Summary: iPad App Reviews Zinio Magazine Newsstand & Reader * Free (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zinio-magazine-newsstand-reader/id364297166?mt=8) Discovr Apps * $0.99 * iTunes Link (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/discovr-apps-discover-new/id440101665?mt=8) Sponsor:Â Protect your Home with ADT Security Services! Call 1-866-778-3127 (http://bit.ly/adtsecs) (http://bit.ly/adtsecs) iPad News Apple Granted Broad Multi-Touch Patent * source (http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/06/too-broad-or-too-narrow-apple-multitouch-patent-sparks-debate.ars) * what you need to know is this could potentially be a disaster for every other smart phone sold in the U.S. * Apple has a few options * Sue to collect royalties for other companies using/infringing on the patent * this could bring in a lot of money * it also raises barriers for competition because the patented technology (filed in 2007) is now pretty much the standard for the industry * Sue to block import of devices using the patent * this is less likely, but it depends on whether Apple wants to make obscene amounts of money with competition or obscene amounts of money without competition * this could also lead to a judge invalidating the patent because it would destroy an existing, vibrant, and otherwise mostly non-infringing marketplace New York Post website blocking Safari access on iPad * source (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/18/new_york_post_website_now_blocking_safari_access_on_ipad.html) * You can use other browsers like Mercury and Skyfire to access the site still. * This is because they have an app * $6.99 per month * $39.99 for six months * $79.99 for 1 year * no single issue purchases Facebook reportedly working on an iPad app Link (http://gigaom.com/apple/facebook-reportedly-working-on-an-ipad-app/) Narrate Zoosh - NFC with the NFC chip * source (http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Narrate-Zoosh-Introduces-Ultrasonic-NFC-for-iPhone-Android-807492/) * uses ultra-sonic frequencies that humans canât hear * might piss off dogs, bats, and dolphins People spend more time in phone/tablet apps than on the web * source (http://digitallife.today.com/_news/2011/06/20/6900155-study-mobile-apps-a-bigger-time-suck-than-the-web) * 74 minutes per day on web * 81 minutes per day in apps Appleâs new iPad 2 ad: YouTube Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFFkK2SmPg4&feature=player_embedded)
