April 2010

Podcast Episode #018

April 29, 2010

iStat Menus

iStat Menus Charging [$10 (current sale price)] for the program instead of being free Fan Control in iStat Menus under the Sensors tab there is check box for Fan speed control and a button to edit the rules

Beta Testers

Twittelator Pro for iPhone has a bunch of features [...]

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Great Gmail tool: Syphir

April 28, 2010

Thanks to MacBreak Weekly and one of Merlin Mann’s picks, I found a great tool for filtering Gmail. Way better than even Gmail’s filters. Syphir lets you do all the same types of filters that Gmail does, but it adds a bunch of new features that place it way above.

First off, Syphir uses “oauth” to [...]

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Illinois governor Pat Quinn is proposing a 5% “iTunes tax”

April 28, 2010

Illinois governor Pat Quinn is proposing a 5% “iTunes tax” on digital downloads. 19 other states have similar taxes, and Apple already collects 7.25% sales tax on iPhone apps:

Illinois governor Pat Quinn is proposing a 5% ‘iTunes tax’ on digital downloads. 19 other states have similar taxes, and Apple already collects 7.25% sales [...]

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EFF needs to look at a dictionary for the definition of “journalist” (or maybe I do)

April 28, 2010

MacRumors has an article about the EFF feeling that the search and seizure of Gizmodo Editor’s computers and gadgets was illegal…

EFF Believes Search and Seizure of Gizmodo Editor’s Computers Was Illegal:

While some have suggested that this may not apply if they were investigating Gizmodo for criminal activity, the EFF says it doesn’t matter [...]

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Wired.com is asking for App Store policy transparency

April 28, 2010

Wired.com has a great read on the App Store approval process and the need to make the process public knowledge.

A Call for Transparency in Apple’s App Store:

The iTunes App Store is nearly two years old, and Apple still has not published a clear set of guidelines about what type of content is and [...]

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For those who feel they didn’t spend enough on their iPad…

April 28, 2010

A company called Padster Bags offeres this beauty:

For the down to Earth price of $165!

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WiFi Sync WTF?

April 26, 2010

According to AppleInsder, WiFi Sync, while requiring separate desktop software, will allow you to sync your iPhone/iPad over a wireless network. You can see a video here.

My prediction is that this app gets rejected, so look for it on Cydia in the near future. This will be a must-have app.

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Podcast Episode #017

April 23, 2010

Apple Sells 8.75 Million iPhones in Q2 2010

Two iPads per Person per Lifetime?

Google Developing Tablet to Take on iPad

What’s up with the Apple blogging community?

During the conversation of the iPhone 4G that the Gizmodo website, I discussed that there were two different iPhone 4G’s being shown. This could be seen because the bottom of the [...]

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Android on the iPhone

April 22, 2010

App Advice reports that Planetbeing, the guy responsible for getting Linux running on the iPhone, has successfully installed Android OS on the iPhone. The extremely cool thing is that it’s a dual boot situation, similar to Boot Camp, so you can choose whether to boot to iPhone OS or Android OS. There’s a video in [...]

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Apple Sells 8.75 Million iPhones in Q2 2010

April 20, 2010

Apple Sells 8.75 Million iPhones in Q2 2010 « Art of the iPhone:

Apple sold 8.75 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 131% growth from the previous year. The IDC’s estimated growth for the entire smartphone market is 41%.

8.75 million iPhones in ONE QUARTER! That’s insane!

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