Archive for December, 2010

iPhone

Dev Team Releases Redsn0w 0.9.7b4 For iOS 4.2.1 Untethered Jailbreak

December 31st 2010 | Posted by admin

iPhone Dev Team has just released Redsn0w 0.9.7b4, which eliminates the need to install and run a separate program for usbmux. iPhone Dev Team had released Redsn0w 0.9.7b1 over the weekend that implements the “backup plan” for iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4,iPad and iPod touch 4G, which is currently meant only for beta testers. [...]

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Quick Snap – Camera Plus App Pulled From App Store For Using Volume Buttons To Activate Camera Shutter

December 31st 2010 | Posted by admin

A fortnight after it first arrived, the Quick Snap – Camera Plus application, which allowed iPhone users to activate the camera shutter by pressing the volume buttons has been removed from the App Store. The approval of the iPhone app seemed to be an error by Apple’s App Store review staff as it clearly violated Apple’s [...]

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Apple May Release Three Versions Of Next Generation iPad; Including a CDMA Version

December 31st 2010 | Posted by admin

Taiwan based publication Digtimes is reporting that Apple is expected to release three different versions of the next generation Apple iPad – including a CDMA version. Digitimes claims that according to “industry sources”, the mass production of all three versions will start in the later half of January 2011. Apple has initially kept a ratio [...]

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Skype For iPhone Gets Video Calling Feature; Allows Video Calls To Desktop Users; Works Over Wi-Fi And 3G

December 31st 2010 | Posted by admin

Skype has just released a new version of their iPhone app that finally brings video calling feature to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 4g users can make 2-way video calls while iPod Touch 3G and iPad users can receive video calls. Users can also call Skype desktop users [...]

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Verizon iPhone Could Be Unveiled “By Valentine’s Day”

December 31st 2010 | Posted by admin

Various news reports over the past few months have hinted at the imminent arrival of the CDMA iPhone on Verizon. Now, according to a new report on Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple could be holding a special media event “by Valentine’s Day” to unveil the new Verizon iPhone to customers. The report does not provide specific dates [...]

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General

Addoway Is Like eBay With A Social Streak

December 31st 2010 | Posted by admin

If you’ve ever gone shopping on eBay, you know how important seller ratings can be — take a stab with someone who has less than a 90-something approval rating, and you’re testing your luck. And even when you’ve found someone with a satisfactory rating, the descriptions left by other buyers tend to be mostly useless (A++++, [...]

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BarMax, The $1,000 App (That’s Actually Worth It), Hits The iPad

December 31st 2010 | Posted by admin

It was just about a year ago that we first wrote about BarMax, an iPhone application meant to help law student pass the Bar exam. But if you’ve heard of the app, it’s more likely because of its price: $999.99. And now you’ll be able to part with the $1,000 at the click of a [...]

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OpenInvo: A Marketplace For Innovation

December 31st 2010 | Posted by admin

Have a great idea, but don’t have the time or money to actually bring it to market? A new startup called OpenInvo wants to help you turn it into a nice chunk of change by selling it to existing businesses that are looking for an extra dose of innovation.
Now, there are other platforms for sharing [...]

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Centro Media Rakes In $22.5 Million

December 31st 2010 | Posted by admin

According to an SEC filing today, the Chicago based Centro has just raised a whopping $22.5 million (rounded up) in equity only funding. Listed on the SEC form are Centro CEO Shawn Riegsecker and FTV Capital Partner Eric Byunn as Director.
Centro is a digital media and technology services company founded in 2001, serving over 350 [...]

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So Much For FREE!: Apple Will Sell $2B in Apps in 2011

December 31st 2010 | Posted by admin

I’ve often wondered if the early Web pioneers had it all to do over again if Web companies would have put less of an emphasis on free.
People have been conditioned against paying for services or content on the Web, and the Web elite only have each other to blame. For all the talk of Web [...]

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