We’re off rolling into a new week here at iMore with plenty of content planned out for you all, despite being a little off-step this morning due to that whole time change thing. Miss out on something from the weekend? Get yourself caught up here on the blogs. Once you’re done that, if you’re still looking for more iOS goodness then check out the iMore forums. You can register now to get started today and while you’re at it, check out some of the threads below:

• New iPad – Shipping notifications?
• This phone is so expensive
• How is iCloud is different from any other storehouse, say a webhost?
• How many people are keeping iPad 1 since 5.1?
• What is a really good iPad game?
• iPhone 4S or wait for newer iPhone?

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There’s a plethora of photo collage apps in the App Store, but Fuzel is one of the best one’s I’ve ever come across. One of its defining features is that you can design your own layouts by placing the separators precisely where you want. It also has a gorgeous design.

The home screen of Fuzel looks like a photo album with the square cut out to preview one of the photos inside. Tapping on the album (or swiping it) will open the album to the first page — your latest collage. From each page, you can quickly edit, share, delete, or access a thumbnail view to browse all your collages. Swiping left or right will navigate to your other projects.

When creating a new collage, you can design the layout exactly how you want from the Cut screen. Placing your finger on the screen will bring up a straight line that you can move around and angle exactly how you want. Using two fingers will give you more precision. Once you’ve added all the lines you want, you can further customize their placement by moving the intersection points which allows you to be creative with the shapes of the cutouts.

Once you’re done with your cuts, each space becomes a place to put a photo, which you can grab directly from your camera, or select from Facebook or your albums and Camera Roll. The width of your outlines can be adjusted and you can choose from 27 colors for your base.

Each photo that you add to your collage can be given one of 18 filters, allowing you to be creative with out you mix and match the filters between your photos. There are also 17 photo frames and captions that you can place around your collage.

If you’re in the mood to just quickly create a collage without spending time designing a layout, there are also 36 preset layouts available in square, 2:3 and 4:3 ratios. These layout are also adjustable so that you can tweak them to your liking.

Once you’re done with your collage, you can share to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, email, or save to your Camera Roll. Save as high-res is an option.

Like I said, Fuzel has got to be the best collage apps I’ve come across, yet. However, it does have some limitations. For example, the 2:3 layouts are in portrait and the 4:3 are in landscape, and you can’t rotate them to change orientation. The other annoying feature is that when you add a photo that’s stored on your iPhone, you can’t sort by albums — they’re just all grouped together as a single album which is rather annoying for someone with a couple thousand photos stored on her iPhone.

Those are the only two things that really bother my, though, and still find Fuzel to be an excellent app. The possibilities are endless with Fuzel, and that’s a very important trait for an art-creation app to have.

If you pick this one up, share your collages with us in the iMore Photography Forum!

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Following its introduction last week, the idea that the new iPad was “unbeatable” began to get a lot of attention, primarily due to an article in Slate with that very title. Indeed, when seeing a product like the new iPad, it’s easy to get swept away — there’s just so much technology wrapped in so beautiful a package for such an unbelievable price that it’s almost impossible not to. I get that. But it’s not true.

Nothing and no one is unbeatable. Not the iPad. Not Apple.

In an industry of titans, no one has ever seen the next big transition coming. IBM didn’t. Microsoft didn’t. Sony didn’t. HP didn’t. Yahoo didn’t. Google won’t. Facebook won’t. And neither will Apple.

The only advantage Apple has is that they’ve been there before, prior to the second coming of Steve Jobs, when Michael Dell was suggesting they turn off the lights and return the money to the shareholders.

The Mac was beaten. Apple was beaten.

Because of that, I don’t think Apple considers themselves or any of their products unbeatable. I think they actively fear the complacency that comes with that kind of thinking.

It’s dangerous.

Apple literally wants to stay hungry and stay foolish in so far as they never settle for what they’re doing now and relentlessly explore what they could be doing better in the future. The near future.

Apple is like Balboa after Clubber Lang clobbered him early on in the third Rocky movie. Microsoft took the PC championship from them. They’ll never forget that beating and they’re working their collective asses off to make sure the same doesn’t happen in the rematch.

Like Steve Jobs said in his famous Stanford address, once you know you’re going to die, you achieve an amazing clarity. Once you know you can be beaten, you likewise develop an amazing freedom.

They’re naked. Not trapped into defending the revenue streams of the past at the expense of future success. Rather they’re relentless, almost to a reckless degree, about embracing it.

They ditched the floppy drive in favor of USB and the internet. They obsoleted the iPod with the iPhone. They cut into Mac sales with the iPad.

They’ve done everything every one of their competitors is terrified to do. And they’ve done it because they not only know they’re beatable, but because they’re intent on proving it again and again, year in and year out — by beating themselves.

Tim Cook said as much during the new iPad keynote, and Steve Jobs has said it before.

That’s what makes Apple dangerous.

The knowledge that they’re beatable.

In response to: Slate

HBO and major movie studies like Warner Bros., Universal, and 20th Century Fox are coming to agreements that would allow Apple to properly implement iTunes Movies in the Cloud. Apple launched iTunes Music in the Cloud and TV in the Cloud last year as part of iCloud, but it took until this spring’s new iPad event before they could announced Movies in the Cloud, even in the U.S.

Part of the reason was arduous negotiations with studios for the rights, including working around HBO’s exclusive broadcast window. Without these deals in place, any already-purchased movie playing on HBO would suddenly not be available for re-download by users of Movies in the Cloud — a frustrating user experience to say the least. According to the Wall Street Journal, however, those deals might be falling into place.

HBO isn’t planning to give up its exclusive windows, for which it pays hundreds of millions of dollars a year, and which allow it to beam movies to its online service HBO Go as well as to its traditional TV channels. But HBO is relaxing terms to let users of iCloud and other services send movies they already own to other devices during those windows, an HBO spokesman said.

HBO agreed to loosen its arrangement with Warner Bros., which is working with iCloud, and also is in talks with Universal and Fox to do the same, the spokesman added.

Hopefully these will all be completed post haste and users will be able to access the movies they bought, on the devices they own, when and where they want to.

There’s also a bunch of stuff in the WSJ article about the movie studio’s Ultra Violet movie locker plans, if such things interest you.

Source: WSJ

CBS CEO Leslie Moonves mentioned in an interview recently that Steve Jobs had approached him about syndicating television content on Apple TV. Jobs pitched the partnership as a subscription service, but there aren’t many details beyond that. Moonves shot down Jobs, citing concerns about disrupting the traditional CBS revenue stream. Specifically, Moonves said “You know more than me about 99 percent of things but I know more about the television business.” As you might expect, Jobs vehemently disagreed with Moonves about the revenue situation. In the interview, Moonves reiterated that they full support digital distribution of content, having played a huge role in Hulu’s earlier days, and being a Netflix partner.

While this headline might be getting Moonves some attention, he’s hardly the only person ever to have said “no” to Steve Jobs. Verizon did as well, landing the iPhone exclusively on AT&T for 3 years. Given Jobs’ track record, and his ability to see the future of consumer demand, it might not be something Moonves is smart to be shopping around. But hey, if Apple launches their rumored television set, and it takes off anything like the iPhone and iPad has, at least we’ll be able to link back to this in a few years and see, right?

Meanwhile Apple TV is seeing a refresh with 1080p video quality, but for most TV, that’s overkill. There’s already a wealth of CBS content available on Apple TV through Netflix, but If Apple is still interested in this sort of a setup, a subscription-based premium Apple TV service may still be in the cards. In any case, this kind of thing has been rumoured for awhile, so I wouldn’t be holding my breath to see a launch any time soon. Would you guys be interested in a $10/month Netflix competitor from Apple? What would they need to do differently to stand out?

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Twirl! is a refreshing approach to the world of puzzle games. It has a classic goal — matching colors — but a unique method — twirling a block of 9 squares around the center square. Moving 8 blocks in single move is what makes Twirl! for iPhone and iPad so challenging.

The main goal of Twirl! is to create 3×3 squares of the same color. To play, tap on a small square. When you do, the 8 squares around it will rotate in either the clockwise or counterclockwise direction. You are allowed to specify which direction the twirl will go. You are also allowed to undo any of your moves.

There are three game modes: Classic, Separator, and Survival. In Classic mode, you are given 50, 100, or 200 twirls to make as many matches as possible. You have the same goal in Survival mode, only the number of twirls you have is not fixed. The more squares you make, the more twirls you get, and the amount of twirls you gain per square is dependent on which level you are in. In Separator mode, the goal is not to create these 3×3 squares like in Classic and Survival, but to group all the squares of the same color together. You can choose to play with two or three colors.

I recommend playing in Survival mode first because it doesn’t have a limit on the number of moves you get. This allows you to really learn how to control your twirls and pick up techniques that will give you an advantage for Classic and Survival modes.

I’ll admit to first being a little overwhelmed with Twirl! because of how much was happening in a single move, but once I relaxed and focused, I actually became hooked to the game. It’s definitely a challenging game, but not so difficult that all fun is lost.

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The new iPad drops this week, complete with LTE connectivity, which means many of you may still be trying to decide between AT&T and Verizon. If expanded coverage is a concern, AT&T has just announced a bunch of new cities will be getting 4G goodness between April and early summer.

• Cleveland, Ohio
• Akron, Ohio
• Canton, Ohio
• Naples, Fla.
• Bloomoington, Ind.
• Lafayette, Ind.
• Muncie, Ind.
• Baton Rouge, La.
• New Orleans
• St. Louis
• Bryan/College Station, Texas
• Staten Island, N.Y.

Currently, AT&T’s LTE network is live in 28 markets, providing coverage to some 74 million Americans. Unfortunately, while AT&T’s LTE iPad will work on Canadian LTE networks as well, Verizon’s LTE iPad is exclusive to their network. That means you have to decide which one you’re getting up front. You can’t just switch SIM cards later. (Why be consumer friendly about it, right?)

Any of you guys holding out for the AT&T LTE model of the new iPad, and if so, how close an eye are you keeping on their coverage map?

If you though the iPhone was big in China, think again. Gartner says that despite landing a deal with China Telecom, Apple has only a third of Samsung’s smartphone market share. Samsung currently holds 24.3%, while Apple currently commands 7.5% of Chinese smartphone owners. Gartner says that the situation won’t change without support for China Mobile, the biggest carrier in the country (and the world, for that matter).

As is, Apple will be able to reach 34% of the Chinese market, leaving about 655 million consumers outside of their reach. Even without official support, 15 million China Mobile subscribers are apparently willing to live on 2G and Wi-Fi so long as they get to use an iPhone 4S.

Although it’s unfortunate for Apple that they’re missing out, they haven’t bothered to make an AWS-compatible iPhone to address the entire U.S. market, so it’s not entirely surprising that they aren’t willing to make a TD-SCDMA iPhone either. Maybe once China rolls out LTE Apple will be able to address the entire market there.

Yes, Apple is still dominating in global profit share, but with Apple’s margins, every point of market share brings with it a huge amount of profit share, and in China they’re just not exploiting it to its full potential yet.

Source: Bloomberg

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Apple’s Senior Vice President of Design, Jony Ive is the man who put form to everything from the iMac to the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. He’s given a rare interview to the Evening Standard where he comments on everything from his recent knighthood to Apple’s conceptual process.

Q: Why has Apple's competition struggled to do that?

A: Most of our competitors are interested in doing something different, or want to appear new — I think those are completely the wrong goals. A product has to be genuinely better. This requires real discipline, and that's what drives us — a sincere, genuine appetite to do something that is better.

Ive also comments on the importance of prototyping and the physicality of objects.

Q: How does a new product come about at Apple?

A: What I love about the creative process, and this may sound naive, is this idea that one day there is no idea, and no solution, but then the next day there is an idea. Where you see the most dramatic shift is when you transition from an abstract idea to a slightly more material conversation. But when you make a 3D model, however crude, you bring form to a nebulous idea and everything changes — the entire process shifts. It galvanises and brings focus from a broad group of people. It's a remarkable process.

Throughout the interview he keeps hitting on “better” and “focus”, and believes consumers can tell the difference.

Check out the link below to read the interview in it’s entirety, and for more, the video from the movie Objectified, where Ive comments on similar ideas.

Source: Evening Standard

If there's one thing iMore loves even more than iPhones and iPads, it's giving cool iPhone and iPad accessories and apps to our awesome readers. This week we have…

Health and Fitness Month new iPad winner

• wiggy1

Health and Fitness Month iPod nano winners

• 0pusX
• Fokas914
• gthugballin
• icebox93

Screens for iOS and Mac giveaway — $50 worth of apps!

• Ana
• Eric Edwards
• Matthew Snider
• NovaTornado
• SpacePsych

Contest winners will be contacted throughout the week.

More chances to win

Didn't win anything this time? Never win anything? We know how you feel! Luckily, we have tons more chances for you to win, so hurry up and enter everything!

Diabetics will soon be able to manage the condition using their iPhone or iPod touch thanks to a new accessory and app from iBGStar. The device consists of a glucose monitor that attaches to your iPhone or iPod touch via the 30 pin dock connector. The information is then used by the companion app that will soon be available from the App Store.

You asked for an accurate blood glucose meter that would fit seamlessly into your busy lifestyle. We listened and are introducing the new iBGStar, a blood glucose meter for the 21st century designed with you in mind by the company with over 85 years of insulin expertise. The innovative iBGStar is the first available blood glucose meter that seamlessly connects to the iPhone and iPod touch allowing you to view and analyse accurate, reliable information in 'real time'. Using the technology built into your iPhone or iPod touch, you can share this information with your healthcare professional while on-the-go, to help you make better-informed diabetes-related decisions together.

The accessory is already on sale in the UK for around £48.00 ($75) although the app has yet to appear in the App Store. Strangely the manufacturer's website clearly states that it is not intended for US or Canadian residents. We don't know if this will change in the future but we will keep an eye out for any developments.

Source: iBGStar

One of the questions we’re being asked most often these days is whether or not our existing iPad 2 accessories — particularly cases — will work with the new iPad when it arrives on Friday. Of course we’re wondering about that — we love our accessories! While we may complain when Apple doesn’t change a design, we complain just as much when they do and we have to buy new cases!

The short answer is — it depends on the accessory or case. Some of them will work just fine with the new iPad, and some won’t. Let’s break that down.

The new iPad vs the iPad 2: tale of the tape

Based on the front plate size alone, the new iPad and the iPad 2 look virtually identical (with the screen off, of course). They’re both 9.50 inches tall and 7.31 inches wide. The new iPad is slightly thicker, however, at 0.37 inches vs. 0.34 inches thick. It’s also slightly heavier, at 1.44 pounds vs. 1.33 pounds for the Wi-Fi version, or 1.46 pounds vs. 1.35 pounds for the 3G/4G version. The new iPad also has more tapered edges than the iPad 2.

While the weight won’t make a difference for most accessories, the thickness and the different tapering around the edges definitely will for many of them. That could also alter where the camera hole (if any) and headset, dock, and other button cutouts are lined up

Sleeve/pouch cases

iPad 2 Sleeve cases might fit the new iPad. They’re typically cut with enough room for an iPad 2 to easily get in and out, and the more pouch like style has a far greater chance of handling the extra thickness. The difference in edge taper shouldn’t be a problem for them either. Whether they’re leather cases or fabric shouldn’t matter. If they have specifically molded parts designed to fit tightly around the iPad 2 backplate, however, you’ll probably have a problem.

Hard/protective cases

iPad 2 hard cases are usually manufactured to wrap snugly around your device to offer the most protection possible, while keeping bulk down at the same time. Unfortunately, that means both thickness and the difference in edge taper, perhaps even cutout positions, will probably be show stoppers for any of them when it comes to fitting the new iPad.

Smart Covers

iPad 2 Smart Covers, if that’s what you swear by, look to be totally compatible with the new iPad. Since they only cover the identical front plate, that stands to reason.

Skins, films, and screen protectors

iPad 2 Skins, films, and screen protectors will probably fit if they’re only intended and designed to cover the front of the device. Again, the new iPad looks to have an identical faceplate to the iPad 2. If they’re design to cover the back and edges, because of the difference in thickness and tapering, I imagine there may be issues lining up everything perfectly around the buttons, speakers, and ports.

Weatherproof cases

iPad 2 weatherproof cases, if we’re talking exclusively about the big bags designed to keep your device safe in a pool or on a beach should be perfectly fine for the new iPad as well. They’re generally cut quite generously with lots of room to spare, so while it might be slightly tighter, it should be workable.

Headsets, speakers, and speaker docks

iPad 2 Bluetooth wireless headsets and speakers should work just fine with the new iPad. While the new iPad also supports the new Bluetooth 4.0 technology, it still supports the older versions as well, so no problem there.

iPad 2 wired headsets and speakers should likewise not have any problems fitting into the identical 3.5mm headset jack.

Speaker docks, however, might cause issues due to the difference in casing. Some companies might provide adapters or new connection modules to fit the new iPad, but others might not.

Keyboards and stylus

iPad 2 wireless keyboards should work just fine with the new iPad for the same reason other Bluetooth accessories “just work” — it’s the advantage of being wireless. However, if they’re built into a case or a docking stand, they could definitely have problems fitting the new iPad.

iPad 2 styli should “just work” as well. Even though the new iPad has a Retina display, it’s still capacitive and still works the same as the iPad 2 screen.

Chargers, cables, and stands

iPad 2 chargers and cables might be compatible. The dock connector on the new iPad is identical to past iPads, so your white Apple dock cable should work just fine, as should any other, similar cable. Apple also lists the their dock as being compatible with both the iPad 2 and the new iPad. However, other docks may not be. It will again come down to thickness and taper.

Apple doesn’t list their iPad 2 10w charging cable as compatible with the new iPad 3, nor are several others listed as compatible, so there may be issues with these.

Need more help?

We’re going to be keeping track of new iPad accessories and compatibility in our iPad accessories forum. If you come across any accessories that list themselves as compatible, or find any that definitely aren’t, or if you simply have more questions and need some extra help, jump on over!

• New iPad accessories forum

The new column. It comes after last week’s column 2. If that confuses you, just call it the column (3rd edition). Yeah, I went there. It’s been a heckuva week so cut me some slack. We’ve all been running on equal parts adrenalin and recklessly strong coffee and might soon be going into a collective apoplexy not dissimilar to what I’m sure faced the CEOs of rival tablet manufacturers sometime Wednesday afternoon. Yeah, I went there too. Here’s why…

The unbeatable new iPad

I’ve already written about the new iPad event and what it means for the new Apple, so go read that first. Done? Good. Here’s a little more.

The new iPad event was the first event following the passing of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs. So, it’s being afforded way more attention than it otherwise might (and as we all know, stare at anything long enough and you’ll be seeing shapes and patterns that aren’t really there).

Along with the need for more better helmets, that probably explains a lot of link-bait that’s been going around since the event. It’s dumb Apple stuff and I’m not going anywhere near it, nor the noble but unfortunately perpetuating link-back refutations that still leave me dumber for having scanned them. Instead I’m going with the opposite — the chest beating. The stuff that’s even more dangerous. The stuff that’s saying that Apple is unbeatable.

Nothing and no one is unbeatable. Not even Apple. And no one ever sees the next big transition coming. IBM didn’t. Microsoft didn’t. Sony didn’t. Google won’t. And neither will Apple.

Apple’s advantage is, right now, they don’t consider themselves unbeatable. They’re scared and they’re hungry. They’re Rocky III after Clubber Lang clobbered him midway through the film, and they’re working their collective asses off to make sure they don’t lose the much bigger rematch. They know they’re beatable because they’ve been beaten in the past, and they’re lucky enough to have gotten a second chance. They’re smart enough to keep proving they’re beatable, each and every year, by beating themselves.

That’s what makes Apple dangerous.

[Update: I thought more about this and spun it off into a [separate editorial called Beatable]]

The new Apple TV

Now it comes in 1080p.

The Privacy car

Android Central had a great editorial about mobile privacy this week. It’s the kind of smart, non-sensationalist, non-reactionary writing we need more of. But that’s not going to stop me from disagreeing with it in a fairly fundamental way.

Yes, the concerns raised by headline-seeking senators in regards to mobile privacy are neither new nor unique to mobile. Potential bad guy developers can access your photos on your phone, just like they could access those photos on your Mac or Windows PC too. Heck, we can’t go a week without yet another celebrity’s nudie pics getting hacked and splayed across the internet. We get it.

But smartphones and tablets aren’t PCs. To quote Steve Jobs, mobile is the car to the PC truck. And mobile users aren’t the same types of drivers as traditional PC users. They’re often people for whom traditional PCs were intimidating and inaccessible, and for whom the idea of a file system and permissions were confusing and off putting. They got smartphones and tablets, in part, because they wanted something easier.

Time was if you owned a motor vehicle you needed some measure of mechanical knowledge to operate it and keep it operational. Even years later common prejudice held that you shouldn’t drive something you didn’t know how to fix. But times changed and cars became more user friendly. Now most people get in, turn a key, shift an automatic transmission, and go. If they break down, they call someone. Mainstream drivers often have no idea how modern cars function and wouldn’t have the first clue how to fix them if they ever broke down. Same goes for PCs.

That’s the price we pay for democratizing technology.

And that’s why it’s not reasonable to expect mainstream users to even begin to understand the subtleties and specifics of online, mobile privacy permissions.

I’m a huge believer in personal responsibility. Don’t put something online that you couldn’t survive going public. But the concept of computers and filesystems and permissions is antiquated and outdated in our brave, new mobile world of always accessible networks and instant uploading apps.

We need something simpler, more sensible, and easier for mainstream users to understand and employ. We’ve made PCs into computing appliances, into cars, far more elegant and accessible than ever before. It’s time to make the privacy and security settings match.

I repeat, I’m a huge believer in personal responsibility. I’m also a huge believer in platform responsibility. This is something Apple and Google (among others) need to address and now.

Podcasting

I did a double-header on the iPhone & iPad Live podcast this week — a live show during the new iPad event with Seth Clifford (calling in from Aruba no less!), and Simon Sage, and a post-event analysis show with Georgia and David Barnard of App Cubby (which is currently sitting at #8 in the iTunes gadget podcast listings, thanks to all of you). We’re doing fewer podcasts these days but our goal is to do each show better. I’ve already switched from iMovie to Final Cut Pro X for the editing and while it’s taken me a couple weeks to even begin to feel comfortable, the time saved in rendering (almost 2x) has already made it more than worth it.

We’re thinking of doing a few specials soon, both for Iterate and iMore, and for Mobile Nations, and the new schedule it what’s going to make that possible. Stay tuned.

Features

Apple turned our schedule upside down this week. Usually there’s a few days if not a week between an Apple event and the release of a new iOS update (for developers to test the Gold Master (GM) build against their apps), and between device announcement and pre-orders (for Apple to get everything in place). This year Apple pushed iOS 5.1 out and opened pre-orders right on event day. And we all scrambled. We’d already planned and written a lot of content, but we needed to wait for the announcement to finalize it (so we’d know the actual details of what they announced). We believe iMore exists only and always to serve our readers, and a big part of that is helping our readers figure out new software features and decide which version of new hardware to buy. Let’s just say some of us didn’t get much sleep for the last few days. But we managed to get a lot of stuff done. Much of it is rounded and summed up in these two, conveniently bookmarkable places.

• iOS 5 walkthrough: A complete look at Apple’s latest mobile software for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
• 2012 iPad buyers guide: Everything you need to know before buying the new iPad, including how to pick your model, storage capacity, color, and 3G or 4G LTE carrier.

We also had a huge internal debate about the name “the new iPad”… or the new “iPad” depending on which side of the debate you fall on.

• Why the new "iPad" has the perfect name: Leanna fights back with great points about how Apple has always handled new products and their existing product lines.
• Why "the new iPad" is a terrible name

Me, I fight for the user. My mom bought an iPad 2, went and searched for “iPad 2 cases”, and found one she liked for exactly the model she had. As an experiment, I searched for “new iPad cases” and “iPad cases” (fair is fair) and got results that were far too broad to be useful. Accessory makers and stores alike will need to do some heavy lifting on their ends to help customers navigate that. I’m guess app devs who target only the latest hardware will have to do likewise. So in theory, while “iPad” is shorter, “iPad (3rd generation)” is both more realistic and less penetrable for my mom.

In lieu of her usual photography column this week, Leanna took a look at Apple’s new photo editor for iOS. (Spoiler: It’s powerful but not perfect, but a damn sight better than Photoshop Touch -and shows it’s time for Adobe to ditch AIR and get in the native game.)

• iPhoto for iPhone and iPad review

Ally also tackled the questions that were rapidly filling our email boxes.

• Can you jailbreak the new iPad, AppleTV, and iOS 5.1?

Meanwhile, Georgia did the best she could to make sure some cool iPhone kit still hit the site.

• SGP Linear Blitz Case for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 review

Some readers expressed concern that case might be too slippery or might interfere with reception. I’ve used it and found it had a great grip and didn’t notice any signal lock. I’m guessing the ones the iMore Store sells are simply badass.

If you’re not read-out yet

This went rather long, so I’ll keep the recommended reading brief.

• From the Editor’s Desk: Privacy, Google Play, Nexus tablets and more: Phil Nickinson started this very format on Mobile Nations and does it better than anyone.
• MacStories Reading List: New iPad Special Edition: Federico Viticci inspired me to share links to smart stuff I liked.

This Friday

I’ll be lining up to get my new iPad in Montreal on Friday. Black. 64GB. LTE. (Go big or go Kindle.) If you’re around, come say hi and get a free special edition iMore t-shirt.

I’m your huckleberry.