Archive for February, 2008
TUAW Responds: iPhone LoJack
Filed under: Hacks, iPhone
Way back, one of our readers begged for an iPhone LoJack solution. He wanted his iPhone to “call home” regularly in case of loss or, let’s be more realistic, theft. Over the past week, I finally had a chance to give this request some time, and I put together findme. It’s a [...]
iPod Shuffle gets price cut, Apple releases new 2 GB model
It’s small and compact, but the iPod Shuffle is doubling in size. In memory capacity, that is. Apple has just introduced a new 2 GB model of the iPod Shuffle.
If you’re a musicphile (like a lot of us here at QJ), bigger storage is always better. Ok, 2 GB may still not be enough, but [...]
iTunes 7.6.1 is out
Filed under: Software, iTunes, Software Update, Apple
Update-addicts listen up: it’s that time again, as iTunes 7.6.1 has hit Software Update. For a change, the release notes take up a good few paragraphs (at least on first inspection). Skipping the Apple TV marketing spiel, however, the release notes for this update amount to “several bug fixes [...]
Mac Automation: Save websites to iPod for later
Filed under: iPod Family, Features, Productivity
iPods are great. They allow you to take your complete music library on-the-go, along with some iPod games, and movies. But what if you are in the middle of reading, say, your favorite blog (you know, us), and you want to go somewhere? Well, you certainly don’t have to stop [...]
StyleTap’s Palm emulation for iPhone/iPod touch
This video that we have here shows an experimental build of the CrossPlatform Palm emulator for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch.
Clearly interesting, StyleTap - the software company that produces Windows Mobile devices which allows them to run Palm OS applications - however, makes it clear that this is:
NOT a product, nor is its presence [...]
iPhone as a touchpad
Filed under: Odds and ends, Freeware, Developer, iPhone
I love this. Reader Jahanzeb sent us a little mini-app he cooked up out of vnsea that turns your Installer.app-enabled iPhone into a touchpad for your PC (and Mac, I assume, though the video above shows Windows). Once you’ve got the two talking to each other, you can [...]
Apple, Starbucks sued over iTunes promotion cards
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple Corporate, iTS, iTunes
AppleInsider is reporting that Apple and Starbucks are being sued because of their recent iTunes promotion cards. James and Marguerite Driessen claim to hold a patent on, what they call “RPOS” (or retail point of sale for online merchandising). The patent in question allows customers to buy [...]
Apple offering refurbished iMacs at discount for limited time
If you’re one of those poor souls whose constantly sit and stare at the window store for an iMac because they can’t afford one, perhaps this news may help.
Apple is offering a bunch of refurbished iMac units and tossing them out at a discount. Most of them are going for as low as 17 [...]
