I’ve see a few complaints on Twitter and elsewhere, but people have been asking, “Where the heck did my iPhone 4 hold button go!?” When a making a call, the hold button has been replaced by FaceTime. But if you tap and hold the mute button in call, you’ll put that Android guy on the other end on hold! Awesome tip.
[The Mac Observer via The Loop]
A little while ago we reviewed Compartments, which was an incredibly simple home inventory application designed to track all your possessions. Now with the ability to add warranty information as of the latest update, Compartments is only $9.95 (50% off) until July 4th, so go grab a copy if you’re in need of a great home inventory app!
You can take advantage of this deal exclusively through the Compartments landing page.
Some interesting details about the iPhone 4 have showed up through AddictiveTips recently that details what information Apple may be collecting as you use FaceTime, and how the iOS 4 updates will be handled on AT&T.
In a pretty dramatic writeup (and followup), AddictiveTips lays out the goods:
- With iOS 4, AT&T locks all US iPhone owners to their network via regular OTA updates.
- AT&T shipped some iPhone 4 early to verify their OTA update system.
- Apple stealing user information via FaceTime, which lacks encryption.
- Some Apple employees who are aware of this situation are not updating to iOS 4.
Though I’m pretty sure Apple isn’t “stealing” your information - rather you agree to the sharing of private data when you sign up for your new steel and glass beauty.
In 5 days, people have downloaded the official Live Messenger app for iPhone more than one million times, Microsoft announced on its official Windows Team Blog.
“While Messenger for iPhone is relatively new, for many connecting with Messenger friends on your mobile phone is not new. In addition to the more than one million iPhone Messenger users, there are over 24 million people who connect with Messenger friends from other mobile phones through a client application, their phone’s browser, or SMS. Along with Messenger Connect, Messenger IM in Hotmail, and the coming integration with Xbox LIVE, the new iPhone app is just one more way that we are bringing Messenger to you across the web and on your phone.”
Microsoft should deeply think about its success in the App Store before even thinking about building an alternative.
There are lots of mindless games on the iPhone, and we feel it’s time to stimulate your brain for a bit. In the vain of locomotive puzzlers and other pipe-works derivatives that have you connecting various pieces of track to reach the end of a tunnel, Aqueduct combines thoughtful, maze like elements and environmental manipulation into one neat package.
You’ve come such a long way, µTorrent. I remember when I used to launch you on Windows, back in my other life when I was a PC user. Then I moved to a Mac, and started using the much-acclaimed Transmission, a fantastic client which has recently been updated to 2.0, with tons of new features and optimizations.
But like I said, you’ve come such a long way, kid.
Today’s press release carried the news Apple sold 1.7 million iPhone 4 units in just three days. Impressive. But together with that, and for the real geeks among you, a change in the press release “standard” footer, too.
Apple released iOS 4 last week but there’s still a considerable amount of iPhone and iPod Touch users who haven’t been able to install it on their devices. They keep getting timeout sessions, iTunes errors and backups taking hours and hours just to never complete.
This morning, Google has released a mobile version of the Google Docs viewer for mobile browsers you might be familiar with on your desktop – allowing you to easily fly through PDFs and documents on your iPhone or iPad (Android too). Switch quickly between pages, zoom in and out, and view your documents in the cloud without the need to download.
