Quixonic intros Quixpin DJ music app for iPhone, iPod touch

Quixonic has introduced the Quixpin DJ app for the iPhone and iPod touch.

iPhone Now Owns the Title of “Most Popular Camera on Flickr”

It was just over a year ago that the iPhone became the undisputed champion of cell phone cameras on Flickr. Without a doubt, the modern day cell phone camera has become a serious photographic tool and thanks to the release of iPhone 3GS, the iPhone has stepped into 1st place in upload popularity of all cameras just ahead of Cannon’s Digital Rebel XTi.

Now we all are aware that the three megapixel camera on the iPhone 3GS is not the best out there but it does it’s job fairly well. The main reason for it’s popularity on Flickr is convenience. Not only do you carry your iPhone everywhere you go, unlike a regular camera, you also have the ability to upload directly from the device. Convenience reigns supreme.

It was only a matter of time before iPhone was crowned the undisputed overall champion of the Flickr world.

[Via Electronista]

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iPhone Now Owns the Title of “Most Popular Camera on Flickr”

iPhone 3.1 Fixes “Deleted Email Appearing in Spotlight Search” Bug

Looks like the tempest has run out of room in the teapot, as that bug we linked to earlier, about iPhone 3.0 Spotlight showing email messages that should be well and truly deleted, seems to have indeed been crushed in iPhone 3.1.

[Via WhenWillApple]

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iPhone 3.1 Fixes “Deleted Email Appearing in Spotlight Search” Bug

Qik Finally Available in the iTunes AppStore - Albeit Crippled

Qik has unofficially been available on the iPhone since the 1st generation iPhone debuted in July 2007. Fast forward two years and the app is now "official," but crippled in the sense that live streaming has been disabled.One of the reasons live streaming has been disabled is because AT&T's Terms ...

French teen claims injury from exploding iPhone

Most of us have probably heard the allegations of some Apple devices like iPod or laptops blowing up. A new incident has happened in France and the teenage user claims to have been injured by the shattering iPhone. The teen was apparently using his girlfriends iPhone when it made a hissing ...

EA offers The Game of Life on iPhone

I haven’t played the board game The Game of Life in years. The last time I remember playing it I was about 8 or 9. At that time girls still had cooties and I didn’t much appreciate being forced to marry and have kids. Today my kids and I prefer video ...

Palm opens up third-party webOS apps beta program

Palm has opened up its App Catalog beta e-commerce program to third-party developers interested in submitting their applications for the Palm Pre.

Review: Documents to Go for iPhone

Long-time mobile app maker DataViz offers two different versions of its Documents to Go app for viewing and editing files on the go. We take a look at both to see if they measure up and which one best fits your needs.

iTunes Share of U.S. Music Sales Reaches 25%

Market research firm NPD today reports that Apple's iTunes was the number one music retailer in the U.S. for the first half of 2009 with 25% of unit sales. Apple's share of the total market is up from 21% in 2008 and 14% in 2007.

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iTunes Now Sells 25% of US Music

According to NPD, Apple’s iTunes now sells 25% of all music in the US. That’s up from 21% last year, and 14% the year before. Zoom. Zoom. Walmart, by contrast, is at 14% combining their real-world stores and online distribution.

In the strictly digital domain — which continues to gain share — iTunes accounts for 69% of downloadable music, with Amazon trailing at 8%.

Those numbers, in case they don’t smack anyone immediately in the face, are HUGE. Despite the jump to $1.29 for - quote unquote - premium music, the shift to DRM-free, combined with on-device downloads for the iPhone and iPod touch, might just be enough to keep the juggernaut rolling. Next up, we’ll see how Digital-45s and “cocktail” do for them…

[Marketwatch via iLounge]

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iTunes Now Sells 25% of US Music

Analyst: Apple to Sell 80+ Million iPhones in 2012, Snag 5.7% of Total Mobile Phone Market

In an extensive research report on the smartphone industry released this morning, RBC Capital Markets reveals a "new world order" in which smartphones embracing the convergence of communication, computing, and content are becoming the "next wave" of ...

Twitterrific 2.1 for iPhone to bring video, more

The Iconfactory has submitted Twitterrific 2.1 to the App Store, a major update that brings video posting, a new contact system, and a lot of other new features.

Touchscreens dominate smartphone interfaces

Touchscreens have become the preferred interface on smartphones. About 40 percent of all devices shipped during the second quarter used a touch interface.

iPhone nips at Rebel XTi’s heels for most popular cam on Flickr

Yes, even the best cameraphones take crappy pictures by camera standards, but there's one thing phones will always have over their more optically-adept cousins: convenience. The fact that you always have your phone with you, it can often geotag, and it's got an always-on, always-available data connection for uploads to photo sharing sites are all factors giving handsets an edge in the fight to dominate Flickr. Add in the fact that we're approaching just-good-enough picture quality for everyday use on the upper end of the phone spectrum with the latest 5, 8, and 12 megapixel models, and, well... you've got a recipe for an upset. After briefly showing it having pulled ahead yesterday, Flickr's stats currently have the iPhone in all its flavors neck-and-neck with Canon's Digital Rebel XTi for upload popularity after a stark, sudden jump presumably spearheaded by the launch of the 3GS -- and given the trending we're seeing, it seems like it's just a matter of time before the iPhone pulls ahead for good. Granted, Flickr's pooling all iPhone models into a single stat, which isn't really fair -- philosophically, that's not much different from grouping every Digital Rebel together -- but the fact remains that this speaks volumes about the modern cameraphone's value as a serious photographic tool.

[Via pocket-lint and Los Angeles Times]

Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras, Handhelds

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Apple’s New North Carolina Data Center Among Largest in the World

Apple is building a huge, billion dollar data center in North Carolina. However, no one outside Cupertino knows exactly what it’s going to be used for (insert Skynet, Matrix, App Store review AI jokes here). That doesn’t mean people aren’t theorizing, however, including Rich Miller is editor of Data Center Knowledge, who calls the facility “big-a$$”:

One of the leading theories about the size of the NC project is that Apple is planning future cloud computing services that will require lots of data center storage. Cloud computing is a hot trend, and I’d be surprised if Apple isn’t thinking hard – and thinking differently – about cloud computing. Many cloud enthusiasts say that cloud computing will eliminate the need for data centers. In reality, the only thing will change is the owner of the building. All the applications and data that are moving into the cloud will live on servers in brick-and-mortar data centers. The companies that are building the biggest data centers tend to also have the biggest cloud ambitions.

What’s interesting to TiPb is that, while a lot was recently made of Eric Schmidt resigning from the Apple Board of Directors due to Google entering Apple’s business with Android and ChromeOS, a ginormous data center could be construed as Apple taking a single step — or leap — towards Google’s bread and butter as well…

Anyone have their own theories about Apple’s new facility?

[via CultofMac]

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Apple’s New North Carolina Data Center Among Largest in the World

iPhone 3.0 Spotlight Search Finds Deleted Messages?

Matt Janssen has discovered what looks like a bug in iPhone 3.0 Spotlight, whereby the search feature keeps emails in the index/cache even after they’ve been deleted from the inbox and purged from the trash (and even obliterated from the host server). Janssen claims in the video above he’s found emails he deleted several months ago using this method.

Email is likely cached to speed up searches. Initially tapping on a deleted email in a search result will launch Mobile Mail, which will promptly crash, but searching and tapping a second time will actually show the email, albeit in a buggy manner.

Engadget (via CultofMac) has heard this bug might be fixed in iPhone 3.1, now on Beta 3, and perhaps to be released as soon as Apple’s next iPod/iTunes event rumored for the week of September 7.

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iPhone 3.0 Spotlight Search Finds Deleted Messages?

Japans Best Selling Phone - iPhone 3GS

According to market research company Gfk and their recent survey, it seems like Japan has fallen in love with the iPhone 3GS. So much so that in the month of July, the good people there have made Apple’s 32GB iPhone 3GS the most popular cell phone in all of Japan.

Here is how the rest of the top 10 shakes out.

• Apple iPhone 3GS 32 GB
• Sharp SH-06A
• Panasonic 830P
• Sharp SH-05A
• NEC N-08A
• Sony Ericsson Walkman Phone Premier3
• Sharp SH-02A
• Casio W63CA
• Apple iPhone 3GS 16 GB
• Sharp SH001

It must be those Emoji icons…

[Via MobileCrunch]

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Japans Best Selling Phone - iPhone 3GS

3GS has 99% satisfaction rate, AT&T not so much

Filed under: Surveys and Polls, Apple, iPhone

A recent customer survey (of only 200 customers -- what are these surveys getting away with only 200 respondents?) claims that the iPhone 3GS has a 99% satisfaction rate. A full 99% of 200 polled iPhone customers claim that they are satisfied with their purchase, while 82% of them claimed they are "very satisfied." That's higher than previously, too: previous versions of the iPhone got a 73% satisfaction rating. You're probably not surprised by this, but guess what? People love their iPhones.

What don't they love about them? 8% said the phone wasn't compatible with their company's IT infrastructure. 41% still say the battery life isn't long enough for their tastes. And a little company called AT&T has drawn the most ire: 55% of respondents say the AT&T network was the worst feature of the iPhone 3GS. So there you go. This just in: ten of eleven Twitterers I just surveyed do like ice cream. That survey is probably just as shocking as the iPhone one, which is not much.

Still, quite a deal Apple has. Your product has almost unanimous satisfaction from customers, and the worst thing about it... is the fault of a completely separate company. Good deal indeed.

3GS has 99% satisfaction rate, AT&T not so much originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Review: X2 Soccer 2009 for iPhone

Developer X2 games has captured the spirit of soccer on the iPhone and iPod touch. X2 Soccer 2009 sets a high bar for other sports-themed games.