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Steve Job’s will deliver keynote at WWDC

Apple gave us a press release today stating that Steve Jobs will deliver the keynote at the WWDC in San Francisco on June 6th. He will speak about the next generation of iOS for iPad 2 and all its mobile devices. iOS 5 is the mobile operating system that powers the iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®; and iCloud®. We can’t wait to hear about how this will impact the iPad 2 but also there will be some big news about iCloud that we’ve heard rumors about for years.
Below is the full press release from Apple’s developer site.

CUPERTINO, California—May 31, 2011—Apple® CEO Steve Jobs and a team of Apple executives will kick off the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. At the keynote, Apple will unveil its next generation software – Lion, the eighth major release of Mac OS® X; iOS 5, the next version of Apple’s advanced mobile operating system which powers the iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®; and iCloud®, Apple’s upcoming cloud services offering.

WWDC will feature more than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers. Mac® developers will see and learn how to develop world-class Mac OS X Lion applications using its latest technologies and capabilities. Mobile developers will be able to explore the latest innovations and capabilities of iOS and learn how to greatly enhance the functionality, performance and design of their apps. All developers can bring their code to the labs and work with Apple engineers.

We are excited about hearing this news and how it will impact the iPad 2 and iTunes music.

 

Square Register for iPad


The big announcement from Square happened on Monday in New York and it did not disappoint. Square is the company that introduced the card reader that allows point of sale on iOS devices. Now Square takes their concept to the next level with the introduction “Square Register” for iPad and iPad 2. This is really exciting and innovative integration with the iPad 2. The vision here by Square is eventually to replace the traditional cash register with iPads that are equipped with the new Square Register device and software interface. The Square ipad app will allow businesses to customize the screen interface with their full list of products and brand it for their business.

Analytics tools will allow businesses to see up-the-minute details on sales performance, broken down by any number of metrics to help businesses study sales trends. The Square Register functionality comes as an update to the iPad version of the company’s universal App Store app.
How it will really catch on is with the consumer. Square also, introduced the “Card Case” along with the Square Register. This virtual business card give customers a lot of detail about their favorite merchants. From your virtual card case you be able to access live-updated menus and product listings and see your transaction histories.

Square CEO, Jack Dorsey compares this to having a permanent tab opened with the business will allow a customer to establish a relationship with a business and pay for goods without having to carry a wallet. Your receipts are pushed to your phone for record-tracking. iPad and iPhone users can initiate a payment by activating the business’s Square Card on their phone when within range of the business and then simply giving their name at the register to have the purchase charged to their account.

You should be able to start using Square Register and Square Cards in New York City, San Francisco, Washington DC, St. Louis, and Los Angeles with selected Square merchants right away. Can’t wait to see merchants using their iPad 2 cash registers.

Apple Retail 2.0 has iPad 2 displays

Apple retail stores have opened the doors to Apple 2.0. Apple’s new retail upgrade, will make use interactive iPad 2 displays for all product information for a rich in-store experience. We love this idea.

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Apple retail stores, the Cupertino, Calif., company opened its first retail stores on May 19, 2001, in McLean, Virginia and Glendale, Calif. Employees were wearing party hats, also. The new iPad 2 display units show the devices are placed under plexiglass. We can wait to test these iPad 2 displays for ourselves. We are wondering what the touch experience will be like under the protective plexiglass. According to sources, the main change is the addition of stationary iPad 2’s placed next to other Apple products in order to display product prices, information and features. The iPad 2‘s can also be used to compare models and ask for help from an Apple specialist.

These display iPad 2 devices are running a custom software, as customers report that pressing the home button on the tablets does nothing. There have been rumors of a special gesture that will revert the iPad to its original setup.

Will you buy your cat an iPad 2?

When will you buy your iPad 2 mobile device? Now there’s even more compelling reasons as a new world of prospective consumers emerges. Your cat.
Friskies, the Purina cat food brand, has just launched three iPad-based games to satisfy your feline’s gaming needs. We are not kidding and Friskies is quite serious. Watch the YouTube video and you’ll see how interactive this game is for cats. Are these cats actually “playing” the games?
Friskies isn’t the first to launch an iPad game for cats though. There are a few others out there, but Friskies is the first one from a pet food brand.

iPad 2 app for your refrigerator

We found a unique iPad 2 app for the kitchen or actually wherever you keep your refrigerator. This iPad 2 app is called Freezerview. It is primarily designed for iPad 2 with it’s built-in front and rear cameras. The FreezerView iPad 2 app allows you to get an overview of your freezer’s content with the use of the camera on your iPad 2. It categorizes and time stamps with lots of other tagging features. So you locate the item within seconds when you open up your freezer.
This iPad 2 app even gives you a warning before your food expires, so you may never have to throw out food again. It’s simple to use: Choose a freezer that looks like your own real-life one and then just add items to your freezer by naming them, placing them and assigning a container type with it’s own color. Then the app automatically stamps the date you add an item. So for example, you enter frozen bag of broccoli into your ipad device. You identify the container section and this iPad app will alert you after a set period (which you can set individually for each item). It’s flexible too. Once you’ve added a freezer item, you can move or change the container as many times as you like.