Have an iPhone 4? Do you view your photos via the Mobile Me Gallery? Check this out: Apple has updated their Mobile Me Gallery app this morning to support the iPhone 4’s jaw-some retina display. However, the higher quality resolution images can only be downloaded over Wi-Fi.
Update through the App Store, or download Mobile Me Gallery at this link.
[via The Mac Observer]
There’s a huge market in the iPad App Store right now, and that’s for PDF readers. Here’s what’s going on: the iPad came out without a dedicated PDF app developed by Apple and so GoodReader (our review) quickly became the most popular paid app. Months later, Apple announced that a PDF-capable version of iBooks was coming out, and we all started wondering whether iBooks for PDFs could kill any other similar app out there.
Reading PDFs in iBooks feels good, but it’s not the perfect experience many predicted. The interface design is beautiful and elegant as Apple’s tradition, but the app doesn’t hold up well to large documents and, in my tests, I found that opening a 14MB file required even 10 seconds (or more) for the app to start up, load the document and let you swipe through it. Unlike Apple said weeks ago, there’s no page curl effect, and TUAW exposed the problem. Ultimately, I’m deeply disappointed by the poor performances of iBooks with large PDFs. Perhaps another update is on its way, but who knows.
I’ve been using another application to read documents on my iPad, Fast PDF. It’s indeed the best 3rd party software to read PDF files currently available in the App Store.
Jim Dalrymple of The Loop reports this afternoon that iTunes U has surpassed 250 million in downloads. Students are clearly seeking out educational content through Apple’s service and devices, and it’d be smart for more schools to take advantage of this popular learning medium.
Started in 2007, iTunes U has always been focused on bringing the best in education to the general public. From Stanford’s popular iPhone development course to Harvard University, iTunes U offers a little something for everyone.
[via The Loop]
Is the iPhone 4 really that good at recording HD videos and let you edit them on the go with iMovie? Could this setup ever lead to professional mobile creations?
I was impressed yesterday by the quality of these two videos I stumbled upon on Vimeo, and decided to embed them below. I look forward to start playing with iMovie and see what I can come up with. If you have more videos to share, drop us a comment below.
We’ve been hearing rumblings of a reported iWork coming to the iPhone and iPod touch, and 9 to 5 Mac has posted some screenshots this afternoon filling our curiosity.
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.
