Tag Archive for 'ipod'

Recap: Apple September 2010 Event

By Iian Kehn at 12:25 pm - 01/09/2010

Apple-logoToday Apple unveiled a revamped line of iPods as well as a new Apple TV. The event highlighted a lot of widely anticipated features and additions the blogosphere have been buzzing about for as long as we can remember.

So what did they announce?

New iPod Shuffle – A lot of people wanted the buttons on the Shuffle, so what did Apple do? They added the buttons back, and made it smaller.

New iPod Nano – Now without a wheel, the new iPod Nano is compleately multi-touch based, with a simplistic UI, similar to that of iOS devices.

New iPod Touch – The new iPod Touch comes with an A4 Processor, front and rear facing cameras, a thinner framework, and iOS 4.1. You can edit HD movies with iMovie as well!

New Apple TV – Even though rumors suggested that the Apple TV would be renamed, Apple did what they always do and keep the existing brand. The new Apple TV is smaller, and storageless with Streaming Video, Music and Photo capabilities including the ability to stream TV Shows and Movies from the iTunes Store.

iTunes 10 – With a enhanced feature set including a hybrid list view, social integration with their very own Ping, and support for iOS 4.1, it brings a whole new way of looking at Movies, TV Shows, and other content.

AirPlay – Formally known as AirTunes, AirPlay allows you to stream content to your Apple TV from your iOS Based device.

So what didn’t make the cut? Apple didn’t announce a new iPod Classic, which seems to suggest that they have moved onto a more portable venture with the Nano, Shuffle and Touch models.

So there you have it folks, stay tuned for the press video!

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Unofficial port of Flash now available for your jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch

By Link Tamake at 1:27 am - 08/08/2010

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Frash for iPad, created by comex, brought Flash to your jailbroken iPad. Now, @atomicmufin on Twitter has successfully ported the feature to iPhone and iPod Touch.

Frash runs over Safari and is active when a flash file is detected. Installation is as easy as installing this DEB file on your jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch. This can be accomplished using iFile for iPhone and a file manager for PC/Mac. Atomicmufin says that Frash runs really nicely on the iPhone 4, while those with the 3GS might feel a bit of lag at times. And 3G users can forget even using this in the first place.

Note that JCXP stands neutral on jailbreaking. Jailbreak at your own risk. We are not responsible if you brick your phone.

[GumballTech via @atomicmufin]

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Apple: Jailbreaking ‘voids your warranty’

By Iian Kehn at 8:16 pm - 27/07/2010

Apple-logoDespite the decision to allow Jailbreaking/Unlocking for all Electronic Devices, as reported earlier, Apple has made a firm statement noting that if you do so, you would void your warranty, regardless of how you look at it, there’s no way that you would be able to service it if you returned your iDevice back to Apple Jailbroken.

So what did Apple have to say on the matter, according to TUAW, Apple notes

"Apple’s goal has always been to insure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience. As we’ve said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this can violate the warranty and can cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably."

So there you have it folks, if you want to know more, check out Apple’s “mouthful” of information on their website.

via TUAW

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Review: Belnoo Universal iPod/iPhone Dock

By Iian Kehn at 11:22 pm - 27/05/2010

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If you’re an iPod fan, you know that there is no lack of iPod/iPhone accessories out there, and if you’re just looking for something that charges your iPod, and allows you to connect to speakers or a TV, you’ll do anything to avoid getting a Speaker Dock. Belnoo’s solution is no different, it’s small and easy to setup, and easy to use, so you don’t have to worry about having issues getting it to work.

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Steve Jobs’s thoughts on Flash

By Link Tamake at 9:14 am - 29/04/2010

Steve Jobs has published a letter detailing Apple versus Adobe, and why Flash on the iPhone and iPad would not be a good idea.

Jobs explains that Apple does not have any problem with Adobe, and how he met the founders of Adobe. He then talks about Flash on the iPhone OS. Jobs explains that Flash on the iPhone would do more harm than good, and how Flash applications might not even work on the iPhone. In the end, he explains why HTML5 and modern Web technologies are best for the platform. You can read the letter after the break.

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The battle between Apple and Adobe continues

By Iian Kehn at 12:10 am - 09/04/2010

If you thought that the framework that Adobe produced to ease the development of iPhone applications would stay in the app store for long, think again. According to Mashable, Apple has banned the application used to develop and build applications for the iPhone using Flash’s framework. While this isn’t the first time something like this has happened, it does raise a lot of questions about what is technically allowed and what is not. The statement in question is:

“3.3.1 — Applications may only use Documented APIs in the manner prescribed by Apple and must not use or call any private APIs. Applications must be originally written in Objective-C, C, C++, or JavaScript as executed by the iPhone OS WebKit engine, and only code written in C, C++, and Objective-C may compile and directly link against the Documented APIs (e.g., Applications that link to Documented APIs through an intermediary translation or compatibility layer or tool are prohibited).”

What does this mean for the future of Adobe, and when are we going to see others try to oppose this? Time will tell, but it isn’t looking good.

via Mashable

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Tutorial: Transform your iPod Touch into a “phone”

By Link Tamake at 12:35 am - 11/03/2010

Today, JCXP is going to show you how to transform that iPod Touch you have into a sort of “phone”.

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