items tagged with App Store
Apple seeds new iPods, offers surprises – and disappointments
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-09 14:49:26
So those pics of the new iPod nano were spot on, as were the rumours about iTunes. The nano comes in 9 colours, there’s a new iPod Touch with speakers, volume control, Nike+ and 36 hours of audio, and OS 2.1 software arrives at last – but there’s no 64GB iPod Touch, and no 32GB iPhone 3G.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-09 14:49:26
So those pics of the new iPod nano were spot on, as were the rumours about iTunes. The nano comes in 9 colours, there’s a new iPod Touch with speakers, volume control, Nike+ and 36 hours of audio, and OS 2.1 software arrives at last – but there’s no 64GB iPod Touch, and no 32GB iPhone 3G.
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Apple says no to farting iPhone on 'utility' grounds
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-09-04 18:01:16
Apple's policies concerning the criteria for including iPhone software in the App Store are coming under fresh scrutiny, with suspicions that a rejection based on lack of utility may be a smokescreen for an arbitrary decision. Various beer and light sabre applications have been accepted, and even the notorious I Am Rich got through initial screening.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-09-04 18:01:16
Apple's policies concerning the criteria for including iPhone software in the App Store are coming under fresh scrutiny, with suspicions that a rejection based on lack of utility may be a smokescreen for an arbitrary decision. Various beer and light sabre applications have been accepted, and even the notorious I Am Rich got through initial screening.
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Microsoft Skymarket: the non-Apple App Store
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-08-31 19:32:51
It is amazing what you can stumble across when reading the Seattle section of the computerjobs.com website: how about plans for a Microsoft Windows Mobile App Store, for example?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-08-31 19:32:51
It is amazing what you can stumble across when reading the Seattle section of the computerjobs.com website: how about plans for a Microsoft Windows Mobile App Store, for example?
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MacBook touch - here's hoping it's not a pipe dream
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-28 21:58:57
The idea of a tablet-style Mac has been bubbling along for some time, but new information from a supposedly reliable source has thrown fresh fuel on the flames. If this is really what's coming from Apple in the next month or two, I'll have one for Christmas, please!
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-28 21:58:57
The idea of a tablet-style Mac has been bubbling along for some time, but new information from a supposedly reliable source has thrown fresh fuel on the flames. If this is really what's coming from Apple in the next month or two, I'll have one for Christmas, please!
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Google goes to 'Android Market' in App Store challenge
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-08-28 19:42:20
We've seen how successful Apple's App Store has been as a conduit between developers with $US30 million in sales and 60 million downloads in the first month. Now Google aims to follow suit with the announcement of the Android Market. Why 'Market' rather than 'Store'?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-08-28 19:42:20
We've seen how successful Apple's App Store has been as a conduit between developers with $US30 million in sales and 60 million downloads in the first month. Now Google aims to follow suit with the announcement of the Android Market. Why 'Market' rather than 'Store'?
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Why Pod when you can Plum?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-28 01:50:26
Want to record audio with your iPod or iPhone? Several people I know invested in add-on hardware to turn their iPods into audio recorders. But with the iPhone, all you need is... err, not love... software!
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-28 01:50:26
Want to record audio with your iPod or iPhone? Several people I know invested in add-on hardware to turn their iPods into audio recorders. But with the iPhone, all you need is... err, not love... software!
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Call for content ratings on Apple's App Store
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-26 18:26:08
Apple already tags tracks in the iTunes Store that are unsuitable for children and it sells R rated movies, so why isn't there something similar for content such as books and comics in the App Store?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-26 18:26:08
Apple already tags tracks in the iTunes Store that are unsuitable for children and it sells R rated movies, so why isn't there something similar for content such as books and comics in the App Store?
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iPhone 3G talking Turkey
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-18 17:22:08
Turkey is set to join the iPhone club with the announcement that wireless carrier Turkcell will start carrying Apple's 3G handset later this year. Hopefully by the time it gets the new iPhone, the reported reception problems with Apple's first phone will be solved.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-18 17:22:08
Turkey is set to join the iPhone club with the announcement that wireless carrier Turkcell will start carrying Apple's 3G handset later this year. Hopefully by the time it gets the new iPhone, the reported reception problems with Apple's first phone will be solved.
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iPhone OS 2.1 – will it be a panacea or more purgatory?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-17 09:33:29
Theoretically coming September is Apple’s iPhone (and iPod Touch) OS 2.1, which is supposed to have “Core Location” GPS services, more bug fixes (which OS 2.0.1 didn’t really fix) and the “push notification” services that are a substitute for programs running in the background – but this has just been taken out OS 2.1 beta 4. Will 2.1 be a panacea for suffering OS 2.0 users – or just more purgatory?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-17 09:33:29
Theoretically coming September is Apple’s iPhone (and iPod Touch) OS 2.1, which is supposed to have “Core Location” GPS services, more bug fixes (which OS 2.0.1 didn’t really fix) and the “push notification” services that are a substitute for programs running in the background – but this has just been taken out OS 2.1 beta 4. Will 2.1 be a panacea for suffering OS 2.0 users – or just more purgatory?
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Sound out your environment with SoundMeter for the iPhone
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-13 01:49:25
As if to prove that iPhone applications aren't all fun, games and silliness (think Slasher or I Am Rich), Faber Acoustical has released SoundMeter, a program that lets the handset act as a sound level meter.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-13 01:49:25
As if to prove that iPhone applications aren't all fun, games and silliness (think Slasher or I Am Rich), Faber Acoustical has released SoundMeter, a program that lets the handset act as a sound level meter.
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Jobs confirms iPhone kill switch REAL!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-11 02:50:25
Uh-oh... that iPhone software “kill switch” news which broke last week and was then said to be a blacklist for Core Location services turns out to be real, confirmed by Steve Jobs himself in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, App Store sales are totally “boom”-ing...
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-11 02:50:25
Uh-oh... that iPhone software “kill switch” news which broke last week and was then said to be a blacklist for Core Location services turns out to be real, confirmed by Steve Jobs himself in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, App Store sales are totally “boom”-ing...
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WinPwn 2.0.0.4 lets Windows users “pwn” iPhone OS 2.0.1
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-10 22:39:18
Got an iPhone or iPod Touch, and want to “pwn” it so you can run unauthorised third party software? Apple mightn’t like it, but the power to pwn is in users’ hands! Also, what good unauthorised third party apps are out there?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-10 22:39:18
Got an iPhone or iPod Touch, and want to “pwn” it so you can run unauthorised third party software? Apple mightn’t like it, but the power to pwn is in users’ hands! Also, what good unauthorised third party apps are out there?
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PwnageTool 2.0.2 for iPhone 2G and 3G released at last
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-09 06:23:43
The sparkling is back, with the iPhone Dev Team releasing the keenly awaited PwnageTool 2.0.2, bringing an unlock and jailbreak to the iPhone 2G, and jailbreaks to the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-09 06:23:43
The sparkling is back, with the iPhone Dev Team releasing the keenly awaited PwnageTool 2.0.2, bringing an unlock and jailbreak to the iPhone 2G, and jailbreaks to the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch.
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PwnageTool 2.0.2 for iPhone starts sparkling – then stops
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-08 22:00:53
The update for PwnageTool 2.0.2 to jailbreak iPhone 2G and 3G models, and unlock the iPhone 2G, was moved to the iPhone Dev Team’s “sparkle update system” when a serious bug was noticed – and the update removed. But the sparkling will start happening once more in a few hours!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-08 22:00:53
The update for PwnageTool 2.0.2 to jailbreak iPhone 2G and 3G models, and unlock the iPhone 2G, was moved to the iPhone Dev Team’s “sparkle update system” when a serious bug was noticed – and the update removed. But the sparkling will start happening once more in a few hours!
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Apple iPhone kill switch engages blogosphere
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-08 18:04:42
There has been a veritable buzzing in the blogosphere, at least that part of it which covers all things Apple, as news emerges regarding the possibility of an Apple operated 'kill switch' for iPhone applications.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-08 18:04:42
There has been a veritable buzzing in the blogosphere, at least that part of it which covers all things Apple, as news emerges regarding the possibility of an Apple operated 'kill switch' for iPhone applications.
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iPhone pimping for filthy rich nutters
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-06 09:23:45
Having confirmed that it was not April 1st, and assured that this was no prank, there can only be one conclusion to be drawn from the appearance of the 'I Am Rich' application at the App Store: someone thinks that iPhone users are a bunch of filthy rich nutters...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-06 09:23:45
Having confirmed that it was not April 1st, and assured that this was no prank, there can only be one conclusion to be drawn from the appearance of the 'I Am Rich' application at the App Store: someone thinks that iPhone users are a bunch of filthy rich nutters...
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How to “safely” update (not restore) your unlocked iPhone 2G to OS 2.0.1 (update 1)
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-05 06:18:37
(Updated since publication:) iPhone OS 2.0.1 has arrived, promising faster surfing speeds, snappier program operation and lots of other as-yet unknown bug fixes, but the big question for unlocked and jailbroken iPhone owners on OS 2.0 is whether or not it’s safe to upgrade. Here’s what I did to make it work, although any attempt you do at trying the same is at your own risk!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-05 06:18:37
(Updated since publication:) iPhone OS 2.0.1 has arrived, promising faster surfing speeds, snappier program operation and lots of other as-yet unknown bug fixes, but the big question for unlocked and jailbroken iPhone owners on OS 2.0 is whether or not it’s safe to upgrade. Here’s what I did to make it work, although any attempt you do at trying the same is at your own risk!
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NetShare for iPhone: now you see it, now you don't
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-03 21:33:03
On Friday, a iPhone application called NetShare appeared in Apple's App Store. By Saturday, it had vanished. What's going on?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-03 21:33:03
On Friday, a iPhone application called NetShare appeared in Apple's App Store. By Saturday, it had vanished. What's going on?
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iTunes 7.7.1 arrives from Apple
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-30 21:41:09
Apple has updated iTunes to version 7.7.1. The release comes hot on the heels of iTunes 7.7, which appeared alongside the iPhone 3G earlier this month.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-30 21:41:09
Apple has updated iTunes to version 7.7.1. The release comes hot on the heels of iTunes 7.7, which appeared alongside the iPhone 3G earlier this month.
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Mac touch tablet rumour rises again
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-28 00:33:20
An offhand remark by Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer has sparked a fresh round of speculation that an Mac touch tablet will soon be announced. The idea that Apple could release such a device has fascinated commentators for years, but could this be the signal that it's finally about to arrive?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-28 00:33:20
An offhand remark by Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer has sparked a fresh round of speculation that an Mac touch tablet will soon be announced. The idea that Apple could release such a device has fascinated commentators for years, but could this be the signal that it's finally about to arrive?
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