I'm in Madrid at the moment hence I am a little slower at updating the site this weekend. Nevertheless the weather is hot, hot, hot and of course I have taken just my iPad and iPhone, they really are the ideal travel companions. Here are some Madrid Instagram pictures, I have to say that Instagram is one of my favourite apps at the moment.
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Two Bloomberg Interviews with Todd Bradley
Florida school scrapping textbooks and rolling out iPads to its students
[From Eric Mann] This sounds an awesome use of iPads. "Lake Minneola High School has adopted the iPad as its future learning device of choice. When students return next month they will have access to a shiny new iPad for school time and home use. Lake Minneola will be the first public school in Central Florida to buy Apples iconic tablet for all of its students." Read in full.
Apple has more money than the US Government
Amazing to think that Apple has more money than the US Government. "Latest figures from the US Treasury Department show that the country has an operating cash balance of $73.7bn (£45.3bn). Apple's most recent financial results put its reserves at $76.4bn. The US House of Representatives is due to vote on a bill to raise the country's debt ceiling, allowing it to borrow more money to cover spending commitments."
The iPhone 5 will mean Apple will be untouchable
[From Hans] The iPhone 5 will mean Apple will be untouchable according to an editorial in International Business Times. "Apple out sold and out profited smartphone rivals in the second quarter this year using phones it introduced at least a year ago, but its upcoming iPhone 5 may push the company out of reach. Apple's "old" iPhone 4 , already 12 months old, is surprisingly still selling strongly at U.S. carriers." Read in full.
Read Tracy and Matt's review of the LG Optimus 3D
Read Tracy and Matt's review of the LG Optimus 3D."Announced a few months ago at MWC 2011, it is finally here on British shores, the Optimus 3D from LG is the first 3D phone available on the market and that is not the only thing it has to show off. The Optimus 3D also boasts a 1GHz dual-core processor, 512 MB of RAM and 2, yes count them, 2 cameras for taking 3D photos! "
BookBook for iPhone
Now this is a cool case for the iPhone. I spotted it over at the-gadgeteer. "Twelvesouth has built a portfolio of elegant, well-designed products, and the BookBook for iPhone is no exception. Taking a page from the BookBook for iPad, BookBook for Air (MacBook Air, that is), and BookBook (for Macbook Pro) it’s a novel case + wallet for the iPhone 4 that looks like a small, vintage book. " Read in full.
VideoQ allows you to play flash video on your iPhone
[From Eric Mann] VideoQ allows you to play flash video on your iPhone. "Skyfire VideoQ (iTunes link - $1.99 for a limited time), a new video app launched this morning from the makers of the Skyfire browser, offers a fairly simple process to play Flash videos on your iOS device. While any added steps are a pain, if you need to watch a Flash video on the iPhone, VideoQ is one of the only options." It is available in both the App Store
Breathe life into an old Android
If you're running on a 2+ year old Android phone like I am, here's a great way to breathe some extra life into it. My Droid Eris was a little sluggish and buggy right after Verizon did its first software push to it 2 years ago. A phone isn't a good phone if it takes 2 minutes to hang up on a phone call and make a new call. Through the forums on a few Android websites, I was introduced to the XDA Developers website. With the abundance of knowledge I've gained from that site, I rooted my phone, and loaded in a custom ROM. WOW, it was like I had a new phone! Recently I jumped on the Cyanogen(mod) bandwagon and switched ROM's again. I can now brag that I'm running Gingerbread 2.3.4 on my 2+ year old Droid Eris. Kudos to all the software developers out there who can breathe life into old devices. If your device is showing its age, or feeling bloated and sluggish, you do have options. There of course are very big risks in doing this... you will void your warranty, and there is always that chance that you wind up with an expensive brick in your hand, but for me, it was definitely worth it. You gotta love Android! (Well, at least I do)
