Posts Tagged ‘Features’
What the iPhone 4S Means to Gamers
The iPhone 4S is shiny and new. The camera can start up and be ready for the first photo in 1.1 second, and be ready for another in .5. The device itself is slightly weightier, probably a result of an added antennae (completely eliminating the antennae issues of iPhone 4) and the GSM and CDMA [...]
iPhone 6, iPad 3 Feature? Apple Looking Into Wireless Charging And WiTricity
No, it’s not something out of Star Trek. Following up what we posted about Apple looking into new methods of charging, it looks like we might have more details on it. It seems like Apple may be interested in WiTricity, a startup company that’s been making significant progress in wireless electricity. WiTricity is based on [...]
iPhone 5 Release Date News: Slimmer, Lighter, Different From iPhone 4
This Is My Next posted a couple of interesting bits over the past week regarding future Apple products. The report adds some info to iPhone 5, claiming that Apple has been testing a smaller and lighter design, but with iPhone 4 enclosures, leading to the confusion. “Simply put, as the iPhone 5 components are built [...]
iPhone 5 Release Date Far Away? Jailbreak Your iPad 2 Using JailbreakMe And Safari
Are you seriously tired of waiting around for some concrete details surrounding iPhone 5, its new features and when it’s actually going to release? If you’ve ever pondered jailbreaking, it doesn’t get any better and easier than this. From most iOS device, go to JailbreakMe.com. Per iPhone Dev-Team blog: “@comex developed what is now the [...]
iPhone 5 Release Date This September, But Look At This Concept!
We’ve been posting a lot of rumors and predictions of what the iPhone 5 will have, so how about we just take a break and let our eyes take in how sexy this concept is. Michal Bonikowski has created a concept of what he thinks the iPhone 5 will look like, and all I can [...]
Angry Birds Movie Scoops Up David Maisel, Iron Man Movies Producer
Remember the rumor of that Angry Birds movie a while back? We all laughed, then we saw the HTML5 version of Angry Birds, and all the swag that came out. And now this. On a blog post, Rovio says David Maisel has joined Rovio as a “special advisor”. In case you don’t know who David [...]
Pocket Frogs: Hit Nimblebit Game Coming To Android For FREE
Last week, Ngmoco and independent mobile game developer NimbleBit announced that they are bringing Pocket Frogs to Android for the first time with DeNA’s Mobage social entertainment network. Pocket Frogs (FREE) “ngmoco is thrilled to partner with NimbleBit to bring Pocket Frogs Mobage to Android,” said Simon Jeffery, Chief Publishing Officer at ngmoco. “Pocket Frogs [...]
OnLive on iPad – Changing Things All Over Again
If you haven’t heard of OnLive in the past, you’ve been missing out. The concept in the beginning was interesting: stream games to your computer, without the need for a gaming computer. With OnLive taking care of the processing power, all you needed was a way to connect. Now they’re bringing that to the iPad. [...]
iOS 5 Beta 2 Released To Developers: Download Links, Road To Public Release Date Going Well
If you’re a developer, have your UDID registered or is the kind of person who knows how to pull the right strings, iOS 5 Beta 2 is now available for your consumption. The update is available to most current gen iOS devices including iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4 and Apple TV. The best feature introduced [...]
iPhone 5 Release Date Biggest Clue Yet: iPhone 4 Orders Lowered
More iPhone 5 rumors! Well, in this case it has a bit more evidence. Digitimes reports that Taiwan-based PCP (printed circut board) supplies cut their quotes by 10% for the quarter, based on a decrease of orders from Apple. The Taiwan-based PCB companies ship products for iPads and iPhones, have been having a disappointing amount of orders [...]
Spotify REALLY Close To Launching In The US: When And For FREE?
Yes yes, it’s finally coming to the U.S. On the site before we’ve talked a lot about Spotify on the site before, the freemium music service in Europe. It’s somewhat similar to Pandora , but it lets you listen to whatever song you want, rather than building channels. And it’s almost here in the U.S. [...]
iPhone 5 Release Date Will Possibly Get Beat By Facebook iPad Launch
It’s been a little over 2 years since the original iPad released, and yet, Facebook still doesn’t have their own native iPad app. With iPhone 5 pushed for September instead of the usual Summer release, it looks like Facebook iPad will arrive first: Facebook iPhone “The app has been in production at Facebook for almost [...]
Apple’s Back To School Promotion: $100 Gift Card On Select Purchases!
Apple’s Back to School Promotion has officially begun. Sorry students! No free iPods this year, instead you will receive a $100 gift card that can be used in the Mac App Store, iTunes Store, App Store or iBookstore. The offering of an App Store gift card is a notable downgrade from Apple’s previous Back to [...]
iPhone 5 Won’t Likely Have Verizon FaceTime 3G On Release Date
After numerous signs earlier this year that there won’t be a next-gen iPhone release this year, we reported iPhone 5 is the final stages of testing. We also told you that one of the features will be FaceTime over 3G. For Verizon customers, apparently this isn’t the case: “Apple and Verizon have yet to strike [...]
Apple Recalls Some Verizon iPad 2: Duplicate Serial IDs
The word around the (online) street today has been that Apple had started recalling Verizon iPad 2 models that shipped from China to the US. Luckily right as the rumor mill started flowing though, Apple sent a brief note to All Things Digital confirming a very small recall on these iPads. Describing it as a “extremely [...]
iPhone 5 Release Date Too Far? Get UNLOCKED iPhone 4 At Apple Stores Now!
Even though iPhone 5 is all but confirmed for September, you probably can’t wait for a new iPhone any longer. Surprise! (or not). After rumors of it coming up this weekend, Apple has started selling unlocked iPhone 4‘s in the United States, but only the GSM model. And no, there’s no waiting on the white [...]
Cut The Rope, Infinity Blade And More Apple Design Award Winners
Something that you don’t hear much about when WWDC comes around are the Apple Design Awards. They’re like the Oscars of apps, they’re given to the best apps and games. This year the Mac is back in the category, after being left out in 2010 for the iOS devices. Who won? iPhone Cut the Rope [...]
iPhone 5 Release Date Is Old News, iOS 5 References iPad 3 Models
If at this point you’re tired of the numerous iPhone 5 release date and features rumors, here’s something to try and get tired of in the future. Curious eyes discovered that iOS 5 beta contains references to not one but TWO future iPads! Via Macrumors, “TUAW reports that references to two new iPad models have [...]
MobileMe Extended To June 2012 For FREE Way After Supposed iPhone 5 Release Date
With the announcement of iCloud from Apple, one thing’s clear: MobileMe is dead, or at least iCloud is taking over. But what about those who have paid for it? Based on an email sent out from Apple, and new support posts on their site, there’s good news. The email, sent out to MobileMe users, states [...]
9mm, Backstab, Silent Ops Lead Gameloft’s Upcoming Games [E3 2011]
We’re here at E3 2011 right now, but we actually scheduled this post earlier today. We’re assuming internet connection sucks at the convention center, so stay tuned for videos/screens for these just announced Gameloft games. Let’s do iPhone games first: Let’s Golf! 3: This third opus drives arcade golf to new heights of fun and [...]
iPhone 5 Release Date And iOS 5 Later, But Automatic Downloads Now Live!
As spotted last week on iTunes, “Automatic Downloads” for apps on iOS devices has gone live. And although a bit unstable at the time, it’s working great for the most part. Also live now on the AppStore is a “purchased” tab that lets you go through apps that you’ve bought on your account, or more [...]
iOS 5 Release Date And Preview Details: No iPhone 5 Mention
That’s right, just as promised Steve Jobs went on stage today and presented, among other things, the next major version of iOS: iOS 5. In case you missed it, we have a summary of the main features below. Notifications have finally been improved. iOS 5 brings “Notification Center”, which takes care of all your notifications [...]
WWDC 2011 Keynote Live Blog With Steve Jobs: Watch And Win FREE Stuff
In one hour, we’ll finally learn which of the many rumors we’ve discussed on the site end up being true. If you’ve been out of the loop, click here to find out what you can expect at Steve Jobs‘ keynote at WWDC going down in an hour. One More Thing! From iPhone 5 release date [...]
Order And Chaos Online: Gameloft’s World of Warcraft iPhone Has Made $1M, Reveals Updates
Order and Chaos Online is a remarkably well done clone of the wildly popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft. While Blizzard has no plans on releasing WoW for iOS, Gameloft is already making all kinds of cash with their WoW clone. Gameloft has just announced that they’ve made $1,000,000 in the first 20 days of it [...]
iPhone 5 Release Date Not Known But Rest Assured It Is Google Equipped
Though Apple is keeping mum on when iPhone 5 will be releasing or any of its other details (as usual), Eric Schmidt, Google’s Executive Chairman revealed that they’ve just renewed their Maps and Search partnerships with Apple: “We just renewed our Map and Search agreements with Apple, and we hope those continue for a long [...]
WWDC 2011: Steve Jobs Will Present iCloud, iOS 5 and Mac OS X Lion At The Keynote!
This is really pretty fantastic news all around! Even though Steve Jobs is currently on leave at Apple, and after a false report last week, the company has confirmed that Mr. Jobs will be on hand on next week’s WWDC 2011 to deliver the keynote himself! “Apple CEO Steve Jobs and a team of Apple [...]
iWork iPhone Now Available Through FREE Update
Apple has just announced that its iWork suite, including Keynote, Pages and Numbers is now available for iPhone and iPod touch. The iWork suite was previously only available on the iPad and of course, the Mac. The apps are FREE for owners of the iPad versions, making them universal apps. New users can purchase them [...]
E3 Expo 2011: Calling All iOS Game Developers…
We’re about a week away from the biggest gaming conference in America, and we’d like to invite ALL iOS game developers to meet with us and show their games. We’ll be there from June 7-9 2011, so I hope you can meet us! Please send all requests to james@theappera.com. We hope to see you there! [...]
Memorial Day EA Mobile Sale, Dead Space, NBA JAM And More EA Mobile Memorial Day Sales
Another holiday weekend means another amazing sale from EA Mobile. There are some GREAT iPhone titles for as low as $0.99. There are many titles to choose from, select iPad games are also on sale. Full list of titles with links after the jump. EA iPhone and iPod touch Titles on Sale Battlefield: Bad Company 2 [...]
AT&T To Launch LTE 4G Network in 5 Cities ‘This Summer’ More By End Of Year
Today AT&T announced that it will launch its LTE 4G wireless network in five U.S. cities sometime this summer. The next generation service will launch in Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, and San Antonio. An additional ten unnamed markets are planned to see LTE 4G released in the second half of the year with AT&T aiming [...]