Category: iPhone (Page 29 of 55)

      AT&T ready to allow VoIP calls on 3G

      October 7, 2009 /

      Skype on the iPhone.It seems Apple has one less straw man to throw at investigators over the Google Voice rejection. AT&T has decided, at long last, to allow VoIP calling over 3G connections. VoIP over 3G has been the reason behind a whole slew of app rejections for the iPhone. The change probably comes as a result of the net neutrality discussion, but even so, it’s something I expected AT&T to fight aggressively, not acquiesce to.

      The policy change means you can now do some pretty cool stuff, like use Skype anywhere, or the new Vonage app that heralded the VoIP announcement. It also puts a lot of pressure on Apple to push the Google Voice app through. We all know the “duplicating iPhone features,” defense is a load of crap, and this leaves Apple with very little reason for the rejection.

      Of course, the policy change also means a lot more data traffic on AT&T’s overtasked network. It’ll be interesting to see how well that holds up.

      Apple, Apps, iPhone, Mobile

      Adobe brings Flash to the iPhone

      October 5, 2009 /

      Adobe Flash on the iPhone.Where there’s a will there’s a way, and Adobe’s found one. The iPhone was the only smartphone on the market that couldn’t comply with Adobe’s designs for Flash on every handset. Apple has refused to budge, insisting that blocking Flash increases security for the phone. There’s probably some truth to that, but it also isn’t out of the question to think Apple might have its own reasons.

      Well Adobe got sick of waiting for Apple to cooperate, so it developed away around Apple’s blockade. For now the fix comes in the form of an additional export method for Flash programs. One option supports Flash, the other makes the program usable on the iPhone. This really opens some doors for Apple developers who might have otherwise shifted to other platforms for support.

      To me this is just another great example of taking the control out of Apple’s hands. Sure, Adobe had to play by Steve Jobs’ rules, but it was still able to roll out a product that will have significant impact on the goods available in the App Store. Now what’s holding up that Hulu app?

      Apple, Apps, iPhone, News

      iPhone OS 3.1 jailbroken for the 3GS

      October 3, 2009 /

      Ultrasn0w unlock for the 3GS.Dev Team has found a way to jailbreak the newest version of the iPhone OS, OS 3.1. The hack requires that you’ve jailbroken the phone for either 3.0 or 3.0.1. The jailbreak was previously unavailable for the newest iPhone model. If you purchased a new phone that comes with 3.1 pre-installed, you’re out of luck. There is no method for jailbreaking the device from that state at this time. You know someone will find it within the next few months, though. It only takes so long.

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      Exploding App Store could be developers’ worst enemy

      October 2, 2009 /

      Apps for Everything.The App Store is growing at alarming rates, something you might assume to be a great thing for developers. It could turn out the other way, though. As more apps come pouring in the store becomes harder and harder to organize, leaving great apps to fall through the cracks for no reason other than that they’re hard to find.

      Apple’s attempts to remedy the situation have been half-assed so far. There was the “revamp” featured with iTunes 9.0, which was nothing more than a reorganization of utter chaos. Apple also implemented Genius features for apps to help you locate new apps based on the ones you already have. For me, the service has been terrible. I’ve not found anything through App Genius that I wouldn’t have found otherwise.

      Cupertino is launching a new app discovery service called “Apps For Everything,” a website that highlights apps in categories like cooking and music. It’s a decent idea, but the fact that the site is run by Apple almost certainly dooms it for failure. Apple usually showcases apps that do a good job of showing off the iPhone or have that special quality only Apple can see. In my experience, those apps aren’t things I use daily. Typically they’re flash-in-the-pan style apps that work on a young platform but will diminish in use as the App Store continues to grow.

      For the App Store to continue to be a success, Apple needs to dramatically improve organization or turn that organization over to the consumers. Give us access to a database of all the apps including ratings. Let a couple enterprising web developers put together a community to encourage exposure. And for god’s sake, give iTunes the complete overhaul it needs.

      Apple, Apps, iPhone, Mobile

      Apple Announces Current App Store Stats

      September 28, 2009 /

      iPhone App Store.Today, Apple saw fit to hit us with the cold hard numbers about the App Store, and they are big. Big like 2 billion downloads. Big like 85,000 apps. Big like a half billion downloads in the last quarter alone. That’s insane growth, and the App Store is now available to some 50 million customers across 77 countries, meaning that growth isn’t likely to slow down.

      AppleInsider did a breakdown on the numbers, which includes some staggering statistics on daily download rates. The App Store has averaged 4.1 million downloads every day in its first year. Since April, that number is up to 6.3 million daily downloads. The staggering growth is something Apple obviously hopes to continue, and likely will as more and more carriers adopt the iPhone and more apps become available to iPod Touch users.

      Apple, Apps, iPhone, News

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