Daily Tip: How to reset your Photo Stream in iCloud

Curious about how to remove the photos that iCloud stores in your Photo Stream? Maybe you have a few controversial pictures you need to clear out of the stream before letting a friend use your iPhone or iPad?
With iOS 5 and iCloud, Apple introduced Photo Stream to keep your photos synced between devices. By default, photos are automatically deleted after 30 days or after you cross the 1,000 photo threshold, but what if you need to manually remove them? We’ll show you how after the jump!

Getting Started

To get started, you’ll need to navigate to iCloud.com from the desktop in order to access advanced iCloud preferences. Once you’re there, just follow these quick steps to reset Photo Stream and clear out your pictures.

1. Once you’re at iCloud.com on the desktop, click on your name in the upper-right hand corner.
2. From the Account Settings pane, click on ‘Advanced’.
3. Now, click ‘Reset Photo Stream’ to begin the process.
4. Finally, you’ll be asked to confirm before iCloud erases all contents in your Photo Stream.

And that’s it!
I’d run a quick check on your iPad or Mac to make sure all the photos have been fully removed from the Photo Stream before handing over your iDevice to a friend, but this process should do the trick if you’re looking to clear out or reset your Photo Stream contents.

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Daily Tip: How to reset your Photo Stream in iCloud

Curious about how to remove the photos that iCloud stores in your Photo Stream? Maybe you have a few controversial pictures you need to clear out of the stream before letting a friend use your iPhone or iPad?
With iOS 5 and iCloud, Apple introduced Photo Stream to keep your photos synced between devices. By default, photos are automatically deleted after 30 days or after you cross the 1,000 photo threshold, but what if you need to manually remove them? We’ll show you how after the jump!

Getting Started

To get started, you’ll need to navigate to iCloud.com from the desktop in order to access advanced iCloud preferences. Once you’re there, just follow these quick steps to reset Photo Stream and clear out your pictures.

1. Once you’re at iCloud.com on the desktop, click on your name in the upper-right hand corner.
2. From the Account Settings pane, click on ‘Advanced’.
3. Now, click ‘Reset Photo Stream’ to begin the process.
4. Finally, you’ll be asked to confirm before iCloud erases all contents in your Photo Stream.

And that’s it!
I’d run a quick check on your iPad or Mac to make sure all the photos have been fully removed from the Photo Stream before handing over your iDevice to a friend, but this process should do the trick if you’re looking to clear out or reset your Photo Stream contents.

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How to setup iMessage on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

Wondering how to setup iOS 5′s new iMessage service on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? Using iMessage you can send text messages, photos, video and much more to other iMessage users around the world, all over your existing data connection. That’s right, no texting plans or charges needed! Here’s how to get started.

Let’s take a look at the iPhone first

• First off ensure your running the latest iOS 5 software
• Select settings
• Select Messages
• Turn the toggle switch for iMessage to on

• You should see a message saying “Activating”
• You can now enter your receive to addresses, this can be an email address (Apple ID) or just your iPhone phone number, or both. The phone number part should already be filled out
• If you have an Apple ID and want to use that as well as your phone number, enter it here

• Once completed you will now have an active iMessage account on your iPhone
• You can toggle various options on and off such as read recipts etc
• Also you have an option to send as an SMS if iMessage data connection is not available

That is all you need, you now have iMessage set up on your iPhone!  

Now for the iPad and iPod touch

Setting up iMessage on the iPad and iPod touch is slightly diferent as these devices do not have any telephone number associated with them.

• First off ensure your running the latest iOS 5 software
• Select settings
• Select Messages
• Turn the toggle switch for iMessage to on
• A new box will open asking you for an Apple ID

• If you have an Apple ID, enter it here
• If you don’t have one, select Create New Account
• Once completed you will now have an active iMessage account on your iPad or iPod touch

Ok now we have iMessage set up there are a few things to consider. If you only have one device then you are fine. If you have multiple iOS 5 devices then you will need to think about how you want them to work. Do you want separate iMessage accounts for each device? More than likely, you would want one account that stays in sync across all of your devices. If you want separate iMessage accounts for each device, you will need to create separate Apple ID’s for each device, these can be created for free in the iMessage original set up screen. Just select Create New Account.
If you want to have all devices use one iMessage account then you need to input the same Apple ID details into each device iMessage setup page.
That should be all you need to get started with iMessage!

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How to setup iMessage on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

Wondering how to setup iOS 5′s new iMessage service on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? Using iMessage you can send text messages, photos, video and much more to other iMessage users around the world, all over your existing data connection. That’s right, no texting plans or charges needed! Here’s how to get started.

Let’s take a look at the iPhone first

• First off ensure your running the latest iOS 5 software
• Select settings
• Select Messages
• Turn the toggle switch for iMessage to on

• You should see a message saying “Activating”
• You can now enter your receive to addresses, this can be an email address (Apple ID) or just your iPhone phone number, or both. The phone number part should already be filled out
• If you have an Apple ID and want to use that as well as your phone number, enter it here

• Once completed you will now have an active iMessage account on your iPhone
• You can toggle various options on and off such as read recipts etc
• Also you have an option to send as an SMS if iMessage data connection is not available

That is all you need, you now have iMessage set up on your iPhone!  

Now for the iPad and iPod touch

Setting up iMessage on the iPad and iPod touch is slightly diferent as these devices do not have any telephone number associated with them.

• First off ensure your running the latest iOS 5 software
• Select settings
• Select Messages
• Turn the toggle switch for iMessage to on
• A new box will open asking you for an Apple ID

• If you have an Apple ID, enter it here
• If you don’t have one, select Create New Account
• Once completed you will now have an active iMessage account on your iPad or iPod touch

Ok now we have iMessage set up there are a few things to consider. If you only have one device then you are fine. If you have multiple iOS 5 devices then you will need to think about how you want them to work. Do you want separate iMessage accounts for each device? More than likely, you would want one account that stays in sync across all of your devices. If you want separate iMessage accounts for each device, you will need to create separate Apple ID’s for each device, these can be created for free in the iMessage original set up screen. Just select Create New Account.
If you want to have all devices use one iMessage account then you need to input the same Apple ID details into each device iMessage setup page.
That should be all you need to get started with iMessage!

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How to save a video attachment with iOS 5 on iPhone or iPad

Wondering how to save video attachments you get in Email to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad camera roll? In previous versions of iOS, while you could easily tap-and-hold to save pictures in Mail, Safari, Messages and other built-in-apps, trying to do the same with movies — movies mailed or messaged from other iPhones and iPads! — did nothing. (Except frustrate me. Seriously. I almost dented my iPhone trying!)
iOS 5 changes that. Now, just like with pictures, all you have to do to save a video is:

1. Open the email, messages, etc. that you received the movie in
2. Tap on the icon or preview and hold on it
3. When the Save Video button pops up, Tap it!

That’s it. The video will now be saved to your Camera Roll for you to use as you so wish.
For more on iOS 5, check out our massive iOS 5 walkthrough. Have any other great tips for sharing or saving video on your iPhone or iPad? Let us know!

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How to save a video attachment with iOS 5 on iPhone or iPad

Wondering how to save video attachments you get in Email to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad camera roll? In previous versions of iOS, while you could easily tap-and-hold to save pictures in Mail, Safari, Messages and other built-in-apps, trying to do the same with movies — movies mailed or messaged from other iPhones and iPads! — did nothing. (Except frustrate me. Seriously. I almost dented my iPhone trying!)
iOS 5 changes that. Now, just like with pictures, all you have to do to save a video is:

1. Open the email, messages, etc. that you received the movie in
2. Tap on the icon or preview and hold on it
3. When the Save Video button pops up, Tap it!

That’s it. The video will now be saved to your Camera Roll for you to use as you so wish.
For more on iOS 5, check out our massive iOS 5 walkthrough. Have any other great tips for sharing or saving video on your iPhone or iPad? Let us know!

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Whale Trail for iPhone and iPad now available

Whale Trail is a new iPhone and iPad game where you help Willow the Whale flight through a colorful rainbow world collecting bubbles, dodging angry thunderclouds along the way.
This game is great! It has a very simple controls and is fun to play. Kids and adults alike have the potential of getting hooked to this little gem.

Help Willow the Whale fly high through a magical rainbow world, dodge the angry Thunder Bros and escape the clutches of the evil Baron Von Barry.

• Simple & intuitive one finger flight gameplay
• Amazing Whale Trail soundtrack by Gruff Rhys of the ‘Super Furry Animals’
• Beautiful & colourful Retina graphics
• Kill Thunder Bros at will in Frenzy mode
• Hit speed boosts to reach secret heights
• Challenge your friends on Game Center leaderboards
• 43 Game Center achievements to challenge your flying skills to the MAX
• New gameplay modes coming soon

Whale Trail is available on the iPhone and iPad for $0.99.
[App Store link]

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Whale Trail for iPhone and iPad now available

Whale Trail is a new iPhone and iPad game where you help Willow the Whale flight through a colorful rainbow world collecting bubbles, dodging angry thunderclouds along the way.
This game is great! It has a very simple controls and is fun to play. Kids and adults alike have the potential of getting hooked to this little gem.

Help Willow the Whale fly high through a magical rainbow world, dodge the angry Thunder Bros and escape the clutches of the evil Baron Von Barry.

• Simple & intuitive one finger flight gameplay
• Amazing Whale Trail soundtrack by Gruff Rhys of the ‘Super Furry Animals’
• Beautiful & colourful Retina graphics
• Kill Thunder Bros at will in Frenzy mode
• Hit speed boosts to reach secret heights
• Challenge your friends on Game Center leaderboards
• 43 Game Center achievements to challenge your flying skills to the MAX
• New gameplay modes coming soon

Whale Trail is available on the iPhone and iPad for $0.99.
[App Store link]

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Smart Cover security flaw allows limited iPad 2 passcode bypass

A potential security flaw involving the iPad 2 on iOS 5 and Apple’s Smart Cover’s ability to bypass the Passcode Lock is making the rounds this week.

a Smart Cover can essentially unlock an iPad 2. The person who unlocks your iPad 2 will not have complete access to your iPad, but will be able to gain entrance to whatever you locked your iPad 2 on. If your iPad 2 went to sleep in Mail, Safari, Messages, Contacts, or Maps, you can imagine the sorts of personal information that can be viewed on your iPad.

A temporary solution here would be to simply disable Smart Cover unlocking from within the Settings app on your iPad 2. This is the latest in a series of Siri, Camera and Photo Stream related security issues with iOS 5. Here’s hoping Apple directly addresses them with an update soon.
Source: apfeltalk.de via 9to5Mac

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Smart Cover security flaw allows limited iPad 2 passcode bypass

A potential security flaw involving the iPad 2 on iOS 5 and Apple’s Smart Cover’s ability to bypass the Passcode Lock is making the rounds this week.

a Smart Cover can essentially unlock an iPad 2. The person who unlocks your iPad 2 will not have complete access to your iPad, but will be able to gain entrance to whatever you locked your iPad 2 on. If your iPad 2 went to sleep in Mail, Safari, Messages, Contacts, or Maps, you can imagine the sorts of personal information that can be viewed on your iPad.

A temporary solution here would be to simply disable Smart Cover unlocking from within the Settings app on your iPad 2. This is the latest in a series of Siri, Camera and Photo Stream related security issues with iOS 5. Here’s hoping Apple directly addresses them with an update soon.
Source: apfeltalk.de via 9to5Mac

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How to set up iOS 5 Twitter integration for iPhone or iPad

If you’re new to iPhone or iPad and have just gotten started with iOS 5, you might be wondering how to set up the new Twitter integration feature. It gives you the ability to tweet directly from Photos, YouTube, Safari, Maps, and any other third party applications that request access to your twitter settings. It’s also easy to set up. Here’s how.

1. Go to Settings

2. Enter the Twitter Settings
3. Enter your @username and password
4. Select which apps you wish to have access to the twitter settings.
5. Now, you’ll be able to share from Photos, YouTube, Safari, Maps and other third party apps that support the twitter integration.

Bonus: When you’re in Twitter settings, you can install the official twitter app, directly from settings.
Optional: You can merge your twitter friends with your contacts. Twitter uses phone numbers and email addresses to match twitter names with your friends, and adds a link to their profile to their contact.
You’ve now got Twitter set up on your iPhone, allowing you to tweet straight from some of Apple’s native apps, as well as some third party apps. You can also login to select Twitter apps, without having to re-enter your login.

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How to set up iOS 5 Twitter integration for iPhone or iPad

If you’re new to iPhone or iPad and have just gotten started with iOS 5, you might be wondering how to set up the new Twitter integration feature. It gives you the ability to tweet directly from Photos, YouTube, Safari, Maps, and any other third party applications that request access to your twitter settings. It’s also easy to set up. Here’s how.

1. Go to Settings

2. Enter the Twitter Settings
3. Enter your @username and password
4. Select which apps you wish to have access to the twitter settings.
5. Now, you’ll be able to share from Photos, YouTube, Safari, Maps and other third party apps that support the twitter integration.

Bonus: When you’re in Twitter settings, you can install the official twitter app, directly from settings.
Optional: You can merge your twitter friends with your contacts. Twitter uses phone numbers and email addresses to match twitter names with your friends, and adds a link to their profile to their contact.
You’ve now got Twitter set up on your iPhone, allowing you to tweet straight from some of Apple’s native apps, as well as some third party apps. You can also login to select Twitter apps, without having to re-enter your login.

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Instapaper for iPhone and iPad goes 4.0

Instapaper, the popular iPhone and iPad app that saves online material for offline reading, has been updated to 4.0. The interface has been complete redesigned, there is a new search subscription available for searching for the full contents of every article you’ve ever saved, and much more!

Great for long articles and blog posts that you find during the day and would like to read, but don’t have the time when you find them. Save with Instapaper, then read later when you’re commuting, in a meeting, or waiting in line.

Here’s the update notes:

• Completely redesigned iPad list interface as a grid with sidebar
• Redesigned iPhone interface with a black-and-white theme
• Multi-select articles in list to archive, delete, or move in bulk
• Search Subscription: the $1/month Subscription from the Instapaper website is now available in the app via In-App Purchase. It’s called Search Subscription, and it adds server-side searching of the full contents of every article you’ve ever saved. This replaces the old downloaded-articles-only search in the app.
• Archive and Delete now peacefully coexist everywhere
• App Directory (in Settings) lists apps that integrate with Instapaper
• Hardware brightness control in iOS 5 (brightness now also available on iPhone)
• Draggable scrollbar for quickly jumping through documents
• Article authors, published dates, and site titles are now displayed when available (availability will increase over time)
• “Friends” section can now browse all recent links posted in your Facebook news feed, Twitter timeline, and Tumblr Dashboard
• “Editors” is now fully intergrated and sourced exclusively from Give Me Something To Read
• New settings to customize number of Liked/Archive articles stored on device
• Wikipedia lookups added to newly redesigned “Define” popups
• Footnotes are converted to inline “…” buttons that display in popovers
• [iPhone] Option to hide the status bar while reading (hidden by default)
• [iPhone] Redesigned font (ᴀA) panel to be like iPad’s
• [iPhone] Redesigned Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Pinboard, Evernote share forms
• YouTube URLs now open in the system’s YouTube app
• New option to use Apple’s dictionary under iOS 5
• Minor improvements to the in-article styling
• Smoother tilt scrolling that works well in all orientations
• New icon
• Added Tweetbot and The Hit List to Share panel
• When updating, the entire table no longer reloads after each article downloads. It now just reloads once after the main update request, showing all (even un-downloaded) articles, and they enable themselves as they get downloaded.

Instapaper is available on the iPhone and iPad for $4.99.
[App Store link]

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Instapaper for iPhone and iPad goes 4.0

Instapaper, the popular iPhone and iPad app that saves online material for offline reading, has been updated to 4.0. The interface has been complete redesigned, there is a new search subscription available for searching for the full contents of every article you’ve ever saved, and much more!

Great for long articles and blog posts that you find during the day and would like to read, but don’t have the time when you find them. Save with Instapaper, then read later when you’re commuting, in a meeting, or waiting in line.

Here’s the update notes:

• Completely redesigned iPad list interface as a grid with sidebar
• Redesigned iPhone interface with a black-and-white theme
• Multi-select articles in list to archive, delete, or move in bulk
• Search Subscription: the $1/month Subscription from the Instapaper website is now available in the app via In-App Purchase. It’s called Search Subscription, and it adds server-side searching of the full contents of every article you’ve ever saved. This replaces the old downloaded-articles-only search in the app.
• Archive and Delete now peacefully coexist everywhere
• App Directory (in Settings) lists apps that integrate with Instapaper
• Hardware brightness control in iOS 5 (brightness now also available on iPhone)
• Draggable scrollbar for quickly jumping through documents
• Article authors, published dates, and site titles are now displayed when available (availability will increase over time)
• “Friends” section can now browse all recent links posted in your Facebook news feed, Twitter timeline, and Tumblr Dashboard
• “Editors” is now fully intergrated and sourced exclusively from Give Me Something To Read
• New settings to customize number of Liked/Archive articles stored on device
• Wikipedia lookups added to newly redesigned “Define” popups
• Footnotes are converted to inline “…” buttons that display in popovers
• [iPhone] Option to hide the status bar while reading (hidden by default)
• [iPhone] Redesigned font (ᴀA) panel to be like iPad’s
• [iPhone] Redesigned Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Pinboard, Evernote share forms
• YouTube URLs now open in the system’s YouTube app
• New option to use Apple’s dictionary under iOS 5
• Minor improvements to the in-article styling
• Smoother tilt scrolling that works well in all orientations
• New icon
• Added Tweetbot and The Hit List to Share panel
• When updating, the entire table no longer reloads after each article downloads. It now just reloads once after the main update request, showing all (even un-downloaded) articles, and they enable themselves as they get downloaded.

Instapaper is available on the iPhone and iPad for $4.99.
[App Store link]

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App Giveaway: The Early Edition 2 for iPad

The Early Edition for iPad is the digital newspaper and RSS reader that launched alongside the iPad. Over the course of 12 months, Glasshouse Apps has redesigned it from the ground up and just released The Early Edition 2 – and we’re gifting away 5 copies!
I wasn’t a fan of the original Early Edition, but I am loving The Early Edition 2! The UI is gorgeous and the app runs nice and smooth on my iPad 2. Because of my love for eye candy, one of my favorite features is the manilla envelope that pops up when sharing an article to a social network and the “Shared Copy” stamp that appears just before it pops up.

The Early Edition 2 is a beautiful, up-to-the-minute newspaper that puts you in the editorial seat. RSS feeds are the basis for content and now it can be used either as a standalone app or in sync with a Google Reader account.

• Dynamic Page Layout – Now sporting a gorgeous column-based page layout, The Early Edition 2 uses an algorithm to intelligently position stories based on their content. This means every page is now both beautiful and dynamic.
• Turning Pages – Page turns can now follow your finger which looks stunning. Or you can simply swipe horizontally or tap the edge of the page.
• Less Clutter, More Content – Our intuitive multitouch interface strips back visual clutter so you can focus on the news. The main newspaper view is now completely free of buttons in both orientations which means you can simply enjoy browsing and reading your paper.
• Go Offline – All images are now cached on the device so if you go out of network coverage, you still get the full reading experience. Also, you can choose to either load images in real-time while you navigate the paper or set it to preload all images. Preloading images is especially useful for Wifi iPads or use when a 3G network is unavailable such as flights.
• Images, In all their Glory – Double-tapping any image in the main paper view takes you to a swipeable gallery mode, perfect for photography, design or comic feeds. Swipe horizontally to view all the images in a single story or vertically to view images from the next or previous story.
• Search – The entire paper is now searchable. And if there are particular search terms you use frequently, you can save them for one-tap searching anytime in the future.
• Clippings – Sometimes there just isn’t time to keep up with the flow of news pouring in. Now you can star stories as you browse, and they get sent straight to your Clippings shoebox for later reading.
• Featured Feeds – This is our curated list of suggestions for topics and news sources. From here you can preview and subscribe to interesting feeds that you may not have discovered yet.
• Gestures – We’ve implemented a lot of gestures to make navigating The Early Edition 2 both quick and amazingly fun to use.
• Power – The engine powering The Early Edition 2 has been completely re-written, making it faster and more memory efficient.

Giveaway

We like The Early Edition 2 so much, that TiPb is gifting it to 5 lucky readers! For a chance to win, just leave a comment below promising that you’ll add TiPb to your RSS feed! Must have a valid US iTunes account to win. Apple’s rule, not ours!
The Early Edition 2 for iPad is available for $4.99. This is not on update to the original app, so even if you previously purchased the original Early Edition, you must make a separate purchase for The Early Edition 2. The Early Edition 2 requires iOS 5.
[App Store link]

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App Giveaway: The Early Edition 2 for iPad

The Early Edition for iPad is the digital newspaper and RSS reader that launched alongside the iPad. Over the course of 12 months, Glasshouse Apps has redesigned it from the ground up and just released The Early Edition 2 – and we’re gifting away 5 copies!
I wasn’t a fan of the original Early Edition, but I am loving The Early Edition 2! The UI is gorgeous and the app runs nice and smooth on my iPad 2. Because of my love for eye candy, one of my favorite features is the manilla envelope that pops up when sharing an article to a social network and the “Shared Copy” stamp that appears just before it pops up.

The Early Edition 2 is a beautiful, up-to-the-minute newspaper that puts you in the editorial seat. RSS feeds are the basis for content and now it can be used either as a standalone app or in sync with a Google Reader account.

• Dynamic Page Layout – Now sporting a gorgeous column-based page layout, The Early Edition 2 uses an algorithm to intelligently position stories based on their content. This means every page is now both beautiful and dynamic.
• Turning Pages – Page turns can now follow your finger which looks stunning. Or you can simply swipe horizontally or tap the edge of the page.
• Less Clutter, More Content – Our intuitive multitouch interface strips back visual clutter so you can focus on the news. The main newspaper view is now completely free of buttons in both orientations which means you can simply enjoy browsing and reading your paper.
• Go Offline – All images are now cached on the device so if you go out of network coverage, you still get the full reading experience. Also, you can choose to either load images in real-time while you navigate the paper or set it to preload all images. Preloading images is especially useful for Wifi iPads or use when a 3G network is unavailable such as flights.
• Images, In all their Glory – Double-tapping any image in the main paper view takes you to a swipeable gallery mode, perfect for photography, design or comic feeds. Swipe horizontally to view all the images in a single story or vertically to view images from the next or previous story.
• Search – The entire paper is now searchable. And if there are particular search terms you use frequently, you can save them for one-tap searching anytime in the future.
• Clippings – Sometimes there just isn’t time to keep up with the flow of news pouring in. Now you can star stories as you browse, and they get sent straight to your Clippings shoebox for later reading.
• Featured Feeds – This is our curated list of suggestions for topics and news sources. From here you can preview and subscribe to interesting feeds that you may not have discovered yet.
• Gestures – We’ve implemented a lot of gestures to make navigating The Early Edition 2 both quick and amazingly fun to use.
• Power – The engine powering The Early Edition 2 has been completely re-written, making it faster and more memory efficient.

Giveaway

We like The Early Edition 2 so much, that TiPb is gifting it to 5 lucky readers! For a chance to win, just leave a comment below promising that you’ll add TiPb to your RSS feed! Must have a valid US iTunes account to win. Apple’s rule, not ours!
The Early Edition 2 for iPad is available for $4.99. This is not on update to the original app, so even if you previously purchased the original Early Edition, you must make a separate purchase for The Early Edition 2. The Early Edition 2 requires iOS 5.
[App Store link]

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