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Sixteen-by-Nine

There seems to be consensus that Apple would drop iPhone 4 and 4S comes September 10, 2013.

Back in May 2013 a person who might or might not be a high ranking Apple employee hinted that Apple would go all 16-by-nine screen ratio for all iPhone and iPod touch this Fall 2013. It is a response to some rumors that Apple would release a larger screen iPhone with 4-by-3 screen ratio in Fall 2013.

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Apple will be phasing out 30-pin Dock Connector this Fall 2013. John Gruber believes that Apple would stop selling iPad 2 after new iPad is introduced and I concur.

If I’m right, this would leave the iPad 2 as the last device with a 30-pin port. I expect them to abandon that device in October, when new iPads are announced.

Another point is that Apple would have another event this October and maybe one more before the end of the year.

Apple will be having four busy month starting September 2013. There’s the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, MacBook Pro and Mac Pro. By the way, there’s one more new product that Apple might introduce this year.

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Google Maps 2.0 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Google Maps 2.0 is now available for download, it now natively supports iPad in addition to iPhone and iPod touch.

What’s New in Version 2.0

  • New design for iPad
  • Enhanced navigation including live traffic updates and incident reports
  • Explore: A new way to browse and discover popular local places to eat, drink, shop, play and sleep
  • Simple 5-star ratings and reviews from friends, plus expert Zagat content
  • Great deals from your favorite brands with Google Offers
  • Indoor maps with walking directions for malls, transit stations, airports and more

One thing that’s still missing from this version of Google Maps is Street View, which is alco available in Google Earth App for iOS.

UPDATE:
To access Street View, a location must be defined by entering an address or dropping a pin, only then the option becomes available. On iPhone and iPod touch, swipe the address panel on the bottom up to bring the Street View option up.

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P.S. Don’t ask me anything about iOS 7. It happens to be the only iPad available in the office to grab screenshot from.

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So, it’s Matt’s fault?

You might have seen the error message on WordPress.com:

Goshdarnit!

Something has gone wrong with our servers. It’s probably Matt’s fault.

We’ve just been notified of the problem.

Hopefully this should be fixed ASAP, so kindly reload in a minute and things should be back to normal.

Well, I blame Matt too.

WordPress Error is Matt's Fault

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Angry Birds Toons: Gardening With Terence

Thirteenth episode of Angry Birds Toons titled “Gardening With Terence” is now playing at the nearest Angry Birds game. Spoiler, it features Terence and Matilda.

Angry Birds Toons: Gardening With Terence

Next week episode is titled “Dopeys On A Rope” featuring The Pigs and The Eggs.

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Angry Birds Toons: Thunder Chuck

Twelfth episode of Angry Birds Toons titled “Thunder Chuck” is now playing at the nearest Angry Birds game. Spoiler, it features Chuck, Red and The Pigs.

Angry Birds Toons Thunder Chuck

Next week episode is titled “Gardening With Terence” featuring Terence, obviously.

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The State of Apple in 2013, so far…

The first Quarter of 2013 is in the past, and here’s what we know:

  • Apple has not held any special events in 2013
  • Apple has not released any new products in 2013 so far
    Capacity increase in iPad and processor update in MacBook Pro do not count as new product
  • It is Apple’s 37th Anniversary as of April 1, 2013

Things that analysts, investors and pundits are disappointed about, among others:

  • Apple has not released any Television sets as rumored
  • Apple has not released any watches as rumored
  • Apple has not released “cheap iPhone” as rumored
  • Apple has not released gigantic iPhone as rumored

What’s coming from Apple in 2013, assuming they would update their product lines:

  • The successor to Mac Pro
  • The successor to iPhone 5
  • The successor to iPad and iPad mini
  • The successor to iOS 6

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