When Will Apple?

App Review: CleverMedia’s Free Style

2010-02-24T23:29:07Z

Basically it’s a puzzle game where you move your game piece over red tiles and turn them green. You do this for each row while avoiding the X (landing on X ends the game) which moves around on the row randomly. Once you have no red tiles left you navigate your way to the passage to the next row. The puzzle itself isn’t all that challenging…it’s more of just moving back and forth and making sure not to move to a spot if there is an X on it. I think the game would draw me in more if the puzzle was less random and more pattern based to make more educated moves…maybe there is, but I don’t see it.

If you are looking for a quick game to kill some time it fits the bill, but it’s not as engaging as some other puzzle games. I couldn’t see myself sitting down and playing this for hours on end, but as this game is rated 4+ and has the fun music aspect I do think a younger audience may enjoy playing it more than I did.

Thanks to CleverMedia, Inc. for providing us with the app for review.

View on iTunes Web
Price: $0.99

iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 3 hints at iPad camera again

2010-02-23T22:16:35Z

Some more fuel to the iPad camera fire. The photo app briefly shows a camera button at the top before disappearing.

Apple releases iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 3, then takes it down

2010-02-23T21:29:45Z

Guess someone jumped the gun at Apple when they put beta 3 up as it was taken down (back to beta 2) shortly thereafter. Hopefully that means there is some more interesting tidbits in here they didn’t want developers to see yet. Guess we should know soon enough.

iPhone’s AT&T 3G app download limit increased to 20MB

2010-02-18T15:18:28Z

I happen to stumble upon this last night when going through my regular 3 hour check on app updates for Skype.

simmer down people, the iPad is not even out yet…

2010-02-10T16:28:10Z

The iPad was revealed a few weeks ago and it will ship in a few more weeks. Which means the device is not even available to the public yet and people are already complaining about missing features, cameras. They think it should do this like this or that like that. Point in case, this article from techradar.com is already talking about what 2.0 should have and the first one hasn’t even shipped. C’mon people, you haven’t even used the damn thing yet. Why can’t we just wait until we have one in our hands before we start whining about it?

You know what? I take it back… I want Apple to at least incorporate the following features before they start shipping the iPad

Get me coffee along with the news in the morning

Make me a sandwich for lunch

Turn into fluffy pillows so I can sleep comfortably with it in bed

With the press of a button it unfolds some wings and will function as a personal space shuttle

Are you reading this Steve? I want my damn iPad to fly…

iPad Safari limited to 9 tabs

2010-02-10T02:29:15Z

Similar to the iPhone’s 8 tab limit, the iPad currently limits you to 9 tabs. So it seems not only are we missing background apps, they are also really limiting you on your browsing experience. My guess is Apple’s argument will be this is just for casual browsing and not meant to replace the computer or laptop where I’ve been known to have over 30 tabs open at one time.

iPad update dashes hope for camera

2010-02-10T00:47:34Z

New Version Old Version

In the previous release when adding a photo to a contact you were giving the common iPhone choice of “Take Photo” and “Choose Existing Photo”. Most people believed, correctly so it seems, this was just leftover code from the iPhone OS in the rush to get the beta out, although some still wanted to believe. The new iPad update has removed these leftovers and crushed the hope of those dreamers hoping a camera would be included before the final release of the product in late March.

AT&T starting to look better, SlingPlayer going 3G soon

2010-02-04T14:36:37Z

We recently got some 3G VOIP love from AT&T now that Apple’s terms have caught up to AT&T giving the all clear last year. Now AT&T has taken the next big step in allowing the SlingPlayer iPhone app to stream over 3g. According to Engadget:

AT&T says it has been testing an “optimized” version of the app on its 3G network since December, and Sling says the dynamic bandwidth adjustment should keep the app from bringing the network to grinding halt — in not so many words. The 3G-friendly version will be a free upgrade to the $30 application, and should be available as soon as the revised software makes its way through the App Store approval process.

Looks like AT&T is feeling more secure as they start rolling out their 7.2 network this year.

Skype provides an excuse for the delay of the 3G capable iPhone app

2010-02-03T23:12:07Z

As you know we just reported a week ago about Apple finally updating the developer agreement to allow 3G VOIP calls. A couple of apps have come out of the gate already with this feature, but everyone is really waiting for Skype to update their app. Today Skype has finally confirmed they are going to release it “soon”:

Many of you have been asking when we’ll release a version of Skype for iPhone which supports 3G calling. Well, the simple answer is soon.

My problem with this is they have been saying they’ve had the 3G version ready to go for a while now and were just waiting for Apple. Seems like they might not have been the full truth as they provide this excuse for the delay:

You may have seen other apps offering calls over 3G, but we’re holding ours back for a little bit longer. Why? So that we can give you the very best audio quality we can. When our 3G-capable Skype for iPhone app is released, it’ll let you make calls in wideband audio, giving you greater clarity and fidelity – because that’s what you expect from Skype.

Either way let’s just hope soon actually means soon.

Oh, and you can check video from Skype explaining the process of bring 3G to the app

(via iPhoneinCanada)

Apple releases iPhone OS update 3.1.3

2010-02-02T19:31:20Z

Small bugfix type update:

iPhone OS 3.1.3 Software Update

This update for iPhone and iPod touch contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:

• Improves accuracy of reported battery level on
iPhone 3GS
• Resolves issue where third-party apps would not
launch in some instances
• Fixes bug that may cause an app to crash when
using the Japanese Kana keyboard

Products compatible with this software update:
• iPhone (all models)
• iPod touch (all models)