Nosy Boyfriend or Girlfriend? There’s an App for That!
Are you concerned that people might be trying to read your text messages or e-mails while your iPhone is left unattended? As the saying goes, there’s an app for that. More: continued here
Month: January 2010
iPhone OS 4.0 features detailed; Apple tablet called iTablet
FTA: There will be multi-touch gestures OS-wide. (Would make sense for that as the rumored OS for the iTablet is close if not the same as the iPhone). “A few new ways” to run applications in the background — multitasking. Many graphical and UI changes to make navigating through the OS easier and more efficient….
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Apple Press Invitations Over the Years (PICS)
Apple press events are to say the least, legendary.The ultimate culmination of black turtlenecks, geeks and gadget lust. The iPods, the iPhones, the classic line “One more thing”, it’s all so magical. The legend continues once again now that Apple has finally confirmed a January 27th event by sending out the official press invitations this…
Apple Cloud-Based iTunes Service Available This Year
Apple’s acquisition of streaming music service Lala will result in a cloud-based iTunes service. Purchased content will be available from any browser or Internet-connected device. More: continued here
Save Space — Make Your Mac Monolingual
By default, Macs come loaded to the gills with language files for the operating system, printer drivers and such, as well as all of the iApps (iTunes, iPhoto, Safari, iEtc). For multilingual types it’s nice as it allows them to use their Mac in their native tongue with just a couple mouse clicks. They waste…
Apple responsible for 99.4% of mobile app sales in 2009
Apple still owns the mobile app market, which it redefined with the iPhone App Store. Gartner predicts that market to explode in the next couple years, and Apple stands to make a nice sum in the process. More: continued here
Skype fixes bugs in upgraded iPhone application
Skype released the latest version of its application for the iPhone, adding new features and fixing a couple annoying bugs that hung up calls.A new feature in the 1.3 version allows the iPhone to be held in landscape mode and used for instant messages. More: continued here
Calling AT&T: Rebellion brews among unhappy iPhone users
Once upon a time, in a universe far, far away, there was an empire called American Telephone & Telegraph Co. If you used a telephone, you were a subject of the empire. The people hated the tyranny of the empire. They worked and innovated to overthrow it. More: continued here
Vodafone Sells 50,000 iPhones in First 24 Hours!
Vodafone, the fourth carrier in the UK to get the iPhone, had an impressive first day of sales, unloading more than 50,000 iPhones on Thursday alone according to The Independent. To put that in perspective, Vodafone sold 30,000 more iPhones in a single day than Google sold Nexus Ones in a full week. More: continued…
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The Case Against A 10″ AMOLED Apple tablet
We were just as excited as anyone else by the recent rumor that Apple has been hoarding 10-inch OLED screens for a January iSlate launch. But unfortunately, after talking to the OLED Association, it turns out that there are just no 10-inch panels to hoard. More: continued here
Apple showing off its ‘latest creation’ on January 27!
Yes folks — the rumors are true. Apple is holding an event on January 27th to show off something the company is calling their “latest creation.” Read more at Engadget! More: continued here
Dear Apple: What we want to see in iPhone 4.0, part 2
While the next iPhone is expected sooner this year than in past years, and the hardware design has most likely long since been finalized, it’s clear that plenty of you have your own ideas of how you want the next-generation iPhone to look and work. More: continued here
Would Apple Dump Google for Bing? – NYTimes.com
This week’s BusinessWeek cover story is about the increasingly competitive relationship between once-cozy Apple and Google. Would Apple and Microsoft ever cut a deal?!? More: continued here
$450 million iPhone piracy figure not grounded in reality
A new report claims that Apple has suffered $450 million in losses at the hands of App Store pirates since the store’s inception. The numbers are somewhat questionable, though. More: continued here
Google Phone is Apple Co-Founder Steve Woz’s Favorite Gadget
Yes, you read that right. Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder has confessed that his favorite gadget is Google’s Nexus One. Oh Woz, my darling, you just broke my iPhone-powered heart. More: continued here