Flickering Displays and Flabbergasting Cases

This new video has turned up showing the new Macbook not playing very nicely through Thunderbolt to his friend, Mr. Apple Display..





He has been told to check Software Update "soon". How useful..


In other brief news, check out this beautiful case! It's been out forever, but my point is that it's now available in iPad 2 flavours!

[Gizmodo and BookBook]

Nobody Panic!!

Just a quick post today..


Apple have stockpiled enough iPad components to last the next 2-3 weeks!


The Japanese earthquake has affected component supplies for many manufacturers, including Foxconn, the company who builds all of Apple's iDevices.


But new reports state that the company have made sure to keep enough bits to build iPads for the next fortnight at least!


Good news for all those who absolutely NEED an iPad, that is..

Hidden iPad Multi-Touch Gestures

Following the latest iOS 4.3 release, Apple have included a new "secret" feature, exclusive to developers.
New multi-touch gestures, similar to those found on macs, including swiping four/five fingers to the sides to switch between running apps, swiping four fingers up to view all running apps and playback controls at the bottom, and pinching with five [a somewhat awkward sounding movement] to go to the home screen.
These features are in the OS but not readily available to users yet, but they are to developers, if you know where to look.
All you need do is download and install Xcode [free if you know where to look ;] ], run it connected to your iPad, and turn them on!


If you're interested in getting these new features, check out Gizmodo's quick and easy little tutorial on how to apply them.


Either that or if you're on the jailbreaking scene just wait for the latest iOS jailbreak and I'm sure something'll turn up in Cydia soon.

iOS 5 as Early as April?

Rumours abound today, as German site Macerkopf.de claims that Apple will unveil the new version of iOS at the beginning of April.
They also say that the company will show off a new MobileMe.
The $99 per annum service could potentially become free if plans were to go ahead, as well as  possible further integration with the OS if it is to be included in the event. The service may rely on self-storage at home rather than data being held in Apple-based servers. Further evidence is that Apple also discontinued sales of the boxed retail versions of MobileMe last month..


Apple's iOS event was held in April last year, leading us to believe an impending event seems likely. Another rumour is that the new new update would include improved voice navigation support, rendering your pretty touch screen a little more pointless..


If this is all to be true, it could be a busy couple of months for Apple, as we'll also be expecting their iPhone event around the end of June.


Macerkopf via AppleInsider

Planes Flown By iPads?

Well, not quite.

But according to Bloomberg, commercial airlines could start using the Boeing app by this Summer to control where their planes go.

Some smaller planes are already using iPad apps instead of traditional paper maps, so this is just a step forward.

And YES, they're [Jeppesen] working on an Android version for all you Apple-haters, which should be out this year. ;] But if you are one, you're on the wrong blog..