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- AT&T could lose 26% of iPhone customers, study suggests
With Verizon picking up the iPhone 4 in the U.S., market research firm ChangeWave decided to see just how much of an impact the new carrier would have on AT&T. The result of a survey of over 4,000 U.S. consumers shows that a whopping 26% of respondents said that they would drop AT&T for Verizon.
42 percent of the folks who say they're going to move to VZW say that they're tired of the poor reception they get on the AT&T network, while 27 percent stated that dropped calls were the reason.
Paul Carton, director of research at ChangeWave, noted that AT&T's current "churn rate" -- the number of subscribers who say they are planning to change carriers in the next 90 days -- is at an all-time high of around 15 percent at this point. Only last June, that rate was at about 9 percent. Verizon's churn rate is only about 4 percent by comparison.
ChangeWave did find a sliver lining to AT&T's cloudy future, as the carrier has improved the rate at which it drops calls. Only 4.7 percent of AT&T subscribers reported a dropped call in the last 90 days, down from 6 percent back in September of 2010.
TUAW would like to perform its own market research with our awesome readers, so we'd like to know if current AT&T iPhone customers are planning on jumping ship for Verizon Wireless. Take our reader poll, and enjoy the results.
AT&T could lose 26% of iPhone customers, study suggests originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Find my iPad turns up English rugby legend's missing tablet
Former England rugby captain Will Carling has been reunited with his stolen iPad after tracking it down with Apple's free Find My iPhone app. The best part is that he live-tweeted his hunt for the thief.
Carling noticed his iPad was missing after leaving it on a train. He then used Find My iPhone to pinpoint its location and was off. While the chase was no doubt a harrowing experience for Carling, some of his tweets are amusing in hindsight: "breaking news! My Ipad has moved! It is now at the station! This is like Enemy of the State !!"
He eventually pushed a message to the iPad telling its handler that s/he was being tracked, "followed" It (virtually) to a police station and rejoiced at its recovery. Well done.
This isn't the first time we've heard of a successful recovery via Find My iPhone, but it its the first we've seen the victim live tweet the process.
[Via Computer World]Find my iPad turns up English rugby legend's missing tablet originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Instapaper launches API with innovative business model
Popular iOS app and webservice Instapaper by formerly-of-tumblr Marco Arment today announced a new API offering access to content users have added to their Instapaper account.
Instapaper (previous TUAW coverage) is a read-it-later type service born, as so many great apps are, of personal need. Arment would often come across long web posts he wanted to read at work, but at the same time was bored on a long train commute armed only with an iPhone and sketchy cell coverage. He wrote a quick service that would accept web pages from his browser and build a queue of them which he could download to the iPhone -- and he integrated a markup remover into the software that stripped away almost everything from the page except the content, for quicker syncing on 2G networks and easier reading on the iPhone's small screen. Instapaper was released shortly after the App Store itself and has grown solidly in features and reliability since then.
The service has long offered a simple API to allow third-party apps to add content to user's queue. This is what the "Instapaper" buttons in the various Twitter clients and suchlike use. However, up until now, there has been no supported way to allow apps other than Arment's own to pull data back out of the queue -- no alternative Instapaper readers. There are some like InstaFetch for Android that rely on hacks like scraping the Instapaper web page but these are brittle and create support headaches for Arment.
However, in offering a full API for third party reader apps, he acknowledges he is placing his own revenue stream at risk. Presently, he pays for his hosting costs and supports future development through website ads, in-app ads in the free iOS client and a $3.99 premium client. An API undercuts his own business model. He's solved this problem with an unusual approach: the full API will only work for users paying $1/month for a subscription account. In this way, he hopes to create an ecosystem of third-party apps (presumably on platforms he doesn't have the ability to support himself) that use Instapaper without cutting his own business model off at the knees. Arment has also announced Stacks for Instapaper, the first third-party app to use this new API -- a full Instapaper client for Windows Phone 7.
It remains to be seen how successful will be. It's quite possible that existing apps that use webscraping will continue to do so, rather than require their users to pay $1/month. Personally, I think it's a small price to pay for a compelling piece of software, so I hope there isn't an entitlement backlash.
Instapaper launches API with innovative business model originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Verizon iPhone customers lineup across the USVerizon customers began lining up to snag an iPhone 4 from the nation's most reliable carrier today. People were lining up across the country but most lines were reportedly light. Long lines with wait times of several hours were not expected given the ample pre-order opportunities and the cold temperatures which would drive folks inside. Nonetheless, there are a few brave souls who stood out in the cold to buy an iPhone 4 on its first day of availability. Check out our gallery below of a sampling of lines from coast to coast.
Verizon iPhone customers lineup across the US originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple patent would require carriers to bid for iPhone service
Apple was recently awarded a patent describing a wireless selection system that would require carriers to compete for service on an iPhone. According to the patent, the phone would store the network settings for a variety of carriers and select the appropriate service based upon information sent to the phone from a wireless operator. Rather than put the carrier in control of activating service, this system would put the phone and its owner in control of selecting a cellular service provider.
The filing describes a bidding system that lets competing carriers send rate information to the handset. The phone or the user would parse this data and select the most favorable rates for any given geographical location. Interestingly enough, the patent lists Verizon and Sprint as an example of competing carriers that could use this system. This selection service would let Apple act like an MVNO with billing to be handled through iTunes.
This MVNO system is reminiscent of the upgradeable, integrated SIM that emerged last October. According to this earlier rumor, Apple was working with SIM card manufacturer Gemalto to create a cross-carrier SIM card that would let users switch carriers without obtaining a carrier-specific SIM. Carrier response to this proposed SIM card was overwhlimingly negative with several European carriers threatening to drop the subsidized iPhone if Apple were to pursue this SIM card design.Apple patent would require carriers to bid for iPhone service originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Hands-on with the BBC's iPlayer for iPad
As we reported yesterday the BBC's new iPlayer for iPad appeared in iTunes overnight for UK residents and we've got a hands-on look at the app for you. For those who didn't know, iPlayer is a little like Hulu for BBC content; it aggregates almost everything the BBC showed in the last week across its various TV channels and radio stations into an attractive web interface for catch-up viewing. It's free to UK users because of the unique way the BBC is funded (and not currently available outside the UK), so it's a very popular service. It's also quite widely supported on various devices -- the BBC's developers have worked with manufacturers to bring it to Sony's PS3, Nintendo's Wii, the Boxee Box, amongst others.
Up until now, the iPad has been a rather poor relation in the iPlayer universe, despite the naming similarities. Users have had to make do with a rather sub-par web interface to access iPlayer content. The UI was sluggish, small, fiddly and generally unpleasant. This new native app solves all those problems, and adds some nifty new features to boot.
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Hands-on with the BBC's iPlayer for iPad originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW's Daily App: Devil May Cry 4 refrain
This is part of Capcom's holiday sale for Valentine's Day (which is probably also intended to target some new Verizon customers), but Devil May Cry 4 refrain is a pretty good port of the console action game anyway. It features a character named Nero fighting with both guns and a big sword through all kinds of demonic baddies, with the standard Devil May Cry action combos building up as you play along. Unfortunately, like most of these games, buttons are merely overlays on the touchscreen, so really dedicated action gamers may not enjoy the lack of tactile controls. But if you like this action genre at all, DMC4 refrain is a pretty solid version, albeit obviously scaled down for Apple's platform.
The fact that it's on sale for US$0.99 will probably help seal the deal. Devil May Cry 4 refrain also has Retina Display graphics and full Game Center integration, so it's a full-fledged title to play through. If this doesn't float your boat, don't forget about all of the other sales going on. There are lots of high-end titles out there that you can buy for just a buck right now.TUAW's Daily App: Devil May Cry 4 refrain originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Capcom and Sega join Valentine's Day sales on the App Store
Two more big companies have joined the flurry of sales popping up around Valentine's Day next week. Sega has jumped in with prices dropped on plenty of its titles, from US$2.99 down to 99 cents. Capcom has also joined the holiday celebration, bringing Street Fighter IV down to the incredibly low price of just 99 cents. As crazy as these deals are (and they are crazy, even though we saw lots of them in one form or another over the holiday season last December), I expect even more to show up by the end of this week.
You don't have to look far to see why this is happening. EA led the charge with a huge 99 cent sale last quarter, and as a result, it showed record numbers both in terms of sales and profits. Both larger and indie game developers have seen that trend happen, so they seem to be forming a consensus of how to make big money on Apple's App Store. First, release premium games at a premium price, usually $9.99, especially when extremely popular franchises are ported over. Then drop the bottom out of the prices once that initial audience has sold through -- and when a new audience appears, like the Verizon iPhone owners this weekend -- conquering the charts and rocketing the numbers.
We'll have to see how well that works over this weekend. Back during the last holiday sales, EA was pretty much on its own, and other developers had to catch up. This weekend, more companies are on top of the price drops; as a result, we might see fewer sales per company. But as always, it's an experiment, and when sales drop like this, we customers end up getting great games for super cheap.Capcom and Sega join Valentine's Day sales on the App Store originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Is the Apple TV about to take on Xbox Live?
One of TUAW's tipsters points to an interesting possible development for the Apple TV: an online gaming service beyond what Game Center's paltry offerings currently provide, expanding gaming in iOS to the "hobby" living room device.Mysterious references to "ATVThunder" in the yet-to-be-released iOS 4.3 seem to indicate online games and merchandising will soon flow through iTunes and potentially into your Apple TV. Imagine scheduling games to be played online, viewing games by date, leaderboards by date (beyond Today, This Week and All Time), or watching live games or archived games. From what's been spotted in the OS, these may all be possible via streaming to your Apple TV. Considering the 8 GB of onboard storage for the device, it would have to be streaming, wouldn't it? Luckily the Apple TV is capable of OpenGL rendering, and the onboard processor and iOS frameworks are up to the task of streaming all sorts of things, including games. It's got the same A4 CPU that powers the iPad, clearly a gaming platform in its own right.
Speaking of streaming, there are a couple of other references worth noting: "Sedona" and "Flagstaff" are listed as features in the OS. We have no idea what Flagstaff is, but Sedona is Apple's video rental mechanism. Considering the North Carolina data center for a moment, and what we're seeing in the 4.3 firmware, it isn't too much of a stretch to see video rentals becoming video streaming through the Apple TV.
Another item: FEATURE_REMOTE_SCREENSAVER, which could be a way to push feature-rich screensavers beyond the Mac screen and onto your Apple TV or other iDevice. Imagine seeing Game Center leaderboards live on the Apple TV while you go grab a sandwich. Or something as mundane as the weather. iOS 4.3 is shaping up to be a pretty big update if any of these come to pass.
Lastly, we're seeing support for DVD remotes from vendors such as Denon, Hitachi and Apex. Could this mean third-party remote support for the Apple TV? That would be nice -- and handy if you're watching a lot of movies. Update: As commenters have pointed out, the Apple TV supports third-party remotes as playback remotes. The evidence we're seeing indicates something ... different. Our tipster was intrigued by this behavior from a Harmony remote and decided to investigate. Could the remote be used to manipulate something other than playback? Or could Apple sell a proprietary IR blaster to plug into the USB port on the Apple TV? We'll keep digging for an answer.
To sum up, it appears iOS 4.3 could add some new sales vectors for Apple and some more data sharing services:- Online gaming, from MMOs to arcade games using Xbox Live-style matches and associated merchandising. Beyond your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, these games could be played through the Apple TV. There could even be a new controller in the future, leveraging the infrared or Bluetooth connectivity on the ATV.
- Video streaming rentals and merchandising through Apple TV, quite possibly using the North Carolina data center to push the streams.
- The mysterious "Flagstaff" and a potential remote screensaver to enable stronger Mac/iOS/Apple TV connections.
- Support for third-party remotes with an IR blaster or as more than a playback controller.
Any way you slice it, the next update to iOS looks to deliver some serious mojo to the little black box in the living room.
Is the Apple TV about to take on Xbox Live? originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Set AutoImporter's preferences for cameras and iOS devices
When I plug in my SD card, I want one thing to happen: "Get my pictures (and videos) off this card as quickly as possible." I don't necessarily want to import them to iPhoto or do anything else with them right away. I just want them moved from Point A (the SD card) to Point B (a folder on my Mac).
Ideally, I would like for each device to have its own folder because I don't want pictures from my iPad (screenshots, saved images from the internet, etc.) mixed in with family vacation pictures from my real camera. Fortunately, there is an easy way to do this in Snow Leopard if you take a few minutes to set things up the right way.
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Set AutoImporter's preferences for cameras and iOS devices originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Learn to draw with an iPad
Learn to Draw Digital Sketchbook is a pretty interesting app that teaches you how to draw in step-by-step lessons. You select from the provided drawing tools, follow the spoken and text instructions, and you're on your way.
You can also dive into the app and draw freehand to apply your skills. You can draw on different types of "paper" and vary the size, pressure and hardness of the drawing tools. Drawings can be saved to your photo library or emailed to friends. This is the kind of creative use of the iPad that I really commend, and it's nice to see a clever and highly educational approach to learning. One note: the app only runs in portrait mode. There may be some good reasons for that, but since I keep my iPad in a case that is oriented to landscape, I would have liked the option.
I don't know much about drawing, but I was able to turn out some passable sketches after going through the lessons. The app is from Walter Foster, a company that has been publishing art instruction books for decades. Best of all, the app will get you started for free, but if you want to move much further, you need to get some in-app purchases of additional lessons that cost anywhere from US$2.99 to $6.99. The quality of the lessons is high, and the app is handsome and well organized. About the closest I get to art is landscape photography, but for someone just getting started in sketching, this app is worth a look. You can check the gallery for some screen shots.
Learn to draw with an iPad originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Camera Mic uses iPhone mic as shutter-release button
Can't seem to get just the right angle when taking a picture with your iPhone? Then you may want to check out Camera Mic, which turns the microphone on your iPhone or on your headset cable into a shutter-release button. Brought to our attention by Lifehacker, Camera Mic snaps a picture any time you tap the microphone -- or possibly even when it hears a loud noise nearby, which of course could lead to a full library of forgettable photos to sort through.
But even with the potential to take pictures when you don't mean to, I could see this app coming in especially useful for those of us without forward-facing cameras. When we want to take a group shot that actually includes us, we have to turn the camera around and hope we can hit the shutter button. The ability to just tap the headset cable could make it much easier to take a photo worthwhile of being put somewhere other than in the trash.
Available on the App Store for just US$0.99, Camera Mic is compatible with iOS 3.1 and later on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. (Maybe they mean iPad 2? Thanks, @Victimsofgravity.) Between the professional photographers using iPhones and reporters at The New York Times recording the news with theirs, the iPhone is sure showing its versatility in the photography world -- and an app like Camera Mic has the possibility of making it even more popular.
[via Lifehacker]Camera Mic uses iPhone mic as shutter-release button originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Enter to win a copy of the Sparrow email client for MacSparrow's popular email application made its official debut in the Mac App Store this week and hit the store with a bang. Within a few hours of its launch, the application climbed to the top of the application charts and has received very favorable reviews.
Sparrow is an email client that dazzles with its simple interface and back-to-the-basics functionality, including drop dead easy navigation and time-saving shortcuts. Currently, the application supports Gmail with IMAP support expected in the next update. It's an excellent email client for an OS X user looking for something different.
To help you get startled with Sparrow, we have five free promo codes to giveaway to five lucky TUAW readers. The rules for the giveaway are located below. Best of luck to all who enter!Continue reading Enter to win a copy of the Sparrow email client for Mac
Enter to win a copy of the Sparrow email client for Mac originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - ThinkGeek's Joystick-It offers a more traditional arcade joystick for your iPad's screenYou've probably seen the Fling, which is TenOne's stick-on joystick for the iPad. Now, ThinkGeek has introduced a competitor -- the Joystick-It is another stick-on joystick for the iPad's touchscreen, this time styled a little more closely to an actual arcade controller. The bottom of the stick has what looks like a suction cup that attaches to the device, and then you can move the stick around to control a capacitive widget on the bottom that acts as your finger normally would on the touchscreen.
I haven't gotten to play with it, but I can't imagine that it offers as big a range of movement as the Fling does. Then again, the Fling is more of a controller-style joystick, while the Joystick-It looks like a full arcade stick, and it has a smaller footprint on the screen. The Joystick-It is more expensive than the Fling, too, at one for US$25, or two for $40 plus shipping from ThinkGeek. We'll have to try one out soon and let you know what we think.
ThinkGeek's Joystick-It offers a more traditional arcade joystick for your iPad's screen originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Walmart to carry Verizon iPhone in 600 stores starting February 10
Walmart has announced that beginning tomorrow, February 10, it will begin carrying the Verizon iPhone for sale in almost 600 of its retail stores. According to MacRumors, Walmart is the latest retailer to join Apple, Verizon and Best Buy in offering up the VZW iPhone 4 for sale, even if it is only going to be available inside a fraction of its 8,800 worldwide retail stores. However, with Walmart's reach, you can be sure that the sales record Verizon set on the first day of iPhone sales of over 500,000 units will look like peanuts in the coming weeks.
While the iPhone is available for online orders starting today at both the Apple Store and at Verizon, retail sales at brick and mortar stores don't begin until tomorrow.
Will you be picking up your very own VZW iPhone in the near future? Or have you gotten yours already? If so, and if you are new to the iPhone family, you should definitely check out Erica Sadun's Verizon iPhone 101: What new owners need to know to get started to get your iPhone ownership experience off on the right foot.
[via MacRumors]Walmart to carry Verizon iPhone in 600 stores starting February 10 originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW TV Live: Steve and Doc Rock go shopping at the Mac App Store
Now that the Mac App Store has been around for a bit, it's time to see what's available and popular in the new shopping mall that is sitting on the Dock of a lot of Macs. Today, TUAW TV Live host Steve Sande and the best-known iPad user in Hawaii -- Doc Rock -- are getting together virtually to go shopping at the Mac App Store.
We'll be throwing out our ideas for the best and most interesting apps to be found in the Mac App Store, talking about the ease of buying, installing and updating apps, and what we'd like to see added to the store.
It's all getting started in a few minutes. From your Mac or PC, go to the next page by clicking the Read More link at the bottom of this post, and you'll find a livestream viewer and a chat tool. The chat tool allows you to participate by asking questions or making comments.
If you're driving somewhere and would like to watch TUAW TV Live while you're stuck in traffic, please don't -- keep your eyes on the road! However, if someone else is doing the driving, you can watch the show on your iPhone and join the chat by downloading the free Ustream Viewing Application. If you're on an iPad, you should be able to use the Skyfire Browser to watch the stream, although you will not be able to participate in the chat.
We'll start at about 5 PM ET, so if you're seeing a prerecorded show, be sure to refresh your browser until you get the live stream.
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TUAW TV Live: Steve and Doc Rock go shopping at the Mac App Store originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - World of Goo for iPad outsells the Mac, PC, Linux, Wii, Xbox versions
Developer 2D Boy makes the popular World of Goo game, which they recently released on the iPad, and the official blog has a long writeup about the iPad version from creation to release. 2D Boy originally planned to release the game on the iPhone, but couldn't get it to work right, so when the iPad came around, they decided to tackle the port again. The writeup outlines not only development of the game, but also marketing (after an early choice to release at US$10, they eventually lowered the price to pick up some sales boosts) and even the timing of their release -- they landed right in that "loophole" around Christmas that allowed them to pick up some extra sales by being on the charts during the App Store freeze.
And perhaps most interesting is 2D Boy's comparison of the iPad market to their past console and PC experience. The iPad version was the fastest-selling of all of the versions of the game so far, both in copies sold and revenue generated. That's pretty wild, and it shows that not only does iOS offer a lot to developers in terms of when and how they can release their games, but that Apple's platforms stack up favorably to more established marketplaces like WiiWare and Xbox Live Arcade.
Of course, this was the latest version of the game, so it benefited from all of the good reviews and good will from the previous releases. Not all of that credit can go to the iPad itself. As 2D Boy says, in this case, there was a two-year-old game being sold on a platform less than a year old, so there's lots and lots of potential here for indie developers to discover.World of Goo for iPad outsells the Mac, PC, Linux, Wii, Xbox versions originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iBooks gets an update for iPhone/iPad
Apple's e-book reader for iOS, iBooks, received an update today to version 1.2.1.
The update provides a few very important changes. The first, and perhaps the most welcome change, is that stability and performance of the app has been improved. I was able to verify this in many places -- just waiting for books to appear on the iBooks bookshelves used to take about 20 seconds on my iPhone 4, and that time has been reduced to about 5 seconds. Books also seem to open faster, and there's no lag when swiping through pages.
All of the previous updates listed in the update notes were there in version 1.2, including the availability of illustrated books, creating personal Collections, printing PDF documents and notes via AirPrint and automatic hyphenation of documents.
The update can be installed immediately from the App Store app on your favorite iOS devices.
iBooks gets an update for iPhone/iPad originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Marathon man preps for second live stream, with multiple iPhones, iPad
Readers may recall our report last year on runner and TUAW reader Joseph Tame, who streamed the Tokyo marathon from a head-mounted iPhone. This year's marathon will be held on February 27, and Joseph has found additional ways to make the 42km run even more difficult.
Check out the get-up that he's planning to wear for the race (pictured). He has four rotatable iPhones and an Android handset, plus an iPad to monitor the marathon's Twitter hashtag (#tm2011). He'll be streaming video from multiple cameras using either Skype or FaceTime, and he'll have assistance from friends in an off-site studio who will mix the incoming video streams and rebroadcast them via Ustream. He'll be transmitting location and heart rate data, plus temperature and CO2 levels, too.
Naturally, he's dubbed the whole contraption the iRun, though I can't help but think that it sort of resembles a Glo-Worm/Optimus Prime love-child. Awesome, by any name.
I've gotten to know Joseph over the past couple of years, and this sort of fun geekery is surprisingly normal for him. Recently he has been dabbling in GPS art as well, using Runkeeper to draw the face of Hello Kitty over Tokyo's Shinjuku district, covering 45km in the process.
Check out his video demo explaining his iRun below, and stay tuned to his website for more updates as the day of the big race approaches.
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Marathon man preps for second live stream, with multiple iPhones, iPad originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - One of Steve Jobs' first TV appearances in vintage video
It's always fun to take a look back in time, and it is even more fun when the person we are looking back at is Steve Jobs. In this short video clip, a 23-year old Steve Jobs prepares for one of his first television appearances. It is entertaining to see him act surprised when he spies himself on the television set and admits frankly that he is about to throw up, presumably from nerves. It is delightfully geeky and a refreshingly candid glimpse of a man who now commands the stage. The full video is after the break. Enjoy!
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One of Steve Jobs' first TV appearances in vintage video originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPod classic still the 5th most popular US MP3 player
Speculation has been poking around lately that the iPod classic's time is not long for this world, but before you start etching out the gravestone, take a look at these recent sales rankings from the NPD Group. According to the numbers, the iPod classic is still the fifth most popular MP3 player in the US, right behind all four versions of the iPod touch. Apple, in fact, claims 9 out of the top 10 spots on the list, but while the shuffle and the nano are down in the 6-9 spots, the iPod classic still reigns supreme when you don't need to have apps.
That makes sense -- despite my iPhone, I still carry around an old 80 GB iPod, and I'd still maintain that for people who really want to carry their whole music library in their pocket, there's no match for the iPod classic and its, well, ... classic click wheel design. In fact, as we suggested, in opposition to all of the naysayers proclaiming the death of the old school iPod, a refresh is much more likely: Apple could add much more capacity, especially considering the improvements in memory lately.
And while apps are nice, and 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity make for things like streaming music, some people just want to sit back and listen to gigabytes' worth of MP3 files. Long live the iPod classic!iPod classic still the 5th most popular US MP3 player originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Sparrow mail application now available in the Mac App Store
Sparrow announced today that version 1.0 of its popular email application is now available in the Mac App Store. The developers listened to customer feedback and dropped the price from US$25 to a much lower $9.99. The paid version is free of advertisements and lets you add multiple email accounts. A free, ad-supported version, Sparrow Lite, is also completed and awaiting App Store approval.
A quick note for those that installed the beta version. You will notice the Mac App Store detects this beta version and prevents you from purchasing the full 1.0 version. To purchase version 1.0 from the App Store, you must uninstall the beta app using the instructions here. Once the beta version is removed, purchasing and installing the paid version will be as easy as pie.
Thus far, the customer response to Sparrow has been incredibly favorable. After a mere few hours on the Mac App Store, the mail application has already climbed to the #1 spot on the top paid applications chart. It is also #2 in top grossing applications and is bested only by Apple's Aperture. We have been following the application since its debut late last year and have been impressed with its elegant simplicity and clean interface. We recommend you give Sparrow a try.Sparrow mail application now available in the Mac App Store originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Flash Player 10.2 now available, boosts video performance and drops PPC support
Adobe has officially released Flash Player 10.2 for Mac, and it's available for download now. However, Power PC Macs of old are not supported in this version.
One of the main new features of Flash Player 10.2 is Stage Video. Building on the H.264 hardware-accelerated decoding found in Flash Player 10.1, Stage Video brings faster and smoother HD video playback while using dramatically less processing power.
Adobe says that testing on supported systems (Mac OS X 10.6.4 and later with integrated graphics cards, such as the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, GeForce 320M and GeForce GT 330M -- click here to find out if your Mac's got what you need), they've found 10.2 to be up to 34 percent more efficient.Continue reading Flash Player 10.2 now available, boosts video performance and drops PPC support
Flash Player 10.2 now available, boosts video performance and drops PPC support originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Smurf it all to smurf! In-app purchases ring up $1,400 in charges
It's not exactly a new thing, but the Washington Post reported on the latest episode of a child spending hundreds -- actually $1,400 -- on in-app purchases. In this case, the 8-year-old was buying Smurfberries to decorate the Smurfs' Village app. You can spend up to $99.99 for a single in-app purchase of the berries. Apple provided the family a refund after the mother received the bill.
The article points out that these sorts of purchases are being blamed on Apple since there is a 15-minute window (after authorizing a previous App Store buy) where a password is not needed to make another purchase. Yes, Apple should add the option to require a password no matter how much time has passed or have parental controls be the default setting on an app, but a child could still potentially figure out a password and toggle the option off.
In the end, it is up to the parents to make sure that the child's access to in-app purchases on any device is restricted. Do not give your password to your child, or link your App Store account to a credit card with a very small credit line that cuts off when it reaches its limit.
Apple is not the only company out there to have in-app or in-line purchases. You can get Facebook credits for its games just as easily -- however, since Facebook's terms of service forbid young children from using the social network, presumably the Farmville players have a bit more adult judgement to help them avoid unexpected costs.
[via Switched]
Smurf it all to smurf! In-app purchases ring up $1,400 in charges originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - CNBC: Apple should be world's most valuable company
Apple's latest earnings report has been available for three weeks, and analysts are chiming in with their 2011 assessment of the Cupertino company. Though Apple's stock dipped slightly after Steve Jobs announced another medical leave of absence, the release of the Verizon iPhone and Apple's 2011 forecast is causing the stock to rebound to an all-time high. Currently, the stock is trading at US$356, which is more than $160 higher than the 52-week low.
Apple's stock is trending well and will continue to climb upward according to several analysts who have placed price targets as high as $550, though most are projecting an average price of $467. At its current trading price, Apple market value is hovering at $326 billion. A 32 percent increase into the upper $400s would push Apple's market value to $433.7 billion and propel it past Exxon Mobil, which currently has a market value of $423.2 billion.
This continued climb has prompted some to question whether Apple is ripe for a stock split. The Cupertino company last split its stock in February 2005 when it was trading at $88.99 per share. Now that it is 690 percent higher than its 2005 level, some analysts are suggesting Apple may be ready to drop the price on its stock and let smaller investors into the fold. There are pros and cons to a split, not the least of which is Steve Jobs' desire to see the stock price climb higher. Apple won't comment on this possibility, officially stating "We have not announced any plans for a stock split."
[Via Fortune]CNBC: Apple should be world's most valuable company originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Verizon iPhone hands-on: better calls, slower data, the iPhone experience you know and love
If you've been living on an island somewhere, you might not know that Verizon Wireless now has the iPhone 4. It's available starting tomorrow from Apple and Verizon retail outlets, as well as both companies' web stores. However, as I'm an existing Verizon customer, I was able to take advantage of the pre-order that took place last week.
Thanks to that and to staying up until midnight to order, I now have the new Verizon iPhone in my hands and have had a chance to use it for about 48 hours. Naturally, in addition to using it for my everyday smartphone needs, I've also done some testing and comparisons to its AT&T counterpart.Verizon iPhone hands-on: better calls, slower data, the iPhone experience you know and love originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Why native USB 3.0 for Mac won't happen
Mac Life has put together an interesting article on why we probably won't see USB 3.0 natively on the Mac. It's worth a read, but the long and short of it is this: Light Peak -- the ultra fast 10 Gbps, one size fits all (USB, Ethernet, FireWire, SATA and PCI Express) optical cable replacement that's been dangled before our eyes, but not made a reality, yet.
Light Peak was first demonstrated by Intel back in 2009 on a hackintosh running Mac OS X -- which ruffled a few feathers. At the time, Engadget reported that Apple was behind the technology, with discussions between the two companies developing the technology dating back to 2007, and that (according to an extremely reliable source) Light Peak would be introduced to the Mac line-up in the autumn of 2010 with iPhone implementation in 2011.
Since then, we've seen USB 3.0 come to market (to a small extent, and not natively on the Mac), but there's been no sign of Light Peak. Unfortunately, at the 2010 Intel Developer Forum, Electronista reported that the chip-maker said it didn't expect Light Peak to come to market until 2012 -- making its original "...maybe not next week, but soon" comment a little overly optimistic.
Regardless, and getting back to the Mac Life article, it's unlikely that we'll see Apple natively support USB 3.0 because Light Peak is on the horizon -- be that a distant one. In my humble opinion, with the slow adoption of USB 3.0, and its imminent obsoleteness with Light Peak around the corner, it wouldn't make sense for Apple to introduce a technology that's about to be replaced by a better one. As paradoxical as that might sound, Light Peak will not be an upgrade, it will change the way we connect peripherals to our computers, which is likely why it's worth the wait.Why native USB 3.0 for Mac won't happen originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - BBC iPlayer app for UK iPads set to arrive February 10, the US in June
The BBC Internet Blog is reporting that the long-awaited BBC iPlayer app will arrive on the UK iOS App Store for iPad by the end of this week.
Daniel Danker, the new general manager of BBC programmes on demand, wrote on the blog, "We're just applying the finishing touches to the apps as we speak, and all things being well we plan to have Android and iPad apps in stores by the end of the week." Danker also wrote, "Over Christmas, growth in mobile use of BBC iPlayer outpaced PC growth by more than 2-to-1, and BBC iPlayer growth on tablets outpaced PCs by more than 20-to-1." This surely must coincide with the significant sales of the iPad over that period.
Yesterday, Pocket-Lint reported, according to a tweet by Geoff Marshall -- a BBC Interactive operations manager -- the app will arrive on Thursday 10th February and require a Wi-Fi connection for content to be streamed. Marshall also revealed that a paid-for US version of the iPlayer will arrive in June, which had been previously reported.
According to the BBC Internet Blog, the "...new native app is a significant improvement on the existing experience." The key features are cited as follows:
- Watch live TV and listen to radio (not previously widely available on mobile devices)
- Access the BBC's full catalogue of catch-up programmes; seven-days' TV and radio on demand as well as series stacking (as you get on the web)
- A simple and intuitive design with high picture quality and personalised favourites (making the most of the touch-screen UI, and a popular feature on the website)
BBC iPlayer app for UK iPads set to arrive February 10, the US in June originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iOS RSS reader NewsRack out now in Mac App Store
NewsRack, the popular iOS RSS feed reader, is now available for Mac OS X (10.6.6 or later) in the Mac App Store. The new version from omz:software offers syncing with Google Reader, drag and drop feed arrangement, tabbed browsing and thumbnail previews, just as any good feed reader should. It has been available on iOS devices for a while now (US$4.99), but the Mac version is now ready for download from the Mac App Store for $6.99.
There are numerous RSS feed readers already popular with OS X users that we have discussed here at TUAW, such as Reeder and NetNewsWire, and I myself am a Reeder fan on both my Mac and on my iPhone. Those of you still looking for that perfect reader might want to check out NewsRack, but I am not sure if I am willing to jump ship right now to a new app. However, it is always nice to have another solid option should I change my mind in the future.
[via MacStories]iOS RSS reader NewsRack out now in Mac App Store originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW's Daily App: Captain Puzzle
Captain Puzzle is a colorful puzzle game in the vein of Bust a Move (which itself is on the App Store, by the way) and Snood (ditto). As Captain Puzzle, you throw little colored balls at similarly colored villains; when you are able to get three of the same color touching, they'll disappear and give you points. The 50 levels are set up Angry Birds-style, with each level requiring you to chase down three stars, challenging you to collect them all as you play along.
The game offers both OpenFeint and Game Center integration, but unfortunately, there's just the one mode to play through; it'd be nice to see an endless mode or even a multiplayer mode added in eventually. But the basic gameplay is there, with some fun objective-based twists on the old Snood gameplay. The superhero theme makes for some fun graphics and nice music. Captain Puzzle is available on the App Store now, on the iPhone for US$0.99.TUAW's Daily App: Captain Puzzle originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Nokia CEO points to iPhone, Android as sparks in company's 'burning platform'
According to our friends over at Engadget, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop sent a memo to his employees which is a pretty interesting read. He not only acknowledges there are other companies making mobile phones, but that said phones are leaving Finland's biggest export in the dust.
Elop spends a bit of time talking about the burning platform story and goes on to say a few things I found startling coming from a CEO. Can you imagine Steve Ballmer ever saying, "There is intense heat coming from our competitors, more rapidly than we ever expected"? That's the least direct thing in the memo. Elop goes on to say that Apple is creaming Nokia in the high end market, Android has some real innovation happening and is starting to firmly establish themselves in the midrange, and on the low end, China is cranking out phones faster than Nokia can decide on a color for a new model.
Where is he going with this? Two places. First, Elop says, "Our competitors aren't taking our market share with devices; they are taking our market share with an entire ecosystem. This means we're going to have to decide how we either build, catalyse or join an ecosystem."
Then, he says Nokia is going to share its new strategy on February 11. Remember, Stephen Elop did time at Microsoft before he went to Nokia. Also keep in mind that I run a House of Crackpot Theories. Sounds to me like he's on the verge of trying to sell Nokia on making mobiles with Windows Phone 7 as an OS. Will this lead to true innovation from a (formerly) huge force in the mobile market? Will Nokia use its history as a hardware powerhouse to finally keep the carriers fromcripplingcustomizing Android devices? Will Nokia reveal it's purchased some other company with great mobile development chops to build great software for its handsets?
It looks like we don't have much longer to wait to find out what this new strategy is going to be, but until then, feel free to speculate. My House is open to all crackpot theories!Nokia CEO points to iPhone, Android as sparks in company's 'burning platform' originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Verizon iPhone now available online
The Verizon iPhone is now available for online orders, both at Apple's site and Verizon's. Pre-orders were available last week to existing customers, some of whom have received their iPhones already, but online orders are now open to everyone.
If you'd rather buy a Verizon iPhone 4 at a brick-and-mortar store, it'll be available on February 10. My guess is there'll be some pretty long lines (and limited quantities) at your local Apple and Verizon stores, so buy online if at all possible and stay warm.
Carrier choice for the iPhone is nothing new in my part of the world, but I'm still pleased it's finally come to my old stomping grounds in the US. If you're just now joining the Cult of iPhone (one of us, one of ussss ...), here's an introduction to the iPhone ecosystem; we also have an iPhone 101 series tailored to beginners.
Verizon iPhone now available online originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - The store is down; tomorrow is Verizon day
The Apple Store is down. It's not exactly unexpected. Tomorrow is February 9, the day Apple is due to kick off online Verizon Wireless iPhone sales.
Although Verizon offered a limited sale of iPhones to existing customers last week, and some lucky Verizon customers have already received their units, tomorrow is the day that sales are opened to a wider audience.
If you're planning on picking up an iPhone tomorrow, don't forget to check out our introduction for new owners, which introduces some of the more essential concepts. We also have an entire iPhone 101 series, just for you.
Welcome tothe socialworld of iPhone. Prepare to be assimilated.
Thanks to everyone who tipped us.Update: The store is back up, and the Verizon iPhone is now available on Apple's site.
The store is down; tomorrow is Verizon day originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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