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- Twitterrific updated with notification badges, Favstar support and more
- Match-Up! and enter to win an Apple TV
- Apple adds new ‘Later’ download option for iTunes media purchases
- Fruit Ninja developer releases new iPhone game, Fish Out of Water
- Apple donates $8 million to earthquake victims in China
- How to enable Chat Heads and Stickers in the Facebook app
- Delicious Library iOS app is coming soon
- Yahoo updates iOS app with Summly summaries
- Cricket lowers unlimited iPhone plan to $50
- Alleged golden and gray iPhone 5S Nano SIM trays
- Netflix 4.0 is out with new episode selector for iPad and more
- Alleged iPad 5 rear shell highlights new design
- Volkswagen unveils new ‘iBeetle’ with integrated iPhone dock
- Reuters: iPhone 5S delayed as coating material interferes with fingerprint sensor
- AMD hires away Apple’s director of graphics architecture
- Apple reportedly returned 5-8M iPhones to Foxconn due to quality issues
- Apple opens donations to help China’s earthquake victims
- Google launches new ‘Places for Business’ app for managing business listings
| Twitterrific updated with notification badges, Favstar support and more Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:57 PM PDT
Following last month’s monstrous 5.2 release that brought about push notifications and other changes, Iconfactory has released another major update for its popular Twitter client, Twitterrific. Today’s update brings the app to version 5.2.1, and again adds several new features. Perhaps the most significant part of the update is the addition of notification badges, which tells you your number of unread notifications for the app at a glance. It also brings support for Favstar and Twitter’s trending topics, and a number of other bug fixes and improvements…(...) "Twitterrific updated with notification badges, Favstar support and more" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Match-Up! and enter to win an Apple TV Posted: 22 Apr 2013 03:00 PM PDT
It’s been a while since we ran a nice giveaway for our awesome readers, so when the folks at Big Fish Games got in touch with us and said they wanted to run a contest on iDB, we jumped on the occasion. Today, we team up with Big Fish Games to give away an Apple TV to one lucky winner. The best part is, you must have fun to enter to win. Read on for the details…(...) "Match-Up! and enter to win an Apple TV" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple adds new ‘Later’ download option for iTunes media purchases Posted: 22 Apr 2013 02:15 PM PDT
Good news iTunes users. It’s been discovered today that Apple has added a new download option for folks purchasing a variety of iTunes content including movies, TV shows (episodes, Season Passes, and complete seasons) and boxed music sets. Now, when purchasing any of the above items using iTunes 11 or a device running iOS 6+, you're presented with ‘Later’ and ‘Download’ buttons. This gives you the option to either download your purchase immediately, or delay it to a later date…(...) "Apple adds new ‘Later’ download option for iTunes media purchases" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Fruit Ninja developer releases new iPhone game, Fish Out of Water Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:44 PM PDT Halfbrick Studios, as any avid gamer could tell you, is the brains behind the popular mobile franchises like Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride. Not content with resting on its laurels, the Queensland, Australia-headquartered developer has released its brand new iOS game, Fish Out of Water, which wants to become your new favorite time-killer. The premise in Fish Out of Water couldn’t be simpler. Billed as “an adventure across the sun, sand and surf,” the game, as the name suggests, plays a bit like Tiny Wings in that you’re controlling a fish which wants to get airborne and soar above the ocean for as long as possible…(...) "Fruit Ninja developer releases new iPhone game, Fish Out of Water" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple donates $8 million to earthquake victims in China Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:27 PM PDT
This weekend, folks in Sichuan, China were rocked by a devastating earthquake that leveled much of the area. The quake, which the country’s earthquake administration rated a 7.0 (US Geo Survey says 6.6), destroyed countless houses and buildings. Apple has since began facilitating donations for relief efforts in the area, and has pledged to provide new equipment for schools in the affected cities. And we’ve just received word that it’s upped its commitment by offering up $8 million to the victims…(...) "Apple donates $8 million to earthquake victims in China" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| How to enable Chat Heads and Stickers in the Facebook app Posted: 22 Apr 2013 11:44 AM PDT
Last week, Facebook released version 6.0 of its app for the iPhone and iPad. The update included two highly anticipated new features, Chat Heads and stickers, which the social network showed off at its ‘Home’ media event earlier this month. Unfortunately, the two features are on a staggered rollout that Facebook said should be done “over the next few weeks,” so not everyone has them yet. But never fear. As usual, the jailbreak community has come up with an easy way around this…(...) "How to enable Chat Heads and Stickers in the Facebook app" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Delicious Library iOS app is coming soon Posted: 22 Apr 2013 10:52 AM PDT
I’ve been a long time fan of Delicious Monster’s excellent cataloging software, Delicious Library. The handy Mac application allows me to catalogue my physical media and gadgets while the handy barcode scanning feature makes adding new content a breeze. Its wooden bookshelf design also may have inspired Apple’s iBooks app. But in today’s increasingly mobile world, Delicious Library has lost some of its allure because we now carry iPhones in our pockets and developers never saw fit to create an iOS version of Delicious Library. That’s about to change as Delicious Monster has now confirmed plans to release a companion iOS app focused on scanning barcodes, letting you easily add content to your Delicious library wherever you go…(...) "Delicious Library iOS app is coming soon" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Yahoo updates iOS app with Summly summaries Posted: 22 Apr 2013 09:51 AM PDT
Yahoo last week refreshed its Mail iOS app and released a brand new and beautiful weather software for the iPhone and iPad. In the continuation of its re-newed mobile-first strategy, the search firm this morning updated its iOS client with a summarization technology it snapped up last month for $30 million from UK-based startup Summly, founded by the 17-year-old founder Nick D'Aloisio. Thanks to that acqui-hire, the new Yahoo! version 3.0 software taps Summly natural-language algorithms and machine learning for personalized story summaries…(...) "Yahoo updates iOS app with Summly summaries" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Cricket lowers unlimited iPhone plan to $50 Posted: 22 Apr 2013 09:26 AM PDT
Cricket, a subsidiary of Leap Wireless, started offering the iPhone last year. Initially, it was the only prepaid carrier offering the popular smartphone, but it has since been joined by Straight Talk and other low-cost competitors. So it’s no surprise that the wireless provider announced today that it’s revamping its iPhone plans, bringing them more inline with its Android plans and the competition. The service now starts at $50 for unlimited everything…(...) "Cricket lowers unlimited iPhone plan to $50" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Alleged golden and gray iPhone 5S Nano SIM trays Posted: 22 Apr 2013 08:34 AM PDT
Apple’s iPhone 5 is now almost seven months old so fans are expectedly setting their sights on a next-gen model, the iPhone 5S. And as we’re heading toward summer, new evidence indicates Apple is now lining up its Asian suppliers to source parts ahead of the actual manufacturing phase. This could explain why we’re increasingly seeing supposedly genuine parts cropping up all over Asia, such as this Home buttons and vibrator motors. Today’s leak by Japanese parts shop Moumantai is thought to represent a SIM tray for the iPhone 5S. It’s exactly the same in shape and size to the Nano SIM trays used on the current iPhone 5, with one exception: the leaked ones are in gray and gold colors. This matches up nicely with reports of a colorized iPhone 5S, mostly sourced from analyst reports and supply chain people…(...) "Alleged golden and gray iPhone 5S Nano SIM trays" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Netflix 4.0 is out with new episode selector for iPad and more Posted: 22 Apr 2013 08:19 AM PDT
Netflix users will be happy to hear that there’s a new version of the iOS client available for download today. The update, which brings the app to version 4.0, includes a handful of new features, as well as the usual bug fixes and improvements. Perhaps the most notable change in today’s release is the new episode selector in the iPad app. Netflix says this will make finding new TV show episodes, and discovering old favorites, much easier. You’ll find the full change log after the fold…(...) "Netflix 4.0 is out with new episode selector for iPad and more" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Alleged iPad 5 rear shell highlights new design Posted: 22 Apr 2013 07:01 AM PDT
Case maker Tactuc is on a roll lately. After the vendor, in what some people likened to a PR stunt, last week released a batch of photos purported to depict a polycarbonate shell for a rumored less-pricey iPhone model, the company is back at it today with a new leak claimed to represent the rear shell of a fifth-generation iPad. There isn’t much to glean from the photograph and, of course, we have no way of telling whether or not this is the real deal, an early prototype or a shell for some other product. However, the image does bear resemblance to iPad molds Tactus leaked earlier…(...) "Alleged iPad 5 rear shell highlights new design" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Volkswagen unveils new ‘iBeetle’ with integrated iPhone dock Posted: 22 Apr 2013 06:44 AM PDT
This is kind of interesting. Following a press release this weekend, Volkswagen has just unveiled the ‘iBeetle’ at the Shanghai Motor Show in the city’s Pudong district. The vehicle is expected to launch early next year, and will come in both coupe and convertible models. Why is it called the iBeetle? The car will feature a custom built-in iPhone docking station, as well as a companion app, that will allow you to sync your iPhone with its entertainment system for making phone calls, streaming music and more. More details after the fold…(...) "Volkswagen unveils new ‘iBeetle’ with integrated iPhone dock" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Reuters: iPhone 5S delayed as coating material interferes with fingerprint sensor Posted: 22 Apr 2013 06:22 AM PDT
Apple’s perfectionism is legendary. Good enough just doesn’t cut it for a company whose exacting demands often drive its suppliers and manufacturing partners crazy. This even includes construction companies tasked with building Apple’s upcoming iSpaceship campus with four times narrower gaps between surfaces versus the U.S. construction standard. We learned earlier this morning that Apple may have returned up to eight million iPhones to Foxconn, apparently because the unites were not fit for sale, potentially costing the contract manufacturer north of $1 billion to make replacements. In fact, Apple’s hard-to-meet standard and various manufacturing challenges could reportedly delay the next wave of iDevice upgrades until Fall. And today comes another confirmation that Apple won’t launch the iPhone 5S this summer because it is still trying out various coating materials in the hope of finding one that won’t interfere with the handset’s fingerprint sensor…(...) "Reuters: iPhone 5S delayed as coating material interferes with fingerprint sensor" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| AMD hires away Apple’s director of graphics architecture Posted: 22 Apr 2013 05:42 AM PDT
Graphics giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has wooed another semiconductor expert away from Apple. Raja Koduri, who had previously worked at AMD before Apple poached him in April 2009, specializes in graphics technology and is understood to have helped with Apple’s own chip-design efforts a great deal. At AMD, Koduri will reportedly lead engineering efforts in visual computing, reporting to the company’s Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster, another Apple hire who left the iPhone maker over cultural incompatibility and after falling out of favor with late co-founder Steve Jobs…(...) "AMD hires away Apple’s director of graphics architecture" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple reportedly returned 5-8M iPhones to Foxconn due to quality issues Posted: 22 Apr 2013 05:21 AM PDT
When Apple introduced the iPhone 5 last fall, it made sure to mention its complex manufacturing process. “Never before have we built a product with this extraordinary level of fit and finish,” Jony Ive said during a video on the handset. The extra effort has obviously paid off, as the iPhone 5 has been very popular with consumers. But it’s also causing problems for Foxconn, Apple’s manufacturing partner, who continues to struggle with the device’s intricate production methods…(...) "Apple reportedly returned 5-8M iPhones to Foxconn due to quality issues" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple opens donations to help China’s earthquake victims Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:57 AM PDT
Apple and the Chinese government may have been at odds lately over AppleCare warranty, but the iPhone maker has since gone to great lengths in order to appease to local authorities and ensure that it is treating the Chinese customer with respect. Apple’s latest move involves pledging cash donations to the victims of the earthquake-stricken areas of China and committing to donating products to several schools in the affected areas. Furthermore, Apple is prominently advertising the donations effort on its Chinese homepage…(...) "Apple opens donations to help China’s earthquake victims" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Google launches new ‘Places for Business’ app for managing business listings Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:15 AM PDT
Good news for all of you local business owners out there today. Google has just released a new application called ‘Google Places for Business’ that should make managing business listings through its different services much easier. The app allows business owners to update their business information (hours, address, contact info, description, etc.), as well as post pictures to their Google+ page and track web traffic for their listings right from their iPhone…(...) "Google launches new ‘Places for Business’ app for managing business listings" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
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