This Week’s Best Apps #24
It’s a good week to be an iDevice owner. Some truly outstanding — and long-awaited — apps came out this week, and I’ve curated them for your perusal. Let’s dive in…
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The iPhone comes to France – for a variety of prices
Of all the places that the iPhone has gone on sale, I think France is – by far – the most interesting. Orange, who has the “exclusive” contract with Apple (but it’s hardly what I would call exclusive at this point) is reporting that over 50,000 users have already placed orders for Apple’s revolutionary phone…but…
Apple releases two new iPhone Ads
Yesterday Apple released two brand new iPhone ads. They seem to have, thankfully, abandoned the previous campaign which focused on individuals telling iPhone stories. These ads are a return to the original style of iPhone ad, with one entitled “Facebook” showing off the Facebook web app, and another which shows you how you can look…
AT&T shows off iPhone at CTIA
Engadget reports that AT&T COO Randall Stephenson very briefly showed off the iPhone yesterday at CTIA. Stephenson said that AT&T (formerly Cingular) has received over 1 million customer inquiries about the device since Macworld. How many of those will turn into sales? That’s anyone’s guess, but it is very clear that the iPhone has the…
The 10 Most Useful Defaults Write Commands for OSX
At their heart, Macs are very tweakable machines. OSX is a great operating system because most settings work just fine as they are, but with a few simple Terminal commands you can change just about anything that doesn’t suit you perfectly. These commands are called Defaults Write Commands, and when entered into the OSX command…
What the iPhone needs next – organization
I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for the iPhone 3.0. I’m sincerely hoping by then that we have an improvement on the organization of the iPhone Apps – because they are seriously starting to get out of hand. I currently have 7 of the 9 available screens filled to the brim with…
Are Bloggers over stating the App Store problems?
Over the weekend, and again today, I have read posts on other blogs about the current issues surrounding the App Store, and problems that developers are having with it. The first was on TUAW this weekend. It’s titled simply enough “iPhone 2.1 SDK Disappointments” but the post itself includes a variety of over the top…
This Is How You Hack an iPhone With Play-Doh
When Touch ID was first introduced, iPhone owners felt nothing short of invincible. Finally, no passcodes to remember. No need to fear someone guessing the passcode. Everything’s secure. No one can use my finger(s) without your consent. Unless they cut off a finger or two. But that method does not involve your consent.
Rumor: iPad Preorders Starting Feb 25
Admit it; You want an iPad. It makes sense, I mean, you’re on the go all the time, and you want the WSJ to look good online, not just iPhone good, right? Sure, it’s pricey, but you’ve made up your mind, put away some shiny coins, and decided that come April – or whenever it’s…
Apple climbs 38 slots on Fortune 500
Apple managed to jump 38 spots on the Fortune 500 this year, from 159 up to 121, making it the 4th highest ranking company in its industry behind Dell (No. 34), IBM (No. 15), and HP (No. 14) according to MaCNN (I assume we’re talking about computer manufacturing here, and not software, or media devices.)…
Will Steve Jobs make an Apperance at Macworld 2009?
The LAST Apple Macworld Keynote is only a few days away. Right now there are some really interesting (and other not-so-interesting) rumors about what exactly this Keynote will be about. Right now we just don’t know. One thing that strikes me, though, is the idea that this Keynote will be Jobs-less. Just because Phil Schiller…
iPhone could be closer to entering China
A new job posting by Apple suggests that the company may be closer to bringing the iPhone to China. The company is seeking an iPhone Quality Assurance Engineer in Beijing. China is, of course, a massive market for mobile phones, and Apple would love to find their way into that market. Rumors have been on…