iPad 3 going glasses-free 3D?

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iPad 3 going glasses-free 3D?

iPad 3 going glasses-free 3D?
Conde Nast to begin offering magazine subscriptions through iPad?
Android continues to take more smartphone share, BlackBerry falls
Quick Guide: Adding AfterDawn feed to Pulse app on Android (or iOS)

Posted: 07 May 2011 01:55 PM PDT

If a new rumor proves accurate, the upcoming iPad 3 will go glasses-free 3D, like the Nintendo 3DS and a few newer smartphones.

Speculation has placed Apple releasing a new iPad in September or very early 2012, outside of their normal 1-year schedule.

For now, the source of the rumor is a "Hollywood insider" who says "the fact that the iPad 3 is 3D is a dead cert."

Furthermore, studios are rushing to get enough 3D content ready for the tablet's launch.

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Conde Nast to begin offering magazine subscriptions through iPad?

Posted: 07 May 2011 12:45 PM PDT

According to the New York Post, Conde Nast may be the next publisher to announce a magazine subscription via the iPad.

The "New Yorker" app may go up next week, in an effort to capitalize on the media hysteria revolving around the death of Osama bin Laden.

Additionally, the company will sell subscriptions to Wired, Vanity Fair, GQ, Glamour, Allure, Self, and Golf Digest in the near future.

An annual subscription will cost $19.99.

Single-issue prices will drop to $1.99, down from cover-stand prices of $3.99-4.99 for the mags.

Last week, rival Hearst said it would make Esquire, O, the Oprah Magazine, and Popular Mechanics available on the iPad starting in July.

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Android continues to take more smartphone share, BlackBerry falls

Posted: 07 May 2011 11:15 AM PDT

According to the latest comScore MobiLens survey, Android continues to take smartphone market share at a rapid pace, and mainly all at the expense of RIM's BlackBerry line.

The survey polls over 30,000 American smartphone owners.

For the month ended March 31st, BlackBerry fell to 27.1 percent share, with Android jumping to 34.7 percent.

In January, that number was a lot closer, with Android at 31.2 percent and BlackBerry at 30.4 percent.

By the same ticket, Apple continues to see stagnant share (as a percentage), holding above 24 percent but under 26 percent since October.

Microsoft has yet to see any significant bounce from the release of Windows Phone 7 and continues its multi-year free fall.

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Quick Guide: Adding AfterDawn feed to Pulse app on Android (or iOS)

Posted: 07 May 2011 10:18 AM PDT

In this very quick guide we will teach our users how to keep updated with the latest AfterDawn news via the excellent (and FREE) Pulse news reader app for Android (and iOS).