Apple has launched two new television ads for the iPad mini. One TV ad is called “Books” where Apple shows the iPad mini as an e-reader by opening and closing books in iBooks. The second ad is called “Photos” where Apple shows off iPhoto for iOS with the 60’s classic song Two of a Kind by Bobby Darin and Johnny Mercer in the background. Check out the second ad after the break. » Apple Launched Two New iPad Mini Ads Called “Photos” & “Books”
Apple has released paid iBookstore content in 17 new countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Picture Above), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Evidence of new markets for paid iBookstore content comes amid rumors of an iBooks 3.0 launch alongside the “iPad mini” at Apple’s media event later today. » Paid iBookstore Content Going Live In New Zealand & 17 Latin American Countries
Earlier we reported that Apple is planning to hold a media event on Tuesday, October 23. Now The Next Web reports that this event will have a heavy focus on iBooks, since smaller tablets are generally used to consume content including books and movies. » Apple iPad Mini Event, Focus On iBooks
AllThingsD and LoopInsight report that Apple is planning to hold a media event on Tuesday, October 23 to introduce Apple’s 7.85 inches “iPad mini”.
As AllThingsD reported in August, Apple will hold a special event this month at which it will showcase a new, smaller iPad. People familiar with Apple’s plans tell us that the company will unveil the so-called “iPad mini” on October 23 at an invitation-only event.
That’s a Tuesday, not a Wednesday, so this is a bit of a break with recent tradition. It also happens to be just three days prior to the street date for Microsoft’s new Surface tablet.
Apple just launched a new TV Ad for its iCloud service that works between Macs, PCs, iPads, iPhones, and iPod touches. The commercial shows how easy it is for a new iOS device user to enable iCloud on a device. The video also shows the iCloud features Photo Stream, Automatic Downloads for songs, iBooks, apps, and wireless calendar syncing. » iCloud Harmony: Apple Airs New iCloud TV Ad
The KAIST Institute of Information Technology Convergence has posted a video on YouTube demonstrating their patented Smart E-Book Interface Prototype implemented with Apple Private API. “The prototype is implemented on an Apple iPad but reportedly uses private Apple APIs, according to the video description. The use of private APIs would prevent the app from being approved for the App Store, but the video shows a number of novel ways to navigate eBooks besides the simple “page flip” motion found on Apples iBooks app.” » Multi-Touch Smart E-Book Interface Prototype Shown On An iPad
Apple sended out an invitation to the media outlets to attend a special event being held in New York City next week. In the graphic above you can see the familiar New York skyscraper motif, adorned with the Apple logo silhouette and the tagline. Apple said this event will be about an education announcement and will take place on January 19 at the Guggenheim Museum at 10:00 am ET. » Apple Announced Special Event In New York On January 19
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