iPhoto update to 8.0.4 released

iphone June 30th, 2009

Filed under: iLife, Software Update Constant reader Joachim Bean alerted us that the an update to iPhoto ’09. Version 8.0.4 is ready and available via Software Update. Apple states that ‘this update addresses a rarely encountered issue involving photos imported into a previous version that could affect overall stability, and corrects references to a few [...]

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Apple blows past other hardware web sites in May

iphone June 30th, 2009

Filed under: Apple Corporate, Internet, Surveys and Polls Wow. It isn’t even close. Apple blew by HP, Dell and even MagicJack (!) with the most visits to a website in May. According to the people who compile such statistics at Nielsen, Apple drew 55.7 million unique viewers, more than double what next ranked HP did. [...]

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iPhone OS 3.1 beta now available for developer community

iphone June 30th, 2009

Your fancy new iPhone OS 3.0 starting to look a bit long in the tooth? Heads up, Apple’s now sending out the beta OS 3.1 and its SDK to the developer community to finagle with. We’re still looking to see what’s been changed here, …

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Jason Rohrer on going from indie to the App Store

iphone June 30th, 2009

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Gaming, Software, Apple, Developer, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch We covered Jason Rohrer’s Primrose when it first came out — the creator of Passage, a critically-acclaimed indie game, had taken his first steps onto the iPhone with an abstract puzzle game, and in this latest interview with Edge, Rohrer says [...]

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Found Footage: Inexpensive do-it-yourself tripod mount for iPhone

iphone June 30th, 2009

Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, Video, Found Footage, iPhone iPhone Savior featured this short video clip this morning by Scott Patrick showing how to use an inexpensive Contour iPhone case and some common hardware to make an iPhone tripod mount. There are two impressive points about this mount; first, by using the Contour case, you know [...]

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National Geographic Adventure’s Top 20 iPhone Travel Apps

iphone June 30th, 2009

Filed under: Software, Cool tools, iPhone, App Store When it comes to adventure and travel, who could possibly know more than National Geographic Adventure magazine? The magazine’s website has regular features about techie toys and tools, so it was no surprise that blogger Steve Casimiro would write a post featuring his choices for the top [...]

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The iPhone 3GS: Should You Get It?

iphone June 30th, 2009

Disclosure: I have not bought an iPhone 3GS — I’m still unsure if I will. Apple gave me a review unit to play …

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What Were You Using Before the iPhone?

iphone June 30th, 2009

Inspired by Gruber, who was rocking the Nokia freebiephone, on the eve of the original iPhone’s 2nd birthday, we want to know: What were you using before the iPhone? (I was on a Treo 680 that crashed almost as often as it successfully made or received calls). Update: Jeremy reminds me we have a huge [...]

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Fake Steve Also Returns

iphone June 30th, 2009

With the return of Steve Jobs to Apple comes the return of Fake Steve to the interwebs. Fake Steve also returns to being bitingly satirical, something that had been lacking before its own hiatus. Recent gems include the excoriation of the New York Times, and lambasting Palm (twice) for focusing on Apple rather than the [...]

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Rumor: iPhone 3.0.1 Already on iPhone 3GS. iPhone 3.1 to Fix Bugs, Battery Charger Problems?

iphone June 30th, 2009

I recently tried out a friend’s battery charger case and my iPhone 3GS began to buzz and flash between locked, wallpaper, and temperature warning screens. Not to be all Wall Street Journal about it, but according to sources in a position to know, this is not an uncommon problem and Apple is set to address [...]

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