7.85-inch iPad rumors go mainstream again

Solving for 7: How Apple could implement the iPad mini interface

Back on March 10, iMore heard that the 7.x-inch iPad was on track for release this fall, starting at $199. Since then, mainstream newspapers have begun reporting likewise, including Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal, and now Nick Bilton and Nick Wingfield at the New York Times.

The company is developing a new tablet with a 7.85-inch screen that is likely to sell for significantly less than the latest $499 iPad, with its 9.7-inch display, according to several people with knowledge of the project who declined to be named discussing confidential plans. The product is expected to be announced this year.

The reason why Apple would release a 7-inch iPad is to occupy the smaller size and lower price point favored by some users and by mass-market buyers like schools and businesses.

How Apple will handle a 7.x-inch iPad interface is likely by shrinking down the current 9.7-inch iPad iOS interface to fit the smaller size.

While there haven't been any major parts leaks or advanced case manufacturing runs, the likes of which are typically seen in the months leading up to new iPhones and iPads, the amount of rumors surfacing at this point makes an iPad mini release seem likely.

Rumors of the iPhone and iPad both spread before their those devices were announced, likely as they moved closer to manufacturing, FCC certification, and carrier testing, and more people became familiar with them outside of Apple's tightly guarded labs.

That, or simple Apple starting to seed the market in anticipation of release, could explain what we're seeing now.

Apple has never released two major iOS devices in the same season before. With the iPhone 5 already anticipated for October, a close or even simultaneous launch of the iPad mini could make for an incredibly interesting holiday quarter for Apple... and a depressing one for 7-inch tablet competitors.

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59% off Qmadix Snap-On Cover w/ Holster for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4! [Daily deal]

Daily Deal: Qmadix Snap-On Cover w/ Holster for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 only $14.95For today only, the iMore Store has the Qmadix Snap-On Cover w/ Holster for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 on sale for only $14.95! That's a huge 50% off! Get yours before they're gone!

Carry your iPhone 4S, AT&T iPhone 4, or Verizon iPhone 4 in style with the Qmadix Snap-On Cover with Holster. The durable Snap-On Cover protects your device while allowing full access to all functions.

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Libra for Android helps you track your weight using The Hacker's Diet system

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I'm getting fat; that's what you see on the screenshot to the right -- my gradual move from chubby to portly. But never mind the numbers, look at the pretty graph!

If you've ever read The Hacker's Diet, this graph should be instantly recognizable. Each point shows the weight for a given day, while the trend line lets you see if you're gaining or losing weight.

When I use my "main" PC, I have a homebrew solution for creating and maintaining this graph. But I've had to find a temporary solution for Android, and Libra is it.

It's a beautifully simple app, very true to the spirit of The Hacker's Diet. You can create a shortcut on your homescreen that brings you right into the data entry screen, so you just tap the shortcut every morning, feed in your weight for the day and hit OK, and then you get to see your progress (or lack thereof) on the graph.

The app remembers the previous day's weigh-in, which makes it easy to enter today's weight (as they're usually not too different). The graph is zoomable and scrollable, and most importantly, you can export the data to CSV so you're not locked into the app.

If you ever need to track your weight using an Android device for any period of time, Libra is one excellent solution.

Libra for Android helps you track your weight using The Hacker's Diet system originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google posts Android 4.1 Jelly Bean's changelog, explores its latest dessert in detail

Google posts Android 41 Jelly Bean's changelog, explores its latest dessert in detail

We've certainly delved into Android 4.1 Jelly Bean's new features, but Google itself is just now giving us a full exploration of its update's sugar-laden heart through an official changelog. While Google Now, the updated camera app and other core components easily get their due, the checklist also has a decidedly more buttery feel than one would think -- key individual apps like Calendar now have more elegant transitions to go with the leaps and bounds in Android's overall speed. The breakdown even goes into corners that Google scarcely illuminated during the Google I/O keynote, such as accessibility and the finer nuances of the new keyboard. If you're the sort whose Jelly Bean fever has you checking for that Galaxy Nexus upgrade so often that you're nearly punching a hole in the screen, Google has your (no doubt temporary) placebo.

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Google posts Android 4.1 Jelly Bean's changelog, explores its latest dessert in detail originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 14 Jul 2012 19:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Scientists Get Robot to Walk Like a Man

A baby's first step is often considered the hardest and the most significant. Human babies, which are among those that are altricial at birth, are unable to walk and must "learn" to do so, often by mimicking the movements of other people. Now engineers with the University of Arizona have developed a set of robotic legs that essentially also work by mimicking the movements of humans.

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Canonical, the FSF and the Ongoing Secure Boot Saga

What do the Energizer Bunny and the ongoing Windows 8 Secure Boot Saga have in common? Yes, that's right: They both just keep going. Scarcely a week goes by these days, in fact, without some fresh proclamation to fan the flames of UEFI controversy here in the Linux blogosphere.

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Sensor-Equipped Gloves May Give Voice to Sign Language

Making use of sleek black gloves, sophisticated sensors, a microcontroller and a smartphone, students from the Ukraine have created a device that translates sign language into speech. Called "Enable Talk," the system won first place in the software design category at Microsoft's 10th annual Imagine Cup, held this year in Sydney, Australia.

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Gillmor Gang: Tablet Stakes

Gillmor Gang test patternThe Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor — played Minority Report The Home Version as Google entered the Tablet Wars. The Nexus 7 or some such is actually a phenomenal device, and brings the Goog back from the Slow Death of Fragmentation and a step ahead of Microsoft SquareFace. Now we've got two push notification platforms that will actually get built out, as long as Google keeps the Nexus refreshed on the latest Android build. Whether the Gang members are right about the timing remains to be deciphered from the conversation, but it's clear sailing for a unification of the metadata if not the actual notification streams.

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Google Talk Guru answers questions via your IM app

google talk guru answersBots -- like the kind which automate IRC rooms and Google Wave -- are a good thing to know about. There are plenty of useful bots worth knowing about, too, including the Google Talk Guru.

Just add guru@googlelabs.com to your GTalk buddies, and you can start firing off questions. Lifehacker suggests that the same types of queries supported by Google SMS will work, though we didn't have any luck getting a response out of the Guru with phrases like "score detroit red wings" or "sushi R3N 1Y1."

Still, Guru does answer a good variety of questions and it works right within your favorite IM app. It's well worth adding to your friend list, especially for getting answers on the go on your mobile device of choice.

Google Talk Guru answers questions via your IM app originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Building AOSP Jelly Bean for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus - a tutorial [from the forums]

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We've seen the source code for Android 4.1.1 (affectionately known as Jelly Bean) drop from Google, and plenty of us were excited to see the Verizon Galaxy Nexus binaries were back online and available. Whether you're a Verizon subscriber or not, as an Android fan it's OK to get warm and fuzzy inside seeing more devices opened up for users. Nice work to all involved for getting the licensing worked out once again.

But seeing it there is only the first step. For many of us, half the fun of having a phone like the LTE GNex is building code and hacking the living crap out of it. If this sounds like you, there's a special treat waiting in the Verizon Galaxy Nexus forums -- the best damn AOSP building tutorial you'll ever see. I've written a few how-tos in my time, so I can say, with no remorse, that you won't find a more thorough, easier to understand, well-thought tutorial anywhere. Dmmarck is not just an AC forums moderator, he's a total nerd, and not afraid to let it shine. He walks you through setting up your machine, from the ground up, and in the end you'll have the satisfaction of flashing a build of Jelly Bean that you made yourself. It's the pinnacle for any Android geek with a Verizon Galaxy Nexus. The icing on this cake? Dylan is there, in the forums, all day every day, to answer your questions and walk you through when you get stuck. When doing this sort of thing for the first time, that's the key.

If you've got the hankering to do some Android building for your LTE GNex, and looking for a great place to start, you've found it. Hit the link, and be sure to give dmmarck a big thanks for his hard work!

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