No More In-app Purchases for Kobo users on iOS

Updated on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:37PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Earlier this week, Apple instituted new rules which affect Kobo Reader app user's experience on iPhone and iPad apps. The biggest change is the removal of the ability to shop within the app. This is inconvenient to users since it now requires an extra step ( and Safari) to Browse and buy new books or newspapers.  Kobo is reportedly working on a HTML 5 version of their app that will allow the functionality as originally designed. Below is Kobo's statement on the matter.

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Apple's all-time record revenue, iPhone Sales Grow 142 %; iPad Sales Grow 183 %

Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 third quarter ended June 25, 2011. The iPhone maker posted record quarterly revenue of $28.57 billion and record quarterly net profit of $7.31 billion, or $7.79 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $15.70 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.25 billion, or $3.51 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 41.7 per cent compared to 39.1 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 62 per cent of the quarter’s revenue.

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Apple sues HTC for patent infringement, again

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Just as the legal battle with Samsung  and Amazon has died down, HTC is now in the hot seat as Apple is suing the world's 4th largest handset maker for infringing on its patents related to smartphones and the recently released HTC Flyer Tablet.  

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Review: HP TouchPad 32GB webOS Tablet

Text and Photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Hewlett-Packard's first webOS 3.0 tablet, the HP TouchPad, which ships this week in Canada, will compete for the hotly contested  10" inch tablet space. Offering true multitasking, in-app notifications and innovative features such as Touch to Share, wireless docking and charging as well as HP Synergy's cloud savvy integration it seems to have a lot to offer, but is it enough?

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