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      AT&T Plans HSPA and 4G Rollout

      May 29, 2009 /

      4G speeds.This late-May/early-June continues to be the focal point of activity for wireless carriers and phone manufacturers alike. On the heels of big news for Sprint, big news for Verizon (with some bad news for Sprint), and potential big news from Apple and AT&T, the iPhone’s carrier announced to plans to begin network upgrades in anticipation of future high-speed technologies.

      AT&T has officially announced both 3G upgrades and 4G rollouts over the course of the next two years. The company’s 3G improvements include adopting the HSPA 7.2 standard, which would effectively double current 3G speeds. As for 4G, AT&T plans to begin testing of their LTE network in 2010 with a consumer-level rollout in 2011.

      The announcement comes as no surprise, particularly with Verizon introducing similar upgrade plans. AT&T no doubt wants to hold onto iPhone exclusivity as long as possible. Showing some initiative for higher speed access might keep the dogs at bay for now, but certainly not for long.

      Apple, iPhone, Mobile

      Update: Eucalytpus is Go

      May 26, 2009 /

      EucalyptusLast week we reported on a pretty little ereader for the iPhone that didn’t make Apple’s crazy approval process because it allowed access to the Kama Sutra. It sounds like Apple’s smarter thinking prevailed, and Eucalyptus has been reinstated at the original $10 price tag.

      Though it’s tough to say what really made the difference, I’d like to think rampant posts about the ridiculous rejection brought it to Apple’s attention, at which point they actually thought, instead of just mashing the ‘declined’ stamp on seeing the words ‘Kama Sutra.’

      As for the app, I’m not sure I’d spend $10 to read public domain books (read, old) on the go. It’s a nice model, though, and hopefully something others can look at to make future apps with some added functionality.

      Apple, Apps, iPhone

      Kama Sutra Dooms Latest App Store Reject

      May 23, 2009 /

      EucalyptusApple’s most recent app store rejection comes from an app named Eucalyptus. The app allows users to search for and download copyright-free books from Project Gutenberg. Apple’s beef? Eucalyptus allows users to download the Kama Sutra.

      To be clear, the Kama Sutra does not come installed on the app, nor is it pre-coded into the application in anyway. To gain access to this “content some users may find objectionable,” a user actually has to search for and then download the book. Sort of like, you know, looking up porn on your iPhone. In Safari. That Apple app. To make matters even worse, Eucalyptus downloads a picture free version, so the only real crime is in the words you can potentially stumble upon suggesting methods for reaching sexual ecstasy.

      Unfortunately, Eucalyptus isn’t the sort of app that can benefit from the easter egg exploit we mentioned earlier in the week. The app searches all of Project Gutenberg.

      Source: CNet

      Apple, Apps, iPhone

      “More Than 10” iPhone Games to Come From Capcom in 2009

      May 22, 2009 /

      Mega Man 2 for the iPhone.Now that Resident Evil: Degeneration is out, we’ve all been wondering what comes next from Capcom. Of course, we’ve also seen smaller (but not less important, damn it!) titles from them, like Mega Man 2 with its god awful control system. The games have been a big success, with RE:Degeneration set to hit a million units before year’s end.

      So for the next fiscal year, Capcom plans to keep the love a-comin’ with ‘more than 10’ new games by the end of March 2010. When serious players like Capcom throw their weight behind a device, I like to pay attention. Hopefully this will mean better games just as much as it means more.

      Source: Reuters

      Apple, Apps, Gaming, iPhone

      Bypass Apple’s App Approval with Easter Eggs

      May 19, 2009 /

      The Baby Shaker app.Apple’s iPhone App Store approval process has created a flurry of news with its stringent requirements, the latest of which involved an eloquent rant by Trent Reznor. It’s pretty hard to disagree with Reznor on this one, though we may have done so with more carefully chosen words (you’re too old to care so much about your rocker persona). The apps that do and don’t make it through seem arbitrary at best, and near fascist at the worst.

      Developer Jelle Prins has found a way around the mess by hiding the “worst” of his app with a nifty little easter egg. Prins’ App, Lyrics, which displays the lyrics of songs in a user’s playlist, was initially rejected because it would display all lyrics, even the obscene ones. Approval came only after Prins installed a profanity filter.

      That’s not the end of the story. Alongside the profanity filter, Prins scripted an easter egg that enables profanity at the user’s discretion. Just head to the “About” page on the app, swipe your fingers down three times and confirm you want to see the naughty lyrics. Prins said the egg was easy to implement because it’s a difficult thing to notice in the source code.

      Prins also says the app was likely approved due to a lack of manpower on Apple’s part. Lyrics ties in to an online database to monitor usage. That database showed only one use during his approval process, meaning just one person fired up the app, searched for a few profanities, and then pushed the thing through when he couldn’t find any. Scouring lines of code for things like Prins’ easter egg isn’t even on the map.

      Of course with all the attention on Prins and his little workaround, I would not be surprised to see the app pulled until 3.0 parental controls go live. So much for sticking it to the man.

      Source: Wired

      Apple, Apps, Gaming, iPhone

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