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iTunes, Quicktime updates

Joel — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:46:37 +0000

iTunes 8.2 now supports iPhone or iPod touch with the iPhone 3.0 Software Update. iTunes 8.2 also includes many accessibility improvements and bug fixes.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

QuickTime 7.6.2 includes changes that increase reliability, improve compatibility and enhance security. This release is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.

For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3520.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.

Myst for iPhone

Joel — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:09:04 +0000

Myst for iPhone/iPod touch is out. ($5.99, 727MB) http://tr.im/kn3D (iTunes link).

1 Billion App Countdown

Joel — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:23:52 +0000

Just keep on downloading from the App Store and you could win any of these prizes.

iTunes 8.1.1

Joel — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:30:08 +0000

iTunes 8.1.1 is now available for download. Fire up Software Update or get iTunes from Apple.

Here’s what’s new:

iTunes 8.1 is now faster and more responsive. You will enjoy noticeable improvements when working with large libraries, browsing the iTunes Store, preparing to sync with iPod or iPhone, and optimizing photos for syncing.

In addition, iTunes 8.1 provides many other improvements and bug fixes, including:

• Supports syncing with iPod shuffle (3rd generation).

• Allows friends to request songs for iTunes DJ.

• Adds Genius sidebar for your Movies and TV Shows.

• Improves performance when downloading iTunes Plus songs.

• Provides AutoFill for manually managed iPods.

• Allows CDs to be imported at the same sound quality as iTunes Plus.

• Includes many accessibility improvements.

• Allows iTunes U and the iTunes Store to be disabled separately using Parental Controls.

iTunes 8.1.1 adds support for renting HD movies and provides a number of bug fixes, including addressing issues with VoiceOver and syncing with iPhone or iPod touch.

Skype in my iPhone

Joel — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:54:45 +0000

Skype in my iPhone, via joelsuplido.

Skype is now live in the App Store.

I’ve tried it but the app freezes somewhere around the 30 second mark. Possible factors: the iPhone has never been restarted yet, and the iPhone is also jailbroken.

Anyway, I’m sure the app’s performance will be fine-tuned in the next few days.

2008 Engadget Awards: Apple gets 13 awards

Joel — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:04:09 +0000

Engadget Awards results are out! Congratulations to Apple!

Readers’ Choice:

Gadget of the Year; Smartphone of the Year: iPhone 3G
Desktop of the Year: iMac
Laptop of the Year: Unibody MacBook Pro
Display of the Year: 24″ LED Cinema Display
Handheld of the Year; Portable Media Device of the Year: iPod touch
Storage Device or Technology of the Year: Apple Time Capsule

Editors’ Choice

Gadget of the Year; Smartphone of the Year: iPhone 3G
Laptop of the Year: Unibody MacBook Pro
Handheld of the Year; Portable Media Device of the Year: iPod touch

Battle.net Mobile Authenticator now available

Joel — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:18:35 +0000

WoWInsider reports that Blizzard’s Battle.net Mobile Authenticator is now available for free at the App Store.

iPhone 3.0 screenshots

Joel — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:46:26 +0000

Check these iPod touch and iPhone screenshots out at iLounge.

Eye-Pod Victrola

Joel — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:53:01 +0000

Listen to your iPod in steampunk mode with Steam Gear Lab’s Eye-Pod Victrola.

iPod Shuffle first-look and take-apart

Joel — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:06:36 +0000

It’s a beauty, inside and out.

Kyle and our pals over at iFixit.com got ahold of the 3rd gen iPod Shuffle and they just had to tear it apart.

Amazingly, at least on our scale, both halves weighed 5 grams. That means the entire functional half of the iPod weighs only about 20% more than a single sheet of letter size paper.

iFixit via MAKE