Since Apple introduced iTunes 9 several months ago, we’ve received a fair number of complaints about two particular bugs. So far no one, not even the first and second levels of Applecare support, has been able to resolve them. iTunes password-saving problem iTunes won’t remember your password–even when you check the box asking it to …
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Elgato’s Live3G EyeTV Web app In October, Elgato’s original EyeTV for iPhone (iTunes link) allowed streaming video over a 3G network connection via a backdoor, which broke the iPhone OS SDK rules and Apple yanked EyeTV from the App Store. A later version of EyeTV removed the backdoor, and the world assumed that 3G network streaming in EyeTV was gone …
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In December, Apple announced via an e-mail sent to all iPhone developers that “iPhone Developer News and Announcements” are now available via RSS feed. The new feed will cover a wide range of topics for developers such as the availability of iTunes Connect, programming tips, documentation updates, developer program updates, app review tracking, etc. If you want to add it …
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China Unicom announced this week that the company has sold more than 100,000 iPhones since the iPhone launched in China on October 30. Lindsey Turrentine/CNET It’s clear that sales have picked up after slow initial numbers of only 5,000 iPhones sold the first weekend. However, the 100,000 sales figure is still modest considering China Unicom’s 144 million total subscribers. There …
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This week, we received comments from a reader regarding an iPhone sync glitch with certain Hewlett-Packard-branded PCs. Mark Lennon said his new HP DV7-3085DX PC running Windows 7 64-bit with the Intel i7 Q720 processor will not sync properly with the iPhone. He explained in an e-mail that there are “tons of messages on HP’s discussion boards from other users …
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Joel Comm, creator of the famous iFart application, is using a new platform to state his case for a new App Store review process. Comm is the first developer that we know of to create a video appeal aimed directly at Steve Jobs. (See video below.) The new application, a “cha-ching” button that makes a cash register sound when pushed, …
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AT&T is selling a refurbished iPhone 3GS for as low as $49 with free shipping and no activation fees when purchased with a $30 per month data service, 2 year contract, and new activation. The phones are available in either 16GB ($49) or 32GB ($149) capacities and available at these prices while supplies last when ordered from AT&T’s Web site. …
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On Apple’s iPhone discussion boards, people are complaining about a bug in iPhone OS 3.1.2 that causes the iPhone to search for service at random times. According to the 3.1.2, Searching for Service thread on the forums, people are blaming the problem on the iPhone OS because users are seeing the same problem on AT&T in the U.S. and on …
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This Friday, commonly referred to as Black Friday, marks the beginning of the 2009 holiday shopping season in the U.S. Some people love braving the crowds for holiday deals. But if you don’t and you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, any of the free apps below will help you shop from wherever you happen to be. Amazon Mobile Shopping …
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Gizmodo reported early this week that Apple may be using software to perform additional automated checks on all new App Store submissions during the app review process. Google Mobile lets you search the Web using your voice in a way that is technically off-limits to iPhone developers, according to a report. Apple (App Store) A series of tweets on Twitter …
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