I posted a preview of My Artists back in June, but the app I have here on my iPhone now is nothing like that. My Artists was already good and promising (as if it wasn0t clear enough), now it’s just great.
It’s more than an iPod companion, it’s a full-featured iPod replacement for iOS devices. Hit the break to find out.
Two months ago I wrote that jailbreak on iOS 4 still had its importance, but when JailbreakMe came out earlier this month I was very disappointed that the iPhone 4 wasn’t really supported. Sure, I could jailbreak my iPhone and install Cydia - but what for? Tweaks and apps weren’t updated for the Retina Display and new device, there was the possbility to break FaceTime and MMS and, overall, it seemed like JailbreakMe for the iPhone 4 was released just for the sake of it.
Fast forward 20 days, and I can’t imagine having a un-jailbroken iPhone 4 anymore. What happened?
These are two interesting peripherals I’ve stumbled upon today which I’d be interested in trying out. First, the iPADock: even if the manufacturer is still looking for a ditributor in the US (and we’ll keep you posted about that), the dock already looks great. Basically, it allows you to charge and dock multiple iDevices in one single place: two iPads, and iPad and two iPhones, four iPhones simulateneously. It’s also got seven USB hubs and memory card slots.
The KeyCase iPad Folio (as first spotted by Engadget) turns your iPad into a complete netbook: it packs a keyboard inside a leather case. Maybe it’s not the most elegant solution ever but hey, you have an Apple netbook.
Can you imagine writing the phrase:
“The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human”
on the iPhone 4 virtual keyboard in 20 seconds? That’s Gumball Tech’s blogger Brian Sweet did, becoming the world fastest texter. I’m pretty sure that there’s someone faster than Brian out there, so if you’re reading - you just have to record a video of your performance and tip us.
We’re hearing interesting rumors about Apple’s plans with the new Apple TV (or iTV) these days. Engadget was the first to speculate about the upcoming new device, suggesting a new name and its complete redesign - both in terms of hardware (a very small set-top box) and software (it should run a modified version of iOS).
Here comes a new unknown company suing Apple (Nokia andGoogle, too) over some patent violation. Macgasm reports of Malaysian company StreetSpace suing Steve Jobs & Co. over some violations in a patent which details a “Method and System for Providing Personalized Online Services and Advertisements in Public Places.”
Well, that’s pretty much stating the obvious, right? Not quite. iPad competitors (like the “inspired” Galaxy Tab) are coming out fast, some of them will be out by the holiday season and we all know that manufacturers can’t wait to start releasing hundreds of these products in the market. So one may think Apple will have to face some hard times going forward.
Market research firm iSuppli doesn’t think so.
I have a problem with financial apps for iPhone, and it’s not just that I can’t stick with one. It’s that none of them has managed over time to support my needs and change its core structure according to them. See, it’s easy to keep track of expenses: I can either create a text file or a spreadsheet and start putting data in. But when it comes to an application, I want more. Ok, there are developers who clearly state they’ve built a lightweight tool to keep track of your finances. But when you advertise your new app with the “manage your finances on the go” catchy line, I expect more than a simple list packed inside a nice UI.
Sadly, that’s what seems to happen every time. The iPhone 4 came out and I thought, hey - maybe this is the right time for developers to focus on creating a full-featured and flexible financial app for iPhone. New iPhone, new creativity - right? Not so fast. Remember the word flexible, because more on this later.
Two weeks ago I bought Squirrel 2, a new and beautiful app for iPhone which aims at becoming your weapon of choice for “managing your finances”. I gave it a try. It also comes with a Mac companion to sync with, but when I say I want to manage my finances on the go (out of the computer I use to write stuff), I don’t want sync or backups or companions or whatever. So, these are just my impressions of Squirrel 2 for iPhone.
A few minues ago Apple issued a new security update for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.5, aimed at fixing PDF vulnerabilities (the same of iOS?), network interceptions and PHP vulnerabilities.
Check out the full changelog after the break. Security update is available now in Software Update.
