The world is a marvelous place. Made up of different countries, different cultures and different beliefs. Something that seems perfectly normal to one person could seem amazingly bizarre to another which is one of the things that make this world a wonderful place to live in. However, in some instances it doesn't matter what religion you belong to, what country you come from or what language you speak, some things are universal and transcend international barriers.
In amongst all the talk of new iPads and Samsung Galaxy S III's, another product trending in the blogsosphere of late is Apple's MacBook range.
The new iPad has finally arrived, much to the excitement of the many who've been waiting anxiously since last Wednesday's announcement.
On a day that will undoubtedly be dominated by those keenest of early-adopters, the iPhone Dev-Team has assessed the jailbreaking prospects of the third-gen iPad, and concluded that the mountain may not be that steep to scale.
While the Cydia store for jailbroken iOS devices houses thousands of tweaks, enhancements and extensions, it is hardly surprising that we sometimes see modifications that offer the same functionality which we’ve already seen. The official App Store is full of apps which offer duplicate services, with the difference generally coming down to how the app is presented and how efficiently it offers its functionality. Cydia is no different, and with the repositories fast becoming saturated with tweaks, it stands to reason that some are going to be duplicated.
The gadget loving world is currently suffering from a dire case of we need the new iPad syndrome, and will only be cured when the doors finally open and pre-orders finally start to hit our floor mats. For most of the countries around the world that are set to get the new iPad on the first launch day, it is only a few hours to wait until we can hand over our plastic friends to the good people at Apple and let them charge away. However, if you happen to be Australian, then the chances are you may already have collected the new iPad and are currently salivating over the beautiful Retina display.
For those among us who are Mac OS X users, you will no doubt be familiar with the Growl notification service. Growl is described as the ultimate notification service for OS X and is by far one of the easiest methods available for keeping in touch with installed applications, and any messages or alerts that they may give. Different users appreciate the simplicity of Growl for a number of reasons, with one of the main ones being that it works right out of the box and doesn't have any complicated setup procedures. Applications that are Growl compatible will simply just work with the system without any fuss.
The army of Cydia devotees had to wait quite a while for iOS 5 to be jailbroken. Thanks to a collaborative effort from some of the most talented developers in the game, the A4 jailbreak in December was closely followed a couple of weeks later by the Absinthe, A5 jailbreak for the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S.
At this present moment, the tablet market is a two-horse race consisting of Android tablets, and Apple's iPad range. The third iteration is set to begin retailing tomorrow morning at 8am, with many fanatic consumers expected to be queuing through the night tonight ready for doors to open.
Apple's new iPad device will not be supporting FaceTime over 4G - at least not initially - despite being faster than Wi-Fi in many cases.
