Articles by Jake Rosati

Facebook iPad app launching next week?

facebook-ipad Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg went on record yesterday saying that he was planning to "launch something awesome" next week. And, with rumors swirling that the Facebook iPad app is pretty much done, I couldn't think of a more awesome thing to launch. The lucky few who've had a sneak peek of the app claim it has, "...a slick design that has been tailored for... Read more »

100,000 iPad apps now available

100,000 The iPad has just reached quite a significant milestone - there are now over 100,000 iPad-specific applications available for download. Apple's original iPad launched just about 453 days ago, which means approximately 220 new iPad apps were created every day the device as been available. This is big news for a number of reasons. First, it exemplifies the sheer... Read more »

Apple ramps up iPad 2 production, no early iPad 3

overview_smartcover_gallery1_20110302 According to a new report out of Digitimes, Apple is looking to significantly raise production numbers of the second generation iPad. More specifically, they're ordering approximately 12-14 million units this quarter, as opposed to 7-9 million from last quarter. To achieve such massive numbers, Apple is said to be stock-piling many of the components that go into... Read more »

iPhone 3GS for free – rumor

Screen shot 2011-06-30 at 11.32.25 AM The iPhone 3GS will be FREE when iPhone 5 comes out... what?! By now we've all grown pretty accustomed to the way Apple does things. For instance, when a new iPhone is announced, it's expected that last year's model will drop down to a much lower price and be sold as the introductory handset. Apple is definitely a creature of habit. Or, they used to be... The... Read more »

This Week on TiP (June 12-19) [VID]

Jake Rosati june 12-19 This Week on TiP (June 12-19): CNET UK claims they've figured out when the iPhone 5 will be announced, New York Times is reporting the official Facebook for iPad app will be out in a couple weeks, Apple is now selling unlocked iPhone 4's in the US, and more! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHMfSllL8tI - iPhone 5 release date: http://tinyurl.com/69vngmj - Unlocked... Read more »

Apple patent hints at true wireless charging

hl07_wireless_xxl Apple patents are constantly floating around the web. Most of the time, they detail a new feature, or a change in hardware that won't see the light of day for at least a few years, if at all. And, to be perfectly honest, most of them aren't all too exciting. Though, every once in a while a potential Apple product comes along that really seems compelling. This is one... Read more »

Amplify your music, save the Earth with iBamboo

5768844647_72a9b3082d Recently we've seen a number of really cool iAccessories that were part of the Kickstarter program. For those that don't know, Kickstarter is a website where inventors create a demo of a product they are working on. They try to sell the product to you through pictures, video and text. If you like it, you can send some money to the inventor to help get the project off... Read more »

Web apps get Nitro speed boost in iOS 5

webappfullscreen-081003-1 Apple and web apps have had a strange relationship. At one point, Apple was really pushing for people to use 'em. But when the App Store launched, web apps became old news. However, recently they've begun to regain a bit of the spotlight. First, the story broke that Facebook was developing a web app to circumvent Apple's rules and restrictions. Well, web apps are... Read more »

Make your iPhone smell like candy with Jelly Belly case!

jelly-belly-iphone-4-cases How often do you smell your iPhone? I'm only asking because I have a feeling that such an occurrence will soon grow pretty frequent. The reason being is, for the iPhone 5 finish, Apple has decided to go with a scratch-and-sniff paint! Okay, that's not entirely true. Fine... it's not even a little bit true. But, it is true that pretty soon you might just want to take... Read more »

Bring back old MobileMe accounts with iCloud!

mobileme Here's something unexpected. It seems as though expired MobileMe accounts have been reactivated and are now functional with iCloud (well, the little of iCloud that is up and running). The email, storage and calendars linked to an expired MobileMe account are now all accessible through an iCloud-compatable device (iOS 5 or Lion). Though, one downside is that none... Read more »