Crowdfunding start-up Kickstarter can add another item to its growing list of successes: The PadPivot, easily one of the best and most versatile tablet stands ever invented, will finally be hit the market in September, and will be sold in Best Buy and Future Shop retailers. READ MORE
Another school year is right around the corner, which usually means there’s plenty of back-to-school shopping to be had. However, rather than buy notebooks, pencils, highlighters, and calculators, students can replace all of their school needs with a slew of instrumental, easy-to-use apps for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. READ MORE
Could this be the first step in moving all magazines to digital tablet-format? Google released a free iPad app called Google Catalogs, which allows users to window shop familiar glossy print publications that were previously exclusive to print magazines, such as Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel, L.L. Bean, and others. READ MORE
Yesterday, we reported on Hewlett-Packard’s miserable TouchPad sales, and how retailers are particularly unhappy with the tablets and wished HP to take them back. Well, it looks like they got their wish, and then some. HP has decided not only to take back and discontinue production of its TouchPads, but in a stunning move, the company has also decided to discontinue all WebOS operations in general. This means that the company will cease production on tablets, phones, and all devices that run WebOS. READ MORE
New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, one of the largest train stations in the world, and also one of the busiest, is about to get even busier. The city’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority released renderings of a new Apple Store this week, which will open in Grand Central Terminal “soon.” READ MORE
First came a $50 discount. Then, $100 spot discounts at various outlets like Costco. Then the $100 discounts became permanent. It’s been abundantly clear that Hewlett-Packard’s TouchPad released last month isn’t selling too well, but no one has known the extent of the damage. Until now. READ MORE
Agincourt Gaming, a Plano, Texas-based company and relative newcomer to the social gaming sector, has sued Zynga, the world’s largest social gaming company for patent infringement. Agincourt seeks compensation for damages and requests a permanent injunction against the company, which could shut down Zynga’s games on Facebook, including FarmVille, Mafia Wars, and Empires & Allies. READ MORE
Social media is an excellent way to share links and news items, but thanks to Skillshare, users can now teach each other specific skills they’re good at, such as cold calling, making Chinese dumplings, fundraising, painting, getting a profile in the New York Times, and even seducing women. Really. READ MORE
While you were sleeping last night, LinkedIn‘s mobile apps for iPhone and Android received a complete and utter overhaul. The new redesign released to the public today, “LinkedIn 4.0,” now looks much less like Facebook’s mobile app—which is a good thing—and puts a new emphasis on speed, simplicity, and LinkedIn Groups. READ MORE
People use them for watching movies, reading books, listening to music, and surfing the Web, but iPads are capable of so much more, especially for small businesses. With long battery life and access to thousands of useful applications, the iPad is a perfect solution for retail businesses, such as shops, salons, and restaurants, to better serve their customer bases. READ MORE
