Spotify is one of the most popular online music streaming services available, and just hit U.S. markets last year. A Spotify subscription-based app is also available for iPhone, but the service is lacking an app for iPad users. However, Denial Ek, founder of the service, has confirmed that an app is “in the works.” That’s all that he cared to mention on the subject. We have no information regarding release dates or specific details on the app.
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Currently in China, a legal battle is going on between Chinese company Proview, Apple, and a group a eight Chinese banks. Proview claimed that it owned the trademark for the iPad name in China, and as a result the new iPad (third generation) is still not available to the public in China. A group of eight Chinese banks are also saying that they own the trademark, not Proview, after a seizure of assets from the company that occurred in 2009.
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Crescent Moon Games is the developer of some of the best games we’ve seen on the App Store, including Aralon, Pocket RPG, and more. Right now, they’re offering Paper Monsters, a neat little platformer that supports both iPhone and iPad, for free, in conjunction with FreeAppADay.com. Check out the release trailer for the game after the break.
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For the past five years, billionaire Anto Marden has been working with yacht designer John Shuttleworth to design the yacht that you see above. The project, which cost an estimated $23.9 million, was quite an extensive one. The yacht has a top speed of 22.5 knots and can seat up to 15 people (nine guests [...]
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Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz is only the second reporter ever to gain access to visit the factory floor at Apple’s Chinese producer Foxconn. Check out the video coverage of Foxconn after the break.
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Apple recently reported its results for the holiday quarter, with sales jumping to record highs for many of its products. Apple announced a record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share. More statistics available in the chart after the break.
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Just a few hours ago, Apple made a few updates to its iBookstore, adding a new iTunes U app, as well as offering a new app, iBooks Author, on the Mac App Store to allow publishers to publish their textbooks to iBooks. iBooks 2 on the iPad allows you to experience textbooks on the large screen.
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Halfbrick Studios, the developers behind the popular “Fruit Ninja” apps, posted a link to a YouTube video a few days ago featuring their Fruit Ninja game being played by a cat. Surprisingly, it seems that this isn’t just some random slashing of the iPad screen done by a feline. After watching the video, one has to admit that the cat really seems to know what it’s doing, going after the fruit and slashing them with surprising accuracy. Here’s the video:
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The recently introduced 60Beat GamePad is a dual-stick controller designed to work with the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, and is designed with similar features as Xbox or PlayStation controllers. The controller, which sells for $50, connects to your iOS device through the headphone jack (something that’s a bit unusual compared to similar devices out there) and is currently compatible with only two games, although the developers are saying that more games will support the device in the upcoming months. We see the game controller demoed with Bugdom and Aftermath in the gameplay video above.
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For those avid Facebook users (which is the vast majority of us Internet users), Facebook recently unveiled a new “timeline” style layout. Facebook also released an app update for its iOS app, which now supports this feature, as shown in the screenshot above. Additionally, some new features are also available in version 4.1 of the Facebook app, outlined by TUAW:
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Microsoft OneNote, the software that comes with Microsoft’s office suite used as an (aptly-named) note taking tool, has today hit the iPad after previously being released for just the iPhone/iPod Touch. The iPad app comes with quite a sleep interface, with a great user interface as well as the ability to sync notes using wifi. OneNote is free, but only for creating and editing up to 500 notes. If you think 500 won’t be enough for you, you can unlock unlimited notes through an in-app purchase.
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Seeing as it’s black friday today, Apple is offering some of its most popular products for a discounted price for one day only. iPad 2′s, iPods, Macbooks, and iMacs have all been discounted, although the prices were not reduced as much as I was hoping. Apple also has some of its popular accessory items, such as trackpads, magic mice, and keyboards on sale as well. Shop now on Apple’s website.
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Big Fish Games is a quite widely known game development company that creates games on a variety of platforms, including Apple’s iOS. We’ve recently heard from a report from Bloomberg that Apple has now allowed Big Fish Games to start selling iOS subscription gaming services through the App Store. The company will offer a monthly subscription package similar to Netflix, in which the user has access to multiple games from the developers.
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Jurassic Park: The Game 1 HD is the first of a series of installments of the popular series that are hitting the iPad App Store, exclusively. According to the developers, the iPad 2 gaming experience is excellent for the app, with intuitive controls and great graphics. The app currently is priced at $6.99, with the download link below.
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A Taiwanese news outlet – United Daily News – recently reported that Apple had received some samples of 7.85 inch screens that had the same 1024×768 resolution as the iPad 2. The report claims that Apple will these screens are in preparation for a new “iPad Mini” that Apple is working [...]
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The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that Apple had recently won an injunction blocking sales of Samsung’s Galaxy 10.1 Tab in Australia. Because of this injunction and threats of more setbacks in the future, Samsung may be planning to cancel the release of its Galaxy Tablet in Australia.
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