Looks like it's the season for app sales. This time around, a group of independent iPhone developers have collaborated to raise money for the charity called Child's Play. Six independent iPhone game creators have joined forces to raise money for Child's Play, a charity that helps sick kids play their favorite games while they're in...
Who wouldn't love to have a Star Trek-type communication device, that they could whip out and command it to do something? OK perhaps 'beaming' is a bit beyond today's technological capabilities...how about "Spock! Play Doodlejump!" or "Scotty! Download updates!". Soon Apple might have an iOS for that! Job postings from Apple show they are looking...
Reports are coming in from across the web of huge slowdowns in downloading content to your iTunes accounts - on your iPhone and other iOS devices, including Apple TV. The blame - and via the numerous articles I've read this is not confirmed by any stretch - is being put on "alternate DNS servers" such...
Infinity Blade, the highest grossing iOS app of all time, has released their much anticipated 1.1 update. What's New In Version 1.1 Update #1 – To thank you all for making Infinity Blade so successful, we're giving you even more awesome new free stuff! - 5 new Swords, 5 new Shields, 5 new Helmets, and...
Earlier today Apple released iAd Producer 1.0 for the Mac. This app will allow developers to create "high-impact, motion-rich ads". iAd Producer is Apple’s graphical environment for creating iAd rich media ads for the iAd Network. Whether you’re a designer or a programmer, iAd Producer helps you design and create interactive, compelling ads with little...
Gameloft makes some of my favourite games on the iPhone, such as Real Golf 2011. They announced on their blog today about a three day 99 cent app sale for the holidays. The iPhone apps are listed below: Iron Man 2 Hero of Sparta II UNO The Settlers NFL 2011 Let’s Golf 2 Shrek Kart...
Apple has just released a new TV ad that's available on their YouTube channel (and Apple.com, but not Apple.ca). Titled "Under the Covers", it focuses on the FaceTime feature of the iPhone 4 (this ad focused on the battery), plus a Christmas theme that I think many of you will enjoy. Check it out below:...
Last week Erica Sadun created AirPlayer, a program that allowed streaming of video from your iOS device to your Mac. Today, Erica has released AirFlick, which allows streaming of data outside iTunes. Here's how it works: AirFlick offers the potential of real-time transcoding of otherwise unsupported file types into Apple TV-compatible data. It also allows...
You have to appreciate marketing done well. This is the case in London, where the world's largest iPhone made its debut--consisting of 56 iPads! This large 'iPhone' was part of the advertising campaign for the app Lara Croft Guardian of Light, and was setup inside the St. Pancras International Train Station. The coolest part of...
We all know that Apple holds its secrets tight to the chest when it comes to future products in their pipeline. Apple spent years working in secret on the original iPhone, and the iPad was also a surprise to many. A recent insider-trading lawsuit revealed some details about the lengths Cupertino and Steve Jobs will...
This Bud's for you. No, we're not talking about Al Bundy's son, but the new free app from Budweiser, Budphone. It allows you to make free unlimited long distance calls within Canada (so far it's only four provinces). It does not use VoIP/data to achieve this, but uses the traditional method of dialing a local...
Just a heads up for all the iPhone Facebook users out there. The iPhone app has been updated to 3.3.3, and brings an improved notifications UI and bug fixes. Here is the full list of changes: What's New In Version 3.3.3 - Improved reliability in chat and messages - Improved notifications UI - Fixed memory...
