Monday, April 13, 2009

iPhone News Of The Day [04/13/09]

  • When iSuppli recently reported that the parts and packaging of the iPod Shuffle 3G cost only $21.77, a mere twenty-eight percent of the unit's retail price, PMP Today asked a most reasonable question: Where are the new Shuffle KIRFs ? According to Business Week , Samsung is making a killing on these things, supplying not only the unit's ARM-based processor ($5.98), but the storage ($6) on at least a few of the units as well. The lithium ion battery, described by iSuppli as "the smallest…
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      Mobile version of FMyLife.com iFMyLife is a native front for FMyLife. Not much to say about it, but if you’re like me this could be one of your favorite apps if you enjoy FMyLife. It gives all the ability from the actual site. You can view the front page, view by category, even submit and [...]
      • What better way to start off the week than with a brand new iPhone rumor? Commercial Times is reporting that Apple has ordered 4 million units of new iPhones and they are expected to receive them by the end of the second quarter. The rumor doesn’t stop there, they are also reporting that Apple will [...]
        • Copyright © 2009 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-software/trying-another-iphone-twitter-app-tweetsville/ . I don’t know what’s got into me this weekend – maybe just too much fresh air and relaxation – but I’ve got the bug for trying new iPhone Twitter apps again.  I looked at the new TweetStack app on Friday evening, and during the [...]
          • Slashphone (via Commercial Times) is reporting that Apple has placed an order for 4 million units of the next generation iPhone. They are also claiming that Apple might be working on three new iPhone models. We have already heard a rumor that Apple is working on a 32 GB High-End...
            • China Mobile may or may not have lost out to China Unicom in the bid to (officially) bring the iPhone to the most populous nation in the world, but it seems the provider might still have an ace up its sleeve -- Dell. The Texas-based company, which may or may not be actually making smartphones, is said by analyst Zhang Jun to be in final negotiations with the Hong Kong-based provider to ship those actual devices to Asian shores, devices that were supposedly shunned by providers elsewhere on the globe. Talk…
              • As if you couldn’t already tell by the sheer number of white earbuds you see slouching youths with backpacks and baby mustaches wearing, iPods are popular with the teen crowd. Very popular, according to a recent survey of teen consumer spending by investment banking firm Piper Jaffray. The survey, the results of which were reported [...] Related Posts GigaOM: iPod Touch Helps Mobile Internet Grow & Grow &….. GigaOM: For Some App Developers Palm & Nokia Are No-Gos TheAppleBlog: With iPod…
              • According to a new teardown report by iSuppli, the $79, third generation iPod shuffle costs Apple a total of $21.77 to build and box. Here's the cost per component: Main Processing Chip (Samsung) $5.98 4GB Flash Memory (Samsung) $6 Lithium Ion Battery (Smallest iSuppli had ever seen) $1.20 Various Capacitors and Resistors (Smallest iSupply had ever seen, a grain of salt a pop) Less than a penny each The prices of the headphones, body and case were unspecified, but apparently those components make up the…
                • According to new images published by Engadget, Microsoft is preparing a third-generation Zune device, presently titled Zune HD. One of the images includes a direct look at the potential device, which appears to have a wide-aspect touchscreen and an Apple-like black and silver exterior, with the rest showing abstract illustrations. Microsoft has previously targeted both the iPod classic and iPod nano with its drive- and flash-based Zunes, respectively,…
                  • According to the manufacturers, Apple will release 3 different versions for the new iPhone. They include the 2.75G EDGE version, 3G version and the special version for China. The number of iPhone’s PCB suppliers will be reduced to three. The design and features will not have huge differences. But, the source said there will be [...]
                    • Limited to 950 pieces as part of the Prince Opus : 21 Nights set, the verrrry purrrrrple Prince Opus iPod is loaded with just 15 songs and an exclusive 40-minute video. $2100. [ Prince via AllThingsD ]
                      • Disciplines can be applied to your iPhone. Let's be frank: the iPhone is dead sexy and dead snappy. It's a high tech toy that can do a lot of cool things, as seen in the commercials. But just because you got a smartphone that is smart in its attitude, this doesn't mean you can't accomplish amazing things with it.
                        • According to a teardown analysis of the fourth-generation iPod shuffle, the total cost of the device is roughly 28% of its retail price. Citing analysis from market research firm iSuppli, BusinessWeek reports that the total cost of the shuffle’s components, its remote-laden headphones, and its packaging comes to just $21.77. iSuppli found that Samsung supplied both the shuffle’s controller chip, which costs roughly $6, and the 4GB of flash…
                          • The iNapkin seemed like a right hoot: a "virtual napkin" for your iPhone so you could easily jot down ideas or contact information. Transforming your state-of-the-art smartphone and your finger into the winning combination for Stephen King? Sure. Why not?
                            • The Commercial Times has thrown us a curve : they're now saying that the next-gen iPhone will have three models, one of which could be a budget, EDGE-only throwback. Expected in June, the models are said to line up as follows: a 2.75G (which Slashgear interprets as EDGE ) version, an upgraded 3G version and a China-oriented model, possibly to support a Chinese CDMA carrier. The mention of EDGE would seem to indicate that one of these models will be a budget version, but not necessarily a smaller…
                              • Copyright © 2009 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-software/updated-iphone-apps-pocket-informant/ . Pocket Informant – the feature-rich calendar and tasks app for the iPhone – has just had its first update, not long after launching.
                                According to our friend Dan at WhatsOniPhone, the update includes:
                                -Improved sync (Performance of sync and Shared Google Calendar support) [...]
                                • App World / iPhoneWorld.ca writes:Vodafone Portugal iPhone 3G users as first in the world can benefit from the LIVE TV application made by a local software developer. WIT software in cooperation with Vodafone Portugal has developed a software enabling its users to watch a Live TV coverage on their 3G iPhones. As we red in [...] Related posts: Pro Football Live on iPhone iPhone AppStore digital application signing explained Weather Channel comes to iPhone, iPod Touch Microsoft Live Maps for iPhone VH1…
                                  • Fandango's app for the iPhone and iPod touch is pretty solid, but it lacks the news features of the Fandango.com Web site and it puts limits on the theaters from which you can buy tickets. Those limitations hamper the app's convenience and ease of use.
                                    • Copyright © 2009 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/general/better-stats-in-your-pocket-for-iphone-devs-from-pinch-media/ . Pinch Media is one of the long-established (in iPhone apps history terms) leaders in providing all sorts of useful analytics and data on iPhone applications and the App Store. They’ve just recently announced a little extra goodness for iPhone devs who may want to [...]
                                      • The opening screen sets the scene, with a neat overview of the status of each tube line. Don't worry about your preferred lines being way off the bottom of the scrollable list - one tap of 'Edit' and you can drag and drop the lines around into any order you like. And tapping on a [...]
                                        • HP's MediaSmart Server ex487 (1.5TB) and ex485 (750GB) both received copious amounts of praise when launched late last year, but considering just how many issues the original two had (the ex470 and ex475), it wouldn't take much to best 'em. Today, HP is issuing its second firmware update of the year for the series, but the first ever for the newest duo -- and make no mistake, it's a big one. The v2.5 update adds in loads of new features, far too many to cover in this space, in fact. If…
                                          • The HP MediaSmart EX485 and EX487 Windows Home Servers just received an update patch to enable video streaming over the internet by way of video conversion. The original file will stream over your LAN to your Macs, PCs and other network devices, but stream out to the internet in a mobile H.264 quality version after the conversion is done. iPhones and iPod touches can do so by downloading the iStream app from the App Store, which isn't live yet. Codecs supported are: AVI (DivX, Xvid, MJPEG), MOV…
                                            • Along with Apple’s one billion applications download announcement they have a list of the top 20 apps, both paid and free. Here they are below so start downloading! There’s only about 55 million left before the contest ends! Paid   Free Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D  Facebook Koi Pond  Google Earth Enigmo  Pandora Radio Bejeweled 2  Tap Tap Revenge iBeer  Shazam Moto Chaser  PAC-MAN Lite PocketGuitar  Backgrounds Flick Fishing  Touch Hockey: FSS Tetris  Labyrinth Lite Edition Texas Hold’em …
                                              • Touch Ski 3D is a great 3D skiing app for the iPhone. Touch Ski 3D employs a innovative control scheme. Play with two fingers, with one finger controlling each ski independently. Choose from 2 modes: Race or Jump. The first time you start you can choose from 4 easy levels and as you finish [...]
                                                • iFighter Lite is a classic 2D vertical war plane shooter game on the iPhone very similar to arcade style games such as Raiden and 1943. Playing the game couldn’t be any easier. Just tilt your iPhone left, right, up, and down to control the fighter plane. The plane is constantly shooting bullets so you [...]
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