, it finds all compatible apps and gives you easy access to each one. Not only that, these music apps can now interact with each other. So, you can start a drum beat with FunkBox Drum Machine, add a sample using Loopy HD, plug in your guitar and add some tasty riffs with AmpliTube, and lay down a smooth melody with GrainBender.

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Take a Self-Guided Tour of the Cleveland Museum of Art with your iPad

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I love going to museums. Any time I’m in a new town, I look for the local art, history, or discovery museum. My mom used to drag us to them as kids and I guess it just stuck with me. She loves taking guided tours. Every time we visit a new place, she’s always trying to get me to buy the audio tour. You know, the one where you listen to a docent tell the history of a painter or point out something interesting about a sculpture. I usually pass on those. “Boring,” is usually how I answer my mom.

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New Apple Patent Makes Your iPad Shake, Vibrator Mode Coming Soon

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iPad VibratorWhen you get alerts on your iPhone, you can set your notifications to make your device buzz. This is mainly so that, when you set your phone to “silent mode” you can still know about a text or other alert by the vibration. The iPad doesn’t come with vibrator mode. Presumably, the developers of Apple’s tablet didn’t think anyone would be trying to stuff a 10-inch device in their back pockets and figured there was no reason to include the physical alert feature on the iPad.

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Thermodo: Tiny iOS Temperature Sensor, Runaway Kickstarter Success

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thermodoDanish app developer Robocat is definitely on to something.  Its recent Kickstarter project, Thermodo, a tiny electrical thermometer that plugs into the headphone jack of an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, is a huge success already. Thanks to enthusiastic Kickstarter backers, Thermodo has blown out its inital $35K goal, and is closing in fast on its second stretch goal.

Thermodo’s success likely stems from two factors. First, iPad owners like weather apps as a rule, and tend to retain using them longer than other app categories, but there’s one problem with weather apps: they don’t tell you the temperature where you are, only the temperature near to where you are. Thermodo solves this problem. Secondly, Thermodo’s tiny form factor is pretty adorable.
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MyFitnessPal Teams With Netpulse So You Can Count Calories From Your Treadmill

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mfp-weekly-breakdownMyFitnessPal offers one of the most popular health and fitness apps in the App Store. Calorie Counter and Diet Tracker by MyFitnessPalHD is a socially integrated fitness app that allows users to track their daily calorie intake and outtake while sharing their results with friends. The company recently announced collaboration with Netpulse to incorporate data readings from your iPad app to fitness equipment across leading health clubs so you can track your calories on the exercise bike at your local gym.

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Sony, Phillips-Backed Software Firm Sues Apple For Patent Infringement Of All Devices

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Intertrust suit

Once again, Apple is getting in trouble with another company over patent infringement. This time, software development company Intertrust Technologies is claiming that Apple has knowingly infringed on security software patents at “virtually every level of its consumer electronics enterprise.” To top it off, Intertrust is backed by Sony and Philips, each of which holds a 49 percent stake in the company.

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PadGadget’s Sound Stage: iLine Cables Let You Connect Anywhere With Any Device – Hands-on Review

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It’s time for another exciting installment of Sound Stage. Whether we talk about Cat Piano apps, analog keyboards that plug into your iPad, or epic DJ equipment, we love music and aren’t afraid to show it. Last week, we told you about an app that incorporates a bit of music history with anagram style puzzle games. Musaic Box may not require that you know how to play an instrument, but it sure helps if you know what each one sounds like.

This week, we go hands on with another of IK Multimedia’s new toys. We just can’t get enough of the music-loving software and hardware developers over at IK Multimedia. We recently had an in-depth review of their newest MIDI-compatible app, iLectric Piano. Talk about going down memory lane.

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Artist Pays Homage to Steve Jobs With Bubble Wrap

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Bradley-Hart-Bubble-Wrap-Paintings-1-600x708 There are not very many CEOs in the world that are given the honor of becoming the subject of someone’s artistic endeavor. If anyone does portray an executive in an art piece, the subject is usually represented as a wolf or a pig. Steve Jobs has been the object of many artists’ affections throughout his life, and after. He lives on through the interpretations of others, be it paintings, toys, or even food, the worlds most beloved CEO is often recreated by fans. Artist Bradley Hart has turned Jobs into a pixilated masterpiece by injecting paint into bubble wrap.

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