Apple has finally released MobileMe iDisk application for the iPhone and iPod touch after keeping ardent iPhone users in the wait for long. This free application can be downloaded from the App Store and enables iPhone and iPod touch users with MobileMe accounts to access the contents of their iDisk, which is a flattering online storage module of Apple's subscription-based online service.
MobileMe iDisk app has been long overdue since Apple made its arrival public at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in early June 2009. This application was listed as the forthcoming feature in Apple’s iPhone pages and since then, has garnered quite a few eyeballs. The system requirement for the application is an iPhone or iPod touch running iPhone OS 3.0 and an active MobileMe subscription.
MobileMe iDisk Features
- The interface for the application is very slick and easy-to-use. A user can easily navigate through the files and folders as each file folder shows you the number of items available in the folder.
- You can view files on your iDisk. Even though viewing files is limited to iPhone-supported file types, including iWork, Office, PDF, QuickTime and others. There is also a risked probability as expressed by Apple that files larger than 20MB may not be viewable.
- You can also access Public folders and quickly access recently viewed files through MobileMe iDisk app.
- You can also easily share files from your iPhone and the sharing interface brings up an email template (similar to the sharing interface on MobileMe's iDisk Web Application).
- The app has a local cache of recently viewed items, wherein the user can set the space between 50MB and 200MB.
How it works
MobileMe iDisk application allows you to view and share files stored in your iDisk. All you need to do is log in with your MobileMe username and password. You can see a list of the folders and files on your iDisk. You can either select a file to view it or just tap the Share icon to share files with others. You just have to choose your recipients, and MobileMe iDisk app will send all your recipients an email with a link to download your file directly from MobileMe. Isn’t that easy?
Moreover, MobileMe iDisk app also has measure to keep your files and data secure. You can assign a password for your files, and also limit the number of days you want the download to be made available. In short, users can effortlessly browse and view files stored on their iDisk and at the same time share files with others via integrated e-mail links and all these can be done right from your iPhone.
MobileMe: iDisk Apple has finally released the iDisk application. The free 2mb app allows you to search your own documents as well as search through public folders. You can also view, share and delete you documents. Apple has also released a short tutorial video. A MobileMe account is required.
Cydia Store About 5 months ago, the Cydia Store opened its gates. According to Jay Freeman, Cydia's developer, the Cydia users love the store. $210.000 were spend in the store for 53.000 downloads. This Number seems to be little compared to the ones from the App Store. But the developers, who publish their apps at the Cydia Store can earn a lot of money. YourTube, an application that lets you download youtube videos, got sold 1800 times in 3 days. 'Freeman, like Apple, keeps a variable percentage of the sales, depending on whether there is sales tax applicable. The percentage never tops 30%, Apple's cut for AppStore apps. Another developer's net income was over $10,000 in the first week of sales.' via ModMyI
Use your notebook battery to charge your iPhone Prusajr, a czech DJ, shows how you can use a simple netbook battery to charge your iPhone in this step by step guide. You can also watch a short video about it on YouTube.
Apple Inc. must have never faced a situation as this, when an application comes knocking at its door for approval to be included in its App Store and double up as a direct competition to its own iTunes music store. The center of discussion in the iPhone world now is Spotify, the hugely popular streaming music service in Europe that has submitted its iPhone app to Apple. However, analysts are doubtful if Steve Job’s Apple will approve an application that is too close to iTunes.
It all began when the Swedish streaming music startup, after a successful stint in wooing more than 6 million users in Europe, released a first glimpse at its much-awaited iPhone application as it plans to enter the U.S. market by the end of the year with the app. What instantly caught the attention was the application’s user-friendliness and comprehensive library of more than 6 million tracks. Soon tongues began wagging about a striking similarity of Spotify to Apple iTunes. The only prominent difference is that although, Spotify resembles iTunes on many counts, here the users can only stream the songs instead of owning them.
Spotify App Features – Too Similar, yet different to iTunes
The debate is hot about Spotify’s uncanny resemblance to iTunes. Sometimes it is called a potential iTunes killer, while at other times it is appreciated as the rival to piracy and a legal alternative.
- Spotify has a very clean and simple interface, exhibiting quick launch and Playlists.
- You can search for songs and build a playlist, all without owning the tracks.
- You can sync Playlists easily over Wi-Fi; and no USB cable will be required.
- On the Playlists screen, you can shuffle any playlist, or play it in order. Moreover, there is also an “offline playlists” button and you can cache playlists to listen to when the AT&T network fails or you lose connection.
- You can store up to 3,333 songs in Spotify Playlists on the iPhone.
- You can play songs continuously on Wi-Fi connection courtesy an offline playback feature, even though there are lags on the Edge and 3G networks like in planes, subways, and other places where you cannot get a proper mobile signal.
The 'Spotify' story
Spotify which adds a record 10,000 tracks a day, have agreements with record labels including Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, EMI Music and Warner Music Group that compensate them via click-through rates. It is the brainchild of Martin Lorentzon and Daniel Ek, who paired up after European online marketing company TradeDoubler, acquired Ek’s contextual advertising start-up Advertigo in 2006. Since then, Spotify has never looked back. They have kept the European market grooving to its music, and is all set to take the U.S markets soon, courtesy the Spotify iPhone app.
The pricing for the Spotify iPhone app is likely to be ‘free’ as the company offers an ad-supported free desktop version, interspersing tracks with occasional adverts. However, a recent update has confirmed that users can enjoy the premium service package from Spotify at the rate £9.99 per month ($16). This package comes minus the adverts, and with an improved audio quality. Spotify on an iPhone resembles an iPod with incredibly the same comprehensive library.
Will Apple approve Spotify’s iPhone app for the AppStore?
This is perhaps the BIG QUESTION doing the rounds, as most analysts believe Spotify’s iPhone app definitely shows real potential to threaten iTunes on Apple’s own iPhone turf. As Spotify representatives keep their fingers crossed as it has already been submitted for approval’ sources have revealed that Spotify will include “buy” links to the iTunes music store unlike other app.
However, there is speculation that Apple might even approve Spotify, by taking a certain percentage of Spotify’s iPhone-related revenue, and not ponder much into what app users rely to listen to music, as long as they continue buying Apple hardware to play it on. There are also reports that even in the eventuality of getting a clearance for release, music-lovers and iPhone users in the United States will have to wait until the end of 2009 for Spotify to launch its services in the U.S.
It was only on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 when Apple proudly announced in it financial results about the growing trust and business relationship between Apple Inc. and the corporate sector. Citing example of almost 20 percent of Fortune 100 companies having purchased 10,000 or more iPhones per company, this is considered as one of the most successful partnerships, which is anticipated to grow over the years.
However, what followed the announcement was a startling revelation by an iPhone developer and professor of forensic studies, Jonathan Zdziarski. He broke the news much to the discomfort of Apple Inc. that frequent test have indicated a fragile encryption functionality of the iPhone 3GS. According to Zdziarski, it is so easy to crack the encryption that any one can extract your confidential information (otherwise stored as encryption in the iPhone) within two minutes with regular free software available.
Clients trust on iPhone Encryption Feature questioned
The Encryption feature is undoubtedly one of the most dominant ones to have enticed the corporate clients as they go gaga over Apple iPhone 3G S. The recent statistics provided by Apple Inc. in its latest quarterly earnings conference is enough evidence of the growing popularity of iPhones easy-to-use interface and wealth of downloadable applications in the world of corporate business.
Tim Cook, the chief operating officer of Apple has revealed that while almost 20 percent of Fortune 100 companies have purchased 10,000 or more iPhones apiece, multiple corporations and government organizations have purchased 25,000 iPhones each. Moreover, the iPhone has also been approved in more than 300 institutions of higher education. And, one of the most intrinsic part of choosing iPhone is definitely the trust the device is supposed to provide in high security business information and financial data.
BIG REVELATION - Encryption of iPhone 3GS is easy to crack
Jonathan Zdziarski’s big revelation that the encryption functionality of the iPhone 3GS is too easy to crack has created a commotion in the iPhone world. Even a forensics expert has categorically claimed that the ‘flawed’ encryption feature in iPhone 3G S can be ‘broken’ and is a threat to your sensitive personal data likes credit card and social security numbers, including business information and financial data.
This encryption system in the enterprise-friendly iPhone 3G S is cited to be one of the most poorly implemented and thereby, a big security threat, according to Zdziarski. Apart from the iPhone 3GS, even the previous generation iPhone 3G or first generation iPhone did not feature encryption. Therefore, if by chance, your iPhone falls into some wrong hands; all the intruder will need is a few pieces of readily available freeware, which can extract all the live data in 2 minutes flat.
Zdziarski has also added that the one who intrudes your data can then make an entire raw disk image in about 45 minutes using popular jailbreaking tools such as Red Sn0w and Purple Ra1n to install a custom kernel on the phone. After that, all that needs to do is install Secure Shell (SSH) client to port the iPhone’s raw disk image across SSH onto a computer.
Zdziarski in a demonstration of the technique easily tapped into an iPhone 3GS’ data with a few steps. As claimed, the encryption did not pose any hindrance. Another notable fact is that the iPhone 3GS begins to decrypt the data on its own, once one begins extracting data from the device.
Will iPhone App Developers offer extra security?
It is true that most iPhone users including the corporate and business organizations are ignorant and unaware of the iPhone’s encryption flaws. At the same time, the iPhone applications are too good to resist and are increasingly attracting business groups. For example, while applications, which help process credit cards on an iPhone anywhere with a Wi-Fi or cellular connection is a favorite with the merchants handling frequent transactions; iPhone app such as Quickoffice Mobile, enables users to access and edit Microsoft Word or Excel files on their iPhone.
Now, the big question is that, with the iPhone’s poor encryption functionality posing a threat to data security, will the App developers add an extra level of security to their apps? Although, there are instances of some business-savvy apps that have already managed to integrate better security; companies however, need to be cautious about ushering too much trust in the iPhone and the available iPhone apps.
What is Apple saying?
Apple yet has declined to comment on iPhone security issues. However, the company has earlier nearly admitted that iPhones are susceptible to security threats, since an emergency measure exists. What measures Apple Inc. takes to rectify the threat perception pertaining to the device’s encryption functionality, only time will say. Until then, play safe with your iPhone.
GPS or navigation-based iPhone app has always been one of the most favored amongst the iPhone application developers and users alike. It will not be exaggerated to say that some of the best companies starting from Google to TomTom and Garmin have been in the fray for a sizeable pie of the GPS iPhone app market. And, the latest to join the elite panel of GPS navigation providers on the iPhone platform is Navigon, which has recently launched a U.S. version of its mobile GPS iPhone app in the United States.
Navigon AG, the leading innovator in the navigation market, but presently only a software provider, has launched an application that is equipped with maps of only North America from Navteq. The MobileNavigator transforms any iPhone 3G, equipped with the new Apple OS 3.0 operating system, and any iPhone 3G S into a complete navigation device.
Although, not much has been disclosed about the product strategy as of now as to if map updates will be provided in due course; if yes, then how often, etc. Anticipation is however, high that the maps can be persistently updated, with updates sent down to the iPhone on a regular basis.
‘Navigon Turn-By-Turn iPhone App’ Features
Navigon’s MobileNavigator, currently launched in North America and previously launched in Europe has been provided with substantial competitive features like the
- The map will flip orientations depending on how the iPhone is oriented, and will stop and resume if a phone call takes place. - The iPhone’s large touchscreen with multi-touch functionality - Reality View™ Pro displays photo-realistic 3D views with actual road signs and lane guidance for virtually every highway interchange and exit, drivers will come across. - Lane Assistant Pro helps drivers strategize to make an upcoming exit or turn by providing a lane map complete with arrows and actual road geometry. - Speed Assistant with adjustable audio-visual warning. - Direct Access allows navigation to contacts saved in the iPhone's address book. - Day & Night Mode for map display - Branded POIs and POIs along the route - 2D and 3D map view. - Automatic switch between portrait and landscape format - Intelligent address entry - Real signpost display - It also brings some iPhone specific features like automatic switching from portrait to landscape view - Direct navigation to an address from saved contacts - Multi-touch zooms.
The Navigon app solution MobileNavigator is tagged at a regular price of $99.99. However, you can obtain MobileNavigator via iTunes or the iPhone App Store for a promotional price of $69.99 until August 15, 2009. At the same time, AT&T’s Navigator is priced at $10 a month and downloads maps are available as needed.
To know exactly how much of your battery life is remaining is a really useful thing. Apple has included the 'battery percentage' in the iPhone OS 3.0 for this reason. They made this feature 3 GS only so the iPhone classic and the 3G users can't use it although they could. The feature is hidden on the older iPhone's OS. It is quite easy to activate it. The only thing to do is to follow the instructions below.
- Access your iPhone via SSH (How to SSH into your iPhone) - Navigate to /System/Library/CoreServices/Springboard.app - Download M68AP.plist - Open this file with a plist-editor - Create a new 'boolean' in the 'capabilities' folder - Name it 'gas-gauge-battery' (=Boolean Key) and set the value to 'true' - Save the edited plist file and upload it to your iPhone - Reboot your device
to activate or deactivate the battery percentage go to settings -> General -> Usage -> battery percentage
Now enjoy the 'new' feature! If you don't like it anymore, simply turn it off.
At a time when the iPhone is proving handy for everything from reading newspapers, searching the bestsellers to ordering pizzas – thanks to the innovative iPhone applications that has caught the imagination of developers worldwide. MasterCard has also joined the big league with its first corporate iPhone app. MasterCard has always been known for its powerful marketing strategy and their ‘Priceless’ campaign has almost become synonymous to the Brand itself.
MasterCard Worldwide is now, all set to cash on in its ‘Priceless’ tag by recently launching the free iPhone app MasterCard Priceless Picks. Most interestingly, the Credit Card brand in this app as the location-based solution is meant to enable users find and share with their friends and family their favorite picks. It is pairing up with GPS and 3D maps to show you local deals, dining, and other issues of interest in your vicinity; and is on many counts is similar to those from Google Maps, Yelp, etc.
MasterCard ‘Priceless Picks’ Features
Certain MasterCard Priceless Picks features allow you to soar around the map in bird's-eye view, identifying locations with the popping up of color-coordinated bubbles. Red for dining, blue for shopping, orange for "Priceless" items, to mention a few. Furthermore, the application also makes use of the iPhone’s GPS technology in finding good shopping deals, dining venues, entertainment options, and many others.
In short, the MasterCard ‘Priceless Picks’ features worth mentioning are:
- User-generated content, including partner generated offers - ‘Send to a Friend’ allows sharing your Priceless Picks with others via email. - Five categories for the app that includes Priceless, Dining, Shopping, Entertainment and Others - Pinpoints Priceless Picks in your selected location. - Add your own ‘Priceless Pick’ by just inputting the name, description and location along with your first name and a Priceless Pick category.
MasterCard iPhone App – Second time lucky?
MasterCard has made the best effort to make sure that this second app under its brand name garners the same amount of craze and popularity as its first iPhone app - MasterCard ATM Hunter, which offers users the opportunity to locate the nearest ATM, anywhere around the globe. This has been one of the many attempts by MasterCard to enhance user experience; and the best part about this iPhone app from MasterCard is that, it can be quickly downloaded ‘Free’ from the Apple App Store.
All in all, the app's description on iTunes which quotes “The perfect bench to catch a sunset, the best pizz on earth, a secret spot to watch the world go by - we call them "Priceless Picks", and they're all here, submitted by people like you” rightly summarizes what the iPhone app has in store for you.
Are you hungry and craving for fresh pizzas with pepperonis and sausages? Well, if you busy stuck up in a meeting or entertaining friends, you need not waste your time anymore looking put for the pizza catalogue; because now mobile ordering of pizza comes easy and fast with the new iPhone App from Pizza Hut – America’s and the world’s favorite pizza destination.
The Pizza Hut iPhone app is available with a number of cool functionalities that make ordering pizza even more a joy other than its easy to use features. All you need to do to order your favorite crust, topics or sauce is to can tap it, tilt it, drag it, drop it, shake it, pinch it, stretch it and order it. The application also comes with a fun game – The Hut Racer that keeps you glued until the Pizza Boy rings your doorbell and delivers your order.
Pizza Hut iPhone app features
- The app has integrated innovative iPhone features like the accelerometer and the multitouch display into the ordering process.
- You do not require a dialing number, nor do you need to interact with anyone to order your favorite pizza from Pizza Hut. Just place your order through the iPhone.
- Zoom in on your virtual fridge for the hottest deals on your favorite Pizza Hut pizza, pasta and wings.
- Save your favorite orders.
- Find the nearest Pizza Hut location ‘Free’ with the location finder in the application.
- The app also comes with a Hut Racer game, where you just need to tilt the iPhone to control the way your car will move. You have to avoid the obstacles on the road and reach its destination within the best time possible.
Shake your way to your favorite Pizza
Build your own choice of Pizza by ‘Scroll & tap’ to pick your crust; ‘Pinch & stretch’ to change your size; ‘Drag & drop’ your toppings and ‘Tilt to adjust’ the toppings. Similarly, to order Pizza Hut’s delicious wings from your iPhone, ‘tap’ your favorite type of wings; ‘Scroll & tap’ to choose your sauce; ‘Shake’ to sauce your wings and ‘Tap’ to order more or less. Isn’t that fun?
For the new-age customers
If you think, your life revolves around your iPhone and cannot simply live without it, Pizza Hut's chief marketing officer, Brian Niccol thinks Pizza Hut iPhone app can definitely be the solution when you are hungry. It is also a great tool for the GenNext who are somewhat bored with the conventional methods of ordering pizza by text message, web site ordering, mobile web site ordering and Facebook ordering system. In summary, ordering pizza, pasta or wings with sauce from your iPhone with the help of the Pizza Hut iPhone App is definitely appealing for the new age customers.
Some years ago Apple shipped a remote with most of the Macs. Nowadays you have to pay 20$ if you want one. But why should someone use a remote and pay if he already has an iPhone? Rowmote is a great App that helps you to remote control your Mac. The only condition is that your Mac and your iPhone have to be connected to the same Network.
Features The Application works exactly like Apple's remote control. It allows you to control your Mac or Apple TV wirelessly. The Application's design looks quite similar to Apple's remote control. you can control the applications on your mac with this Application. The App is $0.99.
Rowmote Pro Rowmote Pro is a bit more expensive than Rowmote ($4.99) but it is definitely worth it. Apart from the usual Rowmote, it offers a wireless trackpad to control your mouse which works exactly like the MacBook trackpad and a wireless keyboard. with this app you can control your whole mac, with only the tap of your finger! Other features: - landscape keyboard and trackpad - two finger scrolling - right click - no screen size limitation -keyboard (dis)appears by shaking the device - and more
Setup The setup is as easy as it can be. You simply have to download and install 'rowmote helper' from rowmote.com and enter 4 numbers.
Supported Applications With Rowmote you can control the following applications on your Mac: - Boxee - DVD Player - iPhoto - iTunes - keynote 08 & 09 - Powerpoint 04 & 08 - Quicktime - and more
This Application is definitely one of my favorite apps in the App Store. I Use it very often and it is worth the money.
As the world awaits new features and applications to be slowly made accessible to the users with the release of iPhone 3.0, Google introduces Search with My Location for iPhone 3.0. This is available by using the mobile Safari web browser on iPhone. On visiting Google.com you can see a text below search box written ‘New!’
The best part about this new presentation from Google is that, while you are already enjoying the Google Maps application with the same built-in functionality in iPhone, this My Location search feature will definitely bring you closer to desktop experience.
How it works
- Browse Google.com from Safari on your iPhone 3.0
- Choose to turn on My Location by tapping on the link on the homepage. You can find restaurants, shops, bars and hotels to put up for the night located in your vicinity. On clicking on the hyper link ‘My Location’, Safari will show up a pop-up inquiring if you wish to allow Safari to use your current location.
- To allow Safari to use your location, you will have to tap on the "update" link, and your location will be updated and displayed (a blue dot will show up below the search box along with your current location) right there on the homepage.
- It's not automatic; that means you'll have to update your location every time you want to perform a new search for local listings. So, whenever you want to refresh your location, just tap the "update" link.
- You can also turn off this option from preferences.
Google 'My Location' Features
- 'My Location' from Safari is available in English in the US and UK. Multinational and multilingual combination will also be soon made available.
- You can also search with My Location using Google Mobile App, available from the iPhone App Store.
- Google promises to abide by stringent privacy policy, and will not use your location in search unless you clearly favor using it. Moreover, you can also disable the feature from Preferences at the bottom of the homepage any time you wish to.
Well, Google intends to make searching the world around you as easy and informative as searching the web. Do you think Google has come closer to its objective with ‘My Location’ ?
Too intoxicated to drive? Well, you need not worry at all if you are an iPhone user. If you are baffled at the connection between an iPhone and drunken driving, here’s a piece of good news for you. The AppSolutions Inc has recently released Designated Driver™ iPhoneApp that allows you (the user) to reach out to family and friends or even a cab service, when you feel you are too intoxicated to drive.
Designated Driver™ iPhone App – How it works The Designated Driver™ iPhone App, now available in Apple App Store is a new location-based life-saving application that allows you to text five or more friends simultaneously requesting a ride. So, when you are too intoxicated to drive, all you need to do is just tap the red ‘push button’ in the navigation screen (resembling a stop light) on your iPhone or iPod Touch and request for a designated driver.
Moreover, text message will include map of person's exact location to easily be located and picked up The application also puts into use the iPhone’s built-in GPS navigation facilities to accurately identify your current location. This is to facilitate your designated driver i.e. friends and relatives to locate you and drive you back home safely. The application allows nationwide access to text your designated friends.
Designated Driver™ Features
- Provide exact location of the application user requesting help, through Google Maps. - Clear red ‘push button’ navigation screen similar to a stop light. This is to minimize user confusion in a rather intoxicated condition and need help the most. - Text message five or more contacts simultaneously. - Simple configuration screen allowing pre-programming of your text message contacts (when you are in your right senses). - There is also a convenient yellow ‘Taxi’ button, which contacts local cab services in case friends are not available.
Designated Driver™ app and its Social Relevance
AppSolutions, Inc. hails Designated Driver™ app for its social relevance and considers this as a socially responsible iPhone app that will potentially help in saving a lot of lives on the road by helping individuals keep at bay from operating a motor vehicle in an inebriated condition. Moreover, a lot of thought has been put in the development of the application to make it user friendly from the point of view that, this application should appear simple and easy to use (even for an intoxicated user) without much effort.
Designated Driver™ iPhone app has not been developed to save only your life, but also the lives of perfectly innocent others on the streets. So, party hard but not before grabbing the Designated Driver.
Pricing and Availability
Even though you think this socially relevant iPhone app should be available for free, Designated Driver™ is available for download in the U.S., U.K., and Canada for the iPhone and iPod Touch at the App Store for USD1.99. Analyst however, consider this as too small an amount in comparison to the repair cost of car wreck, DUI expenses and not to mention the agony of shattered lives potentially caused in drunken driving accidents.
One of the biggest problems after the release of the App Store one year ago was the number of apps you could install. Using OS 2.x you could only fill 9 homescreens with your applications. Now with iPhone OS 3.0 you can use 11 of them. But for many iPhone users this is still not enough. Thanks to Spotlight, this is no longer a problem. If your 11 homescreens are full and you install a new one from the App Store, you can search for it and open it via Spotlight. So the only limitation for you is the iPhone's memory.
By the way: If you want to search for hidden apps on your iPhone, you should take a look on 'Spotbright' (Cydia)
It is true that since the advent of iPhone, even the impossible seems to have become possible. Have you ever imagined going out on an adventure trip and spend the evening leisurely watching a movie? Well, you’d say “What big deal?” But, if I say that you can watch a movie, even if you have forgotten your laptop back home….. Did I hear you say “Impossible”?
Well, it’s possible now with the fifth-generation iPhone. And remember, we are discussing future technology here. All you need to do is power it up, find a suitable screen-like or wall and project the film there courtesy a new microdisplay technology for the iPhone known as FLCOS.
What is FLCOS
FLCOS, a microdisplay technology innovation from Displaytech (a recently acquired division of Boise-based Micron) is basically the technology that makes projection possible even from a relatively small form factor device. The technology behind Fast Liquid Crystal On Silicon (FLCOS) provides high image quality and vibrant colors; and all that is possible on your iPhone. You can not only enjoy the latest Hollywood flick, but also project a complex PowerPoint presentation sans your laptop.
The technology FLCOS as such is still in its prototype stage; however, Micron was quick to attract eyeballs by setting out a few demonstration to the world to inform the world as to what is in the offing for them around the Christmas of 2010 or early 2011. Presently, the demonstrations are given from the iPhone device with a tiny 3M projection engine - showing clips from ESPN and YouTube movies.
Reviews and Expectations
Anyone who has seen this little wonder of projection technology has gone gaga about its pretty cool features – the compact volume as much as a deck of cards, the high resolution image quality that made even text-based slides fairly good even in a very brightly lighted room.
It is expected that this promising technological innovation in the form of thumbnail-size chip behind the microdisplay will soon be embedded in iPhones by late 2010 or early 2011. Analysts believe this will usher a new revolution, considering the role FLCOS will play in the world of entertainment and its ready accessibility via the iPhone.
The best part of this technology is that, you can now use your iPhone to entertain a room full of people and that too without much fuss of assembling too many types of equipment. This also ensures that you can watch a movie or show a presentation anywhere and anytime without much fuss.
The technology – How FLCOS does it
Well, if you are interested in knowing about the technology that works behind FLCOS, it is the FLCOS microdisplays that can mix color eventually, by blending reds, greens, and blues in very quick sequence. Micron's director of marketing services, Eric Boles explains that this is done in conjunction to the human eye that turns such color mixing into full color. It means FLCOS averts from color filtering of any kind.
Eric Boles also reveals that the projection engine though of only about an inch-and-a-half in length, is highly power efficient – producing 10 lumens in just 1.1 watts. Now, isn’t that incredible?
Coming Soon!
The reason, why Micron has not yet supplied the chip to any smartphone makers is because at the moment the chips will prove to be quite expensive. Therefore, they are seeking some time to develop their innovation further so that they can provide iPhone users with smaller, faster and cheaper chips soon.
Most of us dread the thought of falling ill suddenly and not getting emergency medical help. Sometimes, we find ourselves cursing for not been able to come to the rescue of a person in need of emergency medical treatment, due to our incapability and lack of knowledge as to how to do CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) during an emergency. Most recently, the death of Michael Jackson in tragic circumstances brought to light the importance of CPR in the event of cardiac arrest.
Well, performing CPR has always important but getting the information helpful was essential. American Heart Association, who are responsible for setting the guidelines for CPR and taking CPR courses, has recently launched its first iPhone application that offers user with information on first aid and CPR. The iPhone app also gives users reviews of first aid procedures that can be used anywhere for things like cuts, burns, animal bites and serious conditions like seizures as well.
The American Heart Association’s Pocket First Aid & CPR application for the iPhone is powered by Jive Media and can be downloaded from the App Store now for $3.99. Pocket First Aid & CPR app Features TThe app has 20 detailed videos on how to act in response and treat different first aid situations, whether you are at home or on the move or in a remote location. And being an iPhone application makes it all the more easy and handy with the American Heart Association's Pocket First Aid & CPR application right at your fingertips. The app provides clear and concise instruction to attend to every medical emergency.
Illustrations: Hundreds of pages on topics such as CPR, choking, bites, bruises, burns, seizures, diabetic emergencies, and many more.
Videos: Detailed and high-quality videos which elaborates to show ‘how to respond in critical first aid conditions’. A few of the very significant videos include choking, CPR, seizures, cuts, burns, etc
Storage: Another most important feature carefully attended to is the availability of all videos, articles and illustrations on first aid and CPR, on your iPhone or iPod Touch by storage facility even when out of coverage area.
Store Medical Information: The app allows the storage of medical history, of your loved one on the My Info tab, along with contact information of doctors', hospitals, emergency contacts, allergies information, medications, etc. It also offers the provision to save your insurance information for quick access.
User friendliness
- The application will provide the latest and the most updated emergency information from the American Heart Association. - You can review first aid methods anytime and anywhere according to your requirements. - The app also helps you manage your first aid kit checklist; so that you are equipped for any emergency.
This 65MB application is however, not designed to be used in an emergency, but rather as an informational guide for you to study during leisure. Make sure you install it via iTunes or a Wi-Fi connection. The main purpose of this iPhone app – an American Heart Association is to ‘Save life that is precious’.
The App Store is one of the fastest growing stores world wide. Most of the Apps you can buy there are Games. At this moment there are about 13.000 Games ready to be downloaded at the App Store. between 40 and 200 new iPhone Games arrive the App Store every day. 24% of them got updated during the last 30 days, about 50% are not older than 90 days. The average role play game gets an update every 77 days, the average card game gets one every 120 days.
Pricing
If someone downloads every single App in the App Store (about 56000), he would have to pay $144326. So the average price of an App is $2.59 ($3.34 if you ignore the free ones)
Termed as one of the weirdest of iPhone applications in recent times, the Pocket Cemetery app for the iPhone has however managed to attract quite a large number of eyeballs on its launch. This iPhone application besides allowing you to create virtual tombstones for your departed loved ones on the iPhone and iPod Touch also lets you post photos, favorite memories, biographies, send prayers and even lay virtual wreath of flowers on tombstones. Moreover, the app also allows you to email your memorials to friends and family.
The story behind the Pocket Cemetery app
Wayne Perry is quite ecstatic about the application, as he considers this to be very close to his heart and also believes, it will connect emotionally to many others who feels the same for departed souls they loved. The idea to develop such an application as Pocket Cemetery for the iPhone came to Perry, once when he was thinking about his grandparents and other deceased loved ones who have been buried in different cemeteries around the country. Not to forget his pets he loved so much, but lost over the years.
He felt, there must be surely innumerable number of people who feel the same as hin in not being able to visit the graves or pay respects by laying a wreath whenever they wanted. That’s how the Pocket Cemetery was created to enable you to carry the memories of your departed loved one along with you on your iPhone and pay respect to them anytime you wish to. Moreover, he felt, there cannot be a better way to bring all your loved cremated in different places, together through the iPhone app.
The Pocket Cemetery App - Michael Jackson connection
While the whole world jumped in to cash on Michael Jackson’s death, be it the continuous coverage by media or the music industry churning millions with MJs albums, the iPhone connection to the ‘King of Pop’ was undoubtedly the last thing in people’s mind.
But, Wayne Perry, president of GSC Products, the company that created Pocket Cemetery app for iPhone, had already crafted out his business strategy. He was quick to assess that; there cannot be a much apt time than this, when the whole world is mourning Michael Jackson to come up with a Memorial to launch the Pocket Cemetery iPhone app.
Although Perry seems to be quite pleased with the response the application is getting after a video of the Michael Jackson video was posted on YouTube, critics and analysts consider this as a marketing gimmick of poor taste. However, poor taste or not, the Pocket Cemetery app has definitely made its mark with its carefully cut out business timings and the right product.
More to come…
The app is available in Apple App Store now for an introductory price of $1.99; to be sold later at a regular price of $2.99. At the same time, there is news that GSC Products, the company behind the Pocket Cemetery app is working on several interactive services like carrying out delivery orders for real flower to grave sites collection of charitable donations in the names of departed loved ones. Moreover, Perry has also indicated updates for Pocket Cemetery including free blog space on its website PocketCemetery.com.
The iPhone Dev team finally releases RedSn0w – the new version tool that can jailbreak the new Apple iPhone 3GS. Even though, the jailbreak news of the iPhone 3G S has been making the rounds since its launch in mid June, industry sources believe, a number of reasons held back the release. However, now the iPhone Dev Team has announced the release of both ultrasn0w and redsn0w, which respectively handle both halves of hacking an iPhone 3G S for unlocking and jailbreaking.
This can indeed be considered a reciprocate development from the iPhone Dev Team quickly on the heels of the first jailbreaking news of ‘purplera1n’ the jailbreak tool released last week by 20-year-old George Hotz. Purplera1n created quite a splash as it almost made an unexpected entry while the whole world was awaiting iPhone 3GS jailbreak news from the (unofficial) iPhone dev team. While Purplera1n offered jailbreaking solution for iPhone 3G S, the iPhone Dev Team came up with solutions for both iPhone 3G S unlock and jailbreak.
Moreover, while Purplera1n was made available first in Windows version and then also in Mac version, the redsn0w 0.8 tool from iPhone-Dev team is available even for Linux platform. This is indeed considered to be a significant development.
Why it took so long….
This seems to be the inevitable question, why it took so long for the dev team to release the jailbreaking tool. Well, there are several theories doing the rounds; while we try to pick up some of the most prominent ones. It is true Purplera1n did play a major role in the announcement for release of the redsn0w tool. It was only after the release of Purplera1n, that the iPhone-Dev Team came up with the same redsn0w tool used to jailbreak iPhone OS devices running iPhone OS 3.0 software update for accomplishing the iPhone 3GS jailbreak.
A few dos and don’ts
The iPhone-Dev Team has specifically intimidated iPhone users about the adversities of upgrading the respective baseband; because, you cannot downgrade baseband version once it is upgraded. Therefore, it is recommended that you use the iPhone Dev team tools to update the iPhone 3GS firmware - without updating the baseband.
Moreover, the Dev Team has further cautioned ultrasn0w users availing any unlocking technique to avoid installing future Apple firmware, as it will overwrite baseband hacks. If done, affected iPhones cannot be unlocked again until another exploit is developed. There are also reports about a possible bug in ultrasn0w, which is promised a fix for an unspecified date.
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