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What iOS 7 Looks Like On Your iPad

There’s no tablet flavour of the iOS 7 beta, but using a simulator feature on Apple’s XCode developer platform, German site Apfelpage has given us a look at what the next-gen operating system will look like on the iPad. Aside from a few changes, it’s pretty consistent with what we’ve already seen from iOS 7.


Slooh: Snap Your Very Own High-Res Space Photos From Your iPad

Way back in 2009, Slooh opened up its space telescope service to the everyman, meaning common folk could explore space and take live, high-res photos at their leisure — for a small fee, of course. In the same vein, their new iPad app lets you take space shots on the go, all for $2 a pop.


This Is What iOS 7 Will Apparently Look Like

9to5mac has reportedly been given the chance to look at beta version of iOS 7 — which Apple is set to announce later today — and this is what it apparently looks like.


Samsung Legal Win Could Halt US iPhone 4 Sales

Samsung has won a patent battle against Apple that could see the iPhone 4 and 3G iPad 2 banned from sale in the US. The legal fight was centred on a patent relating to 3G standards, which Samsung has pledged to licence freely, reports The Guardian.


Old-School Phones Can Still Teach Us A Thing About Cable Management

If you haven’t replaced your plethora of old Apple dock connector cables with fancy new Lightning cords, you might want to consider Sanwa’s alternative before you do. Even though mobile phones have all but replaced old-school phones with tethered handsets, those ‘outdated’ models can apparently still teach us something about keeping cords tidy. Namely that those self-retracting twisted cables are still pretty handy.


New iPad Apps: Musyc, iHeart Locket, And More

This week’s iPad apps are all about creativity on your terms. Whether it’s a song in your heart, in your fingers, of one you just want to keep all to yourself, we’ve got you covered.


A Pendant-Locked Secret Diary For A Generation Raised On Tablets

Long gone are the days when kids would keep their innermost thoughts and secrets hidden away in a diary. For the most part they’re happy to share everything on Facebook and Twitter these days, and in the rare event they’d actually want to keep something secret, there’s now an iPad app that protects their private thoughts with an electronic locket key.


The iPad Cleverly Detects This Connected Picture Book’s Page Turns

The arrival of the iPad had many predicting the device would wipe out books, magazine and newspapers once and for all. But their doomsday predictions were a little premature, and as the folks at engageLab demonstrate with this fantastic conceptual app, tablets and books can live in perfect harmony.


New iPad Apps: Mailbox, Forecast.io, And More

Monday is finally over, so how do you celebrate? Well, how about having a few iPad apps that help you stay connected and ready for whatever the rest of the week has to throw at you — just in case. Lucky for you, we’ve got them right here.


Receiving A Gold Plated iPad At Hotel Check-In Is Normal, Right?

You know the drill. You pull up to a Comfort Inn motel with the vacancy light on, you argue with the attendent about getting a room away from the ice machine and then you take the 24-karat gold-plated iPad the attendant hands you and head off to your room to stockpile some free soap. Boom.


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