Prisoner Of iTunes - The iPad File Transfer Horror

The Register's John Lettice notes that the iPad is light, compact, reasonably capable for typing, and it has very decent battery life, which would be enough to convince him to take the device seriously for note-taking, document viewing and manipulation, and stop carrying his MacBook Air around all the time, were it not for the "you can check out, but you can't leave" dynamic that obtains.

"The iPad is a conflicted machine," Lettice opines - a media consumption device and potential productivity tool, but also considerable potential to become an infuriating device to use - in particular the difficulty in exchanging files, the iTunes tether, and the iPad's status as a big iPhone that can't make phone calls.

[Editor's note: some of these issues appear to be addressed by the iOS iPhone/iPad operating system Steve Jobs announced yesterday, but not the file import/export constipation.]

The author observes that "It's possible to work around some of the iPad's insane file sharing restrictions using Avatron Software's Air Sharing HD, which is as essential from the point of view of sanity preservation as it is for getting stuff done."

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Can Windows Phone 7 Gain Momentum With All Eyes On Apple?

Wireless Watch predicted that Steve Jobs' Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote, and announcement of the 4G iPhone would pretty much eclipse Microsofts corresponding annual developer event, TechEd, also taking place this week.

They were right.

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From iPhone To iOS - Apple Nabs (Another) Cisco Handle

The Register's Cade Metz reports that Steve Jobs has borrowed another iName from Cisco. But this time, he got permission.

At WWDC yesterday Jobs announced that the iPhone OS has been renamed iOS - a name owned by Cisco as a trademark on the acronym IOS, short for its Internetwork Operating System, but Apple has secured approval with a statement from Cisco readin "Cisco has agreed to license the iOS trademark to Apple for use as the name of Apple’s operating system for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad."

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Cisco and Apple Agreement on iOS Trademark

Cisco blogger Kristin Carvell says:

“Cisco has agreed to license the iOS trademark to Apple for use as the name of Apple’s operating system for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The license is for use of the trademark only and not for any technology.”

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Google Still The Word On iPhone Search Box

The Register's Cade Metz reports:

Google is still the default search engine on the iPhone, and though Apple has added Microsoft Bing as an alternative Mountain View has not lost its prime placement on the Jobsian handset.

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NY AG Cuomo Looks Into iPad Sales Over Discrimination Claim

Politico's Ben Smith reports that New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating claims that the computer giant Apple has refused to sell its new iPad to people of Asian descent, apparently over smuggling fears.

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Free "iPad Basics" Ebook Introduces Full iPad Documentation

TidBits' Adam C. Engst says:

Since our iPads arrived in April, they've consumed nearly every waking moment, but we haven't been lolling around reading ebooks, streaming Netflix, and eating bonbons. Instead, we've been working feverishly to bring you not one, not two, not three, but four new ebooks about the iPad. The first one - Tonya's "Take Control of iPad Basics" - is totally free, and the other three pick up where it leaves off, helping you use your iPad as a media machine (Jeff Carlson's "Take Control of Media on Your iPad"), do all sorts of productive work (Joe Kissell's "Take Control of Working with Your iPad"), and go under the hood with networking and security details (Glenn Fleishman's "Take Control of iPad Networking & Security").

You can buy any of the ebooks individually, or buy them together in a discounted bundle. Here's what the new ebooks are about....

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Xcode Projects - Publish a Book on the App Store - Quick and Easy

Xcode Projects - Publish a Book on the App Store

[Press Release]

Independent developer Chris Mayer has announced the release and immediate availability of three complete Xcode projects - Basic Book App for iPhone, Universal Basic Book App for iPhone and iPad, and Advanced Book App for iPhone. The 'Book' category is the fastest growing sector of the App Store. The iPhone and iPad have revolutionised the way people read. No longer are people carrying a book with them - they instead carry a whole library in their pockets.

Specifically designed to help authors publish their books on iPhone and iPad devices, these projects are ready-made Apps, just waiting for content to be loaded in HTML format. Anyone who can edit a HTML document can publish a book on iPhone. Pages can be created in any HTML editor such as Dreamweaver, and may use a variety of fonts and styles, as well as images within the pages.

Features:
(*) Supports standard HTML format pages, create using any popular webpage editor
(*) Include a variety of fonts and styles, and show images within your pages
(*) Loads audio for each page in .m4a, .mp3, or .wav format - for spoken pages or sound effects
(*) Saves progress through the book
(*) Flip pages forwards and backwards with the swipe of a finger
(*) 'Credits / How To Use' screen - accessable from an info button on the launch screen
(*) Heavily commented code - see exactly how it all works

The simplest and quickest way to create an iPhone and iPad app from a book. The Advanced Book Reader App features many enhancements, including animated page turns, automatic bookmarking, so when you launch the app you can continue reading from where you left off, as well as intuitive controls. Simply swipe the screen with a finger to flip between pages.

Three complete Xcode Projects made available to download for between $9 - $27 (USD). A video demo has been created to show how the Advanced Book App functions, and is available to view on the Chris Mayer's website.

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The Tech Night Owl: The WWDC Report: An iPhone or a Tricorder?

In the days of the original Star Trek TV show in the 1960s, the crew of the starship Enterprise would explore a new world equipped with a handheld computer known as a Tricorder. According to the Wikipedia entry and the innate knowledge of any “Treker” on our planet, this gadget was “a multifunction handheld device used for sensor scanning, data analysis, and communication.”

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