Latest iOS SDK confirms existence of iPad 2 camera

If you didn’t need any further proof that Apple would be integrating a camera (or cameras) into the iPad 2, the latest SDK for Apple’s iOS operating system includes camera graphics and shutter images specifically designed for the iPad, all but confirming the iPad 2 allow you to take photos and videos. 9to5macopened up the SDK and found four images, icons and screens that are exact copies of the iPhone images but are designed to display on the higher resolution of an iPad screen....

2 min · 325 words · Scott Johnson

Latest Skype for Mac Beta has Facebook integration and ads

In case you felt like you didn’t have any friends on Skype, that’s all about to change. Today,Skypeis launchingSkype 5.4 for Mac Betawith the same Facebook integration found inSkype 5.5 for Windows. The new update lets you IM and connect with your Facebook friends without leaving Skype. You can read and update your News Feed, comment and ‘Like’ your Facebook friends’ posts – all within Skype for Mac OS X Beta....

2 min · 424 words · Brittany Fritz

Latest Tweetbot update brings “experimental” push notifications, but not for everyone

Tapbots, makers of the stylishTweetbotTwitter application, has released a new update for its iOS app, version 1.4, which now adds the highly anticipated push notifications support, and various bug fixes. Alongside these changes are a few minor adjustments such as the ability to publish text notes with tweets, where users can now attach a note to tweets using services like CloudApp, twtmore or pastebin; and the ability to view someone else’s lists as tweets....

3 min · 471 words · Michael Howell

Latest Windows 8 screenshot shows off installation process

The Windows 8 screenshot train just keeps on chugging. Sadly, as with most of ourpreviously uncovered Windows 8 images, what we have today isonly moderately interesting. What follows below is an image of someone installing Windows 8. The UI is either excessively sparse, or perhaps unfinished. It is important to remember that Windows 8 is hardly nearing its RC, let alone RTM build. Take a look: What can we extrapolate from the shot?...

2 min · 323 words · James Copeland

Latest WP7 Mango build allows for music streaming from SkyDrive

Microsoft’s process of slowly giving new Mango builds to Windows Phone developers seems to be having the desired effect: As new features are released, they are discovered, and crowed over. Today a new tidbit that came in the 7712 build is making the rounds: The ability tostream musicfrom one’s SkyDrive account directly to a Mangoed phone. Now, the interface is not slick, in fact it’s quite clunky, but it is a very interesting feature, as it allows any person with music in their cloud storage account to never leave it behind....

2 min · 334 words · Christopher Olsen
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