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Brazilian iPhone Customers Want A Free Bumper

Brazilian iPhone Customers Want A Free Bumper

On September 17, Apple’s new iPhone 4 device was finally launched in Brazil. However, everybody was shocked when we realized that we would not be able to claim our rights promised by Apple, because the iPhone 4 Case Program was not available in the Brazilian App Store.

Why do Brazilian customers have no access to iPhone 4 Case Program?

Yeah, Apple: why?

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Snowtape 2.0 Released with Background and Scheduled Recordings - 3 Copies Up for Grabs

Snowtape is a beautifully designed Mac application that allows you to listen to online radio stations, and record them as .mp3 files to save on your hard drive for offline access. It’s got a great icon, a delicious UI design (possibly one of the most impressive apps I have on my Mac, design-wise) but most of all just works. It’s one-click listening and recording, and the newly released version 2.0 adds a couple of great features worth considering Snowtape once again. Read more


iPhone 4 VS. Windows Phone 7

Back in July I told you I was curious to see an iPhone 4 versus a Windows Phone 7 in a video comparison. Well, here it is. Thanks to the guys over at Pocketnow.com, we can now take a look at how the WinPho 7 actually performs against Apple’s latest magical device - you guess how.

No multitasking, a second “screen” for the complete apps list, inconsistent UI. I like the opening animations, though. Check out the video below. Then you can go back to be excited about the next Android release. Read more


Apple TV Delayed

The new Apple TV just got delayed to mid-October. As noticed by TechCrunch, the estimated shipping date has changed from September to 2-3- weeks, which puts the device in October. Apple is also issuing refunds for expedited shipping.

Is Apple having some problems convincing TV execs to jump on board? Or is it just a delay in the manufacturing process? We’ll see.



Latest Report from Shenzen: New iPad Is Ready, Looks Like an iPhone 4

Shenzen is a sub-provincial city in southern China, and it’s the city where Foxconn (the biggest Chinese manufacturer of hardware, the one Apple uses for all its products) has got one of its production bases. According to the latest report by website Shanzai.com (via Softpedia), word on the street is that Apple’s new iPad is basically ready and its design resembles more that of an iPhone 4, rather than the original iPad’s one. Read more


App Store Metrics Show You How Many Apps Are Released Every Day

Ever wondered how many applications are released in the App Store every day? How many of them are active, and how many are left dying in the Store without being updated? What about active apps by top 10 categories?

In what has to be the most beautiful and actually informative infographic since a long time, the guys over at Meet The Boss let you take a look at the data behind the App Store curtain. Check it out after the break. (and click for full size) Read more


iPhone As A Wallet with Visa payWave

I’ve been dreaming about an “iPhone as wallet” for years now. Apple patents are not enough, I want the real thing: I want to ditch these cards and papers I still have in my pocket. For God’s sake, it’s 2010 we’re talking about. New Yorkers are closer than us to the real thing: thanks to the newly introduced payWave system by Visa, they can now pay train, subway and bus fares using their iPhone.

You fire up the Visa app, “slide to pay” to initiate the payment process, wave the phone over a compatible reader and you’re done. You’ve paid for something in the real word with a digital paper-free device. I think this is just great, so go take a look at the video after the break and dream with me about an iPhone-centered future payment system. It has to happen. Read more