The iPad is great for watching video, but it doesn’t support various formats like Divx, Xvid, or WMV. That is, until now – YX Player for the iPad allows you to playback unsupported video formats. The app has quite a few features, namely the ability to transfer said videos directly to your iPad for playback straight from your desktop. But as App Advice noticed, it gets much more powerful with some of its online capabilities.
YX Player Gives your iPad FLV, AVI Video Playback
Lenovo on Apple: They Could do Well in China
Lenevo is quite worried at the prospect of Apple getting serious in the Chinese Market, at least according to Liu Chuanzhi, Lenovo’s founder and chairman. “If Apple were to spend the same effort on the Chinese consumer as we do, we would be in trouble.” Lenovo has a grip on 30% of the Chinese home market, but that might not last for long.
Apple products, while popular in China, have limited distribution through official channels. The Chinese market provides a, “Major growth opportunity,” and Apple is set to be opening a new store in Shanghai this Saturday. Apple plans to add 25 major retail outlets in China by the end of next year.
While other PC makers such as HP and Dell are attempting to make a profit in China’s huge market opportunity, the Financial Times reports that Mr. Liu suggested Apple was defying this logic. “Steve Jobs is a genius. He is the exception to my rule.”
[via Financial Times]
Want a White iPhone 4 Right Now? You can Build Your Own
The white iPhone 4 craze has tempted some to do some incredibly dangerous things. We’re not talking about slathering your piano black iPhone with spray paint or white-out kind of crazy either, we’re talking about major surgery. TechCrunch reports that if you’ve got gonads of steel, you might consider plopping down another two hundred bucks and buying the individual parts needed for the operation, but I’d think twice before pulling the trigger. I mean, it’s just a color right? Guys?
Apple Losing Interest in Mac with iPhone and iPad?
Managing director Mary Meeker at Morgan Stanley is noticing a trend in sales with the advent of the iPhone and iPad, indicating that it might be the end of Mac as we know it. Though let me premise this by saying we know this won’t happen any time soon, and Apple still has a strong interest in maintaining their keystone products.
Distimo’s Latest Report Shows 28% of iPhone Apps Are Free - 57% on Android
Distimo, the startup which is well known for publishing monthly reports about mobile applications on different platforms, published its June 2010 report last week, and shows us how the Android Marketplace is ultimately different from Apple’s App Store.
Snowtape Radio Winners Announced
Thanks everyone who entered the Snowtape giveaway.We also want to thank the Vemedio developers for the promo codes they offered to MacStories readers.
Here are the winners:
Joe Turner
Richard Testani
Fabian Van Schepdael
You’ll receive the promo codes in your inbox in a few hours. Stay tuned for other giveaways coming this week. You can follow the official MacStories Twitter account as @macstoriesnet or Federico as @viticci
Whited00r Brings iOS 4 to iPhone 2G and iPod Touch 1st Gen
iOS 4 doesn’t officially support the original iPhone (also known as 2G, Apple announced they were dropping support for it months ago) and the first generation iPod Touch. Italian coder and hacker Federico created a modified version of iPhone OS 3.1.3 which integrates features built-in with iOS 4, and the result is quite interesting.
Apple Launches “Summer Sports” Category in the App Store
Available here [iTunes link] this new section features applications about Golf, Hiking and Running, Sailing, Cycling and Raquet Sports.
Reading Speeds - Is the iPad Really Faster than Printed Books?
Answer: no, but the result is interesting. Basically, the guys over at UseIt wanted to see if tablets really come with faster reading speeds than printed books.
Is the iBooks or Kindle experience really more engaging than old paper?