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Live from CTIA 2010, Dieter takes a look at Opera Mini for the iPhone, just now submitted to the App Store.
Watch along after the break!
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Found Footage: Opera Mini for the iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Found Footage: Opera Mini for the iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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According to Analytics firm Flurry 44% of apps tested by Apple for the iPad are games. Ever since the release of the iPhone SDK, gaming and the iPhone have gone hand-in-hand so it really does not come to a surprise that the iPad is aiming be a popular platform choice among game developers as well.
Coming in at second place with 14% of the pie is the entertainment category and then social networking with 7% of the apps, sports 6%, travel 5%, etc.
If the Flurry data is accurate It seems gamers on April 3rd will be pretty happy customers as there does not seem to be any shortage of gaming titles. And don’t think the competition hasn’t noticed Apple assault on mobile gaming. Nintendo has just announced that in 2011 they will be releasing their follow up to the DS with the 3DS – a glasses-free 3D handheld device.
A 3D handheld does sound pretty intriguing, how does a 3D second generation iPad sound? (Hey, we can dream!)
[Via Apple Insider and Engadget]
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Opera PR tells us they’ve submitted their Opera Mini browser for iPhone and iPod touch to the iTunes App Store. If that reads a tad non-plussed, there’s a reason for it. We’re posting it because it’s “big news” but it smells manufactured. No doubt tons of apps were submitted to the App Store today and there’s no way we could post about all of them, but due to Apple’s perceived reluctance to approve a “rival” browser to Mobile Safari, and Opera’s use of that for their own PR purposes, tech sites all of the internet are carrying the story. So good for Opera.
As to the app itself, I’m sure I’ll appreciate it when roaming internationally or when caught on really slow EDGE connections, because Opera’s proxy servers probably already have most popular sites pre-cooked and ready to render. I won’t be using it for banking or highly interactive sites though, because proxy browsers by their nature break SSL encryption and don’t offer real speed boosts for non-pre-rendered content.
I do like the idea of diversity and choice in the App Store, however, so hopefully it gets approved and those who want it can have it. (And Apple really needs to add a similar search-for-text-in-page feature to Mobile Safari already).
(Note: for Jailbreakers who want a proxy browser but don’t want to wait, @antonioj points us to UCWEB which he says does pretty much the same thing as Opera Mini but is already available on Cydia.)
Opera Mini video after the break…
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var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Opera_Mini_for_iPhone_submitted_you_must_see_the_video'; Can you feel the tension? Opera is now in the throes of the App Store approval process. The wait is on to see if Apple will loosen its grip and approve the fast (very fast) Opera Mini browser for iPhone app we checked out at MWC. Remember, Opera Mini relies on Opera's servers to render and compress pages before sending them back to the iPhone for display. As such, there's no code interpretation being done by the software -- a definite no no for approval. So the only thing that could cause Apple to reject the app would be a perceived duplication of core iPhone functionality even though it already approved several WebKit-based browsers. Whatever happens, this is going to be good.Continue reading Opera Mini for iPhone submitted to Apple for approval (video)
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Poynt wants TiPb readers to help them celebrate the launch of their new iPhone app [iTunes link] — and help them name their Augmented Reality feature. If your name is chosen for the feature, you’ll win a trip for two to New York, NY valued at US$5,000 and US$2,500 spending money.
To enter, think of the very best name you can and go post it on the official thread in the TiPb Forums.
Details after the break!
Help celebrate the launch of Poynt for the iPhone! Poynt wants you to help name our Augmented Reality feature. Brainstorm it or think of it in the shower – whatever works best. It’s your chance to potentially name the biggest thing since the wheel — okay maybe not that big, but we think it’s pretty awesome!
Get your idea together and submit it to The iPhone Blog (www.TiPb.com) before April 6, 2010, or such later date as Multiplied Media Corporation (the “Sponsor”) may decide in its sole discretion, in accordance with the terms and conditions provided herein. Tell us what you’d name our Augmented Reality feature. Five finalists will have their suggestions chosen for the Poynt team to vote on and the “best name” will be chosen as the winner of the grand prize described below – it’s basically if we love it, you win!
If your suggestion is chosen as the “best name,” you win a trip for two to New York, NY valued at US$5,000 and US$2,500 spending money! Air, hotel and spending money to do with what you like for three fabulous nights in NYC. Or, if you are one of the four runners up, you will win a Poynt prize pack filled with lots of cool Poynt stuff — like t-shirts, pins and more!
Read the full terms and conditions of the Contest (the “Official Rules”).
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Apple’s iTunes News has a handy reminder up about the iTunes DJ feature and how it works with Apple’s Remote app for iPhone and iPod touch (and we’re guessing/hoping a new, iPad-optimized version soon as well).
The DJ built into iTunes lives at the top of Playlists in the left-hand column of the iTunes window. By default, it selects 15 tracks from your music library to start things off. Behind the scenes, it keeps track of the last five songs in rotation, and adds a new track to the end of the list each time a song has been played. At the bottom left of your track list, there’s a menu that lets you choose any of your playlists as the source for new tracks. At the bottom right of your track list, the Settings button lets you adjust how many recently played and upcoming songs are displayed and whether you’d like higher-rated songs to be played more often.
The rest of the Settings panel underlines what a flexible and accommodating soul the iTunes DJ is. Not only can you drag tracks around and drag in new ones as the spirit moves, but any of your iPhone/iPod touch-carrying guests who have the Apple Remote app installed can also add new songs to the list. You decide whether they can request songs from your whole library or a particular playlist, and they also get a chance to influence what plays next by tapping the voting heart to the right of each track.
I must confess, while I use Apple Remote for iPhone a lot, I don’t remember even looking at iTunes DJ since Apple introduced it, other than to write about it. Do you use it?
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