The Macalope Daily: Zombie iPad rumors

The iPad mini rumor are back , but this time they’reconfirmed ! ( Actual confirmation not included . Void where prohibited by law . ) CNet ’s Brooke Crothers tell bury about the silent ol’ iPad 3,a 7.85 - inch iPad is do in the third quarter ! Enough about the iPad 3 already . The first iPad to come in a smaller sizing is due for output in the third quarter , an Asia - based report says ....

March 1, 2012 · 4 min · 724 words · Andre Long

Apple defends claims to iPad trademark in Chinese court

Apple ’s attorney defend the party ’s claim to the iPad trademark in China on Wednesday during a in high spirits - stakes court hearing that could decide whether Chinese agency ostracize the tablet for hallmark infringement . “ Among consumer across the Earth , the iPad trademark is already uniquely connected with Apple , ” said party lawyer Shi Yusheng . “ When consumer see a pill with an iPad trademark , they know it comes from Apple , and not from another company ....

February 29, 2012 · 3 min · 577 words · Tara Alexander

Apple files complaint against Chinese vendor for using EPAD trademark

Apple , which already faces uncertainty over ownership of the iPad trademark in China , has filed a ailment demanding a local Chinese baggage vendor drop the EPAD trademark it uses on its products . On Feb 2 , Formosan firm EBox Digital Technology Product receive a complaint from Apple , asking the fellowship to give up the EPAD earmark because it close resemble the iPad name , a spokeswoman with EBox said on Thursday ....

February 29, 2012 · 2 min · 349 words · James Noble

Opinion: Should you care about Pinterest?

Some call it ( p)insanity . Others are straight upaddicted to pinning . And still , there are those whojust do n’t get it . Pinterestis undeniably the social networking darling of 2012 . The site launched in beta - manner in March 2010 and remains an invite - only web . Despite its exclusivity , Pinterest ’s user cornerstone soaredpast the 10 - million patsy in December , and according to Google DoubleClick , now has 21 million worldwide unique visitors per month ....

February 29, 2012 · 9 min · 1911 words · Lisa Miller

Remains of the Day: Lost and gone forever

Siri ’s lose metre , Samsung ’s drop off the pill race , and one law enforcement federal agency ca n’t drop off its current smartphones fast enough . The remainders for Wednesday , February 29 , 2012 once were lose , but now are establish . Siri think Daylight Saving Time starts 4 day early(TUAW ) Apparently , the iPhone 4S ’s practical assistant reputation that day savings prison term set off on March 7 when it does n’t actually begin until March 11 ....

February 29, 2012 · 3 min · 594 words · Mary Floyd

Wacom’s new Intuos5 graphics tablet is all about touch

They say an old dog ca n’t study novel tricks — but do n’t tell that to Wacom . The company ’s newest rewrite of its Intuos computer graphic pad of paper job , available Thursday , has not only been resdesigned ; it now offer full support for multitouch gestures . Like its predecessor , the Intuos5 is available in three size — small , average , and large — and features the same 2048 levels of press sensitive playpen input along with a customizable row of ExpressKeys ....

February 29, 2012 · 3 min · 545 words · Lisa Brown

Will Apple embrace 1080 video on iPad 3 and Apple TV?

In all likelihood , Apple’smedia event on March 7will introduce a new iPad . We ’ve even speculated what we might expect from next week ’s event . I ’ve been think of the forking of the iPad gain ground a Retina - style showing . ( That ’s what Apple foretell the CRT screen it debut on the iPhone 4 , with a pixel denseness so high-pitched that thehuman eye ca n’t distinguish the individual pixels ....

February 29, 2012 · 5 min · 962 words · William Fernandez

Byword is a solid text editor for Markdown-focused writing

Among the late glut of minimalist school text editor for OS X , Byword(Mac App Store liaison ) stands out by focus on create document usingMarkdown , a markup lyric that rent you write for the Web using plain text and a simple formatting phrase structure . Byword does let you publish in plenteous text ( RTF)—with all the veritable styles of a word mainframe — but many of its features are design specifically to make it easier to work with Markdown ....

February 28, 2012 · 4 min · 667 words · James Lopez

What to expect at Apple’s March press event

Could there be a new iPad in our immediate future ? It appears so , if Apple’splanned medium outcome next weekis any denotation . Apple sent out invitations Tuesday toMacworldand other spiritualist outlets for the March 7 event . And based upon the invitation mental imagery — a hand oscillate over an iPad presentation — the obtain word on the street is that Apple will likely take the wrapper off the iPad 3 next Wednesday ....

February 28, 2012 · 10 min · 1989 words · Ashley Jennings

Photoshop Touch app arrives for the iPad

Adobe has announced that Photoshop Touch — the centrepiece of its suite of mobile Touch apps — is now available for the iPad fromthe iTunes store . Priced at $ 10 , it runs on the iPad 2 , and is compatible with iOS 5 . Introduced last descent as part of the company ’s mobile app initiative , and thus far usable only for the Android O , Photoshop Touch is the second of six Touch apps to be made available for iOS twist ....

February 26, 2012 · 4 min · 830 words · James Jackson

Apple’s email services push up to German border, but no further

Apple has been force to move around off its iCloud and MobileMe push email services for user in Germany to comply with an enjoining in a patent lawsuit brought by Motorola Mobility . user of iOS devices in Germany will still receive e-mail , but only when they unfold the Mail app , or when the app is set to check for email on a regular basis . The iPad and iPhone can usually be set to tick off for new postal service at set intervals , or to expect until mail is pushed out to the equipment ....

February 24, 2012 · 3 min · 545 words · Heather Valencia

Apple’s iPad trademark battle comes to US from China

Proview Electronics has institute its sound conflict against Apple to the U.S. , accuse the ship’s company of using deceptive practices to take on the iPad trademark . Proview is involve for price and for Apple to permanently blockade using the iPad trademark , according to documents filed with the Superior Court of California for the County of Santa Clara . Proview , which is struggling financially , is accuse Apple of fraudulently win earmark through a shell company called IP software Development Ltd....

February 24, 2012 · 3 min · 457 words · Michelle Smith

The Macalope Weekly: Occam’s electric razor

Sometimes the simple response is n’t the right one , but it for sure is quicker than having to think ! Why would Apple announce Mountain Lion now ? Must be fuss ! Does boycott Apple over Chinese working conditions make sensory faculty ? No , but at least we ’d sense like we ’re doing something ! And Amazon released a $ 199 tab ? Well , then , Apple should , too !...

February 24, 2012 · 10 min · 1927 words · Jeffery Glover