Name Change

The firmware will no longer be called OS 4.0, it has been renames to iOS 4.

When

iOS 4 is available today to developers and will be available to the public on June 21st.

Who

iOS 4 will be available for the iPhone 4, the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 3G (though not all the feature will work on the 3G), the iPod touch (though, once again, not all the features will be work on it). It will not be available for the first gen iPhone or the first gen iPod touch.

How Much

The upgrade is free for everyone! YAY for iPod touch users!

Apple’s press release also states that the iPad will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore sometime in July. Check out Apple’s full press release below for more info.

Below is the International Price List for all versions of the iPad.

International Price List:

Australia:
iPad is available in Australia for a recommended retail price of:

16GB WiFi – AUS$629 (inc GST)
32GB WiFi – AUS$759 (inc GST)
64GB WiFi – AUS$879 (inc GST)
16GB WiFi + 3G – AUS$799 (inc GST)
32GB WiFi + 3G – AUS$928 (inc GST)
64GB WiFi + 3G – AUS$1,049 (inc GST)

Canada:
iPad is available in Canada for a suggested retail price of:

16GB WiFi – $549 (CAN)
32GB WiFi – $649 (CAN)
64GB WiFi – $749 (CAN)
16GB WiFi + 3G – $679 (CAN)
32GB WiFi + 3G – $779 (CAN)
64GB WiFi + 3G – $879 (CAN)

France and Italy:
iPad is available in France and Italy for a suggested retail price of:

16GB WiFi – €499
32GB WiFi – €599
64GB WiFi – €699
16GB WiFi + 3G – €599
32GB WiFi + 3G – €699
64GB WiFi + 3G – €799

Germany:
iPad is available in Germany for a suggested retail price of:

16GB WiFi – €514
32GB WiFi – €614
64GB WiFi – €714
16GB WiFi + 3G – €614
32GB WiFi + 3G – €714
64GB WiFi + 3G – €814

Spain:
iPad is available in Spain for a suggested retail price of:

16GB WiFi – €479
32GB WiFi – €579
64GB WiFi – €679
16GB WiFi + 3G – €579
32GB WiFi + 3G – €679
64GB WiFi + 3G – €779

United Kingdom:
iPad is available in the UK for a suggested retail price of:

16GB WiFi – £429 (inc. VAT)
32GB WiFi – £499 (inc. VAT)
64GB WiFi – £599 (inc. VAT)
16GB WiFi + 3G – £529 (inc. VAT)
32GB WiFi + 3G – £599 (inc. VAT)
64GB WiFi + 3G – £699 (inc. VAT)

Apple’s Press Release:

CUPERTINO, California—May 7, 2010—Apple® today announced that iPad™ will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on Friday, May 28. Customers can pre-order all iPad models from Apple’s online store in all nine countries beginning on Monday, May 10. In the US, Apple has already sold over one million iPads and customers have downloaded over 12 million apps from the App Store, as well as over 1.5 million ebooks from the new iBookstore.

iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.*

The App Store on iPad lets you wirelessly browse, buy and download new apps from the world’s largest app store. iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for iPad and will run almost all of the more than 200,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone® or iPod touch®. Developers have created more than 5,000 exciting new apps designed for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch interface, large screen and high-quality graphics.

Pricing & Availability
Apple plans to release iPad in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore in July. Apple will announce availability, local pricing and pre-order plans for these nine additional countries at a later date.

*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II, then reinvented the personal computer with the Macintosh. Apple continues to lead the industry with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system, and iLife, iWork and professional applications. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store, has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

Shopping List is a simple list application that allows you to add and check items off of a list. The thing that makes this application unique is that you are able to enter the cost of the item as well as the quantity. It then displays the combine cost of the all the items on the list. As you check items off the list, it adjusts the total cost and displays what percentage of your shopping is complete.

A very simple application. I do find the ad to be slightly annoying and think that it takes away from the overall flow of the application but, it’s a free app. Other than that, this could be a handy application for the upcoming Holidays. You could totally use it to keep track of the gifts you still have to purchase and how much you will be spending!

You can get Shopping List via the BigBoss source.

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Electronic Arts, the developers of some of the post popular iPhone and iPod Touch applications, has just reduced the price of three of their top games; The Sims 3, Need for Speed Undercover and Wolfenstein RPG. It is not unusual for EA to reduce the price of an app. It seems that after an app has been released for a while, they are nice enough to drop the price. Good for those of you who are patient! The price of these three games have been reduced by $2.00 or more (see below).

Previously $9.99 now $6.99.

Previously $6.99 now $4.99.

Previously $4.99 now $2.99.

CompareMe is a shopping utility that allows you to compare prices between products. At a first glance you might think; “What a basic little app” but, after further review, you would realize that CompareMe has quite a few “hidden” features.

The most predominate feature of this application is the ability to input the amount, unit and price of two items in order to compare them and find out which one is the better buy. You are able to choose from a large selection of Units allowing you to compare basically any two items. Once the information has been added, you are quickly given a comparison detailing how much you would save (the discount %) and how much extra you would pay (the premium %) depending on which item you purchased.

I personally use this all the time when shopping. Just today, I used it to compare something that was on sale (in a larger quantity) to something that wasn’t on sale… that way I would know if the sale price was actually saving me any money.

Besides the obvious function of being able to quickly compare two items, there are also quite a few “hidden” features. You are able to switch the discount and premium options, convert prices, transfer package size and negotiate a price. These feature allow you to do a more in-depth comparison of products.

The thing I love about this app is that it is very fast and easy to use. This is important to me because I don’t want to be standing there forever trying to figure out which item is the better deal. I want to be able to figure it out quickly and move on to the next thing. This application is perfect for that!

Overall, CompareMe is a well designed, easy-to-use application… a handy tool that is perfect for any price conscious consumer. It is worth the $1.99 price tag, hands down (I saved more than that using it today!).

For more info and a demo video… check out their website.

Supported Units

• Numbers: pieces (#), dozen (dz), thousand (k)
• Mass: gram (g), milligram (mg), kilogram (kg), metric ton (t), ounce (oz), pound (lb), quarter (qr US), short hundredweight (cwt US), short ton (ston), quarter (qr GB), long hundredweight (cwt GB), long ton (lton), Pfund (Pfd DE)
• Volume: liter (l), milliliter (ml), centiliter (cl), deciliter (dl), hectoliter (hl), cubic meter (m³), cubic millimeter (mm³), cubic centimeter (cm³), cubic decimeter (dm³), cust. fluid ounze (fl oz), quart (qt US), liquid pint (pt US), dry pint (dry pt US), liquid gallon (gal US), dry gallon (dry gal US), bushel (bu US), petrol barrel (bbl US), Imperial quart (qt GB), Imperial pint (pt GB), Imperial gallon (gal GB), bushel (bu GB), cubic inch (cin), cubic foot (cft), cubic yard (cyd).
• Surface: square meter (m²), square millimeter (mm²), square centimeter (cm²), square decimeter (dm²), square kilometer (km²), acre (ac US), acre (ac GB), square inch (sq in), square foot (sq ft), square yard (sq yd), are (a), hectare (ha).
• Length: meter (m), millimeter (mm), centimeter (cm), decimeter (dm), kilometer (km), foot (ft), inch

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App Store Description

CompareMe is the perfect companion for price conscious shopping, price negotiations, bargaining, checking the cheapest and much more.

COMPARE AND CONVERT
This utility application compares and converts prices of products with many different package sizes, volumes, and lengths. Discounts and premiums are calculated and displayed directly or can be set by the user.

OPTIMIZED USER INTERFACE
You can set prices, amounts or discounts really fast with the optimized number keyboard. Selecting the right unit with the unit-picker is simple, too. Converting prices and transferring package sizes by drag-and-drop turns CompareMe into a powerful but a more than easy to use mobile app.
Check out the video walkthrough of CompareMe at the codedifferent website.

WHO NEEDS COMPAREME?
- Everyone who’s doing price conscious shopping when going to the grocery store, supermarket or at a DIY store. No matter whether you are searching for the bargain of the century buy to save money and buy cheap stuff or you get the best quality for the best price – CompareMe is your shopping assistant.
- Everyone who’s haggling when buying investment goods like cars, TV, fridge – it’s easy to check sale prices and set the preferred discounts as a basis for the price negotiations.
- It’s also a useful business tool for purchasing agents, too.

I got an email from a viewer letting me know that a few apps where on sale right now. They are actually pretty good deals so, I thought I would pass them along. As of right now you can get the following apps for the prices listed below.

Aqua Forest – Free (normally $7.99)
Click here to download Aqua Forest via the App Store

Space Monkey – Free (normally $1.99)
Click here to download Space Monkey via the App Store

Enigmo – $1.99 (normally $4.99)
Click here to download Enigmo via the App Store

    • 50% are developing for only the iPhone & iPod Touch
    • 50% are developing for the iPhone, iPod Touch & Mac
    • 15% will use location based service
    • 10% entertainment category
    • 10% game category
    • 15% enterprise level
    • 70% have apps for other phones

Average cost of Apps: $2.29 USD
71% of apps: Free