Clues are being discovered in hardware and software that are leading to more speculation that the iPad can support a front-facing iSight camera. According to Mission:Repair’s blog, the site received a shipment of parts used to repair the iPad. Inside that shipment, they found a metal internal iPad frame with what appeared to be a …
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Apple has released an update for the iPhone SDK, bringing the current version of the SDK to 3.1.3. The new SDK 3.1.3 includes Xcode, which is available in versions that are compatible with Leopard and Snow Leopard for iPhone and iPod Touch developers. The SDK update, according to information we received from a developer, is required if you plan on …
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Apple has released iTunes 9.0.3, which addresses a number of bugs found in previous versions of iTunes 9. The update provides a number of important bug fixes, including: iTunes no longer ignores your “Remember password for purchases” setting. Addresses problems with syncing some Smart Playlists and Podcasts with iPod. Resolves a problem recognizing when iPod is connected. Addresses issues that …
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Unfortunately for iPhone owners, it appears that features included in the new Apple iPad OS won’t be compatible with Apple’s phone. According to Engadget, Apple’s updated human interface guidelines describe new User Interface(UI) elements, split view and popovers as “iPad-only” features. Though this shouldn’t come as a surprise since those UI elements were built for larger displays, it may mean …
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We published a report last week about the release of Apple’s new MobileMe Gallery app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Now shortly after that, Apple has released a series of knowledge base articles that you might have missed. We’ll go over those here and discuss some other problems users have encountered with the app. Removing the Gallery app from …
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Building an iPhone app to promote your Web site or blog is becoming an increasingly popular thing to do, but the cost of creating an iPhone app can reach thousands of dollars. A new system called AppMakr, from PointAbout, lowers barriers to app development. AppMakr pricing starts at $199, making it relatively affordable to quickly turn your existing RSS or …
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Mobile Technologies, LLC Jibbigo, by Mobile Technologies, is a bilingual translation app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that can translate your speech directly into another language. (Jibbigo costs $24.99. Download via iTunes store link.) Currently, the app supports only English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English translations, but Mobile Technologies says it will support other languages in the future. Jibbigo is easy to …
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A new app was released this week by Apple for customers using its MobileMe online service. It follows in the footsteps of the previously released MobileMe iDisk utility and Apple’s handy Find My iPhone. MobileMe Gallery gives users the ability to view their gallery of movies and photos from either an iPhone or an iPod Touch. After installing the app, …
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If you’re anxious to develop your own iPhone app, don’t know where to start, and find high-pedigree university instruction appealing, consider learning the art of the iPhone from Stanford University. You won’t need a high-school degree to take the class–the school’s Computer Science Department has begun posting material from its second 10-week iPhone Application Programming course in iTunes U. The …
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If there were a “What the heck!” category in the iTunes App Store, Pocket Heat (available for $1.99) would live there. Pocket Heat turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a portable heater by maxing out your iPhone CPU’s processing power. You can adjust the heat level by using an onscreen slider, which claims to alter the temperature and illuminates …
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