iTunes 10 was introduced at the Apple special music event and the big news is…….iTunes gets a new icon. The real news was a more streamlined user interface and the introducing of Ping. Ping is a social music network that blends aspects of Facebook and Twitter. “iTunes is the number one music community in the [...]
Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the new iPod Touch at the 2010 special music event. It will have Retinal Display,HD video recording,FaceTime video calling, Apple A4 chip,3-axis gyro, and iOS 4.1 with Game Center. “We’ve put our most advanced technology inside the new iPod touch,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Whether you’re listening to music, [...]
Steve Jobs announced at Apple special music event that iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch will be coming next week, and iOS 4.2 for the iPad will be coming in November. iOS 4.1 includes bug fixes for the proximity sensor, Bluetooth, and iPhone 3G performance. It also adds HDR photos, HD YouTube uploads,TV rentals [...]
An innovative concept from Dan Wineman, above is an iOS powered Apple TV/iTV remote that’s essentially an iPod touch without the screen. It has the same accelerometer/gyro, same multitouch, and same home button. I think this device might even work as the only remote for the iTV, even when you’re just using it to, you [...]
Last week an Apple filed Apple patent application was published. It was described how the iOS device could actually recognize suspicious behavior and could reveal unauthorized usage of that device. Particularly- voice, facial or heartbeat recognition could be used to confirm whether or not the current user is authorized to do so. If the iOS [...]
CNET reported that Microsoft’s Hotmail will get support for Microsoft’s Exchange ActiveSync protocol. Hotmail users will soon be able to type in your username and password as an exchange account and get full push support and synchronization. On iOS 4 you can set it up alongside your Exchange and Gmail ActiveSync accounts. Thats the whole [...]
If you’re a college student, iPhone addict, faculty or staff member at any grade level and you buy a new Mac with Apple education pricing from May 25 through September 7, 2010, you can get a free 8GB iPod touch.* No wonder they call these the best years of your life. Find out more here [...]
Apple has released their invites to the annual media event scheduled for 10am Pacific Time on September 1st and as usual will be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco California. Some of the topics we are expecting to hear are of course the normal release of the new iPod [...]
Google updated their Finance web app, and while it won’t work on iOS, I’m pretty sure you will appreciate the new Google Voice integration with Gmail as well. Here is the details on Google Finance: We heard your feedback and are please to announce we’ve launched the new Android/iPhone edition of Google Finance for mobile! [...]
A recent email from Apple CEO Steve Jobs appears to confirm that a software update will be coming soon to address the iPhone 3G’s performance under iOS 4. The email came in response to feedback sent in by a disgusted iPhone 3G customer stating that after upgrading to the new iOS 4 software, his iPhone [...]
“Protect iPhone 4less” by Square Trade is an alternative to the expensive insurance promoted by AT&T. Square Trade has been featured favorably in comparisons done by Gizmodo, MacRumors, and AppleInsider. The coverage is now covered by an iPhone application: -It’s free to download -For new phones, it’s $99 for 2 years of coverage -ALL working [...]
Boy Genius has reported that a source informed him both the Verizon iPhone and the iPad 2 may be heading to the field for further testing. Way down deep within iOS 4 is a pretty intriguing block of code. Our source says that the code queries the device, and if the device is either a [...]
Apple reported they have hired Benjamin Vigier an NFC (near field communications) expert that will be the head of mobile commerce. Mr Vigier, was the former manager for mobile wallet, payment, and NFC at mFoundry. -An NFC-based mobile payments service that lets consumers make payments to merchants and other consumers via a credit or debit [...]
Engadget gathered information from a reliable source that a phone/gaming device from Sony Ericsson is in the works. It will look like a cross between a Samsung Captivate and a PSP Go and will be running Android 3.0. If this works out like they have planned, this will be a major competitor to the Apple [...]
Apple stated they will release a patch for the PDF font exploit that currently allows the Comex jailbreak.com jailbreak and malicious hackers to run code on an iPhone with the tap of a button. CNET reported a quote from an Apple spokeswoman: “We’re aware of this reported issue, we have already developed a fix and [...]