They look very nice in my opinion, and I’m considering a white one for my future white iPhone 4.
[via AppAdvice]
iLounge’s iPhone 4 Video Walkthrough
iLounge has posted its usual video walkthrough, this time obviously about the iPhone 4. Highly recommended to watch in case you still haven’t been able to take a look at some HD hands-on footage of the new device.
[via iSpazio]
iTunes Festival: 2 Million People Apply for Tickets
Oliver Schusser, senior director of iTunes Europe, has confirmed that 2 million people have applied for iTunes Festival tickets so far, at an average of 100.000 every day. From the numbers above, it looks like this year’s iTunes Festival is going to be one of the most popular and successful ever.
Connecting People: Nokia Is Flattered, Doesn’t Sue
In Apple’s video for the iPhone 4, Scott Forstall said the new iPhone is all about connecting people. Too bad “connecting people” is a long time Nokia slogan (for more than a decade actually) and we all spotted the reference there in the video.
It’s a good slogan, but we all wondered whether Nokia could sue Apple for trademark infringement. A Finnish website said so, too.
Apple Releases iTunes Connect Mobile
Apple has released iTunes Connect Mobile for iPhone, it’s available in the App Store now.
The application allows developers to access iTunes Connect weekly and daily data such as sales, trends and in-app purchases on the go. The interface is clean and good looking. A very welcome addition to the App Store, and it’s nice to see Apple providing more and more to its developers.
Go download the app here.
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A Simple Safari Extension to Shorten URLs
Safari 5 is Firefox in 2004: extensions are popping up from everywhere. Just take a look at Safari Extensions Tumblr to get an idea of how many tweaks have been submitted in just 3 days of existence. In this ocean of tweaks and addons though, it’s easy to get lost. If you’re looking for a simple extension to shorten URLs, and shorten them well, I think we’ve found one.
Steve Jobs On The Death of the Mac: “Completely Wrong”
Newsweek’s Dan Lyons (also known as Fake Steve Jobs) published an article on Tuesday called “RIP, Macintosh” where he explained how Steve Jobs is now focused on mobile devices and the desktop era is over. It turns out that Steve Jobs thinks Lyons is completely wrong.
Does the Retina Display Exceed the Human Retina or Not?
One of the most exciting features of the iPhone 4 is the Retina Display, which at 326 ppi exceeds the limits of human’s retina, thus making it impossible to see pixels on screen.
Raymond Soneira, president of DisplayMate Technologies (Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Princeton, displays expert) told Wired that Steve pushed it too far. The Retina Display is a misleading marketing term, he says.