Apple has put up a post on their Developer News page tellings devs to start getting their apps ready for iCloud Backup and Restore:

iCloud introduces a smarter way for users to back up their info. It’s important to read the new iCloud Data Storage Guidelines to ensure that your app works best with iCloud Backup and Restore, available on iOS 5.

We’re getting closer.

[Apple Developer News]

No new iOS for iPhone or iPad beta yet, but Apple has dropped iTunes 10.5 beta 8 and iWork for iOS beta 3 on developers today. Could most of the iOS 5 beta heavy lifting have been done, and now the focus switched to iCloud? Just might be.

For would be iTunes Match testers, this time Apple reminds that:

iTunes Match beta is currently available to developers in the United States.

No word yet on what if any changes might have crept in.

[developer.apple.com]

Apple has removed Print to PDF, a great little app that allowed you to ‘print’ documents as a PDF with Apple’s AirPrint feature in iOS, from the App Store. TiPb featured Print to PDF in a recent App for That post, so we’re sad to see it go.

Enrique Rodriquez from the Print to PDF team has released the following statement:

We regret to inform you that as of August 26th, ‘Print to PDF’ is no longer available on the Apple App Store. On August 24th, we received a call from Apple Developer Relations telling us that we are not allowed to use AirPrint as a way to print documents to PDF and that for this reason the app could no longer be available on the App Store.

He goes on to express his surprise because Apple had approved many different versions of the app – so why did they suddenly change their mind?

Only Apple knows that answer to that question, but I’m hoping this means that Apple is planning to include this functionality in a future version of iOS. What’s your theory?

If you currently have Print to PDF installed on your iPhone or iPad, it will continue to run just fine (don’t delete it!), but, unfortunately, you will not be seeing any future updates for it.

[printtopdfapp.com]

Friday Freebie time again, and since the TiPb iPhone Accessory Store now has the Naztech N15 3.5mm Mini Boom Speaker in stock and ready to move, we figured we’d move one of each color right on to the TiPb Nation… for FREE!

Black, pink, or blue, you can attach this speaker to your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad or other mobile device, or you can pop in a Micro SD card and play your favorite music any time, any where. And all you have to do to win is head on over to our iPod touch Accessory Forum and tell us which color you want, and the name of your favorite song!

Giveaway starts now and ends Sunday at 12pm PDT. Ready… set… ENTER NOW!

Adobe has finally announced support for simultaneous Flash and HTTP video streaming from the Flash Media Server product. This means that devices that don’t support Adobe’s Flash player or plugin, like iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, will instead get HTTP streaming videos. Same content, same server, easier for broadcasters, easier for users. And it only took years. (Microsoft announced something similar for Silverlight back in November of 2009.)

Adobe has created consistency with Adobe Flash and Adobe AIR running on more devices than any other platform. With Flash, publishers are assured that protection, transport and quality is consistent across MAC, PC, Linux, Android and Blackberry Tablet OS. Apple iPhone and iPad have had a significant impact how consumers experience and engage with video and have changed the industry. Publishers are now faced with a challenge and forced to prepare content for delivery through HTML5 to play in the Apple Safari browser or native Apps. Now publishers can simplify their video publishing and protection workflows with Adobe Flash Media Server 4.5 with protected HLS support, audio channel extraction, DVR/PVR live, on demand and variant playlists. One set of content without any preparation or additional storage and deliver safely to both Adobe Flash with HDS and to Apple devices using HLS.

Yes, you can use the same assets (if they are encoded to Apple Specs) and the same server to prepare, protect and deliver both to HLS to Apple devices and HDS (HTTP Dynamic Streaming) to Adobe Flash Player.

Welcome, Adobe.

[Adobe Blog, Adobe PR]

Smule has released a new music app for iOS, MadPad. It’s a video soundboard – of your life. After using the camera on your iPhone or iPad 2 to record 12 tiny clips of video and sound, your soundboard is created and you’re ready to start remixing.

I cannot justly describe the awesomeness of this app, so please watch the video below. And because we know that our readers are much more creative than us, TiPb is gifting 5 copies of MadPad for iPhone and 5 copies MadPad HD for iPad!

Remix your life with MadPad, Apple’s official iPhone and iPad App of the Week. Turn everyday sights and sounds like your car, an empty soda can, or your friends into the ultimate percussive instrument. Who would have thought everyday life could be so musical?

Create video soundboards from your life

Oh the possibilities! Just aim and shoot to capture sounds all around you – your local café, car, kitchen, kids, cat, friends – MadPad magic will take care of the rest.

• Easily record video clips to create interactive video sets.
• Mix in clips from the community to create new mashups.

Simply tap to play

Tap to play video sets just like a drum. Have fun creating your own rhythms, beats and loops.

• Over 50 FREE sets included: pianos to piccolos, silly sounds to sweet guitars.
• Discover new sets from the MadPad community daily.
• Remix exclusive content from YouTube sensation Mystery Guitar Man.

Share with the world

Record and share music videos for the world to enjoy! Or see how your friends remix your life.

• Record your performances like a music video, and then post on YouTube.
• Share your favorite sets through Twitter, Facebook or email.

Giveaway

For a chance to win a copy of MadPad for iPhone or iPad, let us know which version you would prefer and give us a little hint on what type of soundboard you plan to create! (Must have a US or Canadian iTunes account to win. Apple’s rule, not ours!)

MadPad is available on the iPhone and iPad for $0.99 and $2.99 respectively.

[iPhone App Store link] [iPad App Store link]

Have an app you’d love to see featured on TiPb? Email us at iosapps@tipb.com, tell us about your app (include an iTunes link), and we’ll take a look.

Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!

• Babes Vs. Robots: Invading robots have conquered planet Earth. A group of heroines known as The Babes are our last hope, but they've been captured. Is this the end for humanity? [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link]

• YouMail: Handier, faster, and more fun than your iPhone visual voicemail – and free! Scroll and play like before, but on any device: iPhone, iPod, iPad, computer, or e-mail account. Now with visual caller ID! [Free for iPhone - App Store link]

• Jets – Flight & Seat Advisor: An app to help you find the best seat for your flight. It contains detailed seat maps showing positive and negative features on every seat on board. [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link]

• Smart Drawings: Simply draw fun pictures or even precise drawings like blueprints. [$0.99 for iPad - App Store link]

• Horses On Hand: The perfect tool for creating, editing, storing and accessing vital data about your horses. [$3.99 for iPhone - App Store link]

Any other big app or game releases or updates today?

Have an app you’d love to see featured on TiPb? Email us at iosapps@tipb.com, tell us about your app (include an iTunes link), and we’ll take a look.

Bloomberg is backing up the Wall Street Journal‘s story about Sprint getting iPhone 5 this October, but adds that Sprint will be offering an unlimited data plan to go with it.

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) will offer Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s iPhone next month with unlimited data service plans to distinguish itself from rivals AT&T Inc. (T) and Verizon Wireless, according to people familiar with the matter.

Both AT&T and Verizon offered unlimited data plans for iPhone at launch, but have since switched to tiered pricing (though some users remain “grandfathered in” to the older, unlimited plans). Whether Sprint means to keep offering unlimited data going forward, or like Verizon will use the appeal of unlimited data as way to encourage adoption before switching to tiers is unknown.

Being #3 and being so late to the iPhone game comes with some advantages — to customers. Were you contemplating making the switch, and does unlimited EVDO rev-A data on Sprint entice you?

[Bloomberg]

For **today only, the TiPb Store has the OtterBox Defender Series for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G starting at $9.95 for yellow and white, and $14.95 for black (quantities limited!) — Get it before it’s gone!

Shop OtterBox Defender Series for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G now!

The Apple Online Store was down earlier today, and while we didn’t get any red iPhone 5s, we did get some feature improvements, including an easier way to order just the iPad 2 you want.

1. Choose a color, black or white
2. Choose a model, Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + 3G
3. Choose a network, AT&T or Verizon in the US (if you chose Wi-Fi + 3G)

As you choose, your order is summarized and you can tap to continue on and place it. It’s definitely an easier way to order, especially on an iPad.

The only real surprise is why it’s taken Apple so long to make their site more intuitive and friendly.

[Apple Online]