Amazon and Wal-Mart MP3 Stores Adopt Variable Pricing

Just after Apple instituted variable pricing for music in the iTunes Store, Electronista noticed that Amazon and Wal-Mart have followed suit in their MP3 download stores.

The quiet price hike confirms that Apple's unofficial switchove...

ProjectWizards releases Merlin 1.0 for iPhone

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Discover shares computer files to iPhone with new app

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Diddy releases iPhone app, and now he’s relevant again (sorta)

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New GMail interface for iPhone much improved

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Skype app surpasses 1 million in 2 days

The release of the Skype app for iPhone has been well received. In just two days after the release, the application had been downloaded more than one million times. In less than two days, Skype for iPhone has been downloaded more than one million times. This equates to approximately six downloads ...

Case of the interesting iPhone cover

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App developer agreement puts a ban on jailbreaking

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FCC called to review wireless options

While Skype is loving the fact that their app is spreading faster than girl germs in the toddlers playground, the FCC has been called to step in. The Free Press has expressed concern that wireless carriers were not abiding by the FCC's Internet Policy Statement. The advocacy group wrote to acting ...

New iPhone ads appear, bring joy and good cheer

Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch

Last night while watching House, I saw what seemed to be a new iPhone commercial featuring some pretty interesting applications. Despite the fact that I was watching this particular episode on my DVR, I stopped fast-forwarding through the commercials so I could catch the latest Apple showcase of iPhone applications.

For many people, if you've seen one commercial for a given product, then you've seen all the commercials you need to see. Not so with iPhone. As these commercials so ably show, the iPhone isn't just one product, it's thousands of products. Thanks to the App Store, the iPhone and iPod Touch have become a tour de force of gaming, productivity, networking, and so forth. The success has become so ubiquitous that I am even willing to watch a commercial to learn of new applications that could enhance my life.

The good news is that after stopping by MacDailyNews I discovered that there are a total of three new iPhone commercials available for your viewing pleasure; all without having to interrupt any commercial-skipping. MDN has the hot scoop replete with YouTube vids to fill your stomach with all sorts of unicorn teary goodness. You can also check out the new advertisements, "Itchy," "Office," and "Student," in extremely huge resolution over at Apple.com

Via MacDailyNews

New iPhone ads appear, bring joy and good cheer originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

New iPhone ads appear, bring joy and good cheer originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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TiPb Give Away: Convertbot and Weightbot for iPhone!

The totally titanic team at Tapbot have gone above and beyond for TiPb readers with this one!

First, they’ve given us five (5) Promo Codes for their latest greatest unit converter, Convertbot [iTunes link], a sweet app with a stunning interface, designed to make the admittedly tedious task of converting one measurement into a another a deliciously tactile, actually enjoyable experience.

But wait, there’s more! They’ve also given us five (5) Promo Codes for their classic weight tracker, Weightbot [iTunes link], a great app with a gorgeous interface, and just in time (again!) for bikini season (or whatever the rest of you wear to work…)

Want a chance to get either one of them — or if pure random luck comes your way — both of them, for FREE? Head on over to our forum and post your reply in the Convertbot Give Away and/or Weightbot Give Away threads.

(As always, to use Promo Codes, you need access to the US App Store).

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TiPb Give Away: Convertbot and Weightbot for iPhone!

New iPhone parts begin shipping from suppliers for June launch?

At this point there's little doubt that a new iPhone model (possibly two) will at least be announced in June. The Commercial Times is now reporting that components from Taiwan-based suppliers have begun shipments as Apple (or its China-based assemblers, rather) readies for a "June launch" pegged by said suppliers to reach about 2-3 million units per quarter. A phone that looks to be fitted with a 3.2 megapixel still / video CMOS camera, digital compass (magnetometer), more storage, and all the MMS, copy/paste, and push-notifications you shake a gesticulating finger at.

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video

New iPhone parts begin shipping from suppliers for June launch? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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More on New Gmail WebApp for iPhone: HTML5, Offline Access, Easy Linking

Daring Fireball has been looking into Google’s new Gmail WebApp for the iPhone and the technologies behind it. We already know the iPhone packs a version of Apple’s Safari Web Browser which is, in some ways, even more advanced than desktop Safari on the Mac. SQLite database caching, for example, for example users continue to archive or star messages even when there’s no internet connection. What’s more interesting to him, us — and likely users — is how that technology improves functionality.

Says Gruber:

I use the native iPhone Mail app to read email on my iPhone, but I’m tempted to start using the Gmail web app for one reason: I waste a lot of time switching back and forth between Mail and Safari after tapping a URL in an email. When using the Gmail web app, tapped links simply open in a new Safari tab. The iPhone Mail app needs a built-in web view, like what most popular iPhone Twitter clients offer.

Google’s Alex Nicolaou has blogged about the process.

We once wondered what the future of WebApps would be in a post-native apps world. Looks like Google expects — and is out to prove — things still look very bright.

Anyone else considering ditching the built-in mobile Mail app for some web-based Gmail?

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How To: Roll Your Own Twitter Push Notification App

Ars Technica’s iPhone wonder woman, Erica Sadun, has put together what must be the first expert level how-to: Pushing tweets to your iPhone with Apple Push notifications

Ars shows you how to create a Push-based Twitter update notification system for the iPhone without actually showing you any of the details due to the ongoing NDA. (But don’t worry, we tell you exactly where to find the instructions.)

Nin. Ja.

Now if you need help getting your code on, it just so happens that the Stanford iPhone Application Development course (the one being offered via iTunes U) looks like it has “make your own Twitter client” on the agenda.

Ready? Set? Push Tweet!

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Apple releases 3 new “There’s an App for that” commercials, to mixed reviews

Turned on my TV a few days ago and what did I see? 3 new iPhone commercials in the space of a few hours, each showing off various iPhone apps. And yes, in tiny print, they finally admitted to the “truncated time sequence” thing, where they sped up the speed and access ability for certain apps. [...]

Sling’s $50 rebate on iPhone-compatible boxes rendered useless by stupid pricing

Think Sling Media is partially making up for its ridiculous arbitrary lockout of iPhones on older Slingboxes by offering a $50 credit toward the purchase of a new model? Think again: turns out that the credit is applied against prices in Sling's own online store, which are already jacked beyond reason. Actually, they aren't, they're just MSRP -- but let's be honest, no one pays MSRP for anything anymore, and you can get either the SOLO or the PRO-HD for less from Amazon than from Sling's store after the frickin' credit. It's a pretty backhanded way to say "thanks" to your early adopters -- and it's just a shame that the iPhone version of the SlingPlayer will likely be a strong enough draw to let the company get away with murder.

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Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Home Entertainment

Sling's $50 rebate on iPhone-compatible boxes rendered useless by stupid pricing originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Review: Galcon for iPhone

In this entertaining game, you try to conquer planets controlled by your enemy. Galcon is fast-paced and a perfectly fun way to pass five minutes.