Analysis: New mobile competition drove Nokia, Microsoft deal

Microsoft and Nokia may be able to better face competition with their new agreement.

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Goes Gold Master

Looks like the latest version of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard might just have gone Gold Master according to Apple Insider, leading to expectation — and anticipation — of a shipping date as soon as a few weeks from now.

Now, TiPb covers Apple news in general only so far as Apple’s 360 degree business model tightly integrates all their offerings and what happens in one product generally either involves or at least touches on many others, including the iPhone. However, following Snow Leopard as we have, it’s interesting to see how Mac OS X was originally stripped down to create the core of iPhone OS X, and now many of the iPhone’s innovations, like QuickTime X and built-in Exchange ActiveSync support are being leveraged back into the Mac — not to mention the whole OS being smaller and tighter. Likewise, iPhone 3.0 has benefitted from data detectors, while Mobile Safari is out pacing it’s big desktop brother in HTML 5 support.

Win. Win.

Snow Leopard promises some great new technologies we likely won’t need on the iPhone for a while, like Grand Central’s packetizing of processes to hit multiple cores, but OpenCL, which lets GPU’s be used like CPU’s for general purpose computing could really leverage that new PowerVR SGX chip in the iPhone…

Mac doesn’t get free OS updates like the iPhone, but at $29 for a single user and $49 for a 5-user family pack, Apple is putting on the pricing pressure.

And hopefully there’ll be some more iPhone-involved surprises in the roadmap. (64-bit Cocoa iTunes anyone? And dare we ask again for Mobile iChat?!)

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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Goes Gold Master

Apple Seeds Rumored Golden Master Mac OS X 10.6 (10A432) to Developers

Apple has seeded Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Build 10A432 to developers tonight. The 10A432 build has been rumored to be the Golden Master build for Snow Leopard. This designation indicates that it would be the final shipping build when it is ultima...

eBay’s iPhone app gets big update

eBay's iPhone app now sends push notifications to let you know when you've been outbid or when an auction is closing.

Apple Responds to Developer who had Boycotted the iPhone due to App Store Policies

iPhone playing cards use washable PVC touchscreen technology

Wanna spice up your next poker night? Meminos would love to help you out there with its deck of iPhone-inspired playing cards. They certainly look the part, as at first blush we thought we were dealing with an app, and are novel enough to appeal even to our cold and cynical souls. Another shot lies after the break, and you can grab your own deck for $25 through the read link.

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iPhone Live! Tonight 8pm ET/5pm PT - Got Questions?

iPhone Live! comes to you tonight (Wednesday, August 12) at 8pm ET/5pm PT.

If you have any questions or topics you’d like us to address, let us know in the comments below or tweet them to @theiphoneblog.

As always, pre-show will start about 10 min. before if you want to drop by early and reserve a space in our chat room. See you then!

Join in via http://www.tipb.com/live

Chat with you soon!

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iPhone Live! Tonight 8pm ET/5pm PT - Got Questions?

OS X Snow Leopard Installation Process Changes Described?

AppleInsider has received information detailing a number of changes to the installation process for Apple's forthcoming Mac OS X Snow Leopard in comparison to the process for OS X Leopard. Notable changes include the preservation of minor point upda...

Review: iFreelancer for iPhone

Freelancer is a fair utility for job hunters. But independent contractors will most likely find that their needs are better served cultivating contacts and building clients the old-fashioned way, rather than hoping for quick and easy work through impersonal online services.

Apple Releases Security Update 2009-004 for Leopard and Tiger

Apple today released Security Update 2009-004 for both Mac OS X Leopard and Tiger via Software Update and Apple's downloads page. The release comes just one week after the release of Mac OS X 10.5.8 and Tiger Security Update 2009-003.
...

More Evidence From Rogers Wireless of 8 GB iPhone 3GS

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Gizmodo has received a supposed screenshot from Rogers Wireless' internal sales systems for hardware upgrades listing an 8 GB iPhone 3GS model. Based on the screenshot and comments from the alleged Rogers employee w...

Push Notices come to eBay app

eBay’s iPhone app has received an upgrade to version 1.4.0 and now includes push notifications and the ability to pay with PayPal directly from the app. The new push notification feature can let users know when they have been outbid or when the auction of a watched item is about to end. The App Store description [...]

Globally speaking, the iPhone is in the lead in smartphone growth

Sales of iPhones increased more than sixfold during the second quarter of 2009, helping Apple maintain its ranking as the third largest smartphone maker worldwide, according to a new report. In an international review of mobile phone and smartphone sales, Gartner research director Carolina Milanesi reports that Apple sold more than 5.4 million iPhones in the [...]

Pastie app makes pre-formatted e-mails easier to do

Emails can be unique, but sometimes you just need to tell the boss you’re “Running 10 minutes late,” or ask a spouse what they need from the store. Pastie makes sending common text blocks to contacts fast and easy. Pastie gives you a space to type out common messages, then decide whether you want to assign [...]

The 10 most expensive iPhone apps - a gallery

Apple’s iPhone App Store is most popular for its free and cheap apps. As a result, most apps and casual games are available for 99 cents or less. But there are plenty of expensive apps in the App Store, too, and people do buy them. The most expensive app in the U.S. App Store today is called [...]

Apple exec once again speaks publicly about App Store approval process

Apple executive Phil Schiller has again responded to a developer’s complaints about his company’s App Store approvals, this time sending an e-mail to the co-founder of a prominent Mac development studio. Steven Frank, of Panic, makers of Transmit, Coda and Unison, said on his blog that he received a personal e-mail from Apple’s senior vice president [...]

Android security chief: Mobile-phone attacks coming

Smartphones will be increasingly targeted for malware, says an Android security expert at Google.

Microsoft, Nokia team to put Office apps on mobile phones

Microsoft and Nokia are working together to put a version of Microsoft's Office productivity applications on Nokia handsets.

Apple Shoots Top Secret Commercial for New Product?

Apple Insider picks up a Sierra Sun story about Apple filming a top secret commercial for a new product at a restaurant called Jax at the Tracks in Truckee, California. Said owner Bud Haley:

“Apple found us, they’re trying to show us as a hip and cool spot for the 20-something crowd.”

Indeed? So what was it for, folks? The upcoming third generation iPod touch? The mythical iTablet? Steve Jobs’ revolutionary iVeggie Smoothy cup? Sound off in the comments and let us know what you expect!

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Apple Shoots Top Secret Commercial for New Product?

Plantronics Voyager PRO Hardcore Bluetooth Headset

The Plantronics Voyager PRO Bluetooth headset [$89.95 - TiPb Store link] sounds great, fits fantastically, and makes you look like something in between a SWAT team member and a Battlestar comms officer.

I’ve said many times before that I have trouble finding a Bluetooth headset that stays in my ear. Admittedly, my ears have been ground-down by years of punches, kicks, and grappling, but even those that came with various types of loops have left me hanging, or just plain left by falling out.

The Plantronics Voyager PRO, which I’ve been using it as my daily driver (literally — it’s the law where I live) for just over a month now, hasn’t let me down yet. It’s larger than some competing devices, but that size is put to good use wrapping over and behind the ear to house the guts of the device, while the slender boom extends down across the cheek. The look is hardcore sci-fi, the sound is crisp and clear, with noise-reduction and a host of control features (and with the upcoming iPhone 3.1, Voice Control will work over Bluetooth as well). Plus, the battery just seems to keep going and going, with 6 hours talk time, 120 hours stand-by.

For complete tech specs and purchasing details, check out TiPb’s iPhone Accessory Store. For more pictures, look below the fold…

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Plantronics Voyager PRO Hardcore Bluetooth Headset