Ready for the first OTA iOS update ever? The iOS 5.0.1 as promised by Apple is already being pushed out. The new update fixes the battery life problems as seen in the existing version of iOS aka iOS 5. This update will also enable app swatting gestures on the iPad which were earlier available only to developers. The best part about it is that you can now get a OTA of just 44.7 MB instead of opting for a 700+MB download on iTunes.
This is one of those moments where some of you go like “whatever” and some are like “awesome”. The popular Apple official GarageBand app for the iPad has been converted to fit the iPhone and iPod Touch. The app enables users to record and mix up to eight tracks and then share the finished product with friends or send it to your Mac to keep working on it in GarageBand for Mac or other softwares like Logic Pro.
The App costs $4.99 and costs nothing if you already bought it for the iPad.
Get it Here
US Store:
India Store:
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GarageBand Now Available for iPhone and iPod touch Users
CUPERTINO, California-November 1, 2011-Apple® today announced that GarageBand®, its breakthrough music creation app, is now available for iPhone® and iPod touch® users. Introduced earlier this year on iPad®, GarageBand uses Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ interface to make it easy for anyone to create and record their own songs, even if they’ve never played an instrument before.
“GarageBand on iPad has been a big hit and we think customers will love using it on their iPhone or iPod touch,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The innovative Multi-Touch interface combined with Smart Instruments makes it easy to create great sounding music, even if you’ve never studied music or played an instrument before.”
GarageBand features a collection of fun Touch Instruments that sound great and make it easy for beginners or experienced musicians to play and record keyboards, guitars, drums and basses in a wide variety of styles. Smart Instruments now allow you to choose from an extensive new library of custom chords so you can play and strum along with your favorite songs.
You can plug your electric guitar into iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to play and record through classic amps and stompbox effects, or record your voice or any acoustic sound using the built-in microphone. GarageBand allows you to record and mix up to eight tracks and then share your finished song with friends or send it to your Mac® to keep working on it in GarageBand or Logic® Pro.
Pricing & Availability
GarageBand 1.1 for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is available on the App Store™ for $4.99 (US) to new users, or as a free update for existing GarageBand for iPad customers. GarageBand is a universal app that runs on iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPod touch (3rd & 4th generation).
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Troughton-Smith has been able to successfully port Siri to the iPhone 4 along with a full connection to Apple Servers. The video below not only shows the Siri functionality on an iPhone 4, but is in depth and shows a side-to-side comparison against its newer, faster sibling, the iPhone 4S. The port proves that the software can easily be enabled on the older device and hence points a finger at Apple for not doing so.
Smith did use a jailbroken iPhone 4s to port the necessary files to the older iPhone 4 which was also jailbroken. When asked if he would seed Siri as a package on Cydia he replied
No, I could not be a part of that. I have no doubts that others will package this up and distribute it quasi-illegally, or try and sell it to people. I am only interested in the technology and making it work; proving that it works and works well on the iPhone 4 and other devices.
So despite the fact it can be done, Smith will not be the one to enable it on your device. Apple has to man up to the truth and enable it for the users, until some Jailbreak dev who is not afraid of Apple Law-Suits does it anyway.
Okay so you got greedy and ported to MTNL for cheaper 3G. Well so did we, but as it seems its not so easy to get settings for Android devices since their settings keep changing and 1503 is really no help. But fear not children of the Electronic age iGyaan has got your fix right here.
After struggling with various settings we have finally got the correct settings for MTNL Postpaid and Prepaid
The following settings are based on Android device but should work for most phones without any problems.
MTNL Dolphin 3G Postpaid Settings
Go to >Settings>Wireless and Networks>Access Points Names > Add New
Name : mtnl
APN: gprsmtnldel
Proxy : (Not Set)
Port : 9401
Username : mtnl
Password : mtnl123
Server : (Not Set)
MMSC : (Not Set)
MMS Proxy : (Not Set)
MMS pory : (Not Set)
MMS Protocol : Wap 2.0
MCC : 404
MNC : 68
Authentication Type : PAP
APN Type : (Not Set)
Where (Not Set) is usually a blank field*
these settings should get you up and running in no time.
For Prepaid
Name : mtnl
APN: gprsppsdel
Proxy : (Not Set)
Port : 9401 (try leaving this blank, in some cases works without this )
Username : mtnl
Password : mtnl123
Leave everything else untouched
Enjoy 3G or HSDPA on the Nation owned provider.
If you own an iOS device and are skeptical about the new iOS 5 update. Here is our quick guide for upgrading your precious iOS device to the latest from Cupertino.
The first step is updating your Computer.
You will need to update you computer to the last builds of the following softwares, if you are on a PC only download the iCloud control panel and update iTunes.
Lion 10.7.2
iPhoto 9.2
iTunes 10.5
iCloud control panel for Windows
Before you begin updating your device, the first step is always to take a backup
Follow the guide Step by Step
You are all Done Enjoy your new iOS 5 Device
The iPad has finally joined the Facebook family with its own dedicated app. Most people have called it the only most important app missing from the iPad. The app is designed to access the power of multitouch in the iPad. Check out the PR below
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Facebook for iPad not only includes popular features from the site like photos and games, but also optimizes them for the unique capabilities of the iPad.
Facebook for iPad is available today in the Apple App Store and additional information can be found in the blog post attached.
Additionally Facebook announced they are extending the Facebook Platform to mobile including the new iPad app, iPhone/iPod app and mobile web site. The Facebook Platform will allow mobile developers to take advantage of social channels for search of discovery of their apps and also the Facebook Credits payment system.
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Apple has just announced the official date of the iOS 5 release. The latest version of the Apple iOS firmware will hit downloads on the 12th of October 2011.
The iOS 5 will add over 200 new features most of which were covered in out edit here
German judge Johanna Brueckner-Hoffman has ruled in Apple’s favor on Friday by banning Samsung from selling its GALAXY Tab 1o.1 tablets in Germany.
The court is of the opinion that Apple’s minimalistic design isn’t the only technical solution to make a tablet computer, other designs are possible
– Said the Judge
Apple has also blocked Samsung from selling its GALAXY Tab 10.1 in Australia until a court there rules whether or not the tablet infringes on 10 of Apple’s patents. Apple has also approached the Indian courts to seek ban on sales of the Galaxy 750 in India. The benefit for Samsung here is that Apple will not be able to use the german courts ruling, because the name of the two devices is different. i.e. the Galaxy 750 in India and Galaxy Tab 10.1 rest of the world. Whether Samsung India was already expecting the legal battle is unknown.
Samsung, meanwhile, plans to appeal the ruling in a higher court and a spokesman said
We are disappointed with this ruling and believe it severely limits consumer choice in Germany.”
It has happened so many times that we don’t even bother to care. Apple has moved to a Japanese and filed a new complaint against Samsung in Japan alleging that multiple Samsung devices infringe on its patents. Apple plans to ban sales of Samsung’s GALAXY S and GALAXY S II lines of smartphones, as well as its original GALAXY Tab Android tablet, Reuters reports.
Ryuji Yamada, CEO of Japanese provider NTT DoCoMo, is now saying that Apple’s lawsuit will not have any effect on next month’s Galaxy Tab launch. “We have heard from Samsung that there will be no obstruction to sales,” Yamada confirmed.
Apple’s recent trade agreement with Simplo Technology Co. and Dynapack International Technology Corp. if for the supply of batteries to the next generation of iPad expected from the company later this year. The new battery is thinner and lighter than the ones used in the iPad 2, but still supply a longer battery life. Due to this the cost of batteries to Apple is expected to rise by about 30%
A thinner and lighter iPad could mean serious trouble for business for competitors who are already struggling against the existing iPad 2.
id Software is offering its iOS game “Rage” for free this week. This game showed up in November 2010 and has since gathered much appreciation. To go around and say thank you to the fans the game has been made free to download for a whole week.
The story revolves around a TV show contestant and how he has to meet the producer before the end of the game. Hit the link to download the game to your favorite device.
Apple ended the wire plug fury of Laptops, especially Apple laptops with the introduction of the magsafe connector in 2006. The Magsafe connector detaches on being pulled hence keeping the device safe when a clumsy owner trips over the wire.
This is not the case with the current iPhone and iPad connectors, making them vulnerable to damage. With this new patent , Apple hopes to end that war of man vs wire and with wireless syncs just a iOS update away, one can see magsafe power connectors in the next gen iDevices.
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MSI and Nvidia have joined hands in India to boost the sale of MSI motherboards in the country. The companies are planning to give away Blackberry Phones and iPads to lucky winners (prize draw) who buy the Motherboards along with Graphics cards
This promotion-partnership between MSI & NVIDIA has been created the ultimate end-user in mind. We are looking at addressing the hard-core gaming community in the country which has come of age. With NVIDIA & MSI’s cutting edge technology, it would a lethal combo for the gamers”.
-Eric Kuo –Managing Director, MSI India said
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NEW DELHI, Aug 12, 2011 — Top end Computer component major MSI is teaming up with NVIDIA for marketing their Motherboards in India. This move marks an attempt from MSI to increase their sales across the country.
As part of this collaboration, consumers who buy MSI Motherboard along with MSI Nvidia Graphic card stand a chance to win attractive prizes such as pen drives, Blackberry smart phones and an iPad.
This promotion execution would be done through authorized distributors and regional dealers of MSI & Nvidia all over India. The promotion would run form August 15 to September 30, 2011. The promotion would run on MSI’s official website and facebook page.
Commenting on the latest partnership, Eric Kuo –Managing Director, MSI India said “This promotion-partnership between MSI & NVIDIA has been created the ultimate end-user in mind. We are looking at addressing the hard-core gaming community in the country which has come of age. With NVIDIA & MSI’s cutting edge technology, it would a lethal combo for the gamers”.
About MSI:
Founded in August 1986, MSI (Micro Star International) is a world-class leading company specializes in the design and manufacture of mainboards, graphic cards and notebooks. MSI is now the world No.1 graphic card manufacturer and in the Top-3 in mainboards. According to Displaybank, MSI was the No.4 Netbook supplier in 2008 and being ranked as Top 10 NB Brand in the worldwide market based on shipments. MSI Computer India Pvt. Ltd. initiated its local presence as a licensed office in 2005 and has become a fully functional subsidiary in 2007.
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Apple has won a preliminary injunction to stop the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the whole of the European Union except for the Netherlands. A new ruling by a regional court in Dusseldorf, Germany has granted Cupertino a preliminary injunction, blocking the sale and advertising of the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Apple has a similar ongoing lawsuit in the Netherlands. Should Samsung continue to sell the tablet, the company could face fines of up to $350,000 for each violation. Apple also won the injection in Australia blocking the sale of the said tablet.
Samsung plans to appeal the injunctions, but the likely appeal will take about a month to be heard by the judge who granted the injunction.
