AppShopper for iPhone and iPad Review

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Looking for some fun, useful, cool, or any other kind of new app to download on your iPhone or iPad?  App Shopper is here to help by not only surfacing some hidden gems, but allowing letting you know when they go on sale.  Join us for a review of App Shopper to help you navigate through your app … [Read more...]

Apple To Offer Baidu Search Option In China

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A report today from Bloomberg that Apple has reached an agreement with Baidu, China's largest search engine. The agreement will provide iPhone users in China the option to utilize Baidu as a search option. Baidu commands a leading marketshare in China, handling roughy eighty percent of search … [Read more...]

Review of Kayak Mobile App for iPhone and iPad

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We’ve all seen the hilarious commercials from Kayak, a new all-in-one trip planning website.  If you haven’t, you should check them out.   This week I decided to start planning a trip to Hawaii this summer, and those funny commercials came to mind.  I was presently surprised to find not only … [Read more...]

Google Search App Gets Updated for iPad

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Google today announced a major update to the Google Search app for iPad. The update is faster, more interactive and is just flat out more iPad friendly with the use of panes and a new carousel for viewing images in a search. This also brings support for Google +1 and easier access to … [Read more...]

Patent Trolling: Apple Targeted Over Web Searches

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Here we go again! Interval Licensing LLC is targeting a suit against a bunch of major companies over four patents regarding internet searches. The eleven defendants are AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube, and the whole shindig will go … [Read more...]

Analyst Eightball: Apple To Make Own Search Engine

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Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray, we love you, but this? This is kinda BS. Jeffrey wrote a letter to investors, saying that Apple will build a search engine to go against Google. He said: We believe Apple could utilize data unavailable to Google, data generated by the company's App Store, to create a … [Read more...]

iPad’s Tethering Abilities Discovered

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9 to 5 Mac have continued their excellent analysis of the iPad's SDK, and have managed to winnow their way into the network settings. Inside, they found that the iPad will be able to handle tethering via bluetooth or USB. Does this mean that the iPad can be tethered to your iPhone? If so, will … [Read more...]

Apple To Use Developer Submitted Keywords For Improved Search

During a recent conference call, Apple's Tim Cook said the company was looking for ways to improve upon the searching of apps in the App Store. Apple took the first step today by asking developers to compile a list of keywords to help end users find their app. Developers can submit up to 255 … [Read more...]