Today’s press release carried the news Apple sold 1.7 million iPhone 4 units in just three days. Impressive. But together with that, and for the real geeks among you, a change in the press release “standard” footer, too.
Apple’s New Press Release Footer
Tourist for iPhone Helps you Travel Overseas
You’re going overseas right? Using your iPhone internationally may incur some serious charges if you’re not careful, and how do you trust connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot all willy nilly? Deciding to go off the grid, you’re still gonna need some excellent resources on hand to get you through Paris, and the first place you look is Wikitravel. But you’re not surfing the interwebs for this valuable data – it’s already stored offline. On your phone. How you might ask? Tourist for the iPhone.
Still Having Trouble Installing iOS 4? Restore.
Apple released iOS 4 last week but there’s still a considerable amount of iPhone and iPod Touch users who haven’t been able to install it on their devices. They keep getting timeout sessions, iTunes errors and backups taking hours and hours just to never complete.
Google Docs with Viewer for Mobile Devices
This morning, Google has released a mobile version of the Google Docs viewer for mobile browsers you might be familiar with on your desktop – allowing you to easily fly through PDFs and documents on your iPhone or iPad (Android too). Switch quickly between pages, zoom in and out, and view your documents in the cloud without the need to download.
The Apple Museum - 30 Years in 2 minutes [Video]
A great video that shows how much Apple’s design has changed in 30 years. But yes, the Macintosh is still awesome.
[TUAW via Mac M.D. Inc]
No iOS 4 for iPad Until November?
The iPad is speculated to get an iOS 4 update this fall, but when exactly? App Advice believes they know the answer via some juicy info from Advertising Age.
AppChest: Manage Your Licenses, Find Hot Deals - Review and Giveaway!
One of the greatest things about the App Store is that you don’t have software licenses to keep. You have an account, you purchase apps, those apps are tied to your account. No paid upgrades to keep track of across mailboxes, no registration emails, in-app purchases at best. That’s why people buy applications in the App Store: because it’s simple and you only have to setup a Paypal account or enter your credit card details.
The same cannot be said about the Mac: there’s no unified store, and if you want an app you have to visit the developer’s website and download it. You have a license for each app, and storing all of them in a single location can be a huge time waster. That’s why softwares like AppChest come in handy and, guess what, we’ve got 5 (ahem) licenses to give away.
Classic Bookshelf for iPad, AudioBookShelf in Text
When we reviewed AudioBookShelf a little while ago, we thought it was a great way to introduce readers to the world of audio books. If you’re just not diggin’ it, we understand – you want all eyes on those lavish, digital pages. Though you’re probably still interested in the classics, so let me redirect your attention to Classic Bookshelf, a portrait only reader for the iPad.
Germany Wants Data Transparency from Apple
Just like Google is from their Android platform, Apple is collecting various bits of data from your iPhone 4 – the issue is ever pressing as it’s location based data in particular that have some users concerned. Though the biggest outcry seems to be coming from Germany consumer protection ministry, demanding that Apple make their data transparent to users.