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Sorry Guys, I thought not many follow my blog. So I went on a holiday without updating my blog. I got a few mails during my holiday from people who follow my blog though. This makes me write more about iPhone and Apple on this blog. Thanks again .

Will continue writing :>)

Snapseed is now an iOS universal app and it brings pro-level photo editing to iPad. Usually costs $4.99, is Free for a short while. Snapseed basically makes any photograph extraordinary with a fun, high-quality photo experience right at your fingertips. It can enhance, transform, and share photos with ease using incredibly advanced features. Here is the download link from App Store.

• Easily adjust your photos with a single tap using Auto Correct
• Tweak your photo to perfection with Tune Image
• Use Selective Adjust to enhance specific objects or areas in your photos
• Experiment with fun & innovative filters like Drama, Vintage, Grunge, and Tilt-Shift
• Add Image Borders for a finishing touch
• Share your creations via email, Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter

Mark Zuckerberg plans to pay his idol Steve Jobs another tribute by drawing a $1 salary, starting in 2013. According to Facebook’s S-1 filing Zuckerberg has requested that his base salary be reduced to $1 per year, effective January 1, 2013.

His 2011 base salary was $500,000, and he also received a $220,500 bonus for the first half of the year. The S-1 also lists $783,529 in “other compensation”, which includes $692,679 for “costs related to personal use of aircraft chartered in connection with his comprehensive security program and on which family and friends flew during 2011?

Interesting!!!

Popular iOS hacker Sonny Dickinson has uncovered some interesting information. The latest iOS 5.1 Beta 3 update contains evidence that Apple is working on an iPad-compatible version of Siri. Unlike past findings, the Siri evidence isn’t hidden within the firmware’s source code. You can discover it easily by just opening Settings app on your iPad 2 which is running iOS 5.1 beta 3, navigate to General, and select the Keyboard tab. 9to5Mac shared this screenshot:

A new option labeled “About Privacy and Dictation” will be displayed under General tab. Apple is working on bringing the Dictation aspect of Siri to iPads. 9to5Mac says Apple could be making this an iPad 3-exclusive feature in 2012:

Dictation is not actually functional on the iPad 2 running iOS 5.1 beta 3, so perhaps this will be an iOS 5.1 launch feature for the iPad, or it may be an iPad 3-exclusive feature; a similar process to the iPhone 4S exclusively gaining Siri and Siri Dictation support in iOS 5.0.  We’re also hearing this link/document is also appearing on retina iPod touches as well.

I cant believe this. Siri is controlling an Yamaha piano and playing tracks on an iPhone via an AirPort Express. WOW. 9to5Mac covered this interesting hack a while back. Yamaha specifically develops the hack for the Disklavier piano, and it uses a special MIDI version of the music file to stream to an AirPort Express. The hack even uses the foot pedals and the piano’s keys:

This iPhone game is another jewel, a rare flash of design style… for pure race-to-the-exit charm, Edge is hard to beat. Develop your telekinetic strength by pushing a Cube within a geometric universe. Platforms, enigmas and reflexes combine to make Edge a rich and very comprehensive game. Usually costs $2.99, Free for a while, here is the App Store download link.

Samsung is continuing with its anti-Apple campaign. This time a new advertising showing Apple fans still waiting on absurdly long lines for a new iPhone. This Galaxy S II commercial seems to exploit the line waiters theme all over again. Check it out:

Samsung user asks those in the line for the iPhone “You guys are still here?” then proceeds to laugh at them insisting that his Galaxy S II keeps all his content. “I have all my playlists right here, my music streams from the cloud and I have tons of places to buy my music,” he says to his iPhone toting friends who stare at his device looking bewildered.

This iOS app called Verbs IM is just too simple to impress anyone on iPhone or iPad. Verbs is a simple instant messaging client with a gorgeous interface. It’s slick, fast and it just works! Usually costs 99cents, is Free for a while. Heres the App Store link to download.

Features:

• Supports GTalk, Facebook, AIM and MobileMe.
• Get Local Notifications for messages for 10 minutes when running in the background.
• Use CloudApp and Droplr to send Photos.
• View downloaded Office and iWork documents right within the app.
• Mark links in received messages to read later via Instapaper.
• Send beautifully crafted chat logs via email.
• Supports landscape orientation.
• Displays your AIM and Gtalk buddies linked in AddressBook.
• Stunning Retina Display graphics.

Flipboard has been one of the most popular interactive magazine for the iPhone, one of the most beautifully designed interface according to many many readers. The app was upgraded to support iPhone and iPod touch yesterday. iPhone version is just awesome. Its available for Free and here is the iOS App Store link to download. The iPhone version introduces “Cover Stories,” which is a selection of interesting articles and photos displayed in a amazing layout.

Fill Flipboard with the things you like to read, from the smallest blogs to publications like Rolling Stone or Vanity Fair, and use Instapaper or Read It Later to save articles to read later. Connect Flipboard to all your social networks, and you’ll have a single place to enjoy, browse, comment on and share all the news, photos and updates that matter to you.

What’s new

- New iPhone edition puts the power of Flipboard in your pocket.
- Cover Stories for iPhone, a selection of interesting articles and photos being shared with you right now. And it gets smarter every time you use it. (Coming soon to iPad.)
- Speed. Flip through pages as you would through a printed magazine, all with the flick of a thumb.

Robin Williams, the most popular comedian in Hollywood (at least to me ), appeared on Ellen last month to promote his new movie Happy Feet Two, talked about Siri. When Ellen brought up the subject of Siri and the iPhone, Robin went off and did what he is most popular for. You are going to love this:

The other day Yahoo talked to Robin and shared this bit of conversation:

AP: As a big technology buff, what gadgets or games are you into at the moment?

Williams: I’m fascinated by the new iPhone. I bought it and kept trying to use it in France. “Siri, what is a good restaurant?” (In a robotic voice.) “I’m sorry, Robin. I can’t give locations in France.” ”Why, Siri?” ”I don’t know.” It’s like she was upset with the French or something. “They seem to have an attitude I can’t understand. Should I look for Germans, Robin?”

Source – Yahoo News

Apple is going to have a special Black Friday sale this year. On November 25th Apple will disclose a bunch of Apple product-line items for sale just for a day. Apple hasnt revealed any further info:

Source – Apple/au

Hey, I am on holiday for next 3 days. Will be back by Thursday. Thanks