• Apple Confirms October 4 for iPhone 5 Unveiling Event

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    The Loop reports that Apple has finally confirmed the long-awaited media event. Apple has scheduled a press conference next Tuesday, October 4. that new Apple CEO Tim Cook will deliver the presentation, a first for Cook in his new CEO role.

    According to the invitation received by The Loop, the event will be held on October 4 at Apple’s Cupertino, Calif. campus. The event will begin at 10:00 am PT.

    Apple’s next iPhone is expected to sport a dual-core A5 chip, 1GB of RAM, twice as much as the iPhone 4′s A4 chip. Camera will be upgraded to eight megapixels with a backlit sensor with ability to shoot Panorama photos. Other additions include a Qualcomm Gobi baseband chip that support dual network GSM and CDMA.

    One of the coolest addition that probably will be an iPhone 5 exclusive is the new voice activated feature called Assistant, after Apple’s acquisition of Siri, a search intelligence startup by Nuance technology. The “Let’s talk iPhone” tagline surely hints at this feature.

  • Apple Release OS X Lion 10.7.2 Build 11C37 and iCloud Beta 7

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    Apple has released a new beta updates to developers, pushing out OS X Lion 10.7.2 Build 11C37 and a iCloud beta 7 add-on installer.

    This pre-release version of OS X Lion 10.7.2 is being provided solely for testing iCloud and updates the public release of OS X Lion and any earlier seed of OS X Lion 10.7.2. If you installed a previous seed of OS X Lion 10.7.2, please run the included reversioner package followed by the OS X Lion 10.7.2 update without restarting your system. You should restart your system after installing the OS X Lion 10.7.2 Update.

    Apple has been pushing out OS X 10.7.2 builds to developers for the past weeks in order to provide compatibility with iCloud, which scheduled for release this fall in September.

  • Amazon Launches Web-Based Kindle Cloud Reader

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    While Apple was harsh with their recent changes to the iOS terms. many expected the big players in eBook world will have to pull their apps. It seems Amazon’s popular Kindle app adheres to Apple’s terms But at the same time, they were also working on an alternative.

    Amazon and its Kindle brand are making some new moves today on iOS with a brand new amazing WebApp.

    Branded Cloud reader, Amazon’s new Web-based Kindle reader is one of the most accomplished HTML5 WebApps you’ve probably seen so far. As its name indicates, it’s an eBook reader that lives in the clouds, or more precisely, in your browser. It’s aimed to work with any browser (besides the iPhone for now), but the app seems to feel particularly at home on the iPad, especially once you add it to your home screen and get rid of the url bar.

    As you would expect, the app lets you log in to your Amazon account, access all your books, and read them. It’s very well done, and while the animations and looks of the reading mode aren’t as good as iBook’s, the WebApp is still fully capable of downloading books for offline reading, changing fonts, or accessing your notes. Downloading books will even count against your download limit. Swiping through pages is done through simple taps or gestures.

    On the downside, purchasing books is still done through Amazon’s website, and the experience isn’t as great as it could be. This is a smart move by Amazon, isn’t it?!

    [via TechCrunch ]

  • MobileMe to iCloud Transition Is Now Available for Developers

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    Apple has just allowed MobileMe to iCloud Transition for developers through a new portal me.com/move. Now you can move your mail, Contacts and calendar to iCloud, And you can use iWeb, iDisk, and Photo Gallery up until June 30, 2012.

    Synchronization of the following will no longer be available :

    • Mac Dashboard Widgets
    • Dock Items
    • Keychains
    • Mail Accounts
    • Rules
    • Signatures
    • Smart Mailboxes
    • Preferences






    iOS devices must be running iOS 5 beta 5, Macs must be running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 Seed and iCloud for OS X Lion beta 6. PCs must be running Windows Vista or later, Outlook 2007​ or later and iCloud Control Panel for Windows beta 4.

    [Via iClarified]