Announcing that Hobbyist Software, the developers of iBrowse, has released the latest update for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. The iBrowse app is a beautiful browser, with visual flowing of tabs, bookmarks and history, private browsing and a new power search that takes users directly to a specific, commonly searched site. Users can also choose to open links in background tabs so they can click on a number of search results and let them open effortlessly in the background as part of the gorgeous flowing line up of tabs.

This latest iBrowse update amps up the power and functionality of the browsing application and also makes it available to iPad users. Users are treated to a full screen display with opened tabs stored behind the browser window, where they wait until the user switches to flow mode. Then, they float past in an orderly fashion, so the desired page can be clicked on and enlarged. Bookmarked and history pages are also offered up as beautiful, flowing visuals. iBrowse also gives users the ability to protect their private browsing by supplying private tabs that do not retain any search or page information after the user leaves the app.

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It’s remarkably simple to use a Bluetooth keyboard with the iPad. First, you just need to ensure that your keyboard supports HID mode, that’s Human Interface Device Profile and is pretty much the closest thing to a universal Bluetooth keyboard interface out there these days.

You simply need to put your keyboard into pairing mode, go to Settings -> General -> Bluetooth on the iPad, and then tap the keyboard’s entry. Then the iPad will pop up a message with a pairing code you need to enter into the keyboard. Once that’s done, you’re all set. Now when you come to a text entry field, instead of the on-screen keyboard popping up on the iPad, you simply enter text on your Bluetooth keyboard.

Dieter mentioned this in the hardware section of our iPad review, but we’ve seen enough reports (and gotten enough email about it!) that we wanted to break it out and see how widespread a problem this may be for our readers:iPhone deals

Speaking of that aluminum casing, it blocks WiFi signals pretty effectively. To get around that, Apple placed the WiFi antenna behind the plastic Apple logo. While all reports indicate it’s a good antenna, I do find that I’m getting slightly worse reception on the iPad than I do on other devices.

I haven’t had a problem either at home on an dual-band Airport Extreme in 802.11n mode or at work on an ancient Linksys in 802.11g, however I’m going try it out in more places on more routers and compare it to both laptops and iPhone/iPod touch to try and get a better idea.best mobile phone

More importantly, however, we want to see what your experience with iPad on Wi-Fi has been. Is the signal strong and steady or sparse and subject to frequent drops? How does the connectivity compare to your iPhone and/or iPod touch?mobiles

Update: Reader Fassy points out that CNN has picked up the story.

There was a minor Skype update last night to version 1.3.1 to add support for iPhone 3.2/iPad but the most noticeable thing was what remained missing: Skype VoIP over 3G.

We’re happy to get bug-fixes, we’re glad about compatibility updates, but when AT&T gave the green light for VoIP over 3G back on Oct. 6, 2009 (and Skype applauding them for it), Apple allowing it in the iPhone 3.2 SDK agreement, apps like Fring, iCall, and Truphone updating almost immediately to VoIP over 3G at the end of January, and Skype promising we’d see it soon on Feb. 4, we have to wonder (and ask on Twitter) — what’s going on?

Some believe their recent dealings with Verizon have put Skype over 3G for iPhone on the back-burner, or have derailed it completely. If that’s the case, however, given Skype’s previous statements an update telling us so is certainly in order. If not, those millions of Skype for iPhone app downloaders would still like an update, thank you very much.

The stage is all yours Skype, can we get another update on that VoIP over 3G update?

Here we have Babo Crash [$0.99 - iTunes Link], a fun new gem-switching game for the iPhone and iPod touch from Playbrains. In this game you have to match similar coloured gems with adjacent gems in sets of three or more, in a similar fashion to Bejeweled. The difference in Babo Crash is that if you match up more than 4 gems you unleash specialized hero gems. These hero gems, when matched, have specialized gem-busting powers.

Babo Crash has over 21 levels of gem smashing fun that gets faster as you go along. It also uses the OpenFeint system so you also have access to leaderboards and achievements online.

If you want to see screenshots of the game in action (and find out how you can get yourself a free promo code for the game!), stay with us after the break.

How can you get your hands on this game for free? Sweet and easy — just leave a comment below telling me why you would enjoy the game and you are entered. We’ll pick the winner at random (though saying something cute or funny never hurts!) Make sure to use a real e-address or we will not be able to contact you. Give-away starts now and ends Thursday, April 1st, 2010.

(Note: Unfortunately, Promo Codes only work in the US App Store, so if you don’t have access, you won’t be able to claim a prize.)



Apple’s iTunes News is back with another helpful reminder, this time on the two different types of sharing that now exist in iTunes 9 — share libraries and Home Sharing.

Sharing libraries via streaming:

You can enable it on the Sharing tab in the Preferences panel, which will allow your computer to look for the libraries others are sharing and let you choose whether to share your whole library or just selected items and playlists. When Sharing is turned on, shared libraries on your local network appear in the Shared section of the iTunes window’s left-hand column. You can play the content that appears there as if it were on your own computer.

Home Sharing:

lets the users of up to five computers on a home network copy over music or any other item they’d like to have in their own library. Then they can then enjoy it even if your computer is no longer on the network, and they can sync it to their own devices. To turn it on, use Turn On Home Sharing in the Advanced menu on each of the computers, and use the same active iTunes account to activate each one. Copying is then a simple matter of dragging from a shared library and dropping into your own.

I’ve enabled Home Sharing but I tend to just stream from shared libraries. It just feels quicker to me when I’m looking for something. Which do you use and why?

MacRumors got a look at the licensing agreement and noticed the following little gem with regards to free (like iPhone) vs. paid (like iPod touch) updates:

Apple will provide you any iPad OS software updates that it may release from time to time, up to and including the next major iPad OS software release following the version of iPad OS software that originally shipped from Apple on your iPad, for free. For example, if your iPad originally shipped with iPad 3.x software, Apple would provide you with any iPad OS software updates it might release up to and including the iPad 4.x software release. Such updates and releases may not necessarily include all of the new software features that Apple releases for newer iPad models.

In other words, if you get the 1st gen iPad with iPhone 3.2 on it this weekend, you’ll get iPhone 4.0 for free sometime later this year (we hope!) but will have to pay for 5.0 sometime in 2011. (The last iPod touch upgrade was $10 — not as nice as free but well worth it given the functionality added).

What do you think, fair or foul?

Apple has released the final Gold Master (GM) seed of iPhone 3.2 SDK for iPad, get it now via developer.apple.com:

iPhone SDK 3.2 GM Seed is now available. Starting today, all iPad apps submitted must be built using this release.

All members of the iPhone Developer Program can submit their iPad apps to iTunes Connect for review and approval. If you did not submit your app during the initial review period, but upload it by March 31, it will be reviewed but may not make the grand opening of the iPad App Store.

Make sure you read the iPhone SDK GM Seed Release Notes before installing and developing with this release.

Furthermore, 9to5Mac notes that an additional email has gone out to developers telling them they need those final apps in for approval by March 31, 5pm PDT. Any time after that and there’s no guarantees your app will be in there for launch.

(And hey, if you want to help TiPb out with coverage of your iPad app, the sooner you contact us the better as well — we’re expecting something close to insanity come Saturday!)

According to Mission Repair, Apple’s iPad has a space for an iSight webcam/camera inside the device. Based on parts seemingly obtained through unofficial channels, the frame appears to have a very similar area to the MacBook’s existing iSight webcam enclosure.

If true, this is almost the exact same situation that occurred with the iPod touch G3, which was widely rumored to be getting a camera, ended up being introduced without one, and was torn-down after release to show the area where a camera was ready to go.

In that case, it was said Apple wasn’t pleased with the quality of the cameras they’d received, and so pulled them at the last minute. Could they have received a second bum batch for the iPad? Could they have tested out the awkward camera angle enforced by holding an iPad flat on the lap and decided no one needed to see the undersides of their chine? Seriously, people, we’re running out of ideas as to why there aren’t any cameras on these devices. Let us know what you think!

Apple has released iTunes 9.0.3, and it is now available via Software Update (98.1MB).

iTunes 9.0.3 provides a number of important bug fixes, including:

• iTunes no longer ignores your “Remember password for purchases” setting.
• Addresses problems with syncing some Smart Playlists and Podcasts with iPod.
• Resolves a problem recognizing when iPod is connected.
• Addresses issues that affect stability and performance.