Report : 25% of iPad buyers are First-time Apple owners

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25% of iPad buyers are First-time Apple owners according to report from NPD, a consumer market research firm based on an online survey that took input from more than 3000 consumers which revealed some more interesting facts, which are….

  • 37 million United States households now own Apple products
  • 69 percent of those consumers own iPods
  • one-in-five Apple owner households has one iPad i.e nearly equivalent to the number that own an Apple computer

And some more iPad facts revealed by Apple’s CEO Tim Cook during Apple’s Q2 2012 conference call,

  • Apple sold 67 million iPad as of now in just 2 years
  • which took Apple 24 years to sell that many Macs
  • and three years to sell that many iPhones

A ‘Must Watch’ iPhone Video

The following amazing iPhone video made by an YouTube user “MysteryGuitarMan“. They used four iPhones for creating this beautiful iPhone video puzzle. Its a ‘must watch’.

Direct Download Links For iOS5 (iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad)

If are getting problems like errors and slow downloading while updating your idevice to iOS 5 using iTunes then you have to look for the alternative.

Simple way to update your idevice to iOS 5 is download the firmware directly for the Apple server without the help of your freaking iTunes and then update your device with the help of the iTunes.

Step 1 : Download the required iOS 5 from the following links

Download Links for iOS 5 (Click them to download) :

Step 2 : Open iTunes > Hold Shift and Click Update > It will prompt you to look for a .ipsw (iPod/iPhone Software) which we have already downloaded, Select it.

Done!

If you still get that 3002 error, then its not your fault. The problem lies at Apple server as millions of people trying to update their iDevices. So keep trying the Step 2 until you succeed. Enjoy iOS 5 :)

Note : Don’t forget to disable/turnoff your Anti-virus and Firewall.

Possible Solution For The Errors While Updating iPhone or iPad to iOS 5

Apple finally rolled out ‘iOS 5′ its most awaited operating system for idevices like iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G, iPad and iPad 2. I heared that people are getting so many errors while updating to iOS 5 like ‘An unknown internal error occurred’.

Well there is a single solution for most of them problems which is,

> Keep your Internet Explorer up to date (Because of the fact that iTunes uses IE service for downloading and uploading)

> Turn off your Anti-virus and Firewall completely

The above solution may not be the ultimate one, but it solves most of your errors. Lets me know how much it helped you :)

Still facing issues while updating to iOS 5, Well this alternative may helps you.

Amazing Glasses-Free 3D Display Demo on iPhone 4

The following video will show you an amazing Glasses-free 3D demo on iPhone 4 which doesn’t need any glasses to watch the 3D effects.

The iPhone track the head of the user with the front facing camera in order to create a glasses-free monocular 3D display. Such spatially-aware mobile display enables to improve the possibilities of interaction. It does not use the accelerometers and relies only on the front camera.

This impressive work done by Jeremie Francone and Laurence Nigay of the EHCI Research group which is inspired from the work of Johnny Lee’s (Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote)

Today’s Free iPhone Games : DrawRace, Wriggle, Aqua Globs, Spirits, TowrCraft, StarDunk Gold

Today we have 7 awesome top rated paid iPhone games which are free to download for a limited period of time. Lets see what are they …

  1. DrawRace ($2.99 -> Free) – Draw your racing line, the speed of your finger sets the gas and brake
  2. Wriggle ($0.99 -> Free) – Your goal is to free the blue worm
  3. Aqua Globs ($0.99 -> Free) – Guide crazy hordes of mindless globs to collect points
  4. Spirits ($2.99 -> Free) – An award-winning puzzle game about wind, indirect control and creativity
  5. TowrCraft ($1.99 -> Free) – Making war and wreaking destruction on its enemies
  6. StarDunk Gold ($1.99 -> Free) – Best of basketball, massive online competition and retro games
  7. Spartans vs Vikings ($1.99 -> Free) – the Vikings have gone back in time and are invading Sparta.

Today’s Free iPhone Games : Train Conductor, FluOrama, Garage Inc, Robot Wants Kitty

Paid iPhone games Train Conductor, FluOrama, Garage Inc, Robot Wants Kitty are free now for a limited period of time.

  1. Train Conductor ($0.99 -> Free) : Control trains with the swipe of a finger, just like in Flight Control, Harbor Master
  2. FluOrama ($0.99 -> Free) : Prevent a worldwide outbreak by collecting all the bacteria
  3. Robot Wants Kitty ($0.99 -> Free) : Help Robot upgrade to enhance abilities, reach new targets and collect kitty
  4. Garage Inc. ($0.99 -> Free) : A casual time management game

Images from China Shows Prototype iPhone 5 with 3.7 inch Touchscreen

Recently a China blog M.I.C Gadget shared some images claiming them as photos of upcoming ‘White iPhone 4S’ or ‘iPhone 5′ . According to the source the new iPhone prototype has larger touch screen display roughly around 3.7-inch and also has same proximity sensor as iPhone 4.

Photos of iPhone 5 Prototype :

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If this is true we will be going to see a new iPhone 5 will be featuring a larger display and faster A5 processor in coming days.

Source : Micgadget