Category: Apple
Apple iOS 4.1 update and Game Center – add me as a friend!
You are now able to download the iOS4.1 update for your iPhones. The highlight of this update will be the new official Apple application – Game Center. They should really spell it ‘centre’ for us Aussies but hey lets not worry about that : ) This is a social gaming application where you can play […]
Read More | ShareHave we giving too much information to Facebook, Apple and Google?
Have we shared too much of our personal info with Facebook, Apple and Google? Facebook now has 500 million users globally, with 250 million logging in daily. The average user is creating 90 pieces of content each month. To use a Facebook application the user must give the application access to their personal information. At […]
Read More | ShareApple launches new Social Music Network – Ping
Apple has released a social network based on music, called Ping which is directly built into their iTunes software. Steve Jobs says: ‘It’s for social music discovery. You can follow people and be followed on Ping.’ Jobs familiarised the service to Facebook and Twitter. You can see what your friends are listening to, and you […]
Read More | ShareApple releasing iOS 4.1 next week
Apple will be releasing iOS 4.1 next week for iPhone and iPod touch users. Upgraded features are to include bug fixes, HDR photos, Game Center, TV show rentals and the functionality to upload HD video over Wifi. In November, iOS 4.2 will be released, including to the iPad so it can finally have the multitasking […]
Read More | ShareAppStore hits 250,000 applications
It has been a little over 2 years since Apple launched the AppStore. The store now has over 250,000 applications from around 50,000 developers. Books and Games are the 2 most popular categories, with about 30% market share combined. Around 30% of the apps are free, 70% are paid-for applications. In comparison, the Android Marketplace […]
Read More | ShareApple iAD’s live in Australia, incorporating Google ads
Whilst we haven’t heard much from Apple on the iAD advertising platform lately – if you use international applications on your iPhone in Australia you will notice some of then now have iAD’s. I noticed Echofon (Twitter client), has put ads at the top of the screen near the search button – possibly getting people […]
Read More | ShareHistory of Apple [INFOGRAPH]
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Here is a cool infograph showing you how Apple has grown as a company from being founded in 1976 to today. 3 men – Jobs, Wozniak and Wayne created the company on April 1, 1976. Interestingly enough Apple now has a market capitalisation bigger than Mircosoft yet only has 1/3 of Microsoft’s annual profit. hmm? […]
Read More | ShareiPhone 4 plans for Australia
Optus, Telstra, Three and Vodafone have all released their iPhone 4 pricing for the phones launch tomorrow, Friday 30 July. Firstly all carriers will be offering free bumper cases to alleviate the antenna/reception issue experienced by other users around the world. The iPhone 4 will make use of all the existing 3G data networks, nationally. […]
Read More | ShareFlickr upgrades iPhone app for High Defintion
Quick Update: I really enjoy using the Flickr iPhone app, great for taking photos on the go and upload to your account – couldnt get any easier. Even uploading 1MB files over 3G is fairly quick. Flickr has now released version 1.2 of their application that Allows High Definition (HD) video and picture uploads. If […]
Read More | ShareOptus Holding Midnight iPhone 4 Launch Events, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
Optus has confirmed that they are having a midnight launch event in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth for iPhone 4 Thursday, July 29. Who will brave the winter? Technically, the phone is not on sale until 12:01 Friday morning, but given the multitude of people lined up in previous years for the new iPhone, time […]
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