Pocket Gamer reports that Apple’s 3.1.3 firmware for the iPod Touch is now free. Apple has eliminated the price for upgrading your iPod touch to the latest firmware, making version 3.1.3 free for everyone. That’s a significant shift by Apple, which had recently lowered the price of the firmware upgrade in hopes of coaxing iPod […]
Apple today released a minor update for the iPhone and iPod touch. The update which weighs in around the upper 200MB mark depending on device seems to deliver just bug fixes according to the attached release notes. iPhone OS 3.1.2 Software Update This update for iPhone and iPod touch contains bug fixes and improvements, including […]
There was also the charge of hypocrisy; if Steve Jobs truly hates DRM so much and wanted it gone from iTunes Store music, why does he continue to lather it onto all video content from Apple, and why did he voluntarily add it to iPhone apps? Is it really Hypocrisy? Â Not really…. Â It’s called being […]
ArsTechnica had a small tidbit regarding iPhone 3.2 OS (iPad only). Thankfully, Apple has addressed this in the iPad-only iPhone OS 3.2. The documentation for the SDKindicates that it uses a “shared folder” that any iPad application can read and write. This shared folder will also mount as a disk whenever an iPad is plugged […]
Here’s a first hand experience (not mine), about a stolen iPhone, and a little bit of deterimination… The whole thing started when my plane landed in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon at 2:55pm coming from Cabo San Lucas. The guy sitting next to me on the plane asked me to loan him a pen so […]
Apple today introduced the iPad. The 0.5′-thick tablet weighs 1.5 lbs. and touts a 9.6′ LCD (IPN) display. It features built-in Bluetooth and 802.11n connectivity, accelerometer, and compass and will be available in sizes from 16GB to 64GB. It uses a proprietary 1GHz Apple processor; the battery is purported to feature up to 10 hours […]
A new report suggests that iPhone OS 4.0 could be close to release, months before it would normally be expected. Apple has heretofore only released new firmware with new phone models. However, CNET reports that a “prominent” app developer says he’s got the new SDK and has updated his app already. In the past, Apple […]
This week the mythical Macalope, covers yet again several ideas that are floating around the Mac loving universe… The release of the Macintosh Tablet Suggested ways to use the iSlate Including: Working on your motorcycle? Prop the tablet up in your garage and watch a video from Paul Teutul Sr. and Jr. (and promptly get […]