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Avid Releases Its “Pro-sumer” Video Editing App to iPad

By Emily | February 2, 2012 | 1 comment

Avid, the Massachusetts-based manufacturer of high-end digital video and audio production tools such as Pro Tools, just released Avid Studio for iPad. The app, dubbed as a “Pro-sumer” tool for video editing, is Avid’s first video editing app for tablets. Currently the app is available only for the iPad.

Avid Studio is designed to help users organize their videos and photos, then edit or enhance video, add soundtracks, and share their creations on YouTube and Facebook. The app is designed to work in sync with Avid Studio for the desktop.

By Juli | February 2, 2012 | No comment yet

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This Wednesday, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski announced an initiative to encourage schools and companies to adopt and transition to digital textbooks in schools over the next five years.

The government push towards digital textbooks stands to benefit Apple immensely. The Cupertino-based company launched its iBooks Textbooks just two weeks ago, and since its tablet is so far ahead of the competition, the iPad could very well become the go-to tool in the switch from paper to digital textbooks.

By Juli | February 2, 2012 | No comment yet

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Today’s rumor is coming to you from Japanese tech blog Macotakara, a site that’s been quite a bit more accurate than our typical rumormongering site DigiTimes when it comes to insider information on Apple products.

So what’s going on today? Well, last week the site said that Foxconn and Pegatron, two of Apple’s suppliers, issued orders to begin assembling iPad 3s in order to accommodate a March event, and today, Macotakara has announced that Apple will showcase the iPad 3 in a media event in March ahead of its actual launch.

By Jillian | February 1, 2012 | No comment yet

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ipad3

With 2012 well underway and the anticipated launch date of the iPad 3 fast approaching, we thought it might be fun to take a closer look at the rumblings and rantings that make up the library of rumors it has generated.

By Jillian | February 1, 2012 | No comment yet

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iTV

Resident iTV advocate Gene Munster, a well-known Apple analyst for Piper Jaffray, has stepped up to the mic again with news that he spoke to a “major TV component supplier” regarding Apple. It would seem that Apple was speaking to this source and inquiring about the “various capabilities of their television display components.”

By Cristi | February 1, 2012 | 2 comments

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There are hundreds of iPad cases and bags on the market, with something out there for everyone. Many of them are just “the same old thing” we all see everywhere we go, but once in a while we see an item that’s a little more unique and worth a second look. Today’s iPad bag from CradleSlate is one of those items.

Perfect for the business professional, CradleSlate’s bag offers iPad owners a stylish way to protect and transport their tablet device. The luxuriously designed two piece system includes an outer bag, as well as a removable inner sleeve which actually holds the iPad.

By Juli | February 1, 2012 | 1 comment

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Sector 33 is a new educational game from NASA that allows anyone to step into the shoes of an Air Traffic Controller. The game, which simulates the experience of directing flights safely into airports, is designed to challenge students in middle school and above to use basic math and problem solving skills.

In the game, the player acts as an air traffic controller guiding airplanes through a sector (33 – where the name comes from) of airspace in California and Nevada. By adjusting path and speed, players can ensure that planes reach spots in the sky in the fastest time possible while keeping all planes at a safe distance from one another.

By Emily | January 31, 2012 | No comment yet

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Listen up! Band of the Day, Apple’s Runner Up for iPhone App of the Year in 2011, is now a universal app.

In addition to now running natively on the iPad, the application’s most recent update also altered the UI to give users easier access to recent activity and settings from an interactive side bar. The developer also tweaked the music player and made downloads for past bands run more smoothly.

By Jillian | January 31, 2012 | No comment yet

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Some of the many voters in Florida’s Republican primary elections are making their selection with the use of an iPad along with software designed by Everyone Counts.

Lori Steele, Chairman & CEO of Everyone Counts indicates that voter participation in previous trials of iPads being used as tools to cast votes saw astronomical gains of 1,500%. While it is difficult to tell the reason for the surge, be it an interest in seeing how the new technology works or just increased awareness due to the perceived cool factor (people who tried it are bound to spread the word). Nonetheless Steele is just happy that by using this method there is no chance of hanging chads or lost votes.

By Juli | January 31, 2012 | No comment yet

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Apple was granted a new patent today, involving a store affiliation system, which may not sound interesting at first glance, but it could potentially bridge the gap between brick-and-mortar and online retailers.

The patent, 8108261, is a system designed to track online purchases made from a particular store’s wireless network, which can be used to facilitate a partnership between an online store and a traditional business establishment. Currently, a customer can make a purchase at an online store from any WiFi access point, and online stores do not take into account location. So a purchase from Starbucks is the same as a purchase from home, which this patent aims to change.

By Jillian | January 31, 2012 | 2 comments

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I am not so sure that this is the time that I’d like to become the new CEO for RIM, but Thorsten Heins was up to the job having been appointed last week to lead the struggling tech firm. Not that he was a choice from out of nowhere, Heins has been functioning as one of two Chief Operating Officers for the last few years and was in charge of hardware and software product engineering.

Unfortunately, it appears that RIM’s new strategy isn’t to innovate but rather to wait for the actual innovators to fail.

By Jillian | January 31, 2012 | No comment yet

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Verizon If employee training materials can be trusted it looks like Verizon is getting close to their 2011 promise that we would see new data sharing plans for 2012.

Working in much the same way as existing family sharing plans, data could also be shared for a nominal fee for each additional device such as iPad or iPhone (though some conflicting reports seem to indicate that you will only pay a one time “sharing fee” on top of a more expensive and inclusive plan and that there will not actually be a per device charge on top).

By Emily | January 30, 2012 | 1 comment

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Even though travelers haven’t heard of LodgeNet, most have used its services while staying in a hotel. LodgeNet provides TV and other entertainment media for 85 percent of the hospitality industry including well-known hotel chains like Marriott, Sheraton, and Holiday Inn. Thanks to LodgeNet Mobile, the company’s new universal app, travelers with an iOS device can now control hotel TVs, as well as learn more about their hotel services and their surroundings.

LodgeNet is banking that busy travelers will welcome this change. “Today’s tech-savvy consumers don’t see the point of picking up a separate device just to watch TV,” said Todd Kelly, Vice President of Mobile for LodgeNet, adding, “The mobile device-as-remote is the shape of things to come, and we want to be out in front of that trend.”

By Juli | January 27, 2012 | No comment yet

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Okay, so this isn’t shocking news. A sale attracts more customers and results in more purchases, REALLY?! Yes, it’s true. If you’re a developer and want to increase your app sales, dropping prices is a great tactic. What’s actually impressive about an app sale is just how effective it is, and how many more customers it attracts.

By Jillian | January 27, 2012 | No comment yet

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MagSafe

A new patent application was discovered by AppleInsider that suggests Apple is focusing itself on MagSafe connectors once again. The application references a series of “coded magnets” that would be found in both the connector and the associated device.