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• Samsung To Launch an 8-Inch Galaxy Note to Take on iPad mini
• Over 20 Million iOS Devices Running Cydia
• Apple To Launch ‘Red Friday’ Shopping Event in Asia on January 25th to Celebrate Lunar New Year
• Facebook Poke Hasn’t Killed Snapchat and Doesn’t Look Like it Will Anytime Soon
• Simple How To: Protect Your Device with a Zip Top Bag
• Poster An Elegant and Powerful WordPress Blog Editor for iOS
• Temple Run 2 Breaks 20 Million Download Mark in Four Days
• Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad will Take the Stage at Macworld Next Week to talk jOBS
• Blackberry Z10 and iPhone 5 Compared in a German Video
• Sony Unveils Ultra-Thin 10.1″ Xperia Tablet Z To Take on Apple’s iPad

Samsung To Launch an 8-Inch Galaxy Note to Take on iPad mini Posted: 22 Jan 2013 03:07 AM PST Samsung was one of the first manufacturers to launch a tablet measuring 7-inches, but it didn't quite take off compared to other Android-based tablets like Kindle Fire and the Nexus 7 and Apple's iPad mini. This time round the Korean company wants to take advantage of the buzz around the Samsung Galaxy Note plablet, and plans to launch an 8-inch version of the Galaxy Note at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Continue reading →

Over 20 Million iOS Devices Running Cydia Posted: 21 Jan 2013 07:44 PM PST Cydia creator Jay Freeman, a.k.a saurik, has shared some interesting jailbreaking related numbers with TechCrunch. Continue reading →

Apple To Launch ‘Red Friday’ Shopping Event in Asia on January 25th to Celebrate Lunar New Year Posted: 21 Jan 2013 06:31 PM PST Apple has announced a special one day shopping event on Friday, January 25th in some Asian countries to celebrate the Lunar New year, which falls on February 10th this year. Few days back, Apple had also released the Chinese New Year gift guide. Continue reading →

Facebook Poke Hasn’t Killed Snapchat and Doesn’t Look Like it Will Anytime Soon Posted: 21 Jan 2013 05:13 PM PST When Facebook released its Poke app in December, conventional wisdom was that competitor Snapchat would soon be history. A month later, not only is Snapchat still around, but it’s #14 on the download charts and Facebook Poke…706 and dropping. Continue reading →

Simple How To: Protect Your Device with a Zip Top Bag Posted: 21 Jan 2013 04:39 PM PST In case you didn’t know already, here in the Pacific Northwest it rains a lot from Fall through Spring. Like rainforest a lot. You can imagine taking out your iPhone to answer a call or check Facebook for, oh, most of the year could mean it getting wet. Not good. Not that staying inside doesn’t have its own hazards. I like to cook and my iPad is my key cooking companion. How do I keep it clean and free of stuff while cook? Same way I protect my device if I go outside—a zip top, re-closable plastic bag. Best of all, I can still use the screen too. Continue reading →

Poster An Elegant and Powerful WordPress Blog Editor for iOS Posted: 21 Jan 2013 01:51 PM PST You already know that I love, often prefer, to write and post from my iPad. Over the few years I've had my iPad, I've tried a number of blog editors and while the official (and free) WordPress app from Automattic is a strong app and has a lot of great features, it lacks a certain elegance. Not to mention some features—like Markdown support—that come in really handy for us online scriveners. Good thing there's a new kid in town called Poster, and this kid has some serious chops. Continue reading →

Temple Run 2 Breaks 20 Million Download Mark in Four Days Posted: 21 Jan 2013 12:16 PM PST Well if you thought Temple Run was great, by all accounts Temple Run 2 is even better. I haven’t had a chance to play very much yet, but I’m going to get to it. I’m not the only one playing Temple Run 2 either. It was downloaded over 20 million times in the first four days it was out and hit the #1 spot in the Free App category in eight hours. Oh and it’s also the #3 Top Grossing App to boot. Not too shabby at all. Continue reading →

Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad will Take the Stage at Macworld Next Week to talk jOBS Posted: 21 Jan 2013 11:34 AM PST If you’re heading to Macworld/iWorld next week, be ready for a little star gazing as Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad will headline a session called “Playing Steve & Woz” as part of promoting their movie jOBS which premiers at Sundance this month and will hit theaters in April. Continue reading →

Blackberry Z10 and iPhone 5 Compared in a German Video Posted: 21 Jan 2013 10:35 AM PST RIM officially releases the Blackberry Z10 at the end of the month, but if you want a close look at how this makes-it-or-break-it handset from RIM stacks up against the iPhone 5, German website Telekom-Presse has a side-by-side video comparison of the two devices. Continue reading →

Sony Unveils Ultra-Thin 10.1″ Xperia Tablet Z To Take on Apple’s iPad Posted: 21 Jan 2013 10:24 AM PST Couple of weeks back, Sony unveiled its new flagship Android-based smartphone Sony Xperia Z at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013 to take on Apple’s iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S3. It came packed with impressive features such as a gorgeous 443 ppi 5-inch HD Reality Display, 13-megapixel camera, Qualcomm’s quad-core processor, dust and water resistant body and more. Continue reading →

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