Posted by Alexander Bader on Oct 15, 2011 Apple’s long-awaited iOS update went live yesterday, with the final release of iOS 5 now available for download. Apple has seeded successive iOS 5 beta updates to developers since June, but yesterday marks the official launch of iOS 5 for all iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users. To update your device to iOS 5, use Apple’s software auto-update feature or simply open...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Oct 15, 2011 Stunning visuals and a unique charm reminiscent of the Wii’s ‘de Blob’ give Jelly Defense from Infinte Dreams a little more sparkle than the average tower defense game. The central core gameplay strays little from the tried and tested tower defense formula, with the well-matched difficulty level keeping the game challenging yet very playable. Throw in a few sly,...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Oct 15, 2011 Sony Pictures is in the process of acquiring film rights to Steve Jobs, the upcoming authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson. The book’s description is as follows: Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years – as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends,...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Oct 15, 2011 Software maker Nuance Communications has bought out Swype, the popular Android text input method, for more than $100 million, according to Uncrunched. Nuance is the maker of the T9 predictive text software found almost every mobile phone since the 90s. Swype, on the other hand, is the producer of a virtual Qwerty keyboard for smartphones that uses unique gestures to predict what...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Oct 15, 2011 After years of waiting, a native Facebook application for the iPad has finally arrived. While the iPad launched on April 3, 2010, there has not been a Facebook app developed specifically for the slate. Yesterday, Facebook announced the release of its official iPad app. The app displays photos that you can flip through like a photo album, groups and lists on the left-hand side of...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Oct 10, 2011 Microsoft has announced its plan to launch new iOS and Android applications for its Hotmail email service. The service will be native to the iPhone in iOS 5, which launches on October 12. This means users will be able to select Hotmail under the ‘Mail’ app among Yahoo, Gmail and others. The service can be configured to include push notifications along with contacts and...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Oct 10, 2011 Popular note taking and syncing service Evernote has updated its iOS application to offer additional formatting options and iOS 5 support on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. When editing a rich text note, users will now have the option to simplify the text. This option will preserve the main elements of the note, such as spacing and capital letters, while removing fonts and CSS...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Oct 10, 2011 Preorders for the iPhone 4S sold out in the first day of availability, according to shipping estimates on Apple’s Web site. The iPhone 4S went on pre-order early yesterday. AT&T, the device’s leading carrier, referred to the launch as the most successful iPhone launch ever, with more than 200,000 purchases in the first 12 hours. Users looking to preorder the...