Category: I-phone

A couple of nice iWork for iPad updates are out on the store today bringing a boatload of new features.

Numbers, now at version 1.2, introduces improved exports, object grouping and ungrouping, and better hyperlinks, among other new features. Pages, also updated to version 1.2 provides WebDAV and MobileMe iDisk support, txt file compatibility and many performance enhancements. The third member of the iWork family, Keynote, has added new animations, the ability to group and animate objects, and export to PowerPoint.

Pages, Numbers and Keynote cost $9.99 each on App Store. Updates are free.

Thanks, Ben

TUAWApple updates iWork for iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you tuned into TUAW TV Live and you’re seeing nothing, don’t feel bad — neither am I. We’re having problems with our streaming provider. We will reschedule today’s show with Sam Levin for sometime in the near future, and listen to Sam’s podcast, AppMInute, to listen to some audio we recorded today.

We thank you for your patience.

TUAWTUAW TV Live: Down due to technical difficulties originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I’m not one to give up on hope. I’ve been trying out various incarnations of branded Jeopardy games since dinosaurs roamed the earth (I believe that T. Rex used an early version of Microsoft Windows before going extinct). The latest version to grace us is a US $1.99 mobile app, now available from App Store for iPhone and other iOS devices.

Duly licensed from Sony, this JEOPARDY! game (with mandatory caps and exclamation point, of course) brings the same branded detail as many of the previous versions while completely missing the point of what makes Jeopardy fun.

It’s multiple choice.

TUAWTUAW first look: JEOPARDY! for iOS originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As mentioned earlier today, my guest for today’s episode of TUAW TV Live is Sam Levin, the brains and voice behind AppMinute.com and the AppMinute podcast (iTunes link). I always enjoy having guests on the show, and today’s show ought to be a lot of fun for viewers as well.

To join in from your Mac or PC, just 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 join in on the fun 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.

iPad users haven’t been forgotten, either, as 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.

TUAWTUAW TV Live: Steve Sande and Sam Levin talk apps originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For the Apple fan who has everything, here’s a blockhead bust of Steve Jobs. It’s been 3D printed by Dutch artist Metin Seven, and if the urge so hits you, you can buy your own online for just under $120. I’m not entirely sure what the bust is made out of, but 3D printing usually requires a mixture of molding powder and resin that hardens into a kind of brittle claylike material, but of course for display this thing looks fine.

It’s not too tall, either — 14x10x6 cm or so. Sounds perfect for displaying on a desk — you can have your very own “one more thing” anytime you want.

[via Super Punch]

TUAW3D printed Steve Jobs pixel bust for sale originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here’s a bit of news that you might have already figured out for yourself. Your primary computer doesn’t need to feel threatened by your iPad. Sure, your Mac (or PC) probably felt a little uneasy when you brought that slim. trim, shiny, and lets not forget – magical – little number into your home, but it knew, oh yes it did, that you would come crawling back sooner or later. And you did, didn’t you? In fact, you came crawling back straight away because you needed your primary computer to get your iPad up and running, didn’t you?

As noted by Macsimum News, according to market research firm Technology Business Research (TBR), the iPad will displace many consumers’ secondary computers, but not their primary ones, creating a third category for personal computing and connectivity (laptop, smartphone and tablet).

TBR’s study points to Apple’s success with the iPad, noting that consumers want quick, easy access to their e-mail and the web in a device that’s more portable than a laptop while providing instant-on and more usability than a smartphone. In light of this, TBR believes the market will support all three device styles with only some ground lost by laptops to tablets.

To illustrate this point, Macsimum News reports that analyst Shaw Wu of Kaufman Bros. has informed clients that the iPad is “slightly cannibalizing” the entry level MacBook, but otherwise Mac sales for the September quarter could hit a record 3.8 million.

So, there’s no sign of Mac sales slowing down despite the introduction of the iPad. And, for now, your primary computer can hold onto its rightful place in your digital life / family.

Photo by mapgoblin. Flickr : cc

TUAWiPads complement primary computers, threaten secondary ones originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re a regular reader of the Sports Illustrated (SI) publication for the iPad, you may have noticed something unusual / different in the latest issue. The SI iPad edition is now only viewable in landscape mode, no longer supporting portrait mode as it did in previous issues. If you hold your iPad in landscape mode and then turn it to portrait mode the message, “This page is intended to be viewed in landscape mode. (There’s nothing wrong with your iPad — just turn it horizontally.)” appears.

Guest editor of the SI iPad edition, Josh Quittner (Time Magazine), comments on this change in his personal blog. Quittner says that he believes the optimal viewing experience for photo-driven magazines, like SI, is in landscape mode. He also adds that by not editing in two formats (landscape and portrait) some innovative new features have been introduced, like “Super Loooooong View” – bringing a “reveal” effect to photos “akin to centerfold, or poster view.”

Quittner points out that another advantage of a single format issue is its reduced size. Coming in about 30% smaller than previous issues, SI can be downloaded in under a minute. But Quittner points out that download time isn’t the only consideration, here. With other magazine publications reaching and even exceeding 500 megabytes, Quittner asks, “Who wants to store media that big on a 16 gigabyte device?”

Finally, Quittner does admit that economy comes into play, too. He says that by implementing the landscape-only format their work load is reduced by at least a third.

“Why not add more designers?” Quittner responds, “Well, if we were able to build a real business, with subscriptions that offered our iPad versions to readers at a reasonable price, that would be a no brainer. But we can’t yet, so the best approach for us is to experiment with the format, marshal our (human) resources and start building products on other platforms that will allow us to scale up as our business grows.”

You may remember this video from way back in December of 2009 demonstrating Time Inc.’s vision for a tablet-based version of SI – prior to the announcement of the iPad. Back then, Time Inc. would have users download the SI app from the iTunes Store, but pay Time Inc. directly for further issues. Naturally, Apple didn’t like this.

Currently, Apple doesn’t allow publishers to offer subscription based content on the iTunes store. But if rumors of the iNewsstand are to be believed, it’s going to be pretty interesting to see how all this pans out.

[Hat tip to AppleInsider]

TUAWSports Illustrated: Cost-cutting has hindered iPad app originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today’s special guest on TUAW TV Live will be veteran podcaster Sam Levin, host of the AppMinute podcast (click to subscribe). Sam’s well-known for short podcasts that are chock-full of plenty of information. When the two of us get together on the air this afternoon at 5 PM EDT, we’ll have a lot to talk about.

Some probable topics on the show will be the recent clarification of Apple’s app acceptance criteria, some of the apps that have been welcomed to the App Store as a result, and what this all means for developers and app purchasers. We’ll also talk a bit about the Android platform and its impact in terms of competition to iOS.

Those topics and more will be discussed when we get together for TUAW TV Live. Be sure to drop by TUAW just before 5 PM EDT (2 PM PDT) to get the livestream viewer up and running, and to log into the chat room. You can also visit TUAW TV Live’s home on Ustream at http://ustream.tv/tuaw to view and participate in the show.

TUAWTUAW TV Live: Talking apps with Sam Levin at 5 PM EDT originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mailplane, the native Mac app for Gmail and Google Apps email, has been updated to version 2.2, adding several new features and improving on others.

Leading the charge is support for the recently-released “Priority Inbox.” You can now tell Mailplane to open either your regular inbox, Priority Inbox, or a custom label.

My favorite new feature is the ability to drag a Mailplane URL directly from the title bar. I use this with BusyCal‘s URL field if I need to connect an email with a meeting. It works for conversations or searches.

TrueNew support has also been added. I hadn’t heard of TrueNew before, but it’s pretty nifty if you’re in the habit of leaving unread messages in your inbox. TrueNew shows you your total unread count plus what is truly new since the last time you took any action on your inbox so that you can see what is truly new (hence the name).

There’s more, including another plug-in, which you should know about even if you don’t use Gmail or Mailplane.

TUAWMailplane 2.2 adds several key features originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jeffrey Fidacaro with Susquehanna Financial Group has claimed that Apple is prepared to begin assembling CDMA iPhones in December, and will produce 3 million units for a 2011 launch — such phones would obviously be intended for a CDMA carrier like Verizon or Sprint.

Furthermore, as AI reports, Fidacaro expects Apple to crank out 11.6 million iPhones in the fourth quarter of FY 2010, which would be a new record for Apple, and a 39% increase from Q3 in FY 2010.

Such a production schedule would produce between 21 million and 22 million GSM and CDMA iPhones for the quarter. That seems like an awfully ambitious number, as manufacturers struggle to fill orders in Taiwan, Australia, Korea and elsewhere. Additionally, a recent survey suggested that 23% of iPhone owners would switch to Verizon if they could. By Credit Suisse‘s calculations, that represents about 1.4 million customers.

The iPhone was announced in January of 2007. Many have speculated that Apple entered a 4-year agreement with AT&T back then, which would expire sometime in 2011. It’s all guesswork for now, but if the switch will happen next year, it seems Apple will be ready.

TUAWRumor: Apple to build 3 million CDMA iPhones in December originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dear Aunt TUAW,

Dunno if you’ve seen this before! Is it a Verizon iPhone leaked screaanshot?

Hugs,

Francis

Dear Francis,

Auntie isn’t sure if this falls under the basic rule of “Don’t teach Auntie to suck eggs — or change carrier names,” but given Auntie’s general familiarity with the subject matter, she’s leaning towards “fake.”

What do you other nieces and nephews think? Let Auntie know in the comments.

Love,

Auntie T.

TUAWDear Aunt TUAW: Is this a Verizon iPhone? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Distributor KT Corporation announced this week that the iPhone has sold more than 1 million units in South Korea. It took 9 months for that many units to fly off the shelves, and doesn’t include sales of the iPhone 4.

When the iPhone 3GS launched in Korea in November of 2009, KT Corp. had some 65,000 pre-orders to fill. By contrast, customers had placed 350,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4. Now, KT and Apple struggle to meet the demand as bottlenecks are hindering distribution elsewhere, despite manufacturer Foxconn’s best efforts. Still, KT Corp. excepts to reach 1.2 million iPhones sold by October.

As Electronista points out, Korean consumers have traditionally resisted smartphones, so Apple deserves Kudos for breaking into the stubborn market. KT Corp notes that Koreans using iPhones consume four times more data than those with other smartphones.

Congratulations to Apple and KT! Of course, this is all good news for CJ Corporation, right?

[Via Electronista]

TUAWMore than 1 million iPhone sales in Korea originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Have you heard? Apparently iPods cause hearing loss. A Journal of the American Medical Association study published in August found that 14.9 percent of teenagers aged 12-19 suffered from hearing loss from 1988-94; 19.5 percent of the same age group had hearing loss from 2005-06. Throw in another statistic, a 100 percent increase in the number of iPods in existence from 2005-06 as compared to 1988-94, and it’s clear what’s behind this statistically significant rise in teen hearing loss.

Or maybe it’s not so clear, after regarding a meta-study from the University of Minnesota. Researchers there found that 15 percent of the university’s marching band members suffered from hearing loss, but after tracking them for a year and averaging out multiple test results, researchers found that more than half of the noise-induced hearing loss disappeared. Those same researchers said that false positive results can account for around 10 percent of the 14.9 percent hearing loss discovered in the 1988-94 JAMA study.

Listening to anything at a high volume for a long enough period of time will induce hearing loss. That goes for your car stereo, speakers blaring at a concert, and yes, iPods. Are more people listening to music via headphones now versus 1988-94? Probably. Is a portion of that increase due to the iPod’s popularity? Almost definitely. Does that automatically mean there’s an epidemic of iPod-induced teen deafness? It certainly sounds like a plausible theory, but with one study already questioning the JAMA results, the question is far from settled.

I will say that I’m occasionally astonished at the volume of music bleeding from people’s white earbuds as they pass by. I can’t listen to music on my iPhone at more than about 60 percent of maximum before it starts to hurt my ears, so I can’t imagine what kind of damage these people are doing to their hearing. There’s really no excuse for it, either. If you’ve got a child with an iPod, setting a volume limit on it is trivial. And if you’re just trying to drive away the noise of the outside world, a decent set of canalphones is a whole lot cheaper and more convenient in the long run than a hearing aid.

[via Cult of Mac]

TUAWNew study questions extent of iPod-induced hearing loss originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The latest revision to FileMaker’s two mobile database apps, FileMaker Go 1.1 for iPhone and for iPad (two separate products), gives the Go team a few vital new features for users on the move. First up: PDF creation in-app, which allows you to take a database report page or form and instantly create a saveable or mailable PDF — great for invoices, site reports or price quotes.

Second, the apps now support image capture from the iPhone camera or from the iPad’s photo library; you can populate image fields in a database directly, a great tool for real estate or inventory applications.

Other new features include scripted record imports from remote or local databases, the ability to email an entire DB from your device, file embeds (like a spreadsheet or document) into database records, and some additional security options. The URL handling for FM Go has also been souped up, meaning that other iOS applications can hand off data more easily; the first example is barcode scanning, which uses a separate app to do the scan and then hands off the result to Go.

FileMaker Go works with all desktop versions of FileMaker from 7 to 11. The iPhone/iPod touch version is US$19.99 and the iPad version costs $39.

TUAWFileMaker Go update adds PDF creation, photo import originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We could finally be nearing the end of the lost iPhone saga. Way back in April, police launched a probe into the alleged sale of the lost prototype iPhone 4 that was found in a bar near San Jose earlier this year, and CNET is now reporting that the investigation is almost over. Chief Deputy District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe of California’s San Mateo County says that the final report on the probe could be sent to his office in the next few weeks, at which point he’ll look at what evidence was collected and see if charges need to be brought.

Wagstaffe also says that multiple Apple employees were interviewed in the case, including Steve Jobs himself. Police also searched Gizmodo editor Jason Chen’s house at one point (the phone was reportedly sold to Gizmodo by a college student who found it in the bar), but that warrant was withdrawn a while back, and the seized items were returned.

It’s certainly possible that police could still bring criminal charges in the case, but given that the matter seems to have blown over (it’s not like iPhone 4 sales were hurt by the leaks anyway), it seems unlikely that anyone will get arrested and charged. But we’ll keep a lookout for the case closing anyway — I’m sure there will be one or two documents coming to light that will provide a better look at exactly what happened. Stay tuned.

[via Mac Rumors]

TUAWLost iPhone investigation almost done originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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