How tо Convert Video & DVD оn іPаd

The іPad Multі-Tоuch Screеn Providеѕ Yоu wіth Multiрlе Funсtionѕ iPad haѕ аn amazіng аrray of functіоnality thаt mаkеs it mоrе thаn а rеаder. In addіtіon tо rеadіng рopulаr bооkѕ, mаgаzіnеѕ, and nеwspapеrs, thе іPаd еnablеs yоu to browѕе thе іntеrnеt, watch vіdeоѕ and movіеѕ, рlау gаmes аnd оrganіze photоs аѕ dіgital frаme. It will аlsо givе hіm acсеѕѕ to ovеr 200,000 арplicatіons dеsigned spеcifісаllу for іPаd. The Ipаd 9.7 іnch screеn hаs а high rеѕоlutiоn, LED bасklit IPS (іn рlаnе swіtсhing) dіsрlау. The IPS dіѕрlay mеans that уou can turn thе iPad anу wау that yоu wаnt to and yоur соntеnt will rоtatе аccordingly, оrіеntіng іtѕеlf in роrtrаit оr landsсаpе modе. іPаd Vidеo Converter Prоvіdеѕ You with On-the-Go Vіdео Entertаіnmеnt Fоr a vidео-lоvеr уou with big DVD librarіes and videо collесtіons, іf thе vіdео fоrmats аrе comраtіble wіth iPаd, you саn eаsilу ѕynс the videо tо іPаd for on-the-gо video entertаinment. Since nоt all vіdеo formаtѕ work wіth the іPаd, yоu nееd tо convеrt vidео ѕo іt wоrks.

DVD tо іPad Cоnvеrtеr аnd iPad Vidео Cоnvеrter softwаre can hеlр уou convert DVDѕ and аny videо іntо iPаd comраtіble vidео fіles. Thеу ѕolvе thе fundаmentаl рrоblem faced by amаteur videоgraрhеrѕ еverуwhеre how tо quіcklу and еasіlу trаnsfer video fооtage to iPad dеviсе. Thеsе рroducts drаmaticаlly sіmрlifу conversіon bеtwеen moѕt wіdеѕрread vidео fоrmats and сome with readу-mаde рresetѕ for іPad. Thеre аre mаny рrоgramѕ that dо thiѕ.  This iPad Vidеo Cоnvеrter, whіch оffеrs optimіzеd рreѕet fоr iPаd so уоu needn't worrу аbоut thе sеttings.  iPаd video соnvеrtеr alѕо allоwѕ уоu tо convеrt YouTube vіdeо and HD videо on your PC or MAC. HD vіdeos cаn alѕo bе сonvertеd tо 720р HD videо, ѕo you сan enјоy HD vidеоѕ whеrever yоu go. Here a simplе guіdе оn hоw tо cоnvert DVD movіes аnd any videоs to iPаd below.

Tо rіp DVD mоvіeѕ to іPаd Uѕing DVD to iPad Cоnvertеr

Stер 1: Lаunch DVD to iPаd Ripper аnd аdd DVD Movіe via the "Load DVD" buttоn.

Stеp 2: Select іPаd preѕеt from оutput fоrmat list in thе Destinаtiоn-Sеtup sеctiоn оf the іnterfacе.

Step 3: Edit input files (optional)- click button to do the settings like Trim any segment of a video, Crop the video size, Set video effect, Merge several files together and Add a text/image watermark, etc.to perfect your output videos.

Stеp 3: Cliсk 'Convert' button to Stаrt DVD tо iPаd convеrѕіоn.

Convert the vіdeоs tо iPаd uѕіng іPad vіdео convеrtеr, after dоwnlоаd and launch the program, import vіdеo fіlеѕ stored bу сlicking thе button. Thе оthеr ѕtерs are the samе аѕ those оf rіppіng DVD to iPаd vіdeо.

 

SWF to YouTube Converter- Upload Flash SWF Video to YouTube for sharing

SWF to Youtube Converter is wonderful software to convert SWF to FLV for uploading to Youtube and sharing with friends on Windows system.

Nowadays, more and more friends would like to upload their videos to Youtube for share on line. Certainly, Youtube is a wonderful video share website. However, Youtube limits video format to FLV, AVI,MOV, WMV, etc, and FLV video is considered to be the NO.1 video for uploading to Youtube. Actually, besides Youtube, many famous video share websites like Myspace, Hulu, MateCafe serve flash FLV video.

In stead, SWF files can not be accepted by Youtube, so they can not be uploaded directly to Youtube, which is a headache of many friends. Actually, it is a piece of cake to convert SWF to FLV and then upload output FLV files to Youtube.

SWF to YouTube Converter which has vivid interface and sharp function is specially designed to satisfy this SWF to Youtube requirement and helps to upload SWF files to Youtube for share. With SWF to Youtube Converter installed on Windows 7, you can easily turn SWF clips to FLV for Youtube without a quality loss. A special point of this program is that SWF Converter for Mac is able to snatch at the specific SWF video from web page and then convert SWF to FLV as long as the web address is provided.

Guide: How to convert Flash SWF to YouTube FLV Videos simply

Preparation: Free Download and install the program, ready for the conversion.

Step 1: Loal SWF file - Click "Open" button to choose a Flash SWF file from local computer to the program or just drag and drop the SWF file to the preview window.

Step 2: Configure Output settings- Click "Settings" button to open a new interface. Under "Output format" window, choose a folder to save the converted file and then select "FLV/YouTube" as the target. Keeping the default video profile parameters is OK. Then click "OK" button to save the settings.

Step 3: Convert Flash SWF to YouTube- Click "Capture" button to start up the conversion.

Note: This multifunctional FLASH SWF to Video Converter enables users to edit input files such as Customize the video profile and set relevant parameters to better display, Trim video duration for better enjoyment, Crop video playing area to fit for portable devices and Add watermark, logo, copyright image for personalize output file.

Step 4: Go to Youtube and sign in, the create the channel from your profile, Click "upload", you can add the converted files from your local computer to YouTube channel.

MTS Converter for Mac- How to convert MTS files on Mac OS X

MTS Converter for Mac is specially developed for Sony, Canon, JVC and Panasonic AVCHD camera/camcorder users to convert MTS/M2TS/M2T footages to AVI, DivX, FLV, MP4, MPEG, MOV, MKV, VOB, etc. easily and quickly on Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard, or transfer the MTS/M2TS files directly to iPad, iPhone 4, Android Smartphones,WD TV, PSP, PS3, etc.

And MTS Converter for Mac enables users to convert raw MTS/M2TS video to iMovie, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro and more similar video editing software compatible file types with least quality loss.

Mac MTS Converter runs on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or Mac OS X 10.7 Lion on iMac, MacBook, etc.

For Windows users,here is the best MTS Video Converter.

Guide: How to convert MTS/M2TS on Mac OS X

Preparation: Free download and install MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac, ready for the conversion.

Step 1: Load MTS/M2TS files for conversion - click “Add” button and browse to the MTS/M2TS files you’d like to convert, click “Choose” to confirm. MTS/M2TS Converter allows users to preview the input files with built-in player.



Step 2: Select output format and set destination folder
* Click on “Format” bar when you’d like to specify an output format.
* Click "Export to" box to specify destination for the converted file.

Step 3: Set advanced settings (Optional)- Click on “Settings” button to customize video and audio parameters like the bitrate, frame rate, channels, sampling rate as desired values.



Step 4: Start MTS/M2TS Convertion on Mac Lion - Click the "Convert" button to start video conversion and then you can just go out for a walk or take a nap, and the conversion may have been finished when you come back.

 

MKV to iPad- How to convert 720P MKV clips to iPad/iPad 2

MKV is open source HD video format which is flexible and open standard. Because of its advanced encoding method, MKV video can store a large number of video/audio data in relative smaller file size. It is wildly used by HD movie spread on the internet due to its befitting size and HD capacity. Mostly importantly, similar to DVD's structure, it is awesome to play MKV movie on your iPad / iPad 2.

But iPad and iPad 2 only support the following video formats:
* H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second;
* MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second;
* Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second;

So if you wanna enjoy MKV HD movies, you have to convert the MKV files to iPad accepted formats. Here here MKV to iPad is your perfect helper, it can convert 720p MKV Video to H.264, MP4, MOV, M4V format with top-rate speed and perfect quality. And the optimized preset for iPad/iPad 2 makes the output perfectly compatiable with high-resolution, 9.7-inch 1024 x 768 display Apple iPad/iPad 2.

Apart from the major conversion function, This MKV to iPad Video Converter also possesses powerful editing features. With it, you can trim any segment of a video, crop the video frame, watermark your video, join video pieces together and adjust video effect.

For Mac users, here is the easiest-to-use MKV to iPad Mac software.

Guide: How to convert MKV to iPad/iPad 2 easily and quickly

Preparation: Free download and install iPad Video Converter to ready for the conversion.

Step 1: Import MKV files- click "Add File " button to load MKV, MKV HD files on your hard drive or simply drag and drop videos to the source pane.

 

Tip: The built-in Player enables users to preview the input video. If you want to take a snapshot when the video playing, just click "Capture" button.

Step 2: Set output format- MKV to iPad Converter prepares exhaustive presets for iPad, under "Profile" option, choose the desired output format, including 720p H.264 HD, H.264 & MPEG4, MOV, M4V video formats for iPad/iPad 2, iPhone, and iPod.

Then Select a folder to save the converted files by click "Browse" button under "Destination" panel.

Step 3: Convert MKV to iPad by click "Convert" button. Just a few minutes, you can get the iPad .mp4 files on local folder, then just transfer the converted MKV files to iPad/iPad 2 with iTunes.

Convert MKV to iPad MP4/M4V video, you can still keep HD H.264 video with surround sound AAC audio and can also select one of advanced cinematic extras such as multi-audio tracks, multilingual subtitles, chapter points (great feature, especial on your Apple iPad, since it enables you to start the movie wherever you want), bonus content and more. Not only so, to reduce output MP4/M4V file size for making your iPad contain more MKV movies, you simply need to get rid some part of videos that useless to you, like unwanted language, subtitle tracks.

PDF Editor for Mac- Edit PDF files on Mac Lion

 PDF Editor for Mac is an innovative tool for users to edit, convert, and annotate PDF files on Mac OS X. Different from those so-called “PDF Editors”, which only work with notes or limited page contents, Wondershare PDF Editor for Mac allows users to edit all the contents in the PDF files directly. What’s more, it also gives users the ability to edit and reuse PDF contents in Word by converting PDF to Word. Marking and annotating PDF files are also very easy with Wondershare PDF Editor for Mac.

As a professional PDF Document Editor, PDF Editor for Mac program allows users to:
* Make scanned PDF files editable and searchable with OCR (Optical Character Recognition), extract text to edit with ease.
* Add/Delete and Modify text and images directly within PDF files.
* Add text, images, and signatures into PDF document.
* Markup, annotate PDF files easily while reading.
* Highlight, underline, and strike through text in PDF files

As a ultimate PDF Tool, PDF Editor Pro for Mac can decrypt PDF password protection and then convert PDF files to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB, HTML and Text.

Key Features of PDF Editor for Mac

Powerful Mac PDF Editing software

* Insert, copy, delete, correct text within editable text blocks in PDF files
* Support auto-matching system fonts for editing embedded font text;
* Drag and drop blocks of PDF document text to change the text layouts
* Insert images and graphics into PDF files (JPEG, PNG, TIF, and BMP)
* Crop, resize, move, and remove images/pictures in PDF files
* Edit PDF bookmarks and properties on Mac OS X Lion

Remove PDF Password and Restrictions

* Enables Mac users to remove copying and printing restrictions from encrypted PDF files.
* If the PDF file is protected by Owner Password: PDF Password Remover for Mac can unlock the PDF automatically and create unlocked PDF copy without entering the password.
* If the PDF file is protected by User Password: Mac users need to type the password to unlock the PDF file manually

PDF Editor also works as PDF Converter for Mac

* Able to convert encrypted PDF files
* Convert PDF files to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB, HTML and Text on Mac OS X
* converting PDF to familiar Office formats, convert PDF to EPUB for better reading experience on iPad, iPhone, iPod, kindle, android tablets and smartphones.

PDF Editor for Mac has high Compatibility

* Support Adobe PDF 1.0-1.7
* Support OCR- Outstanding OCR accuracy and format preservation
* Support 17 recognition languages: English, German, French, Italian, Turkish, Greek, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Croatian, Romanian, and Catalan (support editing text only in English)
* Standalone, do not require Adobe Reader or Acrobat
* Operating System: smoothly running on Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6 or 10.7 Lion.

 

 

The Best 4 New iPhone Apps from October 30-November 5, 2011

Zombie Swing, Free, Released November 4

Infect The Human Race With The Hunger For Brains In Zombie Swing

Zombie Swing by althi Inc. is a fast-paced action game for the iPhone … with zombies. This one is different, though. Instead of killing the zombies and saving the human race, you are a zombie and you’re trying to infect everyone you can touch.

What is a zombie swing, you ask? Well, you play a zombie whose body is able to detach in two parts, connected only by the intestines. Then you are able to swing his top half around while still running manically through the streets trying to infect the innocent people. The goal is to turn as many people into zombies as you can before you die … again. 

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Yearly, $.99, Released November 1

Keep Track Of Annual Events With Yearly

Yearly by noidentity gmbh is an app that will help you remember those yearly events, such as birthdays and anniversaries.

The thing about Yearly that drew me in immediately was the interface. Noidentity is the developer behind other beautiful apps (MoneyBook, ListBook, and BudgetBook), so it’s no surprise that they created another stunningly gorgeous interface. The visuals in Yearly are just pixel perfect, and I’m not sure I’d want it any other way.

Yearly serves to help you remember when those annual events are. You would think that this would require use of the default Calendar on your iPhone, but Yearly actually uses the data from your iPhone’s address book instead. That’s right – any date that is associated with a contact in your address book will be put in to Yearly.

Oink, Free, Released November 3

Rate The World Around You With Oink

Oink by Milk Inc. is the first app from the new startup founded by Kevin Rose. In short, Oink is an app that allows users to rate and rank things around them, rather than just an overall place.

The biggest thing that drew me into this app (since I learned of its existence) was the interface. Put simply, it’s just beautiful. Everything about it is slick, and it’s also extremely fast. Whenever something is loading, you will be notified by the small bar at the top with a green orb that goes back and forth, and the entire thing just fades away when new data is loaded. I guess this replaces that spinner that we’ve all grown to love (or hate), which is a nice change and much appreciated. Clearly, the folks behind the development of this app didn’t skimp out on detail.

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XenoCube SD, $.99, Released November 3

XenoCube Is A Brand New Kind Of Match-Three Puzzle Game

XenoCube SD by Digital Embryo Studios is an entirely new take on your typical match-three puzzle game.

Let’s face it – the iPhone and iPad are great for those match-three puzzle games made popular by the likes of Bejeweled. But ever since, all the match-three games are essentially the same thing, just with different objects to match. That is, until now. It’s time to toss out those cookie cutter match-three games and meet the new kid on the block: XenoCube.

In XenoCube, you have a cube with 9×9 grids on all the faces. You can spin the cube around to your will to match the squares. The objective is to match three or more squares of the same color to score points. When you match four squares, you will get a random power-up that will activate with your next match (they all look awesome too). To progress in levels (up to 32 levels for each mode), you’ll have to fill up the meter at the bottom left. Sounds pretty easy, right? Well, you’ll be in for a surprise when you actually play.

iPhone 4S to PC Transfer- Backup files from iPhone 4S to Computer

There are dozens of programs that can transfer videos, songs from iPhone to iTunes or to computer, but considering simplicity and practical applicability, you are highly recommended one program – iPhone 4S to PC Transfer, which can transfer Music, Movie, Photo, ePub, PDF, iBooks, Audiobook, Voice Memo, Camera Roll (iOS 4 above), iPhone Ringtone, Podcast, TV Show, SMS, Contact, Call List from iPhone to PC for backup or share with one-stop solution. And it is easy to use, and works well with all models of iPhones including the latest iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and well supports iOS 4.2 or above, iTunes 10 and the later.

iPhone to Mac Transfer is a smart tool for synchronizing music/movies/audiobook/epub/podcast from iPhone 4S to Mac locak drive, match your iPhone 4 contents to iTunes and seamlessly copy files from computer to your iPhone.

Guide of How to transfer iPhone 4S to PC/Computer

Preparation, download iPhone to PC transfer, install and run it. And please connect your iPhone to computer. Please make sure you have iTune 10 or above and .NET framenwork 2.0 or later installed.

The interface of this product is simple enough for working through – just follow the steps below to transfer your files from iPhone 4S to computer

1. Install the program properly, connect your iPhone to PC, and then start the program. It will show up an interface as described in the image below.

2.On the left pane, locate to the exact catelog under your iPhone playlist, find out the files which you want to transfer to PC/Computer and tick them.

3.On the top menu, choose “Export – Export to Local” or directly click “Export checked files to local” to indicate an output folder, and then press “Save” to copy your files from iPhone to the destination. Wait for a few mins and you can successfully sync files from iPhone to PC.

All right, now you have transferred iPhone to PC/iTunes.

By the way, the professional iPhone 4S to PC transfer additionally offers you the function of adding music/videos from computer to iPhone and copy movies/songs to iTunes.

10 Features We Want For iPad 3

Is it too early to start talking about the iPad 3? We don’t think so! Apple announced the iPad 2 in January of this year, so it follows that iPad 3 will make headlines in just a few months. Here are the 10 upgrades we want most.

The second generation iPad gave us built-in cameras for photos, video, and FaceTime; a significantly faster processor; and an overall thinner, lighter device. Then we got iOS 5 just last week, which has brought a lot of upgrades to iDevices that we’ve been waiting (er, begging?) for, like untethered devices that don’t require syncing, and the glory that is iCloud.

But Apple’s next big refresh will undoubtedly be the iPad hardware itself (barring a major update to the MacBook Air before the end of the year, which is certainly possible). So here’s what do we hope to see, along with odds on it actually happening.

1. Retina Display

More than anything else, our most-wanted feature is a stunning, high-definition screen with the same 326 pixels per inch as the iPhone 4. Science tells us that this is well above the pixels-per-inch required to make it impossible for our human eyes to detect pixelization, which makes Apple’s Retina Display screen every bit as sharp as seeing something in the real world with your own eyes. But making a tiny iPhone screen with this kind of resolution is one thing. Making a screen that’s more than four times the size of the iPhone’s with Retina Display is a significantly bigger challenge. But we know Apple’s been working on this for a while now, and iPad 3 should be when it finally makes its debut. Imagine the possibilities for gaming, photography, video, and ebooks with true HD on a tablet-sized screen.
Odds: 90%. It’s not guaranteed, but it’s pretty darn close.

2. New Camera

The iPad 2′s camera is decent, but nothing special. The camera on the new iPhone 4S is a thing of beauty, capable of taking truly stunning, high-res images and 1080p HD video. The iPad deserves a camera at least as good, if not better. And the iPad’s additional internal space should make it easy to fit an even better camera in there than what the iPhone 4S has. Hopefully it’ll have a flash, too.
Odds: 100%. A powerful new camera in the iPad 3 is as close to a sure thing as you can get when it comes to Apple.

3. Quad-core A6 Processor

The iPad 2 is already pretty darn fast, but when it comes to personal computing, you’re either the fastest, or you’re forgotten. The iPad 2 gave us the A5 dual-core processor, so it logically follows that iPad 3 will take another big jump in speed. And if it has that rumored Retina Display, it’ll need a quad-core to handle all that high-def imagery.
Odds: 75%. It’s a matter of public record that Apple’s working on a quad-core “A6″ chip. The only question is whether or not it will be ready in time for the next iPad.

4. Thunderbolt

Time was, I’d've loved to have seen a USB port on one side of my iPad, because having to transfer everything via the cord that comes with it for syncing can take quite a while, and kinda sucks. But now that syncing is done wirelessly, the only real draw for connecting my iPad to another device would be the convenience of speedy data transfers. And nothing’s faster than the blazing speeds of Thunderbolt. In conjunction with that crazy fast new processor, Thunderbolt would come in mighty handy — but only if it doesn’t require a funky adapter.
Odds: 50%. It’s still a technology in its infancy, so it simply may not be ready yet. But Apple wants Thunderbolt to overtake USB as the new standard, and there’s no better way to make that happen than by incorporating it into its most popular products.

5. Siri

There’s nothing about the iPhone 4S generating more buzz than Siri, the interactive voice command app that’s built so seamlessly into iOS 5 that it resembles a powerful artificial intelligence. Of course Apple is planning to bring Siri to the iPad, and I’m curious to see if the unique qualities of the iPad will give Siri any different capabilities.
Odds: 100%. Total no-brainer.

6. >64GB of Flash Storage

The iPad has maxed out at 64GB of storage space since it debuted, but with the various forms of media available for the device — music, movies, books, apps — getting bigger and more complex all the time, it’s getting harder and harder to squeeze everything you want onto your tablet. Many users (myself included) find themselves having to pick and choose which media to keep on their iPad at any given time, and frequently having to switch out what’s there. It’s high time Apple crammed at least 128GB in there, though the thought of a 256GB iPad makes me drool unashamedly.
Odds: 60%. It’s all about the size of those flash chipsets. Over time, they grow smaller while maintaining — or increasing — their storage space. Apple will gladly put as much as they can in there, but at the end of the day, it’s kinda out of their hands.

7. Redesigned Form

The original iPad and the iPad 2 look very similar, with that inch-wide bezel on top and some minor variations in curvature on the back. The iPad 2 is thinner and lighter (and comes in white), but from a distance, you’d be hard-pressed to tell a first-gen from a second. Every tablet maker out there, from Amazon to Samsung, has copied Apple’s tablet hardware design. If Apple doesn’t push forward, it won’t be able to keep setting the standard that everyone else follows. Personally, I’d like to see a thinner bezel/frame surrounding the screen that’s part of an all-aluminum unibody. But that’s just me. It could be cool to see flattened sides similar to the iPhone 4, instead of the beveled sides the iPad has now.
Odds: 40%. Apple seems pretty happy with what they have design-wise, and tweaking the form factor will be driven more by the device’s internal features than any aesthetic concerns (even though aesthetics are very important to Apple).

8. Fingerprint-Resistant Screen

This may seem like a small thing, but anybody who’s spent a few hours with an iPad knows exactly what I’m talking about. The iPad is a fingerprint magnet, and can get so bad after just an hour or so of use, that frankly it can be downright embarrassing to whip it out in public, and then have to buff it off with the edge of your shirt. With all the technology available today, there has to be a scientific way to keep those fingerprints at bay, and it’s a feature that’s long overdue.
Odds: 70%. Apple owns a patent for an oil-resistant substance called an “oleophobic,” which we assume they plan to apply to the glass surface of touchscreen devices. The only question is, when will it be ready for prime time?

9. Solar Charging

Apple’s had a major emphasis on going green over the last few years, and what’s greener than harnessing solar energy? The ability to simply lay your iPad in a windowsill to recharge sounds downright progressive, and would make it the world’s greenest tablet.
Odds: 15%. Apple actually has a really cool idea for embedding solar cells beneath a touchscreen, but it’s almost a given that this technology would be implemented in the iPhone before the iPad ever got it.

10. Lower Price

Hey, we can dream.

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Steve Jobs' final weeks

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died on Wednesday at the age of 56 after a long battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. RIP Steve everyone will miss you especially the apple fans!!

Outpourings of sympathy swept across the globe as state leaders, business rivals and fans paid respect to the man who touched the daily lives of countless millions through the Macintosh computer, iPod, iPhone and iPad. 

"A visionary, a creative genuis, will be missed by all especially Apple Inc. Will be remembered for the i-technology, imac, ipod, itunes, iphone and ipad others could only follow R.I.P."

Steve Jobs spent his final weeks as he had spent most of his life - in tight control of his choices, the New York Times reported.

 For Steve, it was all about living life on his own terms and not wasting a moment with things he didn't think were important. He was aware that his time on earth was limited. He wanted control of what he did with the choices that were left."

In his final months, Jobs's home - a large and comfortable but relatively modest brick house in a residential neighborhood - was surrounded by security guards. His driveway's gate was flanked by two black SUVs.

He invited a close friend, the physician Dean Ornish to join him for sushi at one of his favorite restaurants Jin Sho. He said goodbye to longtime colleagues including the venture capitalist John Doerr, the Apple board member Bill Campbell and the Disney Chief Executive Robert A.lger. He offered Apple's executives advice on unveiling the iPhone 4S, which occured Tuesday. He spoke to his viographer, Walter Isaacson. He started a new drug regime, and told some friends that there was reason for hope.

In his final days, he became so weak that it was hard for him to walk up the stairs of his own home anymore, his wife Laurene said.

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Download the Steve Jobs' Video on YouTube to pray for him

I feel so sad to hear the news that Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56.

I don't want say much more about his achivements, his biography and his products like iPod, iPhone, iPad, Mactonish. I just wanna see the videos he released the new products, new apps, though he just died, I miss him so much already.

I know, there are so many Apple fan who respect and love Steve, I'm one of them, a common person to show my pray for Steve Jobs.

I'm deeply sad about Steve's passing, my thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. I cry for a man I never met personally but met him through his products he envisioned. It's through these and the Apple he created that he will always be admired, loved and remembered. I'm sure Steve will go to the paradise.

Steve Jobs is the Apple iconic figure forever.

If you also wanna remember Steve with watching the video he released the products freely, just use this YouTube Converter Mac to download and convert any online Video related to Steve to playback.

For Window users, YouTube Converter is one of the best YouTube Converter to automatically detect online video and download/convert YouTube (.flv & f4v) video to iPad, iPhone, iPod to watch easily and quicky.

Apple's Steve Jobs, visionary leader, dead at 56

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Steve Jobs, who transformed the worlds of personal computing, music and mobile phones, died on Wednesday at the age of 56 after a years-long battle with pancreatic cancer.

The co-founder of Apple Inc, one of the world's great entrepreneurs, was surrounded by his wife and immediate family when he died in Palo Alto, California. Other details were not immediately available.

His death was announced by Apple and sparked an immediate outpouring of sadness and sympathy from world leaders, competitors and other businessmen including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

The Silicon Valley icon who gave the world the iPod, iPhone and iPad had stepped down as chief executive of the world's largest technology company in August, handing the reins to long-time lieutenant Tim Cook.

He was deemed the heart and soul of a company that rivals Exxon Mobil as the most valuable in America.

"Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve," Apple said in a statement.

"His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts."

Apple paid homage to their visionary leader by changing their website to a big black-and-white photograph of him with the caption "Steve Jobs: 1955-2011." The flags outside the company's headquarters at 1 Infinite Loop flew at half mast.

Jobs' health had been a controversial topic for years and his battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer a deep concern to Apple fans and investors.

In past years, even board members have confided to friends their concern that Jobs, in his quest for privacy, was not being forthcoming enough with directors about the true condition of his health.

Now, despite much investor confidence in Cook, who has stood in for his boss during three leaves of absence, there remain concerns about whether Apple would stay a creative force to be reckoned with in the longer term without its visionary.

Jobs died one day after the consumer electronics powerhouse unveiled its latest iPhone, the gadget that transformed mobile communications and catapulted Apple to the highest echelons of the tech world.

His death triggered an immediate outpouring of sympathy.

"The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come," Gates said. "For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely."

Outside an Apple store in New York, mourners laid candles, bouquets of flowers, an apple and an iPod Touch in a makeshift memorial.

"I think half the world found out about his death on an Apple device," said Robbie Sokolowsky, 32, an employee for an online marketing company, who lit a candle outside the store.

Cook said in a statement that Apple planned to hold a celebration of Jobs' life for employees "soon".

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A college dropout, Buddhist and son of adoptive parents, Jobs started Apple Computer with friend Steve Wozniak in 1976. The company soon introduced the Apple 1 computer.

But it was the Apple II that became a huge success and gave Apple its position as a critical player in the then-nascent PC industry, culminating in a 1980 initial public offering that made Jobs a multimillionaire.

Despite the subsequent success of the Macintosh computer, Jobs' relationship with top management and the board soured. The company removed most of his powers and then in 1985 he was fired.

Apple's fortunes waned after that. However, its purchase of NeXT -- the computer company Jobs founded after leaving Apple -- in 1997 brought him back into the fold. Later that year, he became interim CEO and in 2000, the company dropped "interim" from his title.

Along the way Jobs also had managed to revolutionize computer animation with his other company, Pixar, but it was the iPhone in 2007 that secured his legacy in the annals of modern technology history.

Forbes estimates Jobs' net worth at $6.1 billion in 2010, placing him in 42nd place on the list of America's richest. It was not immediately known how his estate would be handled.

Six years ago, Jobs had talked about how a sense of his mortality was a major driver behind that vision.

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life," Jobs said during a Stanford commencement ceremony in 2005.

"Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure -- these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important."

"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."

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5 Ways to Deal With Your Old Handset Before the iPhone 5

Apple is expected to unveil the next iteration of the iPhone before the end of October. The new device, dubbed the iPhone 5, will reportedly have a beefed up camera and possibly an edge-to-edge display and better battery and new design. If you're one of the expected millions of people planning on lining up for a new iPhone this fall, have you thought about what you're going to do with the handset you're carrying around in your pocket right now?

Here are five ways to convert your old iPhone (or almost any other old smartphone) into a new gadget, game or plain old cash.

iPhone = GameStop Credit

GameStop unveiled a new trade-in program for Apple devices in which you can get credit toward your next GameStop purchase or cash at most locations. GameStop will accept almost any Apple iDevice including the iPod Touch, Nano, Shuffle, Mini, iPhone and iPad. But the video game retailer plans on reselling your device, so it must be in working condition and without too many scratches and scuffs. Devices with personal engravings or water damage will not be accepted. You can choose to use your GameStop credit right away or store it on your PowerUp Rewards loyalty card for future use.

A GameStop official told PCWorld that the company wouldn’t disclose specific trade values, but did say that offers are fixed based on the device model. That means you should get pretty much the same offer from different GameStop locations in your area. Nevertheless, you would be wise to see what your device is selling for on eBay or Craigslist. That way you'll have a better idea what GameStop should be paying for your device before you accept the store's offer.

If you're looking to get cash for your device, you might want to avoid GameStop. The retailer said it's cash offerings are pegged 20 percent below the store credit value.

iPhone = Cash

If you want to get cold, hard cash for your device, one of the fastest and most reliable ways to get it is through trade-in sites such as Gazelle and NextWorth. These sites show you upfront how much they plan on offering you for your device based on the answers you give them to a short questionnaire. In my tests, Gazelle was offering $141 for a 16GB iPhone 3GS in good condition, while NextWorth was offering $120. Gazelle will pay for the shipping on trade-ins worth more than $1 and even sends you a box to ship back to them. NextWorth doesn't offer a box, but will give you a prepaid shipping label that you print out at home.

iPhone = Gift Cards

Wal-Mart and Newegg.com both offer trade-in services powered by Gazelle. The set-up is almost the same as dealing with Gazelle directly, the only difference is you get a gift card instead of cash. You can also choose to get an Amazon gift card instead of cash directly from Gazelle. NextWorth offers a similar gift card program with Target at nearly 1,500 stores nationwide, as well as J&R Music in New York City. Apple also offers a trade-in program where you can get an Apple gift card for your old device. Currently, the iPhone maker is offering $80 for a 16GB iPhone 3GS in good condition.

iPhone = DIY Cash

If you're not in a rush to unload your old iOS handset for cash, why not take the do-it-yourself approach and put your device up on eBay or Craigslist? You never know what people are willing to offer for your old device. Just make sure you wipe all your personal content off the device before selling it. You'll also want to read eBay's seller fees so you know how much the online auction site takes for hosting your sale.

iPhone = Cleaner Earth

If you're looking to unload an iPhone 4 with a cracked glass back or other defects that make reselling it impossible, there are many places you can recycle your old device. Apple accepts old devices for recycling, as does Gazelle. NextWorth will accept almost anything and recycle it for you. Many other retail outlets offer recycling including Best Buy, AT&T, Verizon and Wal-Mart.com.

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iPhone 4 remains top-selling US smartphone

Despite iPhone 5 approaching, Apple iPhone 4 is still NO 1 hot sale smartphone.

Analyst T. Michael Walkley with Canaccord Genuity revealed in a note to investors on Tuesday that checks with U.S. carriers indicate that sales of the iPhone 4 remain on top ahead of the iPhone 5 debut, despite the fact that the iPhone 4 is more than a year old.

"Our checks indicated strong sales of the iPhone 4, as it remained the top selling smartphone at AT&T and Verizon despite increasing consumer expectations for the iPhone 5 launch," he wrote.

"During the holiday season, we anticipate strong sales of the iPhone 5, as we anticipate a strong global launch with increased distribution to new carriers including Sprint in the U.S. market."

Walkley's research found that the iPhone 4 remained the top-selling handset at both AT&T and Verizon in August. In addition, the $50 entry-level $50 iPhone 3GS was the second strongest selling handset at AT&T. Verizon does not offer the iPhone 3GS.

The iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS beat out the $200 Samsung Infuse 4G, which was the third-best selling handset at AT&T. And at Verizon, the Samsung Charge 4G came in second, while the HTC Thunderbolt 4G was third.

"While Motorola Mobility and RIM enjoyed stronger sell-through trends in 2010, our (first half of calendar 2011) checks indicate a clear trend toward increasing share for Apple, HTC and Samsung," Walkley wrote.

In addition to strong sales of the iPhone 4, he also found that the 3G-capable iPad 2 is the top-selling tablet at both AT&T and Verizon, which are the only two carriers that offer the iPad in the U.S.

"Based on solid demand trends for iPhone/iPad, poor sell-through trends for competing tablet offerings, and the ramping iOS ecosystem driving longer-term replacement sales, we believe Apple will maintain dominant value share of both the tablet and smartphone markets to drive healthy long-term earnings growth," Walkley said.

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IFA 2011: Top 9 Things We'd Love to See But Won't

While Berlin's annual consumer electronics fair has previously been a showcase of home appliances from TVs to fridges, it has become a battleground for manufacturers of wireless gadgets, according to Bloomberg News.

At IFA 2011 this week, Sony Corp., LG Electronics Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., among other device-makers, will unveil their new tablets/and or smartphones.

We've listed some things that we'd love to see at the tech show in Berlin, but wont:

9. Samsung Engineers Rubbing Elbows with Apple's.

Although Samsung has been producing chips for Apple's mobile devices, the two have been at a war that gets uglier each day. The maker of the iPhone, iPad and iMac has sued Samsung for patent infringement in every country mapped by Google. What's worse, Apple is asking the local courts to stop the sale of Galaxy S 2 and Galaxy S Tab on grounds that they're "slavishly" imitating Apple. What's even worse is that Samsung is running out of brilliant ideas, now saying that Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi film "2001: A Space Odyssey" invented the tablet.

8. Glasses-Free 3-D Devices That Actually Work.

Toshiba has already unveiled the world's first glasses-free 3D laptop, which uses a lenticular screen and integrated webcam. And LG Electronics has already released the LG Optimus 3D, which claims to offer "the world's first 3D experience on a smartphone." But the technology is still in its infancy. Like the LCD screens of laptops more than 10 years ago, these devices would likely show blurred pictures when viewed at the wrong angle or when exposed to sunlight. What could be more interesting is Sony's HMZ personal 3-D viewer, a futuristic little helmet that lets you watch 3-D movies. But would anybody actual sit alone with this $800 visor with an OLED screen? Nintendo released bulky Virtual Boy headgears for gaming 20 years ago, and the device flopped.

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7. Apple's Steve Jobs and His Turtleneck Shirt.

The man credited for propelling a company near bankruptcy to the world's most valuable tech company; at one point, richer than the U.S. government; and with zero long-term debt. Steve Jobs loves the stage and enjoys touting Apple's new devices. Jobs, the man who created the 21st century, would certainly steal the limelight from any devices exhibited at IFA 2011. Certainly, he resigned from Apple CEO because of poor health, it is reasonable he didn't show on the IFA.

6. The iPad Killer.

Even the world's biggest seller of desktops and laptops (Hewlett-Packard) gave up against the iPad. The tablet version of the BlackBerry (the PlayBook), Motorola's XOOM, and Samsung's Galaxy Tab, although cheaper than the iPad, have also failed to gain any ground. But Sony is releasing devices (one with a folded design, and another that looks like the Nintendo DS), which depart from the usual square, flat slab-style of the present tablets. Not only that, the devices are pre-loaded with games and have access to the PlayStation network. Talking about games, Nintendo is already unveiling the WiiU, its next generation gaming console that also works like an iPad. Amazon Inc., the world's largest online retailer, is also gearing up to sell its own tablet. But Apple's iPad has 75 percent of the tablet market. And few are buying the others because Jobs has created functional fashion statements (not the turtleneck shirts, but the sleek, easy-to-use products iPad, iPod and iPhone).

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5. People Flocking Intel's Ultrabooks.

Apple has been providing us with brilliantly designed devices, but the problem with a single manufacturer is pricing power. Apple's devices are not cheap (the $3,000 MacBook Pro for example), and in the absence of competition, it can charge more for the iPad 3. One qualified challenger is the Ultrabook, a new class of mobile computer being promoted by Intel Corp. The Ultrabook will have the performance of today's laptops with tablet-like features. While the Intel device is expected to be more powerful than the iPad -- it is unlikely to take market share away from Apple. Although Intel has been bribing developers for more apps for the Ultrabook, Apple is already way ahead as more than available 100,000 applications optimized for the iPad that can be downloaded from the App Store, in addition to the more than 300,000 iPhone apps that can also work for the Apple tablet.

4. iPhone 5's Most Awaited Curtain Raising.

After Jobs decided to only talk about some cloud and updates to platforms for Apple devices at a developers' conference in June, there has been speculation that Apple won't be releasing the iPhone 5 this year. Apple has been unveiling a new iPhone every June for the past four years. Is it production problems, or is Apple still trying to add more features to the new iPhone?

3. A New HP Mobile Device (That Costs $99).

After Hewlett-Packard slashed the price of its HP TouchPad from $499 to $99, the HP tablet has suddenly become the hottest on the market. HP paid $1.2 billion for Palm Inc. in July last year, so it's unlikely the TouchPad is the only new webOS device in its pipeline. Since HP is killing its mobile devices business and is getting rid of the inventory, why not release other devices also at $99? It would not be surprising if HP makes an about-face, given that the webOS devices have now penetrated the market following the fire sales. Or it could wait until someone jail-breaks the HP TouchPad and gets it to run on Android.

2. Device That Shows the Glory That Was Nokia.

Finland's Nokia was previously the world's largest seller of smartphones. And including the $30 phones and other lower-end models, it is still the largest seller of mobile phones. After retiring the outdated Symbian and changing its mind with the Meego, Nokia is releasing its first batch of Windows-based phones. While Windows is the number one operating system for PCs, nobody -- except probably Bill Gates -- owns a smartphone running on Windows. With Microsoft still building apps for the Windows mobile ecosystem, it won't be at the IFA 2011 when Nokia will take back the crown from Apple and Samsung. Maybe next year.

1. Motorola Phones Designed by Geniuses at Google.

Google's search engine -- the world's most popular Web site -- is known for its classic, "less is more" design. Although Google has already developed the Android platform for mobile devices, it is interesting what aesthetics Google (minimalist like the Honeycomb?) will promote for future Motorola phones. After paying $12.5 billion for Motorola's mobile devices business, Google should needs more than the Droid to have a return on its investment.

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If you are an eBook lover and recently got an iPhone, you probably want to transfer PDF eBooks from your PC to your iPhone, then you can read your favorite eBooks wherever you like! So here is the problem: how to convert PDF to iPhone and transfer PDF to iPhone?

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Actually, Apple Will Be Fine Without Steve Jobs- From Businessinsider

In the wake of the terrible and sad news that Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO, Apple''s stock is down about 5% in aftermarket trading.

This is actually barely any drop at all.

And that suggests two things:

First, that the market was expecting this news (and was obviously wise to be expecting it, given Steve's medical leave and health condition).

Second, the market thinks Apple will do just fine without Steve.

And I think the market's right about the latter, at least over the next couple of years.

Steve Jobs' contribution to Apple cannot be overstated. Steve singlehandedly resurrected the company after it had been run into the ground by idiots and then left for dead. In about 15 short years, Steve led Apple from tech-industry roadkill to the most valuable company in the world.

Under Steve's leadership, Apple has produced products that are as beautiful and revolutionary as they are coveted and beloved. It is likely that the world will never again witness such an amazing and inspiring performance by a founder and chief executive officer of a company. So, losing Steve is obviously a tremendous blow to Apple.

That said, Steve's departure comes at a good time.

Thanks to Steve's vision, Apple has created two massive new product categories out of thin air: iPhone and iPad. These products did not exist 6 years ago--at any company--and now they are much bigger than Apple's legacy PC business. 

These two products are also very early in their lifecycles in terms of global market penetration. This means that Apple should be able to drive enormous growth in both categories for years without a revolutionary new vision. The company just needs to stay one step ahead of the competition and maintain its obsessive focus on user experience and quality. And the latter now appears to be deeply baked into Apple's DNA.

Apple has also pulled off one of the hardest and most valuable tricks in technology: It has created a "closed system," or platform, that provides customers and developers with a major incentive to continue using Apple products.

Image: Dan Frommer, Business Insider

Designing closed systems is risky and difficult--it is easy to get outflanked by more ubiquitous platforms, the way Apple was outflanked by Microsoft in the 1990s.

But as Microsoft and others have demonstrated in the past--and as Apple is demonstrating now--once you own the dominant platform, your market power is extraordinary. 

With an installed base of hundreds of millions of iPhone, iPad, and Mac users, and with so much of the world coalescing around the Apple platform, Apple is in an extremely strong competitive position.

Apple also has a management team that is used to running the company without Steve around. Tim Cook has already demonstrated that he can lead Apple day-to-day, and it is likely that Steve has been grooming him to take over as CEO. There will no doubt be power struggles in the wake of Steve's departure--there always are--but Apple is in much better shape to handle Steve's departure than it would have been two years ago.

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In short, Apple is now a diversified, global company with three mega-hit products: iPhones, iPads, and Macs. iPhones and iPads are still early in their adoption curves, and Macs still have only a small slice of global PC market share. And the Apple platform--iOS and iTunes--ties all these products together, providing an incentive for customers to standardize around Apple.

So even if Apple never develops another new product category, it should have years of strong growth ahead of it.

And if, by now, enough of Steve Jobs has been transferred to the DNA of the company, even some of his "vision" can be maintained.

Eventually, if Apple is to continue to revolutionize the world the way it has over the last 15 years, the company will need another visionary. Perhaps Tim Cook can grow into that role. Or perhaps Apple has another quiet genius waiting in the wings.  But the company has time to find this person.

Again, it's impossible to overstate the value of Steve Jobs to Apple, and losing him is a huge blow to the company and community.

But Steve has done such an amazing job over the past 15 years that--for several years anyway--the company should be fine without him.

Apple Has A Bad Day With Samsung And iPad 3

Apple faces a turnover of the Samsung injunction and iPad 3 may be delayed with screen supply problems

It was a black Wednesday for Apple. Samsung managed to overturn the European Union ban on sales of its flagship tablet, an action prosecuted by Apple, and the iPad 3 launch was “put back” because of technical problems.

Added to the news that if Google’s bid for Motorola Mobile goes through, Apple will lose some of its patents litigation power because of its reliance on Motorola technologies, it is probably not a good time to be in the Cupertino company’s boardroom.

Guilty Till Proven Innocent

The Samsung ban was granted in a Dusseldorf court last week under laws which apply automatically across the European Union countries. Samsung complained that it had not been invited and several bloggers have called it a case of the court assuming Samsung was “guilty until proven innocent”.

Apple won the injunction to ban the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 model based on a European principle of Community Design. The law was passed by the European courts in 2002 and, under the ruling, allows photos or sketches to be used to prove prior design rights.

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In court, Apple showed a diagram of the iPad that was drawn up in 2004 which the courts accepted as prior art. In a separate hearing in the Netherlands, a Dutch court threw Apple’s case out for at least two months when Samsung showed images and actual models that had similar designs to Apple’s iPad.

One compulsive piece of evidence was a video made by publishing group Knight Ridder in 1994, ten years before Apple’s drawing, that showed a mock-up of a concept machine: a rectangular, black tablet that not only resembles the iPad but also was planned to display multimedia elements.

The reprieve for Samsung, which does not apply in Germany, may be short-lived in the rest of Europe as the court has said the ban will only be removed for a minimum of ten days – which is when the litigants meet head-on in the German courts on August 25.

Samsung issued a statement: “Samsung welcomes the Dusseldorf District Court’s decision to suspend the pan-European preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Samsung is fully committed to providing our innovative mobile devices to the market without disruption, and ensuring that consumers have a wider selection of innovative products to choose from.

“We look forward to the opportunity to reassert our intellectual property rights at the hearing scheduled on August 25,” the company said.

Display Of Concern

On the iPad 3 front, if Apple had any intention of launching a slightly smaller iPad in autumn, it now looks certain that it will not launch a tablet before 2012.

It appears that the new 9.7-inch higher resolution screens that have a 2048×1536 pixels display are causing concern. Apple hoped to source them from Sharp, Samsung and LG but Sharp is the only company to have successfully met the challenge.

Supply is a problem, and the current lawsuits with Samsung may mean the South Korean company will not be so keen to sell to Apple. This is just a temporary problem, more challenging is the likely desire of Apple to slim down the screens to keep the trim looks of the iPad.

The Sharp displays need a stronger and larger backlight than previous iPad screens. Given the leadership iPad has in the tablet market, it seems that Apple is content to wait.

The need for further research at Sharp is firing up rumours of a $1 billion investment coming from Apple.

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Blu-ray DVD iPad Ripper – the best Blu-ray ripper software – helps you fast rip Blu-ray Disc to iPad/iPad2, iPhone (iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4), iPod, Apple TV. It supports all the AACS protected Blu-ray and CSS protected DVD with fast Blu-ray & DVD ripper speed while losing no quality.

This Blu-ray iPad ripper wins the honor of No.1 fast Blu-ray ripper software in market. Runs above 65 FPS ripping speed, it costs about 45 minutes to rip a 2 hours Blu-ray to iPad/iPad2. Fully compatible with Blu-ray H264, MPEG, VC1 video formats. Meanwhile, when you rip Blu-ray, like Toy Story 3, Prince of Persia, etc to iPad/iPad2, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, you can easy manage the output video quality and file size by adjusting the video/audio parameters.

Guide of How to rip/convert Blu-ray to iPad/iPad 2

Step 1: Import your Blu-ray Disc or Backup saved on hard drive by clicking Blu-ray dropdown button. After then, all your BD video information are checkable through the File List Windows. Hide Title Less than 5 Minutes is made for defeat Bluray protections.

Step 2: Choose To iPad as main category and choose Profile Setting. You can also Rip Blu-ray to iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, MP3 Music.

Step 3: Set output destination by clicking Browse button. Then through iTunes sync Blu-ray movie onto iPad.

Step 4: Right click Start button to begin your Bluray to iPad conversion.

Play and Watch Blu-ray movie with iPad / iPad 2 on the Go

After ripping Blu-ray to iPad 2, you are allowed to play and watch it wherever and whenever you please. Say you're on an airplane, subway home or right lie in living room bed, pull out your iPad, and fill your leisure time with Blu-ray movies. You can watch up to 10 hours of Blu-ray on iPad, so even the longest flight will fly over.

Because the iPad display uses IPS technology, it has an amazingly wide 178° viewing angle. So you can see the display clearly even off to the side. IPS and the powerful built-in speaker also make iPad perfect for a Free Blu-ray Player with friends on you hand.

iPad 3 release cycle: Getting it right

While its been a few months since the release of Apple’s second generation tablet, the idea of getting an iPad 3 release in 2011 seems crazy to say the least, but certain blogs are pushing this idea even if it means Apple would be launching a third iPad only half a year since the last one.

The iPhone will get iOS 5 in September with major improvements, but this software upgrade will also come to the current iPad selection and with it a complete revamp to what the popular tablet can do. So why would you want to upgrade so soon to the iPad 3? Fair enough there will be new buyers only too happy to get a newer iPad with features they been waiting for, but as soon as 6 months since the iPad 2 launch could be seen as disgusting to current owners.

Apple need to make sure they get the iPad release cycle right, failure to do so could anger current owners and push them towards another tablet brand. The annual refresh is perfect in our opinion, although we’re sure some buyers may think this is also too often. What could be possible is a minor update (aka iPad 2.5), which would bring a few needed features or price cut and at the same time not anger current iPad owners.

If the predictions by Daring Fireball’s John Gruber turn out to be true, then an iPad 3 could come towards the end of this year, and the rumors only gain momentum with apparent Apple employees stating the iPad 2 was a rush job. Other than the backlight bleeding, we could not be more happy with our iPad 2 purchase and would expect some sort of discount on the table if Apple did release a 3rd generation iPad just months after the last model, although the chances of this happening are almost the same as the crazy rumors themselves.

The iPad 3 will need a lot of improved specs for many iPad 2 owners to upgrade, this would include an A6 CPU, Retina display, a Thunderbolt port, SD card slot, improved cameras, and even NFC. Now for all that to come just half a year after iPad 2, you have more chance of winning the lottery. Share your views in the comments, and let us know what you think about the crazy rumors of iPad 3 releasing this year? What is the perfect release cycle for Apple products in your opinion?

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Why iPhone 5 is being delayed by Apple: Are they bogged down by death grip

 People are wondering as to why iPhone 5 is being delayed by Apple? They wonder if they are bogged down by death grip, the same problem that was faced by Apple in iPhone 4?

Every other person, whether iPhone fan or hater is perplexed by Apple’s unexplained behavior. Five months have passed when it should have been made a concrete announcement of iPhone 5 launch or in fact should have launched it. But there is neither any announcement or launch of it.

iPhone fans who have got accustomed to the periodic launch of iPhone variant every year and even in between are a little perplexed. When great Android smart phones are being launched with regular intervals and when Motorola and Samsung are launching different variants of their phones Apple is not even informing its fans as to what it intends to do and whether it will launch iPhone 5 this year or not.

Meanwhile there is a latest update about iPhone 5 proximity sensor. This sensor is not part of the current iPhone and is a latest add on for the forthcoming iPhone 5.

A tech website SW-Box.com has said that it is in possession of iPhone 5 proximity light sensor flex cable.

This is among the most tangible proofs of iPhone 5 and its development.

There are reports that Apple has delayed the iPhone 5 due to production problems.  There are many people who think that Apple has failed to solve the death grip problem in the phone and so is the delay. Death grip problem in iPhone 4 had cost Apple a big amount of money and had to give a cover to all the people who bought the iPhone 4 in the initial several months.

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When Mac flirts with iPad: Testing Mac OS X Lion

Berlin - Experienced Macintosh users are already used to it - every two years Apple updates its Mac OS X operating system. But whereas the Mac OS X Snow Leopard in 2009 was really just a maintenance update without any spectacular changes, the company has taken a big step forward with Mac Lion.

Apple based their new system on some of the ideas from the successful iOS mobile system from the iPad. Similarly to the iPad, Mac users can now navigate with a series of gestures. The new operating system also adopted the iOS methods for easy saving of files and dealing with emails. The German Press Agency dpa took a look at the new operating system.

Apple took a new approach starting straight away with the installation of the system onto a Mac with the previous OS Snow Leopard. The new Lion system can be purchased for just under 24 euro (34 dollars) in the Mac Apple Store. Apple allows installation onto as many Macs as desired in one household. Those who do not have a broadband internet connection to comfortably download the 3.6 GB file can purchase a USB stick featuring the Lion OS from Apple for 59 euro.

A second major change is clear shortly after the installation as Apple has switched the scrolling direction. Until now, window contents are shifted up by pulling the scroll bar in a downward motion or pulling the scrolling wheel towards your hand. It is just the opposite with Lion - similar to the logic used with the iPad. But you get used to the new logical movements quickly. Traditionalists or users who also work with a Windows PC and do not want to continually re-think their actions between the two systems can change the settings in Lion to work in the usual manner.

Apple assumes that the mouse will play an ever decreasing role in navigating through documents and operating the entire system. Instead, users use multi-touch gestures and stroke with their fingers the MacBook's touch pad or the Magic Trackpad for desktop Macs. Many of the gestures are already known by iPad users and are very intuitive. Other gestures, such as the one to start a program selection, can be taught easily with a short video tutorial.

Owners of an iPad will recognise the new system function Launch iPad which helps quicken access to installed programs. Until now, Mac users could add a selection of their most-used applications into the Dock at the bottom of the screen and start it with just a click. The rest of the programs though had to be started in the Programs folder or called up using the Spotlight search function. With just a click of the LaunchPad symbol in the Dock, Lion fades out all operating programs and shows a screen-filling overview of all applications.

This display looks like the App overview on the iPad and can be sorted just like on the Apple tablet. Those who install a lot of programs on the Mac can easily lose their overview if they don't consequently clean house. Such users are better served by searching through Spotlight.

If you want to have a bird's eye perspective on all open windows and applications on the Mac then you can call up the Mission Control function. A row of miniature symbols appear along the top of the screen, showing the Dashboard (a page with smaller programs like a calculator or weather forecast), the desktop and all opened programs. Directly below that are all opened windows on the desktop, grouped together according to application.

The new Mac system is also based on the iPad's successful handling of files. Until now, Mac users (just like with Windows PCs) had to save items themselves and determine where they should be saved. Once software is customized to Lion, all changes to a document are automatically saved every five minutes without the user having to do anything. The system saves only the changes to the document instead of creating extra copies.

Similarly to the Time Machine back-up system, users can browse the various versions of a document and if necessary restore or recall them. If you would like to use a document as a template you can create a copy of the original with the function Duplicate.

With Lion, Apple is making a big jump away from the era of PowerPC chips. After switching to Intel's x86 processor, the developers built into the Mac OS X the Rosetta function which allows Intel computers to run programs which are actually written for PowerPC architecture. You will not find the Rosetta setting in Lion, so older PowerPC software cannot be started.

Therefore, users should check before installing Lion which programs will no longer run on their Mac. In most cases, it's enough just to update the application. For some, however, it may take longer for the manufacturers of the application software to customize their programs to the new system.

Even Macintosh users not worrying about old Rosetta programs should allow for a grace period of a couple of weeks. There are still a few errors in the brand new version of Mac OS X Lion. The Apple browser Safari was much slower during our test than before the upgrade - also in comparison to the competing browsers from Firefox and Chrome. Mac users, however, can expect Apple to work out these bugs in the near future with the first update.

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Apple is missing out on a huge opportunity for their iPad

Apple has sold tens of millions of tablets and in doing such they’ve established a strong leading position in the tablet market. However even with their success Apple is still missing out on some opportunities for further growth, with the biggest one being the $250-$400 market for tablets. Apple has offers no brand new tablets for under $499 at this time. 

The tablet is a foreign device for most at this time and it’s in the position that desktops or laptops were in when they first came out. People are intrigued by the new thing out but they’re also skeptical of the value of the new product. Apple is at a disadvantage when it comes to such buyers because of their price. Everyone I’ve talked to who has shown interest in the iPad has shunned it based on price, $499 is too high for what they perceive they’ll use one for.

I believe that Apple can and should be selling a tablet that’s at least $100 cheaper than the flagship iPad. Apple could go and create a budget iPad lite without cameras but I think they should have just kept the first generation iPad, the one that started the tablet craze, in-production when the new iPad 2 was launched.

I remember that on the eve of the iPad 2′s release Apple had dropped the price of the first iPad by $100 to clear remaining stock, they were sold out lightning fast after word spread around the web (Apple didn’t advertise the price cut on television or the web). –see a screenshot from that quick sale below, it’s all that’s left from the short event.

Apple should have continued selling brand new first generation iPads, but could they have done it? It’s well documented that the iPad 2 was facing serious production delays due to the Japan disaster of 2011, Apple only recently got caught-up with demand. However looking past the abnormal production situation of the iPad 2, could Apple have kept production of the first iPad going in 2011? I think the only problem they might have faced would be production costs.

However even with no production delays for the iPad 2 and production cost not being an issue, the reissuing of the first gen. iPad when the iPad 2 is available would go against what Apple normally does with new products. Apple discontinues products as the new version is launched. It’s unfortunate for buyers looking for an affordable iPad but that’s the reality of how Apple offers products. Hopefully they can change that for the tablet market. The first generation iPad is still a good tablet that people would happily buy, and the iPad 2 will still be desirable (after a price drop) when the iPad 3 comes out as well.

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Convert Blu-ray to MKV with Subtitle- Blu-ray to MKV Converter

Blu-ray to MKV with Subtitle software is your best tool to rip and convert commercial Blu-ray movies and DVDs to MKV container format with subtitles and multiple audio tracks included.

With full supports for BD decryption, Blu-ray to MKV with Subtitle software can crack AACS and BD+ copy protections applied in BD discs up to MKB v20, as well as preserve chapter markers in the converted MKV file. So you can easily select your needed tracks, subtitles, as well as chapters when watching Blu-ray and DVD movies with your media players, or home theater devices.

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Guide: How to convert Blu-ray to MKV with subtitle

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Click “Load Disc” button to import movie files from DVD/ Blu-ray Disc. Blu-ray to MKV with Subtitle software accepts Blu-ray Disc and Blu-ray Folder and commercial DVDs from DVD disc, DVD Folder, DVD IFO File, and DVD ISO Image File as input file.



Click the “Edit Disc” button to select desired subtitles and audio tracks for all chapters. The Blu-ray to MKV with Subtitle software keeps all subtitles and audio streams by default. Choose “Lossless” in dropdown list of “Format” box if you’d like to backup Blu-ray video stream without quality losss.




Convert- Click the “Convert” button "" button to begin ripping Blu-ray to MKV with subtitle and audio tracks. When the converison finished, enjoy the MKV files on MKV player like WD TV HD Media Player, Popcorn Hour, TivX, DVICO Media Player, NMT player Dune BD Prime 3.0, and more.

Blu-ray to MKV with audio tracks software is your best tool to rip and convert commercial Blu-ray movies and DVDs to MKV container format with multiple audio tracks and subtitles included. Besides retaining multiple audio tracks (especially HD audios- Dolby TrueHD 7.1/5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1/5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1) and multiple subtitles in an MKV video without transcoding, Pavtube ByteCopy is also able to encode the original soundtracks into DTS 5.1 channels, AC3 5.1 channels, AAC 6 channels, PCM 6 channels, MP2 6 channels, and MP3 6 channels with your wanted languages.