You may be excited about the upcoming Windows Phone 7 devices, but seriously - what browser is this test unit running? Internet Explorer?
They need a better browser. They need a better user experience (judging from the reviews and videos on websites such as Engadget). Now, I’m curious to see an iPhone 4 Vs. Windows Phone 7.
[via Redmond Pie]
We saw the iPad being used as music instrument in the past. There are hundreds of cool applications for DJs, guitar players, even orchestra directors. I bet you haven’t seen anything like this though. A free-hand controller that connects to the iPad and allows musicians to turn music pages using their feet, thus being able to play the instrument.
“A company called Airturn has developed the BT-105, a Bluetooth foot switch for turning pages on the iPad forward and backward using a tap of a foot. As Hugh Sung explains in the video above, it allows instrumentalists who are busy with both hands to use a toe to tap one of the two switches to move through the score easily.”
It will be available later this year. Check out the demo video below.
Four days ago Apple released iBooks 1.1.1. Now, a 1.1.2 update has just appeared in iTunes but…the changelog is the same of the last version. Could it be that Apple didn’t want to actually push this update yet, or is it just an temporary error? Also, maybe this is just a bug fixes-related release and Apple forgot to mention it.
Update #1: I think that we found it. The 1.1.2 should only “address a minor issue when updating iBooks”. So, a bug-fix release.
A quick yet important update for the official Digg client for iPhone, which reaches version 1.1.2 and introduces iOS 4 support. The app , developed by Digg together with taptaptap, was released some months ago in the App Store and stood at the top chart of free apps for quite a while. It’s a nice app, but there are many other good alternatives around.
Anyway, together with iOS 4 support there are some performance improvements and easier social sharing features. The app is free, go download it here.
A few days ago Make Work had the chance to interview Jay Freeman (best known as Saurik), the guy who created Cydia and the jailbreak community as we know it today. He talks jailbreak, exploits, iPhone 4 jailbreak status.
Check out the video below. And remember, jailbreak for iPhone 4 will be released soon. [via iSpazio]
The iPad has no file browser. There’s no way to aggregate online services like Dropbox and MobileMe in one place by default. The iPad has no visible file structure to let users create folders, move files around, create new files in specific locations.
Still, is it enough to not come up with an app that overrides Apple’s limitations and allows you to build your own file browser? An app that is capable of collecting online services in a single interface, enabling you to download files from the internet and achieve a pretty good cloud-based workflow?
Actually, there are some apps with these features in the App Store, and I’ve tried many of them. Air Sharing HD is probably one of the best around, at least I used to believe until I stumbled upon the first release of iFiles for iPad.
It seems like Apple’s on a roll today. They’ve just announced the delay for the white iPhone 4, they’re updating the official website for the 17 countries that will get it on July 30, and they’ve just rolled out the much-anciticipated iPhone 4 Case Program.
Another update for Dropbox for iPhone, which reaches version 1.2.4 - an update aimed at fixing compatibility issues with iOS 4, together with some new iPhone 4-specific features.
The new version includes HD settings for iPhone 4, but only for newly recorded videos and not for those stored in the Library. Also, there’s a new “Require Immediately” passcode setting if a user leaves the app for a moment.
Check out the full changelog after the break, and go download the app here.
I’m sorry folks, bad news for those of you who were waiting for the white iPhone 4. It has been delayed again, Apple has just released a statement about it.
“CUPERTINO, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.”
