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Rate Developer-to-developer: application sharing for the iPhone simulator

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    1 hour ago

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By Erica Sadun Filed under: iPod Family, Developer, iPhone, SDK TUAWDeveloper-to-developer: application sharing for the iPhone simulator originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Rate Apple considers 'active' packaging for handhelds

Original at ipodnn external link    4 hours ago

Future iPhones and iPods from Apple could come in "active packaging," a recently-published patent application hints. Apple observes that while standard product packaging serves its essential purpose, it is also subject to limitations, such as an inability to showcase electronics i...

Rate NVIDIA denies split with Apple?

Original at Electronista external link    6 hours ago

NVIDIA on Friday has purportedly denied recent claims of a conflict with Apple. Insiders believed close to NVIDIA claim that the two are still "just fine" and that the graphics company's chief Jen-Hsun Huang is personally happy with the current situ...

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Rate iPhone 3GS jailbreak released by GeoHot ahead of Dev Team

Original at Engadget external link    10 hours ago

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By Thomas Ricker Normally I don't make tools for the general public, and rather wait for the dev team to do it. But guys, whats up with waiting until 3.1? That isn't how the game is played. We release, Apple fixes, we find new holes. It isn't worth waiting because you might have the "last" hole in the iPhone. What las...

Rate iPhone facing potential trademark issues in China?

Original at Engadget Mobile external link    Thu, Jul 2

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By Donald Melanson Apple's on-again, off-again deal with China Unicom to officially bring the iPhone to China may still be up in the air, but it looks like it could now also be facing some trademark issues that could potentially further hold up its release. Apparently, China's Hanwang Technology owns the tr...

Rate App Store Rejections: Apple rejects iKaraoke app, then files a patent for a karaoke player

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Thu, Jul 2

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By Michael Jones So what exactly was duplicated then? According to apple, iKaraoke "duplicates the functionality of the built-in iPhone application, iPod, without providing sufficient differentiation or added functionality." But they didn't just stop there. The reviewer went on to say that the appl...

Rate Appled rumored not to renew contract with NVIDIA for graphics chips

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Thu, Jul 2

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By Casey Johnston Neither Apple nor NVIDIA have publicly spoken on the matter so far. Apple does have a history of severing relationships almost without warning, as they dropped ATI (now AMD) from Power Mac G4s after the company revealed Apple's plans ahead of a Macworld keynote address. However, if Apple d...

Rate Opinion: Apple rejects Commodore 64 emulator app

Original at apple-iphone-europe (Feedburner) external link    Wed, Jul 1

Credit: Wikipedia) Apple rejected a fully licensed emulator of the venerable Commodore 64 (C64) based on the SDK rules that specifically prohibit interpreted or executable code. Manomio's application, also called C64 ( c64iphone.com ), allowed users to play classic C64 games, run app...

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Rate Review: Altec Lansing BackBeat 903 wireless headphones

Original at CrunchGear external link    Wed, Jul 1

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By John Biggs The era of stereo Bluetooth is upon us. While AD2P - essentially the part of Bluetooth that enables stereo transmission of audio - has been around for years, it’s taken Apple two years to get off its duff and add it to the iPhone Bluetooth stack and, me being an iPhone LUVR, it took me [...]

Rate Apple Issues Heat Advisory for iPhone 3G, 3GS

Original at Gearlog external link    Tue, Jun 30

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Whether or not anecdotal reports of iPhones overheating are true or not, Apple has taken them seriously enough to reveal the presence of a temperature warning screen for the iPhone 3G and 3GS. But Apple also warns that CPU-intensive applications, such playing music or using the GPS while...

Rate iPhone 3GS Jailbreak Is Ready, You Just Can't Have It Yet (That's a Good Thing)

Original at Gizmodo external link    Sun, Jun 28

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By Jack Loftus Here's the critical point, the reason why we're delaying our version of the jailbreak: Once the jailbreak is out, Apple will fix the iBoot-family bug we use to accomplish it. They will simply stop signing the old iBoots and only sign the fixed ones. If you bought your phone after Apple has don...

Rate Review: iPhone 3GS

Original at Electronista external link    Sat, Jun 27

Apple enthusiasts have almost been lulled into a certain degree of complacency with iPhone releases in the past two years: each one has been accompanied by a major hardware change along with whatever software changes may have been promised. The iPho...

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate Opinion: When Will Steve Jobs Level With His Investors About His Health?

Original at Wired Lifestyle external link    Wed, Jun 24

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By Fred Vogelstein It enabled Apple to negotiate deals with record labels eight years ago when every other company had tried and failed. Why were those deals important? They were the engine behind Apple’s iPod and iTunes store, which changed the way the world buys and listens to music.

Rate Opinion: CNBC misrepresents Opie and Anthony iPhone 3G S interview

Original at CrunchGear external link    Mon, Jun 22

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By Nicholas Deleon In the CNBC-aired version of the interview, embedded here, Mr. Roberts is portrayed as someone who’s gushing over the iPhone 3G S—“BlackBerry is yesterday, the iPhone is now!” Now, if you’re just a regular CNBC viewer, you’d be under the impression that Mr. Roberts is nothing but a wooly-h...

Rate Podcast: iPhone 3GS Sells One Million Units in Its First Weekend

Original at TidBITS external link    Mon, Jun 22

Apple has announced that one million iPhone 3GS units were sold during the phone's first three days of availability. Interestingly, this is the exact amount of time it took the iPhone 3G, released on 11-Jul-08, to clear one million units. The iPhone 3GS also launched in just eight countrie...

Rate Patch: Review: Apple's new iPhone 3G S and iPhone Software 3.0

Original at Apple Insider external link    Mon, Jun 22

With another year of mobile development under its belt, Apple has released another major update to its mobile operating system and introduced the new iPhone 3G S hardware to entice new buyers and another flurry of upgrades. Here's what's new.

Rate Week in Apple: Snow Leopard news, iPhone OS 3.0 review, AT&T concessions

Original at Ars Technica external link    Sat, Jun 20

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By jacqui@arstechnica.com (Jacqui Cheng) Hands on review: iPhone OS 3.0 chock full of changes: iPhone OS 3.0 is out and it runs on all generations of iPhone and iPod touch. Ars reviews the OS and takes a look at what's in store. If you're not planning to buy a shiny new iPhone 3G S, you may find yourself quite satisfied with your 3G iPhone run...

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Rate Patch: iPhone: Apple iPhone 3.0 Security Notes Detail 38 Fixes

Original at pheedcontent.com external link    Fri, Jun 19

Apple published an update note on the 38 security holes patched in iPhone Software 3.0. Those security fixes cover issues from CoreGraphics, to Mail, to Safari, to several issues involving the Webkit engine that powers Safari. The patch notes were first sent out to users in a security e-mai...

Rate Group Calls Foul on AT&T Blocking Some iPhone Video Apps

Original at Wired Lifestyle external link    Thu, Jun 18

By Ryan Singel Apply Net Neutrality to Skype on Smartphones, Group Asks Feds …Open Mobile Internet Now!Slingbox Gets High-Definition, BlackBerry SupportSlingPlayer iPhone App Crippled by Apple, AT&TAT&T: SlingPlayer for iPhone Would ‘Create Congestion’ for 3G …SlingMedia’s iPhone...

Rate Review roundup: Apple's new iPhone 3G S

Original at Apple Insider external link    Wed, Jun 17

Apple this afternoon lifted its embargo on the new iPhone 3G S and several reviews from well-respected journalists are now online critiquing the highly-anticipated iPhone 3G successor, which goes on sale this Friday, June 19 at Apple, AT&T, Best Buy, and Wal-Mart retail stores.

Rate Opinion: 5 things you need to know about the iPhone 3G S

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Wed, Jun 17

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By Michael Jones With only two more days to go until the launch of the iPhone 3G S, we have been getting a lot of questions from readers about things like cases, new features, and of course, upgrading from another iPhone. Can I upgrade from my iPhone or iPhone 3G?

Rate Patch: Latest Apple TV-related software updates

Original at Apple TV Hacks external link    Wed, Jun 10

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By tomek aTV Flash, a patchstick that enables installing plugins and other applications on Apple TV, has released 3.5.5 version of their installer program. This version includes a number of efficiency improvements for the installer application as well as support for the popular Hotspot Shield a...

Rate Opinion: Apple unveils Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, cuts price in half

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Mon, Jun 8

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By Steven Sande If you have Mac servers in your business, you weren't left out of the Snow Leopard fun during the keynote earlier today. Apple also announced that Mac OS X Server 10.6, A.K.A. Snow Leopard Server, will be shipping in September. Like Snow Leopard, the server version of the OS provides 64-bit suppo...

Rate Podcast: New iPhone 3GS Boosts Power, Performance, and More

Original at TidBITS external link    Mon, Jun 8

This reduced price may be an attempt to woo "value" customers, who see $199 or $299 as too much to spend on an iPhone 3GS, but can justify $99 for an iPhone 3G. The $99 iPhone 3G might also lure some potential buyers who are looking at a Palm Pre or Android-based phone.

Rate Podcast: iMovie '09 8.0.3 Adds New Hidden Features

Original at TidBITS external link    Fri, Jun 5

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Apple released iMovie '09 8.0.3 this week, a seemingly minor update that "addresses general compatibility issues, improved overall stability and fixes a number of other minor issues." However, I've discovered that this small iteration turns out to have two new features, along with some...

Rate Ideas We Like: App Store for Apple TV

Original at Gizmodo external link    Thu, Jun 4

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By Dan Nosowitz An app store could deliver loads of new features to the Apple TV, from games to news to other digital video services (like Hulu), and could really exploit the under-used combination of Apple TV and iPhone. It'd be the best of both worlds, with the flexibility of Boxee and the security of the i...

Rate Patch: Apple delivers Airport Utility Update

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Wed, Jun 3    13 related articles

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By Mel Martin It has been a busy few days for Apple in the software update domain. iWork '09, iTunes, and Quicktime have all been updated, along with GarageBand. Today, Apple is pushing out an Airport Utility software update. With the usual great and patented Apple detail, the update:

Year 2009

 

Rate How to get Videos/Movies from Limewire to your iTunes and iPod (V1)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, May 23

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By rss@youtube.com (crazy8mopfo) Author: crazy8mopfo Keywords: Limewire iTunes iPod Downloading Music Help Tutorial Voice Screen-Capture Windows Apple New Updated version howto technology videos movies Added: May 23, 2009

Rate Podcast: Apple Yanks Crass "Baby Shaker" iPhone AppVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at TidBITS external link    Wed, Apr 22

Following a day-long eruption of protest on Twitter and in blogs, on Wednesday afternoon Apple removed an app from the App Store that allowed iPhone and iPod touch users to shake a picture of a baby to stop it from crying. The Baby Shaker app, which was posted for sale for 99 cents on Monday, is...

Rate Opinion: Apple: You Can’t Use Images of the iPhone on the iPhone

Original at The Apple external link    Wed, Apr 22

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By Darrell Etherington Apple didn’t point out exactly what had caused the rejection in the case of Pocket God, but it did refer to the use of copyrighted images. Bolt eventually decided that it must’ve been an image resembling an iPhone that they’d introduced in an options screen, but Apple didn’t just identify t...

Rate Opinion: Why Snow Leopard Should Be (Almost) Free

Original at TidBITS external link    Tue, Apr 21

At some point in the next two to six months, Apple will unleash their latest big cat: Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It's no secret - Apple has been talking about Snow Leopard for ages, with particular emphasis on how Snow Leopard will focus on performance, efficiency, and "core innovation" rather t...

Rate TUAW review: Daylite 3.9, Daylite Server, and Daylite Touch

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Fri, Apr 17    1 related articles

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By Steven Sande Filed under: Enterprise, Software, Features, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch TUAWTUAW review: Daylite 3.9, Daylite Server, and Daylite Touch originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Rate How To: Hacked: $200 ITunes Gift Card for Only $2.60

Original at CIO external link    Mon, Apr 13

 MA The code can then be used to redeem the card from a user's iTunes account, according to Chinese blog Outdustry. On Ebay US, $200 Apple iTunes Gift cards codes can be bought for as little $43, including a "free tutorial creating US $ account. ...

Rate How To Get The Mac Theme For WindowsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Apr 10

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Rate Now, Will Apple Do A Music Subscription Service?

Original at BusinessWeek external link    Tue, Apr 7

By Peter Burrows But the technology that enables app developers to offer subscriptions could also help Apple offer a music subscription service, for people who want to pay a monthly charge for access to the full iTunes library. Such a billing option isn't all Apple would need to do this. It would also need to...

Rate Patch: Apple Updates iTunes to 8.1.1

Original at The Apple external link    Mon, Apr 6    7 related articles

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By Darrell Etherington Apple today released an update for iTunes, bringing the version number to 8.1.1. jkOnTheRun: Will Palm Pre Software Updates Be Free?jkOnTheRun: iTunes Plus — fool me twice, shame on meWebWorkerDaily: Apple iPhone OS 3.0: A Web Working Perspective

Rate TUAW 2006

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Wed, Apr 1

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By Christina Warren Filed under: Hardware, Humor, Apple History Here's hoping that a "real" iTunes phone appears from Apple sometime in the future. Will Vista beat Leopard? We'll just have to see if Leopard has the goods to compete with Vista. Apple Stock: How high can it go?

Rate Apple's Updated Safari Browser: Hedging The App Store Bet

Original at BusinessWeek external link    Tue, Feb 24

At the same time, however, he thinks Apple is smartly preparing to play in this future mobile Web, while currently cashing in on the App Store. He marvels that Apple made it possible for iPhone users to add their favorite websites on the home page of the device, next to all the apps they've dow...

Rate Podcast: iPhone to Add Location Logging?

Original at TidBITS external link    Thu, Feb 19

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Activate the location application on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Once selected, any available location information will be transferred to your iPhoto library and associated with the photos in the selected event(s). Select an iPhone or iPod Touch from your list of named devices. Once selec...

Rate Podcast: Liquid Submersion Indicators Reveal Accidental Dips

Original at TidBITS external link    Tue, Feb 17

As Apple clearly states on its support pages, "Liquid damage repair is not covered by the Apple one year limited warranty or the AppleCare Protection Plan." Thus, if your MacBook Air or iPhone receives an accidental dunking, you're not going to be able to convince Apple to repair it for fre...

Rate How To: Apple MobileMe File Sharing TutorialVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Feb 13

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Rate Patch: Apple's NVIDIA Graphics Update offers HD, Mini DisplayPort fixes

Original at Ars Technica external link    Mon, Jan 26

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According to Apple, the 3.21MB download "improves cursor movement when using the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter with the Mini DisplayPort enabled MacBook Air, MacBook and MacBook Pro." It addresses issues that some users were having regarding jerky cursors on their ne...

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Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Jan 20

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Rate How To: The Netbook Hackintosh Video Apple Is Suing Wired For [Breaking]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Gizmodo external link    Wed, Jan 14

By matt buchanan Brian actually loaned his personal MSI Wind Hackintosh for the Giz Gallery. It seems more likely that Apple is actually sending Wired a cease-and-desist rather than asking for money—telling them to pull the tutorial, which explicitly lays out step by step how to put OS X on a netbook, incl...

Rate iPhone iPod touch Tip - How To Sync Google CalendarVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Jan 5

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By rss@youtube.com (KeyBcodeR) For Jailbroken iPhone & iPod touch ONLY!!!! I short video of how to sync your Web version of Google Calendar with the iPhone version of Google Calendar with Nemus Sync. Available @ Cydia for Free. http://twitter.com/keybcoder http://itouchnology.blogspot.com http://jon4lakers.co...

Rate Podcast: iTunes Fails the Parental Rental

Original at TidBITS external link    Mon, Feb 4

By glenn@tidbits.com (Glenn Fleishman) My first reaction to Steve Jobs's announcement at the Macworld Expo keynote that Apple would offer downloadable rentals was, oh, good, my wife and I can finally give up on the pretense that we actually watch movies via our Netflix subscription, rather than simply let the discs gather dus...

Year 2007

 

Rate Recipe for Apple Butter Spice Cake - WRAL.com

Original at WRAL.com external link    Fri, Dec 14

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Recipe for Apple Butter Spice Cake  NC - How about a cup of fat-free apple butter instead? Health-conscious bakers have been using applesauce to cut fat for a long time, but the delightful ...

Rate How To: Apple: iPhone Book Sneak Peek: Third-Party iPhone Application Tutorial

Original at Gizmodo external link    Tue, Sep 4

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By Jason Chen Pash over at Lifehacker has a tutorial up on how to install third-party applications to your iPhone. It's notable because it comes straight from our iPhone Book, along with many more tips and tricks that you won't find in other books (seriously, we've read the other books, and they don't ha...

Year 2006

 

Rate Apple Updates Recent Security Patch

Original at The Mac Observer external link    Thu, Mar 16

Apple on Thursday issued a version 1.1 revision to the Security Update 2006-002 patch released earlier this week. Apple's Web page about the update provides very little information, other than to say that it's only for Mac OS X v10.4.5 users, as a reader pointed out in the comments. Thanks to Ma...

Year 2005

 

Rate Opinion: New 20" iMac G5 earns CNET's Editor's Choice Award

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Fri, Nov 18

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By David Chartier The review probably isn't anything the typical Apple fan hasn't heard about already, but it's still awesome that a site like CNET has given Apple a good mark for a great product. via Digg] ReadPermalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments Ads by Google

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