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No Outlet? No Problem! Charge an iPad with Ultra-High Capacity Battery – An Approved Kickstarter Post

By | February 28, 2013 | No comment yet
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kickstartbattAnthony Vilgiate travels 200 nights a year for business, which means the man spends a lot of time fighting for precious electrical outlet space in airport terminals. To keep his iPad and other gadgets charged up and ready to go, he invented a range of ultra-high capacity batteries which are all about the size of an iPhone. His product is so new that Vilgiate has yet to formally name it, but iPad-toting business travelers can get their hands on one of his units on Kickstarter, where the project has blown out its funding goal.

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Tapbots Uses Unique Approach to Expose Tweetbot App Pirates

By | February 28, 2013 | 2 comments
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tweetbotpiracyJailbreaking iDevices has become quite popular, as evidenced by the download rate of the recently released evasi0n jailbreak. The newest jailbreak was installed on more than seven million devices just four days after it came out.

While jailbreaking proponents often explain that they jailbreak their iOS devices for greater customizability (and there are quite a few high quality apps available only for jailbroken devices), there is no denying that jailbreaking is often done to obtain pirated versions of apps. You may not know this, but developers can tell when their apps have been illicitly obtained, and oftentimes, it can cause quite a loss in revenue.

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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 13 iPad Apps on Sale

By | February 27, 2013 | No comment yet
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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 13 iPad Apps on SaleFor today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 13 great apps to add to your iPad collection.  We have 10 productivity / entertainment apps and 3 game apps in today’s bundle.

We used our PadGadget Apps Tracker to find these great deals and we’ll continue to look for the best app deals as they pop-up. Some of these apps are up to 83% off, several are even free, so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

Check out all the sale apps after the break »

Get Ready For March Madness With These Sports Apps

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March Madness is just around the corner. The First Four takes place on March 19. If you already know who you are going to pick to make it in the office pool, we have a couple of apps you will be glad you have on hand for college basketball’s biggest event of the year.

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New Kindle iOS App Update Deletes Entire Media Library, Amazon Working on a Fix

By | February 27, 2013 | 3 comments
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So, when I woke up this morning, I checked my iPad for any updates and saw that Amazon’s Kindle reader for iOS had an updated. I was just about to hit the “Update All” button, like I always do, when I noticed an odd note under the Kindle update.

“Note: There is a known issue with this update. If you are an existing Kindle for iOS user, we recommend you do not install this update at this time.” Read More »

Samsung’s New Wallet App Looks Awfully Familiar

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Today, Samsung unveiled its new mobile purchase and coupon app called “Samsung Wallet.” What makes this app so important is not so much the features it offers, but the obvious similarities it shares with Apple’s “Passbook” mobile wallet.

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Angry Birds Gets Shot Into The World of Animation

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Rovio Entertainment has a fairy tale princess story if there ever was one. An independent company made a single casual puzzle game that became the number one hit for mobile devices for years. Since its launch, Angry Birds has seen spin-off games, merchandise branding, books, and a rumored upcoming full-length feature film. Yesterday, the company announced that a new animated series called, “Angry Birds Toons” will hit the Web on March 16.

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Chinese Labor Watchdog Group SACOM Says Apple is Failing at Humane Labor Practices

By | February 27, 2013 | No comment yet
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Foxconn Factory WorkersFollowing reports about human rights and labor violations in its supplier factories, Apple joined the Fair Labor Association in an effort to demonstrate its commitment to the well being of the workers in its supply factories. Apple also has a strict code of conduct, which suppliers must adhere to in order to work with Apple.

This code is monitored by Apple, and the company also maintains a yearly progress report. The 2013 report showed that Apple had increased audits by 72 percent throughout 2012, with a total of 393 audits conducted. Despite this effort by Apple, Hong-Kong based labor watchdog group Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior, or SACOM says that the Cupertino-based company still isn’t doing enough to monitor the labor practices of its suppliers.

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PadGadget’s DIY Project Spotlight: iPad iPhone Connector Clip

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You don’t have to be a mechanical engineer or a design professional to come up with clever accessories for your iPad. Most do-it-yourself projects can be made from materials you’d find around the house. We love to repurpose things here at PadGadget. That’s why we spotlight DIY-ers. Last week, we showed you a project for an adorable oilcloth iPad case that is perfect for the coming spring.

Today, we are spotlighting a clever fix for tech addicts who like using their iPads and iPhones at the same time. Don’t try to deny it. You know you do it too.

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Behind the App: iMagine Machine Builds Right-Brained iOS Apps

By | February 27, 2013 | 1 comment
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When I reviewed Faces iMake last summer, I was impressed by the app’s ability to turn digital images of everyday objects (food, office supplies, etc.) into artful, colorful collages. The app’s developer, iMagine Machine, has recently released Faces iMake ABC, which takes young users through the alphabet, emphasizing phonics. Faces iMake shares the exuberance of its predecessor, and reminds me of the clever, animated shorts that Sesame Street runs for each letter of the alphabet.

Eyal Dessou Tzafrir, iMagine Machine’s co-founder, was kind enough to share his thoughts about “slow apps,” the perils of multi-tasking, and the essential contribution of artist Hanoch Piven (author of What Presidents Are Made Of) to the Faces iMake series.

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