How an iPad Speeds Reporting from NASCAR's Pit Row
05/25/2012 - 2:28pm
Dave Burns has been covering stock car racing from pit road for seventeen years, including spending the past twelve covering NASCAR's premiere Sprint Cup Series.
Absinthe 2.0 Brings Untethered Jailbreak to iOS 5.1.1 Devices Including New iPad
05/25/2012 - 12:07pm
Chronic Dev Team today announced the release of Absinthe 2.0, which offers users the ability to jailbreak numerous iOS devices running iOS 5.1.1, including the third-generation iPad, without having to tether the device to a computer for booting.
Apple Launches 'Free App of the Week' and 'Editors' Choice' Promotions on App Store
05/25/2012 - 10:10am
As noted by our sister site TouchArcade, Apple yesterday issued a Tweet announcing that Cut the Rope: Experiments is the company's "Free App of the Week", discounted from its usual $0.99 price [App Store] for the iPhone version and $1.99 price [
Apple Paying Dividends to Employees with Restricted Stock Units, CEO Tim Cook Declines to Participate
05/24/2012 - 5:26pm
Apple's board has decided to award dividend equivalent payments to employees holding restricted stock units or RSUs. Apple announced a quarterly dividend of $2.65/share in March, to commence in July. RSUs are typically issued to employees to encourage them to stay with the company.
New iPad Launching in Philippines and Guam on May 29 [iOS Blog]
05/24/2012 - 5:17pm
Apple's iPad selection page for Asia reveals that the company will be launching the third-generation iPad in both the Philippines and Guam next Tuesday, May 29.
Autodesk Releases 'Sketchbook Ink' iPad Drawing App Demo'd at New iPad Launch [iOS Blog]
05/24/2012 - 4:45pm
At the introduction for the third generation iPad this past March, Apple invited a number of developers to showcase their apps designed for the Retina display-equipped new iPad. One of these was Autodesk, a major developer that has been prolific at writing apps for iOS.
Indie Developers Support Flexible Pricing with 'Because We May' Sale [iOS Blog]
05/24/2012 - 4:19pm
As highlighted by our sister site TouchArcade, a group of independent developers across a broad array of platforms are having a weeklong sale on their apps celebrating their distribution through marketplaces that allow developers to set their own pricing.
Apple has released a minor bug fix update to its Aperture photo editing and management software. What's New in Aperture 3.2.4
- Improves stability on Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
- Addresses an issue that could prevent the Viewer from updating correctly after editing a photo using an external editor.