News Archive for 08/11/14

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Citrix promises remote Windows access for iPhone

11/14, 3:55pm

Citirix apps iPhone-bound

Citrix will bring its XenDesktop and XenApp applications to the iPhone, the company has announced. XenApp is used to virtualize individual Windows programs such as Excel or SAP, which can then be run remotely in a client-server configuration; XenDesktop expands this concept to cover an entire XP or Vista system. For the iPhone the software will be mainly be tweaked to use multi-touch commands, such as pinching and panning.

Briefcase, Briefcase Lite update for image support

11/14, 3:05pm

Briefcase apps updated

Hey Mac software has updated the iPhone file transfer apps Briefcase and Briefcase Lite, adding better image handling, and an improved password interface. The software now supports image tiling, reducing images to two megapixels for viewing on the iPhone. The login window now defaults to not remembering passwords, and passwords in the keychain can now be cleared. Also new is an iPhone-based FAQ interface, fixed symbolic link support, and a remedy for a scrolling bug. The new apps are also available on all the iTunes App Stores, after previously being limited to the US, Canada and Europe.

iPod triggers Chinese patent infringement suit

11/14, 2:35pm

Chinese iPod lawsuit

Apple and two affiliated companies have been sued in China for patent infringement, according to People's Daily Online. Two Beijing residents, Cai Yaohua and Chen Shaohua, are said to hold a patent for an intelligent audio server; the individuals believe that their technology is being used illegally in iPods, as well as a number of other players. The case will bring Apple, Apple Computer Trading, and Whuan COODOO before the Wuan Intermediate People's Court. The patent in question was applied for in 1996, and finally granted in 2002.

ezGear launches ezBling for iPod nano 4G

11/14, 1:15pm

ezBling case for Nano 4G

ezGear has launched a new case for the fourth-generation iPod nano, the ezBling Clear Case. Made of semi-crystalline thermoplastic material, the transparent case uses a close fit, and has a repeating diamond-pattern effect which allows a Nano's color to project through. It arrives with a belt clip and static screen protector, and provides access to all of a Nano's ports, plus the clickwheel.

iPhone gets '80s Mac game, Crystal Quest

11/14, 12:15pm

Crystal Quest for iPhone

Hands-On Mobile has ported a 1980s space-shooter game, Crystal Quest, to the iPhone. Crystal Quest was the first color game for the Mac, launched in 1987, and has been retrofitted with updated graphics. Players fly a spaceship collecting crystals in space, while simultaneously trying to evade enemies that attack from the sides of the screen. Gamers defend themselves with a combination of guns and smartbombs as they try to progress to the next level.

Twittelator Pro 1.5 supports alternate services

11/14, 11:55am

Twittelator Pro 1.5 posted

Stone Design says it has released the v1.5 update to Twittelator Pro, its high-end Twitter client for the iPhone and iPod touch. The software simplifies the process of posting tweets from a handheld, by means of features like streamlined views, multiple accounts, and the ability to paste images, links and text. Version 1.5 of the app introduces support for another microblogging service, identi.ca, and photo uploads to the Pikchur hosting service.

AllCalc merges multiple calculators for iPhone/iPod

11/14, 11:00am

AllCalc for iPhone/iPod

Bayhoff Software has published AllCalc 1.0, a calculator app for the iPhone and iPod touch. The software differs from most other calculators on Apple handhelds by gathering several different functions into one location. In the case of AllCalc, these include tips, wage, sales tax, sales price, amortized mortgage and BMI (body mass index) options.

iPhone apps: Fieldrunners, Topple, Fleck

11/14, 1:45am

Cubix, Lemonade Stand

Fieldrunners ($5) is a tower defense game optimized for the iPhone and iPod touch. Players seek to take control of a field with the use of upgradeable towers and a wide array of tactics and strategies. Players have access to four unique towers each with its own strengths and weaknesses. There are towers designed specifically for a quick build, air defense and ground defense.