Category: I-phone

In an interview with Bloomberg, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff tells an interesting tale of how he gave the App Store domain and trademark to to Apple as a gift to Steve Jobs. Of course, the App Store trademark itself is now under scrutiny, with Microsoft and Amazon claiming it is a generic term.

Apparently Benioff and some of his team met with Jobs in 2003, and Steve suggested they build an ecosystem around their Salesforce product, which Jobs praised. They wound up with App Exchange, but Benioff also trademarked App Store and bought the domain. When Apple launched an app ecosystem for the iPhone, Benioff was in the audience during the announcement. He went directly to Jobs at the event and said he was giving Apple the trademark and domain as a gift, thanking him for his sage advice in 2003.

It’s a nice story, and sadly the kind of nice thing you don’t hear that often in Silicon Valley these days.

[via The Next Web]

Salesforce CEO Benioff “gifted” App Store trademark and domain to Jobs originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Over the years, Steve Jobs has made several appearances at the D Conference. He’s shared the stage with Walt Mossberg, Bill Gates and others in the now iconic red chairs. AllThingsD has compiled a brief history of Steve’s remarkable moments at the event, some of which are described below.

Tablet denial

In 2003, Steve took the stage the day after Bill Gates enthusiastically described the tablet computer’s future. Steve was less optimistic, saying, “We looked at the tablet, and we think it’s gonna fail.” In hindsight, we know he was right. The tablet, as Bill described it, has not worked. Apple’s version — to understate it — has.

The Apple PDA

The following year, in 2004, Steve dismissed the notion of an Apple-branded PDA. In fact, it was during this appearance that Steve uttered my favorite Jobs quote: “I’m as proud of the products that we have not done as I am of the products we have done.” I’ve said this before, but Apple’s patience and dedication to careful contemplation is among its greatest assets.

Steve and Bill, together again

It was the first time the two shared a stage in 20 years, so all eyes were glued to the D stage when Bill Gates and Steve Jobs sat down together for a chat with Walt Mossberg. The two talked about each their legacies and each company’s history. It’s a compelling video.

There’s more, of course, and we urge you to view the full list. Jobs certainly is a gifted speaker.

A history of Steve Jobs at the D Conference originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Pocket Garage HD is one of those apps that’s best suited for the iPhone, but the HD version looks pretty sweet on an iPad. This is the first auto maintenance app I’ve taken a look at in quite a while since Gas Buddy is a mainstay on my iPhone, but Pocket Garage on the iPad is pretty nice and has many of the same features that Gas Cubby does, but with a nicer interface.

The UI features a large odometer with three buttons beneath. This lets you record odometer readings, servicing, fuel and repair. The settings toggle between miles and kilometers, as well as gallons and liters, and record a wide range of currencies, making this useful if you’re out of the U.S.

You can keep track of fuel economy, service reminders, repair logs, view an array of charts, fill in basic vehicle information and more. You also can put in your vehicle identification number, license plate number, etc., but no pass code so be cautious when putting in this information.

I tried the free version of Pocket Garage HD and was pleased with it. If you’re keeping track of just one vehicle, this is the way to go. There is a US$4.99 pro version that allows tracking of more than one vehicle, but other differences between the free and paid versions aren’t made clear through iTunes or through the developer’s site, which returns a 404 error.

There also does not seem to be a way to sync between the iPhone and iPad versions, which lessens the usability somewhat. You’ll have to export from one app to the other constantly to keep them both in sync. If you want to keep an auto record at home, Pocket Garage HD is good for the iPad. If you’ve got an iPhone and want to update as you go, you’ll need to grab the separate Pocket Garage for the iPhone. Going pro on the iPhone would be another $1.99.

Daily iPad App: Pocket Garage HD originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ComiXology has been all over the App Store, delivering comics for both DC and Marvel in their various official apps. But the company has been doing some work on its home app lately as well: Comics by ComiXology version 3.0 has hit the App Store, and brings with it a whole slew of updates and new features for the app. Most notable is probably that the application has been completely redesigned, which means its faster to load and faster to run than ever, letting you get to your favorite comics even more quickly. The app also can do background downloading of comics, and can pause or prioritize certain downloads so you can make sure to get the new issue you want right away.

There are also features to get you to the next comic in a series, even if you don’t yet own it, and despite the redesign, all of the old app’s mainstays are still in there. There’s a nice video walkthrough of the new app hosted by CEO David Steinberger that will show off for you exactly what’s new and even give some insight as to why things were designed the way they were.

Comics is a universal app free in the App Store right now, and then you can buy comics in the app via in-app purchase. Well worth a look, even if you’ve used it before.

ComiXology launches version 3.0 originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re the kind of person that loves to live on the wilder side of internet browsing, today you’re in luck. Sleipnir is a new OS X web browser that has a few twists, particularly when it comes to tab management. Developed by Japanese outfit Fenrir, Sleipnir first arrived on the iPhone (which we covered here) and then the iPad, and now it’s arrived in beta form for Mac OS X.

Like any other browser, Sleipnir does the standard job of visiting websites fine, but where it shines most is through group tab management. In Sleipnir the address bar takes a step back and tabs take center stage. All tabs are thumbnail previewed. And similar to Safari’s Show Top Sites tiled preview of you most visited webpages, Sleipnir does the same, but takes it a step further. By clicking and dragging tiles of your favorite websites, you can arrange them into groups specific to context and category for later reference and easy access. For instance, a collection of tiles relevant for News or Social Networking. It’s like creating bookmarks, but with tabs and tiles instead of text and website addresses. It’s all very visual. And don’t worry, bookmarks aren’t replaced, they’re enhanced with colored labels, or what Sleipnir calls Smart Bookmark Management.

If you use Sleipnir on your iPhone and iPad too, all your bookmarks and tile groups are synced up to Sleipnir for Mac using Fenrir’s free Fenrir Pass.

Sleipnir beta for Mac is compatible with OS X 10.6 and 10.7 (though Lion’s full-screen mode is not supported yet) and is available as a free download now (and even though it’s in beta form, it runs remarkably smoothly).

So if you’re a little bored of the usual suspects (Chrome, Safari, Firefox), you may want to try something a little different and give Sleipnir a spin.

[Via MacStories]

Sleipnir for OS X arrives in beta, touts group tab management and sync originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I saw Chillingo’s new game Contre Jour back at E3 this year, and really enjoyed it. It’s a very atmospheric puzzle-platformer in the vein of games like Cut the Rope, but as you can tell from the title (which is French for “against daylight”), it’s a little darker than that game. You run an eyeball named Petit around a strange little world with stalks for him to swing on and bulbs for him to stick to, and the black and white graphics and great sound design perfectly set the scene.

There are sixty levels to play through, and nearly all of them are inventive and fresh. Contre Jour is a really solid experience — it’s casual enough for all players to pick up, but it never gives away that quirky art game feel. Really well done, and a great purchase. Game Center achievements seal the deal.

The iPhone version is available for US 99 cents, or you can pick up a universal HD version for iPhone and iPad for $2.99.

Daily iPhone App: Contre Jour originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The <a href=”http://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/25/tampa-bay-bucs-using-ipads-for-game-film-and-playbooks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MacRumors-iPhone+%28MacRumors+iPhone+Blog%3A+iOS+News+and+Rumors%29″ target=”_blank”>Tampa Bay Bucs are using iPad 2s</a> for their playbooks and game film.

Rumor has it that <a href=”http://www.mactrast.com/2011/08/iphone-5-to-launch-concurrently-on-sprint-verizon-att-t-mobile/” target=”_blank”>T-Mobile is also getting the iPhone 5</a>.

AirPlay mirroring is supposedly <a href=”http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/25/inside_ios_5_airplay_mirroring_will_be_its_most_exciting_feature/” target=”_blank”>iOS 5s “most exciting feature”</a>. Hopefully they can do better than that.

<a href=”http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/08/tim-cook-e-mail-to-apple-employees-apple-is-not-going-to-change.ars” target=”_blank”>”Nothing is going to change”</a> with Steve Jobs stepping down and Tim Cook taking over.

Several days ago I received some feedback from a user having issues creating a static framework using a tutorial that I mentioned over two years ago.

Since the tutorial is vastly outdated, I thought I would mention a much simpler way that I’ve since found for building frameworks.

You might be wondering why you would want to build a framework rather than simply building from source.  If you ever want to share some functionality with another developer without having to openly share all your resources then frameworks are the answer – specifically static frameworks – since you can’t include dynamical frameworks within your app store submissions.

The solution that I use now is a couple of templates rom Karl Stenerud:
https://github.com/kstenerud/iOS-Universal-Framework

With this script you can build universal (arm6, arm7, and simulator) frameworks and – as Karl refers to them – build both Real and Fake frameworks.  Templates for both types are included on the Git repository – the real framework template builds the typical static framework you’d expect while the fake framework has the advantage of not requiring you to edit your Xcode project files, but there are some complications.

Full details about the different frameworks you can create with the templates and instructions included on the Github page.

If you’d like to figure out how to do all this yourself, Diney Bomfim has written an excellent tutorial on his site:
Universal Framework On iPhone OS .

As you can see the template makes things a lot easier.

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This is the very simple ToolBar application.In this application we will see how to tool bar add in the application. So let see how it will worked. My last post you can find out from here.

Step 1: Open the Xcode, Create a new project using Navigation Base application. Give the application “ToolBar”.

Step 2: Xcode automatically creates the directory structure and adds essential frameworks to it. You can explore the directory structure to check out the content of the directory.

Step 3: We need to add one UIViewController subclass in the project. Select project -> New file -> select UIViewController subclass . Give the file name “NextViewController”. Create the NextViewController.xib file also.

Step 4: Open the ToolBarViewController.m file and make the following changes:

Step 5: Double click the NextViewController.xib file and open it to the Interface Builder. First select the view window and bring up Attribute Inspector and change the background color. Select Label from the library and place into the view, select the label from view and bring up Attribute Inspector change the Text into “Hello world!!!” , and change font size. Now save the .xib file close it and go back to the Xcode.

Step 6: Compile and run the application in the Simulator.

You can Download SourceCode from here ToolBar

Reuters reports that popular iPad magazine aggregation app Flipboard might soon expand beyond aggregating social media and RSS feeds and incorporate TV shows and movies into the app. Don’t get too excited yet, though. Flipboard CEO Mike McCue said he plans to begin tackling Flipboard’s video ambitions at the end of the year, so it’s going to be a while before users see any streaming shows in the app.

McCue also said he eventually hopes to add ebooks to the Flipboard lineup if he can cut a deal with publishers. Additionally iPhone fans will be happy to hear that Flipboard is coming to the iPhone and the iPod touch “in a few weeks,” according to Reuters.

Flipboard currently has over 3 million downloads, which speaks to the appeal of news aggregation apps. The field is quickly becoming a hot sector, with CNN reportedly set to buy Zite for up to US$25 million and AOL entering the fray with its AOL Editions app.

Flipboard for iPad looking to add TV shows, movies, more originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple’s been quietly tweaking the design of the App Store, and The Next Web notes Apple has been posting new updates to App Store category pages and their designs. Games and Education are the first two to get a new, cleaner look. If it looks familiar, that’s because the main music homepage uses the same design, with one big bar and a scrolling list of other featured titles on the side.

I don’t know that this will necessarily affect app sales much. The New and Noteworthy sections are still prominent, and just anecdotally, I’m not sure how many people actually browse the App Store for apps. I’m sure they do that on the day they come home with an iPhone or iPad, but after that I presume most app sales are by word of mouth (“Go check out this app!”) or by specifically searching on the store for something.

Getting spotlighted by Apple never hurts, though, and a cleaner category page means it’s easier for anyone to shop there. You can see the new pages in action in iTunes right now.

New category home pages arriving in the App Store originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nicholas Allegra, aka Comex, aka the young man behind JailbreakMe.com, has been offered an internship with Apple, according to his recent Twitter update. “It’s been really, really fun, but it’s also been a while and I’ve been getting bored. So, the week after next I will be starting an internship with Apple.”

JailbreakMe.com has been around for awhile, and it’s long been one of the easier methods of jailbreaking iOS devices. Over the years the site has gone through various iterations to get around Apple’s attempts to plug the holes it exploited, but now it appears Apple has employed the greatest jailbreaking deterrence it can: a job offer.

After Comex was profiled in Forbes, we speculated it wouldn’t be long before Apple offered him a position. It looks like congratulations are in order.

JailbreakMe’s Comex goes to work for Apple originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple’s stock took a downturn yesterday, as might be expected after the resignation of Steve Jobs. According to WIRED, Apple’s stock lost approximately 7.39 percent of its value in after-hours trading. A day later the stock has recovered well; as of this writing the stock price is actually higher than it was earlier in the week, though it still hasn’t recovered the full value it lost yesterday.

Apple’s stock performance doesn’t currently reflect the doom n’ gloom that many pundits expected following Jobs’s departure from his CEO role. Rather than a panicked sell-off, AAPL’s performance over the past 24 hours appears to reflect confidence in both new CEO Tim Cook and Apple’s future.

Financial analysts have noted the drop, but they have said it’s of little concern because Jobs’s departure has been expected for a long time. A fair amount of financial analysis over the past few years has even suggested that uncertainty surrounding Jobs’s health and Apple’s CEO succession plan might have been holding the stock performance back.

Of course, it’s a little dangerous to make broad financial forecasts this soon after Jobs’s resignation. Microsoft’s stock price barely budged in the days after Bill Gates stepped down, but the stock declined sharply the following year (losing nearly half its value) and has been relatively stagnant since. Hopefully the same thing won’t happen to Apple.

If you’re an investor, please take note that we are not financial analysts ourselves, and we’re not offering any financial advice here.

Analysts downplay AAPL’s dip as Jobs resigns originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A few weeks ago, my love for natural leather products was piqued when design shop Twelve South shipped the BookBook for iPhone 4. While the BookBook wallet case is beautiful with its distressed leather and embossed book cover appearance, I had some issues with the wallet part of the case — basically, it ripped when I inadvertently stuffed in a few too many credit cards. Now the new Hex Code Wallet for iPhone 4 (US$49.95) has caught my attention as an attractive leather case.

Design

Unlike the antique appearance of the BookBook for iPhone 4, the Hex Code Wallet uses neatly tanned leather for a more modern and clean look. The leather is available in three finishes: black, white, and “British tan.” Hex sent one of the latter cases, and I have to say that it is extremely attractive.

The case is smaller in profile than the BookBook, primarily because it doesn’t use leather to hold the iPhone 4 in place. Instead, there’s a handy plastic frame that the iPhone 4 snaps into. Want to take the iPhone out of the case to take a quick photo? It pops out quickly when you need the device sans case.

To hold the phone and your credit cards and/or ID in place, there’s a Moleskine-like elastic band around the outside. This resolves one of the concerns I had about the BookBook — when I placed cards into the slots on the left side of that case, it bulged open. The elastic keeps everything neatly in place inside the Hex Code Wallet.

Unlike the BookBook, Hex doesn’t try to market the Hex Code Wallet as a wallet replacement. They suggest using it to carry a few business cards, or a driver’s license and a couple of credit cards. Also unlike the BookBook, the Hex Code Wallet doesn’t have a liner on the side of the card slots — instead, it has nothing but leather and should hold up better to holding cards or ID.

Functionality

Everyone has different tastes, but for my money, I actually like the looks of the Hex Code Wallet more than the BookBook for iPhone. It just seems more “upscale” than the distressed leather look of the BookBook.

As touted by Hex, the iPhone 4 really does snap in and out of the plastic frame on the right side of the case very easily. The frame is designed to hold the phone securely into the case, but it’s a cinch to pop it out when necessary.

One thing about cases like the Code Wallet and the BookBook is that they’re a bit odd to hold when you’re making a phone call. I found that the easiest way to handle both was not to hold the phone up to my ear in the traditional manner, but use the speaker phone feature instead.

Conclusion

If you’re in the market for a leather wallet-type case for your iPhone 4, definitely consider the Hex Code Wallet. It’s attractive, useful, has that nice leather feel and smell, and is ten bucks cheaper than the TwelveSouth BookBook for iPhone.

Hex Code Wallet for iPhone 4 raises the stakes in battle of the leather wallet cases originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I am a big fan of Pixelmator, the excellent image editor for the Mac, and was surprised to see that team’s latest project: an iOS game called called Flapcraft, which hit the App Store today. Not surprisingly, the team used Pixelmator to create the game’s look. What a clever way to show off your image editor.

Flipcraft is a lot of fun. You play as a viking who jumps off of a ramp and executes elaborate tricks. An extensive upgrade system allows for higher jumps, bigger tricks, and more points. It’s short, but entertaining. Plus, it looks great. You can pick it up for US$1.99 in the App Store right now.

The Pixelmator gang has produced a making-of video which shows the team creating the game’s art and designing its website. Pixelmator is indeed a really powerful graphical tool — it’s too bad all of that art and design talent doesn’t come with it!

Pixelmator releases … an iPhone game called Flapcraft originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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