While the rumors stated that the elusive iPad version of the official Facebook app was going to drop at the iPhone 4S event October 4th, that day came and went without a peep. So it is a nice surprise for most hen we found an update to the iPhone app that not only gave the iPhone version a facelift, but also carried with it the iPad version proper. I say “proper” because, as most of you were aware, the Facebook app held the iPad version secretly for a while and some industrious users were able to break it free and use it for a time. No more hacks are necessary.

The new interface moves most of the buttons to various sections to a drawer on the side. This unifies the look more with the web version and I have found some things like pages to be easier to access. You can also access your Facebook Apps from this sidebar. This may be Facebook’s way of setting up for the compatibility of Facebook games on the iOS devices. WHile I may still dislike the new filtered news feed, I do like this new interface and the inclusion of the iPad version is a welcomed sight.

The social web is a buzz as iPhone 4S purchasers wait with bated breath as they wear out their keyboards reloading the tracking site for any change to their order. There are even some reporting that the tracking sites are promising a possible early arrival. This wouldn’t be that unusual as the iPhone 4 arrived early for many of the pre-order customers. Did you order the new iPhone 4S? When is your phone arriving?

So you are all jazzed up after the keynote, but you don’t want to wait for the 12th to get your iOS device all supped up with wireless syncing and non-modal notifications. Some folks have discovered that the Golden Master version of iOS 5 that was released to developers on Tuesday doesn’t require a developer account to install as previous version have. 

With the sad news of the passing of Steve Jobs, the tech world has opened up with tributes to the man who has made such a difference in this industry. Here we have a handful of tributes from some people that have had a lot of interaction with him. 

While many were still holding out hope that Apple would release a true iPhone 4 successor, the iPhone 4S has quite a bit going for it, and apart from the exterior being the same as the 4, there is a lot to differentiate it from its past. First lets look at what everyone notices first.

Today’s event at Apple’s headquarters was one of the most anticipated events of the year. Not only is Apple taking the cover off the latest generation of iPhones and iOS software, but it also marks the first keynote headed by Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook. The excitement is apparent in the numerous liveblogs that struggled to stay running under the weight of immense internet traffic.

Here we will take a look at a summary of what Apple announced, and what you can expect to be standing in line at the Apple Store to buy:

It was 21st of April 2010 when Fruit Ninja debuted in the App Store, i even remember how crazy we were playing it all day long. It wasn’t long until press releases about their sales numbers started rolling out, only 2 weeks after the launch they announced sale of 140k units, that was HUGE.

That The Daily is this weeks hottest ipad app is no news, we won’t get much into detail. Apparently The Daily didn’t really want to offer their content on the web, although they had to share it for distribution reasons, anyway they didn’t create much of a presentation and they did their best to block you from having a proper experience reading their content without downloading the app.

Apple launched the App Store today which brings the process of buying apps for your Mac OS X operating system on the same level as buying apps for the iPhone and iPad. Jobs announced this months ago and finally it is here! To buy and install applications and games, you simply click on the app and plop it’s installed (if it wasn’t installed already). No problems with dependencies and whatever.

When you flip over your iPhone, one of the things you probably notice is the collection of weird symbols at the bottom. Already thrown off by the model number and alphanumeric sequences, your eyes are greeted by something that looks af if it might be from an ancient Egyptian pyramid instead of a very modern device. When querying my colleagues for the meaning of these drawings, I found no-one actually really knew. Something with regulations was the most prevalent answer.

With Christmas just days away I’m sure many of you are at the point of panic if you have not already completed your shopping for the holidays. Finding that last minute gift can be stressful, but its doesn’t have to be. We use our iPhones to help organize our lives in so many venues; so why not with gift giving? While it may be too late to organize and manage your gift giving strategy for this holiday season, now is a great time to star working on a system for all those anniversaries, birthdays, secretary’s day, house warming, etc gifts you find yourself giving through the year. We are going to look and four applications for the iPhone that aim to help you make sense of the gift buying chaos, as well as track gifts and ideas for those times when you need a gift idea now.