There’s only about a month to go before Apple drops the iPad on the world, and it looks like all those theories about a last-minute camera addition were just fond fanboy wishes — iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 4 just came out, and in addition to stripping out several video-call related icons, we’ve been told the docs contain this little tidbit about that Camera tab : Launching the Photos application under the iPad Simulator will initially show three tabs: Photos, Albums, and Camera. The Camera tab represents photos available via the Camera Connection Kit for iPad, and is not relevant for the Simulator. The Camera tab will disappear after a few seconds
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iPad SDK 3.2 beta 4 squashes rumors of a camera, but adds new gesture controls
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Wireless charging has been around—even for the iPhone—for years, but it wasn’t until the last 12 months that it’s been refined to be as good as standard wired charging. Case-mate’s Hug is our favorite iPhone charging pad. More »
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Case-mate Hug Review: A Wireless iPhone Charging Pad That Actually Works Well [Review]
That’s the “glass is half full” attitude we like, Verizon — always looking for a way to sign a few more of those lucrative data contracts, no matter the circumstances! Turns out Big Red is tipping off its staffers on how it can encourage customers to go with the WiFi-only version of the iPad and pair it up with a device like the MiFi rather than shelling out $130 more for integrated AT&T 3G and waiting a few extra weeks.
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Eternal optimist Verizon calls iPad launch ‘an opportunity’ to sell some data plans
Hey remember that feel-good iPad introduction video with the Ben Folds cover of “Just Like Heaven” Apple posted on launch day? Yeah, well you’re going to remember the hell out of it once you watch it with Google’s auto-transcription enabled on YouTube. Trust us, you owe yourself these few moments of absurdity.
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The iPad introduction video, as captioned by Google
So you thought awesome gear never made the transition from Korea to the USA, huh? Not so in the case of the infamous sausage stylus we spotted a month ago. That cold weather peripheral — allowing its ingenious users to operate a capacitive touchscreen with gloves on — has made the big leap over to the Americas and can be yours for the low (seriously low) price of $0.99.
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Sausage stylus for the iPhone now on sale in the US
It’s official, Valve’s digital distribution service Steam is coming to Mac, and bringing Left 4 Dead 2 , Team Fortress 2 , Counter-Strike , Portal , and the Half-Life series (along with Source) with it this April. But there’s more
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Steam Comes to Mac, Offers Cross-Platform Gaming Free of Charge [Steam]
Also shitcanned by Apple in the Great App Store Purge of 2010: Wi-Fi scanning apps. The reason being that they used private frameworks to access wireless info.
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BTW, Wi-Fi Scanner Apps Were Begging to Get Banned by Apple [App Store]
There’s no question that Fujitsu’s LifeBook UH900 is a niche device; much like Sony’s VAIO P , there’s just not a lot of demand for an expensive clamshell with an extremely high resolution and an exceptionally cramped keyboard.
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Fujitsu’s LifeBook UH900 gets reviewed, notable flaws found
An 11.6-inch display fit within a thickness of 17.5mm. Sure, we’re mixing up our measurement systems, but whichever way you slice it, the X300 is one extremely thin device.
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LG’s ultraslim X300 launching in Asia, Middle East and South America this month
If you’re a gadget fan (and let’s face it: you are) then there’s simply no excuse for using disposable batteries. Environmental concerns aside, rechargeables have advanced such that it just makes economic sense to switch. We’ve been unapologetic fans of Sanyo’s Eneloop series of Ni-MH batteries for years
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Sanyo Eneloop lite Ni-MH rechargeable batteries are cheap, less filling
