New version of iPhone to Use Quad-Core Processors?

Facebook for iPhone and iPod touch updated to version 2.1

Filed under: Macworld, Software, iPhone, iPod touch

In the online social networking space you've got your big guns: MySpace, to a lesser extent Twitter and for business users, LinkedIn. Facebook is also extremely popular and now, Facebook's client for iPhone and iPod touch has been updated to version 2.1.

Among the changes for this update include fewer crashes (that's an important one), corrected timestamps for all time zones, improved sync time and faster loading of the inbox. It's also worth noting that Facebook for iPhone and iPod touch requires iPhone 2.2 firmware.

Other iPhone and iPod touch apps updated recently include Pandora, Things, Darkslide, Lists and the trifecta of iSteam, iFog and icanhascheezburger. So, fire up iTunes or the Applications app on your iPhone / iPod touch and go get 'em!

Be sure to let us know how they work in the comments.

Facebook for iPhone and iPod touch updated to version 2.1 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Facebook for iPhone and iPod touch updated to version 2.1 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Buffalo’s Web Access hands-on: remote access from your iPhone

16 gigs ain't enough space for all those episodes of The Hills on your iPhone? Well, if you've got a Buffalo NAS such as the LinkStation Mini or Pro, you can now access all your files remotely on your OS X mobile device through an optimized web page straight from your device. The really nifty part is that you can stream MPEGs over 3G (and presumably EDGE, though we don't know why you'd want to) -- although it took around 60 seconds to buffer a TV show episode in the demo we got. The Buffalo rep we spoke with informed us that an actual app would be available in the App Store sometime this quarter, but if you're itching to catch up with LC and the gang, be sure to check out any one of the aforementioned devices that support the service and you could be streaming pronto.

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Video, Storage

Buffalo's Web Access hands-on: remote access from your iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft releases TagReader for iPhone

Microsoft's tag technology has come to the iPhone, but we can't tell you if it works.

iPhone 3.0 to Use Quad-Core Processors?

No sooner do we mention how Apple may need to ramp up iPhone 3.0 in response to the Palm Pre, than we find this little gem via ZDNet (which MacRumors is backing up):

iPhone 3.0 will support Quad-Core Processors.

Yeah, we fell off our chairs as well. But Apple did buy chip designers PA Semi and license both ARM and PowerVR, so the chips could very well be what we get the next time Apple (hopefully Steve Jobs!) takes the stage and pulls an iPhone from his pocket.

As ZDNet rightly points out, the current iPhone already rivals dedicated gaming portables in power, imagine that gone Quad-Core (would make for a nifty iPhone HD as well, now wouldn’t it?)

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iPhone 3.0 to Use Quad-Core Processors?

TreoCentral at CES: Palm Announces Pre, the “iPhone Slider”

Confession: I’m just leaving Macworld and haven’t had a chance to form much of an opinion about the Palm Pre yet (see pics). TreoCentral absolutely KILLED it on the first impressions, and make sure you check out the live blog (and congrats to Dieter on the trifecta of Schiller, Balmer, and Colligan all in one week! Superstar!).

The Treo 600 was my first smartphone, the 680 my last before the iPhone, so I have great fondness for Palm despite them leaving me “out in the desert” (TM, TreoCentral TreoCast) for years and years. I want them to succeed, I want them to force the entire industry to keep up the innovation and revolution the iPhone started. I want Steve Jobs and Apple to run back to the drawing board and feel compelled to make the iPhone HD 3.0 even better than they intended.

First blush: I love the organics of the device (the egg-shape does throw me, but that’s the only exception and the overall look brings it home) and think cloud-focus and their WebOS platform (which I think is based on Apple’s open-source WebKit, same as Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Android) are gutsy moves. Apple uses a hybrid of rich clients and web connectivity and smashes it out the park with Google Maps-style iPhone apps. Palm is running WebOS apps like native WebApps (which should avoid the outcry Apple faced with the original, pre-App Store and SDK iPhone dev solution). If it works Palm could have brilliantly out-maneuvered the whole “they’ll never get developers”. However, one look at Apple’s focus on gaming shows the power of the rich local client — is AJAX enough to run iPhone caliber gaming and other really hard hitting applications? I guess we’ll see. We’ll also see how they nail multitasking better than any previous OS, according to Dieter, when part 2 of TreoCentral’s first impressions go online later.

On the negative side, for me (the anti-Dieter in some ways), I still think the era of hard keyboards is over, and dislike the moving parts of a slider all the more after the round robin (even portrait ones). That’s just personal taste. The capacitive touch screen with gesture area looks solid, though I have to wonder if Apple’s lawyers will rev up the multitouch patent files?

Apple’s rivalry with the new Palm will be telling for political reasons as well. Those who remember the history know that the new guru behind Palm’s new hotness is the old Guru behind Apple’s old hotness, the iPod. He reportedly really wanted a hard keyboard on the iPhone, and Jobs skidoosh’ed it. (Which is why I jokingly called it the “iPhone Slider”. I guess we’ll see, however, over the next few months if Rubenstein remains but the learner, or if he is now the master.

Enough of my thoughts, iPhone lovers — especially former Palm faithful — what do you think?

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TreoCentral at CES: Palm Announces Pre, the “iPhone Slider”

Expo Notes: Here comes the Sun

A pair of solar-powered Bluetooth products appeared at Macworld Expo—the Sun Bluetooth headset and the Vizor Sun Bluetooth car kit.

Wazabee brings glass-free 3D to the iPhone

Filed under: Macworld, Multimedia, Odds and ends, iPhone, iPod touch

At Macworld 2009, I've seen some cool stuff, but Wazabee's 3DeeShell for the iPhone wins my show pick for most unexpected cool product. The pitch sounds cheesy; it's an iPhone case that lets you view stuff in 3D, no glasses required. This is why it isn't cheesy: it works.

We're working on getting the video edited and working properly (because seeing really is believing), but I was most impressed with this technology. The 3DeeShell consists of an iPhone case (and it's actually a nice case) with a removable screen. The screen, when viewed at the right angle (and I found it very easy to get on the right angle) will show movies, pictures or games that support its 3D processing technology in 3D.

Right now, Wazabee has several apps in the App Store: 3DeeCamera [iTunes link], 3Dee!oader [iTunes link] and 3DeeVUsion [iTunes link] that allow you to view and encode your images so that they are viewable in 3D. These apps support 3D glasses right now, but they'll work with the 3DeeShell when it launches in March.

Additionally, developers can contact Wazabee to get access to the SDK, so that apps and other games can be built with support for 3D viewing.

The 3DeeShell is scheduled for release in March 2009 for $50 US. This summer, Wazabee will be introducing a screen attachment for the 13" MacBooks (larger series to follow) that will allow for viewing of 3D content on your MacBook screen. It utilizes the Eye-Sight cam to make sure the screen is always aligned for the best 3D view.

Video is on the way, but this was too cool not to share now.

Wazabee brings glass-free 3D to the iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Wazabee brings glass-free 3D to the iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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New Multi-Core iPhone with Firmware 3.0?

ZDNet reports that the iPhone 3.0 firmware will support quad-core processors in an upcoming iPhone hardware revision. While Apple has not yet detailed iPhone 3.0 firmware, MacRumors has independently heard from a reliable source of this same multi-c...

HP MediaSmart Servers Gain Mac Compatibility

One of the more interesting products on display at the Macworld Expo is the HP MediaSmart Server EX485/EX487. The new server, which was the recipient of a Best of Show award, provides a home server solution for cross-platform environ...

The Future of Macworld Expo, Exhibitors Approached by CES

Apple's announcement that they will no longer participate in future Macworld Expos has cast some doubts on the ongoing viability of the show. The Daily Geek reports that some Macworld vendors are not planing on returning in 2010, while others are ta...

Macworld: Leo Laporte-Note Gallery!

See our live-to-text blog of Leo Laporte’s Macworld 2009 address on New Media for all the details, but for the pictures, see just below the break!

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Macworld: Leo Laporte-Note Gallery!

About 1/2 hour till MacWorld San Francisco PhilNote

Hi all,As you all know, I'm hoping that this year's MacWorld brings lots of surprises...So far, there is talk of Snow Leopard, Mac Minis, iMacs and maybe even MacBook Pros...Not much has been said about iPhone's other than the iPhone Nano...but yours truly feels that this isn't going to happen...We'll ...

Macworld 2009: Leo Laporte-Note Non-Live Blog!

Live comments will likely be off as I’m driving this solo, but please send them in and we’ll try to get to them later!

UPDATE: Connection failed. Will live-to-post later blog! Massive apologies. Will get it up as soon as he’s done!

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Macworld 2009: Leo Laporte-Note Non-Live Blog!

Macworld: Day 2 Redux: More Apps and Accessories Gallery

More pics from yesterday, enjoy!

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An external keyboard for the iPhone

For a certain need, I think this "mainstream approach" keyboard for the iPhone or iPod Touch is helpful. "If you want to get a bit more typing done with a bit less cluttter, you'll no doubt be quite a bit more impressed," as Engadget wrote. How it works? The keyboard (it's a ...

Vote now for your favorite iPhone apps of 2008

The 2008 Best App Ever Awards is the first iPhone OS Application achievement awards to recognize the best iPhone apps and games in the iTunes App Store during the past year. "Our goal is to help publicize the very best apps available, not just the best-selling apps," said the award's ...

iControlPad headed into production!

Just noticed that iControlPad - 'the iPhone games PSP style' has already headed into production [Yay!].  As we wrote on May last year, when this device was still in its prototype stage, the developer promised that the final version of the unit will be "much more sleek and fitting". Seems ...

iPhone 3G Unlock software now available!

As promised, the Dev Team has released their unlock software for the iPhone 3G -- so you can use it with any other carriers apart from AT&T. Yellowsn0w is the world’s first software unlock for the iPhone 3G. The DevTeam warns: You must upgrade to the latest 02.28 baseband (firmware 2.2) in ...

iPhone 3G Now Available At Walmart

Alright guys, this time it’s 100% official. Reports of some Walmart stores carrying the iPhone surfaces a couple of days ago, but nothing was 100% certain in that department. So I waited until I got confirmation from Walmart Inc. directly. There is no $99 iPhone 3G guys, I knew this was ...