Monday, August 31, 2009

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Apple Tells Developers to Remove 'Free Memory' Feature from iPhone Apps But..

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 06:40 PM PDT

Bjango, developers of iPhone App iStat, an iPhone and iPod Touch monitoring tool claim that Apple told them to remove the "Free Memory" feature from their iPhone App. According to Bjango, other iPhone apps with Free Memory have been removed or updated without their Free Memory feature. Users who had...


iPhone User Uses 'Find My iPhone' to Help Police Nab Robbers

Posted: 30 Aug 2009 01:27 PM PDT

If you remember, Apple introduced a new feature called 'Find My iPhone' in iPhone OS 3.0 for MobileMe subscribers. The feature helps iPhone users with a MobileMe account to find the location of their iPhone if it is lost or stolen. We had doubted the effectiveness of the feature but...


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Sunday, August 30, 2009

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Yelp Sneaks Augmented Reality Feature in iPhone App Through an Easter Egg

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 03:44 PM PDT

Yelp has sneaked in the Augmented Reality feature in the new version of their iPhone app, which was released a couple of days back. The feature is exclusively available to iPhone 3GS owners and can be enabled through an Easter Egg. If you look for the "What's New" section for...


Snow Leopard Does Not Break iPhone Jailbreaking & Unlocking Tools

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 12:55 PM PDT

If you're wondering whether Apple's new OS, which was released yesterday will break jailbreaking then the goods news is that, it won't. The dependable iPhone Dev Team has confirmed on their blog that Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 does not break their iPhone hacking tools. iPhone Dev Team had...


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Saturday, August 29, 2009

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Apple Claims Exploding iPhones Due to External Force; Denies Battery Problems

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 05:33 PM PDT

Last week, we had reported that Apple was investigating incidents where users had alleged that their iPhones exploded. Since then we have heard of two more cases. Apple has responded that based on their initial investigation, the iPhones turned in by customers in France and elsewhere in Europe with shattered...


China Unicom Strikes Deal with Apple to Finally Bring the iPhone to China

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 04:03 PM PDT

China Unicom, China's No 2. carrier with more than 140 million mobile subscribers has announced that they have struck a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to China. So finally after countless rumors and speculations, Apple's iPhone will be officially available in the world's largest mobile phone market. "We...


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Friday, August 28, 2009

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Apple has Approved Spotify's iPhone App; Will be Available on the App Store Soon

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 05:09 PM PDT

When Spotify announced that they had submitted their iPhone app to Apple for approval more than 3 weeks back, we had asked the question: Will Apple Approve Streaming Music Service Spotify's iPhone App? We felt Apple might reject the iPhone app as it was competition to iTunes music store but...


Facebook for iPhone 3.0 Released

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 03:23 PM PDT

The much-awaited Facebook for iPhone OS 3.0 is now available on the iPhone App Store. Joe Hewitt, developer of the iPhone app had submitted the third iteration of their iPhone app on Aug. 16 to Apple for approval. So if you have been waiting eagerly for the new version download...


Users Bought iPhone Apps Worth $2.4 Billion on the App Store?

Posted: 27 Aug 2009 02:41 PM PDT

AdMob, the mobile advertising startup has released June 2009 Metrics Report, which reveals some interesting details about the hugely successful iPhone App Store. According to AdMob, iPhone Apps worth $200 million are sold every month or about $2.4 billion a year on the iPhone App Store. AdMob surveyed more than...


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Thursday, August 27, 2009

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Sirius XM's SkyDock Transforms iPhone Into a Satellite Radio

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 02:49 PM PDT

Sirius XM has announced an iPhone accessory that will transform the iPhone into a full-fledged satellite radio. The iPhone accessory called XM SkyDock will give iPhone user access to live XM and"The Best of SIRIUS" channels, which aren't available on their online feeds. XM SkyDock is one of the first...


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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

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Official Method to Unlock iPhone

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 04:48 PM PDT

We know the unofficial method to unlock iPhone. iPhone Dev Team have released tools like RedSn0w and UltraSn0w, which make it very easy for users to jailbreak and unlock their iPhone. But Olly Farshi of TheAppleBlog has described a method, which is less painful if you are not technically inclined...


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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

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Streaming Music Service Rhapsody Might be Coming Soon to the iPhone

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 12:08 AM PDT

As we wait for streaming music service Spotify's iPhone app to be approved by Apple, we have got news that subscription based streaming music service Rhapsody has submitted their iPhone app to the App Store for Apple's approval. iPhone apps like Spotify and Rhapsody will be competition to Apple's iTunes...


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Monday, August 24, 2009

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Movement App Makes it Easier for Users to Organize iPhone Apps

Posted: 23 Aug 2009 02:13 PM PDT

Movement App

We had reported a couple of weeks back that there was rumors that the next version of iTunes (iTunes 9) might give users the ability to visually organize and arrange iPhone apps within iTunes.

If you can't wait then you should checkout Movement. It's an application that makes it easier to rearrange iPhone apps on the iPhone or iPod Touch.

Movement is developed by Mac developer Jeff Steiler. You will need a jailbroken iPhone to use Movement, and it is currently available only for Mac users. Jeff has mentioned that Windows users might have to wait for sometime so looks like he is working on a Windows version as well.

Even though there are tricks, which make it a little easier to manage iPhone apps on iPhone's home screen, I have always felt that Apple should provide a better way to manage iPhone apps within iTunes as it would be a lot easier to do it on the computer rather than managing them on the iPhone.

Movement does exactly that as it allows users to rearrange iPhone apps on their Mac rather than doing it on the iPhone.

You can checkout the video demo of the application below:

It seems to be pretty cool. You can download the Movement application for free from the developer's website.

I haven't tried it yet, so if you check it out, please let us know how it goes.

[via CrunchGear]
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Sunday, August 23, 2009

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SlingPlayer Mobile 1.1 Released; Non-US 3G Version Waiting for Apple's Approval

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 06:20 PM PDT

SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone

The new version of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone (v1.1) is now available on the iPhone App Store, which includes true 16×9 wide-screen support, improved remote control interface, faster speeds all around including channel changing, initial connection, remote control response.

However, SlingMedia is waiting to hear back from Apple on the much-awaited non-US version of their iPhone app, which will also work over iPhone's 3G connection.

The new version of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone has the following features:

  • Full 16x9 widescreen support (Slingbox SOLO, PRO, and PRO-HD only)
  • DISH Remote Access integration (DISH Network users only)
  • Faster start and channel change
  • Improved remote control interface
As you might know, SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone was restricted to work only over Wi-Fi as AT&T had concerns over bandwidth consumption. So it was good to hear that SlingMedia had also submitted a separate version of their iPhone app for users outside US, which will allow them to watch their favorite TV source such as DVR, digital cable, satellite receiver, or DVD player on their iPhone using it's 3G data connection.

SlingMedia has issued the following clarification to non-US users who were expecting this version to work over 3G:

There has been some confusion lately regarding whether this version would have 3G in the rest of the world which I'd like to clear up. 1.1 was always Wi-Fi only. We submitted another version of the app that works on 3G that is intended for the rest of the world. We have not heard back from Apple on that app yet, and will keep you posted.

We'll let you know as soon as we have any further updates on this version.

Do you think non-US carriers will allow Apple to approve the 3G version of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone?

[via Gizmodo]

Qik's iPhone App Can Now Upload Video Over 3G

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 03:21 PM PDT

Qik's Logo

Qik had recently released their iPhone app on the iPhone App Store for iPhone 3GS users.

Unfortunately, the official iPhone app had two major limitations, which severely affected its functionality.

They have released a new version of their iPhone app, which addresses one of the limitations.

1st limitation: The official iPhone app didn't work like their other mobile apps. It is a capture and upload app and doesn't broadcast live video from the iPhone.

2nd limitation: It worked only over Wi-Fi.

As expected, Qik didn't have any problems getting the new version of their iPhone app approved, which now works over Wi-Fi 3G. So it addresses one of the limitations.

Unfortunately, it still can't broadcast live video from the iPhone. The limitation is imposed by iPhone's SDK and not Qik's fault, but it restricts one of the core features of the application where users can stream live video from their mobile phone and see viewer comments show up on the screen while they are recording.

Let's hope Apple relooks at such limitations (some of which is due to pressure from carriers like AT&T) in the wake of FCC scrutiny over the rejection of Google Voice related iPhone apps.

You can download Qik's updated iPhone app using this direct iTunes link.

Please let us know your thoughts on new version of Qik's iPhone app in the comments section below.


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Saturday, August 22, 2009

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Google Responds to FCC: App Store Version of Google Voice App Offers Significant Advantages

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 06:07 PM PDT

We had reported that both AT&T and Apple had responded to FCC's letter, in which they had demanded an explanation for the rejection of Google Voice related iPhone apps from the iPhone App Store. Google has also responded to FCC's letter in which they have stated that the App Store...


Apple Responds to FCC: We Didn't Reject Google Voice Application; We are Studying its Impact on iPhone User Experience

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 05:26 PM PDT

We had just reported that AT&T has responded to FCC's letter and has categorically stated that they "had no role in any decision by Apple to not accept the Google Voice application." TechCrunch has got also got Apple's response to FCC's letter in which they have said that it hasn't...


AT&T Responds to FCC: We Had No Role in Rejecting Google Voice Application

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 02:58 PM PDT

If you have been following the fiasco behind Apple's rejection of Google Voice related iPhone apps from the iPhone App Store, you might remember that Apple, AT&T and Google were given until August 21st (i.e. today) by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to respond to their letter as they wanted to...


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Friday, August 21, 2009

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Apple Investigating Exploding iPhone Incidents

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 05:56 PM PDT

Reuters reports that a spokesperson from the European Union's consumer safety division has stated that Apple is investigating the incidents where users have alleged that their iPhones exploded. Apple believes these incidents are 'isolated' but will carry out tests to identify the root cause of the problem. There have been...


iPhone 3GS Can Play Back High-Definition Video?

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 02:21 PM PDT

A user of a Chinese website, WeiPhone claims that Apple's iPhone 3GS is capable of playing back both 720p and 1080p video encoded in H.264 through the built-in video player. The iPhone 3GS user claims that he transferred video files of increasing resolution and bit rate to his iPhone using...


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