iPhone news
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 |I thought I would lump the iPhone news this time, rather than spreading it out across ten different entries, as it worked out pretty well last time.
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Archive for the ‘iPod Touch’ Category
A cluster of iPhone news
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 |Here’s a bit of iPhone/Touch news for you, all neatly wrapped in the same package.
- VoIP fun
- 2.0 with Safari download goodness
- Newer VoIP fun
Quake on Touch/iPhone
Sunday, April 6th, 2008 |The iPhone and the Touch hold hands and make nice. Accelerometers in action below, as they go for a loving romp through Quake via wifi.
JailBreak Your iPhone
Friday, March 14th, 2008 |
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Proceed to the forums for all of the free stuff and the official FAQ and Support thread.
iPhone SDK in June
Thursday, March 6th, 2008 |
Apple’s Thursday is the new Tuesday event has come and gone, leaving behind presents stamped “Do not open until June”. It seems as though everything dealing with the iPhone has a slightly out of focus date somewhere on the horizon. Flash, the SDK, the iPhone itself.
All gripes and bitterness aside (read: Sprint customer), the iPhone SDK was announced today. What does that mean, you ask? Well, in June we’ll be seeing applications pop up on iPhones with the release of the iPhone 2.0 firmware. And more than likely something like iTunes 8.0 That’s right, you heard it here first. iTunes 8.0.
A return to basics? A blogger too lazy place in another color or look for the most recent iCon (ha) for the clip? You decide for yourself. For now, I just feel as though my dock needs more green.
So, after that lovely diversion, back to the iPhone. The SDK will be released to developers today. It uses a four tier system for creating applications for the phone. From there, there is an emulated source that acts exactly as the iPhone, or you can run applications on the iPhone from your computer to debug in real time.
Applications can be purchased through the iTunes store. The cost is decided by the developer, with Apple receiving 30% of the revenue, and the developer receiving 70%. If the application is free, Apple will not charge to host through iTunes.
The beta for the SDK program can be downloaded if you’re a developer from the Apple site. It costs $99 and unlocks the inner-child feature on your computer.
For those of you without a developer’s account that would still like to play with the new iPhone features, you can send in an application over here to be a beta tester. Unfortunately, it’s not for downloading applications yet. Just things like push email and WPA2. You know, things that would allow you to actually have your phone on the server at work since it’s secure. Ah, if only Apple manufactured a version that didn’t have the camera.
Spore? On an Apple blog? In an entry about the iPhone? Well, yes. Spore is coming to the iPhone/iPod Touch in September. It is the first official 3rd party game for the iPhone. Let’s just hope that when playing on a PC you can see characters running around tagged “Sent from my iPhone”.
Up and coming iPhone game/platform: Trism
Friday, February 29th, 2008 |A fun, innovative game for the iPhone with the promise for more along the way? Sign me up.
New iPod Touch Ad
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 |Apple released a new ad during American Idol yesterday featuring music by Brendon Benson. Below is the ad in all its glory for your entertainment.
Buy an iPod Touch and get a Shuffle Free!
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 |You heard it right! Amazon is dishing out an offer that will get you a free Shuffle with every 32GB iPod Touch purchase.
If you are interested in this offer, simply add both items to your cart and you will not be charged for your Shuffle according to Amazon’s ad.
Here it is straight from Amazon. ” You qualify for a free 1 GB iPod shuffle with the purchase of this 32 GB iPod touch from Amazon.com. Eligible 1 GB shuffles include the blue, green, silver, and purple. Just add both items to your cart and you will not be charged for the shuffle. ”
This is good news but I am more excited for what is going to be announced today…. since it is Tuesday and everything. As soon as we hear anything we will post and let you all know so make sure to check back!
Tuesday is Coming…
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 |To those of us who are not aware, Apple has been consistently delivering different goods to us every Tuesday this year. This Tuesday, the long awaited iPhone SDK is rumored to be released. Before you start jumping for joy, initial reports gathered by TUAW tell us that we would at best get an Alpha or Beta version of it with a full release following shortly after. In other words, this might not be what Apple has in mind for us this Tuesday, maybe a beefier iPod Touch or a reworked iPhone is in the agenda? Guess we just have to wait it out and find out.
If you have some info to share or just want to speculate, please feel free to post a comment.
