Category: I-phone

I’m here at Evernote’s first conference, a 1-day affair featuring news, a panel and several sessions for developers. This morning Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote, kicked off the conference with some stats on Evernote usage. While Evernote has been featured in Apple Stores and is highly recommended, they haven’t really spent any money on ads or marketing. As a result, the usage and growth is quite extraordinary. Here at TUAW, we’re all big fans of Evernote (it’s even integrated into our iPhone app).

According to Libin, today Evernote can boast 12.5 million registered users. A year ago that number was 3.9 million. But how many regular users are there? Currently there are over 4 million “30 day active users” up 271% from last year. Even more incredible is that a year ago there were less than 100,000 paid users, and now there are over half a million. The incredible part, aside from outstanding growth, is that people are finding value in Evernote’s premium offering even though the service puts very few restrictions on free accounts. As Libin said later, “It’s more important that you stay than you pay.” Imagine if Flickr said that. Another juicy data point: nearly 1/3 of all Evernote users are in Japan. Most are in the US, but the Japanese user base is a very close second.

The bigger news, especially for longtime Mac users, is that Evernote has acquired Skitch and is making it free. There will be some integration on the Evernote side as well, although the details of that were not revealed. I’m hoping we see better annotations for images and perhaps support for some of the other goodies mentioned today. Either way, Evernote is very happy with the deal and aims to make Skitch a “household name with everyone that wants to draw, sketch, annotate, doodle, sign or highlight something.” So, Skitch fans, don’t worry.

Those “other goodies” involve the next release of Evernote clients and a more forward-looking features yet to be rolled out. Evernote considers the next release their “most requested features” release — the features you’ll see soon will be things Evernote fans have been begging for. One I can identify with: Rich text support. The next version of Evernote should support bold, italics and all the fun stuff you can do with rich text. Also useful will be a completely revamped iPad edition, with a better viewing experience which makes use of the entire iPad screen (like large thumbnails for notes). Plus, a feature which was curiously absent from iOS editions of Evernote will finally make a debut: Shared notebooks. This becomes a big deal when we consider the far-flung vision of Evernote.

But first, the Mac version will also be revamped for Lion. Fullscreen support will look a lot like the iPad version, with those large thumbnails. Also, the favorites bar up top can be customized with everything from notes to saved searches. You’ll also finally be able to close the left-hand panel. Oh, and yes, there will be new extensions for Chrome and Firefox and Safari.

In the medium-term timeframe, Evernote is aiming to boost the connectedness of your notes, taking data and pulling other data to make that stuff make sense. In a demo, we saw map integration with your notes in the form of a widget. These widgets will be developed through a couple of developer-centric events in the next couple of months, with the full catalog available to the public this December. By working with partners, Evernote is building a powerful platform that not only collects data, but pulls in live data and provides much more context for your notes. I can see a lot of amazing applications of this over time as even more widgets are developed. Any company who currently offers a shared notes solution would do well to keep an eye on what Evernote is building here, as it is just the beginning.

The longer view for Evernote is an interesting play. Libin revealed that he’d like Evernote to last at least 100 years. When you’re talking about saving memories, that is indeed a noble goal. No one wants to lose their memories, and what happens to your notes over time? Libin and Evernote believe that the more you use their product, the more you’ll like it, and the more likely you’ll be to pay for the premium service. In fact, Evernote wants to be as ubiquitous in productivity as Zynga is with wasting time on Facebook. Here’s to that!

Evernote Trunk Conference reveals Skitch acquisition, new Mac, iOS clients and more originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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China Mobile announced its earnings for the first half of 2011 today and revealed that its executives have met with Steve Jobs to talk about bringing the iPhone to China’s largest wireless carrier.

The possibility of a China Mobile iPhone has kicked around since 2008, but these rumors recently picked up their pace. Over the past few months, several China Mobile representatives have hinted that the wireless carrier is close to bringing the iPhone, either as a TD-SCDMA or TD-LTE handset, to its almost 650 million customers. Even acting-CEO Tim Cook supposedly visited China Mobile’s headquarters in June.

The sole provider of the iPhone in China is #2 carrier China Unicom. China Mobile does not offer the iPhone because its wireless network runs on the TD-SCDMA standard which is not supported by current iPhone hardware. China Mobile’s untapped reservoir of 650 million customers and Apple’s explosive growth in the region may be enough incentive for the handset maker to broaden its iPhone portfolio to include a flavor of the iPhone compatible for China Mobile.

Steve Jobs reportedly in talks with China Mobile originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You’ll get all the top stories of the day in three to five minutes, which is perfect for a quick review of what’s happening in the Apple world.

You can listen to today’s Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires Flash) or the non-Flash link below. To subscribe to the podcast for listening through iTunes, click here.

Daily Update for August 18, 2011 originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In this application we will see how to text file read from the resource and display in the scroll view. So let see how it will worked. My last post you can find out from here TextView .

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

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: In the Text_ScrollViewController.h class , make the following changes.

Step 4 : Double click the Text_ScrollViewController.xib file and open it to the Interface Builder. First drag the Navigation Bar from the library and place it to the View window. Select the Navigation Bar and bring up Attribute Inspector, change the Title name into “Text Scroll”. Next drag the Scroll View from the library and place it to the view window. Connect File’s Owner icon to the view icon and select “textScroll”. Now save the .xib file and go back to the Xcode.

Step 5: Open the Text_ScrollViewController.m file and make the following changes.

step 6: Now compile and run the application on the Simulator.

You can Download SourceCode from here Text_Scroll

Dear Aunt TUAW,

I wanted to get a cheap iPhone plan for my dad but your write-up says that I can’t use my first generation iPhone with AT&T’s Pay As You Go. I’m going to need a 3G or newer unit.

So what’s my best bet for scoring an inexpensive out-of-contract iPhone? I looked at eBay and everything there is unlocked and expensive!

Your loving nephew,

Steve

Dear Steve,

Unfortunately, the used iPhone market is hotter that Auntie’s collection of vintage Big Band LPs, all because of those unlocked units. Websites like gazelle.com snatch up used models for resale.

Auntie thinks Apple’s move into the unlocked market will slow down that demand. Currently US$649 (and likely to drop in a few months), the unlocked iPhone 4 offers something that homebrew unlocked models have been unable to match: the ability to upgrade on demand without destroying the unlock.

Until that slowdown materializes, though, the used market remains quite expensive. Your best bet is to ask around to find friends and colleagues who might be willing to sell or give you an older model that’s no longer being used.

If that doesn’t pan out, Auntie suggests contacting your local Apple authorized service provider (ASP). They sometimes receive broken units as trade-ins for other work done — almost always due to broken glass. It costs about $80 to replace the glass on an iPhone 3G, more (about $130) if the LCD breaks as well. Those costs prompt some people to barter their phone rather than repair it.

Since a large part of that cost is labor, ASPs can absorb the screen replacement work and resell units at a lower price than you might find elsewhere. Your best bet is to call around with a wishlist, leaving your name and contact information, and then be prepared to wait.

Auntie talked to ex-TUAW-ian Josh Carr, who works as an ASP at MacWorks in Denver. He told her that while they do get units with broken components that they fix and turn around, it doesn’t happen on any regular basis. He always has a wait list.

As a final option, if you don’t mind spending, you can buy a refurbished 3GS for under $400. You pay AT&T $9 on their current refurb special, sign up for a 2 year contract, and then cancel in the first month, paying a prorated amount for the month and $325 for the contract cancellation. It’s an awfully expensive way to do things (remember the $175 cancellation fee from a few years ago?) but it’s one more option in your arsenal.

Hugs,

Auntie T.

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me snag an out-of-contract iPhone originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Parents and educators looking for a fun way to teach the young ones about zoo animals — and have a bit of fun in the process — now have an iPad app that fits both criteria. Pocket Zoo HD (US$3.99) gives kids of all ages a chance to learn more about some of the animals they might find in zoos (or the wild) and even see the creatures in real time through embedded webcam video.

Launching Pocket Zoo HD takes you to a “zoo map” that looks remarkably similar to one of those that you’d find at a top-tier location like the San Diego Zoo. It has the animals grouped by biome on the map — Australian critters like the platypus and Tasmanian devil occupy one area, sea creatures are in an “aquarium” in the center of the map, and so on. Tapping on the image of an animal displays informative text about the animal under a detailed photo, and tapping on the photo plays a high-quality recording of a sound that the animal makes.

In many cases, there are short videos associated with the animal as well. These videos are all from YouTube, so in some cases the soundtrack can be a bit annoying, but it’s fun to see zoo animals in action as seen by the video cameras or smartphones of people at the zoo. The best feature, though, is new — the ability to watch many of the animals in real time through zoo webcams.

Not every animal has a webcam feed, and for those who do, the feed can be shut down from time to time to give the animal some “private time.” While the animals are online, it’s a lot of fun to watch their behavior in action. The live cams feature a camera button for taking stills of what’s going on, as well as email and Twitter buttons for sharing the action with friends.

Pocket Zoo HD is a perfect example of an app that can be both fun and educational, and the addition of the webcam feeds makes it even more of an enticing way for anyone to learn more about the animals we share the planet with. The developer, Tiny Hearts, also donates 1% of all proceeds to animal conservation, so you can help preserve wildlife while enjoying the app.

Daily iPad App: Pocket Zoo HD originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Installing OS X Lion on a 3 1/2-year old MacBook Pro made it clearer than ever just how slow my old machine had become. Beachballs left and right, UI lag, incredibly long reboot times, dismal application load times… as someone accustomed to the “instant on” feel of an iPad or iPhone, I was starting to hate my Mac, even though I liked Lion.

Playing around with a new MacBook Air in the shops brought back that feeling of “click it and it happens” to OS X, but I found myself unable to afford one unless I could sell my old machine first. After several weeks of trying, with no one offering what I felt was a fair price for my equipment, I instead decided to upgrade my old hardware with a solid-state drive and some more RAM.

Open the gallery below in a new tab/window and follow along as I take you through my Mac’s surgery.

Hypothesis:

Installing an additional 2 GB of RAM and swapping out my slothlike 5400 RPM HDD for an SSD will make my Early 2008 MacBook Pro run well enough that I don’t need to go for a quick walk around the block any time I need to reboot. Also, it’d be nice if I didn’t have to relaunch Safari every half hour because it’s brought the entire system to a crawl.

Materials:

• One 240 GB Mercury Extreme Pro SSD from Other World Computing
• One 4 GB stick of RAM (for 6 GB total)
• One external hard drive enclosure
• Carbon Copy Cloner
• Phillips #00 screwdriver
• Torx T6 screwdriver
• iPad with iFixit’s repair guides loaded
• Bicycle chain oil (you heard me)

Method:

After waiting the requisite week for my hardware to ship from the States, clear through New Zealand Customs and ship to my house, I was off and running. In one extended surgical procedure, I wanted to:

1. Swap out an existing 2 GB RAM module and replace it with a 4 GB module (for a total of 6 GB, the maximum my Mac’s hardware will support)
2. Remove, clean, and lubricate a fan that’s been making a subtle noise and driving me nuts for months
3. Swap out the factory-installed hard drive for my new SSD.

Swapping out the RAM is easy; so easy, in fact, that even on my older Mac Apple provides instructions inside the case for how to do it. I’d heard horror stories in the past about the difficulty involved in swapping out the hard drives in pre-unibody MacBook Pros, so I steeled myself for a frustrating battle. As for the fan, iFixit classified it as a moderately-difficult repair, but after reviewing the instructions it honestly didn’t look that tough to accomplish.

Step One: Get my data onto the new drive

There are many ways to accomplish this. OS X Lion complicates things since it doesn’t come on media of any kind, so my original plan was to install the new drive, boot it off a USB recovery disk made using Apple’s official utility, then restore from a Time Machine backup.

Then I realized that was needlessly complicated and just used Carbon Copy Cloner instead. I mounted the new SSD in the external enclosure that came with the OWC kit, then used Carbon Copy Cloner to clone a bit-for-bit copy of my Mac’s hard drive onto the SSD. This took quite some time — well over four hours — but it was a lot less of a hassle than booting from the Recovery Disk and then restoring from a Time Machine backup would have been.

To fully replicate my experience, stare at this picture for 300 minutes

Step Two: Upgrade the RAM

This took about two minutes. Replacing RAM on portable Macs is ridiculously easy (except the MacBook Air, of course), and if you have the financial means, I recommend maxing out your RAM as much as you can. In my case, this meant swapping out a 2 GB module for 4 GB, pushing my Mac’s RAM to the maximum 6 GB its older architecture will support.

Step Three: Disassemble the case

This was way easier than I thought it would be. I had to remove a hell of a lot of screws, but once they were all out, prying the upper case away from the bottom was much less difficult than I anticipated. Once finished, my Mac’s innards were open for inspection — and dissection.

This won’t hurt a bit

Step Four: Disassemble the right fan

This wasn’t strictly necessary, but since I was in there anyway and the fan’s subtle yet perceptible noise has been grating on my nerves for months, I decided to dive in anyway. Removing the fan was easy, but removing its tiny connector and the display cable from the logic board were definite “heart in throat” moments. Once I had the fan assembly out of the Mac, taking it apart was no more difficult than disassembling an electric razor.

The fan assembly was slightly gummed up with dust, so I wiped it off with a microfiber cloth. I then used a couple tiny drops of silicone-based bicycle chain oil on the fan’s central arm — when I pulled the thing apart, this had no perceptible lubricant on it at all, which may have been the whole problem.

Putting the fan back together was a snap — literally. When the fan snapped back into the motor assembly, I said aloud, “Huh, must be magnetic or something.” Then I wanted to punch myself in the side of my head, because duh, an electric motor is basically all magnets. Genius.

Step Five: Remove the old hard drive

This turned out to be way less difficult than the horror stories I’ve heard made it out to be. In fact, it wasn’t really much harder than upgrading the hard drive on my old PowerBook G3. The tight clearances in this section of my Mac did make the job more difficult than I felt it had to be, and the Bluetooth antenna’s cable kept getting in my way, but eventually I got the drive out, removed the mounting bolts on its sides, and slapped it into the external enclosure. Ahh, 250 GB of mobile backup goodness.

Step Six: Put in the new drive and close ‘er up

Putting the new drive in was just about as annoying as pulling the old one out — the clearances here really are far too tight on the pre-unibody MacBook Pros — but with a bit of effort I was able to slide the new SSD into position. After going through this process, I can see why Apple decided to call the hard drive a non-user-serviceable part on the older MacBook Pros; unlike the simple “pull tab A and done” procedure for the old MacBooks, there really is quite a lot of opportunity to screw something up on the MacBook Pro if you don’t know what you’re doing.

After that, closing up was a simple matter of putting the top case back on and screwing way too many screws back in.

Screws fall out all the time. The world’s an imperfect place

Step Seven: Push the Power button and pray

The moment of truth after every major hardware repair: Will the thing even turn on? Will it explode in sparks and smoke? Will I be greeted by that evil flashing question mark folder? Did I screw five things up in the process of trying to fix three other things?

I’m happy to say that my MacBook Pro booted up without issues — and immediately. The speed with the new SSD is astonishing, especially compared to the dog-slow 5400 RPM hard drive I’ve been suffering with for so long. Applications launch nearly instantaneously, even notorious I/O hogs like iTunes and Aperture. It’s almost bewildering how much faster my Mac seems now with this SSD; it truly feels like a brand new machine.

Something was missing, and it didn’t take long for me to figure out what it was. Noise. The fan noise was all but gone, and the constant whirring and clanking of the old hard drive was replaced with blissful silence. I can still sort of hear the fan, even after cleaning and lubing it, so I’ll probably have to replace the entire assembly at some future point. For now, though, all is well.

Result:

Do I finally have enough RAM to run Safari for more than 5 minutes before it eats all the frigging memory? Does removing that bottlenecking 5400 RPM HDD and substituting a nice, fast SSD mean I stop seeing the Spinning Beach Ball of Death 15 times a day?

Was spending north of US$600, in short, worth it?

Absolutely yes. I feel like I have a brand-new machine now, and the performance with the SSD has been so extraordinary that I will never use an old-school spinning platter hard drive as my Mac’s main drive again. The 240 GB SSD I have in my Mac now may be more cramped than the 750 GB monsters Apple is shoving into MacBook Pros these days, but the performance of the SSD kicks my old drive’s butt up and down the block.

Want proof? Check out the video below, where I compared the reboot time on the same machine, running OS X Lion set up to automatically restore applications after rebooting. After viewing the video, it should be obvious why I’m thrilled with this upgrade.

If you’ve been on the fence over an SSD upgrade because of the extremely high dollar-to-gigabyte ratio, I’d say it’s definitely worth considering the upgrade if you can afford it. I knew my old hard drive was holding my Mac’s performance back, but I didn’t realize just how bad it was until I put my Mac through surgery.

Intensive surgery on an old MacBook Pro yields huge performance gains originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Airlines are embracing iPads in a big way. Just yesterday, we featured a story about another airline — Delta — that is replacing the bulky flight bags that cockpit crews carry around with lightweight iPads packed with information. Now British Airways has announced a trial program in which 100 cabin crew members are using iPads to streamline and enhance customer service.

The iPads are chock-full of information about the passengers on a particular flight, and the information is updated just prior to departure when a list of boarded passengers is uploaded to the device. This replaces the traditional printed seating chart, and also adds information about Executive Club status and special meal requests.

Paper handbooks and timetables are also being replaced by the iPads, which are loaded with digital facsimiles of safety manuals and schedules for the flight crews. Should a passenger on a British Airways flight have an issue or complaint before takeoff, the incident can be logged and shared immediately with ground-based customer support personnel for resolution en route.

British Airways says that the iPads are already receiving “great feedback” from both crew and customers. The airline hopes to roll out more devices to all senior cabin crew within the next few months.

British Airways testing iPads to enhance customer service originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The words “Apple” and “lawsuit” have nearly become synonymous lately, as companies crawl out of the woodworks to sue the Cupertino company. On August 17, 2011, Software Restore Solutions filed a complaint against Apple in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

The company claims Apple’s Disk Utility feature violates a portion of its network manager patent from 1998. SRS claims Apple was aware of the violation and ignored it. The company is asking for triple damages because this case allegedly involves knowing and willful infringement on Apple’s part.

Software Restore Solutions filed a lawsuit against Citrix, Nuance, Activision, Adobe, IBM, Skype and more in a case filed June 11, 2011. Apple is listed as one of 26 defendants in this earlier case as well.

Apple sued over Disk Utility patent originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to Patently Apple, a new patent application from Apple suggests the company is interested in baking augmented reality functions into the iPhone’s built-in Maps and Compass apps. In one implementation suggested by the patent, users could take a picture of their surroundings and perform a navigational search based on the image, including turn-by-turn directions.

Apple’s augmented reality function would overlay information on the iPhone screen’s image, giving users data on objects they’re currently viewing such as streets, buildings, and so forth. Building from there, the patent essentially describes a GPS navigator that feeds off input from the camera and overlays information in real-time.

Many third party apps have come out utilizing augmented reality functions in one form or another, but what the patent describes sounds like some pretty futuristic stuff. Standalone GPS devices and even the Maps app on the iPhone do a decent job of giving directions, but there’s still an abstraction layer between the user and the real environment with these interfaces. This new augmented reality navigator would go a long way toward paring away the more abstract portions of navigation.

The standard patent caveat applies: since this is only a patent application, there’s no guarantee this will ever actually debut on one of Apple’s devices. However, given the functions described and the already powerful capabilities of the iPhone’s hardware and OS, I don’t see any reason why this function wouldn’t eventually find its way to market. Maybe it’s something to look forward to in iOS 6 next year.

Patent suggests augmented reality coming to Maps and Compass apps originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple may be facing yet another lawsuit, but this one does not involve patents or location-sharing. The Cupertino company is being sued by six Beijing residents who claim Apple sold them a refurbished iPhone as new.

These six customers bought their phones at both Apple Stores and at authorized retailers in the Beijing area. Two customers checked their warranty terms and were shocked to discover the warranty was less than the standard year. They returned to the store and were not satisfied when the sales people offered only to replace their phones and not any extra compensation.

The disgruntled pair contacted lawyer Wang Hai, a consumer advocate known for fighting against counterfeit goods. They were quickly joined by four other customers who had a similar experience with their iPhones. Wang Hai is inviting other customers with a receipt to join the lawsuit. The affected customers are asking for twice the price they originally paid for the phone, full payment of their legal fees and an apology from Apple.

Though it’s hard to believe, this practice may be occurring in Beijing and other parts of China. A report from the Guangzhou Daily suggests refurbished iPhones are being sold in stores throughout the region. Presumably against Apple policy, employees are reportedly cleaning up display models and returned phones and re-selling them as new.

Apple accused of selling refurbished iPhones as new in China originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Artist and composer Ben Grosser sent us a tip about his latest project, an interactive robotic painting machine. The machine has three computers that run python code written by Grosser, two of those being computers for those who “Think Different” — a Mac Pro and a MacBook Pro.

The process is fascinating to watch and hear, as the machine “listens” to outside sounds as input into what it should paint and creates its own body of work. Grosser noted that he’s been critiquing the machine as it paints, giving it audio input as it makes brush strokes indicating whether or not he likes what it’s done. He mentioned that he’s “found that I tend to dislike these paintings more than others it makes, suggesting that listening to a constant critique of one’s creative process may not be productive.”

A video of Head Swap: Collaborative Work for Amplified Violin and Interactive Robotic Painting Machine (2011) is shown below. In this video, the machine listens to music composed by Zach Browning and played by violinist Benjamin Sung. Part of what you hear is actually the machine as it goes through its motions, creating its own counterpoint chords as it paints. The art created by the machine may not appeal to everyone, but it’s a captivating and Apple-powered work that can produce striking and somewhat beautiful paintings … and music.

Macs as artist: The interactive robotic painting machine originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There’s no shortage of interesting and creative iOS apps and Snooze is one of them. It’s an alarm clock app developed by Letgive, a charitable donation company. The app lets you set an alarm and will donate money (US$0.25) to one of Letgive’s non-profit organizations each time you press the snooze button each time you press the snooze button. Charities supported by Letgive include The Nature Conservancy, Music for Tomorrow and Classwish.

Whether you love or hate the snooze button, you have to admit that Snooze makes donating money fun. The charitable giving app is available from the App Store for free.

[Via Mashable]

Hit the iPhone snooze button and help charity originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Photovine is Google’s latest iOS app and it’s best described as a photo-sharing app with a public twist. Unlike Instagram which lets you share your stylized mobile photos with your friends and followers, Photovine ditches the filters and has a much more public slant.

You publish your photo with a theme, caption or category and it becomes a vine. Your vine can be as simple as “photographs of ice cream” to as abstract as “the color orange.” Once you create a vine, other people can contribute to that vine and you can watch it grow. Likewise, you can browse other vines and add your own photo. Once your photo is attached to a vine, it becomes public and can be seen on that vine and on your profile.

Photovine was developed by Slide, a company Google acquired last August. The app is available for free from the App Store. And yes, it does resemble Piictu.

[Via ReadWriteWeb]

Google’s Photovine goes live with its photo sharing app originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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