iPhone 3.2 SDK mentions multitasking, removes video calls (MacNN)
Several more differences have been spotted in beta 4 of the iPhone 3.2 SDK, currently available only to developers. Significant may be multiple references to multitasking, such as a code comment discussing a "multitasking dialog box." While multitasking is already possible in a limited sense on iPhones and iPods, several reports have suggested that Apple intends to extend the option to third ...
RealPlayer SP for the Mac Makes it Easy to Move Video Onto Mobile Phones, iPods and Other Devices (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
RealNetworks® released RealPlayer® SP Beta for Mac today at www.real.com, a free software download that lets people easily take videos from their Mac onto their favorite devices like the Apple iPod, home entertainment and game systems, and mobile phones, and also share them with friends on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
ARTICLE: Mini-Review: Klipsch Image S4i Headset for iPhone and iPod
For the past few weeks I've been testing a beta sample of Klipsch's new Image S4i "In-Ear Headset with Mic and 3-Button Remote." These are the iPhone/iPod-specific version of Klipsch's S4i in-ear earphones - the S4 adds an inline microphone/remote with three buttons that's designed to be compatible with iPhone 3GS' Voice Control and the third-gen iPod shuffle's VoiceOver feature. Generally speaking I found the S4i to work quite well with iPhone 3GS - the silicon-tipped earbuds are comfortable
Mystery Product Reference Found in iPhone OS Beta
A developer tipped off Ars Technica on the evidence in the latest beta of iPhone OS 3.1 of a property list file for USB configuration that contains an “iProd1,1″ entry. Source: Ars Technica This isn’t the first time cryptic references have turned up, either. In March , an identifier for “iProd0,1″ was found in the iPhone OS SDK beta, along with “iPhone3,1,” “iFPGA,” and “iPod2,2″ identifiers, the iPhone reference turning out to be the iPhone 3GS. In July , analytics firm Pinch Med
The Swiss Army Knife of Portable Videos
Every once in a while I watch an online video that’s good enough to send to a friend, share on Twitter and Facebook or save its URL so I can watch it again later. The final piece of the puzzle would be moving the video onto a mobile device to have it with me wherever I went. Enter RealPlayer SP beta ( realplayer.com ), the latest in RealNetworks Inc.’s (RNWK) long line of media players that the company has churned out since 1995. RealPlayer SP—the SP stands for social and portable—is a free do
New RealPlayer Moves Web Video to Devices
Want a reason to check out RealPlayer SP , the new beta of the next version of RealPlayer, a media player that most of us have used at one time or another but which is no longer omnipresent? It’s got a new feature that’s pretty cool: the ability to easily download video from YouTube and other sites, convert it, and then get it onto a bevy of devices. There are many, many ways to convert Flash video into formats that are suitable consumption on various gadgets, but most do only part of th
Hungama To Launch Unlimited Download Music Store
Digital Music distribution company Hungama is in the process of launching an online music store, which will allow unlimited music downloads. The site Hungama.com , appears to be in closed beta, and is inviting “a select few” to sign up to get access to the service. It’s indicated that over 100,000 songs will be available for download. (via, anonymous tip-off ) At the time of filing this story, Siddhartha Roy, COO (Digital & Allied Businesses) at Hungama could not be reached. A Hungama
Biggest Flop of iPhone, Fixed by Jailbreakers
Copy and paste for iPod Touch and iPhone is finally here! One of the most complained about features, left out by Apple. Easily copy and paste from one app to another. Clippy Beta brings a whole new world of possibilities to the iPod Touch and iPhone platform.
iWork.com: Apple Takes a Bite of the Cloud
With no Stevenote at this year’s Macworld, the world not only awaited Apple’s 2009 lineup with bated breath, but also the company’s inaugural Schillergram. Sadly, Apple’s announcements were widely accepted as being underwhelming, lacking the razzle-dazzle of previous Macworld keynotes; no iPods, Mac minis or iPhones, but a slew of application updates and the death of DRM for music (yay!) Om provided a great overview and perhaps the most pertinent release for web workers was the beta launch of
BBC iPlayer Desktop for Mac Now Available
Great news people - a year after the launch of the highly successful BBC iPlayer comes the announcement that the much anticipated BBC iPlayer Desktop for Mac is finally available! The new version of the BBC iPlayer Desktop launched in Beta today uses Adobe Air meaing that the application is platform netural and will run on Linux and Macs as well as Windows computers. This is great news for Mac and Linux users as it means that instead of just catching up on the latest 7 days worth of BBC TV an