According to a report from OTR global, Apple has contracted to produce a hybrid iPhone which will be released near the end of next year. This iPhone will support CMDA, the network which Verizon Wireless runs on.
According to a report from OTR global, Apple has contracted to produce a hybrid iPhone which will be released near the end of next year. This iPhone will support CMDA, the network which Verizon Wireless runs on.
Today Apple announced the Magic Mouse on their Apple.com website. After hearing the name of this mouse I immediately went to Apple’s website, and I was hoping this was something like a “genie in the lamp that grants your wishes” type of deal. No, this is not a mouse that has any special magic powers;shame on you for false advertising Apple!
The Magic Mouse is a wireless and multi-touch mouse. If you want to buy one, it’ll cost you $69. What? $69?! I know, it does seem like too much to pay for a mouse, but there is no other mouse like the Magic Mouse. Here are some key features of the Magic Mouse:
Head on over to http://www.apple.com/magicmouse/ to see the Magic Mouse in action. Windows users, sorry this mouse is only compatible with Mac. If only it lived up to the “Magic” in it’s name, then it would work with Windows.
Today Apple sent an e-mail to iPhone Developers notifying them of an iPhone Tech Talk World Tour event that they are holding soon. This event is only available for developers registered in the iPhone Developer Program and is free.
Here is what the iPhone Tech Talk will include:
If you are an iPhone developer, you can go to the iPhone Tech Talk World Tour website and check if this event is available in your city. Remember to register ASAP, space is limited!
Verizon recently aired a Droid Does commercial during the Yankees-Angels game on Saturday. This commercial does a good job of making the iPhone look bad. I really liked this commercial, and I hope that the Droid Does commercial pushes Apple to improve their iPhone and make it more open! Obviously Verizon hasn’t heard of jailbroken iPhones, because if they did then they would know that we can already get most of the features by jailbreaking. You can watch the Droid Does commercial here.
I am kind of disappointed about this commercial because it means that the iPhone will not be coming to Verizon any time soon. I do look forward to seeing what Verizon comes out with. Anyone else excited about the Verizon Droid? It really does have the potential to be an iPhone killer, especially since it’s being launched on one of America’s most reliable network.
Here is a list of some features of the Droid that Verizon has listed on their website.
You can sign up to be notified once Verizon launches the Droid. No release date has been announced, the DroidDoes.com website just says “Coming Soon”.
Developers use iTunes Connect to add,view, or manage applications in the iTunes Store, check sales/trend reports, financial reports, or manage users. For the past 3 days, iTunes Connect has been down for many people. The iTunes Connect team at Apple are aware of this problem, and they’re working on fixing it.
I tried submitting an application right now, but my connection was reset, when I went back I got an error message saying “You backtracked so far“. Apple should at least put up a status page notifying Developers that iTunes Connect is down. Many developers have been trying to submit applications, or even updates to applications but have been unable to do so because of iTunes Connect being down.
Once iTunes Connect is back up, the iTunes Connect team will have a lot of app submissions pouring in! Apple hasn’t even provided an ETA for when this problem will be fixed. I hope it’s soon, many developers are not happy about this!
Update: After writing this post, it appears that iTunes Connect is back up! I was successfully able to submit an application.
Apple recently released the iTunes 9.0.1 update which fixes a lot of bugs that were present in iTunes 9.0. When I found out I just had to download it and check if it worked with the Palm Pre.
After updating to iTunes 9.0.1, I plugged in my Palm Pre and was not surprised when I found out that my Pre got PWNED by Apple again! When Apple released iTunes 9.0 on September 9, they had blocked the Palm Pre. Palm had originally planned on releasing their new webOS 1.1.2 update a day before the release of iTunes 9.0. For some strange reason Palm delayed their release of the new webOS update. I’m pretty sure iTunes 9 was one of the reasons why Palm had to delay the release of their new webOS 1.1.2 update.
I have nothing against Palm, but I’m happy that Apple blocked the Palm Pre in their new iTunes update and I hope Apple continues doing this. Palm will continue making different webOS devices, including the Palm Pixi which will use iTunes for syncing. Instead of using iTunes, Palm should create their own software. In the end Palm will have to do that, but I hope it’s not too late until they realize this.
Today Apple issued an update to iTunes for both Mac and Windows users. The newest version is now iTunes 9.0.1.
1. Improved app syncing for iPhone 3.1, and iPod Touch 3.1.1.
2. Fixes issues with browsing the iTunes Store through iTunes.
3. iTunes 9.0 had a bug which caused it to be unresponsive at times, this has been fixed in iTunes 9.0.1.
4. Fixes iTunes 9.0 bug which prevented syncing Podcasts in iPhone/iPod Touch playlists.
5. Genius is updated automatically to show Genius Mixes.
To update to iTunes 9.0.1, Mac users can go to Software Update and install it. Windows users have to open iTunes and click Help – > Check for Updates.
Here are the direct download links to iTunes 9.0.1:
Today Apple announced the App Store Resource Center in an e-mail to iPhone Developers. The App Store Resource Center is a single destination where developers can find anything they want to know about submitting their app to the App Store.
The App Store Resource Center contains three sections:
iPhone Developers can access the App Store Resource Center at http://developer.apple.com/iphone/appstore. Apple is known for having a really strict approval process, but with this resource I believe that developers will find it easier to find out what steps they can take to prevent their apps from getting rejected.
Yesterday at 1:00 PM Est time/10 AM Pacific Apple finally announced the new iPod Nano with cameras, iPod Touch 64 GB, iTunes 9 update, iPhone 3.1 update, price changes, and more. If you missed the Apple announcement, you can still watch it online.
Head on over to this link to download the video. You need to have QuickTime installed in order to view it, if you don’t have QuickTime then click this link to download it.
If you want to view the video on your iPhone or iPod Touch here is the direct link.
So Apple has finally released their new iPod Touch 3rd generation today. I’ll do a Zune HD vs new iPod Touch 3rd generation comparison once I get my Zune HD. For now here are some specs.
Zune HD
Display: 3.3 inch touchscreen, OLED
Software: Zune Firmware 3.0
Memory: 16 GB/32GB
Colors: Black, Platinum, Blue, Lime green, and red
Price: $219.99/$289.99
Music Store: Zune Marketplace
Applications Store: Not yet, but there has been strong evidence that Microsoft may be starting one.
WiFi: Yes
Touchscreen keyboard and accelerometor
HD Video Radio: Yes
HD out: Yes
iPod Touch 3rd Generation
Display: 3.5 inch touchscreen, no OLED
Software: iPhone OS 3.1
Memory: 8GB/32 GB/64 GB
Colors: Black
Price: $199/$299/$399
Music Store: iTunes
Applications Store: Yes
WiFi: Yes
Touchscreen keyboard and accelerometer
HD Radio: No
HD Video out:No
Once my Zune HD arrives, I’ll be comparing the two. Of course the iPhone/iPod Touch software beats the Zune HD, because of the App Store and all the interesting applications it offers. The Zune HD is not intended to compete with that, it’s trying to be one of the best music players and I think that the Zune HD will be do better than the iPod Touch as a music player. What do you think?
