Here’s a very strage thing TUAW is reporting: as found on this SaudiMac Facebook thread, it appears that Apple has changed the graphics on Saudi Arabia’s Apple.com website and many other Middle East countries. Actually, they removed all the FaceTime graphics and mentions. Read more
Saudi Arabia Not Getting FaceTime? Is Apple’s Encryption To Blame?
I Bought An iPhone 4 in 1985 And I’ll Get 52 iPhones Tomorrow
This is interesting. Pretty similar to Kyle Conroy’s “What if I bought Apple stock instead?” table, Finlay Craig is now telling us that if we had spent £499.00 (the price of an iPhone 4 in the UK) worth of Apple, Inc. stock in 1985 we would have got 52 iPhone 4s today.
52 units. All piled on top of each other. Sounds like a plan. Does this work with iPod Nanos today? ‘Cause I wouldn’t mind getting 279 Nanos in 2024.
You know, that’s how stock works. Kind of. Read more
eBoy FixPix: Now Universal with 50 New Levels
eBoy’s FixPix game used to be amongst my all-time favorite games for the iPhone. Now the app, still priced at $0.99, has gone universal and supports the iPad as well. Plus it’s got 50 brand new shiny levels. And a new icon. And increased difficulty.
Oh boy. This is awesome. Go guy the app right now. Read more
myPhoneDesktop Extension Puts The iPhone in Chrome
I talked about myPhoneDesktop 1.5 for iPhone and iPad a few hours ago, and here comes a dedicated Chrome extension to force me to cover the app once again. This extension is simple and powerful: all you have to do is sign in through the web interface and start sending links, pictures or text to your device.
The extension supports multiple copied items at once: if you try to send a link, text and image at the same time you’ll be asked if you want to keep the extension window active to select the items you want to forward to the iPhone. It’s really great, and it lets you speed up your workflow by not needing to use a standalone desktop application.
It’s the perfect companion to myPhoneDesktop for iPhone and iPad. Go download it here. Read more
Get the Most Out of VLC for iPad→
Get the Most Out of VLC for iPad
We’ve played around with VLC for iPad a bit and have found that most standard definition files work alright. For the most part, your best bet is standard definition AVI files using DiVX. Even at higher bit rates (about 2500kbps), DiVX AVIs seemed to play back smoothly and scrubbing wasn’t an issue. This is great news for BitTorrenters, as most TV shows are already encoded as DiVX AVI and are already optimal for iPad playback in VLC.
Nice tips from Lifehacker.
Dragon Dictate Now Available For Mac
If you’ve been waiting for the chance to whisper sweet nothings to your Mac, then your time has come, Nuance Communications today announced that Dragon Dictate for Mac is now available.
Apple Could Announce iPad Print-Subscription Offerings as Early as October
Would you get rid of your ink-soaked newspaper and magazine subscriptions that you throw away everyday for an iPad version? Think about it, you would look super awesome reading your daily newspaper on your lunch break and improving your carbon footprint. Read more
Your iOS 4′s Folders Have Officially Been Pimped | Cydia Store
Wow, and you thought finally getting folders on your iPad was cool. Check out this video of a new mod called FolderEnhancer, it’s by Japanese iPhone developer ashikase. Icon pages, subfolders, Iconoclasm support and MultiIconMover. The video says this will be available soon on the Cydia Store.
Portfolio To Go Is A Simple Flickr Client for iPad & iPhone
Just when I thought I was done with mobile Flickr clients (ok, they’re not as popular as Twitter client, but they’re popular) here comes a new app I’ve just discovered forcing me to re-enter my Yahoo! credentials all over again. Portfolio To Go is a rather minimal and simple which, once given permissions to access your account, lets you quickly check on your profile and photosets. All you get is a “wall” main screen, where you can see all your photos organized in sets, and you also get nice thumbnail previews. Read more