Category: iPhone (Page 35 of 55)

Facebook 3.0 Has Been Submitted

August 16, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

According to Joe Hewitt’s Twitter feed, Facebook 3.0 has officially been submitted to the app store. If you need the details on Facebook’s latest face lift, check out this post from earlier in the month.

The Facebook devs are definitely excited about this one. They’ve got a new page up where they plan to release more details and screenshots as our waiting begins. I don’t think we’ll be waiting for long, though. Apple already has enough app problems on their hands without adding Facebook to the list.

The feature I’m most looking forward to is video. I don’t really use my Facebook account for much more than keeping my family up to date on my comings and goings. Adding video to the mix is most certainly welcome.

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iPhone Finally Headed To China

August 15, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

They’ve been made in China, they’ve been counterfeited in China, and now they can finally be bought in China. Apple and Chinese cell carrier China Unicom have reportedly reached a deal to bring the iPhone to the East.

According to the International Business Times, China Unicom threw down cash on 5 million phones. The carrier plans to sell an 8GB model for 2,400 yuan, which is a about $350, and a 16GB model for 4,800 yuan, which you could probably guess is around $700.

Though the article didn’t mention, I would assume Apple is selling China Unicom the iPhone 3G. Though there’s been some speculation about an 8GB 3GS, there still isn’t one made, and it’s certainly not like Apple to announce one by simply mailing it overseas.

What is clear is that Apple is planning on China becoming a huge market for their flagship device. Another 5 million phones in circulation is more than 10% growth over total figures, and that’s on the low end. It could be as high as 15-18%.

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Is AT&T iPhone SMS Finally Nigh?

August 11, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

And if so, how nigh? Apparently one of the CNet iPhones managed to pick up AT&T Carrier 5.0, which enables MMS controls in your SMS interface. There’s still no way to send the pictures, but it’s definitely interesting to see the controls reappear.

You may remember the control’s first appearance on the OS 3.0 developer build. All retail builds have had the controls disabled. When running OS 3.0.1 with Carrier 5.0, though, the controls reappear, making everyone wonder how soon MMS is coming. AT&T only has until September to make good on their “end of summer” promise for MMS capabilities. It’s also worth mentioning that 3.0.1 broke the hacked tethering we’d been enjoying. Could it be we’ll see both features sometime soon? I certainly hope so. I’m tired of seeing “I sent you a multimedia message” on AT&T’s flagship phone, especially since their message viewing sites rarely work as intended.

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Sex Offender App Is Back

August 11, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

This is getting a little absurd. The latest in a string of controversial apps in the app store, Offender Locator, has somehow made it back into the App Store today. You’ll recall, no doubt, that the was pulled, supposedly because it violates several states’ laws regarding selling personal information for profit, whether those people are sex offenders or not.

Well now that same app is back, available for the original $.99. This just throws more fuel on the speculative fire with regard to Apple’s approval process. Why in god’s name would they pull the app, just to throw it back up? Seemingly nothing has changed, including the major issue, which is the price. Had the developer cut the price out, there would be no question, and they could probably still make loads of money from advertisements. At this point I just want someone to step up and tell us what the hell is going on. Pretty sure that someone won’t be anyone from Apple.

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Offender Locator Officially Pulled

August 10, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

Remember Offender Locator, the app that asked you to pay to search for registered sex offenders in your area? Apparently Apple realized the app was on the south side of reason (and legality for that matter) and pulled the app. Offender Locator had been one of the Top 10 paid apps during its stay in the App Store.

The application developers are apparently planning to sue Apple over the removal, but I’m not sure what exactly they’re after. The law is pretty clear on this matter for most states – you can’t sell personal information for profit, regardless of just how sketchy they might be. If anyone’s within their rights to sue, it’s the sex offenders exploited for the developer’s profits. Imagine the uproar that could cause. Sex offenders sue for a couple million bucks and win, all because some idiot took a free system that has its public uses and tried to turn a buck.

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