Rumor: Apple removing home button off iOS devices

Richard Gilmour Jan 13, 2011 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Apple, Gadgets, Hardware, Rumor, iPad, iPhone, iPod

Just yesterday, Apple released the iOS 4.3 beta for developers, and one of the key features introduced was the new touch gestures. But as you can see in the images above, perhaps this new iOS feature is a prelude as to what iPad 2 may actually end up looking — sans a Home button. 

With such gestures you can now close and switch applications without the need of using the home button; navigating through your device has never been easier. And with rumors going around that Apple employees are testing out this buttonless devices at the Apple facilities, there’s a possibility that this change may apply to not just the iPad, but all future iPhone and iPod Touch generations.

Official Twitter App for Mac to debut tomorrow

Not long ago Twitter acquired the “Tweetie” app  for iPhone and iPod Touch, but it ended up collecting nothing but dust as it was taken out of the App Store. However, just after this acquisition, the official Twitter app for iPhone and iPod Touch was released, taking the same shape and form as Tweetie. Well, now it’s making its way to Apple as a desktop client. — More details after the break!