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iPhone Live! Tonight 8pm ET/5pm PT - With Stereo BT Headset Give-Away!
iPhone Live! comes to you tonight (Wednesday, August 26) at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
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We’ll be discussing the week’s news, and offering up a MOTOROKR S305 Stereo BT Headset give-away (for live viewers only!) so join in via http://www.tipb.com/live
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iPhone Live! Tonight 8pm ET/5pm PT - With Stereo BT Headset Give-Away!
XM Sirius announces SkyDock for iPhone and iPod touch
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Filed under: Portable Audio, Transportation
XM Sirius announces SkyDock for iPhone and iPod touch originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsDelving into the iPhone’s DCIM folder
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Today, Dave Caolo discovered what happens when your iPhone camera rolls past picture number 99999 (or so). As he and other Apple users have found, a picture count that goes too high can lead to unforseen errors. Human sacrifice. Dogs and cats living together. Mass hysteria. Or a camera roll that doesn't acknowledge new photos.
Snapped images are stored on your iPhone in your home folder. As user "mobile," that home folder is /var/mobile and the folder that stores your iTunes library, your voice memos, and your photos is /var/mobile/Media. Inside that media folder is a subfolder named DCIM.
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Delving into the iPhone's DCIM folder originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Delving into the iPhone's DCIM folder originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Review: Beats for iPhone
This app, which calculates beats-per-minute for songs, provides an easy-to-use and appealing solution that will be of use to DJs, musicians, producers, and people who are just curious about music.iRingPro offers more tones, improves favorites
Filed under: Accessories, Software, iPhone
Last year I wrote about iRingPro, a group dedicated to bringing "ringtones for adults" to the iPhone. At the time they had one set of 27 tones available simply called "Zen," and they really do sound good. In fact, I still use them today ("Tokyo Station - Hi" Is my favorite). Most feature a series of unobtrusive tones followed by a brief pause. If you've ever been annoyed by the guy whose phone unexpectedly blasts "Enter Sandman," then the Zen tones are for you.
They've recently updated the Zen series to include longer pauses between tones. Additionally, they've introduced two new collections, "Origin" and "Tek." Each collection contains between 22 and 31 tones featuring brief silent pauses and another full set with extended silent pauses in either MP3, iPhone for Windows or iPhone for Mac format. I must admit that I'm quite tempted by the Origin pack.
It's true that you can make your own classy tones with GarageBand, but these sound great and won't embarrass you when your phone goes off at a PTA meeting. Each bundle costs $9.95. If you purchased the original Zen set and were wise enough to save your receipt, you can upgrade to Zen 2 for free.
iRingPro offers more tones, improves favorites originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
iRingPro offers more tones, improves favorites originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sirius XM Introduces ‘XM SkyDock’ Satellite Radio Adapter for iPhone and iPod Touch
Digital Daily reports that Sirius XM announced at a media event today the launch of XM SkyDock, an accessory that will allow iPhone and iPod touch users to receive live XM and "The Best of Sirius" satellite radio in their vehicles. Scheduled to laun...Review: Fantasy football draft apps for iPhone
The App Store offers plenty of choices when it comes to preparing for your fantasy football draft. But two apps in particular -- Studs & Duds and Fantasy Football Cheatsheet '09 -- stand out from the crowd.Fix iPhone’s Camera Roll display bug
Last night I was grabbing screenshots with my iPhone that I'll use in a forthcoming post. After snapping 4 or 5, I launched the camera app to look at them. I saw the preview thumbnail but when I clicked Camera Roll for a larger view, it appeared empty. I restarted the iPhone to no avail. I connected it to my Mac, and iPhoto imported the screenshots without a problem. After a sync they were in my iPhone's photo album, but I still couldn't see subsequent photos taken with the built-in camera.
After some searching I found this thread on Apple's Discussion Board that describes my issue. It seems that the iPhone fails to display photos taken beyond number 10,000.* That's right, I've taken 10,000 photos with my iPhone. Or have I?
The iPhone in question is a 3GS that I purchased not too long ago. There's no way I've shot that many pictures in such a brief time. However, I did buy an original 4GB phone back on opening day. As I set up the 3GS, I did a restore from backup. Guess what came with it? The "counter" for all photos I snapped back then. The 3GS picked up where the original model left off. D'oh.
I'm glad to say that I've restored the Camera Roll's functionality. Here's how. I connected my iPhone to my Mac and launched PhoneView. From there, I clicked Settings and selected Show Entire Disk. Be careful here, because this lets you fiddle with typically hidden folders and files.
Inside the DCIM folder I found a number of folders with names like "100APPLE," which I deleted (AFTER syncing my iPhone with iPhoto and grabbing all stored pictures). Then I quit PhoneView, restarted the iPhone or good measure and presto! I was back in business.
I'm not the only one with this problem and I hope Apple addresses it in a future update. Note that you can get this done with the free trial of PhoneView, but it's a great app and only $20, so buy it as a thank you.
*Remember, this refers to number of photos shot with the iPhone, not number of photos stored.
Fix iPhone's Camera Roll display bug originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Fix iPhone's Camera Roll display bug originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple iTunes and iPod Special Music Event on Sept. 9 Seconded?
Apple holding it’s annual iTunes- and iPod-focused music event on Sept. 9th is looking increasingly likely. Never mind that last year’s event was held on September 9, or that 9/9/9 holds some numerological magic, it just makes the kind of sense that does, right?
For their part, AppleInsider claims they’ve managed to get independent confirmation of the event from “people familiar with the matter”, and also expect the afore-reported iTunes 9 with social networking, 3rd generation iPod touch with camera, and iPod nano with with camera to be in the lineup, along with other pieces “to this year’s iPod story.”
“Cocktail”, which would try to bring back the album format, including artwork, lyrics, and other bonus material, the perennial Beatles on iTunes rumors, and of course iPhone OS 3.1 are also in the cards.
(And commenters, please as per usual feel free to call for AT&T announcements — or their heads.)
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Apple iTunes and iPod Special Music Event on Sept. 9 Seconded?
Found Footage: iPhone and Qik go live for New Mexico reporter
Filed under: Video, Odds and ends, Found Footage, iPhone, App Store, Jailbreak/pwnage
Albuquerque TV Reporter Jeremy Jojola recently used a jailbroken iPhone and Qik [iTunes link] to broadcast a story live for KOB-TV. It's a far cry from the big trucks with microwave antennas and satellite dishes that are usually seen where news stories are broadcast.
The audio and video quality isn't perfect, but it shows how fast the technology is moving. Jeremy told me he used the AT&T 3G network for the connection.
We've already reported on the Qik app which was recently updated to allow uploading of video using the 3G network, but so far, the live capability has been nixed by Apple/AT&T. The only way to get the full benefit of live streaming is by jailbreaking the iPhone.
Qik runs on a huge variety of other smartphones with full live capability, even on the AT&T network.
If you'd like to see Jeremy's story, it's available by clicking the Read More link below. The actual story is about iPhone developers who live in the area. Here's Jeremy's blog with some more info.
[Via Poynter Institute online]
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Found Footage: iPhone and Qik go live for New Mexico reporter originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Found Footage: iPhone and Qik go live for New Mexico reporter originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Snow Leopard Antimalware Feature Gaining Publicity [Updated]
As we briefly mentioned yesterday, antivirus vendor Intego notes that it has received multiple tips that Apple's forthcoming Snow Leopard operating system appears to contain at least some rudimentary antimalware capabilities. According to sc...
Snow Leopard Antimalware Feature Gaining Publicity
As we briefly mentioned yesterday, antivirus vendor Intego notes that it has received multiple tips that Apple's forthcoming Snow Leopard operating system appears to contain at least some rudimentary antimalware capabilities. According to sc...
Motorola MOTOROKR S305 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones for iPhone 3GS & iPhone 3G
The Motorola MOTOROKR S305 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones [$49.95 - TiPb Store link] for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G are great for enjoying your music on the go. Whether you’re on your daily jog or spending some time in the gym, these headphones are the perfect fit that will not hurt your wallet.
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I’ll be honest and say I have never been a fan of Bluetooth stereo headphones but Motorola’s S305 has recently made me a fan. All of you active people out there can put these headphones to good use. Heck, with what these headphones actually bring to the table, you can take full advantage of them while lounging around your home.
In the box you get the S305 wireless stereo headphones, microUSB travel charger, and getting started guide. Syncing to your iPhone is a breeze and once you are all set up you can enjoy your music and phone calls with high performance and remarkable wireless sound up to 33 feet - priceless.
For those of you who are not a fan of in-ear earbuds, you are in luck with the S305’s very comfy setup. These headphones are extremely lightweight and fit comfortably with the out of ear 1.2-inch pods. On the outside of one of the pod’s housing you get some controls - audio track navigation, volume, and call controls. Along with the comfortable fit you also get a excellent battery life. Expect a talk time of up 6.5 hours, music time of 6 hours, and standby time of up to 4 days.
The Motorola MOTOROKR S305 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones are not too shabby. With their very low price point of $49.95, you can’t go wrong.
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Motorola MOTOROKR S305 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones for iPhone 3GS & iPhone 3G
Act Now or Apple Will Be the Next Microsoft Monopoly?
Could Apple eventually gain monopoly status in one or more businesses, and become as “evil” (or worse) as Microsoft was when regulators went after them in the 1990s? Windows pundit Paul Thurrott thinks so, and thinks it’s time to act now before it’s too late.
Now, Thurrott is an interesting dichotomy, well-balanced on his Windows Weekly podcast yet Dvorak‘ian in link-baiting on his blog. He’s pro Microsoft all the way, but has still been unable to find anything as compelling as the iPhone or iPod in their respective spaces. So, assuming we’re dealing with the more even handed podcasting and iPhone-using Thurrott, and we’re not just biting his baited link, his argument here is this:
until very recently, Apple was the underdog, and they’ve been the underdog for almost their entire existence. This creates a certain mindset, and under Steve Jobs especially, it’s created a very aggressive competitive spirit. This aggressiveness is fine when you are literally the underdog, just as was the case with Microsoft early in its career and it was trying to wrest the PC industry from IBM, Lotus, WordPerfect, and other tech dinosaurs. But once you have a dominant market position, that aggressive behavior–so important for an up-and-comer–isn’t just bad, it’s illegal. It’s just hard to turn it off when it’s been part of the corporate psyche for so long.
His answer?
With this obvious comparison of two very similarly belligerent companies–Microsoft of the mid-1990s and Apple of today–in mind, I think the time has come to rein Apple in. To examine Apple’s exclusive relationships with wireless carriers. To force it to open up iTunes to competing players, and its iPhone and iPod devices to competing software and services. If we don’t do this now, it will only be more difficult in the future. All you have to do is look at Microsoft’s never-ending antitrust saga–which has now stretched on for 15 years, involved regulatory bodies on three continents, and gone on far longer than its actual bad behavior–to see why it’s time.
The problem?
Apple is not yet a monopoly in any real business. They may own the Mac and the iPhone outright, but those are tiny blips in the big PC space and the increasingly vast smartphone space. Apple likely will never be a smartphone monopoly, and artificially defining a “consumer smartphone” is like defining a “Redmond MP3 player” space and pondering Zune regulation.
Speaking of MP3 players, in that space Apple could arguably be approaching monopoly status, though the market according to Apple themselves is now fading (hence their development of the iPhone). Even if Apple does mathematically hold an effective MP3 monopoly at some point, that’s not illegal. Abusing such a monopoly would be, for example forcing Best Buy not to carry Zune’s if they want iPods.
Otherwise, much as I (and Thurrott himself) find the notion of the EU’s constant browser bashing of Microsoft ridiculous given the advances of Firefox and WebKit (Safari and Chrome), the idea of forcing open what’s essentially content management software like iTunes is equally silly. (Note: Not letting iTunes run on Windows is a specious parallel, iTunes is an app, not a platform). What’s next, PS3 isn’t getting a fair shake so we have to force Nintendo to allow PS3 games and license Mario? Sigh.
As to movies and TV shows, if Big Media would drop their consumer-hostile DRM schemes, then just like MP3 both Apple and Microsoft (and others) could sell unlocked movies and TV Shows that users could play on or move between any device. That’s not an Apple problem, it’s a Hollywood problem, and consumers should channel that rage appropriately (especially towards legislators who are heavily funded and lobbied by Hollywood to “protect” their content from us evil customers).
Personally, I never left Microsoft because I thought they were “evil” (IE6 aside, of course), I left because I found better device(s) to suit my needs from another company (while Microsoft was being punished by the DOJ and EU, fancy that). If that happens again with Apple, I’ll likely move again.
Maybe to Android. Oh, wait, Google is a monopoly in search and online advertising, and is slowly ensconcing themselves on every device and harvesting my data for… what? Maybe they’re evil and should be stopped right now as well?
Slope, meet slippery.
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Act Now or Apple Will Be the Next Microsoft Monopoly?
