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iOS 4.3 beta 2 Released to Developers
Apple has released beta 2 of iOS 4.3 to developers. Features include the WiFi hotspot, as advertised on the Verizon iPhone 4, and more should be revealed as developers open it up and take a look. If you are a developer wanting to test this firmware, the minimum system version required for iOS 4.3 development...
This iPhone 4 Has Made a Wooden Transformation
There is a market out there to customize the backs of the iPhone 4. Want to add some 'life' to your iPhone 4? You can give your iPhone that wood-finished look by jumping on a kit from the folks at Material 6. That's exactly what Marco Vane did and the finished product looks pretty cool...
Apple Lists All-Time Top Free and Paid iPhone Apps
Currently the race to 10 billion iPhone app downloads will result in a winner of a $10,000 iTunes gift card. Apple has also listed a page within iTunes that shows the all-time top free and paid iPhone apps. Preview of the Top Paid iPhone apps: Preview of the Top Free iPhone apps: Also listed on...
The Hidden Secrets Within iOS & Mac Icons
We all use apps on our iDevices and on our Mac computers, but something that many of us may not know (I sure didn't!) was that these icons hold deep and dark secrets! It is without a doubt that Apple makes great products, which includes the icons for their various applications. This week, Electricpig has...
Apple Reports Record Q1 2011 Financial Results: $6 Billion Profit, 16 Million iPhones Sold
Today, Apple announced its financial results for its first fiscal quarter of 2011. As expected, Apple did tremendously well. For the quarter, a summary of financials are detailed below: General Financials Apple posted revenue of $26.74 billion Net quarterly profit of $6 billion ($3.38 billion in profit in Q1 2010) Gross margin was 38.5% (40.9%Â margin...
White iPhone 4 Found In Best Buy’s Inventory System, February 27 Launch?
This morning, an internal screen shot of Best Buy's (USA) inventory system has revealed spots for both the 16GB and 32GB white iPhone 4 models. The devices are further listed with expected in-stock dates of February 27, 2011. The SKU and model numbers associated with the entries are reportedly the same as to those used...
AirView: Turn Your iPhone into an AirPlay Receiver
There have been some tweaks released, in the jailbreak community, to enable AirPlay to work with 3rd party apps. With the beta release of iOS 4.3, we now know that Apple plans to open up this feature to developers, so that they can add it to there own apps. The are still some cool apps...
iTunes to merge with Safari?
An interesting article from our friends at 9to5Mac surmising that with the purchase of Lala coupled with Apple's new North Carolina data centre facility, we could see our venerable iTunes replaced with Safari!? Say it isn't so! Then I got to thinking: iTunes is basically a browser now, a front-end for your iTunes library safely...
Virgin Mobile Releases “Members Lounge” App For iPhone
Recently, Virgin Mobile released a "Members Lounge" iPhone app for Virgin Mobile subscribers. The app is similar to the previously released Rogers and Fido "My Account" apps where users can check their monthly balance, pay their monthly invoice, review their rate plan and add-ons, and check their unbilled wireless usage. Unlike the Rogers/Fido apps, the...
Steve Jobs Takes a Medical Leave of Absence to Focus on Health
Apple sent out the following Media Advisory today: Apple CEO Steve Jobs today sent the following email to all Apple employees: Team, At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic...
Do You Know How Many Apps Are Downloaded Per iOS Device Sold?
How many iOS devices do you own? With each device comes downloads from the App Store. Reaching 10 billion app downloads very soon, the App Store has been nothing short of a success story. Asymco.com breaks down just how many apps are downloaded per device sold: The number of apps downloaded for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch is...
Rogers To Increase Text Message Rate To $0.20 Per Message
As Chef Gordon Ramsay would say: "UN-BEL-IIEEEEEE-VAABLE!" As of March 16, 2011, Rogers/Fido will be increasing the per-message text message rate and all non-premium message rate to $0.20 from $0.15 per sent and received message. Texts sent above the allotment included in a text plan or add-on will also be charged at the rate of...