Cool Gadget adds AirPrint iDevice printing to any printer

Till now, HP has held a huge advantage over its printer rivals when it comes to printing from the iPad — because even though rivals have made strides with their own apps (like Epson’s slick iPrint app) HP’s printers remain the only ones with AirPrint, which is tied directly to iOS and allows printing from within apps, without having to use an intermediary app (eg iPrint).

But that’s all changed with todays unveiling of the Lantronix xPrintServer, a $150 plug-n-play box that gives any printer AirPlay connectivity.

That means any printer, no matter the make — and even those without native wifi capability — can be turned into an AirPrint-enabled wifi printer just by connecting it to the iPhone-sized xPrintServer. It’s not available yet, but should ship early next year and can be pre-ordered from the company’s website.

Here’s the press release. Oh, and check this clip. It isn’t super informative, but it’s funny, especially the parts with the IT guy, who bears a striking resemblance to our own Adam Rosen.

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Users reported file syncing issues in Apple's iOS 5 and iCloud

Few iCloud users have complained that the documents created in iCloud were being deleted in front of their eyes when they were checking them.  The attempts to fix this reported issue included turning off the icloud, rebooting devices and re-signing in. But the problem persisted though randomly. The launch of iCloud was well received without any issues.  In addition to the syncing issues, some users have encountered in the transition from mobile Me, mostly related to the inability to merge multiple Apple iD’s to one single account.

Icloud is a free service that is available to all the users of iOS 5  for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch as well as users running on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion which is the latest operating system. iCloud backs up personal data, including documents, contacts, calendars, and emails, to Apple’s remote servers in the cloud, and syncs that data across all of the users devices. 

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The Release of iOS 5: An updated version for online storing

Giving way to all the speculations, Apple released its upgraded iPhone 4S. Apple ignited a whole lot of excitement among the tech geeks around the world by the much hyped about iPhone 5. But though the launch of iPhone 4S made a little bit of uncertainty, it was readily accepted as the latest mobile trend. And why not, iPhone 4S is just not a phone, it’s your entire world packed up in a compact mini gadget.

Now the latest buzz is about the operating environment of iPhone 4S and other iDevice. It is considered to be the most advanced and innovative operating systems of all times. It incorporates in itself a total of over 200 features which is an awesome update in itself. Some of the notable ones are: Notification center, iMessage etc.

The iCloud feature tops the list with its amazing ability to store all your music, videos, contacts, mails, photos etc and transfer all these to a new device automatically and wirelessly. This clearly means that now there’s no need for connecting your iDevice to computer as this will happen via the Wi-Fi network. 

The installation procedure also follows a simple method. The initial process is to install the latest version of iTunes software which is absolutely free. Once iTunes gets installed, get started with it and connect your iPhone to the computer and follow the steps of installation. However users do came across certain initial server overload problems since the OS was in huge demand after its launch. The installation deletes the apps from your device and you can recover it back by logging onto the Appstore in your device.

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Airport Utility App & Find My Friends App of iPhone

Much ahead of the release of iOS 5, two more applications related to it were launched. One is the Airport utility app and the other one being the Find my friends app. First of all let’s get introduced with the Find my friends app. It’s a simple app that lets you track down your friends and family just with the touch on your iPhone, iPad or iPod device.All you have to do is to install this free app on your device that’s using the iOS 5 and sign in with the Apple ID that you use with iCloud. Now just add a friend and send a request to see the location where he is put up. Once your friend accepts your request through this app, you can easily find the location through a map or on a list.

Find my friends app is targeted for all the iDevices using the latest Apple release, the iOS 5 which includes iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, 3rd- and 4th-generation iPod touch, the iPad and iPad 2.This app doesn’t work without the iOS 5 which is an essential requirement.

Talking about the second app, that is the Airport utility app, helps users to manage AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and Time Capsule base stations. You can even manage your Wi-Fi network right from your iDevice running the iOS 5.It gives you a graphical overview of the Wi-Fi networks and devices. Airport utility app works with all the Apple 802.11n Wi-Fi base stations and Airport Express and Time Capsule. This app was initially made to be used only with devices supporting iOS 5 but now there are plans to make it a standalone app as all the iOS device users might not have Apple’s basestations.

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