Full FeedAppletell reviews XO Skin for the iPhone 3G
I knew the XO skin was going to be a high quality product before I even opened the box. The packaging alone gave me some good vibes, and I was quite surprised by the contents inside as I opened it. I was expecting a plastic skin and nothing else (as per usual when buying skins), but instead got a few more items I soon found out were for applying and maintaining the skin, which confused me. I figured it would be as simple as putting the skin onto the iPhone, but I was wrong.
Apple looking to improve the iPhone’s Maps app
According to a recent report, a new Apple job listing is looking for an iPhone software engineer to help the current Maps team improve the iPhone’s built-in Maps application. Such a job listing is rather unusual for Apple, and hints at competition. Google has become a leader in the mapping sector, which has even been an essential component of the iPhone Maps application to date.
Apple already field testing the next generation iPhone
Pandav, an iPhone development company, has noticed that an unreleased iPhone model has been using one of their apps, according to their app’s analytics. The app, iBART, is a public transportation guide for the San Francisco train system, and uses PinchMedia for usage statistics and other analytics. “iPhone 3,1,” an unreleased iPhone model (the current 3GS model is known as iPhone 2,1), showed up in Pandav’s usage logs this month.
iPhone worm developer lands job at iPhone app firm
The infamous 21-year-old Ashley Towns—known for the recent “Ikee” iPhone exploit/worm—has landed a legitimate job as an iPhone application developer at mogeneration, according to his personal Twitter account. Towns hadn’t faced any criminal consequences for his undoubtedly illegal actions, and instead landed quite a good job. Do you think Ashley Towns got what he deserved, or should he have seen misfortune for his actions instead?
Get 1Password Pro touch free for your iDevice until December 1st
In celebration of Thanksgiving (and likely Black Friday as well), Agile Web Solutions is offering their iPhone app known as 1Password Pro touch to its customers completely free of charge (the app normally goes for $7.99). If you’re interested in this deal, don’t wait too long; the offer is only valid until December 1st. Even if you don’t use the Mac version of this app, 1Password touch is a great password manager for your iPhone or iPod touch
Microsoft offering Black Friday discounts on Office for Mac
If you have a Mac and don’t already own a copy of Microsoft Office for Mac, this upcoming Friday through Monday is the time to buy yourself one. Microsoft has announced they will be offering Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Editions for just $99, $50 off the standard retail price. Microsoft’s current deals are also quite bargain-worthy, as their Office 2008 Home and Student Edition is currently $20 off, their Business Edition Upgrade is $40 off and their Business Edition is $50 off.
Where’s Verizon’s attack ad tag partner?
We reported this week that Apple has stepped into the AT&T vs. Verizon match which has been going on for the past few weeks now. Two new iPhone ads ambiguously (but clearly) take shots at Verizon while advertising AT&T’s unique features, such as the ability to handle voice and data connections simultaneously on AT&T’s 3G network—something that Verizon is incapable of and that AT&T has been using against the company in their own set of attack ads.
Crystal SDK for iPhone OS game developers officially launches
Chillingo has announced Crystal SDK, a service that is meant to bring a social network to iPhone games. To date, the iPhone has no official social network service, although many people and companies are doing their part to try to change this. Chillingo is one of those companies. They’ve launched the official web site and are asking iPhone game developers interested in the service to try Crystal SDK to see all what it has to offer for their games.
How to protect yourself from SSH-based iPhone worms
There has been a lot of news lately on iPhone worms targeting those with jailbroken phones. These exploits take advantage of people with jailbroken iPhones using OpenSSH (which is available via Cydia) who don’t change their password for access as both a “root” (most powerful) and “mobile” (more restricted) user. Apple has never been friendly towards jailbreakers, and it seems they don’t even want to be bothered with it.
Smoking near your Mac could void your warranty
Smoking around your Mac (or any computer for that matter) might not be such a good idea. Two Mac users have been turned down for AppleCare maintenance because their Macs were used in a residence with a smoker. Both cases were appealed all the way up to Steve Jobs’ level, and they both lost because the tar and other chemicals in cigarette smoke which were found inside the computers were considered a “biohazard.”
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