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Apple has released an update to iMovie ’11 that improves overall stability and fixes an issue that causes audio playback to be out of sync.

The update is now available through Apple’s support downloads and via Software Update.

iMovie 9.0.2 update available originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A while back at CES, I got to check out Gear4’s Pocket Loops, a little keyboard with a built-in iPod touch dock, but Ion’s Concert Piano takes that idea and goes big. It’s a full-sized, 88-key piano with an iPad dock built into it. Just like the Pocket Loops keyboard, there’s a downloadable app that lets you play music right out of your iPad (though I couldn’t find it on the App Store just yet), but unlike the Pocket Loops keyboard, the piano itself has a built-in speaker, so even without Apple’s tablet, you can make some music.

Also unlike Gear4’s keyboard, the Concert Piano seems like a premium instrument, with wood-grained paneling and actual weighted keys that are supposed to feel realistic. That probably also means it won’t be nearly as cheap as Gear4’s keyboard, but then again, when compared to a full keyboard or actual piano, the Concert Piano will probably stack up pretty favorably for your wallet. We’ve also seen even more complicated keyboards — the Akai SynthStation49 has its own separate controls in addition to the built-in dock. No word on price or release date for the Concert Piano just yet, but we can probably expect to see it available later on this year.

[via Dvice and Bornrich.org]

Ion’s Concert Piano has a built-in iPad dock originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chronic Dev-team confirms the untethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak with Greenpois0n. P0sixninja of the Chronic Dev Team has just posted a video on YouTube demonstrating iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak with Greenpois0n.

Checkout the video after the jump…

The video confirms an iPhone 4 running iOS 4.2.1 firmware which is jailbroken (untethered) using Greenpois0n. It will not require iOS 4.2b3 SHSH blobs, as previously said by posixninja. Greenpois0n release seems imminent.

Pod2g: “A small bug remains, the wifi icon don’t show up. But it’s there. As you see, we need some more time to fix and pack everything.”

The untethered iOS 4.2.1 firmware jailbreak will be out soon!. We’ll keep you posted as soon as Greenpois0n jailbreak is out! Stay Tuned!

Verizon has aired its first iPhone 4 commercial “It Begins” which doesn’t even show the device. In case you missed it, Verizon iPhone is very real and is hitting the shelves on February 10, 2011.

Watch the Verizon iPhone 4 Commercial after the jump…

“To our millions of customers, who never stopped believing this day would come…”

via [Engadget]

• iPhone 4 Finally Comes to Verizon
• iPad 2 and iPhone 5 References Spotted in iOS 4.3 Code

Apple is being criticized by a Chinese environmental group over the conduct of their suppliers.

PCMag.com has an article about what you need to know about Steve Job’s departure.

The second beta of iOS 4.3 is released to developers.

Lifehacker tells you how to fix the biggest iOS and Android annoyances.

Finally, check out a demonstration of multi-touch gestures on the iPhone. What do you think?

Hosting a beta test can be stressful, and images can arise when distributing your app, or even with just finding testers. I have previously mentioned a nice tutorial on hosting a beta test, and the beta builder tool, but recently found an excellent presentation from Shawn Grimes on beta testing iPhone apps.

You can view the slideshow of the presentation below:

What I found particularly interesting was an open source project from Github known as Hockey that allows you to easily host and distribute betas from a PHP5 capable server so testers just need to go the webpage, and click Yes on a menu – Here’s a video showing it in action:

You can also set it up so that any updates can also be downloaded easily from within the app. If you’ve ever worked with a client that had difficulty installing a beta on their iPhone then you can understand my excitement.

The Github for Hockey can be found here.

You can view Shawn’s full post on this topic along with several other tips on his blog at:
Beta Testing iPhone Apps

Overall a very good reference.

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