News Archive for 08/10/27

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LivingSocial iPhone app

10/27, 9:40pm

LivingSocial.com releases app for iPhone

LivingSocial.com has released a LivingSocial app for the iPhone and iPod touch that allows users to access and publish content in a similar way to the parent site. Users can create book, album, movie, beer, restaurant, or game reviews and add pictures to them in real-time. The app also allows each friend's library of items to be browsed. The profile can be synced with the corresponding accounts on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Orkut, and hi5.

Safari Bookbag for iPhone

10/27, 8:20pm

Safari Bookbag for iPhone allows book downloads

Safari Books Online has announced Safari Bookbag, an app for the iPhone and iPod touch that allows downloading of chapters or full book PDF files. Users can sync their device with the "My Downloads" library from a Safari Books Online account. The PDF files can then be accessed by tapping on the title of the book. When an internet connection is available, the files can be downloaded from within the Bookbag application, where they will be stored for later access.

TopSkins for new iPods

10/27, 3:00pm

PDO releases TopSkins for iPod nano 4G, Touch 2G

PDO says it has released new TopSkin cases for the iPod touch 2G and nano 4G. The Touch case features a textured protective layer that covers the whole device, leaving just the screen and sensor exposed; the dock connector and earphone jack are accessed by opening flaps. Buttons are likewise covered, but can still be used. Bundled with the package are a lanyard and screen protector.

iPod earnings a fraction?

10/27, 12:10pm

iPod only 14.2 percent of Apple Q4 revenue?

Sales of the iPod have become only a small portion of Apple's revenue stream, claims Bullish Cross. Reflecting on Apple's fourth-quarter financial results, the site notes that company revenue grew approximately 75 percent year-over-year, if revenue deferred through GAAP procedures is taken into account. Under these conditions, the iPod -- frequently cited as the reason for Apple's rebirth -- has dwindled into comparative insignificance, representing only 14.2 percent of revenue for Q4 2008.

WWDC footage on iTunes U

10/27, 10:30am

Apple posts WWDC footage on iTunes U

Months after the actual conference, which occurred in early June of this year, Apple has posted iTunes U videos for a variety of the WWDC 2008 development sessions. The clips are only available to Premiere members of Apple's Developer Connection program, but include some 57 iPhone videos, 92 Mac clips, and 56 IT-related pieces. iPhone topics cover areas such as networking, game development and the Interface Builder, while Mac topics include the likes of Cocoa tips, Aperture plug-ins and the creation of media apps.

Google Earth for iPhone

10/27, 2:05am

Google Earth for iPhone 2.0 now available

Google has released Google Earth for the iPhone [not active yet]. The free iPhone software available now from iTunes, displays the same high-resolution imagery as the desktop version for over half the world's population and a third of the world's land mass. The software allows you to tilt the device to adjust the view of the mountainous terrain as well as show the Panoramio layer to browse the millions of geo-located photos. Users can also view geo-located Wikipedia articles, locate themselves on the map using the device's Location services, and search for cities, places, and businesses with Google Local Search. It is available in English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. It works on the both the iPhone and iPod touch and requires the iPhone 2.0 software. [iTunes Store link]

iTalk for iPhone available

10/27, 12:10am

Griffin's iTalk recorder captures high quality audio

Griffin Technology has released iTalk Recorder for the iPhone and iTalk Sync for the Mac, allowing users to manage recordings using the iPhone or second generation iPod touch. The software gives users the ability to stop and start recordings, play recordings back, chose good, better or best quality levels and manage multiple recordings. iTalk Sync, running on a user's Mac, offers drag-and-drop transfers of recordings from the iPhone to the Mac via Wi-Fi.