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Apple releases iBooks 2 textbook app for the iPad
For those who might have read Walter Isaacson’s biography of Apple’s late co-founder, Steve Jobs, you might recall that Jobs expressed interest in revolutionizing the education industry the same way he did with the music industry. Well it looks like he was serious as Apple announced the launch of iBooks 2 for the iPad which basically introduces the support for iPadd textbooks. These iBook textbooks are said to be “gorgeous, fullscreen textbooks with interactive animations, diagrams, photos, videos, unrivaled navigation and much more. iBooks textbooks can be kept up to date, don’t weigh down a backpack and never have to be returned.”
If you’ve gone to college or university, you’re probably well aware that brand new textbooks cost a fortune, and even second hand textbooks will set you back a fair amount. Well the good news is that according to the iBooks textbook pricing scheme, it seems that a good many of these digital textbooks will set users back around $14.99, although we’re guessing the price will vary depending on the book. Naturally users would require an iPad before they have access to these textbooks. So far some notable publishers such as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill and Pearson will be delivering these digital textbooks onto the iBook 2.
The app itself will be a free download from the Apple App Store, so if you think that Apple’s idea of a digital textbook is worth exploring and checking out, download the app today and let us know what you think! [Press release]
Now here’s an iPhone 6S case that will certainly turn heads, especially when you take into consideration its name which is known as the OnePlus iPhone 6S case. That’s rather weird, don’t you think so? It will certainly take some getting used to before the name rolls off your tongue naturally. Well, we do know that The OnePlus iPhone 6S case can now be purchased for $19.99 a pop, and no, you do not need any kind of invite before you can snag one for yourself.
Each purchase will also be accompanied by an invitation to purchase a OnePlus X, just in case, you know, you would like to tread the Android waters. All in all, it comes in the kind of material as found on the OnePlus One and OnePlus X, which makes it a whole lot harder to lose grip of when you hold it – which is good!
If you are on the lookout for either the iPhone 6S or the iPhone 6S Plus, then here is news for you – chances are pretty high that you can pick up either one, or perhaps even both if you are feeling fat in the pocket, this coming September 18th. First of all, there was a leaked internal memo from Vodafone alongside Japanese site ITHome and German tech experts Macerkopf claiming that the new iPhones 6S models will roll out this coming September 18th in their respective countries
With Japan, Germany and the UK being tier one Apple launch countries, this means that those living in the mentioned countries will receive the iPhones at the same time as folks living over in the US – traditionally speaking, of course. There really isn’t that much time left to wait, as it is less than a month away, and I am quite sure that the time will pass by sooner than you think.
It looks like the folks over at Digitimes have come up with their own interpretation of things to come – that there will be no iPad Air 3 released, at least for this year. Digitimes has had their fair share of hits and misses in the past, so it would be best to take this rumor concerning the non-release of the iPad Air 3 in 2015 with a pinch of salt.
Digitimes also laid claim that the iPad mini 4 will not be as supercharged as some of the rumors that had been going around, as it will bring with it only small and incremental upgrades when compared to its predecessor, the iPad mini 3. This does not seem to bode well for fans of the compact tablet, taking into consideration how the iPad mini 3 itself was improved over its predecessor with a new Touch ID fingerprint reader.
Since Apple tends to roll out a new iPad in October, we will just have to sit tight and see whether this particular rumor has enough “legs” to run.