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Posts tagged with "iPhone"

A White iPhone 4 Walks Into An Apple Store…

…and leaves a sign of its appearance on Apple’s promotional material. As noted by a 9to5mac reader, there’s some signage going on at the Apple Stores in the U.S. which seems to confirm a report from Reuters back in October about a delay of the white iPhone 4 until “Spring 2011”.

In October, Reuters reported:

Apple Inc said on Tuesday that it would delay release of the white iPhone yet again, this time until next spring.

“We’re sorry to disappoint customers waiting for the white iPhone again,” Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said. When asked why the white phone would again be delayed, Muller declined to comment.

Of course Apple might delay the white unit again come Spring 2011 to never ship the actual product, but the fact that Apple’s own promo stuff mentions this release date is noteworthy.

And hey, if the white iPhone will never see the light of day – you might just be lucky enough to walk into a bar and find one.

Doodle Jump Updated: Game Center Achievements Are A Go

Early in November we reported popular iPhone game Doodle Jump was updated to include Game Center support. Doodle Jump fans around the globe were waiting for a way to compare their scores with their friends but, unfortunately, that was as far as Game Center integration in the app went.

Another updated to Doodle Jump was released a few minutes ago to finally include Game Center achievements. The update is available now in the App Store.

If you’ve been waiting for proper Game Center functionality in your favorite iPhone game ever…well, I guess your life is complete now.

A New Meaning to the word ‘iLife’

Coach Eric Cooper Sr. never thought he would need to save one of his player’s lives, nor did he think an iPhone app would assist him in doing so.

The LA Times reported that Xavier Jones, a player on Coach Cooper’s basketball team, collapsed during practice after his heart stopped beating from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart muscle becomes hardened, making it more difficult for it to pump blood. Coach Cooper and an assistant coach rushed out to see what the problem was. After checking and not detecting a heartbeat, Cooper pulled out his iPhone and launched Phone Aid, which gave them detailed instructions on how to perform CPR to get his heart started again. Read more

Modded SNES Controller and Nintendo 64 Become iPhone and iPad Docks

In what could be described as a pretty surprising turn of events, Nintendo now considers Apple the biggest threat to its mobile gaming dominance. Etsy user Geekunique, however, wants to bring some love back between Cupertino and Kyoto and find a way to let old Nintendo consoles and modern iOS devices play nice together. Geekunique, in fact, modded an old SNES controller and a Nintendo 64 to become iPhone and iPad docks, respectively.

It seems pretty easy to cut a hole in the controller and place an iPhone dock connector in there but hey – you can avoid the trouble and buy these things now at Etsy. If you think you really need them, be quick: I guess they’ll be sold out pretty soon.

[via TUAW]

Primo Power Core - A Battery Pack For All

PhoneSuit has just released a new accessory that works for any of your iDevices called the Primo Power Core Battery Back. The Primo Power Core is a “personal, portable, pocket-sized power plant”. It has an impressive 8200mAh capacity battery in a small, lightweight package and enough power to fully charge most mobile devices multiple times on a single charge. The Primo Power Core features automatic amp-switching technology so that your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Classic, Nano or other competing devices are charging at the fastest rates possible. Plug it in to extend movie watching, music or podcast listening, surfing the web, or playing video games.

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iFan - For Those Hot Summer Nights

Not everyone has the iPhone 4, with its improved lithium-polymer battery that lets you work longer, play longer … you get the point. I charge my phone every night and even throughout the daytime to keep it alive. Designer Tjeerd Veenhoven has created the iFan - a piece of hardware / case made from molded soft rubber with a fan on top that recharges your iPhone via windpower. Wrap it around your iPhone and run like the wind; or maybe the bike mount concept appeals to you more.

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MacStories Preview: Screens, New VNC Client for iPhone and iPad

When the iPad came out in April, there was a category of apps I was looking forward to trying on the tablet: VNC clients. Those apps that allow you to connect to your Mac using OS X default sharing capabilities, enabling you to mirror your computer’s screen on an external device – such as the iPad, indeed. I got my iPad, and soon after that I installed iTeleport on it.

I’ve been using iTeleport on a daily basis since then to check on my computer when using the iPad in another room – usually the living room –  to change songs in iTunes, quickly move files to Dropbox and stuff like that. iTeleport is a fast and stable application, and it also comes with a feature that lets you connect over 3G routing the computer through a Google Account. Using a computer remotely over 3G isn’t the best experience you can get, but it works fairly well to start downloads and trigger actions on the go.

A few weeks ago Luc Vandal from Edovia contacted me and asked me if I’d be interested in trying a new VNC client they had been working on for months. I said yes, and now the app is basically ready for App Store submission. I’m running a final version of the app, the same that Edovia will submit to the App Store.

Screens by Edovia has become the best VNC app I’ve ever run on my iPhone and iPad. Read more

Apple Now Featuring “Holiday Apps & Games” In The App Store Homepage

With Christmas just around the corner, Apple decided it was about time to start featuring holiday-related apps and games in the App Store. After all, they’ve been doing this for music and movies in the iTunes Store for a few weeks now, promoting apps sounded like the next most obvious step. So here they are, grouped together in a nice section Apple is featuring with a simple and elegant in the iPhone and iPad App Store homepages.

This is a direct link to the new section. As of right now, apps such as Angry Birds Seasons, Christmas Sudoku HD and Talking Santa for iPad are included.

We’re pretty sure more will come in the next weeks, and we think it’s a very nice way to put apps parents and kids will find interesting in this time of the year under Apple’s spotlight.