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There’s a new version of Dish Network’s Remote Access app, and for iPad users running iOS 4 or higher it’s got a killer feature. Subscribers will now not only have the ability to manage their DVR and schedule recordings away from home, but to also watch live TV on their iPad.
While the Remote Access app itself is free and available from the App Store, streaming live video and DVR content (branded as “TV Everywhere” by Dish) requires a ViP 922 Slingloaded DVR or the purchase of a Sling Adapter for US $99.99 to worth with a ViP 722 or ViP 722k HD DuoDVR. Using a single USB connection to your internet-connected DVR, the Sling Adapter allows users to watch live satellite TV via a web browser, the Sling client or the Remote Access app.
You can also watch via your Mac (on watch.slingbox.com or dishonline.com), although the processor requirements (2.8GHz Core 2 Duo or better) are pretty steep, and the browser plugin requires Snow Leopard users to run Safari in 32-bit mode. While Electronista says that the app should also work on a fast 3G link, I highly doubt you will be receiving any hi-def video via that connection. Dish offers a connection tester tool that will let you prequalify your speed and your computer for streaming video.
We have talked about the SlingPlayer for iPad app before, but for those Dish Network customers out there this should definitely free up your ability to watch satellite TV from somewhere other than your couch.
DISH Network updates Remote Access TV app to work with iPad originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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HDR (high dynamic range) photos are getting a lot of buzz now, especially since Apple built HDR capabilities into the iPhone 4. While the official Apple implementation is pretty good, I still suggest photographers take a look at third party offerings which have more options, and in my opinion, some of which do a better job.
TrueHDR today updated its US $1.99 app, and added a “Natural” mode, which makes the colors more realistic and reduces noise. The developers claim the natural mode uses new image processing techniques that have been written using all new programming.
The app allows you to take an image in fully automatic mode, semi-automatic and manual. I used all the modes, but preferred manual to select my light and dark points. Read on to see why.
Gallery: iPhone HDR images
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TrueHDR for iPhone updates and improves photo quality originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Social gaming network OpenFeint has finally unveiled its OpenFeint X service, which will allow developers on the App Store (and a few other mobile platforms) to add cloud-based microtransaction content to their games on top of Apple’s own in-app purchase service. This is apparently a system that lives outside of Apple’s own store, and allows developers to quickly and easily add in-app content without having to go through Apple’s approval system. If that sounds confusing, it’s because the system is still so new — only a few developers have worked with it so far (though we’re supposed to see it running in popular titles like Fruit Ninja soon), and the updates for providing virtual currency and goods aren’t out yet. But this is the next step for OpenFeint — after Apple released Game Center, OpenFeint’s plan was to provide even more services on top of the Game Center functionality, and with the rise of freemium apps on the store lately, delivering this content is an important thing for developers to do.
To kick off the new service, OpenFeint is holding what its calling a “million dollar challenge” — the first 100 developers to sign up and use OpenFeint X will be able to earn up to $10,000 without sharing any revenue (which basically means OpenFeint is giving away $1 million of the money it would have made). After that, developers who use the service will enter a revenue sharing plan — if you’re a developer, you can find more details about that on the official website.
This won’t change things for most end users — it likely won’t matter to you whether you click one of Apple’s buttons to make an in-app purchase or use code from another company. But it will be an interesting choice for developers to make. And given what we’ve heard about the growing revenues from in-app purchases, a service like this is showing up at exactly the right time.
OpenFeint announces in-app content service, infrastructure to support freemium games originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It’s nearly 5 PM ET, which means it’s time for TUAW TV Live. This is the weekly livestreaming video show where me and a group of Apple geeks get together to chat about the latest news from Cupertino and beyond.
Today’s show is all about what iOS 4.2 brought to the picture. I’ll do some live demos of some of the features in action, and will have recorded video for other features that need an Apple TV to show off. I’ll also be demoing RapidWeaver 5.0, which was released today. You can even enter to win a free license for RapidWeaver, valued at US$79.
How can you join in on the fun? From your Mac or PC, go to the next page by clicking the read more link at the bottom of this post, and you’ll find a livestream viewer and a chat tool. The chat tool allows you to participate by asking questions or making comments.
If you’re driving somewhere and would like to watch TUAW TV Live while you’re stuck in traffic, please don’t — keep your eyes on the road! However, if someone else is doing the driving, you can watch the show on your iPhone by downloading the free Ustream Viewing Application.
We haven’t neglected our iPad users, since you can tune in to TUAW TV Live on your iPad! That link will send you to a non-Flash page, although you won’t have access to our chat tool. And one final note — if the show has started and you’re seeing a previously recorded show instead of the livestream, you can always pop on over to ustream.tv/tuaw to join the show in progress.
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TUAW TV Live: AirPrint, AirPlay, RapidWeaver, and more originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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NimbleBit developer Ian Marsh tweeted a link to a promotional infographic about popular app Pocket Frogs yesterday, and the title has apparently reached a whopping three million downloads in just ten weeks on the App Store. Daily active users have peaked at 350,000, which is a pretty sizable number for an app of this scale (you can also see on the graphic that it’s been developed by a team of 2, and less than $500 has been spent on marketing the app).
There’s also some information in the graphic about the in-app purchases on the freemium app. According to NimbleBit, over 12 million potions and over 4 million in-game stamps have been sold to players. Prices on those actually vary depending on how many you buy at a time — you can buy 10 for 99 cents, or 1000 for $29.99. But we’ve already heard that most of the purchases are of the 99 cent variety, so when you put the average closer to that, I calculate the app has made well over a million dollars. That’s before Apple’s cut, of course.
How’d they do it? The graphic also points out that the average time inbetween game updates has been only around 11 days. Since release, NimbleBit has added some very significant features to the game, including a new mode to race frogs, new goals to hit while breeding them, and a social feature to share which frogs you’re working on. Turns out the freemium model, combined with constant attention and improvement from a core team of devs, translates into player interest — and profits.
Pocket Frogs hits 3 million downloads, 350k daily active users originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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A few weeks ago, in anticipation of iOS 4.2 making its way to our iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads, I hosted an hour-long episode of TUAW TV Live in which we journeyed together through some of the upcoming features of the OS upgrade.
On today’s show, we’ll see how well some of the new features work in reality. I’ll show you how AirPrint works from iPad and iPhone using Ecamm’s Printopia software on the Mac, play with AirPlay, and discuss the pros and cons of iOS 4.2.
With RapidWeaver 5.0 now available and a giveaway of ten licenses for the popular web design tool going on right now here on TUAW, I’ll also be demonstrating the new version of the application and highlighting some of the features of RapidWeaver 5.0. With Apple seemingly ignoring iWeb during the release of iLife ’11, RapidWeaver is looking like a contender for the title of best easy-to-use web design tool.
Join us at 5 PM ET today here at TUAW. Just drop by a few minutes before the start of the show for instructions on how to view the livestream and participate in the chat. Remember that all TUAW TV Live shows are archived for your viewing pleasure on Ustream.
TUAW TV Live: The post-iOS 4.2 show originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Here’s a little analyst-based hint for those of you not sure what to get your smartphone-obsessed loved one this holiday season.
According to a survey released by Neilsen, 29.7 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers now have smartphones (with Apple, RIM and Android taking the lion’s share). Android’s market share certainly has been growing, though, with RIM apparently loosing out the most.
However, out of all the regular mobile phone users who are planning to upgrade to a smartphone, when asked what platform they are most likely to upgrade to in the next year, both Apple’s iPhone and Android were on a near par for the “most desired” smartphone operating system with Apple just pipping Android to the post.
Apparently, for those planning to upgrade to a smart phone in the next year, it seems women tend to prefer the iPhone more while men, and those in the 35 – 54 age bracket, have a slightly greater tendency towards the Android variety.
Neilsen summarizes its findings into the following four points:
So, with all that information, you should have no problem choosing how to best please your loved one with the right smartphone gift this year. Naturally, here at TUAW, we’d suggest the slightly more fruity variety, but hey, the stats are in front of you.
For the full Neilsen report click here.
[via CNN Fortune]
iPhone, Android “most desired” smartphones for upgraders in the U.S. originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Business Insider lists Ping among the 15 biggest flops in tech for 2010. The reason for this listing is that Ping was launched with a great deal of publicity, but it still hasn’t gained much of a foothold in the hearts and minds of its users. Business Insider cites the reminder mail about Ping, sent earlier this month, as evidence that Ping has failed.
I’m not sure there’s anyone jumping up and down about what a crazy, unbelievable success Ping has been, but the service has only been around since September. I don’t think three months is enough time to count Apple out of the social network game, especially when we know they’re still working to smooth things out with Facebook. While Ping hasn’t set the world on fire in 2010, here’s hoping it gets some traction and real motion in 2011.
Apple’s Ping among Business Insider’s tech flops of 2010 originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The BBC’s iPlayer was made Mac compatible in 2008. Now, The Financial Times (FT) is reporting (subscription required) that the network intends to make the on-demand service available to iPads, using a subscription model.
Don’t hold your breath while you wait, however. BBC Worldwide said that this isn’t going to happen until “the middle of next year,” and even then only in “certain target markets.” Additionally, no word on pricing was available, though there will be ad-supported free sections as well as paid content.
The iPlayer, which lets users stream BBC programs for a limited time after their original air date, has been extremely popular in the UK. It was pushing out 100 million downloads per month at the beginning of 2010. One can only hope it won’t be limited to BBC America content when launched in the States.
Personally, I find myself watching more and more TV and movies with my iPad via Netflix and Hulu Plus. I’m not ready to cut the cable yet, but the idea is getting more attractive all the time.
BBC to launch subscription iPad player in the US originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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There’s just a little over a week until 360|MacDev opens in Denver, Colorado. This new Mac development conference, which will be held December 10-11, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Downtown hotel, features a number of speakers and sessions covering everything from turning iOS apps into Mac apps to everything you’ve ever wanted to know about CoreAudio.
Some of the speakers lined up for 360|MacDev include Jay “Saurik” Freeman, who will be talking about the upcoming Mac OS X Cydia; Josh Abernathy, speaking about how to make attractive UI elements for Mac OS X apps; Saul Mora, who will expound on MacRuby; and Justin Williams, with a talk on how to integrate social networking into Mac apps.
TUAW will be on hand both days of 360|MacDev, and we’re planning some giveaways, interviews, and even a TUAW meetup. We’ve teamed up with 360Conferences to give two lucky Mac developers a free pass to 360|MacDev and all TUAW readers a 25% discount on your tickets.
For the discount, just go to the registration page and enter in the special code “MacDevTUAW” to take 25% off of your bill. And if you’d like to try for a free pass, just leave us a comment telling us what you’d like to learn at 360|MacDev. We’ll pick two winners at random from the entries on Saturday, which will give you time to get your plane tickets and hotel reservations in order (not included).
Here are the rules for the giveaway:
Good luck!
Mac developers: Win a free pass to 360|MacDev or save 25% originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Again, hot and fresh deals for you from our friends at DealNews. Be sure to check out the USB-heated fingerless gloves. Especially if you work at the North Pole and use an iPad for the naughty/nice list.
Daily Deals for December 1, 2010 originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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