| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Feb | Apr » | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | ||||
Pages
Categories
- Uncategorized (19740)
Blogroll
Contributors
KaleidoVid Video Kaleidoscope for iPhone
Pop quiz: you’re a successful independent iPhone developer who’s personal management apps are beloved by critics and users alike, but you just really need a break, a way to recharge the batteries and have some non-managed fun, what do you do?
If you’re App Cubby’s David Bernard, you grab Polar Bear Farm’s Layton Duncan and Made by Rocket’s Dave Keller and you produce KaleidoVid [$0.99 - iTunes link], a colorful, eye-full of childlike wonder for the iPhone. And you make it as simple as it is elegant.
Point your iPhone camera at, well, anything you like (the more varied and vivid the better in our tests) and KaleidoVid instantly transforms the live view into a dazzling, multi-reflected kaleidoscope of lines and blobs, hues and shades, and with a click of a button saves them to your camera roll or lets you share them with friends over the ever-social Facebook or Twitter, or good old email. (Yeah, it’s pretty much instant wallpaper awesome in a bottle if you think the way we do).
Whether you want the same kind of refresh and recharge the developers were after, or you just want to give your child something light and fun to distract them, KaleidoVid is definitely something to check out.
More screenshots after the break!
KaleidoVid Video Kaleidoscope for iPhone is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.
TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog
Found Footage: Ridiculously fast iPhone typist
Filed under: iPhone
According to an IBM-University of Michigan study [link to PDF], when transcribing, those using a traditional hardware QWERTY keyboard type at an average rate of 33 words per minute. This means that YouTube user "konceptzoflife" is 152 percent faster than the average typist.
The only thing is, he can do it on his iPhone.
Using iTextSpeed to test his typing speed, the Usain Bolt of iPhone typists registered 83 WPM; his ultimate goal is to hit 90 WPM.
The 83 WPM, which is the fastest I've seen on an iPhone, is still markedly shy of hardware QWERTY keyboard record holder Barbara Blackburn. The late Blackburn, whose fame made her a guest on Late Night with David Letterman (when he was on NBC after Johnny Carson), can maintain 150 WPM for a full 50 minutes, and can top out at 212 WPM.
[via 148Apps]
Found Footage: Ridiculously fast iPhone typist originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Found Footage: Ridiculously fast iPhone typist originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
No Cut and Paste in Windows Phone 7 Series. So is it a Smartphone?
Today at MIX10 Microsoft told our sibling site WMExperts that there would be no cut, copy, and paste in Windows Phone 7 Series, which follows on the news of an Apple iPhone-style closed app market and lack of 3rd party multitasking. When the original iPhone 2G debuted in 2007 without cut, copy, and paste, and when the iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 showed up still without cut, copy, and paste, certain editors-in-chief who shall remain nameless (though not pictured-less) wondered — and not unjustifiably — if the iPhone could be considered a smartphone?
We kid, we needle, we jest of course (if we still have a job, that is). We thought the iPhone 2G certainly was a smartphone then, and now, and certainly think the same about Windows Phone 7 Series, and Palm webOS when it debuted lacking certain features. It takes an incredible amount of effort to launch a new mobile OS and no company, not Apple, not Google, not even Microsoft have unlimited time, talent, and resources to nail everything in version 1.0. Our question remains, to get cut, copy, and paste (or whatever feature you think is missing), what other feature would you give up? Notifications? The new user experience? There’s an opportunity cost to everything.
Of course, when Apple launched iPhone 1.0 it wasn’t leaving behind a large existing user base accustomed to many of those now missing features the way Microsoft is with Windows Phone 7 Series. So, yeah, it’ll be interesting to see if they can grab enough new users to make up for all the ones they’re gone to lose. Because, if all those Windows 6.x users are suddenly faced with something new and different, it may not be too far a stretch to go for a different platform entirely. Including an iPhone. Which has cut, copy, and paste and may just have multitasking by then. So to them, to you, potential iPhone switchers:
Welcome! How you doing?
No Cut and Paste in Windows Phone 7 Series. So is it a Smartphone? is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.
TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog
Review: Picfree for iPhone
This app, which lets you send picture messages to friends, is very easy to use and can really save you some money on texting fees. It offers iPod touch and original iPhone users a way to mimic the MMS capabilities of other mobile devices.Navigon releases MyRegion apps for U.S.
Navigon has released its new MyRegion series, which offers apps for the east, west, and center of the U.S. Additional maps are available via in-app purchase.Navigon launches regional nav apps at lower prices
Filed under: iPhone
If you've been lusting after the Navigon apps for your iPhone, the company has just released lower-priced regional versions that divide the country into three sections and let you add other parts of the U.S. with an in-app purchase. You can now buy Western states, Central U.S. or Eastern states as standalone regions. The single region version is US$24.99 until April 12, when the price goes up to $29.99. If you buy one region, you can add another region for $12.99 each.
These new versions contain all the features of the Navigon U.S. and Canada version. All versions will soon get a free update to the new MyRoutes feature. Navigon MyRoutes learns from the user's driving style to provide customized and better route recommendations. The feature also offers up to two alternative routes clearly displayed on a map including ETA, distance and driving time. This lets users choose the route that best serves their individual situation.
Traffic Live, which is another add-on, provides crowd-sourced real-time traffic information to calculate better routes that avoid congestion and get drivers to their destination faster. The feature is available as an in-app one-time purchase at a promotional price of $19.99 until April 12th.
As I pointed out in my review of CoPilot Live yesterday, these add-ons are getting a bit confusing, and it would be nice if all the nav developers simply offered a complete version to keep things simple. Others will argue that by offering bits and pieces you can customize your app and get only what you want. It does keep the price down. Navigon has certainly done that with the Navigon MyRegion edition. If you stay in pretty much one part of the country you get a very advanced application at a very competitive price. You can find a complete Navigon feature list here.
The apps run on iPhone version 3.0 or greater. They can be used on first generation iPhones or the iPod touch with additional hardware accessories, and run on their own with the iPhone 3G or 3GS.
Navigon launches regional nav apps at lower prices originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Navigon launches regional nav apps at lower prices originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
TiPb Give-Away: Special Edition Street Fighter IV iPhone Cases (iPad Give-Away Qualifier)
When we met with Tezuka-san and the Capcom Street Fighter IV team at GDC 2010, he was gracious enough to give us not one, but two (2!) special edition promotional Street Fighter IV iPhone cases. Full color, they feature Ryu and Ken and are emblazoned with the slogan “Waiting for a new challenger” and the Street Fighter IV logo. When we got these Capcom told us there were only a few left in North America. This is the real deal, and they’re letting us give them away to you, our readers.
How can you enter? Easy, just leave a comment on any of our TiPb Apps Podcast posts (a real, on-topic comment, not just “can has win?”, okay?). Only one comment will count per podcast post, but you can make a comment on as many of the posts as you like (and we’ve got over 20 episodes now!) We’ll pick two (2) readers at random to get the cases so be sure to leave a valid email address with your comment. The give-away is open to anyone with a US or Canadian shipping address, starts now, and ends Sunday March 21, 2010 at 12pm PT.
(And to sweeten the pot some more, we have some promo codes and gift certificates to give away for a few of the apps as well. Which ones? That’s a surprise so try to hit them all!)
Oh, and every post you comment on also counts as an entry for TiPb’s big iPad give-away, so get going!
TiPb Give-Away: Special Edition Street Fighter IV iPhone Cases (iPad Give-Away Qualifier) is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.
TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog
Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.6.3 Build 10D571 to Developers
The train of Mac OS X 10.6.3 developer seeds continues today, with Apple pushing out Build 10D571 to developers for testing. iPhone in Canada offers the details, which include a request that developers f...Found Footage: How to fake an iPhone in PowerPoint
Filed under: iPhone
You might think you've got some PowerPoint skills, but check out what Screenr user slhice of Ice Ltd. has created. With some graphics work that might impress even a veteran Photoshop user, she's assembled a great-looking iPhone template from scratch on a PowerPoint slide (she's working in PPT 2007 on Windows, but you can probably replicate her steps in PPT 2008). This could be very useful if you're giving a proof-of-concept presentation to a group, teaching an "iPhone 101" course, or running any other slide deck that needs some iPhone love.
tweetmeme_url = "http://www.tuaw.com/2010/03/16/found-footage-how-to-fake-an-iphone-in-powerpoint/"
tweetmeme_source = "tuaw"
We haven't tried to mimic the procedure in Keynote, but it sure would be fun. In the meantime, use slhice's method to wow the next group you lecture about the iPhone.Found Footage: How to fake an iPhone in PowerPoint originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Found Footage: How to fake an iPhone in PowerPoint originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Intel Debuts Xeon 5600 Series Processors Appropriate for Mac Pro
Intel today announced the launch of its new Xeon 5600 series processors, bringing to market a number of new four-core and six-core processors that Apple could choose to utilize in an update to its Mac Pro...Review: Zepi for iPhone
Zepi is a "match-three" puzzle game from OstinGames. It's a ridiculously easy game to play once you figure out how, but the tutorial is remarkably difficult to understand.Blackberry users ready to abandon ship for the iPhone, Nexus One
Filed under: Surveys and Polls, iPhone
If a recent survey from market research firm Crowd Science is anything to go by, there's dark times ahead for RIM, maker of the Blackberry smartphone. 40% of survey respondents said they plan to ditch their Blackberry handset for an iPhone when it's time to upgrade. As if that wasn't bad enough, another 32% of those surveyed said they'd be getting a Nexus One for their next smartphone instead of another Blackberry. The survey doesn't appear to have asked about other companies' smartphones, but even if they didn't, the story told by these numbers is bad enough as is: at best, only 28% of current Blackberry users plan on sticking with the platform.The Crowd Science survey also gives some insight into why Blackberry users are ready to flock to other platforms. The Blackberry is usually seen as a stereotypically "business" phone and not one that the average user picks up for strictly personal use, and the survey's numbers support that notion. Only 16% of Blackberry users said they used the handset for personal use only, compared to 28% of iPhone users and 32% of Android users.
Another possible reason the iPhone and Android platforms are drawing Blackberry users away? Apps. Compared to iPhone and Android users, Blackberry owners are far less likely to download apps -- 67% of Blackberry owners hadn't downloaded any free apps in the 7 days before the survey, and 91% hadn't bought any apps, either. Meanwhile, nearly 2/3 of iPhone users had downloaded at least one free app during the same time, as had more than 2/3 of Android users; additionally, over 1/3 of iPhone users surveyed had downloaded a paid app during the week prior to the survey.
What's bad news for RIM is good news for both Apple and Google. And according to the same Crowd Science survey, the battle lines are already firmly drawn between those two platforms, too -- 90% of iPhone users plan on sticking with the iPhone for their next upgrade, while 90% of Android users plan on staying with Google's smartphone platform.
[Via Ars Technica]
Blackberry users ready to abandon ship for the iPhone, Nexus One originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Blackberry users ready to abandon ship for the iPhone, Nexus One originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Google announces AT&T-compatible Nexus One
Google on Tuesday announced the availability of a Nexus One model compatible with AT&T's 3G network.From the Forums: Top 5 iPad Apps, iPhone 3G vs 3GS, 4.0 Software, iPad Wallpaper, 4th Gen iPhone Feature
From the Forums is a great way to see what all of the current hot topics are on the TiPb forums. In order to create any new threads of your own or reply to any of the existing threads, you must be a registered member. Becoming a member is a simple process that will only take a few minutes out of your day, so if you have not already already done so, head on over and register now!
For your chance to win a $10 iTunes gift card simply post your top 5 most wanted iPad applications in this thread right here. It’s that simple and you have until Sunday to get your post in for your chance to win!
The iPhone 3G vs iPhone 3GS – what are your thoughts? Was the upgrade worth it for you?
The iPhone 4.0 software is only a few short months away, feel free to discuss and speculate all you’d like about 4.0 in the following thread: Discuss the iPhone OS 4.0 software here.
In search of some wallpapers for your soon to be released iPad? If so be sure to visit the thread: iPad Wallpapers Collection. Also feel free to post wallpapers you may have for the new device!
Lastly for today, if you were creating the next generation of iPhone what is the one hardware feature you’d like to see added?
See you in the forums!
From the Forums: Top 5 iPad Apps, iPhone 3G vs 3GS, 4.0 Software, iPad Wallpaper, 4th Gen iPhone Feature is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.
TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog
MOG bringing unlimited music streaming to iPhone and Android, Rhapsody taking iPhone music offline
MOG bringing unlimited music streaming to iPhone and Android, Rhapsody taking iPhone music offline originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments