In our recent posts, we told you about the next big product that is iPad 3 coming in the market by Apple after launch of iPhone 4S. However, iPad 3 has been a part of the discussion for a long period of time. But, this time we bring something new about Apple. As per a report by DigiTimes, Apple is planning to bring a low range and small-sized iPad in the market with 7.85″ display after launching the iPad 3. This is definitely going to be a big hit in the market of small size tablets. Apple is expected to bring its new product at the end of the second half quarter of next year.

DigiTimes says:

Apple is likely to launch a 7.85-inch iPad prior to the fourth quarter of 2012 in addition to a new iPad scheduled to be released at the end of the first quarter, according to sources in the supply chain.

However, in order to cope with increasing market competition, including the 7-inch Kindle Fire from Amazon and the launch of large-size smartphones from handset vendors, Apple has been persuaded into the development of 7.85-inch iPads, the sources indicated.

However, there are not official announcement by Apple about its mini iPad featuring approx 8″ display. However, a source, The Taiwanese publication cites says that Apple has started even ordering from LG display and AU Optronics (AUO) in the same context.

If Apple launch a 7.85 inches iPad, this might be kept into the category of iPad Mini or iPad nano as similar to expected iPhone nano. However, the reports are just the rumors and Apple is known for being a part of the hot rumors. As you can see in case of iPhone 5 and iPhone nano. Thus, it is better to expect nothing until Apple makes some official announcement, infact, when it indeed launches its products. However, if reports are believed, then a 8″ iPad must be a top competitor for all other existing small size tablets and going to help the Apple’s share in the market of tablets. Moreover, it will be available at an affordable price.

As you know, the Apple is strictly against using cydia app store, it is also a fact that it is only cydia bringing users the best solutions in the form of jailbreak apps to break the limitations set by Apple. Moreover, after purchasing a iDevice, the next step of the users is to jailbreak their device in order to utilize its apps. Here, we have a similar and latest jailbreak app as the alternate to replace not only one, nor two, infact, three iOS apps. The app is named as Appfront, which provides the users with the utilities of three iOS apps named as Skype, WhatsApp and Viber.

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Skype, Viber and WhatsApp are popular iPhone apps providing the users with the facility to use free calls and free messaging service over their devices. However, the latest Appfront is the single app providing with all the features of these three apps. Then why to download and spend money for three different apps when you get same facilities in one app.

The best part of the Appfront is that it saves space in your device, which is consumed by three apps. The only difference will be that you will download Appfron from cydia app store, however, other three apps are iTunes app. If interested, you can download the Appfront from the cydia app store available for $1.99 only.

If you are a cydia apps lover, and keep in touch with all those jailbreak apps making it easy to handle different activities you perform with your device, especially the basic functions, then you must have heard about a popular jailbreak app named as CallTell. If you are new to the app, then here, we are giving you a little description of CallTell. It is a very old cydia app which enables your device to speak out the name of the caller when someone makes a call on you. Here, we are going to tell about the latest updates made to the app making it iOS 5 compatible to run over the devices running iOS 5.

The CallTell does not only let your handset announce the name of the caller rather enables your device to read out the message if you need. The app is really useful in case when you cannot access your phone when it rings on a call and want to know who is calling to decide whether the call is worth receiving or not or when a message is received and want to hear it instead of reading it.

The cydia app store provides the exact description of the CallTell, if you want to know more about it:

CallTell is the next advancement in iPhone communications. Find out who’s calling you BEFORE looking at your phone! CallTell announces who’s calling you before ringing. It also works for text messages! You can even have CallTell read the text message out loud as well. You can enable/disable certain features via the CallTell page, in the Settings app.

This takes its volume from the mediaplayer volume, so turn up iPod volume if you are having issues.

The app is great in use and adds no extra icon to the springboard. It does not even require to make extra settings via setting panel. If interested, you can download the updated version of the app available at the cydia app store under the BigBoss repo.

One of the latest app named as Netflix is now updated to version 2.0 with so many new features and better interface to run over iPad. It has got so many improvements and features, including the latest streaming services in Latin America and much more. The updated version is best to use over the larger screen of your iPad as it will allow to enjoy the Netflix with the better interface as compare to its mobile experience.

Netflix is an already existing iOS app, providing its services for long. Indeed, the app allows you to watch TV shows and different movies over your device. The app is not a simple app that let you watch simple movies and TV shows, infact, it provides the users with resume watch so that you can watch your serials at the stage you left it. The app is capable of launching your TV shows and movies directly on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.

What’s New in Version 2.0

• New in Netflix v 2.0
• Netflix now available in Latin America for iPhone and iPad
• New iPad UI for all regions – US, Canada, Latin America – requires upgrade to iOS 5
• Addressed stability issues
• For support questions, please contact us at mobilesupport@netflix.com

You are allowed to access your favorite TV shows and movies anytime on your device without any limitation on the usage frequency. Other than that, with the updated version you get the facility to access twice movies and TV shows as compare to shows available with earlier version.

You can download the latest Netflix only on some selected devices, including iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch 4G, and iPad only. However, the app still does not provide with AirPlay support. However, if that is not a big deal for you, then you can download the right from the app store available for absolutely free.

Google is going to introduce its latest creation as the competitor of Siri. As per the recent reports, Google is working on a secret project to bring Siri-like functionality over its Android devices. The project is going under the name of Majel which is reffered to late Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, from the Federation Computer from Star-Trek. As you know, that Apple has maintained it as the most competitive name in the market of smartphones. And by launching Siri, it has made iPhone 4S as the king of the smartphones and it stands far ahead when compared to its competitors. However, Google is going to give Apple a close competition by launching its voice-based technology in the market with its Android devices.

However, Google itself has not announced anything officially, but has given some hints by both means, by words and by activities. As in an interview with executive from Google, he says:

“Our approach is more like Star Trek, right, starship Enterprise; every piece of computing surface, everything is voice-aware. It’s not that there’s a personality, it doesn’t have a name, it’s just Computer.”

Other than the above statement in an interview, Google is found in some activities which shows clearly that Google is very concerned towards its latest creation to be launched. As Google has brought the Clever Sense, the maker of the Alfred recommendation app, an app that offers Siri-like feature to your iOS devices other than iPhone 4S. Well, reports say that in the early 2012, Google will enable your Android devices to run its own voice-based technology just as the close competitor to Siri.

Here, we have got a latest iOS game recently dropped into the app store named as Grand Theft Auto 3 launched by Rockstar. Rockstar launches this game on its 10th anniversary. Grand Theft Auto 3 is the most awaited iOS game which was announced to launch before some time. The app provides the users with original looking graphics, properly designed interface and awesome characters. The whole game is based on a story, and characters play interesting roles. The game initially came into existence in 2001, now has launched on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.

“Rockstar Games celebrates the 10th anniversary of one of the most influential games of all time. The critically acclaimed blockbuster Grand Theft Auto III comes to mobile devices, bringing to life the dark and seedy underworld of Liberty City. With a massive and diverse open world, a wild cast of characters from every walk of life and the freedom to explore at will, Grand Theft Auto III puts the dark, intriguing and ruthless world of crime at your fingertips.”

The app was available to run over your desktop and Mac. Now, the Rockstar to launch its mobile version to run over iPhone, iPod touch and Android devices along with the iPad compatibility. You can download the app on your iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch 4G and iPad. To download its iOS version, head over to the iTunes app store available for $4.99 only.

Microsoft offers the updates made to its one of the most popular app named as OneNote. Earlier, the app was available to run over iPhone and iPod touch only, but with the updated version, it can be used on the larger screen of your iPad also. Other than the iPad support, OneNote is updated with so many new features.

Other than this app, we posted about some news regarding Microsoft as it offers the updates to its game Kinectimals and offered a new app named as SkyDrive. With the updates made to the already existing OneNote app, you will be able to enjoy its functions and features on the larger screen.

Microsoft OneNote for iPad is a note-taking app for capturing all of your ideas and to-dos on the go, brought to you by Microsoft Office.

OneNote is an app that provides the users with the facility to create notes, and synced them online. In this way, you are allowed to access, manage, and edit the notes virtually from anywhere even from you computer, Mac or phone. You can access the notes via the web browser on your device.

As mentioned above, the app offers so many new features in the updates, other than the iPad support. The features are as follows:

• Support for iPad and iPad 2
• Localization into several new languages and markets
• Tabbed user interface
• Quick note creation in the Unfiled Notes section
• Table rendering
• Improved Windows Live sign-in experience
• Option to sync notebooks only over a Wi-Fi connection
• Integrated upgrade option

To use the app you will require some internet connection, and Windows Live ID. Moreover, you will require the SkyDrive, thus a web browser as well. The updated version of OneNote is available to download at the app store for absolutely free.

One of the popular app named as BBC iPlayer is now updated with iPhone and iPod touch support. Earlier, the app was available only to run on iPad and some other Android devices. The app now, can be used on your iPhone and iPod touch also with the recent updates made to it. The app does not only provide with iPhone and iPod touch support rather the app offers the support of 3G network.

“You can listen to any of the BBC’s national radio stations in the app. To make this easier, we have enabled background audio so you can do other things on your phone, like check mail or surf the web, while listening to your favorite BBC radio station.”

With the app, you are allowed to watch the BBC National TV channels or listen to various radio stations anytime anywhere using your iPhone, as you can carry iPhone to everywhere you go. However, you can access the TV over AirPlay over the iPhone and iPod touch running iOS 5 over Wi-Fi and 3G Network.

The updates made to BBC iPlayer are as follows:

• BBC iPlayer is now available on the iPhone and iPod touch.
• Watch on your TV using Apple AirPlay on iOS5
• Watch or listen to your favorite programme over 3G networks.

The updated version of the app is available to download on your iPhone and iPod touch at the app store for absolutely free.

It seems like Microsoft is busy in the activities like launching new apps, updating the apps and games, etc. As, recently, it has launched a latest app named as SkyDrive in two versions, iOS version to run on iDevices and WP7 version to run on windows phones. SkyDrive is an app which will work like a personal cloud for iOS users as they will be allowed to store there all media and other content over it and can sync it. As per the experts, it is an iCloud and DropBox-like service providing with the ability to file management and syncing to iOS and Microsoft’s operating system accordingly as per the version you are using.

SkyDrive from Microsoft is the place to store your files so you can access them from virtually any device. With SkyDrive for the iPhone, you can now easily access, manage and share files on the go. You can also upload photos or videos from your iPhone to SkyDrive.

Once you have downloaded and installed the app, you are allowed to access all your content using any web browser from anywhere. The app instantly takes you to your stored content to make all your data available to you without consuming extra time.

Here, we have the features of the SkyDrive app:

• It provides you with the facility to view the recently used documents.
• Allows you to upload your photos and videos using your iPhone or other iOS device.
• You are allowed to access all the data stored in SkyDrive even the shared contents.
• An option to share a link to a file using email.
• Options to create and delete the files or folders.

However, the mentioned list of features indicates the functions of the performed over an iOS device, but both the version, the iOS version and WP7 version are same in nature and offers similar features. Click on the respective links to download the iOS version of SkyDrive on iOS devices or the WP7 version of SkyDrive for Windows Phones.

Earlier, in our post, we stated that Apple is planning to launch its iPad 3 in the next year, in February, and it is going to feature Retina Display. In the same article, we told you about the arrival of Samsung’s new tablet in the same month. Here, we have got the latest news about the iPad 3, that it is arriving in february or March. The report directly comes from DigiTimes giving the information about Apple’s plan to make its next iPad available in the market.

Meanwhile, Foxconn Electronics will begin to produce the next-generation iPads in January and to ramp up the production volume starting February, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report, which quoted Kevin Chang, an analyst of Citigroup Global Markets, as indicating. Production of the new iPads is expected to reach 9.5-9.8 million units in the first quarter of 2012, estimated sources in the supply chain.

iPad 3 is the next big product of Apple after iPhone 4S. And it is rumored to feature Retina Display, Quad-Core Processor, and the Siri integration as well, if true, then its going to be the sensational feature.

However, there is no surity about the news, whether it is true or just based on the expectations. As Apple also, has not said anything about iPad 3 and its arrival or the exact date of launch, all that we have got are just some hints. Moreover, Apple has the record that it had launched its previous iPads, iPad and iPad 2, both in the month of March or April.