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- Nike+ GPS app adds new Tag feature to foster competition between friends
We just talked to Nike last week about its Nike+ GPS app for the iPhone, and there's another update to the already full-featured app. A new feature called Tag brings competition into Nike+ GPS. After you finish a run in the app, you can press the Tag button to invite as many of your friends or contacts to the game as you want; each user invited has to complete a certain goal within three days. The goal can be set for distance, time, or the last person to actually go running. At the end of the game, everyone gets to know who was "IT" -- whoever went the shortest or whoever ran last.
It's all meant in fun, but it seems like a cool, social way to keep your friends running, a little competition between fellow runners. There's a video, embedded after the break, that Nike put together to show how it all works. The Tag feature is a free update to current owners of the app, but new users will have to pick it up for the usual price of US$1.99.Continue reading Nike+ GPS app adds new Tag feature to foster competition between friends
Nike+ GPS app adds new Tag feature to foster competition between friends originally appeared on TUAW on Sat, 15 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPhone increases US-China trade deficit by $2 billion
According to a report by a pair of economists out of the Asian Development Bank Institute, the success of Apple's iPhone plays a major role in contributing to the USA's trade deficit with China. The Wall Street Journal (login required) explains that while sales of the iPhone show around a $2 billion trade surplus with China on paper as of 2009, the actual figure is a lot less because the iPhone is only assembled in China, not designed there. While the wholesale price of an iPhone is $178.96, the value of the only truly "Chinese" part is assembly, valued at $6.50 per unit. But because the iPhone ships from inside China, the entire value gets added into the trade figures, thus showing the $2 billion trade surplus. If the numbers actually accounted for the true value coming out of China, the surplus for 2009 would have been about $73 million instead -- meaning in reality there is an almost $2 billion trade deficit just from the iPhone alone.
The report goes on to say there are many variables at play when looking for the true trade deficit numbers, and lawmakers shouldn't make any trade rules based on such potentially incomplete data. With Apple sales on the rise and its net income following suit, and with Foxconn recently hiring 400,000 workers for its new plants in China, no one is saying that the trade figures between the two countries aren't vital to the economies of both.
[via Business Insider]iPhone increases US-China trade deficit by $2 billion originally appeared on TUAW on Sat, 15 Jan 2011 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - The Beatles sell five million songs on iTunes
The Loop reports that The Beatles have sold five million songs and one million albums since going on sale in the ITunes Store last November. So far, the most popular Beatles song download is "Here Comes the Sun," while the band's top-selling album is "Abbey Road."
Last week we reported that The Beatles' surviving band members (and the estates of John and George) got a special royality deal from Apple in order to get The Beatles on the iTunes Store. As part of that deal, The Beatles will reportedly earn between 18 to 22.5 cents per track sold on iTunes. With five million individual tracks sold so far, that equates to a cool $900,000 to $1.125 million profit for The Beatles for just seven weeks of sales. Not a bad gig if you can get it.The Beatles sell five million songs on iTunes originally appeared on TUAW on Sat, 15 Jan 2011 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple's new Berlin store will open in upscale Kurfürstendamm
Two different German Mac news sites report that Apple's latest store in Berlin will be placed in the Kurfürstendamm section of the city, an upscale shopping avenue that houses big fashion store name hotels, and nice restaurants. That sounds about right for an Apple store.Both iFun and Macerkopf report the location will have 5,000 square feet in a former movie theater located across from the Hard Rock Cafe. Posted to Flickr by user Katymcc, the photo to the right shows the location in 1950, when it was renamed the "Wien," formerly known as the Union Palace. iFun says construction is waiting on a few permissions, but there's no word on when the store will be done or officially opened.
Apple is making a nice push for retail overseas lately, so by the time this new Berlin store is completely finished, it should be yet another jewel in the Apple retail crown.Apple's new Berlin store will open in upscale Kurfürstendamm originally appeared on TUAW on Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - OMGuitar iPad app lets you strum away on your iPad
This music video of a girl playing Garbage's "Only Happy When it Rains" (embedded in the continuation of this post) is actually an ad for an iPad app called OMGuitar, but that doesn't make it any less impressive -- the app looks pretty good. It allows you to hit a button to choose whatever chord you want to play, and then you strum along on virtual strings to your heart's content. The app also offers up some simple guitar effects to play around with as well.
Unfortunately, since you're playing with an iPad, there's no tactile feedback, so I'd imagine you'd have to practice a bit to know exactly where to put your fingers and when. But given a few chords and a little bit of time with the app, it seems like it would be pretty easy to strum out a few of your favorite popular songs this weekend.
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OMGuitar iPad app lets you strum away on your iPad originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Old Sierra On-Line games now available on iPad via the web
Get ready to lose your weekend. As we reported it would a while back, Sarien.net is now offering up a whole slew of old Sierra On-Line games, playable through your iPad's web browser for free. The first three King's Quest games, the first two Police Quest games, and even a Leisure Suit Larry title are all online and available. Sarien.net even allows for multiplayer within these old games, so you might see some other players in there while you're wandering around trying to solve puzzles. For those of us who grew up or cut our gaming teeth on these Sierra titles, this is kind of a goldmine.
Sarien, a.k.a. Martin Kool, hasn't received a cease-and-desist from Activision yet, but he has received some kudos from some of the original games' creators. Hopefully that will be enough to keep Activision's legal team at bay, at least until they get these games on the iPad officially.
Don't let that stop you from enjoying these games while they're up and able to play -- I just gave King's Quest another shot, and it's weird to go back and play a game where actual death is around every corner.
[via TouchArcade]Old Sierra On-Line games now available on iPad via the web originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Mental Killer is an iPhone magic trick that should throw your friends for a loop
I love a good trick, and it's been ages since I've reviewed any iPhone-based magic, so with the weekend coming up, here's a suggestion for something to keep your friends guessing. The trick is called Mental Killer, and it's just that.Basically here's the effect: You place a note with a phone number of a friend on the table in full view. You have someone select a card, or if you don't have a deck nearby, they can just name one at random. Let's say the four of diamonds was selected -- the friend's phone number is then dialed and verified to match the written number, and your assistant will hear a voice mail message from your friend that names the card. Whoa!
It's a slick variation on a trick most magicians will understand. If you have a few people standing around you can have the spectator put the call on speaker phone. I've tried the trick on a few friends, and it was definitely a fooler. The trick can be repeated with another card named, but I think it dilutes the impact -- just do it once and leave 'em guessing. The app was originally $20, but since it's on sale for just US $0.99, you can get a good price for such a grand effect. Check out YouTube to see the act performed live.
Mental Killer is an iPhone magic trick that should throw your friends for a loop originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Ted Landau explains it all when it comes to Mac App Store restrictions
Ted Landau with the Mac Observer provides an extremely user-friendly look at apps installed via the Mac App Store vs. pre-installed apps and why MAS apps are different from the other apps on your drive. The article gets down to the root level and explains concepts we touched on since MAS' launch as well, such as why third-party apps might appear as being installed, receipt checking and how purchasing MAS apps works when you have multiple Macs.
The article makes it clear that you shouldn't switch to the MAS version of an app unless a developer decides to exclusively offer their software through the MAS and forces the switch. Landau also looks at a new CommerceKit private framework installed with OS X 10.6.6 which prompts an Apple ID sign in when launching unverified MAS apps.
Ted Landau explains it all when it comes to Mac App Store restrictions originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Mac Plus with a crazy helmet
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It was the year that The Hacker Manifesto was written, Halley's Comet was in the skies, the Chernobyl reactor disaster occurred, and the Voyager aircraft did the first round-the-world flight without refueling. The year started on an auspicious note on January 14 with the introduction of the Mac Plus.At the time, this was a heck of a computer. 1 MB of RAM (kids, that IS correct -- one megabyte) that could be expanded to 4 MB, a single 800 KB floppy disk drive, and a SCSI port. The SCSI port allowed the Mac Plus to be attached (and not without a lot of pain) to external peripherals such as SCSI hard disk drives and scanners. It was a speedy machine, with a Motorola 68000 CPU crunching along at 8 MHz. The base machine sold for US$2,599.
Fast-forward to 2011. For a mere pittance, you can pick up a Mac Plus on eBay or at a garage sale. And, if you're Terrence Scoville, you'll use your ingenuity to turn that Mac Plus into an amazing helmet for DJ Kid Chameleon. The helmet features a gutted Mac Plus, strategically located sponges, and an iPad to turn Kid's head into a work of art. There's video after the break, and if you happen to be anywhere near Glendale, CA this evening, be sure to see this helmet in action at LA Art Mix.
[via Macstories]
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Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Mac Plus with a crazy helmet originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Verizon was "never in the running" for original iPhone
Verizon CEO Ian Seidenberg sat down with Charlie Rose of Business Week and confirmed that Verizon was never in the running for the original iPhone. Though Verizon and Apple discussed the iPhone early on, Seidenberg claims that Apple was only interested in choosing one carrier per market and that carrier was AT&T in the U.S. AT&T was selected first because its network was GSM-based and compatible with other carriers worldwide. This revelation is contrary to the popular belief that Verizon was offered the iPhone first and turned it down.
After a few years, Apple began to expand to alternate carriers in Europe and Verizon positioned itself to be Apple's #2 pick when it was ready to branch out in the U.S. The carrier installed CDMA towers on Apple's campus and let Apple test out its CDMA technology. Seidenberg says this about Verizon's preparation for Apple, "when they (Apple) were ready to make a decision to add a second carrier, we made sure that they had a favorable impression."
Now that Apple and Verizon have come together to offer an iPhone, the next evolution, according to Seidenberg, will be in LTE. The wireless carrier is ahead of AT&T in LTE deployment and Apple will benefit from Verizon's advanced position. Seidenberg notes that Apple gets "to establish a relationship with us early in their cycles to take advantage of the 4G stuff that's going to come out over the next 12 months." It's not a confirmation, but Seidenberg's comments strongly suggest the next generation iPhone for Verizon will include LTE connectivity.
[Via AppleInsider]Verizon was "never in the running" for original iPhone originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - LittleSnapper on the Mac App Store and on sale
LittleSnapper from RealMacSoftware is on sale for $5 until January 17th through the Mac App Store. The app normally sells for $25 and had sold for $40 before the Mac App Store.
LittleSnapper is a screenshot management application. Think of it as a combination of Skitch and an iPhoto-like application for managing your screenshots.
We covered LittleSnapper before back when it was released in 2008, if you want more information about the app. You can also download a demo version of the app from RealMacSoftware's website.
LittleSnapper on the Mac App Store and on sale originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple will announce Q1 2011 financials on January 18
Apple has officially announced its intention to share Q1 2011 financial results on January 18 at 2:00 p.m. PST (5:00 p.m. EST). There will be a live audio stream available here. Apple also notes that the call will be made available for replay for 2 weeks.
We'll have a live blog of the results, so be sure to check back on the 18th. Analysts expect Apple's announced results to be ridiculously positive, and we're not going to argue with that.Apple will announce Q1 2011 financials on January 18 originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Spotify moving closer to US release
It seems, according to the New York Post, that Spotify is coming to the U.S. imminently.
Spotify is a Luxembourg-based streaming, ad-supported or subscription based all-you-can-eat music service, currently only available in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, France, Spain and the Netherlands -- much to the dismay of many U.S. music lovers. Spotify is supported on both the Mac and iOS platforms in these countries.
According to The Post, music-industry sources familiar with the discussions between Spotify and major U.S. music companies suggest that a deal between Spotify and Sony Music is just days away. Spotify has also reportedly gained the support of at least one other major music company. However, a Spotify spokesman told The Post, "Negotiations are progressing well, but [we have] nothing to confirm at this stage."
The last we heard on the matter was early last December when Spotify CEO Daneil Ek said, "[the labels] are still trying to get their heads around the space. They are seeing what we are seeing, with mobile and social. They want to make sure that if this is going to move on to be the next thing they want make sure they are setting the right precedents with free models, ad models, subscription models," according to an interview conducted by Mark Sullivan of PC World.
Back then, it didn't look like things were going to be moving forward anytime soon, but in light of The Post's report, it seems some serious head-way has been made. Here's hoping, for our U.S. readers, that we'll see some exciting announcements in the coming days.
[Via Boy Genius]Spotify moving closer to US release originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple to celebrate 10 billion app downloads
Are we really at nearly 10 billion app downloads? It seems like only yesterday that the App Store was born and we celebrated its 1 billionth and 2 billionth downloads. It broke 3 billion downloads just over a year ago. But, thanks in part to the iPad and the growing accessibility to the iPhone worldwide, indeed there have been more app downloads than the current world population and Apple wants to celebrate. The person who downloads the 10 billionth app will win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card (that's US dollars).You can enter the contest without purchasing or downloading an app. You must be age 13 or older and a legal resident of participating countries -- if the contest is promoted on the front page of the App Store in your country, you're good. Only 25 entries per iTunes account or e-mail address are accepted per day. Read the complete rules to find out all the details and good luck!
Apple to celebrate 10 billion app downloads originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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