Archive for January, 2008
Jiggy v0.22
For those of us looking to get ourselves knee-deep in developing homebrew applications for the Apple iPhone, then developer aracnid’s little package of homebrew joy, Jiggy, should be right up your alley. With Javascript as its main programming language, users can now easily make their own masterpieces of code - without having to wrestle with [...]
Complete guide to iPhone car integration now online
Filed under: Accessories, iPhone
Jeremy Horwitz at iLounge has written a comprehensive guide for integrating the iPhone with you car, from a budget-friendly rig to the ultimate set-up.
The problem, of course, is that there’s no single device, cable or solution that will manage calls, music, and charge your iPhone’s battery simultaneously. I’m using a set-up [...]
Amazon mp3 store to be made available outside U.S.
If you live outside the US and simply can’t get enough of music, Amazon’s latest release would probably make you smile. On January 27, 2008, the Amazon MP3 was launched to begin rolling to foreign shores this year.
With over 3.3 million songs to choose from, it’s enough music to last a whole lifetime. The [...]
iPod Touch, iPhone firmware 1.1.3 reported to crash units
iLounge reports that there are some widespread claims that the latest firmware update for the iPhone and iPod Touch are causing the units to become inoperable. If you own either of the devices, you may want to hold off updating your system to firmware 1.1.3.
According to iLounge, the update has the tendency to get their [...]
Why isn’t C&P on the iPhone yet?
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Rumors, Software, Odds and ends, Apple, iPhone
A site called Sven on Tech claims to have word straight from an Apple “source” as to why there isn’t cut and paste on the iPhone. Apparently, and get this, they just haven’t figured out how to implement it yet. In other news, the [...]
Rumor: NBC and iTunes to make up, make money
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iTS, Rumors, Video, iTunes, Apple
We heard it from a guy (thanks, Jeff K!) who heard it from another guy who basically speculated from comments made by two other guys that, surprise surprise, NBC and iTunes are on the road to reconciliation. Ok, so it isn’t really a surprise– the odds [...]
Nvidia to provide first GPGPUs for Apple Macs
Word rang out that NVIDIA is working to create a line of professional GPGPUs, or the general purpose graphics processing units, for the Apple Mac. Additionally, the graphic processing unit (GPU) manufacturer may already be in the early stages of development for the next generation of graphics processing units aimed at Apple professional workstations.
Coupled with [...]
TUAW Responds: Adding a Stand-Alone Contacts Application to your iPhone
Filed under: iPod Family, Hacks, How-tos, iPhone
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I can’t tell you the number of readers who have written in asking for a stand-alone iPhone Contacts Application. It’s not something that I particularly was trying to solve for myself (I don’t mind tapping Phone then Contacts) but this morning, I stumbled [...]
