For smartphone owners, asking people on the street for directions is quickly becoming a thing of the past. Why bother trying to remember a series of turns and landmarks when your phone can do that and more?
Posts Tagged ‘iphone’
Google Maps for Android Gets Turn-By-Turn Walking Directions, Satellite Imagery
Posted: 9th September 2010 by Chris Chandler in UncategorizedTags: data, galaxy, google-maps, guide, iphone, maps-on-android, phone, smartphone, street, street-view, turn-the-phone
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Apple Relaxes Restrictions on Mobile App Development
Posted: 9th September 2010 by Lloyd Spence in UncategorizedTags: decision, flash, iphone, microsoft, mobile, security, silverlight, time
Today, Apple announced it is relaxing the previous restrictions on the use of third-party development tools for the creation of mobile applications on iOS, the operating system that powers the iPhone, the iPad and the iPod Touch.
Jailbreakers: Do Not Update to iOS 4.1
Posted: 8th September 2010 by Harry Gilbert in UncategorizedTags: apple, from-the-phone, iphone, jailbreak, Latest, phone, proximity, show-downloads, the-latest, ultrasn0w, week-at-apple, your-jailbroken
Apple has released the latest version of its operating system for the iPhone and iPod Touch, iOS 4.1 today. The update was announced last week at Apple’s fall event and brings a number of new features and bug fixes.
iPhone Apps Overtaking Songs in Terms of Total Downloads
Posted: 8th September 2010 by Mike Adams in UncategorizedTags: analysis, apple, before-the-year, creator, data, development, internet, iphone, itunes, Money, music, price, reasons, songs, trend
There’s an interesting chart making its way around the net this morning comparing the number of iTunes app downloads to the total downloads of songs. The surprising reveal is that it shows apps are being downloaded much more rapidly than songs. In only 2.2 years, the iTunes App Store has reached the same total downloads as the iTunes Music Store did after 5 years
The Big Picture: News Hound Eye Candy for Your iPad
Posted: 7th September 2010 by Moses Malcom in UncategorizedTags: boston-com, Ipad, iphone, launch, news, over-the-course, picture, summer, very-noticeable
Over the course of this summer, we have witnessed the launch of a number of visually stunning applications for the iPad, including Pulse , Flipboard , Fotopedia Heritage and Discover . Now, one of the best and most popular photojournalism blogs, Boston.com’s The Big Picture , is joining the fray with the launch of its own iPad app .
How to Make Your Location-Based App a Success: Reward People for Their Activities
Posted: 7th September 2010 by Brad Selers in UncategorizedTags: benefits, both-on-mobile, iphone, location, media, mobile, network, nyc, other-platforms, platforms, research
Location-based mobile applications, also now being called “check-in services” to differentiate themselves from other geo-aware apps like Google Maps, are the hottest new social applications on the mobile scene today. The lineup includes game-based applications like Foursquare and MyTown , which each provide points, credits and/or badges for “checking in” (registering your physical presence) with a particular venue
10 Things You Need to Know about Apple’s New Social Network, Ping
Posted: 2nd September 2010 by Daniel Caliguire in UncategorizedTags: apple, desktop, embarrassing, facebook, friends, gender, iphone, itunes, music, profile, ratings, recommendations, skin, social
Ping , Apple’s new social network, is the standout feature in iTunes 10 , the most recent update to Apple’s music management application. Within Ping, you can find and follow your favorite bands and your friends as well as recommend or leave notes about the music you listen to
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Posted: 2nd September 2010 by Richard Goback in UncategorizedTags: black, blackberry-or-android, browsing-the-web, iphone
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Windows Phone 7 Ships; Phones Coming Before the Holidays
Posted: 2nd September 2010 by Kimberly Scott in UncategorizedTags: holiday, iphone, mobile, rock-the-mobile, windows, windows-mobile, windows-phone
Microsoft’s new mobile OS has shipped to handset makers and will be appearing on phones in time for the holiday season, the company announced today. The stage is set for Microsoft to either rock the mobile world with a mainstream alternative to the iPhone and Android platforms, rebounding after a string of failures a la Bing, or flop in its attempt to catch up after ” missing a cycle .” Sponsor The long-awaited update to Windows Mobile is expected to show up on devices from Dell, HTC, Samsung and LG, so there is the possibility that an exciting handset like the Dell Lightning could rekindle interest in Microsoft’s mobile offerings.
Did Steve Jobs Accidentally Confirm Cameras for Next Gen iPads?
Posted: 1st September 2010 by Genni Moon in UncategorizedTags: apple, design, either-the-ipad, features, Ipad, iphone, like-the-iphone, picture
There was a flurry of activity today at the YBCA Theater in San Francisco as Apple unveiled a whole slew of new products and services to the public. With all of that information to remember, it’s no surprise that Steve Jobs may have let something slip out that he perhaps wasn’t intending to say. While discussing the latest version of the iOS software, Jobs said something that may hint that cameras will be coming to the iPad.