The App Store is filling up with original section created by Apple every week, and we’ve recently noticed that this trend is growing - sometimes they even launch 2-3 section each week. Today’s one is good: Comics.
Apple Planning to Charge for iOS 4 on iPad? Spoiler: No.
Earlier today Stuff reported that, according to their source, Apple is planning to charge for iOS 4 upgrade on iPad. This is the original report:
“The top secret plans were whispered to Stuff by an anonymous source. There are no details of how much Apple will charge for the upgrade, but we’d expect in the region of £5.
Asked how sure they were about the forthcoming iOS 4 charge, our source replied, “Definite.” And we don’t think they’re wrong.”
Banned iPhone 4 Antenna Promo Video
Apple Releases iBooks 1.1.1
Together with iTunes, Apple has just release an update for iBooks, which reaches version 1.1.1. The update includes support for books with audio and video, improvements for PDF documents, bug fixes.
iTunes 9.2.1 Available
Camera+ for iPhone, Reviewed.
If we follow the old saying that “the best camera is the one that’s with you”, then I guess the iPhone 4 is the best camera I’ve ever had. I’m not a photographer, and never will be one - I think. A serious one, at least. Sure I enjoy taking some pictures from time to time, and I don’t dislike shooting a few videos when I’m on vacation and such. Still, it’s a long way from saying “I take photographs”.
But no matter the intentions or end results, the iPhone 4 is always with me now. Even when I’m home, I find myself checking emails on it or refreshing feeds with Byline. That new display makes things a lot easier. And of course, I shoot some random pictures as well. The combination of location-awareness (via GPS), Events, Faces and Places with iPhoto makes this new iPhone the perfect combination for me.
Now, I have bought a bunch of apps in the App Store photography section, and I’m pretty happy with them. I have apps to apply some nice effects, apps to export to Flickr, apps to generate tilt-shift photographs. Until a few weeks ago I didn’t have a full replacement for the Camera app, even though I knew there were some good alternatives in the App Store. If you have to replace an Apple app, “good” is not enough.
I then bought Camera+, the latest creation by tap tap tap in collaboration with professional photographer Lisa Bettany. Things has surely changed since then.
Uzu for iPad, As “Played” By Non-iPad Users [Video]
Uzu is a kinetic particle visualizer powered by multi-touch technology. Sounds interesting? Actually, it doesn’t sound as good as it’s great when you’re using it. It’s one of those apps you have to try, and that’s why I decided to not write a review, but to shoot a video with my iPhone 4 - showing two friends of mine “playing” Uzu.
They never touched an iPad before, and were immediately attracted by the app. Check out the video after the break (Vimeo link), or go download the app here.
iPad Coming to 9 More Countries This Friday
Apple has just issued a press release, announcing the availability of the iPad in 9 more countries this Friday. The countries are: Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore.
Check out the full press release below.
FaceTime From the Middle of Pacific Ocean [Video]
If you have an iPhone 4, you’ve tried FaceTime. Either you’ve called Apple, or you’ve started a video call with one of your friends. I did both. What I didn’t do, is try FaceTime from unusual locations, say airplanes. TUAW did, and it’s an impressive result.
But Wifi from a plane seems almost “easy” and “standard”, compared to what Philippe Kahn and his MotionX colleagues did. Philippe is in the middle of the Pacific ocean: if you draw a thousand miles circle around his location, there’s no sign of land. He’s using a satellite connection, possibly tunneled through a router the iPhone 4 is connected to. His colleagues are in the MotionX offices in Santa Cruz.
Check out the video after break. What’s next, space?
[Daring Fireball via Pegasus]