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BSkyB has been busy pushing updates to several of its apps, starting with the Sky Go player. On both iOS and Android, the big new addition is access to Anytime+ video on demand from the Movies and Entertainment category, covering Sky1, Sky Living, Sky Atlantic and Sky Arts 1. On Android, v2.0 of Sky Go brings the ability to manage ones account directly via the app, move the app to the SD card and other bug fixes. What it does not do, yet, is expand the (short) list of compatible devices, although the listing promises Ice Cream Sandwich support later this month. Meanwhile, the Sky Sports app for iPad has a new update too, adding a guide, split screen view for F1 races and the ability to remotely set recordings and reminders from the tablet. All the updates are available at their respective app stores, the links can be found below.

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Sky Sports iPad app, Sky Go for iOS and Android refreshed with more content and features originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Jul 2012 10:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For a device that’s so extremely popular that the rest of the tablet market is inevitably compared to it first and foremost, it seems that the iPad is undeniably inexpensive when it comes to cash needed to charge it up. The iPad has an internal battery – a rather large one, at that – and according to Electric Power Research Institute, it’s only costing you an average of $1.36 USD a year to keep the device on. This study also included several other devices and electronic items you’ve got around the house as well, with the most expensive item being a refrigerator at $65.72 per year.

This study showed a desktop PC to be costing you $28.21 USD a year on average to keep powered up, while a 60-watt compact fluorescent lightbulb costs users $1.61 a year (surely not constantly running that whole time, of course.) The EPRI focused on the iPad in this study since it is without a doubt the most talked-about device on their list, and they’ve come up with a few other interesting points as well.

An average desktop computer uses 20 times more power than an iPad, said the study, and if the number of iPads tripled instantly to 67 million, we’d only need one small power plant operating at full strength to provide enough power for them each to be charged up whenever necessary.

These iPad tests were done by EPRI researcher Baskar Vairmohan, who studied the effects of a possible switch from the current notebook and gaming console culture of many to a one-tablet household (one tablet per person, that is.) What he’s found is that with the trend of tablets replacing notebooks and desktops at a rather large rate, we could be looking at a big decrease in power consumption in the near future.

Of course there’s also the iPhone, which Vairmohan calculated to cost just 38 cents per year to keep charged up. Imagine if the only device anyone had was that – cash in!

[via Jonathan Fahey]

iPad power costs $1.36 a year is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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If you need better navigation from your iPhone than Maps can provide (until iOS 6, anyway), then Navigon’s software might be a good fit. The company has updated its iPhone app today to add new features, and will be reducing the cost of the app and in-app purchases for a limited time. New features include Google’s Street View, Cockpit, manual route blocking, and performance enhancements.

The use of Street View is the major new feature. It allows users to keep an eye on the street level images just in case they’re having difficulty finding the right building, and Street View will automatically pop up as users approach their destination. Drivers will also be able to jump into a full-screen 360 degree view if they want to scope out the surrounding area.

Cockpit displays various stats about your travel, such as gForce, speed, horizontal and vertical position relative to the ground, plus adjustable speeds and altitude graphs. On top of that, there’s compass and altitude options for off-road drivers.

Finally, manual route blocking allows drivers to look at their current routes and tell the navigation software to ignore certain paths using a simple tap. The app then programs an alternative route automatically. In addition to all of that, Navigon says that the startup time and map rendering of the app should be much faster.

The updated app is available today, and Navigon is also running some discounts until July 16th. Navigon North America will cost $39.99, down from $59.99, and Cockpit will see a reduction to $3.99. Other in-app purchases will also see discounts.

[via Engadget]

Navigon iPhone update adds Street View is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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It was only a matter of time before Google+ Local started spreading to the mobile space, and iOS looks to be its first landing spot through a rebadge of the Google Places app. Apart from achieving harmony with Google’s rapidly swelling social universe and letting us check Zagat ratings for nearby establishments, the update slips in the same voice search that Google has had in its primary Google Search app: we won’t have to search for the best Vietnamese cuisine with that archaic keyboard. The refresh makes it similarly easy to find locations that aren’t directly close by, and there’s a tighter login process to keep that bar search history away from prying eyes. If you’re a social adventurer with an iPhone or iPod touch, Google just gave your expeditions a shot in the arm.

[Thanks, Bono]

Google Places for iOS becomes Google+ Local, adds voice search in the process originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you are looking for an awesome FPS game, most people will tell you to look to the consoles since they provide better graphics, more gameplay, and more natural controls via the controller. MadFinger Games is looking to change your impression of iOS and Android FPS games with its latest game, Dead Trigger.

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