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The great folks at Smule were kind enough to show Ocarina the way it was meant to be played. Personally, I can barely manage anything more than an asthmatic wheeze and a dying note or too…
How are you doing with Ocarina? What can you play?
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Macworld Video: Smule Shows How to Play Ocarina for the iPhone
More “let the picture do the talking” gallery posts folks, as with the rest of the crew off at CES, I’m pounding the pavement alone. More pics to come!
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Macworld Day 2: Accessory Overload Gallery
Back with more soon! Enjoy!
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Macworld Day 2: Apps and Devs Gallery
We've talked to a bunch of people here at Macworld from HP to Griffin and lots of things in between -- including some opinions from show attendees. Now, the fun and informative stream of information continues as TUAW's own Christina Warren interviews Lee Givens, iPhone product lead for AOL Mac. Continue reading Macworld 2009: Interview with AOL's Lee Givens
Macworld 2009: Interview with AOL's Lee Givens originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Macworld 2009: Interview with AOL's Lee Givens originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Odds and ends, iPhone, iPod touch
Pandora's app was one of the iPhone's best of 2008 on iTunes, and while I've only recently started using it, I have to agree: even over EDGE, it's a great way to get some music you've never heard on the iPhone. And they aren't sitting on their laurels, either -- they've just updated the app to version 2.0, and it's better than ever.Pandora 2.0 for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Pandora 2.0 for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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App Sniper Forum Review by cjvitek For more Forum Reviews, see the TiPb iPhone App Store Forum!
Okay, I have never used a sniping service on Ebay, but I hear they are very popular. So when I saw this AppSniper program, I thought I would give it a look see.
And my first impression was…interesting.
The AppSniper program is designed to track prices of applications that you are interested in, but that cost too much. You get to input a “desired” price, and if/when the app reaches that price, you are notified.
First things first, this does NOT run in the background, so you will not received a notification that the app has reached the snipe price unless you run the program and allow it to sync with the servers. Repeat, you won’t be notified while going about your normal iPhone activities.
That is a serious limitation, but it is not unique to AppSniper. No programs are allowed to run in the background, so there is no point in crying over spilled milk.
When you start the app sniper program, it syncrhonizes any updates (on apps or prices) with your iPhone from it’s servers. That way you are guaranteed to have the most recent prices and apps listed.
The AppSniper program has 4 screens - an “on sale” screen”, a “new programs” screen, your appsnipe list, and the configuration screen. You select a screen by tapping an icon at the bottom of the screen. The icons at the bottom of the screen also display a notification of how many apps are either newly on sale, new, or meet your snipe criteria.
The on-sale screen let’s you see the various apps that have gone down in price over the last 2 days (divided up by 24 hours, 1 day ago, and 2 days ago). When you see an app of interest on the list, you can click on it to read the app summary. You can choose to purchase the app right away, or you can choose to add it to your app snipe list (more on the list later).
The second screen is a “new apps” screen - or apps that have appeared within the last 24 hours. Just like the sale apps, you can choose to purchase the new apps right away, or add them to your snipe list.
The third screen is the snipe list, and this is where it gets interesting. When a program is added to the snipe list, you can set a price at which you would purchase the program - the snipe price. It can be any incremental value all the way down to free. If an app meets your target price on the snipe list, the price and “buy” button is highlighted green. If the current price is still to high, it is red.
When you click on the “buy” button, it takes you to the appstore page with that program. You can then choose to purchase or not. To add an app directly to the snipe list, you simply click the “+” button, then start typing the app name. This will go through the entire app list linking any apps that match the name you are typing. Once you find the app, you can select it, add it to the list (selecting your snipe price).
The last screen is options/configuration screen. It allows you to turn on/off the use of 3G/Edge (the default is off, so it only uses wifi). You can also turn off the icons in the app lists (faster loading), change your currency, and filter through the various genre of apps (for example, turning off books if you never want to download an ebook).
This program is great, however there are some problems with it (both big and small). The first problem is that you can only have 32 apps on your snipe list. Maybe 32 is plenty for most people, but there are many more apps that I am interested in purchasing. If there is some sort of system limit of 32 apps, it would be nice to be able just to create a “list of interest” (not actual sniping list) that includes apps you might be interested in purchasing at some future date - maybe with an indication as to the most recent price change (down or up). Some sort of log of the apps purchased and downloaded would also be great.
The second issue is that if you click on the buy button within the snipe list, the app is not removed from your snipe list. After you purchase the app, you still have to go back and manually delete it from your list! Some sort of automatic deletion (or at least asking you the next time you start the app if you want to remove app XXXX) would be beneficial.
The third issue I have with this app is that there is no ability to manually sync with the server. This is a minor issue, since the chance are that syncing when you start the program is sufficient, but it would be nice to have the option of syncing manually.
The biggest problem I had, however, was the method of searching for apps. It is great that the apps with reduced prices and any new apps are listed separately, but there is no further way to refine searches. It would be great to include the top ten downloads or the top ten apps in each category. The filters to exclude apps does not work when searching the app store. I turned on various filters, and still had apps within those categories listed. I even went so far as to turn on ALL the filters (excluding all apps)…but my search list still included all apps in the app store. The filters DID exclude various apps from the “on sale” and “new app” lists, but that was it. Without a better way to refine or organize searches for apps, this program is not as beneficial as I would have hoped. I would love to be able to simply browse the various categories without looking for a specific app, in case I see something that interests me (and thus want to purchase it or add it to my snipe list). Right now, that is not an option.
Another problem with the snipe list - if a program is on your snipe list at a certain price, you don’t have the option of buying it even if it goes does in price (but doesn’t reach your snipe). In fact, you can’t even see if it has decreased from the original price offering at all!
Lastly, it would be nice to have a notification number on the App icon on the iPhone home screen. True, it isn’t going to change since the program doesn’t run in the background, but it would be nice to be reminded that I have 3 (or 4, 5, or however many) apps that currently meet my snipe criteria.
All in all, I think this is a great idea for a program, and as it currently stands, it certainly has its strong points. As the app points out, it could easily save you the purchase price if you are able to purchase one or two apps cheaper than they are currently priced. Given the limitation of the iPhone (no background services) which is no fault of the app, this app does it’s job reasonably well. However, it is lacking in some areas which prevent it from getting a very high rating. The search mechanism is limiting, and there is no automatical removal of apps when you purchase them. At $1.99, the app is certainly not overpriced, and I think it could be useful to many people. But the flaws it has (some of which are rather major, IMO) prevent it from getting a very high rating.
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Some of my issues have been addressed in an update to the app (like the limit of 32 apps on the snipe list, and the inability to purcahse apps even if they don’t meet your snipe price).
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Forum Review: App Sniper for the iPhone
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Retail, iPhone
For years, my Apple stuff has been super reliable, more than any other brand I own. So it came as a bit of a surprise when my trusty iPhone reported 'call failed' as I tapped a number from my address book. I assumed it was an AT&T cell problem, so moved out of the area and tried again. Same result. I looked at the iPhone screen and saw I had a full signal and 3G, so I tried yet again. This time I noticed that the call started, the signal dropped to zero (even the AT&T logo vanished) and the call failed again.Continue reading iPhone service challenges show how Apple can go the extra mile
iPhone service challenges show how Apple can go the extra mile originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
iPhone service challenges show how Apple can go the extra mile originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Video
SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone demoed on video, coming in Q1 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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TiPb typed our iPhone-loving fingers off yesterday, the first day of Macworld Expo 2009. If you missed any of our coverage, here are the links below. Now we’re off to day 2, so check back soon ’cause we’ll be bringing you the best and the brightest iPhone apps and accessories we can find on the show floor. We’ll also try to Twitter as much as we can in between posts via @theiphoneblog and @reneritchie
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TiPb at Macworld Day 1 Roundup
TiPb isn’t the only Smartphone Experts site working our tails off this week. Our editor-in-chief, Dieter Bohn is pulling the live-blogging trifecta, going straight from Macworld to cover Steve Ballmer’s CES kickoff tonight at 6pm PST for WMExperts AND for the (very much anticipated) debut of Palm’s next generation NOVA hardware and OS for TreoCentral — not to mention everything AndroidCentral. Never to be out done, CrackBerry Kevin (with a full on CrackBerry Crew!) will push any and all BlackBerry news they get their cracky hands on. Check out all our sites throughout the day for the latest, greatest, most Smartphone-geeky coverage.
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Smartphone Experts at CES 2009! WMExperts, TreoCentral, Android Central, and CrackBerry.com Coverage
Before the holidays we reported AT&T started to sell refurbished iPhone 3G’s on their website for $50 less than what you could buy a new device for. Well now it seems Best Buy is taking a page out of AT&T’s book. According to ars technica:
Best Buy will sell a 8GB refurb for $149 and 16GB refurb for $249. These units normally retail for $199 and $299 respectively, and normally ship with a full one-year warranty. The refurbished units will sell with at least a 90-day warranty, and possibly more. You can check the amount of time remaining on your warranty by entering the serial number at Apple’s Online Service Assistant page.
So just like the AT&T refurb deal you now have a choice to make. Save $50 on a used device with a 30 day warranty… Or spend that extra $50 and get a brand new device and a full years warranty.
One more thing to keep in mind, these refurbished devices still require a full 2 year contract commitment. Decisions decisions…
[Via ars technica]
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Best Buy Selling Refurbished iPhone 3G’s
Well the holidays are over and the forum activity is stronger than ever, so why not let all of our readers know what the hot threads at the moment are…
Chris all of a sudden has a better 3G signal on his iPhone 3G… how about you? Seems as if AT&T is quietly beefing up their network… even with a couple outages as of late.
Next up we have spidermanroach wants to know Applecare or no Applecare? What do you think? Is it worth it? Personally I feel it depends on your needs and how long you will be keeping the device. Don’t be shy, chime in and let us know what you think.
This thread is a old one, but more and more people are always asking how do I create my own ringtones for free??? So for anyone who wants the answer to that question be sure to check out the following thread: Make my own ringtones? It’s simple and to the point, enjoy!
Lastly, don’t forget about your chance to win one of three, custom built TiPb Element Cases! And if you have no idea of what we are talking about, be sure to check out our full review. Don’t miss your chance to win and good luck!
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Today on the Forums: Stronger 3G Service? AppleCare, Ringtones, Win an Element Custom Case
Filed under: Macworld, Accessories, iPod Family, Peripherals, Odds and ends, iPhone
Although I'm the veteran of about a dozen Macworld Expos, this is the first time I've attended as a member of the media instead of as "just" a showgoer. Let's face it; the level of attention that you get from companies is a lot greater when you're writing or shooting video about a company's products than when you're one of tens of thousands of people cruising past a booth.TUAW Macworld Video: Griffin Technology originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
TUAW Macworld Video: Griffin Technology originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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