Tag Archives : Apple

Image via CrunchBase Google Voice Apps are back – After getting kicked out  from Apple App Store and getting thoroughly banned from the iPhone last July, Google Voice-related apps are back on App Store. Apple has just approved GV Connect, a  U.S. $3 native Google Voice app for the iPhone. This development is a definite surprise, because  last month, Google said that nothing had changed [...]

Apple Apple iOS 4.2 beta made available to developers signed on to its development program. iOS 4.2  is suppose to add a number of features, especially for the iPad, in the form of multi-tasking, AirPlay, folder organization, the ability to print from your iPad and more. Apple has also announced that it is releasing a beta version of its AirPrint wireless printing for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch [...]

iPhone In a message posted to its website on Friday, Apple updated its iPhone case program webpage and announced that the program will officially be coming to an end on September 30. A return to Apple’s normal return policy means that iPhone owner now have only 14 days to return their device and will incur a 10% restocking fee. “We now know that the iPhone 4 antenna attenuation issue [...]

iPhone After Apple has announced yesterday that it will be relaxing all restrictions on the development tools used to create iOS apps, as long as the resulting apps do not download any code, developers were greatly relieved, as it meant that they could again start using third party development tools to create iOS apps. Adobe was glad at this development and has termed  Apple’s decision “great [...]

iPhone Bad news for all the iPhone 3G owners who were looking forward to  Game Center, Apple’s social and gaming networking application, which is  included with iOS 4.1. Apple has confirmed that Game Center will work on the second-generation iPod touch, but not on the iPhone 3G. The first-generation iPhone and iPod touch models are the only other iOS based devices that cannot access Game [...]

Ping Apple’s Ping music social network had a rocky start, it was hit with spam comments,  saw Facebook withdrawing ‘Facebook Connect’ and is plagued with  international availability issues, despite these issues it surpassed the 1 million user milestone in few days after launch. Apple had introduced Ping as the centerpiece of iTunes 10, users can follow updates from both their friends [...]

Facebook Connect Facebook has reportedly pulled the plug on using the ‘Facebook Connect’ on iTunes Ping by turning off Apple’s access to its Facebook Connect API, as  an agreement between Apple and Facebook couldn’t be reached,  prompting Facebook to cut off access.  Apple subsequently removed the feature from its service. Ideally, Facebook’s  API is open to any application [...]

Image Source - Sophos.com Internet and Spam are synonymous,  how could Apple’s recently launched Ping Social Networking site be safe from spam. The Ping network which is  integrated with iTunes 10 and allows iTunes users to follow  artists, update status and swap comments with other fans got attacked by spammers within few hours of its launch, the comments sections to be swamped by phony [...]

iTunes Ping Apple’s upgrade to iTunes 10 with an improved interface and new logo saw the  media management software turn into a fledgling social network called Ping that could rival Facebook and Twitter. The 160 million of  iTunes Store registered users worldwide can now click the ‘Ping’ tab in iTunes, create a profile and begin following and being followed by like-minded [...]

new Apple iPod Touch The new iPod Touch is an iPhone 4, minus the phone and SMS functions – need we say more.it is powered by the the same A4 chip found in  iPhone 4.  There’s an integrated gyroscope now for more  gaming control. The Wi-Fi antenna now supports 802.11n at 2.4GHz. The two noteworthy improvements are the Retina screen and the dual cameras. The screen is the same found [...]