A new automatic screening technique Apple is using for the App Store appears to be backfiring, claims developer Rogue Sheep. The screening is believed to be aimed at catching unauthorized APIs, blocked under Apple's submission rules. A number of the apps trapped so far are allegedly ones using Three20, an Objective-C library. Rogue Sheep's Postage has in the past relied on some Three20 code, and so private API calls were removed from the software before submitting a recent update.
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GPS maker TomTom has revealed a new car mount, one designed exclusively for the iPod touch. The accessory reflects a recent update to the company's GPS app, which now includes Touch support. The new kit is little different from its more broadly-compatible iPhone version, mainly being $20 cheaper at a price of $100.
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With this tool users can keep track of their holiday shopping lists. The software tracks individual budgets for each person on a list and also tracks an overall total budget. As items are purchased users can go in and check them off and the budgets will automatically be updated. Christmas Gifts List also features PIN protection to keep others from viewing the shopping list.
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This adventure game places the player in a story which takes place dung the Palaeolithic period in prehistoric time. Players must work through a series of puzzles in hopes of finding a long-forgotten friend. Secret of the Lost Cavern includes an original soundtrack, a variety of prehistoric characters to interact with, and highly detailed environments to explore.
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Monster Bash is an arcade game that has been based onto classic whack-a-mole genre. The game features an Arcade mode that includes 10 different levels each which introduces a new enemy. In this mode players can also collect gold and purchase weapon upgrades and items. Additionally, Monster Bash features a Freeplay mode where players have 60 seconds to get the highest score possible.
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This application allows users to take a quick succession of images with the iPhone's built-in camera. Users can select to take images in bursts of 2, 4, or 8 shots and choose which images are actually saved to the devices Photo Library.
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With Raconteur users can keep a journal that contains both notes and images. When users open up the application they are taken to a page to record notes for the current day and also can see what was recorded exactly one year ago. Users can also choose to go back to older entries by manually entering a date or by searching through a calendar.
Apple Store workers will soon have more apps for their iPod touch-based EasyPay handhelds, a source claims. The devices are currently meant to run Easy Touch, an app which handles roaming checkouts in tandem with an attached card reader and barcode scanner. Apple is gradually retiring an assortment of Windows CE-based checkout units, which have been criticized as slow and unreliable.
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Cerulean has released an iPhone version of Trillian, its normally Windows-based instant messaging client. The app syncs with both web and desktop clients, and supports several different messaging networks, including AIM, ICQ, Google, Jabber, MSN and Yahoo. Users can correspondingly login with multiple accounts, and switch between chats via tabs.
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As promised, TomTom has released an updated GPS app for the iPhone. A previously unannounced feature is support for the iPod touch, which normally lacks a GPS receiver. As with the recent Magellan app however, Touch support can only be enabled by docking with a first-party car kit.
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Thu November 19, 2009 | Posted in: iPod, computers
The MacBook and the iPod touch have both taken positions on a Time list of the top 25 travel gadgets for 2009. The updated plastic MacBook is complimented for being tougher than its predecessor, and having LED backlighting, which contributes to a maximum seven-hour battery life. The magazine also remarks on the presence of a glass multi-touch trackpad, and the removal of mercury and arsenic from materials.
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Thu November 19, 2009 | Posted in iphone apps
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FlipBook allows users to create colorful drawings and animations with their fingertips. FlipBook features all the necessary tools to begin animating, from an eraser to layer tools. Images can even be loaded from a photo library and then drawn on top of. A recent update has added several new tools for rearranging frames, rotating and scaling layers, and combining layers.
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With Swipe Ruler users can get an approximate measurement for items from a few inches in length up to several feet. The application uses the devices built-in accelerometer to perform calculations and only requires the device to be slid across a surface.
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This photo tool can combine a map showing where a picture was taken and the picture that was taken there. The maps are automatically retrieved and are added as an extension to the image instead of reducing the original size of the image. Users can additionally choose to add a time-stamp along with latitude and longitude information to the image. The latest update adds the ability to retrieve the GPS data from the EXIF information stored in images in the devices Camera Roll.
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JoinMe is a tool that can locate other contacts who are running the application on their device. The service offers privacy by always offering users the option to accept or deny being tracked by another user. If the invite is accepted the contacts location is shown on a map and follows their location as they move.
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With iCarol users can send virtual Christmas carols to friends and family. Contacts can be selected from the devices contact list or additional email addresses can be added. The application includes more than 20 classic Christmas songs which are accompanied by images and lyrics. Users can also choose to set up a virtual yule log while the song is playing.
Apple is likely to sell between 2.8 and 2.9 million Macs in the December quarter, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. The forecast is based on October sales data from the NPD Group, which indicates that the month's Macs were up 7 percent year-over-year. Should Apple meet expectations, overall growth for the December period should be 14 percent.
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Tue November 17, 2009 | Posted in: gaming, iPhone apps
EA Mobile has launched two new games for the iPhone and iPod touch, Auditorium and Surviving High School. Auditorium is an audio-visual puzzle game where players must guide a “Flow” of particles into audio containers. The game features five acts with up to 7 levels in each, and has variety of different ways for users to win each level. Players control the “Flow” via the touchscreen, where they can attract, repel or deflect the light stream, while avoiding obstacles that can disrupt it. Users can also go to the in-game store and buy additional movement features such as new acts, concepts, colors and themes.
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Tue November 17, 2009 | Posted in: software, audio
Snarb.tk has released a public beta of its new iTunes controller, Everplay. The new media player offers playback of music from iTunes libraries and Last.fm online radio services. It can browse and search for individual tracks, with metadata and playcounts both updated on the next launch of iTunes. Everplay also supports a jukebox mode for making playlists on the fly.
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The App Store is doing fairly well in China, in spite of obstacles to its adoption, says the Wall Street Journal. Over $1 million in sales are said to have been made so far, a significant amount given the short space of time in which the store has been open. Some popular apps include the instant messaging title QQ, and the real-time strategy game Command & Conquer: Red Alert.
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GPS maker Magellan has launched a new iPhone GPS application, RoadMate 2010. Like most such apps, the software provides turn-by-turn navigation, with features like bookmarks, lane guidance and spoken navigation cues. Aspects separating RoadMate include a pedestrian mode, and an associated "find your car" option, which marks a parking place for later return.
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Google has released v2.0 of Google Earth for the iPhone, its portable 3D mapping software. Users navigate a graphic representation of the Earth, on which various places, businesses, photos and Wikipedia articles can be located. The second edition is a major update, allowing users to import Google Maps content from the web. After logging into a Maps account, the app can impose route information on terrain.
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Apple is looking to hire a new game programmer for its Cupertino headquarters, listings show. The person would specifically hold the title of "game/media software engineer," and work with a small team on various entertainment apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. Requirements include three to four years of game development experience, with knowledge of C, C++, Objective-C and/or iPhone programming. Applicants must also have "at least one AAA title" under their belt, and ideally skills in audio, graphics or network code.
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Tue November 17, 2009 | Posted in iphone apps
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In Star Wars: Trench Run take on the role of a Rebel pilot and must fend off TIE fighters before heading into a trench of the Death Star. After entering the trench players must avoid obstacles and Darth Vader's cannon fire. Players can also harness the power of the Force to slow down time and increase their agility. The game is fully rendered in 3D graphics and includes original music and sound effects from the movies.
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This application allows users to create rich text HTML email templates on an iPhone or iPod touch. Each template can contain placeholders which automatically retrieve information from a users address book data for creating personalized messages. Users can also name each template and sort them into different groups. With the latest release users can also create and edit templates in the landscape orientation.
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This educational tool can help users learn basic times tables. The application includes three different learning modes: a times table grid, flash cards, and an animated orchard. The grid shows multiplication facts in a table allowing users to get an overall visual representation while the flash cards allow users to swipe through flash guards while working out answers. The apple orchard helps teach multiplication with a visual representation of the equations with trees and apples.
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With Net Scan users can scan hosts or network ranges on the internet or a local network for running services and other information. The software can find both Mac and PC hosts along with hidden network servers and devices and show related network information. Version 1.3 has improved the wake on LAN/WAN feature and has added the option to skip port scanning.
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Layers is a drawing application that allows users to create images with different layers. Drawings can contain up to five layers which can be rearranged at anytime. Layers also includes ten different brushes, a full spectrum of colors, undo support, and an eraser tool. The new release has introduced a new smudge tool and a redesigned tool palette. The update also adds a new photo import panel, allowing users to drag and scale photos as you add them to a project.
Sleek Audio on Monday launched its wooden SA1 in-ear headphones which can be tuned and worn either as wired headphones or wirelessly. The SA1 set has 6mm drivers housed in a Siam rosewood body. Thanks to Sleek's optional Kleer wireless system, the wires can be detached and users can listen to music wirelessly. Frayed, pinched or otherwise damaged wires can be replaced anytime.
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Mon November 16, 2009 | Posted in iphone apps
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PDF-Pro can be used to store and view PDF files on an iPhone or iPod touch. The reader includes support for bookmark creation, and viewing, allowing users to quickly flip though long documents. Support for encrypted PDFs is allow included along with support for double byte characters such as those found in Korean, Japanese, and Chinese. The application has also recently been enhanced with a Text Reflow View mode that helps improve the readability of PDF documents.
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With iAccounts users can manage personal security information such as passwords, credit card numbers, social security numbers, and more. The application includes 20 different field types for data input and allows users to define additional fields. iAccounts also uses a 4-digit PIN protection system to help keep data safe on the device.
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In this game players must survive a zombie onslaught for as long as possible. Players can take on the zombies single handed or join forces with up to three other friends. A multiplayer connection can be established over a local WiFi connection and the built-in matchmaking system can find other players from around the world. Zombies also includes three different control schemes for players to choose from.
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This utility can turn the screen of an iPhone into a digital heads up display like those found in airplanes or sci-fi movies. The display adds a compass, GPS information, and a horizontal tilt gauge on top of the live video feed from the devices camera. Spyglass can also connect to the internet and access street maps that automatically orient to the users direction.
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Here IM uses GPS technology to determine a users location and allows them to send this information along with a picture. The related information is sent in the form of an e-mail with any images tagged on as attachments. The application also includes the ability to send directions to custom locations through manually address entry.
Apple is planning to launch a new iPhone app for visitors to its retail stores, several sources claim. So far dubbed "Concierge," the app is expected to mimic the company's web-based reservations system, which lets users schedule Genius Bar and One to One appointments. Users should also be able to monitor various types of membership subscriptions. No date for the app's release has so far been leaked.
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Mon November 16, 2009 | Posted in: iPod, iPhone, gaming
Gamers should in the future be able to play OnLive titles via an iPhone, the company claims. The forthcoming service takes an alternate approach to processor load, shifting the burden from local devices to OnLive's servers; gamers play via a video stream, making performance more closely tied to bandwidth. Early iPhone support was demonstrated late last week alongside clients for TVs and computers.
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